[MP-Ryan]

I've come to the conclusion that most Albertan drivers are just generally unskilled, and snow exacerbates the problem.  People from here (again, I grew up in the mountains) learned to drive on flat, straight roads with wide shoulders that are salted and sanded to hell in the winter.  Therefore, the second any one of those conditions change they all panic or worse, don't change their driving habits at all.

I am constantly amazed at all the cars I see in the ditch (4 this morning alone).  If the road is glare ice - SLOW THE **** DOWN.  DO NOT STAMP YOUR BRAKES.  DO NOT STAMP THE ACCELERATOR.  USE FINESSE.  STEER INTO THE SKID.  BRAKE IN STRAIGHT LINES.  USE THRESHOLD BRAKING.  I've had advanced driver training for work but this **** is common sense.

I want to put an ad in the paper:  "Dear Albertan pickup truck and SUV owners.  Sir Isaac Newton does not care if you have 4-wheel-drive.  Objects in motion tend to stay in motion, particularly on ice.  That 4x4 does ****-all for your ability to brake, so now your better acceleration and grip on the road just ensures you're moving that much faster when your vehicle inevitably leaves it because you drive like an idiot."

[StarSlayer]

That's why you need a pickup with Standard Transmission.  The 4WD gets you in motion and downshifting gets a nice controlled deceleration. 

[LHN91]

Heck, I've had almost the best luck with winter driving with my smallest cars. Slides a bit easier, but easier to get back in line. Less inertia. Had a Neon and an old 5 speed Saturn, best winter cars I've driven. Automatics aren't as nice as standards, but with some finesse you can make an automatic do similar kinds of downshifting.

[deathfun]

In the words of Game of Thrones: Winter is coming
Beware the idiots on the road. They've amassed ten fold



Had that date with the server gal. Went quite well (albeit short, but what are you going to do? She's really damned busy with her studies), had dinner at a nice Thai Restaurant. First time I've actually physically ate at a Thai restaurant, and that Red Curry chicken was simply delicious

We just talked for a couple hours, ate, walked around the pier for a bit, said our farewells in the normal intimate fashion

Was quite pleasant, though I am terrible at kissing

[watsisname]

Passing out.  I hope I become a flying goat again, that was awesome.

[SpardaSon21]

I just watched a few of the Epic Rap Battles of History.  How did I not know about them before?

[Luis Dias]

Was quite pleasant, though I am terrible at kissing

That's all about practice. You'll get it eventually.

[z64555]

Achievement Unlocked!  Hacker's Axe

[jg18]

Just turned in my degree eligibility form, which is required to graduate.

[Pred the Penguin]

And power is finally back! No more freezing my ass off at night...

[Nuke]

after ****ing around with riscos on my raspberry pi, ive come to the conclusion that i like it. it has all the badassness of an early windowed oses like the ones on late 80s macs, which dispite being easy to use takes up incredibly little space and memory. the os is also 4x faster than wheezy. things you click on pop up immediately as opposed to in a couple seconds. its really badass.

[watsisname]

And power is finally back! No more freezing my ass off at night...

Good to hear, Pred.  11 days without power, goddamn. :/

[ssmit132]

Just turned in my degree eligibility form, which is required to graduate.

So you're hopefully graduating soon? Nice work.

On another note, going back to Dimensonal Eclipse and trying to figure out the physics again is not good for your sanity when you go into a mission against six enemies...

[deathfun]

And power is finally back! No more freezing my ass off at night...

Good to hear, Pred.  11 days without power, goddamn. :/

No kidding. I'd of gone insane
Jack Nicholson insane



Finally got around to starting the 2004 BSG series. I'm thoroughly enjoying it
Of course I watched the late 70's and the 1980's ones first

[Dilmah G]

Holy ****, what? BSG came out in '04? Where has my childhood gone? 

[An4ximandros]

Of course I watched the late 70's and the 1980's ones first

You poor frimp, I can't believe you suffered through that load of feldergarb!

[Klaustrophobia]

Sad and lonely.   


Hopefully Skyfall later will cheer me up.

[LHN91]

Passed out in my parent's living room last night. So they took me down to the hospital, sat there for a few hours, and even though they are fairly certain it was just a combination of stress and starting with a stomach bug, they still have to report it to the Ministry of Transportation that I lost conciousness, and in all likelihood they will suspend my license until I can prove that it's not a recurring thing.

Now the somewhat good news is that it (according to the doctor) takes 4-6 weeks for the MTO to process the form and issue the suspension, so I can still legally drive for now and as long as I get my ass moving on seeing the Cardiologist I can get the clean bill of health before they issue the suspension and it won't be suspended as they will already have the documentation saying I'm fine before they issue it. Still, this is a royal pain as I'm going into the last month or so of my degree and can't afford to not have my vehicle to get around to look for jobs and to get to class and work on time.

[deathfun]

Holy ****, what? BSG came out in '04? Where has my childhood gone? 

One* of the BSG's came out in '04

Of course I watched the late 70's and the 1980's ones first

You poor frimp, I can't believe you suffered through that load of feldergarb!

Honestly, it was terrible, but so terrible and cheesy that it gave some watchableness to it.
And when you've got nothing else to do...

[Thaeris]

after ****ing around with riscos on my raspberry pi, ive come to the conclusion that i like it. it has all the badassness of an early windowed oses like the ones on late 80s macs, which dispite being easy to use takes up incredibly little space and memory. the os is also 4x faster than wheezy. things you click on pop up immediately as opposed to in a couple seconds. its really badass.

That's quite cool. The oldest Mac OS I've ever used is OS7. Actually, It's the one I've got loaded up on SheepShaver on my computer. I'd like to say it's like wasting away hours like I did as a kid, but unfortunately many of the old programs just don't run like they ought to. It's quite a sad day when you can't get Hornet 2.0 or X-Wing to run as it should.