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Default · Post by **Default** » Wed Jul 20, 2016 5:02 pm

Daehawk wrote:I'm a little tired of the world right now. Going to take a break from my life for a little bit. See how things go.

I would think that you should try being an Elizabethan detective with a sidekuck.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Wed Jul 20, 2016 5:09 pm

Default wrote:
Daehawk wrote:I'm a little tired of the world right now. Going to take a break from my life for a little bit. See how things go.
I would think that you should try being an Elizabethan detective with a sidekuck.

Elementary, my dear Trumpaloo.

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Thu Jul 21, 2016 9:12 am

I desperately need to vent about the TelCo and their contractors and their work orders and their relationships with one another but I can't do it without getting into specifics and it's not prudent to get into specifics here.

I haven't been this angry in a few years. I think my spleen is about to bleed out through my eyes.

Rip · Post by **Rip** » Thu Jul 21, 2016 10:02 am

LordMortis wrote:I desperately need to vent about the TelCo and their contractors and their work orders and their relationships with one another but I can't do it without getting into specifics and it's not prudent to get into specifics here.

I haven't been this angry in a few years. I think my spleen is about to bleed out through my eyes.

Tests fine up to the demarc. Must be your stuff.

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Thu Jul 21, 2016 10:11 am

Rip wrote:Tests fine up to the demarc. Must be your stuff.

Close.

"Installs fine to the dmarc. Talk to your IT staff about making sure it work and making it work"

Fuck you fuck you fuck you fuck you fuck you.

We can't pay the LEC to do the work because we aren't their customer. The TelCo insists it's our responsibility. The LEC's contractor doesn't know what the LEC is doing and yet brought in the wrong stuff and expect me to pay for it because that's what the work order says and it's not their problem. The TelCo wants to go live and start charging me for the circuit. The contractor wants to do nothing and have me pay an exorbitant amount of money and the LEC wants to wash their hands and move on to the next project. And I am holding the bag for a project I have no expertise on that I was only informed about by virtue of being labeled the onsite contact by the TelCo

Again, that's about as specific as I can get.

Oh, so fucking pissed. I can't think straight about anything.

Rip · Post by **Rip** » Thu Jul 21, 2016 10:18 am

LordMortis wrote:
Rip wrote:Tests fine up to the demarc. Must be your stuff.
Close.

"Installs fine to the dmarc. Talk to your IT staff about making sure it work and making it work"

Fuck you fuck you fuck you fuck you fuck you.

We can't pay the LEC to do the work because we aren't their customer. The TelCo insists it's our responsibility. The LEC's contractor doesn't know what the LEC is doing and yet brought in the wrong stuff and expect me to pay for it because that's what the work order says and it's not their problem. The TelCo wants to go live and start charging me for the circuit. The contractor wants to do nothing and have me pay an exorbitant amount of money and the LEC wants to wash their hands and move on to the next project. And I am holding the bag for a project I have no expertise on that I was only informed about by virtue of being labeled the onsite contact by the TelCo

Again, that's about as specific as I can get.

Oh, so fucking pissed. I can't think straight about anything.

LECs have you by the balls. That is why I always ONLY order circuits from them. Any services or equipment I provide or hire a third party directly. As far as efficiency a LEC=the government.

On the telco though. Tell them you will cancel or it must work. Almost all have a 90+ day satisfaction guarantee.

Good luck.

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Thu Jul 21, 2016 10:24 am

Rip wrote:
LordMortis wrote:
Rip wrote:Tests fine up to the demarc. Must be your stuff.
Close.

"Installs fine to the dmarc. Talk to your IT staff about making sure it work and making it work"

Fuck you fuck you fuck you fuck you fuck you.

We can't pay the LEC to do the work because we aren't their customer. The TelCo insists it's our responsibility. The LEC's contractor doesn't know what the LEC is doing and yet brought in the wrong stuff and expect me to pay for it because that's what the work order says and it's not their problem. The TelCo wants to go live and start charging me for the circuit. The contractor wants to do nothing and have me pay an exorbitant amount of money and the LEC wants to wash their hands and move on to the next project. And I am holding the bag for a project I have no expertise on that I was only informed about by virtue of being labeled the onsite contact by the TelCo

Again, that's about as specific as I can get.

Oh, so fucking pissed. I can't think straight about anything.
LECs have you by the balls. That is why I always ONLY order circuits from them. Any services or equipment I provide or hire a third party directly. As far as efficiency a LEC=the government.

On the telco though. Tell them you will cancel or it must work. Almost all have a 90+ day satisfaction guarantee.

Good luck.

It's an MPLS. It was contracted with the LEC on the other end. Otherwise I concur. I prefer to work with the LEC, as much as I despise them. I get a Statement Of Work that includes extending and configuring the equipment. I don't understand the technology, but it's not my first rodeo with the TelCos. The less fingers in the pie, the less finger pointing that can happen.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Thu Jul 21, 2016 10:26 am

Rip · Post by **Rip** » Thu Jul 21, 2016 11:03 am

Ugh, MPLS is the devil.

Carrier ethernet FTW!

Holman · Post by **Holman** » Thu Jul 21, 2016 12:15 pm

Isgrimnur wrote:

Is that Yankovic?

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Thu Jul 21, 2016 12:21 pm

It is.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Thu Jul 21, 2016 7:13 pm

161 / 103

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Thu Jul 21, 2016 7:19 pm

That's high enough to be an anime victim.

Pyperkub · Post by **Pyperkub** » Thu Jul 21, 2016 7:28 pm

I concur - Weird Al belongs in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame:

Will “Weird Al” Yankovic ever get inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

In terms of commercial performance, his numbers stand up. Yankovic's 12 million albums sold, seven Platinum albums and four Grammy wins are more impressive than some of the figures of artists already in the Hall of Fame. Perhaps the biggest feather in his cap is that he is one of only three artists to earn Top 40 hits every decade since the '80s, along with Madonna and Michael Jackson. His list of hits includes "Amish Paradise," "White & Nerdy," "Eat It," "Fat," and "Like a Surgeon."

Some people dismiss Yankovic’s talent by noting that he re-writes the lyrics to other people’s music. But less than half of his songs are parodies. The other half are original comedy compositions,

Skinypupy · Post by **Skinypupy** » Thu Jul 21, 2016 8:01 pm

Just passed a kiosk in the Denver airport which sells "Climax Jerky"

Inapprops.

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Fri Jul 22, 2016 4:21 am

What's with CNN dot com and their giant headlines all the time.

GreenGoo · Post by **GreenGoo** » Fri Jul 22, 2016 7:55 am

This is going to be a long day. No sleep, in early, not much work except make work, boss not in office, grumpy for a myriad of reasons.

Yep, this is gonna be a long day, and chances are I'll be here making it a long day for the rest of you too.

Brian · Post by **Brian** » Fri Jul 22, 2016 9:52 am

Email string trying to resolve a customer issue.

Director's most recent email states, "I'll leave it up to you, Brian."

There are three Brian's involved.

Skinypupy · Post by **Skinypupy** » Fri Jul 22, 2016 10:21 am

Got home from Denver at 10:30 last night to a house with a broken AC. It was 92 degrees inside with all the windows open and about 10 fans blowing. The Wonder Twins woke up four times crying and drenched in sweat, and I got about 2 hours of sleep. Repair guys are supposed to come first thing today, but who knows when that will be.

Good thing it's only supposed to be 101 today.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Fri Jul 22, 2016 10:23 am

Skinypupy wrote:Got home from Denver at 10:30 last night to a house with a broken AC. It was 92 degrees inside with all the windows open and about 10 fans blowing. The Wonder Twins woke up four times crying and drenched in sweat, and I got about 2 hours of sleep. Repair guys are supposed to come first thing today, but who knows when that will be.

Good thing it's only supposed to be 101 today.

Flashbacks... :shudder:

Skinypupy · Post by **Skinypupy** » Fri Jul 22, 2016 4:43 pm

Turns out it was just a burned out power something or other, and didn't require a full AC replacement. It was "only" $600 to fix...whew.

DD* · Post by DD* » Fri Jul 22, 2016 8:08 pm

Tell him about the Twinkie.

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Fri Jul 22, 2016 8:15 pm

I just went and read some threads in R&P that go back 4 years. It was fun seeing everybody's thoughts and predictions. Most of which were wrong but it was still entertaining.

Zarathud · Post by **Zarathud** » Sat Jul 23, 2016 12:10 am

Brian wrote:Email string trying to resolve a customer issue.

Director's most recent email states, "I'll leave it up to you, Brian."

There are three Brian's involved.

Director was happy to have hired triple redundant Brians in advance.

Brian · Post by **Brian** » Sat Jul 23, 2016 7:44 am

Zarathud wrote:
Brian wrote:Email string trying to resolve a customer issue.

Director's most recent email states, "I'll leave it up to you, Brian."

There are three Brian's involved.
Director was happy to have hired triple redundant Brians in advance.

Since the other two Brians where in the To: block of the email and I was in the CC: block, I'm gonna go with...not it.

Still, not the worst email I've received at this company. My favorite is the PM who emailed me the customers PO.

Except, it wasn't a PO it was a copy of the PMs doctor bill for his mole removal.

Rip · Post by **Rip** » Sat Jul 23, 2016 9:24 am

Brian wrote:
Zarathud wrote:
Brian wrote:Email string trying to resolve a customer issue.

Director's most recent email states, "I'll leave it up to you, Brian."

There are three Brian's involved.
Director was happy to have hired triple redundant Brians in advance.

Since the other two Brians where in the To: block of the email and I was in the CC: block, I'm gonna go with...not it.

Still, not the worst email I've received at this company. My favorite is the PM who emailed me the customers PO.

Except, it wasn't a PO it was a copy of the PMs doctor bill for his mole removal.

Ah, you are just the parity(parody?) Brian then.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Mon Jul 25, 2016 3:50 pm

Matte fingernail polish styles

Wow those are pretty cool..and pretty. Going to see if my wife will do this one below...matte black and chrome

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Mon Jul 25, 2016 5:04 pm

I love you. I hate you.

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Tue Jul 26, 2016 3:18 pm

Is it right to call a film a blockbuster before it's been released?

Edit

Maybe the word doesn't mean what I think it means...

Edit

Nope. It means what I think it means and holy hell. Blockbuster video still exists. It's been over a decade since I've seen one.

BLOCKBUSTER’S FUTURE

DISH will retain licensing rights to the Blockbuster brand, and key assets, including the company’s significant video library. DISH will focus on delivering the Blockbuster @Home service to DISH customers, and on its transactional streaming service for the general market, Blockbuster On Demand.

The Blockbuster @Home service offers over 15 movie channels including STARZ® Cinema, EPIX®, Sony Movie Channel, and Hallmark Movie Channel, plus over 20,000 movies and TV shows streamed to TVs, computers or iPads®. The service includes access to the Blockbuster @Home ‘app’ currently available to the millions of TVs served by DISH’s Hopper® Whole-Home HD DVR set-top box.

Available to anyone, Blockbuster On Demand is a transactional streaming video service offering thousands of movies viewable on connected devices including PCs, tablets, smartphones, Slingbox, Roku and select Samsung TVs and Blu-ray players. Consumers can learn more at

Max Peck · Post by **Max Peck** » Wed Jul 27, 2016 12:06 pm

LawBeefaroni wrote:
Smoove_B wrote:Can we please stop with the ice-bucket challenge? Thanks.
I know about it having heard a blurb on NPR, but I haven't seen a single one nor have I been asked to contribute.

Selective luddite 4tW.

However, it sounds like it has been raising all kinds of awareness for a good cause.

More than just awareness, apparently (to my great surprise).

Ice Bucket Challenge funds gene discovery in ALS (MND) research

The Ice Bucket Challenge that went viral in 2014 has funded an important scientific gene discovery in the progressive neurodegenerative disease ALS, the ALS Association says. Scientists have identified a new gene contributing to the disease, NEK1. The Ice Bucket Challenge has raised $115m (£87.7m) from people pouring cold water over themselves and posting the video on social media. It was criticised as a stunt, but has funded six research projects.

Research by Project MinE, published in Nature Genetics, is the largest-ever study of inherited ALS, also known as motor neurone disease (MND). More than 80 researchers in 11 countries searched for ALS risk genes in families affected by the disease. "The sophisticated gene analysis that led to this finding was only possible because of the large number of ALS samples available," Lucie Bruijn of the ALS Association says. The identification of gene NEK1 means scientists can now develop a gene therapy treating it. Although only 10% of ALS patients have the inherited form, researchers believe that genetics contribute to a much larger percentage of cases.

Social media was awash with videos of people pouring cold water over their heads to raise money for ALS in the summer of 2014. More than 17 million people uploaded videos to Facebook, including many celebrities who rose to the challenge, which were then watched by 440 million people worldwide.

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Wed Jul 27, 2016 1:03 pm

Well, I guess that's something good.

In other news, you're killing me Fed ex. Killing me.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Wed Jul 27, 2016 5:41 pm

Wait what? What the hell? Things my Orange Crush can says on it...

First I gotta say there is no orange juice in it or orange anything.... ok..

1. naturally flavored with other natural flavors.....huh?

2.Partially produced with genetic engineering......WTF? Whats genetically engineered about my orange soda?????

Max Peck · Post by **Max Peck** » Wed Jul 27, 2016 5:46 pm

Daehawk wrote:2.Partially produced with genetic engineering......WTF? Whats genetically engineered about my orange soda?????

High fructose corn syrup? Among it's other purported sins, I've seen HFCS labelled as a GMO product.

gilraen · Post by **gilraen** » Wed Jul 27, 2016 5:49 pm

Daehawk wrote: 2.Partially produced with genetic engineering......WTF? Whats genetically engineered about my orange soda?????

High fructose corn syrup is a GMO ingredient.

Kraken · Post by **Kraken** » Wed Jul 27, 2016 6:07 pm

gilraen wrote:
Daehawk wrote: 2.Partially produced with genetic engineering......WTF? Whats genetically engineered about my orange soda?????
High fructose corn syrup is a GMO ingredient.

Approximately 80% of the foods in American grocery stores contain GMOs. I assume that's because they contain corn or its derivatives, and because wheat and soybeans are also mostly GMO.

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Thu Jul 28, 2016 4:07 pm

Want to give a big F U to the FedEx delivery driver. I've been home for 5+ hours and when do you show up? 55 minutes after I leave the house. Unbelievable. I suppose NewEgg is also to blame for their ridiculous shipping logistics, sending two different packages ordered at the same time with different scheduled delivery dates -- and both require signatures. Because that's reasonable. When I have these experiences it reaffirms my devotion to Amazon Prime.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Thu Jul 28, 2016 6:44 pm

Im beyond tired of seeing stories online named like blah blah left us speechless.

GreenGoo · Post by **GreenGoo** » Thu Jul 28, 2016 9:37 pm

Daehawk wrote:Im beyond tired of seeing stories online named like blah blah left us speechless.

Those are ads, fyi.

em2nought · Post by **em2nought** » Thu Jul 28, 2016 9:56 pm

I bought a T-shirt for $2 at Walmart after St. Patrick's Day a few years ago, it reads "0% Irish". I've received more comments and looks regarding that t-shirt than anything I've ever worn. Actually, more than the sum total of comments I've received on other garments during my lifetime. A smart person would start producing a line of "0%" wear.

I can only imagine if I was walking around Boston instead of Florida. 0% Seminole, that's a good one!

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Fri Jul 29, 2016 4:00 am

The Hall of Colonels

Its the stories of KFC's own Colonel Sanders in uhhh animatronics and movable dioramas. You just have to see it.