Ghost posting is fascinating!
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Put a sheet over the 'ghost post' itself, there's a good chap.
Tonight, ALL (DE) and I went to see Kokoroko in Manchester. They were grand, but the support were decidedly ropey. I have missed the last train, so am staying over and will travel back tomorrow.
In other news, it snowed today, too, so I have no idea what the weather thinks it's about.
Impus Major left. Impus Minor got home. He threw them all out. There is peace in the house again. And I'm not the bad guy. :P
I think that Impus Minor is my totem spirit.
Put a sheet over the 'ghost post' itself, there's a good chap.
Tonight, ALL (DE) and I went to see Kokoroko in Manchester. They were grand, but the support were decidedly ropey. I have missed the last train, so am staying over and will travel back tomorrow.
In other news, it snowed today, too, so I have no idea what the weather thinks it's about.
We're getting snow early tomorrow morning.
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(1) We're at the point of deciding whether or not to leave the windows open overnight.
(2) Apparently I did better than I thought in the interview; they want a follow-up all-day interview with the team. That usually indicates you made the cut to at least the top 5; more likely the top 3
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We've got a 50% chance of snow. Apparently about equal to it either will or it won't.
Sometimes it snows.
Sometimes it suns.
Sometimes it does both at once.
Make your sodding mind up!
We're getting snow early tomorrow morning.Put a sheet over the 'ghost post' itself, there's a good chap.
Tonight, ALL (DE) and I went to see Kokoroko in Manchester. They were grand, but the support were decidedly ropey. I have missed the last train, so am staying over and will travel back tomorrow.
In other news, it snowed today, too, so I have no idea what the weather thinks it's about.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Sometimes it snows.
Sometimes it suns.
Sometimes it does both at once.
Make your sodding mind up!
It's all because spring tries to satisfy all with its weather.
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It's all because spring tries to satisfy all with its weather.Sometimes it snows.
Sometimes it suns.
Sometimes it does both at once.
Make your sodding mind up!
No.
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It's all because spring tries to satisfy all with its weather.Sometimes it snows.
Sometimes it suns.
Sometimes it does both at once.
Make your sodding mind up!
Apparently we have two different definitions of satisfy.
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Marvel Movie Timeline #22: Avengers: Infinity War:
I grew up in the 1970s. One of the little-discussed facts is that the 1970s were when filmmakers (re)discovered the concept of, "Hey, maybe sometimes it's OK for the heroes to lose!"
So my entire childhood of going to the theater was marred by knowing that more than half the time, the heroes were going to lose because it was the "new big thing".
And yes, I'm bitter about it.
This culminated in The Empire Strikes Back, which virtually everyone else said was the best of all the Star Wars movies, but which I didn't care for because... losing.
So you know where I'm going with this.
Avengers: Infinity War is all about the heroes losing. Over, and over, and over again. To Thanos' minions. To Thanos. To anyone else who happens to come along. You halfway expect a girl scout to show up and beat up Ant Man for refusing to buy her cookies. So not only is it a 2.5-hour setup movie for Avengers: Endgame, but it's a 2.5-hour setup movie with very very few, "Oh, yeah!" moments. It's mostly, "Oh, they lost again. That's too bad."
It's nice seeing the intermixed hero groups (I particularly enjoyed Thor, Rocky, and Groot's misadventures). It's surprising how much character depth they can fit in with that many characters. I liked that in the action scenes, the heroes with real, solid, tactical wartime training (e.g. Captain America) did better in their fights.
But overall it left me dissatisfied because similar to The Empire Strikes Back, you have to watch it to get to the next movie, and you go in knowing that everybody's going to lose, and you're still stuck sitting through it all.
Probably my 1970s bitterness showing through.
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I really like Far Cry 4 but I can do without all the stupid Shangri-La missions however.
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Marvel Movie Timeline #22: Avengers: Infinity War:
I grew up in the 1970s. One of the little-discussed facts is that the 1970s were when filmmakers (re)discovered the concept of, "Hey, maybe sometimes it's OK for the heroes to lose!"
So my entire childhood of going to the theater was marred by knowing that more than half the time, the heroes were going to lose because it was the "new big thing".
And yes, I'm bitter about it.
This culminated in The Empire Strikes Back, which virtually everyone else said was the best of all the Star Wars movies, but which I didn't care for because... losing.
So you know where I'm going with this.
Avengers: Infinity War is all about the heroes losing. Over, and over, and over again. To Thanos' minions. To Thanos. To anyone else who happens to come along. You halfway expect a girl scout to show up and beat up Ant Man for refusing to buy her cookies. So not only is it a 2.5-hour setup movie for Avengers: Endgame, but it's a 2.5-hour setup movie with very very few, "Oh, yeah!" moments. It's mostly, "Oh, they lost again. That's too bad."
It's nice seeing the intermixed hero groups (I particularly enjoyed Thor, Rocky, and Groot's misadventures). It's surprising how much character depth they can fit in with that many characters. I liked that in the action scenes, the heroes with real, solid, tactical wartime training (e.g. Captain America) did better in their fights.
But overall it left me dissatisfied because similar to The Empire Strikes Back, you have to watch it to get to the next movie, and you go in knowing that everybody's going to lose, and you're still stuck sitting through it all.
Probably my 1970s bitterness showing through.
I really liked Infinity War but was hugely let down by End Game. I don't even have it anymore, I lent it to former coworker and haven't cared enough to ask for it back.
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Marvel Movie Timeline #22: Avengers: Infinity War:
I grew up in the 1970s. One of the little-discussed facts is that the 1970s were when filmmakers (re)discovered the concept of, "Hey, maybe sometimes it's OK for the heroes to lose!"
So my entire childhood of going to the theater was marred by knowing that more than half the time, the heroes were going to lose because it was the "new big thing".
And yes, I'm bitter about it.
This culminated in The Empire Strikes Back, which virtually everyone else said was the best of all the Star Wars movies, but which I didn't care for because... losing.
So you know where I'm going with this.
I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who considers Empire to not be the best of the original trilogy. Always been a bigger fan of Jedi.
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I legitimately considered Infinity War/Endgame to be the biggest letdown it could've possibly been.
1. Too many cooks.
There were more characters than could have possibly been given meaningful screentime. They went too big and couldn't juggle the cast. So much of the non-Avengers-films-specific MCU got thrown by the wayside because they needed their plot to happen very specifically to set up Endgame. It felt like a railroading DM. What was the point of giving us Thor: Ragnarok if the plan was to immediately go NOPE! Ctrl-Z! It's time for the one that matters.
2. Holding the good content hostage
The rest of the MCU, you could basically watch without being required to see the Avengers movies. Yeah, they'd provide context, but they were mostly self-contained.
Not anymore! We're going to force you to watch our polished turd.
3. All for nothing
The only ones who stay dead in comics are Uncle Ben and the Waynes. There's no way anyone believed the end of Infinity War was going to stick. It was meaningless shock value for the sake of it. But now you haaaave to come watch Endgame to be sure it gets fixed!
4. Character derailment
How many characters had to get run through the defamation machine to make this festering lasagna of concentrated mediocrity function? What's the point of emphasizing character development and plot arcs if they're all going to be thrown away because of a couple of "visionaries" who can't be bothered to maintain consistency? Oh, and we're not even going to pretend that we're giving equal consideration to all of our leads in this movie we've billed as an ensemble.
.....I could go on.
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I legitimately considered Infinity War/Endgame to be the biggest letdown it could've possibly been.
1. Too many cooks.
There were more characters than could have possibly been given meaningful screentime. They went too big and couldn't juggle the cast. So much of the non-Avengers-films-specific MCU got thrown by the wayside because they needed their plot to happen very specifically to set up Endgame. It felt like a railroading DM. What was the point of giving us Thor: Ragnarok if the plan was to immediately go NOPE! Ctrl-Z! It's time for the one that matters.
2. Holding the good content hostage
The rest of the MCU, you could basically watch without being required to see the Avengers movies. Yeah, they'd provide context, but they were mostly self-contained.
Not anymore! We're going to force you to watch our polished turd.
3. All for nothing
The only ones who stay dead in comics are Uncle Ben and the Waynes. There's no way anyone believed the end of Infinity War was going to stick. It was meaningless shock value for the sake of it. But now you haaaave to come watch Endgame to be sure it gets fixed!
4. Character derailment
How many characters had to get run through the defamation machine to make this festering lasagna of concentrated mediocrity function? What's the point of emphasizing character development and plot arcs if they're all going to be thrown away because of a couple of "visionaries" who can't be bothered to maintain consistency? Oh, and we're not even going to pretend that we're giving equal consideration to all of our leads in this movie we've billed as an ensemble.
.....I could go on.
While I didn't agree that endgame was a letdown, or with the polished turd aspects, I do agree with a lot of this. Good points made here.
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Running mu first group. Not nervous. Nope.
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Well, I raised my kids correctly for their souls, but incorrectly for this cutthroat capitalist world.
NobodysHome: Impus Minor, I'm considering moving to a new job. I'd take home an extra $1500 a month, but I'd be working solid from 8-5 so I wouldn't be able to do all the normal stuff I do around the house for you, and I'd need more help taking care of all the little things I do all the time. So, comfort or money?
Impus Minor: I'd rather you not take the job. I prefer to have a dad that's alive.
From the mouths of babes...
...or 18-year-olds...
EDIT: Aaaand... I just interviewed Impus Major and got the same answer: "I'd rather have you than the money."
Nothing like feeling loved and appreciated by your spawn.
Hello, everyone.
Hello, John.
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OK. Wooooow...
When I first started at what was to become Global Megacorporation, I complained bitterly about their time off policy: 8 holidays, 13 vacation days, and 10 sick days a year for a grand total of 31 days off per year.
After 5 years you got 36 days per year, and they slowly went from 8 holidays to 11, so up to 39 days off per year. And that was before they went to their "infinite vacation" model.
After neither the recruiter nor the hiring manager at the new gig were willing to discuss time off with me, I Googled it.
Starting year: 7 holidays and 16 flex days a year = 23 days a year.
Years 1-6: 7 holidays and 21 flex days a year = 28 days a year.
Years 7+: 7 holidays and 26 flex days a year = 33 days a year.
So I'd have to work there for 7 years just to get back to the original base I was complaining about when I first started 18 years ago.
If true, it is the worst time off policy I've seen at any tech company, and even the worst time off policy since I worked part time retail at a video store (0 flex days and 1 holiday a year), but at least at a video store you kind of expected it.
A quick way to look at it: With Impus Major's hospitalization, my finger surgery, and the holidays the new company doesn't pay for, I'd've already burned 7 of my 16 days, without a single actual "vacation" day.
Not good recruiting, Secondary Global Megacorporation: When no one on the recruiting side is willing to discuss time off, you know it's a hiring issue...
EDIT: I forgot to mention the required 5 weeks of travel per year, and you know darned well they'll expect you to travel during non-business hours, so subtract another ten half days (5 Sunday nights and 5 Friday nights) and the first year is "really" a grand total of 18 days off.
That's pretty appalling.
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I really like Far Cry 4 but I can do without all the stupid Shangri-La missions however.
Missions where you have to wear killer mascara and a huge great beehive, sing shoopy doop doo wah with your friends, and get all squishy over bad boys with leather jackets and greasy quiffs?
I really like Far Cry 4 but I can do without all the stupid Shangri-La missions however.Missions where you have to wear killer mascara and a huge great beehive, sing shoopy doop doo wah with your friends, and get all squishy over bad boys with leather jackets and greasy quiffs?
I take it you've seen The Batman then.
I really like Far Cry 4 but I can do without all the stupid Shangri-La missions however.Missions where you have to wear killer mascara and a huge great beehive, sing shoopy doop doo wah with your friends, and get all squishy over bad boys with leather jackets and greasy quiffs?
That is Far Cry 4, yes. Though you forgot the gratuitous explosions. These are the Micheal Bay of video games after all.
That's pretty appalling.
This is sounding more and more like a losing prospect.
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On the subject of work, I got a $3/hour raise effective in two weeks.
This takes me to just shy of $15.50/hour, which is a bit above the $14/hour I was getting back at my job in Tennessee. And Kansas Job has much better benefits.
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On the subject of work, I got a $3/hour raise effective in two weeks.
This takes me to just shy of $15.50/hour, which is a bit above the $14/hour I was getting back at my job in Tennessee. And Kansas Job has much better benefits.
Congrats on the raise!
And of course on the reinforcement that you made the right decision!
That is Far Cry 4, yes. Though you forgot the gratuitous explosions. These are the Micheal Bay of video games after all.I really like Far Cry 4 but I can do without all the stupid Shangri-La missions however.Missions where you have to wear killer mascara and a huge great beehive, sing shoopy doop doo wah with your friends, and get all squishy over bad boys with leather jackets and greasy quiffs?
I would more say Saints Row is the Michael Bay of video games.
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On the subject of work, I got a $3/hour raise effective in two weeks.
This takes me to just shy of $15.50/hour, which is a bit above the $14/hour I was getting back at my job in Tennessee. And Kansas Job has much better benefits.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
I would more say Saints Row is the Michael Bay of video games.That is Far Cry 4, yes. Though you forgot the gratuitous explosions. These are the Micheal Bay of video games after all.I really like Far Cry 4 but I can do without all the stupid Shangri-La missions however.Missions where you have to wear killer mascara and a huge great beehive, sing shoopy doop doo wah with your friends, and get all squishy over bad boys with leather jackets and greasy quiffs?
I'll take your word for it as I'm not really that experienced with video games.
All I know is in Far Cry the story is often silly and you can't go further than 40 feet without having to shoot or blow up something.
All that said, my favorite video games are often ridiculous (as is the nature of the genre).
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I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who considers Empire to not be the best of the original trilogy. Always been a bigger fan of Jedi.Marvel Movie Timeline #22: Avengers: Infinity War:
I grew up in the 1970s. One of the little-discussed facts is that the 1970s were when filmmakers (re)discovered the concept of, "Hey, maybe sometimes it's OK for the heroes to lose!"
So my entire childhood of going to the theater was marred by knowing that more than half the time, the heroes were going to lose because it was the "new big thing".
And yes, I'm bitter about it.
This culminated in The Empire Strikes Back, which virtually everyone else said was the best of all the Star Wars movies, but which I didn't care for because... losing.
So you know where I'm going with this.
I'm glad to know I'm not the only one that loved Return of the Jedi!
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I watched the first episode of Moon Knight. I thought it was pretty good! Made it through the whole episode and will continue watching which is more than I can say about Bucky and the New Captain or Loki.
I really liked falcon and the winter soldier. I wish they had gone with Captain America and Bucky though.
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I also ran mu first group today.
It went well. My supervisor said "so far so good."
I am happy it went so well.
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Good night, John!
I also ran mu first group today.
It went well. My supervisor said "so far so good."
I am happy it went so well.
Woohoo!
All that said, my favorite video games are often ridiculous (as is the nature of the genre).+2 for Saint's Row games then, SR3 I feel is a good entry point if you're into absurdity in games.
I'll definitely keep it in mind, though I have a back log of games I have to finish or start (I mostly video game during the winter).
Far Cry 4 (3/4ths finished)
Far Cry 6 (2/3rd finished)
Ghost of Tsushima (about 90% done with main story, haven't started DLC) one of the best games ever!
Cyberpunk 2077 (kind of started, actually pretty boring)
God Of War (about a quarter of the way)
Biomutant (3/4th finished)
Guardians of the Galaxy (haven't started yet)
Mass Effect Legendary Edition (haven't started yet)
Horizon Zero Dawn (barely started)
Red Dead Redemption 2 (just because I completed the first one, I'm about 15% into the game and already have quite the bounties out for me, on account of shooting everyone in the face when I try talking to them)
Assassin's Creed Valhalla (barely started as it felt incredibly clunky and awkward after playing Ghost of Tsushima).
I also have a need for Elden Ring but I can't afford that just now.
So far this winter I've finished Far Cry 5 and The Outer Worlds and completely gave up on Fallout 4. Last winter I finished Days Gone, which is fun at first but gets old quick and falls apart completely at the end.
OK, IT geeks, here's a fun one:
I inherited Shiro's circa-2016 God Box (minus the hard drives). Installed Windows 10 Pro with my own hard drives.
Everything works fine except the video card (NVIDIA GTX 970) won't wake from sleep.
So yeah, I put the computer to sleep, wake it up later, and it's alive and running but the monitors won't turn on.
I've done all the obvious things:
- Turn the monitors off and on again
- Unplug and re-plug the monitor cables
- Disable hibernation
I'm trying two more things I found on the interwebs:
- Set PCI Express power management to off
- Enable Intel QuickStart in the BIOS
Other than, "Buy a new decent video card," can you think of anything else I'm missing?
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It's an eerily-quiet day here: My old manager is now gone, and my new manager is on vacation until Tuesday. Impus Minor's school is on a testing schedule so I don't have to wake him up 'til 10. GothBard has the day off to visit friends, so she's asleep, and Impus Major is on Spring Break.
It's quiet at home and at work...
...too quiet?...
Nah.
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After having not watched them in a very long time, I decided to watch the Star Wars prequels again. Last night, it was Phantom Menace. I must admit, that I hate it less now than I did then, but I still think it's a real stinker of a movie.
I will never, ever forget the deafening cheers when the movie started, compared with the confused, scattered applause the movie recieved when it ended. This was opening weekend.
Red Dead Redemption 2 (just because I completed the first one, I'm about 15% into the game and already have quite the bounties out for me, on account of shooting everyone in the face when I try talking to them)
I still think that is hilarious. I have got to find a way to work that into one of the threads.
Assassin's Creed Valhalla (barely started as it felt incredibly clunky and awkward after playing Ghost of Tsushima).
I have got to play that game.
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OK, IT geeks, here's a fun one:
I inherited Shiro's circa-2016 God Box (minus the hard drives). Installed Windows 10 Pro with my own hard drives.
Everything works fine except the video card (NVIDIA GTX 970) won't wake from sleep.
So yeah, I put the computer to sleep, wake it up later, and it's alive and running but the monitors won't turn on.
I've done all the obvious things:
- Turn the monitors off and on again
- Unplug and re-plug the monitor cables
- Disable hibernationI'm trying two more things I found on the interwebs:
- Set PCI Express power management to off
- Enable Intel QuickStart in the BIOSOther than, "Buy a new decent video card," can you think of anything else I'm missing?
Holy shit. I *think* I know this one.
NVIDIA needs something in order to work, but I forget what. I think you are missing that thing and I think it needs to be kind of prodded awake in the BIOS.
I remember this from my Medival Total War days. Sorta kinda. Unless I'm wrong. In which case, math is to blame, clearly.
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OK, IT geeks, here's a fun one:
I inherited Shiro's circa-2016 God Box (minus the hard drives). Installed Windows 10 Pro with my own hard drives.
Everything works fine except the video card (NVIDIA GTX 970) won't wake from sleep.
So yeah, I put the computer to sleep, wake it up later, and it's alive and running but the monitors won't turn on.
I've done all the obvious things:
- Turn the monitors off and on again
- Unplug and re-plug the monitor cables
- Disable hibernationI'm trying two more things I found on the interwebs:
- Set PCI Express power management to off
- Enable Intel QuickStart in the BIOSOther than, "Buy a new decent video card," can you think of anything else I'm missing?
Is that a dual gfx card system (integrated and external)? Check the BIOS for options regarding switching between gfx cards.