I like chocolate. Quite a lot in fact. I just don't like what happens to it in a brownie.
You so strange.
Really twice in a row?
I love chocolate!
My BFs mom is cooking dinner for me tonight =)
Is it chocolate? we can hope.
So cook a whole bunch of vegis together eh? Ok. interesting and they are just steamed?
What are vegis?
I've heard tell of people calling vegetables veggies, but this vegis eludes me.
Unless they suddenly cast Regis in Veggietales, in which case I'd eat that veggie too, if it'll shut him up.
What are vegis?
I've heard tell of people calling vegetables veggies, but this vegis eludes me.
Unless they suddenly cast Regis in Veggietales, in which case I'd eat that veggie too, if it'll shut him up.
ZZZEEEBUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!
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Watched this, now you get my ludicrous musings.
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I will provide a two-word rebuttal: Opposable thumbs.
The ability to imagine, craft, design, and implement tools to overcome any obstacle has been what has set humanity apart throughout their history. Give dragons every single advantage you list throughout your text, and I still bet on humans.
- Faster reproduction
- Fundamentally designed to hide well in spaces dragons cannot reach
- Opposable thumbsHide. Observe. Learn. Kill.
It's humanity's history.EDIT: Let's put it another way: I give one guy a full suit of plate mail, a flamethrower, and a sword. However, he may not craft any new items, ever. I put the other guy naked in the woods, but he's allowed to craft anything he can imagine.
I set them to kill each other.
I'm betting on naked guy every single time.
I don't think you thoroughly read everything I wrote, but that's fair - it's horribly organized and poorly written. :D
The thing is: the most likely scenario is that dragons are run into extinction. Only if they are too overwhelming does humanity break - and there is an incredibly fine line between them being "too overwhelming" and them being just being another extinct predator.
** spoiler omitted **...
In the Elric stories, the dragons have to rest for a veeeeery long time after a period of flying around and burning things (their breath is a liquid that ignites on contact with air) - if you counterbalance any activity with an extremely long cooldown period, that may make a difference.
Didn't they make a terrible movie recently about dragons f$~*ing up the modern world.
It's a rain day, so somebody gets to be the chauffeur.
Good thing matrixing through traffic is one of my favorite things to do.
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Things that infuriate NobodysHome:
Yep. A 7:00 am meeting run and attended by morons this morning.
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"So. Who here in Elizabeth's place would have confessed Proctor's affair?"
"I would! Screw him, I don't wanna hang! Every man for himself!"
Things that infuriate NobodysHome:
Meetings where the presenter starts late. Especially when the presenter does it intentionally so as to allow latecomers to "keep up"
Meetings where the audience members are too f****** beyond stupid to mute themselves, don't pay attention to the meeting, take other calls with their headsets on, and proceed to talk over the presenter, and nobody does anything about it, such as muting the audience members.
Yep. A 7:00 am meeting run and attended by morons this morning.
I'm on a call right now where nobody but me is muted. My 11am daily call is pretty good though - usually about 30 people and the meeting facilitator (which is sometimes me - once or twice a week I fill in) will always yell at people for not being muted, and failing that, will mute them himself.
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Ah, Global Megacorporation! This is my life:
"Well, OK. I guess I'll take some vacation time and relax a bit."
"Holy carp! I'd better get to work! I'm not 100% sure I can make that!"
"Oh, c'mon, guys!"
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So the users in my division of the company are going to have the grand privilege of going through IT Security training...again...and again...and again...
Phishing emails got through last week and this week, so of course we had a bunch of people click on the link and supply their usernames and passwords like giant f*&^ing idiots.
Stats showed that users in my division clicked on the link 60% more often than 2nd place.
So yesterday on the daily IT meeting I simply asked them to napalm my entire division and be done with it.
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Ah, Global Megacorporation! This is my life:
"Well, OK. I guess I'll take some vacation time and relax a bit."
"Holy carp! I'd better get to work! I'm not 100% sure I can make that!"
"Oh, c'mon, guys!"
Friend there will be work for you come October.
Me Can't do, I'll still be doing "internship" in Museum Of Polish Aviation.
Friend never mind, the printing got delayed, you can get two days of work in November.
We actually finished sending the packaged at the verge of November and December, followed by another two weeks of sending calendars...
Friend There will be more work for you around middle of August.
Me August, right.
Friend Oh, it was delayed to the late August... No wait, early September!
Lets say that we finished it today, after two weeks and a day.
Although, it isn't a corporate work.
So the users in my division of the company are going to have the grand privilege of going through IT Security training...again...and again...and again...
Phishing emails got through last week and this week, so of course we had a bunch of people click on the link and supply their usernames and passwords like giant f*&^ing idiots.
Stats showed that users in my division clicked on the link 60% more often than 2nd place.
So yesterday on the daily IT meeting I simply asked them to napalm my entire division and be done with it.
Had those phishing emails at least reasonably looked to be work related?
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So the users in my division of the company are going to have the grand privilege of going through IT Security training...again...and again...and again...
Phishing emails got through last week and this week, so of course we had a bunch of people click on the link and supply their usernames and passwords like giant f*&^ing idiots.
Stats showed that users in my division clicked on the link 60% more often than 2nd place.
So yesterday on the daily IT meeting I simply asked them to napalm my entire division and be done with it.
just kill one as an example to the others.
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So the users in my division of the company are going to have the grand privilege of going through IT Security training...again...and again...and again...
Phishing emails got through last week and this week, so of course we had a bunch of people click on the link and supply their usernames and passwords like giant f*&^ing idiots.
Stats showed that users in my division clicked on the link 60% more often than 2nd place.
So yesterday on the daily IT meeting I simply asked them to napalm my entire division and be done with it.
Every time one of my banks sends me an e-mail with a link in it, I report it to their security department with a scathing letter that basically reads, "You should be training your customers that ALL e-mails are phishing attempts, and they should NEVER click links in e-mails. WTF is wrong with you?!?!?"
If it's an e-mail, and there's a link in it, it's a massive security threat and you should NEVER click on it.
You're done.
EDIT: I even trained my hospitalized friend on this one.
"Hey, NobodysHome! I found a cool video! Here's a link."
"Sorry. i won't click it. You can't make me click it. Try another way."
"OK. Go to YouTube and do a search on xxx."
"Found it! Thanks! That was indeed funny!"
EDIT 2: Heck, even on the forums if someone posts a link I first check the path manually, then go to the site using a locked-down (no JavaScript, cookies, etc.) version of Firefox that can't do anything other than display HTML. Then if it's a site I recognize I enable script domains that I recognize one at a time 'til I can see what was posted. I'm a paranoid sort. 'Cause I'm old.
Clicking links. A bad idea since the invention of the web. Thanks, scammers!
EDIT 3: Speaking of links, clicking links, and bad ideas. The Register had a nice article on how IT staff are some of the MOST likely to fall for phishing attempts, because they think they know better.
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I'm just going to stop adding edits and start a new post. Sheesh.
I've also taught the kids very carefully:
It's been incredibly effective in protecting them from the multitude of scams they've already been exposed to. I'm pretty happy with the result.
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"I found the recipe on a pop up ad, all I had to do was enter my birthdate and social security number!" - Teddy, Bob's Burgers.
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Aand... Cranky Calico wins "Awesome Kitty Award"!
She's starting to show her age, and spends her days curled up napping on the new furniture.
She got a hairball, and very carefully got down off of the furniture, hacked up a hairball on the easy-to-clean hardwood floor, then climbed back up to her spot and went back to sleep.
Good kitty!
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So the users in my division of the company are going to have the grand privilege of going through IT Security training...again...and again...and again...
Phishing emails got through last week and this week, so of course we had a bunch of people click on the link and supply their usernames and passwords like giant f*&^ing idiots.
Stats showed that users in my division clicked on the link 60% more often than 2nd place.
So yesterday on the daily IT meeting I simply asked them to napalm my entire division and be done with it.
Every time one of my banks sends me an e-mail with a link in it, I report it to their security department with a scathing letter that basically reads, "You should be training your customers that ALL e-mails are phishing attempts, and they should NEVER click links in e-mails. WTF is wrong with you?!?!?"
If it's an e-mail, and there's a link in it, it's a massive security threat and you should NEVER click on it.
You're done.
EDIT: I even trained my hospitalized friend on this one.
"Hey, NobodysHome! I found a cool video! Here's a link."
"Sorry. i won't click it. You can't make me click it. Try another way."
"OK. Go to YouTube and do a search on xxx."
"Found it! Thanks! That was indeed funny!"EDIT 2: Heck, even on the forums if someone posts a link I first check the path manually, then go to the site using a locked-down (no JavaScript, cookies, etc.) version of Firefox that can't do anything other than display HTML. Then if it's a site I recognize I enable script domains that I recognize one at a time 'til I can see what was posted. I'm a paranoid sort. 'Cause I'm old.
Clicking links. A bad idea since the invention of the web. Thanks, scammers!
EDIT 3: Speaking of links, clicking links, and bad ideas. The Register had a nice article on how IT staff are some of the MOST likely to fall for phishing attempts, because they think they know...
1) I find it amusing that you included a link in a post in which you ranted about not clicking on links.
2) The idiots are coming out of the woodwork..."Oh, you know, me and all my coworkers clicked on that link last week...we didn't know if it was at all important to notify you..."
I really like Freehold's suggestion, but it's not extreme enough for my mood right now.
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And no, the email attack was obvious. Very obvious. It had all the classic signs of being a non-legit email. And of course, everyone else is complaining that I'm not getting to their issues fast enough again. I'm informing them that it's their coworkers' fault for being stupid.
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Following instructions! Why is it so hard?!
Economics question: A town is short on parking spaces. Should the government build a new parking garage or leave it to the private sector? Explain your answer.
More students than should have: Yes, the city needs more parking.
ಠ_ಠ How does that answer the question?! There's not even a wrong answer; just pick one and explain why!
Following instructions! Why is it so hard?!
Economics question: A town is short on parking spaces. Should the government build a new parking garage or leave it to the private sector? Explain your answer.
More students than should have: Yes, the city needs more parking.ಠ_ಠ How does that answer the question?! There's not even a wrong answer; just pick one and explain why!
That's better than the employees in my company. Tell them to drop out of high school and come work for Medium/Large Corp. They'll be at least as educated as the current jackwagons.
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1) I find it amusing that you included a link in a post in which you ranted about not clicking on links.
That was intentional.
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So the users in my division of the company are going to have the grand privilege of going through IT Security training...again...and again...and again...
Phishing emails got through last week and this week, so of course we had a bunch of people click on the link and supply their usernames and passwords like giant f*&^ing idiots.
Stats showed that users in my division clicked on the link 60% more often than 2nd place.
So yesterday on the daily IT meeting I simply asked them to napalm my entire division and be done with it.
Every time one of my banks sends me an e-mail with a link in it, I report it to their security department with a scathing letter that basically reads, "You should be training your customers that ALL e-mails are phishing attempts, and they should NEVER click links in e-mails. WTF is wrong with you?!?!?"
If it's an e-mail, and there's a link in it, it's a massive security threat and you should NEVER click on it.
You're done.
EDIT: I even trained my hospitalized friend on this one.
"Hey, NobodysHome! I found a cool video! Here's a link."
"Sorry. i won't click it. You can't make me click it. Try another way."
"OK. Go to YouTube and do a search on xxx."
"Found it! Thanks! That was indeed funny!"EDIT 2: Heck, even on the forums if someone posts a link I first check the path manually, then go to the site using a locked-down (no JavaScript, cookies, etc.) version of Firefox that can't do anything other than display HTML. Then if it's a site I recognize I enable script domains that I recognize one at a time 'til I can see what was posted. I'm a paranoid sort. 'Cause I'm old.
Clicking links. A bad idea since the invention of the web. Thanks, scammers!
EDIT 3: Speaking of links, clicking links, and bad ideas. The Register had a nice article on how IT staff are some of the MOST likely to fall for phishing attempts, because they think they know...
you are indeed old and paranoid.
1) I find it amusing that you included a link in a post in which you ranted about not clicking on links.That was intentional.
HA!
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OK. Speaking of horrible links, I had never thought of this.
...you are indeed old and paranoid.
Thank you, thank you very much!
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People are making enthusiastic noises about going LARPing.
O well. At least there might be pretty ladies dressed as elves.
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The Rainbow is assaulting the bandit camp.
It's going nothing like I expected and yet exactly as I expected.
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So the users in my division of the company are going to have the grand privilege of going through IT Security training...again...and again...and again...
Phishing emails got through last week and this week, so of course we had a bunch of people click on the link and supply their usernames and passwords like giant f*&^ing idiots.
Stats showed that users in my division clicked on the link 60% more often than 2nd place.
So yesterday on the daily IT meeting I simply asked them to napalm my entire division and be done with it.
Every time one of my banks sends me an e-mail with a link in it, I report it to their security department with a scathing letter that basically reads, "You should be training your customers that ALL e-mails are phishing attempts, and they should NEVER click links in e-mails. WTF is wrong with you?!?!?"
If it's an e-mail, and there's a link in it, it's a massive security threat and you should NEVER click on it.
You're done.
EDIT: I even trained my hospitalized friend on this one.
"Hey, NobodysHome! I found a cool video! Here's a link."
"Sorry. i won't click it. You can't make me click it. Try another way."
"OK. Go to YouTube and do a search on xxx."
"Found it! Thanks! That was indeed funny!"EDIT 2: Heck, even on the forums if someone posts a link I first check the path manually, then go to the site using a locked-down (no JavaScript, cookies, etc.) version of Firefox that can't do anything other than display HTML. Then if it's a site I recognize I enable script domains that I recognize one at a time 'til I can see what was posted. I'm a paranoid sort. 'Cause I'm old.
Clicking links. A bad idea since the invention of the web. Thanks, scammers!
EDIT 3: Speaking of links, clicking links, and bad ideas. The Register had a nice article on how IT staff are some of the MOST likely to fall for phishing attempts, because they think they know...
When I will be young, beautiful, and rich*, I'll get myself a dedicated computer whose sole purpose will be looking through the web and links safely - i.e. absolutely no vital data that could be hacked at worst, turning empty machine into a hacked zombie slave.
*that will be probably somewhere around never
1) I find it amusing that you included a link in a post in which you ranted about not clicking on links.
That was my thought too...
Following instructions! Why is it so hard?!
Economics question: A town is short on parking spaces. Should the government build a new parking garage or leave it to the private sector? Explain your answer.
More students than should have: Yes, the city needs more parking.ಠ_ಠ How does that answer the question?! There's not even a wrong answer; just pick one and explain why!
Maybe they don't care who will deal with it as long as it isn't them directly?
That's better than the employees in my company. Tell them to drop out of high school and come work for Medium/Large Corp. They'll be at least as educated as the current jackwagons.Following instructions! Why is it so hard?!
Economics question: A town is short on parking spaces. Should the government build a new parking garage or leave it to the private sector? Explain your answer.
More students than should have: Yes, the city needs more parking.ಠ_ಠ How does that answer the question?! There's not even a wrong answer; just pick one and explain why!
Their answer was related to the question at least?
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People are making enthusiastic noises about going LARPing.
O well. At least there might be pretty ladies dressed as elves.
When the geeks in my dorm started a White Wolf LARP during my senior year, I was not cool enough to join. So I have never LARPed.
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Links posted on FAWTL I will never click on:
1. Anything on YouTube (because I always have my sound muted).
2. Anything on Reddit (because Reddit).
3. Anything that starts with "Hey, Freehold, I thought of you when I saw this!" (because most likely NSFW and/or kids)
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Clips fingernails for first time in a week.
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH yes
Also I have finally achieved my goal of attaining all nine Un'Goro quest cards.
Now for the other seven Frozen Throne heroes...
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When the geeks in my dorm started a White Wolf LARP during my senior year, I was not cool enough to join. So I have never LARPed.People are making enthusiastic noises about going LARPing.
O well. At least there might be pretty ladies dressed as elves.
you just brought back a LOT of memories, not all of them good. Ah, the angst and drama...
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Links posted on FAWTL I will never click on:
1. Anything on YouTube (because I always have my sound muted).
2. Anything on Reddit (because Reddit).
3. Anything that starts with "Hey, Freehold, I thought of you when I saw this!" (because most likely NSFW and/or kids)
2. But...its reddit!
3. But...but...it's me!
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Clips fingernails for first time in a week.
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH yes
** spoiler omitted **
... aaaaaand people say I'm weird!
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I had my one-month check-in with my boss at the new job today. It went *ridiculously* well. Like, what freaking dream world am I living on well. And I realized that I'd been tense for days, waiting to find out she was unhappy with me and that I wasn't measuring up.
Which is not to say that this won't be the case next time. Because I suck and the world is going to end in a big ball of firey death.
I also realized that part of the reason I've been so tense, in addition to WW *still* not having a job and us coasting on fumes financially, is that I haven't made anything with my hands (other than lots of food, and a garden, and turning this house full of random moving boxes into something vaguely resembling a home) since I finished knitting Hermione's Star Trek dress at the beginning of April. That I can recall. I was vaguely toying with a small-sized one for her doll, but I didn't finish it. It's still in a box somewhere.
And I don't have a robe. I used to have a ratty old one of my dad's that had been in his garage, but WW threw it out. And rightly so.
So since Michael's was having a 1/3 off sale on yarn, I downloaded a free pattern off Ravelry and bought some soft, cozy yarn to knit one.
It hit 100 degrees here again today, so I figure if I start now, it may finally be down below 70 at night by the time I finish it.
It's WW's birthday tomorrow. He'll be 49. Our oven is on the fritz (it's gas, but has an electronic control panel, so if that goes out, the oven shuts itself off, and guess what part is broken?) so instead of a standard cake, I found a recipe for a lime curd icebox cake that's sort of like a trifle, except it uses graham crackers instead of sponge or ladyfingers. We'll see how it works. He likes lime. A lot. And if it turns out poorly, we're going over to his mother's for dinner on Thursday and I can bake a nicer one at her house.
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You know what they say! Two cakes are always better than one!
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Good luck LM and tell WW that I said happy birthday!