Aesthetic_Influx

G.I. Joe will be a steamy pile of shit, no doubt. Wolverine was a big let down, but decent action if you turn your brain off. Terminator, Star Trek and Transformers are my main bets for this summer.

Here's the best I can do without killing all of the humor. 1. The FIRST! Guy über-cliffs: guy who writes "first" in a thread The mental marsupial whose contribution to the great discussions of our online times is to post the first response to any given topic, consisting of the comment "FIRST!" Clever? No. Original? No. Ironically self-mocking in a postmodern deconstructionist kind of way? Uh, no. 2. The Self-Promoter über-cliffs: shameless plugs everywhere The Self-Promoter is a message board classic: This bore meanders across the Web, leaving thinly disguised comments designed to pimp his own project. Sometimes, he'll take a stab at making the promotion look incidental: "Man, that new iPhone software does look rad! You should check out my blog about Windows Mobile here!" 3. The Sermonator über-cliffs: Paragraphs for every response, usually preachy A close relative to the Self-Promoter, the Sermonator trolls various comment forums to find some way to divert the conversation to his favorite subject--most often something related to morals, religion, or a particular political view. No discussion is too interesting and no community too engaged for the Sermonator to subvert into a tedious homily on his topic of choice. 4. Mr. Credentials über-cliffs: super-long responses to make himself feel superior First he encourages everyone to focus on his superior CV, rather than on the objective reasonableness of his views. Then he'll launch into a 500-word essay designed to show just how well-versed he is on the subject at hand (or whatever subject he wants to talk about), overwhelming all resistance with the sheer force and volume of his hot air. 5. The Antagonizer über-cliffs: asshole The Antagonizer takes things to another, more primitive level, resorting to personal attacks and insults in what may be a nostalgic flashback to carefree bygone days as a third-grade bully. 6. The Moderator über-cliffs: superior and veteran asshole Taking a slightly subtler approach to making visitors feel unwelcome, the Moderator maintains an air of superiority as he bunkers down each day on a particular site's comment section or message board for another 16-hour stint as archivist-in-residence. He's the cool kid--the site vet who's been around for a long time and knows what's what. Leave a message that repeats something someone else said 16 months ago, and he'll let you know about it within minutes. 7. Peacekeeper über-cliffs: hippy This guy has been a regular at a particular site as long as the proprietor, but his goal as a participant has somehow devolved from saying something interesting to keeping the peace--and he has no problem peppering every thread with his efforts to intervene as Mr. Manners. 8. Smarty Pants über-cliffs: educated asshole The Smarty Pants' goal is to find and expose inaccuracies--no matter how insignificant--solely as a means to demonstrate his intellectual superiority. A Smarty Pants constantly runs a fine-toothed comb through both a site's original articles and its comments in search of nits to pick: factual errors, grammatical errors, typos--it doesn't matter. The instant he finds one, he pounces on the offending poster, thrashing him with the wet capellini of his erudition. 9. Fanboy über-cliffs: asshole with blinders The most common Fanboy tendency is to worship either something (or everything) Apple-related or something (or everything) Microsoft-related. One unmistakable sign that you're dealing with a Fanboy of this kind--and not with just an enthusiast--is that, even though the object of his veneration is ultimately a product for sale, he somehow manages to subordinate technological and monetary considerations to moral imperatives. 10. The Conspiracy Theorist über-cliffs: dumbass The Conspiracy Theorist is often convinced that he's under constant surveillance by the government--for some reason they've singled him out (and even more mysteriously, they haven't bothered to terminate him yet, despite his constant blabbing)--and he sees signs of schemes in the strangest places. 11. The Signature Dork über-cliffs: internet warrior who works from home The Signature Dork appends a 14-line signature to the bottom of each of his posts to the forum or comments section. The boilerplate often consists of the dork's name and titles, followed by a (lengthy) quotable quote, system specs, possibly a grocery list, more quotes (usually from Einstein or Isaac Asimov), followed by a straggling line of crappy-looking, home-made animated GIFs. 12. Johnny One-Word über-cliffs: comedian, sometimes asshole This character seems to hate everything about the publication whose forum he frequents, and yet he seemingly never misses a chance to read and comment on a story. (He gets his name because of his tendency to express his dismay in comments of a single word: "Lame." "Whatever." "Wrong." "Fail.")

If I was dating her, I'd maaaaaybe think about the thumbs; otherwise it's just like how much I care about her take on wildlife preservation: I don't.

That kind of advice isn't followed nearly enough by many people (not talking about here... just in general).

Types of Online Personalities Click for some lulz.

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Very good movie; Aronofsky knows what he's doing. It's on my to-buy list, I think. For those who want to know more, read reviews, etc: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_wrestler/

I'm still a relatively new VW guy myself, so I can't say what swap would be easiest / most cost effective. Although I personally love my 1.8T. Check out http://www.vwvortex.com and http://www.ohiovw.com

Nice stable - I've always preferred that generation Viper over the new ones. :thumbup:

Nice collection. I assume we'll see you at AutoX with the Jeep?

Indeed. Now I'm definitely going to make it.

Ha - we were probably talking and laughing right next to you.

x 100000 So is May 31st still a go?

I'd rather watch her get out of bed than eat a sandwich - yes.

.39 BAC... America does have talent. http://www.tshirtbordello.com/images/hassle-the-hoff-lg.gif

Irony.

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Thanks guys. I found out that Walmart has them while talking with Mark (1fynzx) at AutoX when he let me borrow his. Took me around a half hour when all was said and done, only due to having to find a place to hide the wiring/box for the adapter. All done now - iPod is a go.

I'll post up some pics that one of my friends took while we were on the course. I'm just cutting them down from 800 -> 170, and then doing some color correction on a few.

It was definitely a good time - nice meeting everyone in person for the first time too.

Yep, that was Mark and I. Theo didn't make it... and I suckered Mark into racing, so it still looked like us two. Next time though, there should be three.

Congrats on the trophy Coty - damned impressive driving. I'm beat after today, but it was well worth it. The best part was talking Mark (1fynzx) into his first AutoX race.

Warning: I am not responsible for any donuts that may happen near cones when the ground is wet.

Well, rain or shine, coffee or not, we'll be at Cup O' Joe at 7:00am and hope to be leaving at 7:15am. Hope to see some of you up there!

^Definitely. I will happily pay $28 to pre-register for each event. Just finished putting on my new hub-centric rings in the rain. Mother nature is a bitch, but not stopping me.