Random thoughts thread

[serialk11r]

Hmmm...pouring rain, seems that rainy season has officially started. Getting a bit scared about driving...they kept telling me about snap oversteer.

[NickD]

Originally Posted by NickD

I want pancakes.

mmm....pancakes


now for a whole morning of reading/writing java code and wishing I was playing Forza Horizon

[shadoquad]

Originally Posted by NickD

mmm....pancakes


now for a whole morning of reading/writing java code and wishing I was playing Forza Horizon

Yay for coding
Boo for language choice

[NickD]

Originally Posted by shadoquad

Yay for coding
Boo for language choice

haha, I'm switching to x86 assembly in an hour or so for class, then I'll be right back to Java, we're implementing a Dictionary/HashTable

[Want.FR-S]

Originally Posted by Allch Chcar

You know something is wrong when only 2 out of 20 people pass an otherwise easy subject. In this case it was land navigation being taught to future 2nd lieutenants so the professors couldn't let it slide.

Their solution?

Make them walk through the hilly, dense forest for 6 hours(half day, half night), AGAIN! woo...

I passed the second time but Lord Almighty do my feet hurt. D: For the most part, I loved it, except for the part about being outside in the dark.

Oh oh.. that does not look good on the future 2nd lieutenants when they need to lead soldiers in the field.. You cannot always rely on GPS to guide you.

[ichitaka05]

So all the military members here, help me clean up how the ranking system goes. Which ranks are higher & etc. can get double major like college?

[OmarGC]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

So all the military members here, help me clean up how the ranking system goes. Which ranks are higher & etc. can get double major like college?

Ill explain once I'm around a computer if nobody gets to it b4 me

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[Allch Chcar]

Originally Posted by Want.FR-S

Oh oh.. that does not look good on the future 2nd lieutenants when they need to lead soldiers in the field.. You cannot always rely on GPS to guide you.

Yup, they emphasized this many times in class. They have a dozen stories on tap to tell us what happens when you lose your plugger and are terrible at land nav. One was the popular story of an engineering unit in Iraq that took a wrong turn and was ambushed.

Most of them went to basic so I'm thinking it was just a tough course. I barely passed night because of wasting time and walking to my farthest point last but if I'd followed my attack plan for day I would have had all of them.

[Allch Chcar]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

So all the military members here, help me clean up how the ranking system goes. Which ranks are higher & etc. can get double major like college?

This? http://www.army.mil/symbols/armyranks.html

To become a 2nd lieutenant you just need a college degree, military science(ROTC) as a minor, and a commission. Past Captain you need a Master's degree. Past Colonel you need to attend war college to become General staff.

Enlisted ranks are more about experience. A Sergeant typically has 4 years experience. They make a point to tell us how when we get out of college we'll be responsible for a Platoon Sergeant who might have 8 or more years experience.

[CSSM]

Handled Uranium in geology today, this class really is looking out for me!

[Guff]

iPad mini announcement kinda overshadowed the other stuff in today's keynote. Honestly, I was kinda disappointed with the iPad Mini. too expensive, and not enough new stuff. It's just the guts from the 2.

But iPad 4 looks great, A6X is fast as hell. Nice upgrade.

13" RMBP looks awesome for people like me who are filmmakers and need a machine they can move around. I find 15" and larger to be a bit cumbersome, and that kinda offsets the extra real estate.

The new iMac, ooooohhhh man. If I wasn't in a small dorm with virtually no desk space, I would be all over that. iMacs are hugely potent machines for Final Cut Suite users... Plus, they look ridiculously cool.


STOP, Guff, you're just a broke-ass college kid. You don't need new editing machines. You don't really have time to make films anyway...

[Guff]

Also, let the build threads commence.

http://jalopnik.com/5954065/the-new-...y-in-your-dash

[M-17]

I think I'm starting to fall for V-Dub Golfs again.... can you blame me though?

[OrbitalEllipses]

Originally Posted by M-17

I think I'm starting to fall for V-Dub Golfs again.... can you blame me though?

Buy ette's so she can have a BRZ.