Random Thoughts Thread

[BoringSupreez]

Number of high-school students with jobs hits 20-year low. This problem seriously needs to be fixed. I know I had a real hard time finding a job myself. It took a year, and it's just 10 hours a week at minimum wage. And some people aren't even that "lucky."

Sadly, I'm thinking that even when the economy finally recovers, the recovery rate for teen employment is going to lag behind.

[GameMasterGuy]

I'm going to try and get the world high score for My Hero on the Master System. According to Twin Galaxies, it's at 850,000, which means I'll have to play the game through about 5 times to beat it. Wish me luck; I'll post an update when I do beat it!

That sounds... rather low for a world high score. Only five times? Is it long, hard, not popular or something?

[dunpeal2064]

Some of their world records are abnormally low.

If one felt like it, they could easily obtain a dozen world records on that site with little effort.

[BoringSupreez]

I just realized that marurun is not a new member, he's actually an ancient one that's returned in the last month. Sometimes this place is a little hard to keep up with.

[flex wood]

I just realized that marurun is not a new member, he's actually an ancient one that's returned in the last month. Sometimes this place is a little hard to keep up with.

I'm glad maru is around. Seems like a pretty cool guy and he's got some good input on a lot of stuff. I also liked that favorite fighter outside of a main series thread he started.

Excuse me I have to go wipe this brown stuff off my nose

[YoshiEgg25]

I'm going to try and get the world high score for My Hero on the Master System. According to Twin Galaxies, it's at 850,000, which means I'll have to play the game through about 5 times to beat it. Wish me luck; I'll post an update when I do beat it!

Good luck! It's tough to get some scores, but when you get everything recorded, it's immensely rewarding. You got this, bro!

Some of their world records are abnormally low.

If one felt like it, they could easily obtain a dozen world records on that site with little effort.

http://www.examiner.com/article/discuss ... cord-score

[BoringSupreez]

^^^ Hey man, where have you been lately? I've hardly seen you on the site.


Completely unrelated: read the first review for this product on Amazon.

[GSZX1337]

Number of high-school students with jobs hits 20-year low. This problem seriously needs to be fixed. I know I had a real hard time finding a job myself. It took a year, and it's just 10 hours a week at minimum wage. And some people aren't even that "lucky."

Sadly, I'm thinking that even when the economy finally recovers, the recovery rate for teen employment is going to lag behind.

Man, that's a shame. I'm only 21, but my biggest life regret is not getting a job during the second semester of my senior year. It took me about a year and a half after graduation before I could secure a job.

[GameMasterGuy]

Just remembered about this:

On Monday, I ordered two envelope-sized packages; one from Britain and one from America. The British one came on Thursday, but the American one still has to come... yet I live in America. Why does our mail service suck?

[Flake]

Just remembered about this:

On Monday, I ordered two envelope-sized packages; one from Britain and one from America. The British one came on Thursday, but the American one still has to come... yet I live in America. Why does our mail service suck?

Because the USPS, despite being an independent corporation, falls under the auspices of the government enough that it is required (ludicrously) to fully fund its pension plan decades in advance.

This pension plan scheme has remained in place as it is an easy place (like social security) for congress to borrow funds from for projects it wishes to fund today.

As result, the USPS is financially crippled and is unable to hire enough employees, modernize its equipment, or move mail quickly.