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[Dsarker]

Finished work for the week.

I've got no idea what 'credits' are, but I'm only doing four courses.

I can't say for certain but it sounds like you might be a fellow Brit. I say this because four courses is standard for college here. College in the USA and college in the UK aren't the same thing. They are basically talking about university when they say college. UK college is more like high school but can mean a load of other things.

I was assuming they meant Uni, which is what I'm talking about too I'm not a Brit, but an Aussie. In hours, I'm doing 12.

[Aklyon]

You Commonwealth Englishpeople and your confusing alternate defining of words.

In an attempt to shift the blame it's not just us but Australia and Canada also. They are both Commonwealth which is likely something to do with it.

There.

[Angel Of Death]

I just found a great game/music mixture ^{[CITICATION NEEDED]}. Twilight Of The Gods and Cataclysm.

[Gunner-Chan]

So, playing oblivion, decided to go to the Kavatch stuff since I like that quest and things, so on the way one of my companions finds a wolf...

He whacks it so hard with his two handed mace it flys TEN feet into the air, spinning and if it was alive probally screaming.

I just took a step back and I just... Well DAMN. There's a word for what just happened besides hilarious but I can't recall it.

Spoiler: We then found some lunch... (click to show/hide)

Well I ate some at least! Damn snobby argonians.[/img]

[Dsarker]

At my uni, I go in two days a week. Tuesday and Thursday (today). Every thursday I go into the common room and bunker down to keep out the biting cold of 6-8 AM in the morning.

Basically I get onto one of the nice, comfy couches, turn the heating up, watch My Little Pony.

There's a girl who keeps coming in on the Thursday mornings and goes to sleep on the other couch. Today I found a cushion for her

[Aqizzar]

Worst summer in Texas history, A/C cranked throughout the state, the power companies warning that school being in session could cause rolling brownouts.  Amazingly, not a single one.

Until tonight, when I come home from work to find me neighborhood pitch black, but the electrical guys are already on the scene.  I navigate my way into the house, stepping on my cat twice because the dumbass thinks hiding under my feet while I'm walking is the best way to get attention and doesn't know I can't see in the dark.  I can forgive him once, but twice in two minutes?

I change my clothes, and spend five minutes lighting a candle because I have five lighters in my bedroom alone and couldn't get one to light.  I quickly grab a soda from the fridge and decide on a book to read by candlelight, when the power comes back on.  And my cat's back in my lap.  Ah, modern living.

Now to see how long it stays on.

[SHAD0Wdump]

I'm nearly on my tenth page of PM's! Yay!

Do be aware this has an upper limit. Unless the last forum software update removed that.

Might want to trim that a bit or you might not be able to recieve PMs anymore.

[Dsarker]

What are brownouts again?

[Aqizzar]

What are brownouts again?

Power blackouts, but usually either affecting only selective areas at a time, or lasting very shortly.  Basically, when the power grid is just barely inadequate for the usage, without totally blowing.  I think they're called brownouts because you'll see lights flickering half-lit, but I honestly don't know.

[Dsarker]

Oh, okay! I think the most annoying thing to do with power outages I've had encounter with was when a certain light switch, when turned off, by one person, caused a outage through the entire house. Was very fun!

[alway]

Though according to the wiki page, it's technically when the voltage drops rather than power going out entirely. So what you experienced was a blackout, as there was no power. Brownouts are more Fun by the look of it; especially for complicated electronics.

Reduced voltages can bring control signals below the threshold at which logic circuits can reliably detect which state is being represented. As the voltage returns to normal levels the logic can latch at an incorrect state; even can't happen states become possible.

Or in other words, if you have a brownout, you may have need of the 'Things that made you go WTF today' thread, as it may result in the impossible occurring.

[Blargityblarg]

Though according to the wiki page, it's technically when the voltage drops rather than power going out entirely. So what you experienced was a blackout, as there was no power. Brownouts are more Fun by the look of it; especially for complicated electronics.

Reduced voltages can bring control signals below the threshold at which logic circuits can reliably detect which state is being represented. As the voltage returns to normal levels the logic can latch at an incorrect state; even can't happen states become possible.

Or in other words, if you have a brownout, you may have need of the 'Things that made you go WTF today' thread, as it may result in the impossible occurring.

They also absolutely root fridges and freezers; in fact, if you're having a brownout, unplug it. My mum used to work for the electricity company, and she'd have to tell everyone who called to unplug theirs.

[The Merchant Of Menace]

I'm nearly on my tenth page of PM's! Yay!

Do be aware this has an upper limit. Unless the last forum software update removed that.

Might want to trim that a bit or you might not be able to recieve PMs anymore.

Nah, I'm on page 563 of PM's and I've not hit any sort of limit yet.

[tomas1297]

 I have 6 PMs, probably deleted 4 more. PMs scare me because I always suspect them to be from the mods, but then I find out that either people actually know me or some weirdo is buggering me. :V

[SHAD0Wdump]

I'm nearly on my tenth page of PM's! Yay!

Do be aware this has an upper limit. Unless the last forum software update removed that.

Might want to trim that a bit or you might not be able to recieve PMs anymore.

Nah, I'm on page 563 of PM's and I've not hit any sort of limit yet.

How? How do you acquire 563 pages worth of PMs? 0.o