Posts

Showing posts from April, 2017

Useless Things I Know About Scooby-Doo

Image
 The Original Series That Are Actually Canon: 1. Shaggy Rogers is a vegetarian 2: Shaggy was called “Buzz” until his 10th birthday 3: Shaggy has a collection of 653 decorator belt buckles and he wears a different buckle every episode, you just can’t see it 4: Shaggy started collecting belt buckles to combat his Scooby-Snack addiction related weight problems 5: Shaggy’s actual name is Norville 6: Shaggy found the Mystery Machine 7: Shaggy is a talented gymnast 8: Daphne wanted to be a supermodel or detective when she grew up 9: Daphne gets straight A’s in school 10: Daphne regularly loses dates because she leaves them to solve mysteries 11: Daphne’s Dad, George Blake, gave the gang a 100 dollar check to get started 12: Velma came up with the phrase “Jinkes” on the fly 13: Velma used to say “oh my” before she said Jinkes 14: Velma’s has hundreds of awards for outstanding achievements in school 15: Fred is a bass and sings from the opera Showboat when th

Game of Hearthstones

Image
These Hearthstone cards created by randomnate might not be real, but that doesn't make them any less funny. Heck, with a bit of fine-tuning to make them more balanced, they could actually work inside the game, too.

1/6 scale Pip-Boy - Fallout 4

Image
    Final Display   Display Stand Process Discreetly houses the switch and 3V Cell Battery Pip-Boy Process 2/2 Luckily my favorite filament is a bright yellow. I hollowed out the print with a micro-bit then glued the "bulbs" to the shell, leaving the LEDs to rest behind them.   Pip-Boy Process 1/2 Print, Sand, Fill, Prime, Sand again, Prime, Paint.   Storage Box Process Sliced up and modified in 3DSmax to fit my dimensions Most parts printed with my Prusa i3 mk2 3D printer. Models used and modified:- Storage Container by TJjohn12  pip-boy 3000 mkIV by Daniel Lilygreen Build list:  -XTC 3D Smooth-On product- Most parts were covered in this after a rough pass. I used small amounts of acetone to thin down the mixture to keep smaller details. -Vallejo Surface Primer-  Mostly for super smooth parts. Like the screen bezel and connector port. Not the best primer for paint adhesion. Use a promot

Be a Leader: How to Change People Without Giving Offence or Arousing Resentment

Fourth and last part of the summary How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie. 1. Begin with a praise and honest appreciation.   “If you must find fault, this is the way to begin”   If your employee/colleague just finished his work on a project with a few mistakes. The best way to make him fix those mistakes and avoid making him feel bad, is to first point out the right things he did. Tell him he did a great job, credit his hard work, his commitment. Forget those mistakes for a moment and find the correct things he did. After giving him an honest praise, you can tell him about the things you dislike and you would like him to change. People are much more eager to hear unpleasant things after they’ve been complimented and praised for their good points. 2. Call attention to people’s mistakes indirectly.   “How to criticize and not be hated for it” Charles Schwab once found some of his employees smoking in a non-smoking area. Instead of showing

Twelve Ways to Win People to Your Way of Thinking

Third Part (summary) of the book How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie. This is gonna be a bit long but worth a read I believe. Keep in mind that our goal here is to change the opinion of the person and get the outcome that we want from the interaction. The main point of this post is that you win arguments emotionally, not rationally. Control their emotions and you are gonna be the winner. 1. The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it.   “You can’t win an argument”   Most of us are drawn to argue with others when we think that we’re right about something and the other person is wrong. We think that if we explain to that person our knowledge to the topic and give rational arguments, we are going to make him change his opinion. Well, that does rarely happen, most people even if they are proved wrong, they will feel resentment and a sense of inferiority, this will result not liking us at all. Not to mention that he will not likely c

Good Boys

Some men go through life in a very predictable pattern, always seeking validation for their pro-social behavior. Whether it be as children when they follow the directions of parents, teachers, other adults, or when they grow up and adopt the familiar narratives that so many men fall victim to in their journey through life. In my time in academia I saw many of these men, often seeking predictable safe degrees in engineering, business, accounting, that they had been planning to do for most of their life. Their time prior to college had often been spent getting the best grades possible, maximizing their extracurricular activities, keeping up their perfect attendance scores and otherwise maximizing their chances of getting into a "good" college. A majority of them had a life-plan laid out that went something along the lines of get into a good college, get a solid degree with good grades, intern with one of the top companies available, graduate, get a job with this

Six Ways to Make People Like You

This post is a summary of the second part of the book How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie . Part Two: Six Ways to Make People Like You   1. Become genuinely interested in other people.   “Do This and You'll Be Welcome Anywhere”   When you become interested in other people they instantly like you. That is because people only think about themselves all the time. They don’t care about you or anyone else, when they interact with you, they just wait for the moment to start talking about themselves and their lives. So, the best thing you can do is be interested in what they’re doing and thinking. Think about the people you like the most, aren’t they the ones who were interested in you? Did you like the ones who kept talking only about themselves? In addition, say “hello” and greet people with enthusiasm, it is one of the easiest ways to show interest and excitement when you meet people. If you want others to like you, if you want to devel

Why Would You Want Her To Like You?!

Summary: Very common but also very naive question is "how to make her like me?" . As if being likeable is a helpful trait. It's understandable where it comes from. All the nice guys think that there is some sort kind of shortcut between being liked and being loved. Unfortunately, the only fast track is to being friendzoned. Also, being loved and desired are two separate things. Let's sort this mess out. Why Would You Want Her To Like You?! Who on earth you would want to make her like you? The image that comes to mind is some sorry and hopeless guy sending "that one girl" thousands of likes on social media in a futile attempt to get her attention. Sadly, he's among hundreds of others who are invisible to her. And rightfully so. First impression cannot be changed. If she liked you and you were a nice guy then you're invisible to her s@xually. You're not even considered. Whatever you do, however you think it might go, it won'

The Psychology of Approaching Groups Of Very Hot Women In Bars.

In club/bar environments it's often thought the most difficult approach of all is directly approaching a group of uber hot women and successful endgame of taking one home. This post demonstrates a number of methods to give these girls the good seeing too they all crave and make everyone happy in the process. The methods outlined can be deconstructed and used in isolation in various other situations, but in this case they're usually all needed due to our quarry being in a group and all hot. Social engineering methods will run alongside psychological ones for maximum impact. The group should be of a minimum of four women and a maximum of ten, and preferably receiving a lot of passive attention from other males. Please note: This is a meta strategy to achieve an end goal. If at any point your target shows genuine interest you can skip steps, as you're already where you want to be (but watch for compliance tests). Step 1: Identifying Your Targets The first s