October 2020 -- How do you counter high-volume, high velocity crazy?

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TheBacon: Feb 8, 2012; #essereFerrari

KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:

what the hell? buy the skyline

# ¿ Sep 30, 2020 21:55

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# ¿ Apr 26, 2024 07:53

TheBacon: Feb 8, 2012; #essereFerrari

Fermented Tinal posted:

RE: Cutting people out of your life.

Been doing an awful lot of that lately, I've just kinda reached a point where I have zero-tolerance for stressors in my life and the ones that are people* can go gently caress right off.

*Except immediate family, still trying to muster the courage for that.

I cut my toxic dad out of my life probably something like 6-7 years ago at this point and haven't regretted it for a moment.

My uncle in florida is pretty quietly racist but loves old blues and full of those types of hypocrisies and I am having a harder time cutting him out because he is actually at least somewhat loving and supportive. But since I went for Christmas in 2018 and really saw his whole rear end show I have drastically reduced communication to maybe 1 or 2 calls a year and feel much better for it!

# ¿ Sep 30, 2020 22:29

TheBacon: Feb 8, 2012; #essereFerrari

I would consider being anti abortion pretty abhorrent so really the whole platform is just abhorrent

# ¿ Oct 1, 2020 22:53

TheBacon: Feb 8, 2012; #essereFerrari

House near me growing up had a like long exterior entryway that was a bit like a tunnel. He used to coat it in aluminum foil and set up a strobe light. He then replaced his front door with a get up like an old 60s squared robot with like ducting for arms. Anyway he would make you say trick or treat very robotic then distribute the candy through the arms. It honestly owned so hard and was always the highlight of my childhood Halloween�s

# ¿ Oct 2, 2020 03:11

TheBacon: Feb 8, 2012; #essereFerrari

Krakkles posted:

Biden goes too, Pence installs Amy Conehead Barret, The Handmaid�s Tale turns out to be optimistic.

pence gets the rona too and pelosi ascends, only to get beaten by the misogynist socialist in november

# ¿ Oct 2, 2020 08:55

TheBacon: Feb 8, 2012; #essereFerrari

Rhyno posted:

I just wish we hadn't lost touch.

I'm shamelessly stealing what a mutual friend wrote about Curtis because I am no good with words and this guy was his best friend.

I am so sorry for your loss, he sounds like an amazing human, the world is a worse place

# ¿ Oct 6, 2020 22:52

TheBacon: Feb 8, 2012; #essereFerrari

CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:

I keep on wondering how a work can so much drama... then I look at the poo poo I post in AI Slack and think yeaaaaaah now I know.

And when you are a Sys_admin and you have to check logs and network reports you do get to see a lot of things esp in a huge company.

Like someone searching for cum tributes.

That tends to result in the inner BOFH awakening and putting in a network redirect to hint "Hey, dont do this...."

Yeesh. Users.

Trying being a sysadmin *for* a porn company. It really desensitizes you to many things.

# ¿ Oct 9, 2020 14:30

TheBacon: Feb 8, 2012; #essereFerrari

Humphreys posted:

This is one of those 'Dirty Jobs' episodes I'd love to actually experience. It's not the T & A, it's the data analytics that interest me. And how much bleeding edge tech required to 'come' first.

Well we are actually ancient so uhhhh very much not bleeding edge. And our data analytics team is atrocious and mostly revolves around comparing to a rolling 4 week period. We've been around for 25 years, we are pretty much last to 'come' to the table with any new features or anything really. Some of the interesting correlations to like world cup matches and around holidays that you might not expect are pretty funny though. Like Christmas eve is terrible for us, but Christmas night is one of the best nights of the year revenue wise. Also new years day night.

Maksimus54 posted:

Do you have an Ask/Tell thread? That sounds fascinating

I do not. I am not sure how different it really is tbh. Just the content you get exposed to, especially on our 'dating' site

# ¿ Oct 9, 2020 18:25

TheBacon: Feb 8, 2012; #essereFerrari

CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:

Still aint gonna top one of my guys in PNG getting murdered in a witchcraft ritual that involved having his spine ripped out while still alive. Which by the report he somehow didnt die immediatly of, it took an hour. For some reason staff from Australia and NZ have had a ban on travel to PNG ever since

# ¿ Oct 9, 2020 22:45

TheBacon: Feb 8, 2012; #essereFerrari

Krakkles posted:

I believe I�m supposed to laugh at the idea of needing a license

... but that actually makes a ton of sense, my state already does it, and I would vote for it federally

It doesn�t quite mix well with pandemic unfortunately:/

# ¿ Oct 11, 2020 04:31

TheBacon: Feb 8, 2012; #essereFerrari

Krakkles posted:

Licensure requirements for firearms don�t mix well with a viral pandemic?

What are you going to do, shoot the virus?
Yeah, that�s one of many things I like about CA.

No, not really! This is not in anyway a knock on requirements or a complaint about them existing. It�s just another facet that is complicated and was delayed for a long time due to pandemic, sucks having to go take a proctored exam for my FSC in a pandemic, especially so while places that administered them were closed for months!

# ¿ Oct 11, 2020 06:12

TheBacon: Feb 8, 2012; #essereFerrari

slidebite posted:

I presume he was talking about Canada?
You need to take a test which is normally part of an in-person course. Suffice to say most providers of said courses are not exactly technically savvy (and there is some hands-on) so it's not a great time.

I was talking about the US!

# ¿ Oct 11, 2020 06:40

TheBacon: Feb 8, 2012; #essereFerrari

Krakkles posted:

Yes, pandemics are inconvenient. What does this have to do with whether or not requiring licenses for guns is a good idea?

I never said they weren�t? But also the thing itself is kind of a joke tbh.

# ¿ Oct 11, 2020 08:34

TheBacon: Feb 8, 2012; #essereFerrari

Ferremit posted:

I�ve had the cops do a firearms inspection on my place and it was a totally painless experience. They just wanted to know that my firearms are in a safe, not just laying around, that the keys aren�t kept in plain sight and no one else knows where they are and that your stuff is actually stored properly.

Guy spent more time talking bout hunting and what I had than actually doing the inspection. Tho these are Australian cops, so your mileage may vary in places where your police force is less..... professional...

I literally can not imagine or really wrap my brain around this

# ¿ Oct 11, 2020 21:17

TheBacon: Feb 8, 2012; #essereFerrari

meatpimp posted:

Greaaaaattttt.... so we're at least two steps behind.

Yup. As someone pointed out -- what's the difference between a million and a billion? About a billion.

Virtually none of us ever even SEE rich people. The people that you see driving Ferraris or Rolls Royces? Not rich. Maybe mega-millionaires. FIFTY NINE people in the US own over HALF of the wealth. We are all various shades of poor in comparison.

Idk I�ve seen a few rich rich people, but lol Silicon Valley. Alice�s def has gotten some of the real rich during the weekday mornings!

# ¿ Oct 13, 2020 01:35

TheBacon: Feb 8, 2012; #essereFerrari

CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:

The real bludgers in society have been the rich. The real worthless assholes, the scammers, the takers are always the rich. They always find another way to get a few million off other people while you and I struggle to just see another year above water.

Amen and I really wish America could be the way your country is, and Australia has plenty of problems politically and far from perfect but that that a loving floor of decency can be agreed upon and prevent squalor and suffering by even the right there is certainly something.

# ¿ Oct 13, 2020 01:56

TheBacon: Feb 8, 2012; #essereFerrari

everdave posted:

And I�ll just go ahead and say it. I don�t talk politics and I accept and support all people but y�all make it terrifying to be a Christian person who goes to church. Seriously would y�all do that to some car weirdo who is Muslim? Anyways I go to church and I do t give a poo poo what you do or who you do it to.

I�m confused by this, do what to them? If anything talking about helping the poor and homeless and supporting social programs to lift the destitute and those in need of help seems like that would be right in line with Christian values?

Personally I do not have faith, but I hold nothing against anyone that does, of any sort of faith. As long as that faith doesn�t start infringing on other�s wellbeing and rights we are all good and that faith should be protected.

I do have a lot of issues with the institution of the church and how it has functioned throughout most of history though.

# ¿ Oct 13, 2020 01:59

TheBacon: Feb 8, 2012; #essereFerrari

everdave posted:

Make fun of them talking to a sky man or being stupid. I don�t give a shot I just want to talk about cars

I guess I missed that? But I don�t think that�s cool either.

# ¿ Oct 13, 2020 02:22

TheBacon: Feb 8, 2012; #essereFerrari

cursedshitbox posted:

ehhh, not really. The real rich aren't going to hang out at Alice's. Fwiw it's a real treat to WFH and get out on 35 and the like during the weekday. I've not done an Alice's run in 2020, heard it has been a shitshow.

I saw Ellison once and I think he counts? But supposedly he regularly went and had some sort of semi reoccurring breakfast with his rich friends.

FWIW it�s been great all quarantine for me, but I live 4 miles down Saratoga from the start of 9 so it�s my go to. I actually stopped to eat the last couple times I�ve gone, including just this past Saturday morning! And the restaurant itself did a pretty satisfactory job to me along with all the customers actually eating. They spread picnic tables out all across their lawn and it�s a buzzer to go get your food so no like waited on service besides coffee refills. I don�t hang out by the liquor store side though and there are usually less masks over that way.

# ¿ Oct 13, 2020 02:39

TheBacon: Feb 8, 2012; #essereFerrari

64bit_Dophins posted:

In Georgia they feed the kids the same food they feed prisoners (or at least that was the case when I was in school in the 90s).

So I know this definitely isn�t how it is, and both are getting terrible food, but treating our prison population better is definitely something that should be done! Should have good healthy food for both of those groups! (Also neither should be billed for it!)

# ¿ Oct 13, 2020 15:27

TheBacon: Feb 8, 2012; #essereFerrari

knox_harrington posted:

A guy I work with got caught going way over the speed limit and had to go to court. They gave him the option of a huge fine or a few nights in prison and were apparently quite surprised when he didn't take the prison option.

I think you can just do your jail time at weekends so it doesn't get in the way of your job.

Speaking of prison/jail as choices, I am on court record saying I would have rather gone to jail for a week than be on the jury I was on. Also in general jail is a lot worse than prison because it�s a much more temporary facility.

# ¿ Oct 13, 2020 15:50

TheBacon: Feb 8, 2012; #essereFerrari

STR posted:

The only standout out of the 5 richest people in the US (from the list I found) is Bill Gates, he has a couple of Porches, a Tesla, and a Corvette. Nothing exactly exotic except for one of the Porches (959).

But also the thing about that 959, he literally paid for lobby to be able to have it here. The entire reason Show and Display exists is because Bill wanted a 959 heh.

# ¿ Oct 13, 2020 18:40

TheBacon: Feb 8, 2012; #essereFerrari

That should be awesome everdave!

But what the gently caress goon

# ¿ Oct 14, 2020 05:38

TheBacon: Feb 8, 2012; #essereFerrari

BuckyDoneGun posted:

I forgot the biggest scandal of this election; it was already delayed slightly thanks to COVID, but now we find out that to help prevent transmission, WE DON�T GET �I VOTED� STICKERS GODDAMMIT.

?

My mail in ballot came with one just like it has for the last couple years

# ¿ Oct 15, 2020 02:49

TheBacon: Feb 8, 2012; #essereFerrari

BuckyDoneGun posted:

Different country.

drat what�s it like living in a country worse than dumpster fire that is America for election sticker safe distribution?

# ¿ Oct 15, 2020 05:36

TheBacon: Feb 8, 2012; #essereFerrari

I would expect more in the range of 4-5 figures for proper data recovery. We lost a very important server years ago and the recovery on the 6 drives was something like $40k

# ¿ Oct 16, 2020 22:33

TheBacon: Feb 8, 2012; #essereFerrari

Humphreys posted:

First go at vinyl wrapping something today:

Of course it's a compound curve and a PITA. Got it on 3rd go after figuring out how it works. It's a replacement trim piece for the dash which strangely doesn't come up on the Holden database even though I physically have a piece in onyx and a valid part number format. So modding a silver piece.

I did the same to the �chrome� runners along the window on my mazda3, except I paid the tiny shop to do it :/

Big fan of the after affect though of no more chrome.

# ¿ Oct 17, 2020 14:37

TheBacon: Feb 8, 2012; #essereFerrari

Rhyno posted:

A friend of mine was mugged, shot and nearly died in Cincy yesterday. He's alive, going into surgery tomorrow. He said in his post they told him people shot in this manner almost always die whatever that means. Almost lost another one. gently caress this year man.

gently caress man I�m sorry about your friend.

# ¿ Oct 18, 2020 22:57

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# ¿ Apr 26, 2024 07:53

TheBacon: Feb 8, 2012; #essereFerrari

Darchangel posted:

The Hummer EV is pretty danged impressive.
Quoting myself from that thread:
GM is pretty serious about this thing.
4-wheel independent suspension - good for ground clearance, 4-wheel steering. Crab mode! Air suspension with a lift mode. Underbody crawling cameras.
It's not any uglier than any other modern pickup, really (not saying much...) and reminds me of an enclosed Halo Warthog.
Price is whoo-boy, but it is a pile of neat stuff.

The goons hand wringing over how dangerous it is to pedestrians over in the EV thread is... interesting. I suppose it's telling that the EV thread *isn't* in automotive insanity.

Wait are there other EV threads outside AI? I don't follow the one here since I kind of don't care about EVs but I assumed that would be 'the EV thread'

# ¿ Oct 21, 2020 18:19

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