Nah. Just basic Azure stuff.
Awkward is trying to talk about an amazing life-changing video game you just played to someone who's not into video games.
I just tried to do a certification exam with these pricks a few hours ago. It was my first time and I was not expecting the degree of privacy-violating photos they would need of my workspace. I work in my bedroom and my desk wasn't clean enough. I think. I could barely understand what the guy was saying due to his thick accent. I think I got disconnected twice and just gave up. Fucking scam. All for a worthless piece of fucking paper to prove I can do the same job I've been doing for the past 13+ years.
A bowl of ramen with sriracha and garlic.
I think doxxing might be the wrong term. I thought that one of the real concerns was that this photo might be getting used without that person's consent, like as some form of abuse. I'm not sure about it though.
The Messenger is also good if you haven't tried that one.
I didn't see anything in the bible that says you shouldn't smoke weed.
Worth it.
From what I've read, baptism isn't what saves you. Salvation isn't even something that humans can earn by doing something. It's a gift that we can either accept or decline. In the same way you don't automatically go to hell for being a sinner, otherwise we'd all be fucked.
My mom gave me a bible that has these textbook-style notes in the margins. I thought it was pretty cool to read the notes about archeology and ancient cultures, and about the different meanings some phrases had in the original languages.
What I fear more than the tech is the idea that when most jobs are replaced with it, people will still be expected to find work somehow.
"Well it's not hurting me so it can't be that bad."
I'm lazy and tend to sit around a lot. That said, I'd still take woods over beach any day. I got my camera and telephoto lens for wildlife photos, walking in the shade at a comfortable pace... That's a good way to spend a couple hours.
My cat showed up at our back door as a kitten and my sister was able to catch her and get her spayed. We kept her in the basement for a while away from the other cats, but I would spend time playing with her and sleep on a futon to keep her company (or maybe that was for my sister's dog while she was at college, but I think it was for both of them). Anyway, she was generally pretty shy around most people, but she was my best buddy. She spent well over 90% of her time in my bedroom.
She liked to cuddle with me, but usually only for a few minutes at a time.
We had to put her down less than a year ago. That morning was the first time I actually cried in over 25 years.
Just played Ori and the Blind Forest (and holy shit, emotional damage right in the prologue), and now I'm playing the sequel. No idea why I ignored those games for so long.
I loved the time I tried to copy something on StackOverflow and a fake ad popped up for a SO-branded copy/paste device.
Siblings
Bonus! I also shot some video of these guys: https://spectra.video/w/mSKQg3rYoiH7KeQoAMjtmF
I've been on three different ADHD drugs over the past 30 years. I don't know where I'd be without that, but I think I'm much better off than I would be without it.
I was on adderall for a little while back in school, but they took me off of that due to the weight loss (It was a good time for me though. I had hobbies and I was thin. Now I'm a lazy fat-ass).
Far Cry 3 was the game that got me to stop buying Ubisoft games. I enjoyed the game, but when someone invited me to an online match (something that almost never happened for me) I found that playing online required some U-Play account or whatever they called it, and it cost $10. I tried the free account code that came with the game, but my brother already used it. So at that point I was pissed. I didn't play online often, but it would've been nice to play with one of the very few friends I had without being expected to pay more money for the game I already paid for.
Fuck Ubisoft. I hope that company burns.
Google requires developer accounts to be verified (good) so now scammers are trying to hijack legitimate accounts (not so good)
This is at least the second email I got asking to "collaborate" on Google Play. Protect your accounts, folks.
My favorite part is how he addresses it to himself.
Found a tiny, squeaky thing running around under the snow
Well, actually my dog found it, but I got a short video.
Stopped getting group texts for some reason
I'm not sure exactly when, but at some point in the past month I stopped getting text messages in a group chat between my mom and siblings. Weird thing is I don't seem to have any problem getting texts sent just to me, or even with other group texts (as far as I know).
We mostly just share memes and shit, but it drives me nuts thinking that someone could be trying to tell me something and it just doesn't reach my phone.
I miss my void
I had her for at least 18 years and she was special. She was shy and spent 99% of her time in my bedroom, but she was also pretty vocal and would often reply when you spoke to her.
What should I install on a Windows laptop that I'm donating for general office use?
So before anyone mentions it, yes I really did want to put Linux on it (MX Linux is my current favorite), but the person it's for is not very computer savvy and I don't feel like doing tech support, so fuck it, they can keep using Windows.
But before I hand it off, I was wondering what else I should install (and/or what stupid Windows settings to disable) to make it as usable and secure as reasonably possible.
So far I'm thinking Firefox + uBlock Origin, and maybe Avast unless someone has a less annoying free antivirus.
There's a bit of a drought in my area but some of the squirrels learned that they can get a drink at my house.
They also seem to realized that the dog can't get them through the glass.
Go fuck yourself, Mike
Honestly, I find these emails more amusing than infuriating. Is that $800 per week? Total? I guess I'll never know, because I didn't become a software developer just to work in a warehouse.
Wayfair's call center insists you give them your SSN before they'll file a report for credit fraud
I just got a bill for a Wayfair credit card that was issued by Citi bank that I did not apply for. I never even shopped on that website.
I tried contacting both Citi bank and Wayfair, but since I don't have the full account number, I couldn't get past Citi's automated phone menu.
Wayfair's phone system was a fucking nightmare getting transferred to various departments, but eventually transferred me to a foreign call center where they insisted that they needed my social security number and birth date to file a report, but I'm not giving them that.
The best thing is that the scammer managed to get a higher credit limit than I was able to get on my own card.
Is there any type of garbage you keep around in case it might be useful, like some kind of crafting material?
For example, I saved a bunch of these small cardboard sheets that were separating the rows of cans in a box of cat food.
Add some glue and you have a little tent for your cat.
Should I be concerned about this mildly spicy pillow?
I only ask because the bulging seems slight enough that I'm not 100% certain that's not just how the battery is supposed to look.
This is inside a Lenovo ideapad flex 4. I only opened it to replace the hard drive.
Just chillin', watching the birds on Youtube
After I showed her one of the bird videos, she now eagerly waits while I turn on the tablet in the morning and she watches me open Youtube and pick a video.
Sometimes she accidentally closes the video, or opens the comments and then I need to step in to make sure she doesn't post any offensive comments.
The "I'm not dead" button: An alarm clock that automatically calls emergency services if it's not stopped within a certain number of hours.
This isn't really meant to save anyone's life. But it would let someone know to come pick up your corpse before it melts into the carpet and your cat starves.
Uniracers had the best instruction manual
I don't remember why I originally bothered to read this manual 25 years ago, but I ended up reading it to enjoy the jokes and humorous writing it contained.
How do you discourage a dog from biting while playing?
She's clearly having fun, running around in circles, chewing sticks, and finding and eating cat poop. And I don't want to discourage her from having fun when I take her outside (except for the cat poop thing -- that needs to stop).
But she seems to have the idea that jumping up and biting my wrists or my ankles is a fun game that we both enjoy, and she seems to be getting more agressive about it.