The General Chit Chat Thread

[harpy]

nah, I was just thinking about my way of communication with people and my obsessive need to explain stuff that no normal people talk about

You might like reading this. It's about how geeks tend to think in written English. Either way, let me know what you think.

That was an interesting read, thanks
I can kind of see what she is talking about. I can agree at some points and disagree on others, but I guess that is because I am from a different language and obviously different speech culture then English.

Thou I am still puzzled about making eye-contact thing. I have been fully convinced for most of my life that one should keep an eye contact weather he/she is talking or she/he is litnening, it just means that you do pay attention. Thou I have noticed, that tend to look around when I am talking, and most of others does the same (all the people I communicate with irl are not fan people, just some book people, philosophy students, history students well yeah I do have few geek people also, but they are just comp geeks not fan something geek people). But recently I have noticed that people have problems with me looking at them all the time when they are talking, dunno why. It becomes even more obvious if we talk in a group not one on one. I tend to fallow everyone who speaks and look at them all the time. People tend to misinterpret that and think that I am interested in that person or something...

But I was more thinking about the contents of the speech not the way I tell stuff. As I do not talk to people who are a " fan"  of the things I am most passionate about so I do not bring up this stuff unless I am asked about it (I do not hide my addiction to music and books and anime). I just noticed that stuff that I sometime bring up or are brought up by others I can explain and something like that. I just know some nerdy/geeky stuff.

Thau if I keep at the way I say stuff I do that strange and I even write in no written my native language and often do that same in English as well. I do not say "I" I tend to say "my", or I am used to speek in third person and so on. It get even worse in my native language, written and spoken. 

[Hiero]

Just a quick question that can hopefully get answered.

I'm having to finalize a video about history and it goes to a certain tune, and I was wondering if anybody knows what programs you would need at the minimum to create subtitles and have the syllables bold/pop out to the rhythm exactly like you see OP/ karaoke's in anime subbed by certain groups.

If anyone here would know how to do so as they've subbed stuff before or have knowledge of this it would be much appreciated  .

[Nikran]

Oh look, my pal Borror is nice and active on the forums atm =P You must feel incomplete without having Dark to put down these days......wonder what happend to em =P

[Klocknov]

I think everyone is wondering where dark poofed off too. Maybe he finally joined the Korean military.

[Borror0]

He was in a Catholic school which had strict rules, his dad was retired, and his mom had a low income. It's not really hard to imagine a lot of scenarios where something went wrong.

[suhaib]

Just finished watching Scarface, man that was an awesome movie !!
the game was fun too though i enjoyed the movie much more !

[BrownMasterV]

Just finished watching Scarface, man that was an awesome movie !!
the game was fun too though i enjoyed the movie much more !

Scarface is fucking awesome
Listen to this song.
Fun fact: the first episode of "Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom~"  has a VERY obvious reference to the movie. I really gotta watch that series >_>

[Ixarku]

But I was more thinking about the contents of the speech not the way I tell stuff. As I do not talk to people who are a " fan"  of the things I am most passionate about so I do not bring up this stuff unless I am asked about it (I do not hide my addiction to music and books and anime). I just noticed that stuff that I sometime bring up or are brought up by others I can explain and something like that. I just know some nerdy/geeky stuff.
 

My roommate and I have talked many times about what makes the difference between a “socially acceptable” geek and a non-socially acceptable geek.  I think the key thing is understanding who you’re talking to and knowing when to talk about something and when to shut up about it.

For example, we have one friend who is a huge manga & anime fan.  If we ask him if he knows anything about a particular show, he will immediately info-dump – he’ll tell you all of the plot, all of the characters, how the show got to be made, how it is different from the manga, everything you can imagine.  He’ll chatter on and on, completely oblivious to the fact that we stopped listening to him minutes ago, but everyone around us that we DON’T know will be watching him with some degree of shock or surprise because he makes no attempt to self-censor.

It’s pretty simple, really:  sometimes a little bit of information is all you need to give.  If someone asks me, “Hey, are you interested in anime?” I’ll say something like, “Sure.  I like all kinds of shows – sci-fi, fantasy, horror, comedy, drama, whatever, but not the kids stuff or certain creepier kinds of shows.”  And that’s it.  I don’t need to list off every show I’ve watched in the last 15 years.

To explain it another way, when a socially acceptable person is asked a question, he or she knows how to give an answer which is proportionate to the complexity of the question.  For instance, if someone asks, “What do you think about the impact of George Lucas’ work on cinema in general and specifically science fiction?” that’s a whole different question from, “Do you like Star Wars?”

[suhaib]

Just finished watching Scarface, man that was an awesome movie !!
the game was fun too though i enjoyed the movie much more !

Scarface is fucking awesome
Listen to this song.
Fun fact: the first episode of "Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom~"  has a VERY obvious reference to the movie. I really gotta watch that series >_>

OK, That song was AWESOME !!!

i'm planning to watch The Godfather next

[Soryon]

speaking of earlier when we were talking about ppl who chop words way too much... heres some copy/paste from a 30ish yo cuz of mine.

yup thats y i aint been there in yearstold da wife i wanna go dis yr u no grandma gtin older now so iwant er see my kid a least once

ya n idnt like drivin down there in the winter im by the dells i dnt really get contacted by n e of the fam but thats wat happens in life i barely talk to my sisters

I didnt de-friend him, but I sent him a strongly worded message =)

[kurandoinu]

He was in a Catholic school which had strict rules, his dad was retired, and his mom had a low income. It's not really hard to imagine a lot of scenarios where something went wrong.

How on earth did you know that much about him?

MOVING DAY!

[Borror0]

He was in a Catholic school which had strict rules, his dad was retired, and his mom had a low income. It's not really hard to imagine a lot of scenarios where something went wrong.

How on earth did you know that much about him?

There are two possible explanations to that.

Possibility #1: He and I were actually friends. We even chatted a lot via PM. If I poked fun at him, it's because I considered as a friend (at least on these forums). He was a bit weird, but he was interesting, funny, and thoughtful. So, I came to learn about him over time.

Possibility #2: Know your enemy.

[harpy]

But I was more thinking about the contents of the speech not the way I tell stuff. As I do not talk to people who are a " fan"  of the things I am most passionate about so I do not bring up this stuff unless I am asked about it (I do not hide my addiction to music and books and anime). I just noticed that stuff that I sometime bring up or are brought up by others I can explain and something like that. I just know some nerdy/geeky stuff.
 

My roommate and I have talked many times about what makes the difference between a “socially acceptable” geek and a non-socially acceptable geek.  I think the key thing is understanding who you’re talking to and knowing when to talk about something and when to shut up about it.

For example, we have one friend who is a huge manga & anime fan.  If we ask him if he knows anything about a particular show, he will immediately info-dump – he’ll tell you all of the plot, all of the characters, how the show got to be made, how it is different from the manga, everything you can imagine.  He’ll chatter on and on, completely oblivious to the fact that we stopped listening to him minutes ago, but everyone around us that we DON’T know will be watching him with some degree of shock or surprise because he makes no attempt to self-censor.

It’s pretty simple, really:  sometimes a little bit of information is all you need to give.  If someone asks me, “Hey, are you interested in anime?” I’ll say something like, “Sure.  I like all kinds of shows – sci-fi, fantasy, horror, comedy, drama, whatever, but not the kids stuff or certain creepier kinds of shows.”  And that’s it.  I don’t need to list off every show I’ve watched in the last 15 years.

To explain it another way, when a socially acceptable person is asked a question, he or she knows how to give an answer which is proportionate to the complexity of the question.  For instance, if someone asks, “What do you think about the impact of George Lucas’ work on cinema in general and specifically science fiction?” that’s a whole different question from, “Do you like Star Wars?”

Well I know this stuff. I do not give long long long explanation or anything, just this annoying " Did you know that..." and it is over in like 10-30 secs.
If someone asks me about music or anime or book and usually it is a recommendations question, then it might take a while. But I do not feel geeky/neerdy about that.
 Its the other thing. Like "Did you know that there is actual possibility that earth might actually experience extinction because this and that can happen and might be happening if this and that will a line" or something like that. Some weird stuff just pop up into my mind while some conversation and I let it out

He was in a Catholic school which had strict rules, his dad was retired, and his mom had a low income. It's not really hard to imagine a lot of scenarios where something went wrong.

How on earth did you know that much about him?

There are two possible explanations to that.

Possibility #1: He and I were actually friends. We even chatted a lot via PM. If I poked fun at him, it's because I considered as a friend (at least on these forums). He was a bit weird, but he was interesting, funny, and thoughtful. So, I came to learn about him over time.

Possibility #2: Know your enemy.

I think both possibilities are valid and can be active at the same time






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Darn I miss XinWind >_< We had so nice pm conversations.....a nd fun spamming

[Meomix]

Just recovered from Hyperventilation Syndrome, was sent to the hospital when it happened, apparently it was caused from air conditioner overdose been in it for 3 weeks the tin air caused my carbon monoxide levels to decrease.

It happened after i came home from my exam, i felt as if i was about to stop breathing and my heart started squeezing as i collapsed to the floor. It was a scary as shit event god damit, thanks to it Dad has finally shut the fuck up about forcing more exams on me.

[1000mAh]

Just recovered from Hyperventilation Syndrome, was sent to the hospital when it happened, apparently it was caused from air conditioner overdose been in it for 3 weeks the tin air caused my carbon monoxide levels to decrease.

It happened after i came home from my exam, i felt as if i was about to stop breathing and my heart started squeezing as i collapsed to the floor. It was a scary as shit event god damit, thanks to it Dad has finally shut the fuck up about forcing more exams on me.

Soo, you were terrified? Must have felt awful.

[shabutie]

mmmm...  12 hours shift...  now to enjoy my 2 days off ^_^

[1000mAh]

mmmm...  12 hours shift...  now to enjoy my 2 days off ^_^

have fun
got 100€ today Gonna get 25€ tomorrow ...wondering where Stream went
I must the reminded me of grammar today in english class...
Mainly of this; When Verb is in imperfect it goes like this;
I was, You were, s/he was, it was, we were, you were and they were...

...but I will probably forget this after I go to sleep.

[kurandoinu]

Tired. I was moving my stuff from 9am till about 5pm yesterday, then sorting it out till about half 10. Then I couldn't sleep until about half 2 and woke up at 7am. Been moving stuff around all day today as well, finished about half an hour ago. Its an awesome room though

[BrownMasterV]

Bah the songs from Clannad's OST are getting me all choked up 

[Enzedder]

On that note I was listening to Kaichou wa Maid-sama OST on the way home recently. Unfortunately yesterday I forgot I had the player on shuffle so after getting high spirited and prancy from the OST it suddenly changes to Linkin Park... -_-