Author Topic: DIE SUPER!!! - G'morning, 2009! (Read 248467 times)

Dunefar · « **Reply #100 on:** January 25, 2009, 04:42:22 PM »

That does sound bad. Can you get Malware Bytes on that computer? I've had good results with it cleaning up crapware infestions,

Taishyr · « **Reply #101 on:** January 25, 2009, 04:46:46 PM »

right now I'm capable of getting jack of shit onto the computer, it seems; trying to use internet results in computer failure, trying to use CDs to get stuff on there doesn't work because my computer seems to not recognize the D drive at all.

Dunefar · « **Reply #102 on:** January 25, 2009, 04:47:09 PM »

Oh. You're posting from another computer?

Taishyr · « **Reply #103 on:** January 25, 2009, 04:47:48 PM »

Yeah, my dad's.

Laptop is currently a $800 paperweight with how it's running

Dunefar · « **Reply #104 on:** January 25, 2009, 04:48:16 PM »

This sounds like a classical case of flatten and reinstall. Can you get on there to back up your data?

Taishyr · « **Reply #105 on:** January 25, 2009, 04:49:58 PM »

Not sure it's wise to try, since it seems so thoroughly infected.

Also don't have my reinstall CD on hand, it's somewhere in my room which oh hey is a goddamn pit because my sister just threw everything in there when I moved back!

Dunefar · « **Reply #106 on:** January 25, 2009, 04:51:19 PM »

Oh yeah, CD drive doesn't work too. Hur.

Any luck searching online for anything?

Taishyr · « **Reply #107 on:** January 25, 2009, 05:48:36 PM »

Managed to get Normal Mode Windows to stabilize via running Spybot S&D in a half-crashed state, used that time to download programs, Malware Bytes finished for the most part what Spybot started. Happy.

OblivionKnight · « **Reply #108 on:** January 25, 2009, 10:13:32 PM »

Did you get infected with the AV virus?

Co-worker got that. It was annoying to fix.

Dhyerwolf · « **Reply #109 on:** January 25, 2009, 10:27:20 PM »

My co-worker got the AV2009 virus, and I got it off in about 5 minutes. You don't even need anti-virus software to get that one off!

Lady Door · « **Reply #110 on:** January 25, 2009, 10:31:14 PM »

JET says that they will post the interview invites by January 30th. I dunno whether that means they actually will, but it means they're making me wait a week longer than I had hoped. I hold on to hope that this means they aren't making me wait just to tell me they're not interested. Of course, this is the entire U.S. applicant pool's results, so it really has nothing to do with me. Still.

New meds are making me all kinds of anxious and it's really annoying. I don't mean I'm anxious ABOUT the meds, I mean the meds are actually doing it. Considering the following point, this is really goddamn irritating.

My classes require about 6-10 hours of homework per day of class. How on Earth I'm going to maintain the stamina necessary to do this for 15 weeks is beyond me.

Finding a job sucks. Finding a part-time job flexible enough for my school schedule sucks more. In the same vein, not having money really sucks.

Also, DirecTV sucks and needs to fix their goddamn system. I am tired of paying them for the privilege to rent the box, paying them to watch TV AND paying them to come fix their box when the box stops working. Especially when I get charged more than once because they couldn't fix the problem the FIRST time they visited and the next visit requires rewiring the cable through the freaking elevator shaft in order to get it working again because it's apparently a problem with neither the box nor the satellite but the connection between them.

All I want to do is read my books.

Grefter · « **Reply #111 on:** January 26, 2009, 12:01:04 AM »

Quote from: Lady Door on January 25, 2009, 10:31:14 PM

Also, DirecTV sucks and needs to fix their goddamn system. I am tired of paying them for the privilege to rent the box, paying them to watch TV AND paying them to come fix their box when the box stops working. Especially when I get charged more than once because they couldn't fix the problem the FIRST time they visited and the next visit requires rewiring the cable through the freaking elevator shaft in order to get it working again because it's apparently a problem with neither the box nor the satellite but the connection between them.

All I want to do is read my books.

You have your solution right there. Get rid of the TV shit all together and just read.

Lady Door · « **Reply #112 on:** January 26, 2009, 12:28:39 AM »

I will happily do so when DirecTV won't charge me $150 to cancel and I find a good space online to get the episodes of the TV shows I *do* like.

And when I convince Andrew that the TV does not need to be on 24/7.

Grefter · « **Reply #113 on:** January 26, 2009, 12:50:25 AM »

A few weeks of having to eat through a straw because he turned on the TV should fix him up.

Taishyr · « **Reply #114 on:** January 26, 2009, 12:51:08 AM »

Alternately, crotch rockets.

DjinnAndTonic · « **Reply #115 on:** January 26, 2009, 04:24:22 AM »

Quote from: Lady Door on January 25, 2009, 10:31:14 PM

JET says that they will post the interview invites by January 30th. I dunno whether that means they actually will, but it means they're making me wait a week longer than I had hoped. I hold on to hope that this means they aren't making me wait just to tell me they're not interested. Of course, this is the entire U.S. applicant pool's results, so it really has nothing to do with me. Still.

JET will probably push back that date again. They are like the video game industry, they never stay on schedule.

But don't stress. the latest statistics show that about 50% of all applicants get interviews. I don't know you personally, but if you know even a -little- Japanese, you're a better candidate than 50% of applicants.

-Djinn

Lady Door · « **Reply #116 on:** January 26, 2009, 04:52:53 AM »

Quote from: DjinnAndTonic on January 26, 2009, 04:24:22 AM

Quote from: Lady Door on January 25, 2009, 10:31:14 PM
JET says that they will post the interview invites by January 30th. I dunno whether that means they actually will, but it means they're making me wait a week longer than I had hoped. I hold on to hope that this means they aren't making me wait just to tell me they're not interested. Of course, this is the entire U.S. applicant pool's results, so it really has nothing to do with me. Still.

JET will probably push back that date again. They are like the video game industry, they never stay on schedule.

But don't stress. the latest statistics show that about 50% of all applicants get interviews. I don't know you personally, but if you know even a -little- Japanese, you're a better candidate than 50% of applicants.

-Djinn

I had heard those statistics. I just don't know which half of the 50% I'm in.

I said on the app that I have elementary Japanese knowledge, which I do/will by the time the interview rolls around. I am a quick study in languages when I bother to focus on them for any length of time. I'm also good with kids and have dealt with kids before. And I (will) have a degree in English -- this situation is one of very few where that might actually make a positive difference.

I am fully expecting them to fail to meet the self-imposed deadline. I believe they were 1-2 weeks late posting the application itself, and that process doesn't seem to require nearly as much effort as deciding on interview candidates. <_<

DjinnAndTonic · « **Reply #117 on:** January 26, 2009, 06:27:29 AM »

Litnus test for Japanese skill - sit down with a song or story in Japanese. Using only a dictionary, see if you can translate it into English. You have as much time as you need.

Depending on how well you do, you'll have a good idea of how far along in 'basic Japanese' you are.

I suggest these two sites:
Online dictionary - so much faster than a book
http://dict.regex.info/cgi-bin/j-e/jis/dict

Grammar resource if you get stuck:
http://www.guidetojapanese.org/index.html

Also, even if it turns out you're not as good at Japanese as you hoped, you'll invariably have improved by the end of it... and you'll have a translated song/story to show for it (if you get the interview, this could be a helpful experience to bring up...)

-DJ

Clear Tranquil · « **Reply #118 on:** January 26, 2009, 01:12:22 PM »

Yesterday was Burns' Day so I participated in the celebrations by helping to prepare and taking part in a communal Burns' Supper of haggis, neeps n' tatties (turnip and potato) There was lentil and bacon broth for starters and some apple strudel and cream for dessert. Then at night I watched some Scottish comedy about people getting ready to take part in a Burns' competition and after that a concert with people singing the bard's songs. Oh yeah and I read out some songs/poems at the supper >.>

Quite an enjoyable day really

superaielman · « **Reply #119 on:** January 26, 2009, 01:39:35 PM »

That sounds fun. On the other hand Scottish food sounds like a good reason to go Vegan.

Clear Tranquil · « **Reply #120 on:** January 26, 2009, 01:43:06 PM »

One of the other people there had vegetarian ... a vegetarian haggis!

*plots*

superaielman · « **Reply #121 on:** January 26, 2009, 01:43:54 PM »

*Twitch* You're going to give me nightmares.

Clear Tranquil · « **Reply #122 on:** January 26, 2009, 01:45:03 PM »

That's the plan

superaielman · « **Reply #123 on:** January 26, 2009, 01:47:17 PM »

Quote

It's a sheep and oatmeal sausage traditionally boiled in a sheep's stomach... though most butchers now make it in a casing.

;_; Are you serious?

Clear Tranquil · « **Reply #124 on:** January 26, 2009, 01:54:32 PM »

Whahahaha!

It tastes yummy really!

Heey suuuuuper fancy trying a burger in Mars' Bar batter?

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