Ah, well. "Klassic Komputer Geek" moment:
(1) New power supply arrived. I installed it. No changes. I did a thorough examination and noticed a "heartbeat" LED on the motherboard I hadn't seen before. So even though nothing was working, power was getting through.
(2) Being frugal, I attached the old power supply to see whether the heartbeat LED went on. It did. With a bright flash, a sizzling sound, and the smell of ozone.
Conclusion #1: Yes, the old power supply was bad.
Conclusion #2: Whether or not the old damage to the motherboard was reparable, once you smell ozone it's time to go shopping.Except, of course, Shiro asked me what parts I needed and I told him I needed a bare minimum of motherboard, RAM, and CPU and he promptly responded, "I probably have one in my garage."
Which I'd scoff at except he upgrades his computers annually and keeps all the old parts, so his "scrap parts" are probably far superior to my old computer.
I apparently need something to replace the universally hated killer wifi in my alienware.
...I could replace it with that but I don't think much would happen beyond the computer looking at me funny.
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Plug and play?
I'm sad I had to drop it. It just...never really worked out, being the interim campaign between Savage Tide, and all the lost planning time due to work.We somehow completely missed the fungus on our playthrough, or it was in a part of the ship we didn't get to over the course of the one chapter we played. And sadly that game has been long dead for years.
EDIT: Nevermind. Having reread the journal Scint posted, we did encounter the fungus. We just killed it before we could have a conversation, and never really discovered it was that intelligent. Whoops!
My own mass effect game is going very...very...slowly...due to...well, life. But things are looking better now via the new job. I hope you are able to get back into this game too.
We somehow completely missed the fungus on our playthrough, or it was in a part of the ship we didn't get to over the course of the one chapter we played. And sadly that game has been long dead for years.
EDIT: Nevermind. Having reread the journal Scint posted, we did encounter the fungus. We just killed it before we could have a conversation, and never really discovered it was that intelligent. Whoops!
My own mass effect game is going very...very...slowly...due to...well, life. But things are looking better now via the new job. I hope you are able to get back into this game too.
"I watched The Tinder Swindler and Bad Vegan on Netflix. No clue where these guys are finding women that'll give them millions of dollars. I asked my wife to pass the mashed potatoes last night and she told me to 'go f@@% myself'."
It's a con so old and so storied that people never believe it happens until it happens to them.
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Iron Gods is still hands down my favorite AP.
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Success? Shiro builds "God boxes" once every 4-5 years, and the cooler on his old one broke and he decided it was too much of a PITA to fix so he bought an entirely new one and put the old one in the garage.
So he's sending up a full computer to me, and all I need to do is replace the cooler and re-install the operating system and I'll be up and running.
My own mass effect game is going very...very...slowly...due to...well, life. But things are looking better now via the new job. I hope you are able to get back into this game too.I'm sad I had to drop it. It just...never really worked out, being the interim campaign between Savage Tide, and all the lost planning time due to work.We somehow completely missed the fungus on our playthrough, or it was in a part of the ship we didn't get to over the course of the one chapter we played. And sadly that game has been long dead for years.
EDIT: Nevermind. Having reread the journal Scint posted, we did encounter the fungus. We just killed it before we could have a conversation, and never really discovered it was that intelligent. Whoops!
We're still playing our main Savage Tide game, it's just all our secondary games that have gotten cancelled/dropped.
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Success? Shiro builds "God boxes" once every 4-5 years, and the cooler on his old one broke and he decided it was too much of a PITA to fix so he bought an entirely new one and put the old one in the garage.
So he's sending up a full computer to me, and all I need to do is replace the cooler and re-install the operating system and I'll be up and running.
Kobolds!
Intercept that package!
NOW!
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It's kind of like living in a world of Onion headlines, except all the stories are true...
We seem to have a nasty battle between sales reps on our hands.
Younger, inexperienced female sales rep was surprisingly honest with us and tried to get Shiro the car without him putting in a deposit by having him show up at the dealership to buy it the moment it arrived. She messed up and the car didn't show up when she expected it to (the missed Saturday appointment). She even failed "Basic car salesperson 101" by letting him know the car wouldn't show up BEFORE he drove up instead of wasting his time. We have no idea whether she would have tried to screw Shiro over, so I can't exactly say she was "honest", but she did nothing flagrantly dishonest to us.
Once the car arrived, there was no deposit associated with it, so along came older, senior sales rep who told Shiro that he was going to sell the car to someone else if Shiro didn't come up with a deposit right now. Shiro told him to go ahead. Shiro's guess is that this guy was trying to steal female sales rep's sale.
And of course because Shiro apparently the new prospective buyer has balked, and now older sales guy wants Shiro to buy from him. Which is never going to happen.
It's a hilarious mess. Shiro doesn't need a car. He felt like buying one on a whim. The dealerships made it so unpleasant that he walked away. And now they're desperately texting him, trying to get him to come back.
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I got to go fencing for the first time in two weeks (fire at the one place means that's on hiatus until we find new premises, and I had germs last week), and my favourite pint in the world is on draught at the pub. Doesn't take much to cheer me up.
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I got to go fencing for the first time in two weeks (fire at the one place means that's on hiatus until we find new premises, and I had germs last week), and my favourite pint in the world is on draught at the pub. Doesn't take much to cheer me up.
Go try to buy a car. It'll bring you right back down.
I got to go fencing for the first time in two weeks (fire at the one place means that's on hiatus until we find new premises, and I had germs last week), and my favourite pint in the world is on draught at the pub. Doesn't take much to cheer me up.Go try to buy a car. It'll bring you right back down.
Isn't Limey upping the ante by looking for a house/apartment?
Isn't Limey upping the ante by looking for a house/apartment?I got to go fencing for the first time in two weeks (fire at the one place means that's on hiatus until we find new premises, and I had germs last week), and my favourite pint in the world is on draught at the pub. Doesn't take much to cheer me up.Go try to buy a car. It'll bring you right back down.
Admittedly, my experience in buying a house is extremely limited, but after visiting and deciding you want the house, you simply submit a bid and may or may not win. The homeowner doesn't lock you in the house for 6 hours, offering all kinds of add-ons like new paint or wall-to-wall carpeting, frequently saying, "Let me check with my manager," before finally offering to sell you the house at 10% over your bid.
Yes, there are things like, "Pending the inspection," or, "As long as they fix the foundation before I move in," but there's no higgledy-piggledy where the price changes every time you ask.
Its been awhile but I bought my car through my bank. No fiddly bits, I just walked into the dealership, showed them a paper, did a quick test drive, then took it home.
Its been awhile but I bought my car through my bank. No fiddly bits, I just walked into the dealership, showed them a paper, did a quick test drive, then took it home.
Did you do it with a loan? I just checked my credit union and they offer essentially the same thing (an agent sets up everything for you), but you have to do it through a loan.
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On the one hand, I understand adhering to standards: Every time one of the Impii complains about losing a point or two on a 10-point problem for failing to include units, I remind them that units are important.
On the other, there's being a complete jerkwad about it.
Impus Major is in a debate class, and had to submit his preliminary debate outline, complete with cited references. He handed in the multipage document, the instructor reviewed it, and he got...
...1 out of 50...
...because his references were in the wrong format.
I'd love to give this instructor a percentage of his pay based on his adherence to the required formats in submitting paperwork. "Oh, I'm sorry. You put this in the wrong field. Well, that's a format error! 98% wrong!"
Impus Major tries to soothe me by saying that it's "preliminary feedback" and he can resubmit it for more credit.
But a 1 out of 50 for bad formatting is just a giant F U.
I've never worked a job where using the wrong format got you fired. And that's pretty much what a 1 out of 50 is.
I worked in a place where using the wrong format at wrong time (i.e. if you have been preparing a shipment) might get you a warning and you were out after the third one.
Of course, it was £6.20- or 30-something per hour work.
Its been awhile but I bought my car through my bank. No fiddly bits, I just walked into the dealership, showed them a paper, did a quick test drive, then took it home.Did you do it with a loan? I just checked my credit union and they offer essentially the same thing (an agent sets up everything for you), but you have to do it through a loan.
Yeah, but couldn't you just pay out the loan immediately? It was a solid deal for me at the time since I couldn't pay it all out at once.
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I worked in a place where using the wrong format at wrong time (i.e. if you have been preparing a shipment) might get you a warning and you were out after the third one.
Of course, it was £6.20- or 30-something per hour work.
Yeah, that’s my point — even at that job you got a warning first. The 10-20% (1-2 points) on a 10-point problem is a warning. “Your references are in the wrong format so your paper’s so bad I’m not going to look at it,” is just power tripping.
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Yeah, but couldn't you just pay out the loan immediately? It was a solid deal for me at the time since I couldn't pay it all out at once.Its been awhile but I bought my car through my bank. No fiddly bits, I just walked into the dealership, showed them a paper, did a quick test drive, then took it home.Did you do it with a loan? I just checked my credit union and they offer essentially the same thing (an agent sets up everything for you), but you have to do it through a loan.
Well, we’re talking about a guy who casually had the cash lying around to say, “Hey, I think I’ll buy a car today,” and enough lack of self-control to go do it. Going to a bank, getting approved for a loan, going through the bank’s broker, getting the car, then paying off the loan? WAAAAY more work than he was willing to put in.
He was an easy mark. He’d’ve paid MSRP + $5000 if they’d honestly convinced him it was the going rate for hybrids (which it was back when we got our Prius, which is why we drove to Giant Pickup Truck Land (aka Sacramento) to buy ours). Instead they quoted him one price and tried to charge another, which is usually considered bait-and-switch but if you’re already negotiating apparently it isn’t.
So they managed to lose a sale because they couldn’t help themselves and had to mess with him. Car salespeople are sick, sick people.
EDIT: GothBard was with him and I was getting texts, so we saw the
Car Salesman: How can I help you today?
Shiro: I'd like a Honda Accord hybrid, please.
CS: We have several! Would you like to test drive one?
Shiro: Sure!
Shiro: I'll take the blue one!
CS: OK! In addition to MSRP, we have these additional costs that total $1300. So including tax it'll be $38,000
Shiro: Sold!
CS: OK. I just need to fill out all the paperwork. It'll be about an hour.
Shiro: Can we go to lunch while you're doing that?
CS: Sure!
CS: Here you go! Just sign here and cut a check!
Shiro: The total is $41,000. You quoted me $38,000. . And here's a $3000 dealer mark-up I didn't agree to right here.
CS: Oh, my manager made me put that in.
Shiro: Take it out or I'm leaving.
CS: No.
Shiro: Buh-bye.
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Isn't Limey upping the ante by looking for a house/apartment?I got to go fencing for the first time in two weeks (fire at the one place means that's on hiatus until we find new premises, and I had germs last week), and my favourite pint in the world is on draught at the pub. Doesn't take much to cheer me up.Go try to buy a car. It'll bring you right back down.Admittedly, my experience in buying a house is extremely limited, but after visiting and deciding you want the house, you simply submit a bid and may or may not win. The homeowner doesn't lock you in the house for 6 hours, offering all kinds of add-ons like new paint or wall-to-wall carpeting, frequently saying, "Let me check with my manager," before finally offering to sell you the house at 10% over your bid.
Yes, there are things like, "Pending the inspection," or, "As long as they fix the foundation before I move in," but there's no higgledy-piggledy where the price changes every time you ask.
Yeah. They have to be upfront about what they're going to charge, so all the various costs are there in black & white. There's been little chicanery so far (aside from one of the estate agents refusing to let me view a property unless I booked in a valuation of my house with her), and fingers crossed, that will continue to be the case.
Success? Shiro builds "God boxes" once every 4-5 years, and the cooler on his old one broke and he decided it was too much of a PITA to fix so he bought an entirely new one and put the old one in the garage.
So he's sending up a full computer to me, and all I need to do is replace the cooler and re-install the operating system and I'll be up and running.
Kobolds!
Intercept that package!
NOW!
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A Stranger Things free add on quest for Far Cry 6?!!!
Yes!!!!!
Interesting! It's not just a side mission! It's it's own thing, with cut scenes and everything.
I'm currently in the Upside Down.
On the one hand, I understand adhering to standards: Every time one of the Impii complains about losing a point or two on a 10-point problem for failing to include units, I remind them that units are important.
On the other, there's being a complete jerkwad about it.
Impus Major is in a debate class, and had to submit his preliminary debate outline, complete with cited references. He handed in the multipage document, the instructor reviewed it, and he got...
...1 out of 50...
...because his references were in the wrong format.I'd love to give this instructor a percentage of his pay based on his adherence to the required formats in submitting paperwork. "Oh, I'm sorry. You put this in the wrong field. Well, that's a format error! 98% wrong!"
Impus Major tries to soothe me by saying that it's "preliminary feedback" and he can resubmit it for more credit.
But a 1 out of 50 for bad formatting is just a giant F U.
I've never worked a job where using the wrong format got you fired. And that's pretty much what a 1 out of 50 is.
I have seen people come close. But that was because they really f~%#ed up a lot of very technical stuff on the second job that resulted in at least two people working over the weekend to put a LOT of data in for a second time.
I got to go fencing for the first time in two weeks (fire at the one place means that's on hiatus until we find new premises, and I had germs last week), and my favourite pint in the world is on draught at the pub. Doesn't take much to cheer me up.
what pint is this?
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NobodysHome: That's awesome news! So all you have to do is do the recording with your partner and you're on Spring Break?
Impus Major: Yep.
NH: OK. Well, let me incentivize you. If you're done by 7:00 pm, then I'll buy you dinner and we can watch Avengers: Infinity War together tonight. Though I know that you're dependent on when your partner is free. Which you have no control over, unless you have him locked in the basement. In which case, set him free so you can get to work.
IM: Have you ever heard of the price of freedom, Father?
Not quite the original quote's intent, I believe...
I got to go fencing for the first time in two weeks (fire at the one place means that's on hiatus until we find new premises, and I had germs last week), and my favourite pint in the world is on draught at the pub. Doesn't take much to cheer me up.what pint is this?
Elland Brewery's 1872 Porter.
The same pub also always has Salt Brewery's Hessian Stout on, which is probably my second favourite pint.
(These are pretty local to my part of Northern England, I should think, but might be available overseas)
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I have to say, since the General and I decided to take Hump Day literally I've enjoyed Wednesdays a lot more.
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Mother Hen Dad is Pleased.
Between my offering of a reward and Impus Major's desire to be on Spring Break, he's spent the last 4 hours "working harder than I've ever worked in my life".
He and his partner are recording their debate now, meaning he'll be on break by 6:00 pm tonight.
And I'll be watching Infinity War after all!
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For Drejk, I noticed that Far Cry 6 is free to play this weekend.
Once you get through the first tutorial island you can do the extra missions for Stranger Things, Danny Trejo, and Rambo. Which are all fun (even if the Stranger Things missions are frustrating me).
Far Cry 4 is starting to liven up. I actually made it through a whole hostage camp situation without any of the hostages dying (it turns out shooting the hostage taker through the hostage does not work like it does in the movies).
Another lesson learned, if you throw bait into a camp and it says "no predators nearby", make your own predator and shoot a rhino or tapir once to piss them off and run towards the camp.
Dammit. Where I will find tons of disc space for that?
Doom Eternal. Uninstall. I am not playing it anyway.
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So much for going to bed earlier...
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Tonight, the Board of Directors for my school approved new protocols to remove all mask mandates for students and faculty as of tomorrow, even though most of the children in my class are too young to be vaccinated.
Hermione and Teensy Valeros are over the moon.
I'll be happy to have a face again and not have to wear contacts, but I honestly am not sure how I feel yet.
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Tonight, the Board of Directors for my school approved new protocols to remove all mask mandates for students and faculty as of tomorrow, even though most of the children in my class are too young to be vaccinated.
Hermione and Teensy Valeros are over the moon.
I'll be happy to have a face again and not have to wear contacts, but I honestly am not sure how I feel yet.
It's going to be weird, just a warning! It's going to take time to adjust to seeing people's faces again.
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This January our car decided it wasn't going to start.
So I borrowed a truck from work until I could get a new starter or whatever is wrong with it.
Today the truck I've been using decided it wasn't going to start (it's been raining for 4 days straight).
But the car decided it would start now.
So it all evens out.
I honestly can't tell you what's going with either one but I'm not going to over think it and at least I get to call the mechanic and blame it on former coworker jamming the truck starter with gremlin testies or something.
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Maybe your car is really a car-vampire and it had to leech the motive force from the truck?
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The installation process has finished.
Lets see how Far Cry 6 will run on my computer...
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For an installation that was supposed to be complete there are additional steps...
Marvel Movie Timeline #26: Eternals:
I've used the word "stupid" with great abundance in my reviews of the Marvel movies. For that, I apologize, as I am now at a loss for a word to describe the intellectual abyss I have just witnessed.
To all of the actors and actresses who performed in this scathingly excruciating ripping away of two hours of my life, my profound apologies. You did your utmost with the material you were presented.
And that's all the time I feel like wasting on this any more.
EDIT: Howard the Duck was better.
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And now is almost 7 am...
Juan is fun if foul mouthed. Clara seems ok. For now.
I just got the Supremo. Haven't fired it yet. Time to get some sleep. Freeing prisoners can wait.
Marvel Movie Timeline #26: Eternals:
I've used the word "stupid" with great abundance in my reviews of the Marvel movies. For that, I apologize, as I am now at a loss for a word to describe the intellectual abyss I have just witnessed.
To all of the actors and actresses who performed in this scathingly excruciating ripping away of two hours of my life, my profound apologies. You did your utmost with the material you were presented.
And that's all the time I feel like wasting on this any more.
EDIT: Howard the Duck was better.
But tell us how you really feel
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I have to say, since the General and I decided to take Hump Day literally I've enjoyed Wednesdays a lot more.
Well, what could be more fun than his 'n' hers Quasimodo cosplay?