Dive into the Cross Thread

"story645" (story645)
09/04/2014 at 10:40 • Filed to: cross thread, open thread

Hi ya'll, and welcome to the very friendly, very busy, very fun cross thread. By !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , I'm attempting to keep it vaguely morningish. This thread rotates among Whitenoise, Hackerspace, Groupthink, Tay, Odeck, Backtalk and Oppo. Feel free to talk about any and all things your fellow kinjaers may be interested in.

DISCUSSION (87)

Snacktastic Part III: the Return of the Spatula > story645
09/04/2014 at 10:53

Hi guys! I'm gonna call you all "Kinjateers!"

NorwoodIsMyHero > story645
09/04/2014 at 10:56

So ...

How about this whole "Internet" thing? It's kind of cool, right?

*kicks ground in front of him

I never have anything interesting to say.

Snacktastic Part III: the Return of the Spatula > NorwoodIsMyHero
09/04/2014 at 10:58

Do you ever watch the pictures shows? I've heard of this new film called "Star Wars"?

UI 2.0 > NorwoodIsMyHero
09/04/2014 at 11:02

The internet is comprise of raw emotions with a chief export in hate.

twizzler > story645
09/04/2014 at 11:03

I am getting into quite the social media firefight with somebody who thinks I have a pottymouth. What the fuck are they talking about?! tee hee hee. Good morning everybody!

BasicName > NorwoodIsMyHero
09/04/2014 at 11:05

It will never replace radio! Or something.

Gawd > story645
09/04/2014 at 11:06

This is as close as I'll get to visiting certain Gawker sites outside of io9 and Gawker Main.

Yay(?)

Hello.

LadyGrinningSoul > Snacktastic Part III: the Return of the Spatula
09/04/2014 at 11:07

I've used this term before and really like it.

k2b: da man trynta steal mah bloggy!!!!!!! > Snacktastic Part III: the Return of the Spatula
09/04/2014 at 11:08

K-I-N-J-A, jeez! Why. Do. You. Hate. Me?

Kinjateers! Kinjateers!

We try to post a comment then we cry! cry! cry!

story645 > Gawd
09/04/2014 at 11:08

Kinja'd!!!

Snacktastic Part III: the Return of the Spatula > LadyGrinningSoul
09/04/2014 at 11:09

Good. Spread the word!

k2b: da man trynta steal mah bloggy!!!!!!! > story645
09/04/2014 at 11:09

I would like to order the Deluxe Super Idjit-Bearing Giant Size model of the catapult, please, so that I might know the satisfying TWANG!!!!! of thumping people out the window when they mess with me at work. kthx.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Gawd
09/04/2014 at 11:11

Hello :) This feels weird, I usually only visit Oppositelock, TheBrewPub and BeerNerding.

Pie 'oh' Pah > NorwoodIsMyHero
09/04/2014 at 11:15

Definitely just a fad. A way for the kids to see nekkid ladies and listen to their devil music.

MezzoMeows > story645
09/04/2014 at 11:15

Y'all, we need to start some discussion up in here.

I have nothing interesting to discuss, but I figure I'll crowdsource a food opinion. I'm an expat, and I noticed that there is horsemeat in my local market. I've never tried it, but should I? Is it good? Weird? Weird in a good way?

livesquiggles > story645
09/04/2014 at 11:17

(dives)

Oppo Gangnam Style.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > story645
09/04/2014 at 11:17

Well, I mean, this is the cross thread... but mostly I'm just a little irritable.

Unimplied > NorwoodIsMyHero
09/04/2014 at 11:19

Yesterday, I just sent my first "email." But then my beeper went off and I had to run to use my car phone.

ottermann > story645
09/04/2014 at 11:22

Four score and seven years ago, our friends, Romans and countrymen lent me their ears....For tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow, creeps in this petty Pace is made in New York City?!?

SpaceAdmiralPodkayne > MezzoMeows
09/04/2014 at 11:25

I had raw horsemeat in Japan once and it was delicious. (I know this is not particularly helpful :) )

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > MezzoMeows
09/04/2014 at 11:25

You should try it, it's a bit weird if you've never had it, but worth a shot if you ask me.

Gamecat235 > story645
09/04/2014 at 11:26

Are you telling me to "get bent permanently?" Are these fighting words? Fisticuffs, swords or pistols?

MezzoMeows > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh
09/04/2014 at 11:27

Thanks! I've heard it's like a cross between cows and game animals, but I'm at a loss how to cook it because it's got so little fat on it. And suggestions?

Tomb: R.O.A.C.H.  > story645
09/04/2014 at 11:30

Sup people! Odeck regular reporting in. Wanna see the most stupid thing I have seen today? Here it is:

livesquiggles > NorwoodIsMyHero
09/04/2014 at 11:30

I have heard of the Internet.

Edit: Doh. I could swear I didn't hit the publish button twice. I'm a-gonna go get the papers, get the papers.

Edit: Well, that is befuddling. Even my edits are duplicated now. Either I broke Kinja (in which case, sorry buddy) or Kinja is trolling me.

Zeust the Mepsuan > Snacktastic Part III: the Return of the Spatula
09/04/2014 at 11:32

I'm gonna be pigheaded here and refuse to adopt your term, no matter what fellow Kinjians may think >: )

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > MezzoMeows
09/04/2014 at 11:33

Yeah, it tastes like a cross between "regular" beef and venison. I cook it like I cook a nice steak (not that I eat horse that often), but horse meat tends to cook a bit quicker than meat from bovines. Serve with a nice sauce/gravy (anything you'd use with game should do just fine) potatoes, and other veggies.

Snacktastic Part III: the Return of the Spatula > Zeust the Mepsuan
09/04/2014 at 11:34

Of course, you realize, THIS MEANS WAR!

Kinja'd!!!

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Gamecat235
09/04/2014 at 11:36

Now now mate, we'll have none of that here. GOOOOD lad, EYH... SIT SIT.. NOoooo..

MezzoMeows > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh
09/04/2014 at 11:37

Thanks!! Appreciate the guidance.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > MezzoMeows
09/04/2014 at 11:40

No problem, happy to be of assistance.

Zeust the Mepsuan > story645
09/04/2014 at 11:42

Shiny new gadget, yay! This thing just arrived today, and I've already flown it. It's harder than people have made me believe, but I'm starting to learn and get a reasonable level of control already. Waiting till tomorrow for my next flight because I have work to do (that I am currently putting off in favor of writing this comment : ) )

Unrelated, when inserting a link in a Kinja comment on the desktop site (not the mobile one because that one doesn't support links with text that's different from the url), I see a checkbox "open in new tab". Does this checkbox have any effect? I am under the impression that all links in Kinja open in a new tab regardless of whether or not this box was checked.

BasicName > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
09/04/2014 at 11:44

Kick some shit! Not living things though. Just stuff that will give and is not bolted down.

Flerby > NorwoodIsMyHero
09/04/2014 at 11:46

How about that local sports team? I hear they may or may not have won their last sporting contest.

Zeust the Mepsuan > NorwoodIsMyHero
09/04/2014 at 11:46

What is this "Internet" thing you speak of? Is it edible? If yes, how does it taste?

NorwoodIsMyHero > Flerby
09/04/2014 at 11:48

I believe there is a sporting event on the television tonight between two football teams. I wonder if we could read anything about it on this here "World Wide Web".

livesquiggles > BasicName
09/04/2014 at 12:00

Kinja'd!!!

Here's an example of a kickable non-living object that will give and is not bolted down yet is still apparently dangerous.

ead01 > Tomb: R.O.A.C.H.
09/04/2014 at 12:01

wow - that'sSO much stupid. That might even win the prize for most stupid thing I've seen this week.

chancyrendezvous > story645
09/04/2014 at 12:03

I figured out what Tay is today! This is somewhat of an accomplishment, given that I don't generally stray far from the main Gawker sites. For some reason they're impossible for me to follow, and considering there are three subblongs that end in -talk, it's easy for me to get lost. Well, that and I have a horrid sense of direction.

Zeust the Mepsuan > Snacktastic Part III: the Return of the Spatula
09/04/2014 at 12:04

War? Isn't that that thing where people try to harm me but end up going all thermonuclear on themselves instead?

Muhahaha >: D

BasicName > twizzler
09/04/2014 at 12:07

What the fuck? Give em a cunt punt!

Flerby > NorwoodIsMyHero
09/04/2014 at 12:07

It is possible. This "World Wide Web" is reported to have much information about a great many things. I will have to do some more research in my local paper in order to determine if this is possible.

story645 > Zeust the Mepsuan
09/04/2014 at 12:13

G'luck. I kept crashing a quadrocoptor the one time I tried flying one.

crashedpc /sarcasm > story645
09/04/2014 at 12:14

Anyone want a bottle of No.47 Jack?

BasicName > livesquiggles
09/04/2014 at 12:14

Kicking balls is hard! And those fuckers can come right back at ya. I prefer kicking things like my big ol memory foam floor pillow. Substantial in weight, yet yielding to my sissy body.

story645 > crashedpc /sarcasm
09/04/2014 at 12:18

I should tell you yet again how much I loved that post and how posts like that make me ever so grateful for the mellowness that is Hackerspace.

crashedpc /sarcasm > story645
09/04/2014 at 12:20

Mellow good. Mellow strong. Mellow keep blood pressure in check.

Tomb: R.O.A.C.H.  > ead01
09/04/2014 at 12:22

Yeah, should have gone with month.

I just sat like this the entire video: :O

Zeust the Mepsuan > story645
09/04/2014 at 12:31

I fly it at the flattest, most obstacle-free, most people-free place with a non-grassy surface that I can find, which so far happens to be a school yard but I'll keep looking for better places. And I try to keep the height as low as is possible without bumping into the ground every second, but that's pretty hard too. I get why these things are crashed so frequently, even if you try to be as careful as possible the thing can easily go way higher and faster than intended and go out of control. Let's hope all of that isn't gonna happen to me...

Anyway, I've ordered a few sets of replacement propellors together with the copter itself because I know I'll crash it at some point. Also ordered a protector ring thingy that goes around the propellers, but that thing hasn't arrived yet.

Jane *is* the... blue passport > MezzoMeows
09/04/2014 at 12:41

Seconding the "game-like" suggestion, if it's lean I would suggest rubbing in some oil and seasonings and a quick sear. But then I like my steaks still grazing on the inside soo... Alternatively a slow casserole would also work, get some bacon in there for a bit of fat and flavour?

Jane *is* the... blue passport > story645
09/04/2014 at 12:44

Hi all! I'm only here because my dinner isn't cooked yet. I'm so hungry I might start gnawing on the table.

Smeagol > story645
09/04/2014 at 12:51

Mornin', everybody! Oh, Lego Technic. I'll take three, please.

story645 > ottermann
09/04/2014 at 12:55

For tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow, creeps in this petty Pace is made in New York City?!?

huh?

Umrguy42: Add $5 for shipping and handling > story645
09/04/2014 at 12:59

Ok, glad this is on Oppo today, it's car-related. (Usually I'm a TAY semi-regular.)

So, my wife's grandparents bought a '70(?) Chevelle SS new back in the day, and apparently, it was Joy's (grandma's) car. But when Grandma Joy passed away, my wife's grandfather sold off the car in his grief. I don't have all the details (there used to be a website, but we can't find it, alas), but eventually, my wife's uncle was able to track it down again and buy it and bring it back into the family, and restore it and everything. Here it is at our wedding reception: http://www.knepperphotography.com/Weddings/recen…

Alas, I don't drive stick, and couldn't take her uncle up on his offer of taking it out for a spin. But he fired that baby up, and it sounded glorious - apparently had the attention of all the bikers at the bar next to our reception hall :P

Anyway, when I was trying the other week to find out just what kind of car it was, my wife and I learned from my mother-in-law that my wife's uncle has since SOLD THE CAR. And not to anyone in the family. I mean, I dunno if I could've afforded whatever he would've asked for it, but God, I would've loved to have had a look into it. So very disappointing. (To be fair, apparently they were having some financial troubles, and selling the car was one of the easier ways to get some needed money in, but still, man, it's killing me!)

MezzoMeows > Jane *is* the... blue passport
09/04/2014 at 13:00

Good idea! I have made a delicious stew with tougher cuts of beef, so I'm sure it would work just as well with horse!

ncasolowork2 > story645
09/04/2014 at 13:01

Football starts tonight. Fantasy football drafts happened the past two days. I'm looking forward to the start of the season.

umataro42 > MezzoMeows
09/04/2014 at 13:10

I've tried horse meat sashimi in Japan a couple times, it's not bad, but it's not any better than beef, so I'd rather just eat that, because even though they're both animals, I don't think of horse as a food source animal like I do with cows or chickens.

umataro42 > SpaceAdmiralPodkayne
09/04/2014 at 13:12

I've tried that too but didn't find it any better tasting than beef sashimi, so all things being equal, I'd rather eat cow than horse.

umataro42 > crashedpc /sarcasm
09/04/2014 at 13:14

I've always been more of a Southern Comfort guy myself, although now I'm hooked (by which I mean, it's my drink of choice, not saying I'm an alcoholic) on Firefly sweet tea Vodka.

Jane *is* the... blue passport > MezzoMeows
09/04/2014 at 13:21

It makes good jerky too. A local genius started selling "My Brittle Pony" when the horsemeat scandal hit the news here.

MezzoMeows > Jane *is* the... blue passport
09/04/2014 at 13:27

HAHAHAH that is a brilliant name. Damn you, now I want jerky!!

Umrguy42: Add $5 for shipping and handling > ottermann
09/04/2014 at 13:29

New York City?!

Get a rope.

Umrguy42: Add $5 for shipping and handling > chancyrendezvous
09/04/2014 at 13:31

Yeah, they keep using "Tay" here, when it's originally from "TAY", "Talk Amongst Yourselves", Kotaku's pre-Kinja *sniffle* open thread.

Jane *is* the... blue passport > MezzoMeows
09/04/2014 at 13:33

You got a dehydrator? Or a cardboard box, lightbulb, and fan?

Lexador > umataro42
09/04/2014 at 13:43

My drink of choice as well. Mix it with fresh iced tea, lemonade, or straight on the rocks!

KatjaKat > Umrguy42: Add $5 for shipping and handling
09/04/2014 at 13:44

OOooo! Now I found out too! You learn something every day.

Kinja'd!!!

chancyrendezvous > Umrguy42: Add $5 for shipping and handling
09/04/2014 at 13:45

Oh, that would have slayed me! My family's still holding on to my dad's '69 Firebird. It's my pipe dream that at some point I can afford to have someone teach me how to get it back up and running, since I wasn't interested in learning from my (now deceased) dad when I was younger.

KatjaKat > story645
09/04/2014 at 13:47

I know nothing about cars. I don't even have a licence. I like Top Gear though!

Kinja'd!!!

Jane *is* the... blue passport > Tomb: R.O.A.C.H.
09/04/2014 at 13:48

I only made it 25 seconds.

umataro42 > Lexador
09/04/2014 at 13:53

Those are the ways I drink it too, or sometimes just any fruit juice will do if I don't have lemonade.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Umrguy42: Add $5 for shipping and handling
09/04/2014 at 14:23

That's glorious. Of course options like engine size, transmission, rear end, etc will play into it's value. But to just throw a number out there if he got less than 30 grand for it he was robbed. It being a 1970 and a true matching numbers SS I'd say it should go for over 50. If it was the biggest engine (454) it could even be a 6 figure car.

Umrguy42: Add $5 for shipping and handling > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
09/04/2014 at 14:31

I honestly don't know any of the details, like if it was all still matching numbers, engine size, or what he got for it. But yeah.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Umrguy42: Add $5 for shipping and handling
09/04/2014 at 14:39

It's a sad story though. I always feel cars should be offered to family first, even if u know they don't have the cash.

That being said, maybe you should look for a less expensive muscle car that has an Auto trans? I don't know if it's something you'd be interested in or not, it may have only been interesting to you because of the family connection.

Example of what you can get for very cheap (this cost me $2,500 3 years ago and I drove it home). This is my 1968 Mercury Montego MX (there just so happens to be a chevelle in the background, I hope that's not salt in the wound):

Kinja'd!!!

ottermann > story645
09/04/2014 at 14:40

Making fun of the Pace Picante sauce commercial where the cowboys express outrage over the generic stuff being made in New York City...

UKStory135 > crashedpc /sarcasm
09/04/2014 at 14:44

I'll be drinking Bulleit 10 year at the Ole Miss vs. Vandy tailgate this weekend. I also got my quarterly delivery of Moonshine yesterday.

UKStory135 > Gawd
09/04/2014 at 14:44

Hi!

Umrguy42: Add $5 for shipping and handling > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
09/04/2014 at 14:58

Yeah, it was more about the family connection, really. I mean, it could be fun, but extra money for that kind of thing is not really available for me right now, so....

Lexador > umataro42
09/04/2014 at 15:01

I like lemonade because it's a hard Arnold Palmer. Haven't tried it with other juices yet.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Umrguy42: Add $5 for shipping and handling
09/04/2014 at 15:01

yea unfortunately it's not available for me either, that's why I haven't done a whole lot to it in 3 years. I've only put about $400 (including regular maintenance) into it. It'll be great to work on with my son when he gets a bit older though.

Zeust the Mepsuan > Jane *is* the... blue passport
09/04/2014 at 15:29

Are you cooking yourself or is someone else?

Also, if you're cooking and eating on your own and part of your dinner is supposed to be eaten cold/raw, you can already start eating that while cooking the rest. But I'm probably too late with that advice.

Zeust the Mepsuan > KatjaKat
09/04/2014 at 15:37

Here's what you have to know:

A car is a thing on three or more (usually 4) wheels that typically (but not necessarily) shelters it's driver, runs off whatever non-human power source it runs off and can go way faster than the average cyclist.

If you already knew all that, you do not know nothing about cars : P

Jane *is* the... blue passport > Zeust the Mepsuan
09/04/2014 at 16:12

It was just me, for me, and it was all in the oven together. But I have stuffed my fat little face now :) I'm really bad for accidentally eating one of the main ingredients of a dish while I wait for another ingredient to become ready.

Wildebeest > NorwoodIsMyHero
09/04/2014 at 16:18

This whole Internet of Things idea is..um..great.

Looks around

Wildebeest > twizzler
09/04/2014 at 16:20

Those chuckle fucks can go FIND something else to do :)

Wildebeest > Tomb: R.O.A.C.H.
09/04/2014 at 16:22

Oh it's VICE, yup definitely something stupid.

Wildebeest > story645
09/04/2014 at 16:25

I've been experimenting with Blender and Im really liking it. Never thought I'd consider 3D modeling as a full time job.

Zeust the Mepsuan > Jane *is* the... blue passport
09/04/2014 at 16:57

It's not bad, it's one of the privileges of eating on one's own!