I prefer to settle down at night with a good..
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I prefer to settle down at night with a good..
If you push the "extra ice" button on the soft drink vending machine, you won't get any ice. If you push the "no ice" button, you'll get ice, but no cup.
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Woman.
I'm married, you insensitive clod.
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Since Slashdot was founded in 1997 and bughunter is user 10093 and most early Slashdot users were in college, I'd make the guess that he is 35-45 years old. There is, you know, Internet dating and stuff. And even internet stalking for users named Creepy.
jk - uid was named after a computer I received Halloween 1997 because my preferred handles were taken. I also understand this woman thing at night, but mainly because my wife is more a morning person.
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Yeah... that meme is getting old. Some of us are married over 20 years now. I started reading /. in 2000. Lost my older UID when I left for a few months, came back, but couldn't recover my password because I no longer worked at the company that owned the email address I registered with. UID name I'm using dates back to the mid-'80s. Some of us have been around a while.
Trust me dude. You might have it better... My wife is definitely not a morning person. Nothing like waking to the sound of your wif
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As a 30-something who read /. in the early days but had no experience to comment from; I had linux 3.5" floppies from bootleg books I got in NYC, the nearest LUG was over an hour away, I could read code but hadn't written any yet. Why comment when I knew how out of touch I was? Eventually registered this UID because my main net name was taken (maybe I did register from one of those long lost 'free pop3 accounts") and used a new persona I had just created for anonymouse purposes.
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I understand your frustration. I'm also married, but I'd sure rather settle down at night with a good woman.
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married but wife is a bad girl. that's good
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Mind you, the question included the word "good".
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Somebody wasted a mod point to mark that post as redundant.
Maybe I can make them waste more here, before they go and fuck up an important discussion somewhere else on /. .
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Woman.
I'm married, you insensitive clod.
You've misread the options. The one you're looking for is: Project.
Missing Option: Significant other of your choice. (Score:1)
Does this poll say anything about the "personality" of the author??? ;^)
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Oh. You meant to select "project", then.
Re: Missing Option: (Score:2)
The option you're thinking of is missing because this is Slashdot.
Re:Should I be here? (Score:5, Funny)
A good woman.
Or two bad ones.
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A bird in a taxi's worth two on a bus.
Yes? (Score:2)
All of the above is not an option? I guess they say "prefer" but for me it all depends on the night, the day I've had, the day the wife's had, what's in the queue for shows and movies, what book I'm currently reading, etc, etc.
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Re:Needs more options.. (Score:5, Funny)
with a lovely willing girl
Or at least lovely.
Come on. Even if you are desperate you should at least be trying to get 2 out of 3.
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This shouldn't be modded at all but left to default.
Re:Needs more options.. (Score:5, Insightful)
Or at least lovely.
Lovely has no advantage over willing except when raiding foreign villages and raping and pillaging.
An enthusiastic, willing woman with a good attitude beats all the loveliness in the world. I always tell women that they do not need makeup and such to be pretty, a smile works MUCH better than any makeup to make them beautiful.
As a man, if all she is wearing is a smile, all the better. :)
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Sometimes wearing a bag is better than a smile. http://www.all2need.com/wp-con... [all2need.com]
More missing options (Score:2)
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Bedtime beer is nasty, like having a coffee to settle down at night but worse. It has an initial sedative effect but completely fucks up the resulting sleep. Not recommended.
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I can have beer (1 or 2) before bedtime, but I don't more because of the effects on my waistline. Much easier to keep the weight off (lost 30 pounds last year and kept it off with the no alcohol near bedtime plan).
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I don't get this. Seriously, beer makes me lose weight. The alcohol increases metabolism and hence carbohydrate burn, and the dehydration it causes reduces fluid retention.
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Usually Australian craft ales. I don't eat much - in fact I'm hungry most of the time. My diet is pretty "clean" too apart from the beer - mostly vegetables and lean meat, not much else.
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winding down (Score:1)
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settle down with a good manga (Score:1)
But books are good as an alternative.
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is it true that listening to music while sleeping can actually cause a *less* restful sleep?
just something I heard...
NOTA: Podcast, or old time radio (Score:5, Interesting)
When it comes to late-night brainfood, vs. most of the above, I'd rather listen to a nice old radio show, or a nice new podcast (like Penn Jillette's "Sunday School"). I don't know if it actually helps my insomnia, but it could be worse. I did make a mistake, though, in listening to the Mercury Theater production of Dracula, thinking it would just be quaint and campy. Not so -- as good as a horror movie, which is why I was listening to it late on Hallowe'en night ...
https://archive.org/details/Or... [archive.org]
If not one of the above, I'll go to sleep listening to the sound of a movie -- The Big Lebowski, say. It's fun to play back the visuals on a movie that you've seen, letting the audio trigger the images, or try to make your brain create new visuals for the same sounds / dialogue.
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I'd rather listen to a nice old radio show, or a nice new podcast (like Penn Jillette's "Sunday School").
I hadn't heard of Penn's Sunday School, but it looks interesting. Thanks for the suggestion.
A good Cuban cigar on the balcony . . . (Score:5, Interesting)
. . . and some code to fiddle with . . .
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Mmmmm. A very nice option indeed. I would go with some high quality marijuana instead of a cigar, but you definitely have the right idea there.
Another missing option (Score:3)
A glass of single-malt and a Puerto Rican cigar. Puro Indio FTW!
But, not every night. This is too easy to overdo.
Naps Before Bed? (Score:1)
Who settles down at night with a good nap right before they go to sleep? Do you people work nights?
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Who settles down at night with a good nap right before they go to sleep?
Exactly! You might sleep right past bedtime.
Partner? (Score:2)
Old computer magazines (Byte, Compute!) (Score:1)
Depends on mood (Score:2)
...sometimes tv, sometimes a book
Where are all these people... (Score:1)
bottle of Scotch (Score:2)
WTF!? Alcoholic untie!
TV-show through Internet ofcource (Score:2)
TURN DOWN FOR WHAT (Score:2)
The missing option that nobody wants to admit ... (Score:5, Interesting)
A good wank.
Don't mod me down, I'm serious. A lot of people do it every evening to settle down and relax before going to bed, but they don't talk about it. Just ask a sexologist.
Some are blessed with having a willing significant other, and some don't have any, and some do have one that is not willing to do it every night.
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Yeah... It could be in the "Internet" category for some. "One-handed websurfing".
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not missing, not that we don't admit it either
everyone knows a good wank is for in the morning
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When Testosterone is highest. I am pretty sure any studies would find this would by far be the most common time.
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..and (Score:2)
a glass of scotch.
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FTW!
YIC (Score:3)
I work nights you insensitive clods.
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So then select...internet
Pillow (Score:3)
I go to bed to sleep. Not read, watch tv/etc.
If you want to do those things, go back into the living room. All you are doing is keeping your bed mate awake.
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I go into the living room to live.
If you want to read, go into the reading room.
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Most of us dont have a 'reading room'. But that is great if you can afford one.
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It's not that special, it's just like my keeping room, but with a more comfortable chair.
Can of.. (Score:1)
A good can of Cider. :)
Bit of warcraft and wind up the children who have access to their mummy's credits cards
Come on books! (Score:1)
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Any good shows with lots of episodes (Score:2)
I chose Internet but I often find myself watching old BBC shows I never saw before or knew about but never watch such as QI, 8 Out of 10 Cats, or ones I really like such as The IT Crowd (normally I watch a TV show or movie and never watch it again).
Anything that is a bit old and there are lots of it so I can go through it one by one.
Next on the list is Star Trek: DS9 I'm a big Trek fan but I never really got into DS9 but I think I will go through each episode from the start, now it's like a
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Next on the list is Star Trek: DS9 I'm a big Trek fan but I never really got into DS9 but I think I will go through each episode from the start, now it's like a wrapped present.
DS9 is, in my opinion, the absolute worst of the entire ST franchise. I have just finished a 3+ year on/off challenge to watch the entire franchise (every series and movie except for the cartoons) - TNG was tiring, Voyager was brutal; oh, man - but DS9 - I gave up 3 times. Bad acting, crappy plots, characters it was impossible to care about - until Vic Fontaine! The bright spots for me were the Vic Fontaine eps; just too little, too late. In my opinion, Avery Brooks and Nana Visitor are total hacks and
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Damn, I meant Terry Ferrell as Jadzia Dax - sorry.
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Did you ever see Brooks as "Hawk"?
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Yes, my son and I used to watch that series, what was it, "Spenser"? There was one line he delivered so badly in an ep that it became what is now called a meme in our family, trotted out often in response to various queries; "The day is short; your client's money is long; the question shall be answered." in that clipped monotone that he used, followed by bared teeth.
I do appreciate what Brooks is trying to do. There are a couple of DS9 eps that seem to have his mark on them, one that comes to mind is "Far
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Later on they spun off a short lived "Hawk" series from "Spenser:For Hire", but my point was he's a good enough actor that you look at Sisko and never see Hawk, and vice-versa.
"Far Beyond The Stars", where's he's 'negro' syfy writer Benny Russell is some fabulous TV.
"... I didn't get a "great actor" feel from anyone on that series."
We shall have to agree to remain in disagreement.
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Start with the first ever Doctor Who. Make sure you take a break between episodes to get the cliffhanger effect. There's audios of all missing episodes. Include all of the Big Finish stories for the Eighth Doctor and the Pertwee Radio Episodes, plus the first three Stranger and Miss Brown for the missing season, plus the Auton trilogy, plus the PROBE series.
If you are still alive after all that, I suggest you follow that up with both Ivor the Engine series, Sapphire and Steel (TV and Big Finish), The Tomorr
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My wife and I enjoyed watching the whole series together. She'd never had the chance, and I missed entire chunks of seasons so it was definitely fun for me. We put off watching the last episode for months because she didn't want to see it end.
People who think the series sucked: it's just not for you.
Documentary (Score:4, Interesting)
I voted 'TV show' bit I meant Documentary. And currently I'm trying to reinstall the rule not to watch a screen an hour before going to bed. Watching lit-up screens makes your brain go all Weeee! because of the blue light screens emit. So I read the paper, stroke the rabbits or potter around the house a bit before going to bed. Nothing physically or mentally straining of course. And I drink warm liquids, like tea or hot milk (chocolate or anise).
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Just install f.lux
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What is that?
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It is a program that makes your monitor use red light instead of blue after sundown (after a few days it actually looks the same to the person using it).
https://justgetflux.com/ [justgetflux.com]
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That will help of course but it doesn't help against news that makes you angry, or friends who don't reply on Skype etc. ;)
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The biggest thing I miss from CRTs is the ability to dim them below "actually still pretty bright". The only LCD I've seen that actually gets fairly dark is the one on my camera.
good internet (Score:3)
Does not exist. We have to settle for this evil one.
Oblig (Score:2)
Your mom
All but Nap, during a Dump (Score:1)
I settle down at night with taking a good dump... ...during which (20-30 mins easily) I can do all non-Nap poll options, depending on the specs of the phone/tablet I take with me.
Project not exactly the right word (Score:1)
BTW everyone: treasure your kittehs, they just don't last long enough here and leave a big hole in your chest when they have to go. [briandonohue.org]
Weed, man.... (Score:1)
The last option is a hoax (Score:2)
To have a good Internet, you need early-spec IPv6 or TUBA, pipe-balanced network neutrality, and fully secured DNS and routing. And the complete elimination of Windows.
Books no longer exist, due to the prevalence of Kindle-style devices, so option 1 only applies to us geriatrics.
Good movies... there are two or three of those, I suppose.
Video game - Elite: Dangerous and Kerbal Space Program are brilliant but redirecting the display to something you can settle down with isn't easy.
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Playing WOW (Score:1)
Turning off the brain (Score:2)
I engage in some form of mental gymnastics pretty much all day up until bed, and then I need to wind down my brain which I often accomplish with some mind numbing TV for an hour or so.. That, or some mind blowing physical gymnastics with my wife..
Internet! (Score:1)
Because I like to go to bed listening to streaming radio...
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Linux has that too, except its called fsck'ing an ext3 file system.