Random randomness

[Blackhawk]

Thanks. I figured, with this being OO, that it was either an obscure IT reference or an obscure Chicago reference again. An obscure sports reference wasn't out of the question, either.

[LordMortis]

Managed to not explode at a coworker who expected me to do a cable run through his empty pop bottle infested cabling nightmare of an area where I am supposed to also get in behind 500+ pound equipment that doesn't move and configure the cabling to run on a different VLAN than the whole rest of the area, not the understands what VLANs are (not the I really understand what VLANs on. Gawd I hate them) who then demanded I explain to his manager why I can't do it NOW when it has been explained to the entire office on multiple occasions that increased security means you no longer get to move or set up equipment without notification ever again.

If you aren't upper management, you don't get shit on me and change the rules.

Still, after an already shitty morning, I walked away without so much as a passive aggressive remark about the mass of pop bottles all over in a clean precision lab. I deserve... I dunno... something.

[dbt1949]

A pat on the butt?

[dbt1949]

Pat
Pat
Pat pat
Pat
Pat pat pat
Pat.......THWACK!

[hentzau]

We are 4.5 hours into this change. It went tits up in the first 10 minutes. We got that problem fixed in about 1.5 hours. Started up again. Threw a new error after half an hour. Now dealing with the vendor's overseas support. Our change window is open for another 3.5 hours. Ain't no way, no how, his is going to complete.

[Rip]

We are 4.5 hours into this change. It went tits up in the first 10 minutes. We got that problem fixed in about 1.5 hours. Started up again. Threw a new error after half an hour. Now dealing with the vendor's overseas support. Our change window is open for another 3.5 hours. Ain't no way, no how, his is going to complete.

That settles it every weekend is change weekend till you get it right.

[MonkeyFinger]

This made me think of a certain someone here:



Men are from Mars and Hepcats are from Venus.

[hepcat]

I see the word Fantastic, I think of myself too.

[Daehawk]

I think that if SSDs continue to get faster and their interfaces continue to improve then RAM will be a thing of the past.

OR perhaps there will be a third solution that replace both of them and do their jobs for them and do it better.

[tjg_marantz]

Quantum something

[Isgrimnur]

Quantum something

With it being, some of the time, a quantum nothing.

[Paingod]

I think that if SSDs continue to get faster and their interfaces continue to improve then RAM will be a thing of the past.

OR perhaps there will be a third solution that replace both of them and do their jobs for them and do it better.

I got a new SSD in the mail today for the owner's laptop he's got coming in, and it was a M.2 Form Factor drive - which is about as big as a stick of laptop RAM. 512GB SSD, 7/8 of an inch wide, 3 inches long, 1/10 of an inch thick. I was amazed, and continue to be, at how technology moves forward. I won't be at all surprised if RAM Drives become a new standard, but in a different format.

Quantum something

With it being, some of the time, a quantum nothing.

I shudder to think at what technology I will find baffling when I'm 80, as the current generation of 80-somethings find most computers.

[Max Peck]

I shudder to think at what technology I will find baffling when I'm 80, as the current generation of 80-somethings find most computers.

The future tech that makes me shudder? Flint spearheads.

[Isgrimnur]

Streisand

Streisand, it seems, went on NPR this weekend to talk about her tour and her upcoming album Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway, and she told host Scott Simon that she was frustrated by the fact that Siri kept calling her Streizand rather than Streisand.

"And so what did I do?" Streisand said. "I called the head of Apple, Tim Cook, and he delightfully agreed to have Siri change the pronunciation of my name, finally, with the next update on September 30... So let's see if that happens because I will be thrilled."

[LordMortis]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/f ... -1.3730792

The CBC title on FB didn't carry over.

"Americans Everywhere' as Wind Blows 1,500 Partiers to Canada

Was a much better title. Our Port Huron OOer, hasn't been around in years.

[Pyperkub]

Managed to not explode at a coworker who expected me to do a cable run through his empty pop bottle infested cabling nightmare of an area where I am supposed to also get in behind 500+ pound equipment that doesn't move and configure the cabling to run on a different VLAN than the whole rest of the area, not the understands what VLANs are (not the I really understand what VLANs on. Gawd I hate them) who then demanded I explain to his manager why I can't do it NOW when it has been explained to the entire office on multiple occasions that increased security means you no longer get to move or set up equipment without notification ever again.

If you aren't upper management, you don't get shit on me and change the rules.

Still, after an already shitty morning, I walked away without so much as a passive aggressive remark about the mass of pop bottles all over in a clean precision lab. I deserve... I dunno... something.

5 cent refund on a swiped pop bottle?

[Pyperkub]

I think that if SSDs continue to get faster and their interfaces continue to improve then RAM will be a thing of the past.

OR perhaps there will be a third solution that replace both of them and do their jobs for them and do it better.

I got a new SSD in the mail today for the owner's laptop he's got coming in, and it was a M.2 Form Factor drive - which is about as big as a stick of laptop RAM. 512GB SSD, 7/8 of an inch wide, 3 inches long, 1/10 of an inch thick. I was amazed, and continue to be, at how technology moves forward. I won't be at all surprised if RAM Drives become a new standard, but in a different format.

Quantum something

With it being, some of the time, a quantum nothing.

I shudder to think at what technology I will find baffling when I'm 80, as the current generation of 80-somethings find most computers.

200GB MicroSDXC card in my phone... it's about the size of my pinky nail. But MS is working on using DNA for storage (it already kind of is used for storage...)

[LordMortis]

Managed to not explode at a coworker who expected me to do a cable run through his empty pop bottle infested cabling nightmare of an area where I am supposed to also get in behind 500+ pound equipment that doesn't move and configure the cabling to run on a different VLAN than the whole rest of the area, not the understands what VLANs are (not the I really understand what VLANs on. Gawd I hate them) who then demanded I explain to his manager why I can't do it NOW when it has been explained to the entire office on multiple occasions that increased security means you no longer get to move or set up equipment without notification ever again.

If you aren't upper management, you don't get shit on me and change the rules.

Still, after an already shitty morning, I walked away without so much as a passive aggressive remark about the mass of pop bottles all over in a clean precision lab. I deserve... I dunno... something.

5 cent refund on a swiped pop bottle?

10 cents in Michigan!

Also my revenge was exacted. When I attached the machine to the domain, local profile went bye bye and that destroyed all of the custom software settings on the machine which he now has to do all over. My passive aggressive side wins and I didn't have to do anything extra.

[LordMortis]

I think that if SSDs continue to get faster and their interfaces continue to improve then RAM will be a thing of the past.

OR perhaps there will be a third solution that replace both of them and do their jobs for them and do it better.

I got a new SSD in the mail today for the owner's laptop he's got coming in, and it was a M.2 Form Factor drive - which is about as big as a stick of laptop RAM. 512GB SSD, 7/8 of an inch wide, 3 inches long, 1/10 of an inch thick. I was amazed, and continue to be, at how technology moves forward. I won't be at all surprised if RAM Drives become a new standard, but in a different format.

Quantum something

With it being, some of the time, a quantum nothing.

I shudder to think at what technology I will find baffling when I'm 80, as the current generation of 80-somethings find most computers.

200GB MicroSDXC card in my phone... it's about the size of my pinky nail. But MS is working on using DNA for storage (it already kind of is used for storage...)

You whole home office as your computer device? Or maybe by the time your 80 they'll put it in a watch so you can make any room your computer.



http://www.idg.tv/video/68475/for-micro ... ive-screen

https://www.hackread.com/samsung-projec ... h-us-hand/

[MHS]

Cross-posted from Facebook:

Kidney update: I'm trending poorly. Since dropping below 30% function last August, they have me on a "monitor every 90 days" schedule. I actually had a big jump UP from last August to last November, but then it's been dropping ever since. My kidney function has been as follows:

8-13-15: 27
11-9-15: 35
2-18-16: 29.5
5-12-16: 27.5
8-18-16: 24

Even though you can technically be put on a transplant waiting list once you're at Stage 4 kidney disease (which I am, the cut off is <30), most nephrologists wait until you're around 20% since insurance won't cover it until then. Which makes NO SENSE to me, as it seems like the odds of a transplant being successful would be higher if you're healthier, but I'm not an MD, so what do I know?

In layman's terms, on a scale of 1-100, a normal 46-year old female would be at 99% for kidney function. Since I only have 24% of my kidney function, the toxins that kidneys are supposed to filter out end up building up in my bloodstream and wreaking havoc. I have joint pain, muscle pain, nerve pain and damage, weakness, fatigue, difficulty breathing, and am developing heart problems due to my consistently elevated blood pressure. My cognitive function is declining (that probably bothers me worse than the physical stuff, and the physical stuff is no picnic), which is normal for this stage, and I've developed hyperparathyroidism.

If I continue trending downward 2-6% every 90 days, as I have been since last November, I'll be eligible for a transplant or need to start thinking about dialysis sometime next year, probably. Dialysis doesn't really fit with my plans in life, so I'm hoping not to have to go that route. We'll see.

Meanwhile- send some good thoughts my way if you have some to spare, and if you're not an organ donor, please think about becoming one! People like me (and Kayla!) may have our lives depend on it someday.

[Isgrimnur]

Best of luck and wishes. May the next Hitler have your exact type match and step in front of a bus.

[MHS]

Best of luck and wishes. May the next Hitler have your exact type match and step in front of a bus.

That would be a good short story, perhaps. Would I take Hitler's kidney? Hmmmm.

[Isgrimnur]

[Isgrimnur]

The first land speed record set in the 20th century was set in France in 1902. It was a speed of 120.80 km/h (75.06 mph) over a 1km course.

[dbt1949]

My farts are faster than that.

[stessier]

And you're older than that.

[Daehawk]

My little wife is feeling poorly today so tonight Im making one of her favorite foods. Hand patted specially seasoned Salisbury steak. As a surprise Im throwing in some homemade mashed potatoes. Im using a mix of russet and red skin with some fresh garlic. As an extra extra Im making onion and mushroom brown gravy to go on both items. She'll either feel better or have to go to the hospital

[Default]

Best of luck and wishes. May the next Hitler have your exact type match and step in front of a bus.

That would be a good short story, perhaps. Would I take Hitler's kidney? Hmmmm.

Didn't "Ilse, She-wolf of the SS" start out that way? I

[stessier]

This sounds like it would have been fun - a live reading of Archer at Comicon (the link is just a description of what happened).

[Kraken]

most nephrologists wait until you're around 20% since insurance won't cover it until then. Which makes NO SENSE to me, as it seems like the odds of a transplant being successful would be higher if you're healthier, but I'm not an MD, so what do I know?

They are more interested in the odds that they'll be paid. Unless you're independently wealthy, insurance companies ration care.

But you already know that.

[MHS]

most nephrologists wait until you're around 20% since insurance won't cover it until then. Which makes NO SENSE to me, as it seems like the odds of a transplant being successful would be higher if you're healthier, but I'm not an MD, so what do I know?

They are more interested in the odds that they'll be paid. Unless you're independently wealthy, insurance companies ration care.

But you already know that.

I think they're just hoping you'll die before a kidney becomes available and then you cost them nothing, but I'm cynical like that.

There are ways I could make my gFr worse, intentionally. Protein is the hardest thing for kidneys to process, so I'm fairly meat-free these days (animal protein is harder than other proteins). Sometimes I think about eating steak every meal of every day for the week leading up to my next blood test just to get things over with. Knowing my luck though, I'd ruin my kidneys doing it and then they wouldn't be able to come up with a new kidney for me.

[Anonymous Bosch]

If I continue trending downward 2-6% every 90 days, as I have been since last November, I'll be eligible for a transplant or need to start thinking about dialysis sometime next year, probably. Dialysis doesn't really fit with my plans in life, so I'm hoping not to have to go that route. We'll see.

Meanwhile- send some good thoughts my way if you have some to spare, and if you're not an organ donor, please think about becoming one! People like me (and Kayla!) may have our lives depend on it someday.

Whatever came of the colleague you had that previously offered to donate their kidney for you? Would that still be an option if/when you're ready to receive a transplant?

[MHS]

If I continue trending downward 2-6% every 90 days, as I have been since last November, I'll be eligible for a transplant or need to start thinking about dialysis sometime next year, probably. Dialysis doesn't really fit with my plans in life, so I'm hoping not to have to go that route. We'll see.

Meanwhile- send some good thoughts my way if you have some to spare, and if you're not an organ donor, please think about becoming one! People like me (and Kayla!) may have our lives depend on it someday.

Whatever came of the colleague you had that previously offered to donate their kidney for you? Would that still be an option if/when you're ready to receive a transplant?

Possibly. She and I still email. I haven't asked her about it....it's kind of an awkward thing. "Hey, still willing to give me that vital organ you'd offered?" But, if I drop below the magic 20%, I feel like I won't have a choice, so hopefully she hasn't changed her mind. If she hasn't, we'd still have to do tissue matches and whatever else they make you do before deciding it's a match and a go. And of course, having a transplant involves its own set of issues (surgery, buckets of anti-rejection drugs, increased chances of certain types of cancer for some reason) but it beats the hell out of just dying.

[Anonymous Bosch]

Whatever came of the colleague you had that previously offered to donate their kidney for you? Would that still be an option if/when you're ready to receive a transplant?

Possibly. She and I still email. I haven't asked her about it....it's kind of an awkward thing. "Hey, still willing to give me that vital organ you'd offered?" But, if I drop below the magic 20%, I feel like I won't have a choice, so hopefully she hasn't changed her mind. If she hasn't, we'd still have to do tissue matches and whatever else they make you do before deciding it's a match and a go. And of course, having a transplant involves its own set of issues (surgery, buckets of anti-rejection drugs, increased chances of certain types of cancer for some reason) but it beats the hell out of just dying.

Indeed, or dialysis, for that matter. A bird in the hand, and all of that. Anyway, great to hear that may yet prove to be a viable option for you. I certainly wish you all the very best, one way or t'other.

[Daehawk]

My little wife is feeling poorly today so tonight Im making one of her favorite foods. Hand patted specially seasoned Salisbury steak. As a surprise Im throwing in some homemade mashed potatoes. Im using a mix of russet and red skin with some fresh garlic. As an extra extra Im making onion and mushroom brown gravy to go on both items. She'll either feel better or have to go to the hospital

Oh God we are past the fill line!

[Zarathud]

I started rewatching Firefly and after the first two episodes, I can see why FOX insisted that the season start with the second episode. Mal is too much of an asshole in the premiere, and it wasn't too hard to figure out the characters through their interactions in the second episode.

[hentzau]

I started rewatching Firefly and after the first two episodes, I can see why FOX insisted that the season start with the second episode. Mal is too much of an asshole in the premiere, and it wasn't too hard to figure out the characters through their interactions in the second episode.

Heathen.

[Jaymann]

They run them through the wash.

[Holman]

I started rewatching Firefly and after the first two episodes, I can see why FOX insisted that the season start with the second episode. Mal is too much of an asshole in the premiere, and it wasn't too hard to figure out the characters through their interactions in the second episode.

I think "Serenity" does a wonderful lot of world-making, and almost everything that keeps the 'Verse from feeling generic (as both SF and Western) is right out front. Beginning with "The Train Job" puts too much of that in the background, allowing you to mistake the setting for something more cliched.

[Max Peck]

This is a first. I've never before seen anyone claim that Fox knew what they were doing with regard to how they handled Firefly.