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121  Non-Gaming / Off-Topic / Re: Does this make ANY sense? (relationship related) on: April 30, 2012, 01:42:09 AM
1) the initial question doesn't make any sense because all relationships don't make sense.
2) As was mentioned, office relationships can be iffy, howvber, to help play devi8ls advocate, my wife and I met at work (and followed each other to various jobs for several years) and we have been happily married for 22 years now)
3) As was mentioned, if this is a job concern, one or both of you need to think about whats more important.. and is it even a good job?
122  Gaming / Console / PC Gaming / Re: What are you buying this week? (04/23) on: April 23, 2012, 02:22:28 PM
FYI, Steam is saying that the Walking Dead will release in 1 day and 3 hours...
123  Non-Gaming / Hardware / Software Hell / Re: Damn it. Best Antivirus? on: April 16, 2012, 12:34:24 PM
I've been using Norton 360 for a few years now... As he mentioned, it is a much better product than in the past... and it has been on the top of a few independent lab tests on and off for a while now...
124  Non-Gaming / Off-Topic / Re: Looking for a pill dispenser... on: April 15, 2012, 07:50:48 PM

Quote from: PeteRock on April 15, 2012, 07:15:27 PM

Quote from: Punisher on April 15, 2012, 07:01:05 PM

Quote from: SkyLander on April 15, 2012, 06:57:11 PM

My light googling didn't find what you were looking for.

If I understand right you want something that you can take a bottle of pills and dump it into 1 bay, and then another bottle into a different bay. Then you program it, in the morning 1 from bay 1 and 2 from bay 2 and so on.
Yep.. thats it.. I've been using Google Fu for a while now, and usually my Google Fu is strong, but can't seem to find this except for industrial/hospital use... Maybe it doesn't exist, but it sure could be useful for people who take a lot of different meds... as long as it's not too pricey...

After volunteering in a hospital pharmacy for over 200 hours, I've never seen any such thing utilized in a hospital setting.  Med-sorting was handled by pharmacy techs, volunteers, and then ok'd by the pharmacists themselves.  We'd set up trays with print-outs of all meds required by a patient, those meds would be assembled by techs/volunteers, and then those trays would be packaged into baggies and distributed throughout the hospital.  Area nurses were then responsible for distributing the meds to their patients when needed.  Med-sorting took place twice a day, and all additional medications were filled on an as-needed basis. 

In that environment the checks-and-balances system was extremely important, so no med distribution was handled electronically or automatically. 

I'm not saying that such a device does not exist, but in a hospital or retail pharmacy setting there's too much liability to allow for an automated system to sort medications.  There may be a dependable system that exists, but I highly doubt that it will be at an affordable cost point (especially for personal use).  Odds are you'll be stuck with some level of manual sorting prior to a system timing appropriate distribution.

These are the ones I found...
http://www.rxcount.com/how-it-works.htm
http://www.inrangesystems.com/#1
http://www.ivanhoe.com/science/story/2010/02/674a.html

Don't know if they are widely used or not, but they don't seem to be for home use..
125  Non-Gaming / Off-Topic / Re: Looking for a pill dispenser... on: April 15, 2012, 07:01:05 PM

Quote from: SkyLander on April 15, 2012, 06:57:11 PM

My light googling didn't find what you were looking for.

If I understand right you want something that you can take a bottle of pills and dump it into 1 bay, and then another bottle into a different bay. Then you program it, in the morning 1 from bay 1 and 2 from bay 2 and so on.
Yep.. thats it.. I've been using Google Fu for a while now, and usually my Google Fu is strong, but can't seem to find this except for industrial/hospital use... Maybe it doesn't exist, but it sure could be useful for people who take a lot of different meds... as long as it's not too pricey...
126  Non-Gaming / Off-Topic / Re: Looking for a pill dispenser... on: April 15, 2012, 06:49:55 PM
Looking at both links, they seem to just be dispensers... meaning we still have to sort the meds into the individual trays ourselves.. We already have something for that... I'm more looking for something that I can dump a whole prescription in and it auto sorts.. Unless I missed something from those links...
127  Non-Gaming / Off-Topic / Looking for a pill dispenser... on: April 15, 2012, 05:43:09 PM
So, I've been trying to find a pill dispenser and haven't come up with what I'm looking for, so figured I see if anyone has come across something...

What I'm looking for is this:
1) It will automatically dispense pills at the correct time. (I can live with it not being automatic, but something where I hit the AM button for morning, Mid button for middle of the day, and PM button for evening.
2) I want it so that it has multiple "bays" that are programmable (at least 10). What these bays do is this.... You program each bay for a specific medicine and dosage... EX.

Bay 1:
Medicine 1. Take 1 pill once in morning, once at night

Bay 2:
Medicine 2. Take 2 pills in AM. 1 pill mid. 2 pills PM

etc...

What you do is dump all of medicine 1 in bay 1, all of medicine 2 in bay 2, etc.. program the bays and then the machine automatically sorts the pills and dispenses them. This would then mean you don't have to take time to sort the pills, you just keep refilling the bays as needed...

Does this exist? If so, will it break the bank? If not, maybe we should start a kickstarter! smile
128  Gaming / Console / PC Gaming / Re: Star Wars Kinect on: April 03, 2012, 02:31:43 AM
Well, it's my wife's birthday and she asked for this specifically for the dancing, so I'm in.... I hope yoda is a dancer.. she'll flip out...
129  Non-Gaming / Off-Topic / Re: The Walking Dead strut onto AMC for Season 2 on: March 30, 2012, 12:22:52 AM
Spoiler for Hiden:
something my son picked up on that we are not sure of.... How did Carl give shane the gun back when he clearly dropped it in the swamp?
130  Non-Gaming / Off-Topic / Re: How long does an employment background check take? on: March 30, 2012, 12:19:54 AM
How much Lye did you use?
131  Gaming / Console / PC Gaming / Re: What are you buying this week? (03/26) on: March 27, 2012, 03:53:33 AM

Quote from: TiLT on March 26, 2012, 07:58:22 AM

Probably going to preorder Legend of Grimrock when an announcement is made about that this week, but that's all.

Everytime I see this title, I keep thinking to myself.. Me, Grimrock.... then I realized that they spelt it wrong...
132  Non-Gaming / Off-Topic / Re: I need a very loud, wirelessly operated, work-related device on: March 12, 2012, 12:43:00 PM
German Shepard... You can say that you are instituting new security protocals.....You can also train it to attack people on command and when they balk, just tell them that they must have smelt suspiciuous
133  Non-Gaming / Off-Topic / Re: Job Advice - One week to decide.. on: March 10, 2012, 02:46:08 PM
Coming in late for the thread, but if taking vitals was the only thing holding you back, I wouldn't worry about it... Taking vitals such as pulse, BP, respirations is EASY... BP is the most "difficult" (and sometimes pulse depending on the patient), but these 3 things can be learned in less than a day... and they may have automated machines as well...
134  Non-Gaming / Off-Topic / Re: The Walking Dead strut onto AMC for Season 2 on: February 26, 2012, 06:02:06 AM

Quote from: Blackjack on February 24, 2012, 09:20:43 PM

Quote from: Punisher on February 23, 2012, 05:25:38 AM

Quote from: Blackjack on February 15, 2012, 03:23:33 PM

Dixon is so popular, I've seen some places calling for him to get spun off into his own show. I don't exactly know what that would be about. He hunts for a half hour and whittles new arrowheads, in between providing gardening and flower-picking tips?  icon_razz
Maybe he could find his brother and we follow them as they roam the world getting into crazy capers that go completly wrong, but somehow allow them to come out histerically on top...
It could be be like The Odd Couple.

"On xx date, Merle Dixon was chained on a roof. With help of a tossed hacksaw, he later freed himself. Deep down, he knew the rest of the Walking Dead gang was right, but he also knew that someday, he would return. With nowhere else to go, he appeared at the pickup truck of his brother, Daryl Dixon.

Sometime earlier, the Walking Dead gang had thrown Daryl out, requesting that he never return.

"Can two brothers, a screeching bigot and an archery-loving redneck who loves flowers, share a pickup truck without driving each other crazy?"

[cue the Odd Couple TV theme]
Hilarity ensues!  icon_lol I kind of see Merle as Oscar, and Daryl as Felix.

I can see Neil Simon rolling over and over and over in his grave now...
Not quite what I was alluding to, but that could work...
135  Non-Gaming / Off-Topic / Re: [movie] Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance on: February 26, 2012, 05:48:13 AM

Quote from: Purge on February 23, 2012, 05:27:55 PM

Quote from: Punisher on February 23, 2012, 05:14:09 AM

Quote from: rickfc on February 21, 2012, 09:16:30 PM

The thing is that Ghost Rider and Punisher could make good movies if done right.
Well, I liked all of the Punisher movies for the most part... Even the Dolph Lungren one at the time, but in hindsight that was probably because I didn't have much choice...
The newer ones were all pretty good to me...

... but you might be a little biased, right? slywink

What gave you that idea?  ninja
136  Non-Gaming / Off-Topic / Re: Do you like pain? on: February 26, 2012, 05:46:14 AM
I am not a fan, but there are some types of pain that literally trigger laughing fits in me.. not quite sure why and never investigated it... then there are other types of pain that I hate, such as head and tooth aches...
I also think I prefer sharp and short pain as opposed to dull and long..
137  Gaming / Console / PC Gaming / Re: Wargame - European Escalation on: February 25, 2012, 05:08:49 AM
How is the single player game? I have almost no interest in multi-player for this, so I'm wondering if the SP portion is worth it....
138  Non-Gaming / Off-Topic / Re: The Walking Dead strut onto AMC for Season 2 on: February 23, 2012, 05:25:38 AM

Quote from: Blackjack on February 15, 2012, 03:23:33 PM

Dixon is so popular, I've seen some places calling for him to get spun off into his own show. I don't exactly know what that would be about. He hunts for a half hour and whittles new arrowheads, in between providing gardening and flower-picking tips?  icon_razz
Maybe he could find his brother and we follow them as they roam the world getting into crazy capers that go completly wrong, but somehow allow them to come out histerically on top...
139  Non-Gaming / Off-Topic / Re: [movie] Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance on: February 23, 2012, 05:14:09 AM

Quote from: rickfc on February 21, 2012, 09:16:30 PM

The thing is that Ghost Rider and Punisher could make good movies if done right.
Well, I liked all of the Punisher movies for the most part... Even the Dolph Lungren one at the time, but in hindsight that was probably because I didn't have much choice...
The newer ones were all pretty good to me...
140  Non-Gaming / Off-Topic / Re: 17-Year-Old Drops After Eating Only Chicken Nuggets Since Age 2. on: February 23, 2012, 05:08:06 AM

Quote from: Blackjack on February 17, 2012, 07:24:31 PM

Now I doubt that kid could eat 11 pounds of chicken nuggets even in one year, but I imagine if fed that couple times daily over and over, there could be some buildup of a chemical like that that would affect one's health in ways just beyond being chubby.

Well if my math and google skills are correct...
1 nugget weighs 23 grams, so a 20 piece would weigh 460 grams, which is a little over a pound, so if she did it it everyday and only once a day, she would hit 11 pounds in 11 days.... quicker if she ate 20 pieces multiples times a day... (or 2 10 piece orders).. if she only had 1 10 piece order a day that would be 182 pounds of nuggets per year!
141  Gaming / Console / PC Gaming / Re: Wargame - European Escalation on: February 23, 2012, 04:57:30 AM
Anyone know if there is a demo planned?
142  Gaming / Console / PC Gaming / Re: MechWarrior Tactics - (FTP) Turn Based Strategy Mech Game on: February 23, 2012, 04:55:40 AM

Quote from: jersoc on February 22, 2012, 11:11:14 AM

sweet mother of god, could this be like the board game?

There are hex grids in the image, although the atlas appears to be using 2 of them..
143  Gaming / Multiplayer Madness (MMO or otherwise) / Re: SWTOR: Collector's Edition (photos, info) on: December 18, 2011, 04:41:37 AM

Quote from: Destructor on December 17, 2011, 03:11:01 PM

Quote from: Punisher on December 17, 2011, 05:30:44 AM

No photos and I still havent opened the box, but my Gamestop order came to me today too.. Unfortunately, my sons order from Best Buy is still showing a date of the 20th...

Wait, Gamestop? I thought they weren't selling until Tuesday over there? Or did you order online?

Ordered online... Opened the box and setup my account today.. kind of sad that my vehicle still has to wait until L25 though... I was hoping it would unlock early for the collectors edition people.. smile
144  Gaming / Multiplayer Madness (MMO or otherwise) / Re: SWTOR: Collector's Edition (photos, info) on: December 17, 2011, 05:30:44 AM
No photos and I still havent opened the box, but my Gamestop order came to me today too.. Unfortunately, my sons order from Best Buy is still showing a date of the 20th...
145  Gaming / Multiplayer Madness (MMO or otherwise) / Re: Star Wars: The Old Republic announced on: December 13, 2011, 01:09:15 PM
Yay I'm in!... Boo I leave for work in a few minutes.. frown
146  Non-Gaming / Steals and Deals / Re: Android 10 Billion Downloads Sale on: December 13, 2011, 12:21:55 AM
So it looks like some of these deals areon Amazon fire as well, I just have to pay twice...:(but at 10cents, not a big deal.
147  Non-Gaming / Steals and Deals / Re: Android 10 Billion Downloads Sale on: December 12, 2011, 04:34:27 AM
Been picking up most things since they are only 10 cents... Interesting to find that they aren't all compatible with every device.... I have a Droid 3 and a modded HP Touchpad.... Most things work for both, some only work with the Droid, and some only work the Touchpad (which I find odd..)
Unfortunately, Sims 3 supposedly only works with the touchpad, but it won't download the extra files and Sim City only works with the Droid, so I have to play it on a small screen....
and since Amazon doesn't want their fire to work with the Android market, I can't try that either.. oh well...
148  Non-Gaming / Off-Topic / Re: Need Suggestions on how to spend $1000 on: December 06, 2011, 04:53:51 PM

Quote from: Purge on December 06, 2011, 04:01:12 AM

Quote from: Punisher on December 06, 2011, 02:18:14 AM

Quote from: DarkEL on December 06, 2011, 12:37:39 AM

Quote from: morlac on December 05, 2011, 04:02:35 PM

2 chicks at the same time?

We have a winner!!!!!
4 chicks, a hen, and a rooster....

and a cop?
well...handcuffs can be involved I guess...if you're into that sort of thing....
149  Non-Gaming / Hardware / Software Hell / Re: Need help buying new PC on: December 06, 2011, 04:41:03 AM
Do you know how to build one from scratch? If so, that might be a better route anyway...
150  Non-Gaming / Off-Topic / Re: Woolly Mammoth to be Brought Back to Life on: December 06, 2011, 04:37:35 AM

Quote from: Purge on December 06, 2011, 04:19:22 AM

Or those bigass turtles.

Leonardo, Michealangelo, Donatello, or Raphael?
151  Non-Gaming / Off-Topic / Re: Woolly Mammoth to be Brought Back to Life on: December 06, 2011, 03:58:21 AM

Quote from: CeeKay on December 05, 2011, 10:54:53 PM

they should really focus on bringing back important things, like disco.

There are some lines that science just shouldn't cross....

152  Non-Gaming / Off-Topic / Re: Need Suggestions on how to spend $1000 on: December 06, 2011, 02:18:14 AM

Quote from: DarkEL on December 06, 2011, 12:37:39 AM

Quote from: morlac on December 05, 2011, 04:02:35 PM

2 chicks at the same time?

We have a winner!!!!!
4 chicks, a hen, and a rooster....
153  Gaming / Multiplayer Madness (MMO or otherwise) / Re: Star Wars: The Old Republic announced on: December 06, 2011, 02:15:59 AM
So... the game is about 2 weeks away... anyone know when they will announce pricing? Any possibilitiy of a lifetime option?
154  Non-Gaming / Off-Topic / Re: Need Suggestions on how to spend $1000 on: December 05, 2011, 03:44:27 AM
I'll take $500 as a consultant to help you decide what to get!  ninja
155  Gaming / Console / PC Gaming / Re: Microsoft Flight on: December 04, 2011, 01:09:53 AM

Quote from: CeeKay on December 03, 2011, 08:14:14 PM


looks like you need an invite?
156  Non-Gaming / Off-Topic / Re: [Privacy] HOLY CRAP!!! Carrier IQ knows about your porn site visits!! on: December 03, 2011, 04:17:53 AM

Quote from: Purge on December 02, 2011, 08:32:01 PM

Very little?

Really?

My point, oh I dunno, perhaps in the OP:

Quote from: Purge on December 01, 2011, 02:32:45 AM

Even if all the information isn't being broadcast out, the fact that all keystrokes are able to be logged, https is unsecure (to the IQ app) and being logged, it means that were your phone grabbed by law enforcement they could effectively hunt through your past uses and find whatever evidence they want to incriminate you.

I use law enforcement an example, but what about identity theft?

Having anything that logs keystrokes is bad, regardless of whether it's being harvested. Also, forcing your clients to submit data that they aren't aware of, nor have any option of saying no to, is also wrong.

That isn't nothing, man. It's rape. I didn't direct my comments towards Carrier IQ, it was to the implementation and the parties involved.

Clearly the Carrier IQ knew at what layer they were entering into the Android device. They also knew what information COULD be accessed by carriers, and should have some accountability to that. When it comes to the "smoking gun" however, the privacy of millions is far more important than the lame excuse given where "wah! we need help supporting our clients!"

Consider for a moment that your webcam was running all the time to record when you spill your drink so they could better support you.

Cuz you know, they need to know if it was milk or coke.

Of course they do... There is a big difference between liquid and powder damage!  ninja
157  Gaming / Console / PC Gaming / Re: So I just purchased a new iMac, am I allowed here?;) on: December 03, 2011, 04:12:08 AM

Quote from: kronovan on December 02, 2011, 05:36:52 PM

The name of the forum is PC (Personal Computing) Gaming, not PC Gaming for computers' running a Microsoft OS.  icon_biggrin  So yeah, IMO you're allowed here.

Ahh... But according to Apple, there IS a difference between a PC and a MAC... So by your logic, no he is not allowed here anymore!  icon_twisted
158  Non-Gaming / Off-Topic / Re: Want to be a spy? Crack this then on: December 03, 2011, 04:09:32 AM

Quote from: Teggy on December 02, 2011, 04:33:01 PM

I'm sure I can do it, but I don't want any aliens showing up at my door to go off and fight the Kodan armada. Yeah, that's it.
I am pretty sure Death Blossom has nothing to do with code breaking..... In fact it was only a single button.... you didn't even have to pull off a combo!
159  Non-Gaming / Off-Topic / Re: The Walking Dead strut onto AMC for Season 2 on: December 03, 2011, 04:07:07 AM

Quote from: Blackjack on November 28, 2011, 03:09:00 AM

Wow,  not that was a mid-season finale. I can't believe we don't get another episode until February.  disgust

And if you
Spoiler for Hiden:
were sick of Sophie's storyline, they fixed THAT, huh? icon_eek

Comic Spoiler!!!!!  ninja

Spoiler for Hiden:
Can't remember the details, but I am pretty sure Sophie lasted a lot longer in the comic... Even into the prison.... I was a little surprised at that... Plus I wasn't even sick of the Sophie story yet... what seems like a long time to us was only about a week in characters time right? Not really sure though...
160  Non-Gaming / Off-Topic / Re: The Walking Dead strut onto AMC for Season 2 on: December 03, 2011, 04:00:01 AM

Quote from: naednek on December 02, 2011, 04:38:19 PM

Quote from: Moliere on December 02, 2011, 03:00:20 PM

I thought we resolved the spoiler issue pages ago when I complained about them. It was decided that you shouldn't come into the thread unless you've seen that week's episode. All spoiler tags would be used for the comics because they could diverge from the TV show.

If you would like to discuss the comic series, then create a seperate thread since it's not the same as the TV series.  I don't think it's unreasonable to think that the spoilers are regarding the TV show since the thread title directly refers to that.

I guess I can kind of see your point although, this thread has delved into the comic comparison... and that is probably inevitable.... I guess I can try to remember to label my spoilers comic or show... I don't think we need a different thread though.... The spoiler I posted was directly related to a comparison to the 2.
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