That Moment...

If only people spent as much time on their meals for their friends

 

TMW you need to remind yourself what Facebook is.

And yes, I was actually born in 1989, not 1939.

 

https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn28786-comets-cant-explain-weird-alien-megastructure-star-after-all/?utm_content=buffer240b6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

TMW you see this on Twitter and think ...

 

No, you should think Lewdog.

 

TMW you go to ShoddyCast to see what interesting video they've put up about either Fallout or The Elder Scrolls, only to find a video that basically asks where the Dovahkiin and the other people of Skyrim poop.

TMW, upon watching that video, you immediately throw in a minor edit in your fantasy that yes, yes they all have functioning toilets and indoor plumbing, the whole shebang.

 

TMW in the Republican debate when Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz both accuse each other of supporting illegal immigration.

 

TMW you feel like a kid again because you really want a dog, but can't have one, so it's not fair.

 

TMW you're at a party and the only chip flavor you want is unopened. You don't want to be that guy, so you leave it sealed. Just me?

 

TMW you think why did I even bother ...

 

TMW you wonder why linear algebra is a prerequisite for a PhD in economics from a top institution. I can understand the three semesters of calculus requirement, but how is linear algebra useful for economic analysis?

 

You want to get a PhD in economics? I thought you were one of the good guys :\

 

I'm only considering a PhD in public policy, not economics. I only listed economics because it uses similar levels of math as a public policy PhD and more people will understand what it is. Public policy PhD's are more applied than academic, and they are explicitly interdisciplinary in economics, political science, sociology, and/or psychology.

 

How can you pass three semesters of calculus without knowing some algebra? I'm an engineer, and I can't do calculus without algebra!

 

I have taken the algebra necessary for calculus, just not algebra of the linear variety. What I've seen most people do is take linear algebra after two semesters of calculus. However, since linear algebra is about vectors and 3-d planes, I'm just not sure why it's useful for economic analysis.

EDIT: I don't know why I bother asking questions like these when I have google at my disposal. It's useful because economic modeling commonly uses matrices, and linear algebra teaches useful equations for analyzing matrices.

 

That Moment When your little brother pings you on facebook, to tell you your other brother has just invited him to like his new facebook page.
That's not the moment.
That Moment When your brother invites you to like his facebook page for Japanese style total suspension bondage.

 

Was he in the Boy Scouts where he could learn to tie all those knots?

 

No!

I laughed so hard I cried. I couldn't stop for five straight minutes, I'm not even kidding.
Please mods! Please can I promote him here? Please?!
https://www.facebook.com/OM-SenRyu-Shibari-998415090204087/?__mref=message

 

TMW you look at “Japanese Style Suspension Bondage” and you're absolutely not surprised at all. Only in Japan...

 

Is there any other kind of suspension bondage?

 

Apparently the distinction is important. I haven't talked to the kid in over two years, but the website makes it clear that this is Japanese style.

Edited to add: The description in the about page is just a wonderful example of pretention:

Spelling mistakes included to increase hilarity.

 

TMW you ask why, in stories where the protagonist are doing everything they can to help others, the other characters never reciprocate the kindness back by doing everything they can to help the protagonist? It's most obvious in games like Mass Effect or Fallout/The Elder Scrolls where you help out half the galaxy/country, yet no one lifts a finger to help you, only asking for more help.

I'm honestly surprise those protagonists haven't either turned evil in retaliation, or committed suicide. I may have to create a character to explore this very notion... The tagline: “S/He's given everything s/he could to help us, now it's time we do the same for her/him...”

EDIT:
Also That Moment When you create two new fictional characters when learning how to code with Codecademy and are becoming quite attached to them. Might have to do a MS paint of the pair and post it in the art gallery so you all can see them.

 

That moment where you find an empty seat in the train and try to play cool in the race between the other "cools" for its vacancy.

1) That moment where you feel as god smiled at you.

You find an empty seat in the train in your daily 40 minute ride. Haaaalleluja!

2) That moment where you feel as god only had a laugh at you.

On the next stop an old lady comes in and stands right next to you and before you know it everyone is staring at you (as they researched for the-most-likely-to-be-the-youngest-person-to-be-sitting and also calculated the parameter of the active radius of the old lady) waiting for you to yield to their observation and sense of morality.

3)That moment where you silently admit to your out-numberedness.

...Ok. Not only that. You have a sense of empathy yourself and feel for the lady, but still... you wish some other ass-hole would have given up their seat.

4) That moment where you realize the old lady is on your side.

You have kindly given up your seat to her and she has loudly responded: "No sweetheart! There's no need. I'm stepping off on the next stop. Thank you very much. You are so kind. Sit. Sit!"

5) That moment where you sit back with the overwhelming feeling that you have won the fight against the other "sitters" proving with your actions that you were the only one willing to help and btw... You still got your seat.
Stare at me all you want now fuckers! Ha! Where are you looking at? Out the window? Can't look at me now, ey? Sore losers.

 

TMW the small novella idea, the one about the prequel to your current fantasy project, has suddenly blossomed into a full-fledged novel idea, and possibly the first in a series.

 

TMW the unexpected peace subsides. Couldn't last. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

I'm taking over your thread, @Lewdog , but only because it had to do with you for this TMW.

TMW when you see a forum member's area on 60 Minutes. Yes, the KY-TN-VA tri-state area (aka Lew's neck of the woods) was showcased in a segment this evening about a mobile home and tractor trailer that have been converted into mobile health clinics for those in the region without access otherwise. Good scenery in Appalachia!