Octopus Overlords

dbt1949 wrote:Do you wish a transgendered person who had children as a male but is now a female "Happy Mother's day"?

Of course not!!!

Mother's Day is based off an older pagan holiday that celebrated lactation and selflessness - if your old buddy applies - then yes.

dbt1949 wrote:Do you wish a transgendered person who had children as a male but is now a female "Happy Mother's day"?

Well, if they consider themselves a mom then the answer is yes.

Motherhood is a family role, not a fact of genealogy. Otherwise, adoptive mothers wouldn't be mothers either.

Childless women with dogs are considered mothers to us. I always get my wife something for Mothers Day even though we only have dogs.

A pretty cool Stargate PC case.

Concept of the day: RGE = "Resume Generating Event"

Be kind to one another today.

Be excellent to each other.

And...

Rip wrote:Today would not be the one to start delaying updates.

Ransomware infections are rampant.

This is the most related post. Given the prevalence of these things, should probably just start a separate thread.

In the meantime - a really interesting article about the guy who stopped the initial infection in it's tracks by finding the kill switch (the worm has since been re-released sans kill switch).

Holy freakin' hell this is the longest day to have existed or ever will exist.

GreenGoo wrote:Holy freakin' hell this is the longest day to have existed or ever will exist.

But hey, it's almost Friday!

coopasonic wrote:

GreenGoo wrote:Holy freakin' hell this is the longest day to have existed or ever will exist.

But hey, it's almost Friday!

Our office tells everyone to "have a good weekend" whenever they leave, no matter what day it is. It cycles between funny and annoying.

Three different yet cool Stargate rings....I want that first one.

That sinking feeling you get when your assistant walks into your office and says, "Um...shouldn't you be well on your way to the client meeting by now?"

For some reason, I thought it was tomorrow at noon, but it's today. At this point, the best I could do would be to get there an hour late, so I'll just have to apologize profusely and hope they can reschedule for tomorrow.

Ugh.

1) Why is it online courses are rarely as advertised? My introduction to VMWare course totally skipped, you know setting up hardware and assumes I know abazillion three and four letter abbreviations.
2) When did they stop giving you resources. I have access to my course material for six months and then my access to the 900 page virtual manual disappears.
3) Online instructors could stand to learn a lot from Let's Play videos and should ditch pptx.

Well, that only took 85 minutes but I'm safe from the world.
Cause Microsoft told me so.

The Shadow Brokers beg to differ.

Time to go to the pain doctors and get refills....for a better tomorrow.

found out my doc is moving to new york so gotta find yet another one...NOT FUN
........... then got home putting cokes in the fridge..squat down and didn't notice my switchblade knife opened in my pocket and is now sticking out my pants leg and I stab myself in my arm and bleed all over...fun

Sometimes that extra 2 seconds just isn't worth it.

Male rompers...you know you want a pair

Daehawk wrote:found out my doc is moving to new york so gotta find yet another one...NOT FUN
........... then got home putting cokes in the fridge..squat down and didn't notice my switchblade knife opened in my pocket and is now sticking out my pants leg and I stab myself in my arm and bleed all over...fun

Try replacing the switchblade with something more practical for EDC, like a classic Buck 110:



...which would never open on you accidentally. Or, for something cheaper, just go with an Ontario RAT II or a KA-BAR Dozier.

Have one of those but plan to carry my CRKT Eraser

Contrary to popular belief Buck knives do break. It's weird because when they do the magnetism will hold the blade halves together.
Yes, it's true. They are not dbt proof.

Daehawk wrote: ..... then got home putting cokes in the fridge..squat down and didn't notice my switchblade knife opened in my pocket and is now sticking out my pants leg and I stab myself in my arm and bleed all over...fun

Anonymous Bosch wrote: ... Try replacing the switchblade with something more practical for EDC ...

e-frigeratin' da cokes ??

KDH wrote:

Daehawk wrote: ..... then got home putting cokes in the fridge..squat down and didn't notice my switchblade knife opened in my pocket and is now sticking out my pants leg and I stab myself in my arm and bleed all over...fun

Anonymous Bosch wrote: ... Try replacing the switchblade with something more practical for EDC ...

e-frigeratin' da cokes ??

Sorry, I thought that was a fairly well-known acronymn; EDC = Every Day Carry.

Anonymous Bosch wrote:Sorry, I thought that was a fairly well-known acronymn; EDC = Every Day Carry.

I had to look it up. I'd guess if you're not accustomed to the need to carry a knife every day, you don't get around to learning the terminology.

I've always carried a pocket knife since my preteens. It seems incomprehensible that I can't take one on a plane anymore.

Max Peck wrote:

Anonymous Bosch wrote:Sorry, I thought that was a fairly well-known acronymn; EDC = Every Day Carry.

I had to look it up. I'd guess if you're not accustomed to the need to carry a knife every day, you don't get around to learning the terminology.

The EDC concept can go down quite the rabbit hole and crosses over with survivalist/prepper folks.

Some people may always have on them:

• pocket knife
• multitool (with backup knife)
• paracord for building shelters or snares or something if the apocalypse hits on their way to work
• gun
• pepper spray
• flash light
• first aid kit
• more guns
• another knife
• firestarter
• compass
• one more gun just in case

Yeah, we've had this discussion before - I've been carrying a pocket knife since being in the Boy Scouts. Everyone always asks why and invariably a situation soon arises where it's needed. Granted, it's a literal pocket knife with a 2.5" blade, not a switch blade for when the boys and the Dukes are ready to rumble --the word on the street some heads are gonna tumble.

The only (non-kitchen) knife I own these days would fit in my boot, not my pocket. And the only action it sees anymore is as a letter-opener.

Smoove_B wrote:Yeah, we've had this discussion before - I've been carrying a pocket knife since being in the Boy Scouts. Everyone always asks why and invariably a situation soon arises where it's needed. Granted, it's a literal pocket knife with a 2.5" blade, not a switch blade for when the boys and the Dukes are ready to rumble --the word on the street some heads are gonna tumble.

I did this from when I was about 9 or 10 until I threw away my 3rd pocket knife at an airport. I haven't carried one since.

wonderpug wrote: Some people may always have on them:

• pocket knife
• multitool (with backup knife)
• paracord for building shelters or snares or something if the apocalypse hits on their way to work
• gun
• pepper spray
• flash light
• first aid kit
• more guns
• another knife
• firestarter
• compass
• one more gun just in case

I have a little led flash light thing on my key chain. I guess that means I am basically a prepper.

Well, I do have a 410/.45 derringer.
Accurate to...6-10 feet if I'm lucky. Hence the shotgun load.

I always have my Leatherman in my pocket, but it's massively useful. It serves to trim my fingernails and file them, cut food I bring for lunch at work, open boxes, cut cables, whittle wood, saw small branches off wood I want to whittle, and serves a few basic screwdriver needs I have in my field of work. I suppose that in a pinch I could hold it like a roll of quarters to enhance a punch, or unfold the small blade and threaten to poke someone with it.

Ive had a pocket knife since I was around 4. Funny enough grandpa gave me that knife and I promptly cut 4 of my fingers right then and there. Scared him. He knew granny would kill him But we hid that little accident.

I could carry my bowie knife It has a 12" blade

wonderpug wrote: Some people may always have on them:

• pocket knife
• multitool (with backup knife)
• paracord for building shelters or snares or something if the apocalypse hits on their way to work
• gun
• pepper spray
• flash light
• first aid kit
• more guns
• another knife
• firestarter
• compass
• one more gun just in case

Pffft...men Most of the stuff that I usually wear doesn't even have pockets. Or if it does, the only thing that fits in the pocket is loose change.

9-14" of snow in mid-May. I call "puppies".

I think I got my first pocket knife when I was about six or seven. I've never been without one since then. Right now I carry a Buck quick-open liner lock with a ~3" blade and a pocket clip that I used to replace my old Gerber a year or so ago.

I can't imagine carrying a switchblade as a pocket knife. Too unreliable, and the only advantage (speed) has been rendered largely irrelevant by modern folding knives.

If I got out every bladed weapon I own and piled them on the table, I'd probably need a new table.

Honest question: Ever been in a knife fight?