Useless Conversation

[MrHat]

"Sugar is poison." is one of the newer food warrior cries.

Sucrose (cane sugar) is fine.  Glucose (honey) is fine. High Fructose Corn syrup is the fucking devil.

I think again here is that you wouldn't sit down and eat 100g (10+ teaspoons) of honey or cane sugar unless it was dissolved/mixed into something.

[Nebu]

I think again here is that you wouldn't sit down and eat 100g (10+ teaspoons) of honey or cane sugar unless it was dissolved/mixed into something.

Maybe I would.  DON'T YOU OPPRESS ME!

Look look... violence inherent in the system!

[Teleku]

I think again here is that you wouldn't sit down and eat 100g (10+ teaspoons) of honey or cane sugar unless it was dissolved/mixed into something.

When I was younger I'm pretty sure I did both of those things often (when my parents weren't looking).   

[Nebu]

[Merusk]

Goddamnit, Nebu, now I want Fun Dip and nobody around me sells it other than those awful single packets.

Good thing these guys ship.
Warning, Rated NSFT/ T2DT
Not safe for teeth/ Type 2 Diabetes Trigger.

http://www.sweetiescandy.com/

[Yegolev]

Lucky for me, I'm less FunDip and more Doritos.

[Sky]

Getting the notice the new video card was delivered to your house while you're at work.

[Merusk]

Nice tie-in.

[Nebu]

Free video cards at Sky's house.  Limit 1.

[Samwise]

I have been in Vegas since Sunday and I have spent $23 on tips to cocktail waitresses and bartenders. No other money spent as of yet. The conference has been totally pampering us with food and free booze. Russians sure know how to throw a party.

Been to the back room in Red Square yet?  I have fond blurry memories of that place.  Biggest bar bill I've ever paid by orders of magnitude.  Luckily it wasn't with my credit card.   

[Xanthippe]

Lucky for me, I'm less FunDip and more Doritos.

You know what's good and sort of combines the two? Chocolate with salt. M&Ms pretzels or Pepperidge Farm Milano Slices Salty Pretzel.

[Nevermore]

Sweet and salt can go very well together.  See: salted caramel.

[lamaros]

Sugar is better for you than most of the shit we put in our mouths.

I'd have raw organic sugar over nearly 100% of the crap they put in things these days. It's not the sugar itself, but the quantities and the processing.

[rattran]

My roommate gives our fresh hot bacon on Halloween most years, kids love it!  He's cut nitrates down in his diet this year, so it'll be uncured bacon for the little monsters.

[Chimpy]

I have been in Vegas since Sunday and I have spent $23 on tips to cocktail waitresses and bartenders. No other money spent as of yet. The conference has been totally pampering us with food and free booze. Russians sure know how to throw a party.

Been to the back room in Red Square yet?  I have fond blurry memories of that place.  Biggest bar bill I've ever paid by orders of magnitude.  Luckily it wasn't with my credit card.   

No idea where that is. Veeam rented out the nightclub at Mandalay Bay, Light for the big party for the conference attendees. Tonight they are sending those of us doing the certification training to some other restaurant for dinner and drinks and then giving us passes to ride the giant Ferris wheel.

[Abagadro]

Red Square is in the Mandalay Bay in the restaurant area. Good vodka selection.

[Paelos]

Slingbox is one of the cooler things I've seen for a tailgate. I forgot to mention that this weekend. It's damn awesome to hook that up.

[Cyrrex]

Signe, while I personally think "I've got your 666" pins is hilarious, you are at best going to come off as the bitch lady that didn't give any candy.  At worst, your house is going to get TP'd and the local chapter of Christian Soccer Moms is going to be knocking on your door for a little chat about Jesus.

Re:  sugar.  Simple carbs like that can, I believe, create a vicious circle where the body ends up craving more.  Artificial sweeteners, ironically, may be even worse.  Can't recall if we have discussed it here, but recent evidence has shown that people who drink diet soft drinks tend to be more overweight than people drinking the full sugared versions, and this is possibly because of the way the body is triggering a excessive desire for simple carbs.  It is a real thing, but likening it to a thirsty person not drinking water, well that is just fuckstupid and a monumental exaggeration.

[Sky]

Free video cards at Sky's house.  Limit 1.

Hah. I still live in a good neighborhood!

Though I may have two less-than-free 460s available...

[Bunk]

Red Square is in the Mandalay Bay in the restaurant area. Good vodka selection.

I went there maybe six years ago while at a convention. I remember the Lenin statue out front had no head. The waitress told me too many American tourists had complained about him.
My memories past that are pretty fuzzy regarding that place.

[Samwise]

Red Square is in the Mandalay Bay in the restaurant area. Good vodka selection.

I went there maybe six years ago while at a convention. I remember the Lenin statue out front had no head. The waitress told me too many American tourists had complained about him.
My memories past that are pretty fuzzy regarding that place.

The bar is made of ice to keep the vodka cold, and they have a freezer room in back with all the really GOOD vodka.  If you do a tasting back there they give you a big fur coat so you stay warm.  If you're partying with Russians I just assume you'd end up there at some point.

[HaemishM]

I've found that high fructose corn syrup is just shit. I can taste the difference. I've been mostly soda free for about 20 years now after a lot of binge soda drinking of really shitty stuff like Mountain Dew. When I do have a soda, it usually makes me stomach sick - especially Coca Cola which might as well be goddamn Ex-Lax for the way it treats my colon. However, colas with real cane sugar? We've been getting the Whole Foods brands of sodas since that opened up here. They use 100% real cane sugar and not only does it not treat my colon like it owes the soda money, it actually tastes markedly better. HFCS is just utter garbage that's killing us all.

[MrHat]

I've found that high fructose corn syrup is just shit. I can taste the difference. I've been mostly soda free for about 20 years now after a lot of binge soda drinking of really shitty stuff like Mountain Dew. When I do have a soda, it usually makes me stomach sick - especially Coca Cola which might as well be goddamn Ex-Lax for the way it treats my colon. However, colas with real cane sugar? We've been getting the Whole Foods brands of sodas since that opened up here. They use 100% real cane sugar and not only does it not treat my colon like it owes the soda money, it actually tastes markedly better. HFCS is just utter garbage that's killing us all.

I was looking up an image for that original CGI "get me some cheetos" "cast magic missile at the darkness" video and ended up searching mountain dew cheetos, this exists:

[Merusk]

I was looking up an image for that original CGI "get me some cheetos" "cast magic missile at the darkness" video and ended up searching mountain dew cheetos, this exists:

Dead Ale Wives,  D&D Skit.  They were a comedy troupe in the early 90s, and the skit was originally on radio, evidently. Here's the only CGI version I could find on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vChEPj0dXXk

[Rendakor]

That one's from Summoner (PS2); I prefer the 8 Bit Theater version.

[Merusk]

Ah, never saw that one. Easy to find, though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-leYc4oC83E

[Rendakor]

That's the one; I had watched it on Newgrounds and couldn't be arsed to search up a link on my cell.

[Maven]

What is it like to have an emotional meltdown? Or burning out?

What *is* emotional health? These questions have been on my mind lately. Or at least looking for someone who has had trouble with emotional health to relate their experiences.

[Chimpy]

You are a student right? Go talk to whatever free counseling service your school offers. Every person is different and your experience is likely nothing like what other people have gone through while being no less serious or debilitating. Even if the counselor's advice is crap the mental and emotional exercise should help you work through understanding your situation better.

[Maven]

I guess that is a subject best left to the professionals. I've been in therapy for two years, but things have been rocky in session for the last couple weeks to the point where my therapist is pushing for a deeper level of treatment, including reevaluating my psychiatric medication.

[Chimpy]

I made it home in one piece from Vegas. It is time to go into a coma for about 3 days.

I don't really think I can recommend Spirit Airlines if you are not a masochist.

[Sir T]

Moving most of my shit to the new place tomorrow. Dear God I hate moving. I have been stressed up like Electro for the last 3 weeks. And Its non stop tossing crap out. :(

[lamaros]

I love throwing stuff out. Best part of moving.

[MrHat]

I love throwing stuff out. Best part of moving.

Actually, I've got a junk electronics box with a bunch of decent stuff in it (nice speaker set, old smart phones, tons of routers).

Whats the best way to get value for that stuff?

Believe it or not, I've pretty much never used eBay after getting burned in like 2000 on a shitty foosball table.  I've used Craig's List a couple times to buy used shit in public places but never sold anything.

[Merusk]

There's no way to get good value for shit. You put up with the hassle/ headaches of avoiding E-bay scams or avoiding Craigslist muggers/ murders all of which somehow involve PayPal or you just stop buying shit.

I opted for the latter.