Posted on 07/31/2015 11:49:41 AM PDT by Slings and Arrows
The time has come to take action against thread hijackers.
Let me begin with an example of thread hijacking:
Like most Freepers, I am pro-life. Abortion and and euthanasia appall me, and marketing the results even more so. I support candidates who oppose the culture of death, and cheer when it is thwarted.
I also do not find it necessary to mention these facts on EVERY. FREAKING. THREAD.
There is a certain type of Freeper, though, who has no such restraint. For these zealots, any thread that deviates from the pro-life cause, no matter how trivially, is a heresy that must be immediately suppressed.
You are shocked by cruelty to animals? I guess that means you couldn't care less about the cruelty of THE MILLIONS OF CHILDREN ABORTED EVERY YEAR!!!!!
You lost a beloved pet? Why can't you mourn THE THOUSANDS OF ABORTED BABIES WHO DIED THE SAME DAY?!!!!
Your car shredded its transmission and you're looking at thousands of dollars in repairs? Why aren't you thinking about THE BABIES WHO WILL NEVER GROW UP TO BE AUTO MECHANICS BECAUSE THEY WERE ABORTED?!!!!
(OK, maybe I made that last one up.)
Arguing with these people is pointless. It's the same principle as wrestling with a pig - you just get muddy and the pig enjoys it. Similarly, trying to convince them that they are being rude is a waste of time - THE CAUSE is far more important little things like courtesy and respect.
So, what can we do about it?
We can get drunk.
I hereby propose The Thread Hijack Drinking Game. The rules are simple: When a poster tries to hijack an unrelated thread to his or her pet cause, you 1) reply to the hijack attempt by quoting the text in question, followed by the word "DRINK!", and 2) Take a drink (or any volume) of your favorite beverage (alcoholic or non-alcoholic). Moderation is suggested on animal cruelty threads to avoid alcohol poisoning.
This game will not, I admit, solve the thread hijacking problem. But after a certain number of attempts we will no longer care.
And if anyone is offended by my little proposal, I can only say...
DRINK!
Dell was first on my list because of the things it offered.
Description
•15.6" diagonal LED display with HD (720p) resolution
•Windows 8.1 operating system
•1.8GHz AMD A6-6310 processor with 2MB cache
•500GB SATA hard drive
•4GB DDR3L system memory; expandable to 8GB
•DVD/CD burner/player
•AMD Radeon R4 graphics
•Media card reader (card not included)
•Equipped with webcam and speakers
•Has Wi-Fi, Fast Ethernet, Bluetooth, 3 USB ports, HDMI
output and headphone/microphone jack
•Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery
•Includes AC adapter/power cord
•Approx. 15"W x 10-1/2"D x 1"H (when closed); weighs 5.2 lbs.
Specifications
Brand: Dell
Model #: I35412001BLK
Manufacturer Color Name: Black
3D Type: --
Energy Star Compliant: No
Audio: Yes
Backlit Keyboard: No
Battery Life (hours): Up to 6.5 Hours
Bluetooth-Enabled: Yes
Blu-Ray Player: No
Built-In Webcam: Yes
Cache Memory: 2MB
Color Family: Black
Color(s): ,Black
DVI Port: No
Graphics: AMD R4 Graphics
Hard Drive Size: 500GB
Hard Drive Type: SATA
HDMI Outputs: Yes
Headphone Microphone Jacks: Yes
IEEE 1394 Ports: No
MFR Included Warranty Type: Limited - Does not cover some parts.
Media Card Reader: Yes
Modem: No
Ethernet Technology: Fast Ethernet
Notebook Battery Type: Lithium Ion
Notebook Computer Type: Notebook
Notebook Screen Size (in.): 15.6
Optical Drive: DVD-Writer/DVD±R/±RW
Processor Brand: AMD
Processor Speed: 1.80GHz
Processor Type: A6-6310
Product Depth (in.): 10.50
Product Height (in.): 1.00
Product Weight (lb.): 5.26
Product Width (in.): 15.00
Resolution (maximum): 1366x768
Screen Type: LED
Speakers: Yes
System Memory (RAM): 4GB
System Memory RAM Expandable To: 8GB
System Memory Type (RAM): DDR3L
Touchscreen: No
USB Ports (#): 3
VGA Port: No
Video Memory: Shared
Wireless Network: 802.11BGN
Now that the specs are out of the way...while I didn’t understand some of what it has, I figured it was probably because up to now, I haven’t needed it, meaning I most likely will not need it in the future.
Anyway, I wish now that I had kept my subscription to PC World. A lot of it was over my head when it first came out, but I think I could learn a lot from it, now. So thanks again for the input. I will order it today and get rid of this POS next week.
I’m glad there are no donut shops nearby. Walking to them and back takes some of the sting out of sweet, unhealthy snacks, as I can dream I’m walking some calories off. Here, they are so far away that I would have to drive, and that isn’t good for calories, either!
So I just don’t go, thereby, saving my calorie burning for other efforts. Like laundry and shampooing the carpet...
I’m glad there are no donut shops nearby. Walking to them and back takes some of the sting out of sweet, unhealthy snacks, as I can dream I’m walking some calories off. Here, they are so far away that I would have to drive, and that isn’t good for calories, either!
So I just don’t go, thereby, saving my calorie burning for other efforts. Like laundry and shampooing the carpet...
GAH!!!
You know where I live there is a Dunkin Donuts every mile or so on every highway.
Or it seems.
I think the closest one to me is about three miles, and unless I have other business in the neighborhood, I ain’t goin’ there! LOL!!
Dunkin owns NYC. There may be a few more Starbucks shops in Manhattan, but when all 5 boroughs are counted it’s a Dunkin city.
And, of course, there’s about anything you could ever want within a block of almost anywhere in Manhattan.
When I was in NYC in the summer of 2006, all I could see were Starbuck’s. But I LOVED the hot chocolate!!!
We have a Dunkin Donuts/Baskin Robbins about 2 miles away, near the Walmart. We don’t go there very often.
There is a Baskin-Robbins not too far from here...about as far as Walmart, but it is in a shopping center I seldom go to. I don’t even drive by it very often.
My biggest problem is that I am up and out of the house before most places are open.
And by the way...the truck will be looked at on Tuesday, since Monday is a holiday...
Okay. I hope you make it through the weekend with no trouble.
I have no plans to go anywhere this weekend, so I don’t anticipate any problems.
I would like to have a mini-cookout, but I don’t know what to cook. I have ribs in the freezer and a can of baked beans that I can convert to western-style, but nothing for potato salad or even something for desert. My bad.
There will no doubt be several of my “friends” with nowhere to go for BBQ
Is "nowhere" a synonym for "my porch as soon as I light the grill"???
Invite them.
Have one of them bring potato salad.
I bought a powerball ticket on the 2nd. I didn’t get one number. Dang!
I was hoping for something so I could split with you and you could get a Mac. Instead I lost two dollars. :(
Tom bought a $1 lottery ticket at the grocery store yesterday and won $1. Then he used the winnings to buy another ticket and got 0. Net loss of $1.
My mother said that the best way to double your money, was to fold it over and put it back in your pocket.
I’ve been following her advice, especially regarding lotteries; I don’t care to play games in which even the winners lose.
I don’t want to contribute more money than I already am to the state Department of Education, the supposed beneficiary of lottery earnings.
Tom likes to buy a lottery ticket because he couldn’t before he turned 18. (He could buy cigarettes, but doesn’t want to.)
I never had money to burn.
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