MEUSTRUS'S PROFILE

author=turkeyDawg
I'm now imagining another future where so much capital and manpower is invested in novel, Orwellian advertising schemes that no one actually makes the products they're advertising.

We're not already there?

Smart TVs are stupid. I want my TV to be dumb, but just smart enough to make the picture quality good. I want my TV to last at least 10 years without relying on benevolent corporate overlords to put out software updates for the next big streaming service. I can always buy a $99 Roku when that happens and it will be cheaper than the several hundred dollar premium for "smart" TVs. Fuck smart TV.

Well add me to your list. INTP here. And turbulent. Very turbulent.

13% Introverted
50% Intuitive
34% Thinking
41% Prospecting
26% Turbulent

...ok, not that turbulent. But I sure as hell feel like it.

I'd be more extraverted but I don't know how and feel really anxious in social situations, not because I don't want to be a part of it, but because I feel like I don't know how. Um, department of redundancy department anybody?

Somebody pointed out in the comments on that web site that a prominent fictional INTP would be Tony Stark. We...have a few too many Tony Starks here. :/

@LockeZ: Congratulations on your 100% Thinking! I thought I would make you "feel better" (lol) but I looked at my score again and it was only 34%? I guess I've been getting more empathetic. Anyway, as I see you around it's getting harder and harder to differentiate you from your avatar. Excellent choice: Dr. House (the impatient emotionless jerk who's always right) holding a SNES cartridge.

author=TangledLion
Granted! No Itty bitty living space.Unfortunately All magic comes with a price!

Having no Itty bitty living space means you want power to rival that of Genie, but without becoming a Genie. The only other magic THAT powerful is that of The Dark One Good News You can live in A Gigantic Castle with your magic Plus you have Near Immortality! Bad News? The Dark One's Dagger is not only the only thing that can kill you, but the holder can control you...

So some Egomaniac Gets ahold of the dagger, and forces you to do his bidding and constantly reverse his age to 21 so he has immortality, And So it continues for all eternity.

Have fun Being a Magic slave! At least you have an Epic room!

I Wish That Once Upon A time Season 4B was on the air already...

Obviously.

As for the already-granted wish, well unfortunately a virus has been released that only attacks those whose posts make it to the top of a page. It is too late for you.

I wish that Unity Pro was free!

Finally read through all the context. Sorry for making depression drinking about me; I thought we were just throwing stuff out there because I did a big tl;dr on the last couple of pages.

Anyway.

Pizza
The knowledge that I need to remain "trapped" here is awful, but it keeps me going.

This right here...is a problem. See, alcohol is a truth serum. It makes us honest about ourselves, and more importantly it makes us honest to ourselves. And it makes us a bit selfish sometimes. And what you're doing is burying your pain for the greater good. Sure, you can avoid drinking. But it's not healthy to live your whole life lying to yourself about how much it hurts.

I don't have answers for you. God (and slash) knows I'm pretty fucked up myself. But I do have some questions you should think about.

What is causing the pain in your life? Really? And not just the things that hurt you in the moment. You mentioned the women you love. Why can't you be together? And if it's a good reason (and not just because you're being too chickenshit to ask her out), is it worth dwelling on? As they say, there are plenty of fish in the sea. There's also a whole ocean of possibilities, and clearly your creativity means something to you.

What truly makes you happy? And why don't you engage in those things more? Or do you not have an answer? Life is what we make of it. It's up to all of us to live our lives in a way that reflects our own special joys.

It isn't easy. Are you the kind of person that gives up at a challenge? Because living is the ultimate challenge.

I would love to give you the answers but you will have to find them for yourself. I can't even give you my answers because I don't have them. Besides, nobody wants to listen to more of my bitching anyway.

Living is a struggle of the Pokemon variety, and if you only live it for other people you will find yourself right back in that dark place. Find a way to live life for yourself. And when you do, let me know, 'cause I could really use it myself.

Program Files should be for installed programs that require administrator permission to alter. It has been this way since Vista and it is for very valid security reasons. The whole virtual storage thing though...it sounds like Windows is trying to give people back what they had in XP (full access to Program Files) by not doing that and lying to us that they are.

Also, the pop-ups for UAC are a concept borrowed from Linux. Linux, which is usually designed for advanced users who know a lot about their computers, and where the concept is used sparingly and makes sense. In Windows-land, UAC really just makes it obvious that the whole file ownership model in Windows is screwed up. Windows Vista applied the concept to everything that should require elevated permissions according to the Windows model, but that was so many things it was annoying and the pop-ups became an automatic click-thru for every user.

Basically, Windows sucks. And that's why I don't use it anymore (except in a virtual machine when absolutely necessary).