Author Topic: DTF Chat Thread v. "The Aristocrats!"  (Read 292341 times)

0 Members and 2 Guests are viewing this topic.

Offline axeman90210

  • Official Minister of Awesome, and Veronica knows my name!
  • DTF.org Alumni
  • ****
  • Posts: 13525
  • Gender: Male
  • Never go full Nick
Re: DTF Chat Thread v. "The Aristocrats!"
« Reply #5075 on: August 31, 2017, 10:25:15 AM »
Quiet day so far before my long weekend.
Photobucket sucks.

Offline BlobVanDam

  • Future Boy
  • DTF.org Alumni
  • ****
  • Posts: 38940
  • Gender: Male
  • Transform and rock out!
Re: DTF Chat Thread v. "The Aristocrats!"
« Reply #5076 on: September 01, 2017, 01:24:03 AM »
Ugh, my ISP is not making it easy for me to give them more money.
I'm trying to upgrade my internet plan to the next plan up (more bandwidth, because that's how our shitty internet is in Australia), and the thing on their site to change plan doesn't work. It just stops on step two where I choose my payment method. It only has one option, which is "use my current payment option", but the next button does nothing.
So I send them an email to let them know the deal, and I get an email back saying they can't upgrade it because I'm on the highest plan possible for ADSL1 and my phone line can't handle that ADSL2 plan. But as I clearly said (and as he should see since he has access to my account), I'm already ON an ADSL2 plan! It has not been a problem for the past 5 years I've been using it. :facepalm:
If I have to suffer Australian internet, at least make it as pain free as possible.
Only King could mis-spell a LETTER.
Yep. I think the only party in the MP/DT situation that hasn't moved on is DTF.

Online ReaperKK

  • Sweeter After Difficulty
  • DTF.org Alumni
  • ****
  • Posts: 17792
  • Gender: Male
Re: DTF Chat Thread v. "The Aristocrats!"
« Reply #5077 on: September 01, 2017, 04:58:00 AM »
Blob, skip that and come over and use my internet.

Speaking of my internet, someone cut my fiber line a few days ago. We have this incredibly helpful att guy who left his number that comes out and puts a new one down every time.

Offline BlobVanDam

  • Future Boy
  • DTF.org Alumni
  • ****
  • Posts: 38940
  • Gender: Male
  • Transform and rock out!
Re: DTF Chat Thread v. "The Aristocrats!"
« Reply #5078 on: September 01, 2017, 05:02:23 AM »
:lol Sorry, it's kind of funny that this happens often enough that you have a guy for it. How much longer until that threat is over?
Only King could mis-spell a LETTER.
Yep. I think the only party in the MP/DT situation that hasn't moved on is DTF.

Online ReaperKK

  • Sweeter After Difficulty
  • DTF.org Alumni
  • ****
  • Posts: 17792
  • Gender: Male
Re: DTF Chat Thread v. "The Aristocrats!"
« Reply #5079 on: September 01, 2017, 05:02:34 AM »
. . . . . and my inlaws have left, thank fucking god.

Online ReaperKK

  • Sweeter After Difficulty
  • DTF.org Alumni
  • ****
  • Posts: 17792
  • Gender: Male
Re: DTF Chat Thread v. "The Aristocrats!"
« Reply #5080 on: September 01, 2017, 05:11:37 AM »
:lol Sorry, it's kind of funny that this happens often enough that you have a guy for it. How much longer until that threat is over?

This is the 4th time. Our community was built in three phases (three residential streets). We were the second phase and when we did the closing inspection on our house they told the internet was ready to go, just have to call the ISP. We close on the house and move in, call the ISP.

The ISP is like "LOLZ no, your builder never told us they were building two more phases, we never laid the lines, see you in 2-3 months"

We were the first house in our phase to close so we found out and broke the news to our neighbors, so we formed together and threatened our builder so they paid a massive fee to expidite the installation of the fiber lines.

This is where the fun begins. They come out and lay temporary lines across the road, they told us and the build these lines could have a car or truck drive over them but construction trucks (phase three was just getting started) will break the line and you need a new one. They told the builder to use these speed bumps the ISP provided to put over the lines. About an house later the builder hasn't done shit and a massive dump truck drives over all the lines and they shatter, internet is out.

ISP comes back and cuts brand new lines and puts them over the road again. Next time was when the builder mowed over the line with a lawn mower.

Third time was when the ISP was burying the lines. The broke the line and never did a signal test to see if it was working before leaving.

This fourth time is they broke our line while laying lines down for phase 3.

Ultimately ATT has been super helpful and because of all the outages we've only had to pay our cable bill a couple of months because of all the issues.

Offline jingle.boy

  • I'm so ronery; so sad and ronery
  • DTF.org Alumni
  • ****
  • Posts: 44803
  • Gender: Male
  • DTF's resident deceased dictator
Re: DTF Chat Thread v. "The Aristocrats!"
« Reply #5081 on: September 01, 2017, 05:31:28 AM »
Damn, fall weather is coming in fast.  Just a few weeks ago, it was still nice (mid-high 20s), and still warm in the morning.  Today, first day of single digit weather when I get up - 9 damn degrees.

Oh, and I got stung by a wasp yesterday on the back of my hand.  Slightly swollen, but itchy as a mother-fucker.
That's a word salad - and take it from me, I know word salad
I fear for the day when something happens on the right that is SO nuts that even Stadler says "That's crazy".
Quote from: Puppies_On_Acid
Remember the mark of a great vocalist is if TAC hates them with a special passion

Offline BlobVanDam

  • Future Boy
  • DTF.org Alumni
  • ****
  • Posts: 38940
  • Gender: Male
  • Transform and rock out!
Re: DTF Chat Thread v. "The Aristocrats!"
« Reply #5082 on: September 01, 2017, 05:34:13 AM »
:lol Sorry, it's kind of funny that this happens often enough that you have a guy for it. How much longer until that threat is over?

This is the 4th time. Our community was built in three phases (three residential streets). We were the second phase and when we did the closing inspection on our house they told the internet was ready to go, just have to call the ISP. We close on the house and move in, call the ISP.

The ISP is like "LOLZ no, your builder never told us they were building two more phases, we never laid the lines, see you in 2-3 months"

We were the first house in our phase to close so we found out and broke the news to our neighbors, so we formed together and threatened our builder so they paid a massive fee to expidite the installation of the fiber lines.

This is where the fun begins. They come out and lay temporary lines across the road, they told us and the build these lines could have a car or truck drive over them but construction trucks (phase three was just getting started) will break the line and you need a new one. They told the builder to use these speed bumps the ISP provided to put over the lines. About an house later the builder hasn't done shit and a massive dump truck drives over all the lines and they shatter, internet is out.

ISP comes back and cuts brand new lines and puts them over the road again. Next time was when the builder mowed over the line with a lawn mower.

Third time was when the ISP was burying the lines. The broke the line and never did a signal test to see if it was working before leaving.

This fourth time is they broke our line while laying lines down for phase 3.

Ultimately ATT has been super helpful and because of all the outages we've only had to pay our cable bill a couple of months because of all the issues.

:lol Geez. I remember you mentioning some of this stuff, but I didn't realize just how incompetent they were.


Morning jingle!
Only King could mis-spell a LETTER.
Yep. I think the only party in the MP/DT situation that hasn't moved on is DTF.

Offline jingle.boy

  • I'm so ronery; so sad and ronery
  • DTF.org Alumni
  • ****
  • Posts: 44803
  • Gender: Male
  • DTF's resident deceased dictator
Re: DTF Chat Thread v. "The Aristocrats!"
« Reply #5083 on: September 01, 2017, 06:19:15 AM »
'morning Blobinator.  Guess you don't like reading about Fall coming around here, cuz it means Summer is coming for you.
That's a word salad - and take it from me, I know word salad
I fear for the day when something happens on the right that is SO nuts that even Stadler says "That's crazy".
Quote from: Puppies_On_Acid
Remember the mark of a great vocalist is if TAC hates them with a special passion

Offline BlobVanDam

  • Future Boy
  • DTF.org Alumni
  • ****
  • Posts: 38940
  • Gender: Male
  • Transform and rock out!
Re: DTF Chat Thread v. "The Aristocrats!"
« Reply #5084 on: September 01, 2017, 06:21:04 AM »
Yeah, it seems to set in earlier each year.  :-\
Only King could mis-spell a LETTER.
Yep. I think the only party in the MP/DT situation that hasn't moved on is DTF.

Online cramx3

  • Chillest of the chill
  • DTF.org Alumni
  • ****
  • Posts: 34359
  • Gender: Male
Re: DTF Chat Thread v. "The Aristocrats!"
« Reply #5085 on: September 01, 2017, 06:30:23 AM »
lol Reapper, that sounds so annoying, but at least ATT is working with you guys.  It's usually a pain to get them to make repairs.

We actually have a lot of issues at work with our intercontinental fiber lines.  We don't own them, but we do use these cables, specifically of our data center in Singapore, that run underwater.  They are constantly cut from sharks and who knows what else and they send cable repair teams out on boats to fix them and its usually a month long process each time it happens.  It's kind of crazy because we just take the internet for granted, but the reality is we are still all connected by cables and those cables are pretty easy to break in the grand scheme of things.

Offline BlobVanDam

  • Future Boy
  • DTF.org Alumni
  • ****
  • Posts: 38940
  • Gender: Male
  • Transform and rock out!
Re: DTF Chat Thread v. "The Aristocrats!"
« Reply #5086 on: September 01, 2017, 06:33:24 AM »
When you think about it, it's pretty amazing the idea of all of these big cables underwater connecting everything.
Only King could mis-spell a LETTER.
Yep. I think the only party in the MP/DT situation that hasn't moved on is DTF.

Online cramx3

  • Chillest of the chill
  • DTF.org Alumni
  • ****
  • Posts: 34359
  • Gender: Male
Re: DTF Chat Thread v. "The Aristocrats!"
« Reply #5087 on: September 01, 2017, 06:39:13 AM »
When you think about it, it's pretty amazing the idea of all of these big cables underwater connecting everything.

Yup, here's an older photo of the cable maps



and of course the gif to demonstrate what happens:


Offline BlobVanDam

  • Future Boy
  • DTF.org Alumni
  • ****
  • Posts: 38940
  • Gender: Male
  • Transform and rock out!
Re: DTF Chat Thread v. "The Aristocrats!"
« Reply #5088 on: September 01, 2017, 06:42:12 AM »
A year or two ago one of the cables from Australia broke or something and my internet hardly worked for a few days, and I remember looking into all of that stuff. Quite fascinating stuff.
Only King could mis-spell a LETTER.
Yep. I think the only party in the MP/DT situation that hasn't moved on is DTF.

Offline JayOctavarium

  • I used to be a whorejerk
  • DTF.org Alumni
  • ****
  • Posts: 10055
  • Gender: Male
  • But then I took a Hef to the knee...
Re: DTF Chat Thread v. "The Aristocrats!"
« Reply #5089 on: September 01, 2017, 09:48:57 AM »
Good morning peeps.

Apparently the pool at work was closed per the health dept due to some bacteria issue. Pool vendor ripped the signs down and didn't say anything to anyone. My guys found a pregnant woman in the pool, and realized that the signs were gone after informing her of the issue.

The signs were not supposed to be taken down. Not until the Health Dept deems it okay.

It's nice to see the shit hitting the fan and it not being one of my guys fucking up... for once.
I just don't understand what they were trying to achieve with any part of the song, either individually or as a whole. You know what? It's the Platypus of Dream Theater songs. That bill doesn't go with that tail, or that strange little furry body, or those webbed feet, and oh god why does it have venomous spurs!? And then you find out it lays eggs too. The difference is that the Platypus is somehow functional despite being a crazy mishmash or leftover animal pieces

-BlobVanDam on "Scarred"

Offline Progmetty

  • DTF.org Alumni
  • ****
  • Posts: 7129
  • Gender: Male
Re: DTF Chat Thread v. "The Aristocrats!"
« Reply #5090 on: September 01, 2017, 10:36:22 PM »
Anybody know a good software that password protects your external hard drive? Just password protection, not whole encryption or anything big.
I wouldn't want somebody with 18 kids to mow my damn lawn, based on a longstanding bias I have against crazy fucks.

Offline BlobVanDam

  • Future Boy
  • DTF.org Alumni
  • ****
  • Posts: 38940
  • Gender: Male
  • Transform and rock out!
Re: DTF Chat Thread v. "The Aristocrats!"
« Reply #5091 on: September 01, 2017, 10:53:58 PM »
I'm not sure you can really have password protection without encryption there, unless you have some fancy external that already supports it internally (although that still be encryption). Maybe I'm wrong though. :dunno: Depends on how protective you really need to be I suppose.
Only King could mis-spell a LETTER.
Yep. I think the only party in the MP/DT situation that hasn't moved on is DTF.

Offline Progmetty

  • DTF.org Alumni
  • ****
  • Posts: 7129
  • Gender: Male
Re: DTF Chat Thread v. "The Aristocrats!"
« Reply #5092 on: September 02, 2017, 01:37:29 AM »
I see. Well the reason I ask for something without encryption is because I think encrypting a TB hard drive will take a very long time. I'm not super protective, I just don't want people access my files and family pics if I lose my hard drive since I've been traveling a lot lately.
I wouldn't want somebody with 18 kids to mow my damn lawn, based on a longstanding bias I have against crazy fucks.

Offline jingle.boy

  • I'm so ronery; so sad and ronery
  • DTF.org Alumni
  • ****
  • Posts: 44803
  • Gender: Male
  • DTF's resident deceased dictator
Re: DTF Chat Thread v. "The Aristocrats!"
« Reply #5093 on: September 02, 2017, 05:22:32 AM »
Got a pretty big kiddie porn collection?   :lol

 :|
That's a word salad - and take it from me, I know word salad
I fear for the day when something happens on the right that is SO nuts that even Stadler says "That's crazy".
Quote from: Puppies_On_Acid
Remember the mark of a great vocalist is if TAC hates them with a special passion

Offline BlobVanDam

  • Future Boy
  • DTF.org Alumni
  • ****
  • Posts: 38940
  • Gender: Male
  • Transform and rock out!
Re: DTF Chat Thread v. "The Aristocrats!"
« Reply #5094 on: September 02, 2017, 05:28:01 AM »
:lol

Morning jingle.
Only King could mis-spell a LETTER.
Yep. I think the only party in the MP/DT situation that hasn't moved on is DTF.

Offline King Postwhore

  • Couch Potato
  • DTF.org Alumni
  • ****
  • Posts: 59424
  • Gender: Male
  • Take that Beethoven, you deaf bastard!!
Re: DTF Chat Thread v. "The Aristocrats!"
« Reply #5095 on: September 02, 2017, 06:00:29 AM »
Yo.

Morning.
I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down'.” - Bob Newhart
So wait, we're spelling it wrong and king is spelling it right? What is going on here? :lol -- BlobVanDam
"Oh, I am definitely a jackass!" - TAC

Offline BlobVanDam

  • Future Boy
  • DTF.org Alumni
  • ****
  • Posts: 38940
  • Gender: Male
  • Transform and rock out!
Re: DTF Chat Thread v. "The Aristocrats!"
« Reply #5096 on: September 02, 2017, 06:02:05 AM »
Morning king. What's up?
Only King could mis-spell a LETTER.
Yep. I think the only party in the MP/DT situation that hasn't moved on is DTF.

Offline King Postwhore

  • Couch Potato
  • DTF.org Alumni
  • ****
  • Posts: 59424
  • Gender: Male
  • Take that Beethoven, you deaf bastard!!
Re: DTF Chat Thread v. "The Aristocrats!"
« Reply #5097 on: September 02, 2017, 06:05:05 AM »
Just sitting here.  Going to have a cup of coffee
I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down'.” - Bob Newhart
So wait, we're spelling it wrong and king is spelling it right? What is going on here? :lol -- BlobVanDam
"Oh, I am definitely a jackass!" - TAC

Offline BlobVanDam

  • Future Boy
  • DTF.org Alumni
  • ****
  • Posts: 38940
  • Gender: Male
  • Transform and rock out!
Re: DTF Chat Thread v. "The Aristocrats!"
« Reply #5098 on: September 02, 2017, 06:15:39 AM »
Got any weekend plans?
Only King could mis-spell a LETTER.
Yep. I think the only party in the MP/DT situation that hasn't moved on is DTF.

Offline jingle.boy

  • I'm so ronery; so sad and ronery
  • DTF.org Alumni
  • ****
  • Posts: 44803
  • Gender: Male
  • DTF's resident deceased dictator
Re: DTF Chat Thread v. "The Aristocrats!"
« Reply #5099 on: September 02, 2017, 06:29:11 AM »
Got any weekend plans?

Of course he does... cake.
That's a word salad - and take it from me, I know word salad
I fear for the day when something happens on the right that is SO nuts that even Stadler says "That's crazy".
Quote from: Puppies_On_Acid
Remember the mark of a great vocalist is if TAC hates them with a special passion

Offline King Postwhore

  • Couch Potato
  • DTF.org Alumni
  • ****
  • Posts: 59424
  • Gender: Male
  • Take that Beethoven, you deaf bastard!!
Re: DTF Chat Thread v. "The Aristocrats!"
« Reply #5100 on: September 02, 2017, 06:30:05 AM »
Yup. Got a cookout and the fire pit today and tomorrow taking the old man out for lunch and food shopping.

Chad, no cake but I'm making a bacon cheese and cracker app for the cookout.
I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down'.” - Bob Newhart
So wait, we're spelling it wrong and king is spelling it right? What is going on here? :lol -- BlobVanDam
"Oh, I am definitely a jackass!" - TAC

Offline BlobVanDam

  • Future Boy
  • DTF.org Alumni
  • ****
  • Posts: 38940
  • Gender: Male
  • Transform and rock out!
Re: DTF Chat Thread v. "The Aristocrats!"
« Reply #5101 on: September 02, 2017, 06:30:14 AM »
Got any weekend plans?

Of course he does... cake.

In the past that would have been a given, but I just don't know what to believe any more.


Chad, no cake but I'm making a bacon cheese and cracker app for the cookout.

THERE'S AN APP FOR THAT??
Only King could mis-spell a LETTER.
Yep. I think the only party in the MP/DT situation that hasn't moved on is DTF.

Offline King Postwhore

  • Couch Potato
  • DTF.org Alumni
  • ****
  • Posts: 59424
  • Gender: Male
  • Take that Beethoven, you deaf bastard!!
Re: DTF Chat Thread v. "The Aristocrats!"
« Reply #5102 on: September 02, 2017, 07:41:32 AM »
 :lol

Yup.  It's called old school.  We just finished putting them together.  Now 2 hours in the oven.
I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down'.” - Bob Newhart
So wait, we're spelling it wrong and king is spelling it right? What is going on here? :lol -- BlobVanDam
"Oh, I am definitely a jackass!" - TAC

Offline axeman90210

  • Official Minister of Awesome, and Veronica knows my name!
  • DTF.org Alumni
  • ****
  • Posts: 13525
  • Gender: Male
  • Never go full Nick
Re: DTF Chat Thread v. "The Aristocrats!"
« Reply #5103 on: September 02, 2017, 08:03:10 AM »
Greetings all from the guest room at Nick's house.
Photobucket sucks.

Offline King Postwhore

  • Couch Potato
  • DTF.org Alumni
  • ****
  • Posts: 59424
  • Gender: Male
  • Take that Beethoven, you deaf bastard!!
Re: DTF Chat Thread v. "The Aristocrats!"
« Reply #5104 on: September 02, 2017, 08:05:47 AM »
If Nick doesn't serve you bacon throw a hissy fit.
I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down'.” - Bob Newhart
So wait, we're spelling it wrong and king is spelling it right? What is going on here? :lol -- BlobVanDam
"Oh, I am definitely a jackass!" - TAC

Offline JayOctavarium

  • I used to be a whorejerk
  • DTF.org Alumni
  • ****
  • Posts: 10055
  • Gender: Male
  • But then I took a Hef to the knee...
Re: DTF Chat Thread v. "The Aristocrats!"
« Reply #5105 on: September 02, 2017, 08:49:26 AM »
If Nick doesn't serve you bacon throw a hissy fit.

and beer
I just don't understand what they were trying to achieve with any part of the song, either individually or as a whole. You know what? It's the Platypus of Dream Theater songs. That bill doesn't go with that tail, or that strange little furry body, or those webbed feet, and oh god why does it have venomous spurs!? And then you find out it lays eggs too. The difference is that the Platypus is somehow functional despite being a crazy mishmash or leftover animal pieces

-BlobVanDam on "Scarred"

Offline King Postwhore

  • Couch Potato
  • DTF.org Alumni
  • ****
  • Posts: 59424
  • Gender: Male
  • Take that Beethoven, you deaf bastard!!
Re: DTF Chat Thread v. "The Aristocrats!"
« Reply #5106 on: September 02, 2017, 08:54:41 AM »
Bill needs no one to get him beer. He rolls eith his own cooler.
I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down'.” - Bob Newhart
So wait, we're spelling it wrong and king is spelling it right? What is going on here? :lol -- BlobVanDam
"Oh, I am definitely a jackass!" - TAC

Offline jingle.boy

  • I'm so ronery; so sad and ronery
  • DTF.org Alumni
  • ****
  • Posts: 44803
  • Gender: Male
  • DTF's resident deceased dictator
Re: DTF Chat Thread v. "The Aristocrats!"
« Reply #5107 on: September 03, 2017, 06:07:00 AM »
Off to FanExpo today with jingle.son and a buddy of his.  Pics tomorrow.  Shall be most excellent as usual.
That's a word salad - and take it from me, I know word salad
I fear for the day when something happens on the right that is SO nuts that even Stadler says "That's crazy".
Quote from: Puppies_On_Acid
Remember the mark of a great vocalist is if TAC hates them with a special passion

Online cramx3

  • Chillest of the chill
  • DTF.org Alumni
  • ****
  • Posts: 34359
  • Gender: Male
Re: DTF Chat Thread v. "The Aristocrats!"
« Reply #5108 on: September 03, 2017, 06:23:08 AM »
Whats FanExpo?

Haken were awesome last night.  Kind of bummed we didn't get more Visions songs like they did earlier in the tour, but it was mostly completely different than their progpower show last year so that was cool.  Shook hands with Charlie and Connor after the show, both seemed really nice and hung around to chat with fans.  :metal

Offline BlobVanDam

  • Future Boy
  • DTF.org Alumni
  • ****
  • Posts: 38940
  • Gender: Male
  • Transform and rock out!
Re: DTF Chat Thread v. "The Aristocrats!"
« Reply #5109 on: September 03, 2017, 06:24:40 AM »
Off to FanExpo today with jingle.son and a buddy of his.  Pics tomorrow.  Shall be most excellent as usual.

Just had a look, and it's a good guest list overall. You gonna see anyone in particular?

Morning cram!
Only King could mis-spell a LETTER.
Yep. I think the only party in the MP/DT situation that hasn't moved on is DTF.