The $%*! frustration thread

[FaustWolf]

Holy shit, I just now learned about the terrorist attack Tushantin. Are you and your family & friends okay? I can only suspect the problem is that, unlike you, the perpetrators of this crime don't carry within them a constructive dream. Because they've never tasted the act of creation, all they can do is tear down. Granted, it would have been helpful if more opportunities were available to the perpetrators growing up. I hope this is a one-time thing and not the beginning of a wave of these things. Stay safe.

random404, I'm sorry to hear about your loss. I think everyone works through these things in their own way; your family will need time above all else. While I'm a strong supporter of cryogenics in principle, I feel it isn't anywhere near what it needs to be, either in terms of the science or in the structure through which the service is provided. There's no guarantee that it's going to work down the road, and I worry what will happen to the preserved persons if the corporations who are dabbling in this practice go out of business.

An interesting way of dealing with grief might be to do something in the person's honor, whether that means taking on a project or getting the family together to reminisce for an afternoon.

[random404]

Today is also Chinese New Years.
Thank you for all the kind words, btw. And that's a horrible thing to go through, tushantin. Hope your friends and family are safe.

[tushantin]

Me and my family's safe (considering our flat is situated in an area surrounded by military bases/schools such as Armed Forces, Intelligence Departments, Armed Medical Colleges, etc. which is why we often feel safe. Although my father usually delivers food around the city due to which I panicked last evening, but he's fine; he didn't go near the area since 5 pm. Still, this means I'll have to quit classes for a while (since it's nearby Koregaon Park and is heavily crowded) just to keep on the safe side.

I thought our city was much safer than the likes of Mumbai, but I guess they were false ideas. Even though I have no reason to fear so long as I'm in a safer haven I still can't help but feel loathing for those people...

And you're right on one thing, FW. The only thing that can thwart this problem is the act of creation itself. Still, one person's mistake could be so dangerous...

Oh yeah, happy Chinese New Year! But of course, something tragic in a good day always is a great kick in the nuts. I know some people in the Compendium might scream at me for praying this, but the least we can do is pray, Random404.

[Schala Zeal]

I just spent 3 hours lying awake in bed, cannot sleep. I might as well get up at 5:30am...

[Truthordeal]

These trolls making threads about the GameFAQs character battle are starting to tick me off.

There are THREE separate threads for this. I understand why this would be important to us and beneficial to our interests, but this is about overkill.

[V_Translanka]

These trolls making threads about the GameFAQs character battle are starting to tick me off.

There are THREE separate threads for this. I understand why this would be important to us and beneficial to our interests, but this is about overkill.

Seriously, it's worse than their last stupid poll...Maybe due to more awareness of the Compendium? We have polls too, y'know! You don't see any of us trolling about it on other forums! Y'know why? BECAUSE IT DOESN'T EFFING MATTER!!

[FaustWolf]

"If you want more Crono, you should vote for him more!"
 

I do feel bad that Crono's losing to a...what was it again? But at least it's close!

[Sajainta]

When you call a professor (at their house number!) about something important and they don't get back in touch with you.  Grrrrrrr!    I understand you're probably busy and all but guess what?  I am too!

[Samopoznanie]

When you call a professor (at their house number!) about something important and they don't get back in touch with you.  Grrrrrrr!    I understand you're probably busy and all but guess what?  I am too!

Professors, in a nutshell (I adore PHD comics) :

[Sajainta]

Oh man, I am definitely going to show these to my father!  He went through the grueling process of getting a PhD, and he's now a professor.  Never one of mine though, thank god!  I would never have been able to survive in any of his classes (not to mention he teaches at the post-graduate level and I'm still an undergrad).  He's always been known as the toughest professor.

[Thought]

Aye, PhD Comics is great. Particularly since it is currently being created by a Doctor! of Philosophy

Though, unfortunately, it is a little too accurate.

[Sajainta]

Though, unfortunately, it is a little too accurate.

Ah, all the wonderful things I get to look forward to after I graduate!

[V_Translanka]

Hmmmm...do I really need to write, "V says: Do not make a list, this is not Facebook" in the title of the Stuff You Love thread? Naw...that'd just be silly...V_T (hey! I found a purpose for the weird smiley the beginning of my SN makes! That's almost worthy of putting in the Stuff You Love thread itself, ha!)

[Lord J Esq]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-mercola/sugar-may-be-bad-but-this_b_463655.html

Okay, natural medicine people: If you want to be taken seriously, you gotta be scientific. You don't get to be "better" than science. You don't have any authority by yourself. If you're not willing to demonstrate your claims scientifically, I'm not willing to take you seriously. Drop the sanctimonious attitude, the mystical insinuations, and the abject mookery. You undermine any credibility that natural medicine might have when you divorce your activities from good science. You don't get to make up wild shit, you just don't. And, if you do it anyway, you can expect a wild flush.

[Thought]

Maybe I missed something in the article, but how is that natural medicine?

While the author does indeed make wacky leaps and makes unscientific statements (such as claiming that all sugar, of any kind, is inherently bad), the general theme seems to be that high fructose corn syrup is worse than "real" sugar, which indeed is in line with current science. A simple pubmed search can indicate as much (you can read full articles at PubMed Central, but that doesn't go back as far).

This seems to be more of a case of someone with a smattering of real knowledge making poor assumptions, rather than natural medicine going crazy. But again, did I miss something?