Nukes are the easy and boring answer. Kwark has a good idea of setting off a natural disaster. I wonder how possible it would be to alter a path of a nearby comet to collide with the earth. I think theres supposed to be a few near misses in the coming decades; it's probably similar in difficulty to change the path to hit us as it is to land the rosetta spacecraft on the 67p comet but I don't know the size required to cause a full extinction. Would a 10^10 ton comet be enough? I have no idea.

Souma

2nd Worst City in CA8938 Posts

November 25 2014 09:32 GMT

#3344

Just keep living as we are and let global warming do its job. ezpz.

Acrofales

Spain18258 Posts

November 25 2014 13:40 GMT

#3345

Setting off a nuclear winter after massive radiation fallout from a full scale nuclear war seems like it should work best. Sure, the bombs themselves won't kill many people (relatively speaking) but think long-term!

Of course, it's probably not that easy to start the mutually assured destruction protocol. Possibly easiest in India and Pakistan. Then when they're firing at each other launch another one at Russia. And include China at some point.

Deleuze

United Kingdom2102 Posts

November 25 2014 21:38 GMT

#3346

You could probably set of Yellow stone with dynamite. And that you can make at home.

Djzapz

Canada10681 Posts

November 27 2014 03:55 GMT

#3347

WTF do I want for Christmas? Mom's asking for present ideas (most likely around $200) and I just don't need anything. If I don't give her a good idea she'll come up with something probably awesome but possibly of limited use...

My PC's fine, my car's fine, I don't need anything x_x

First world problems to the limit

SetGuitarsToKill

Canada28396 Posts

November 27 2014 03:57 GMT

#3348

On November 27 2014 12:55 Djzapz wrote:
WTF do I want for Christmas? Mom's asking for present ideas (most likely around $200) and I just don't need anything. If I don't give her a good idea she'll come up with something probably awesome but possibly of limited use...

My PC's fine, my car's fine, I don't need anything x_x

First world problems to the limit

Booze and socks. Seriously, good new socks are awesome

Djzapz

Canada10681 Posts

November 27 2014 04:11 GMT

#3349

On November 27 2014 12:57 SetGuitarsToKill wrote:

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Booze and socks. Seriously, good new socks are awesome

I asked for booze, socks are pretty much a given (thx mom), but she always tries to give something else nice.

And she makes me feel guilty when I don't have ideas ;(

SetGuitarsToKill

Canada28396 Posts

November 27 2014 04:23 GMT

#3350

On November 27 2014 13:11 Djzapz wrote:

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I asked for booze, socks are pretty much a given (thx mom), but she always tries to give something else nice.

And she makes me feel guilty when I don't have ideas ;(

Sounds like such a mom thing.

I don't know. I'm basically the same way, I never know what I want.

Djzapz

Canada10681 Posts

November 27 2014 04:34 GMT

#3351

On November 27 2014 13:23 SetGuitarsToKill wrote:

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Sounds like such a mom thing.

I don't know. I'm basically the same way, I never know what I want.

Oh she's a mom alright.

Fecalfeast

Canada11355 Posts

November 27 2014 06:29 GMT

#3352

Ask for a kindle paperwhite if you read. Ask for a portable hard drive if you ever have LAN parties or bring games to multiple PCs. Ask for a new jacket. Ask for slippers. Ask for a really nice bathrobe. Ask for a hardcover of your favourite book/comic/graphic novel. Ask for steam dollars. Ask for a new pillow, a nice memory foam one. Ask for a drone you can control with your phone.

idk lots of stuff

Sycamore

204 Posts

November 27 2014 22:06 GMT

#3353

Dont think its a stupid question, but I'll ask anyways.
I often find myself not doing well in group discussions, as in, I dont really participate as much as I would like to. I think its related to me always wanting/needing to think quite long (relatively) about other's statements to respond to them properly, and oftentimes it takes too long so someone else takes the chance and responds. Oh and I'm not talking about trivial discussions here, but more technical ones. So I wonder, do you know some ways to get better at this, getting better at deconstructing what people say and absorbing the relevant information quickly and connecting it to my own knowledge? Just practicing?

SetGuitarsToKill

Canada28396 Posts

November 27 2014 22:47 GMT

#3354

On November 28 2014 07:06 Sycamore wrote:
Dont think its a stupid question, but I'll ask anyways.
I often find myself not doing well in group discussions, as in, I dont really participate as much as I would like to. I think its related to me always wanting/needing to think quite long (relatively) about other's statements to respond to them properly, and oftentimes it takes too long so someone else takes the chance and responds. Oh and I'm not talking about trivial discussions here, but more technical ones. So I wonder, do you know some ways to get better at this, getting better at deconstructing what people say and absorbing the relevant information quickly and connecting it to my own knowledge? Just practicing?

I don't know, but I suffer from the same thing so I'm curious for what others say.

farvacola

United States18856 Posts

November 27 2014 22:54 GMT

#3355

You're overthinking things; having the guts to get involved and actually begin the act of speaking is 99% of the battle. Once you become comfortable with speaking in groups, even in regards to topics you aren't intimately familiar with, you will be surprised at how quickly the act of speaking ends up doing the thinking for you, so to speak. You gotta just forget about looking dumb and get involved.

icystorage

Jollibee19350 Posts

November 27 2014 23:19 GMT

#3356

most of the time, i think you are just afraid to be wrong thus needing the time to think longer before answering

Bleak

Turkey3059 Posts

November 28 2014 00:39 GMT

#3357

I'm looking for a 80s maybe early 90s song. Heard it in radio and can't find what it is called. There aren't much lyrics beside a female vocal singing "whoa, ooh ooh" in a echoing, dreamy voice, almost like she's crying/lamenting. I think there is bass and synth aswell.

icystorage

Jollibee19350 Posts

November 28 2014 00:40 GMT

#3358

try this?

http://www.midomi.com/

Sub40APM

6336 Posts

December 01 2014 01:41 GMT

#3359

Anyone know how to water plants so that the water (a) doesnt drown the plant and (b) doesnt pool at the bottom of that dish that you put under the pot the plant is in? All I could think of was to put a sponge in that pool of water to drain it and then re-water again but there has to be a better way

GreenHorizons

United States23844 Posts

December 01 2014 03:04 GMT

#3360

On December 01 2014 10:41 Sub40APM wrote:
Anyone know how to water plants so that the water (a) doesnt drown the plant and (b) doesnt pool at the bottom of that dish that you put under the pot the plant is in? All I could think of was to put a sponge in that pool of water to drain it and then re-water again but there has to be a better way

Kind of depends on the plant, watering schedule, etc... Knowing your plants is key if you want to achieve what you are talking about. First you have to make sure the size of your pot is appropriate for the size of your plant. Presuming the pots are the appropriate size: One strategy would be watering them until they are roughly as saturated as they should be then let them dry for as long as you typically would before watering them again. Now before watering them lift them individually to check weight, now slowly add water evenly around the soil. Be careful to notice when the water starts coming out of the bottom (Note: if the soil is too dry water may immediately come out of the bottom). Lift it again at the end. Now you know how much roughly is too much for that plant. After doing it a few times you start to get a better idea of how much is too much or not enough and it happens more rarely or the amount is negligible.

That's the most generic/universal version I can give without knowing what kind of plants we are talking about.