I was looking at a needle today and it occurred to me that it was produced by human labor extracting the materials from the land, processing them, producing the pin, packaging it, delivering it to its point of sale, and holding it until purchase. And at each point in that sequence, various tools were used which themselves came from the same chain, and so on until the beginning of advanced human behavior with the Great Leap Forward.
I wonder what neolithic germanic hunters or proto-greek farmers or bronze age babylonian scribes feel about their work culminating in a needle.
http://translationparty.com/#998075
I don't understand.
>>606
I think it translates english phrases to japanese and backwards until no more translating is possible and the same result is spat out.
>>606
first we got "the stars my destination," google translates this into "私が先の星" which is apparently something like "the destination is the stars for me." Then it goes to "Star of my," possibly by making some weird misinterpretation of 私が先 as a single bizarre noun phrase made possessive by の. Thanks to the screwed up engrish of the previous "星の私" is produced, something like "I of the stars." "I Star" is somewhat sensible from that, drawing them into apposition pretty naturally. This grammatically makes "Star" seem like a proper noun so it's then rendered phonetically as "私はスター." That to "My Photos" is rather puzzling. Perhaps some social networking site uses that phrase for one's main user image or something, idk. That's translated wholly phonetically into "マイフォト," and that becomes "My Photo" owing to Japan's lack of plural forms.
n.b. I know nothing about japanese or natural language processing.
gc
The Cacti Lover Society of North America is such a grim place. It's like a deserted circus.
I've put off writing my essay for far too long...
I was barely seventeen, and I once killed a boy with a fender guitar
I posted in a different thread before posting here, so now I feel really bad.
>>611
For a more bright and interesting society full of North American cacti lovers, join the Native American Church.
I'm bored.
It's half past midnight, so now I can post here again.
I've been waiting for a game, and I got sent the wrong one. I am so angry.
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QVoAS
Title : LA-MULANA
Genre : Action Archaeological Ruins Exploration
Release Date : November 2009
That has to be the coolest genre name.
Never heard of it, however that genre does in fact intrigue me...
>>628
La-Mulana is an amazing and vicious freeware game. Shouldn't be too hard to find it. That right there coming out in November is the WiiWare remake and it's making me froth.
Shiren 3, this and the Homebrew Channel are gonna justify me buying a Wii.
Hey guys, what's with the underlined letters in the banners? And why SAonQ?
I believe that I just had the biggest fit of anger since I remember.
grrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Now I'm going to be angry at not knowing that hides behind >>634-san.
Hello I found this
http://neatorama.cachefly.net/images/2009-01/best-worst-job.jpg
>parole officer
>14th best
Not a chance. Seriously. I refuse to believe the bit about lumberjacks also.
That list has clearly been compiled in reverse order. The lumberjack thing goes without saying, but dairy farmer as second worst? Think about it - dairy farmers get to own HUNDREDS of cows. That is awesome.
EMTs get to ride in ambulances. Roustabouts have an super-manly name and work on oil rigs. Child care workers play with lolis all day. Firefighters are pretty much superheroes.
Although the mistake is a major one and really should have been caught, it's also a very simple one, and depending the circumstances was perhaps easily made.
I don't see what's wrong with seaman. My Dad is one, and he has enough money to warrant me a future without the need for a job, and he also keeps a stash of the Kikkoman Sauce handy.
Being an Astronomer would pretty such suck, really.
Also people with philosophy degrees that don't have rich parents end up unemployed. I really liked philosophy in Highschool and got an A at higher, but I avoided doing it at university after seeing how hard it was to get a job with that degree.
>>645
WOW AN A IN PHILOSOPHY CLASS IN HIGH SCHOOL? WAS IT AT LEAST HARDER THAN GETTING AN A IN HOME EC? OR SHOP?
>>646
VIPPER, where's your quality? Calm down, we are a big family here.
Well, sorry for enjoying the subject. I don't exactly know how I managed to offend you but there's no need for that. And I ended up not doing philosophy and doing something completely different instead, why are you so mad?
Did you pursue a career in physics, maths or engineering, just out of interest?
Most of the "best" jobs sound boring. At least the "worst" jobs are adrenaline pumping, and can be dangerous. Not to mention most of the "worst" jobs get paid quite a bit for what they do.
I wonder where fucking retail sales associate fell on the list?
I just read a doujin where one character raped another, using another doujin by the same publisher as a guide. It's like I have been slashed to death with the shards of the broken fourth wall.
Wow.
>>651
With a story like that, I believe you're obligated to give us a link.
I should pursue a career in hypnotism and homeopathics.
I should pursue my post-man, who managed not to deliver any of the three packages I'm waiting for.
>>654
Relax, VIPPER, you simply cannot go wrong with Love Hina ero manga.
>>654
Stop that worrying and believe in yourself, VIPPER.
I only read a couple of pages but I can't help wondering if he just couldn't be bothered to write new dialogue.
I left my whiteboard at my real home, and I am unable to plan anything. Oh, man.
I got soaked by the evening rain.
It would've felt better if it was a touch warmer.
Sorry, I accidentally bumped another thread before this one. I won't do it again, promise!
I saw a young loli bearing a shirt that read "VIP to GOD" today.
a panda carries out and is w.
>>664
That took me a few minutes to puzzle out since I don't think of the acronymic meaning of 'VIP' anymore. Thanks, SAoVQ!
nothing to do.
>>669
Yeah, I noticed an English patch got released yesterday. I'm downloading it now, can't wait to play it.
http://kotaku.com/5344656/final-fantasy-artist-doing-ascii-art
oh my what will come of this.
I went to sleep at 10 PM and woke up at 8 AM and I am still tired.
>>672
I know your pain, VIPPER. I bet you sleep about six hours every night, right? Then, no matter how long you sleep, you get sleepy after a while.
VIPPING at my new job! I love getting a salary to do shitty web development and screw around in photoshop!
i'll try policenauts, thanks vipper!
You know VIPPERs, I really love you guys. Please don't stop posting. I have a lot of fun hanging out here.
How difficult would it be to make a knock off Nicovideo for VIP Quality use?
Has anyone ever replied to themselves in a thread and not realize they are talking to themselves?
The feeling when your eyes want to sleep, but your mind doesn't. Perhaps it's too excited. Perhaps your eyes have gone haywire. But your eyes hurt so much that you have to lie down, and lay there for an hour, eyes closed, unable to sleep. THen you wake up, and the cycle repeats.
Last night, I had a nightmare for the first time in years.
I am really starting to despise this new "I'm a nerd but I'm really cool too let me prove it to you" culture. I can't escape it. Why can't nerds just be regular people with nerdy hobbies rather than nerdy people trying to act cool or tough in gimmicky, obvious ways. Does this annoy anyone else?
>>686
It's easy to prove whether someone is a real nerd or not, though.
Find their area of nerdiness then ask them about it. Gamer nerds will not list Super Mario Bros or Call Of Duty as their favourite games, music nerds are not huge into indie pop or post-rock, comic nerds will probably not list a major character as their favourite, but if they do, they will know a hell of a lot about that character.
If someone says their a birdwatcher, then there's not even any need to go into it. You just know.
September has to be the best month.
I had this dream where I was fighting some badguy and I punched him in the face. Suddenly I woke up and realized I punched the wall.
> If someone says their a birdwatcher, then there's not even any need to go into it. You just know.
Dunno about that, one time I met a "birdwatcher" who kept namedropping shit like birds of paradise but when we got into detail all he could really talk about was the American sparrow.
I want to watch a drama about a single, working-class Japanese man, and his trials and tribulations. Does such a thing exist?
One time I had this dream I was eating a piece of bread. I woke up the next instant due to a sharp pain in my thumb and I realized I had tried to eat my thumb while dreaming. The worse part was I slept on my arm funny so my hand was numb, but I bit down so hard it still hurt.
There was also the time I had this dream where I was beating the shit out of this really annoying kid in my class. I was like, 6 and sleeping with my mom that night and I flung my arm out and smacked her right in the middle of her face.
>>695
My guess is that it depends on the number of times it must flap its wings in order to lift a coconut.
hello vippers!
I keep looking for a job but can't find one. I don't want to go to college.
Am I a NEET?
>>697
Hello! Are you having a bad day? Can we have a bad day together?
I woke up in the form of a giant roach today, I think this is the only post I'll be able to make until my sales supervisor comes looking for me.
