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Why the bloody [bleep] is this even an issue?

 

I don't care whether the dude-looking guy in my men's room has a wiener or not.

Something is just common personal privacy and common sense and it is none of your [bleep]ing business what I do in the bathroom and in which bathroom.

Men don't go to women's room. That's [bleep]ing common courtesy. And if trans people do come into a bathroom, then that's what the stalls are for, also in men's room in the case of FtM.

 

Sometimes I wonder if people have stopped educating their kids on basic unwritten rules of life that such issues appear.

And some people simply are lunatics and [bleep]ing perverts and there is no law or rule that would stop them. The same way that you can't abolish terrorism by making it illegal. Or abolish suicides by making them illegal. Luckily they are simply such a minority that in everyday life you don't run into them too often.

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So I've noticed this thread's regulars all follow similar trends.

 

RPG is constantly dealing with psycho exes.

Muggi reminds us of the joys of polygamy.

Saq is totally oblivious to how much chicks dig him.

I strike out every other week.

Kalphite wages a war against the friend zone.

Randox pretty much stays rational.

Etc, etc

 

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Using the "Tumbrlina" stereotype is just silly. They are the unfunny, non-fictional counterparts to Britta from Community (i.e., some combination of middle-class, privileged, inexperienced, attention-seeking, immature, teenager/young adult). Do you think 4chan, or YouTube, or news sites comments are useful to indicate anything important either? Hint: no, they're just people being stupid on the internet because repercussions don't exist.

 

Are you implying those type of people don't exist in real life? I've ran into a few personally.

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I made a reply to the discussion but decided I'd rather not continue it [the discussion]. If you read my reply earlier (Sporks, or others), please disregard it.

 

In other news, I'm waiting on a disc recorder that can burn M-discs. Recently opened a safety deposit box to store off-site backups. The backups will outlive me, assuming storage conditions, which is nice. Going to look into Amazon Glacier for longer-term off-site backups in the event both local sites (home and bank) fail, though that's unlikely.

 

A few days ago I verified my backup procedure works. Use r-sync to generate a backup in local storage, run a smaller script to backup some miscellaneous files/settings, archive it and compress it with LZMA, pad the file to 4 GB, encrypt it rather A Very Long Passphrase using GnuPG, and sign it with GnuPG. The signature and archive are written to disc (DVD in the test), I verify the backup is correct, and then I drop it off. Takes me a few minutes, and the bank can just be one stop so that's mostly wasteless as well.

 

The only metadata is the filename, which is something along the line of backup_YYYYMMDDHHMMSS.xz.enc, and the data is irretrievable outside of bruteforcing a 256-bit AES key or torturing me, so I'm pretty good!

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Today I got a job as a teacher for the summer in Sicily.

 

Feeling pretty fabulous.

Also did amazingly in my Microbiology class.

 

Also drank by myself last night like a saddo

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I mean that sounds pretty sick veiva, but I can't think of a single thing I would want THAT protected

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Also drank by myself last night like a saddo

 

Whoa, whoa. Drinking by yourself is nothing to be ashamed of. I bartend, and more often than not I would prefer to drink alone without the social aspect that most people feel needs to coincide with drinking. I don't necessarily drink to get drunk, but I drink recreational as a way to unwind.

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I mean that sounds pretty sick veiva, but I can't think of a single thing I would want THAT protected

Whether or not I have or will have information that must be protected as such isn't the primary point. It's the moral of the thing, in the chaotic atmosphere regarding privacy, security, and rights. I also use full-disk encryption for the disk FreeBSD is installed on and never leave my computer on if I'm not nearby. When I go to sleep, when I go somewhere, when I'm doing yardwork, etc--the computer is off. It's protected by an equally strong, but unique, passphrase as the backups, and it takes me longer to enter said passphrase than it does to boot (from POST to passphrase prompt/and then to desktop).

 

The only feasible attack vector (well if you exclude this one) would be a personalized attempt to compromise my system while it's on or during the boot process, assuming access to my data is necessary. But I'd be more likely to win the Powerball (with the new odds) a few times!

 

Regardless, everyone who has any irreplaceable data on their computer should have an off-site backup. The backup process should be reliable, and tests should be done to ensure the data is still valid and can be restored. An untested backup procedure or local backups are as reliable as no backups at all.

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I mean that sounds pretty sick veiva, but I can't think of a single thing I would want THAT protected

We go through a similar process for storing medical data at work. Just at a larger scale obviously
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Also drank by myself last night like a saddo

 

Whoa, whoa. Drinking by yourself is nothing to be ashamed of. I bartend, and more often than not I would prefer to drink alone without the social aspect that most people feel needs to coincide with drinking. I don't necessarily drink to get drunk, but I drink recreational as a way to unwind.

 

 

Yeah I drink to get drunk. It's pretty problematic to be honest. 

I had the realisation that my drinking is a problem a while ago, but I don't think I drink often enough for me to seek help yet.

 

* Actually, that's a lie. I've used telephone alcohol counselling on two occasions (momentary success the first time) but the second time I got really angry and hung up.

 

At this point though I was drinking to numb the pain of some stuff that happened in my last relationship, I went out and met some friends though and overall had a good night out at least.

Overall I'm happy I don't have to babysit a man anymore, but having said that I'm gutted I lost the respect of two of my friends for putting up with him for two years lol

 

He's using social media to torment me and I'm keeping silent on it but I want to punch him. It's probably a good thing I'm still in Canada but I fly back on Monday and I don't want to face reality. I'm such a sad excuse for a person sometimes although I forgot being single can be really refreshing when you were in a toxic relationship for so long

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Just block him. I block anyone on social media that's being way too much of a downer. Never really had anybody specifically targeting me for anything, but that would get an insta-block.

 

He's saying it's his new girlfriend "frape" ing him and writing all that stuff.

 

I don't care who it is, it's really infuriating me but I'm trying so hard not to bite. Social media drama is something I laugh at, not participate in.

That's the thing, we used to laugh at people like that together. It was a bad relationship but I did think we were really similar in lifestyle, it sucks that it might have all been fake.

He used to say how much he hated limelight and overly amorous couples on social media, but everything he does now screams "look how happy I am".

 

I blocked him for the vast majority of April then thought last week that I could bring myself to be at least civil. We always thought we'd be civil in the event of me breaking up with him, but he's making it very challenging. I've given up trying and just "unfollowed" his Facebook posts. I don't even have Twitter or anything like that, it's just my friends who didn't know we were done contacting me and asking what's been up. It's okay I just have to let himself make himself look stupid and not respond I guess. 

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I'm gutted I lost the respect of two of my friends for putting up with him for two years lol

Don't worry, they'll forgive you. At one point or another we've all been in a relationship that everyone but us knew was a train wreck. ;)

 

I forgot being single can be really refreshing when you were in a toxic relationship for so long

Right? Life is much better without a poisonous millstone around your neck. If only dating as an adult wasn't so damn ridiculous.  <_< Great, now I need a drink.  :lol:

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I forgot being single can be really refreshing when you were in a toxic relationship for so long

Right? Life is much better without a poisonous millstone around your neck. If only dating as an adult wasn't so damn ridiculous.  <_< Great, now I need a drink.  :lol:

 

 

Yup - my grades have improved dramatically too... Well, slowly. I entered university with a 90 percent average. Not trying to place blame entirely on her, but toxic relationships can seriously damage you - shown by my extreme drop to near failing. This year, I finished with my lowest mark being 74 and my highest being 86. Not bad, but I definitely want to aim for all 80s next year. My major average will probably sit around 70 (hopefully) once all my marks come in. 

 

I don't need a lot for my plan B option (compressed Nursing program). The university that's closer to where I live has less average requirements ("B-" minimum), but requires Biochemistry and Psychology courses. However, University of Toronto requires a B+ average in the last two years of my program, without those requirements. Other universities require a B average.

 

So, all in all I should graduate first with a Bachelor of Public Health, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and eventually a Masters of Nursing. Thus, allowing me to write my Nurse Practitioner exam eventually.

 

That's definitely a change from my Plan A option which was (always) medical school. But, you can't get into med school with a B average, considering they take into account all four years of your undergrad.

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I'm gutted I lost the respect of two of my friends for putting up with him for two years lol

Don't worry, they'll forgive you. At one point or another we've all been in a relationship that everyone but us knew was a train wreck. ;)

 

I forgot being single can be really refreshing when you were in a toxic relationship for so long

Right? Life is much better without a poisonous millstone around your neck. If only dating as an adult wasn't so damn ridiculous.  <_< Great, now I need a drink.  :lol:

 

 

Personally I don't think I'm suited to a relationship right now. I probably wasn't for the last two years, but I was so embarrassed that I'd told my friends about this amazing guy, or so I thought, and I didn't want to look like a fool for breaking up soon after realising he wasn't good for me at all. He was also pretty good at convincing me to stay as well, for which I can only really blame myself.

 

I think my family will be relieved as well

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Toxic relationships blow. Block him and don't look back.

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It's so [bleep] hot. Summer is well on its way. And my AC broke yesterday and maintenance will only be able to come tomorrow or the day after. I'm dying.  

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Doesn't [bleep]ing censor to [bleep]ing? Or at least didn't it used to?

 

Edit: yes it does okay, not crazy.

My skin is finally getting soft
I'll scrub until the damn thing comes off

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Meanwhile it's 50 here (50F, not 50C) and I have to turn on the A/C to get a reasonable temperature...  :rolleyes:

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It's 86 right now with 55% humidity. My room is on the 3rd floor which for some reason is easily like 5 or 10 degrees warmer than the rest of the house. It really isn't fun.

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It's been overcast or raining all week. We actually got a tornado on Wednesday that sent my workplace into the basement. I'm ready for sun plz.

My skin is finally getting soft
I'll scrub until the damn thing comes off

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I'm gutted I lost the respect of two of my friends for putting up with him for two years lol

Don't worry, they'll forgive you. At one point or another we've all been in a relationship that everyone but us knew was a train wreck. ;)

 

I forgot being single can be really refreshing when you were in a toxic relationship for so long

Right? Life is much better without a poisonous millstone around your neck. If only dating as an adult wasn't so damn ridiculous.  <_ great now i need a drink. :lol:>

 

 

Not intending a defense or attack on anyone (just to be clear), I think sometimes people just feel the need to disengage from a situation. That is, we all have problems, and sometimes we just find ourselves in a place where we can't take on other peoples problems in addition to our own, or we find ourselves in a position where people close to us have problems we just can't deal with.

 

I find that the reposes tend to manifest as either anger, or apathy, and I think how the reaction manifests tends to point at someone perceives the heart of the problem to be (apathetic people feel they aren't able to take on the burden, angry people feel like you are creating the burden).

 

I'll use a different example though, where I have more experience. Someone I am very close to has cancer, and has had cancer for many years now (not the whole time, and different kinds). The people they worked with, many of whom this person counted as friends, have by and large not been there for them at all. A lot of them I would say have gone the apathetic route. They'll still be polite and cheery if talked to, but they never reach out. Others have gone the anger route with anger, usually criticizing them for their choice of treatment options (they've done a lot of alternative stuff).

 

At the same time, at least as far as people at work go, it's been those that barely know this person who have been by far the most supportive.

 

And I feel like I've figured out what their friends have basically turned their back, and strangers have opened their arms. There has been a lot of cancer at the office, and it's claimed a fair few lives in recent years, so I think because this person wont follow the standard treatment protocol, their coworkers are frustrated. At the same time, the really helpful and also supportive people they've recently dealt with I think can afford to be that way, because they aren't really assuming a major burden, because they aren't friends, or acquaintances. At the end of the day, they aren't deeply invested in the final outcome.

 

That's the gist of how I see the situation anyway.

 

That said, even though I feel like you need care to get angry, I wouldn't continue to count those who get angry as friends. Anger is as much a way of creating emotional distance as apathy is, and if someone feels like you created the emotional burden they were being asked to carry, there is probably going to be resentment there. At the end of the day, I don't think there is anything you can do about that except try to build more friendships with the kind of people who can just be supportive, because those are the kinds of people you need around you when things aren't right.

 

 

Also, it seems we have decided to skip summer and fall, and go right back to winter, because it was freaking snowing yesterday, after several days of almost shorts and t-shirt weather.

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Strong reactions require strong connections, yes

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Anyone who likes tacos is incapable of logic.

Anyone who likes logic is incapable of tacos.

 

PSA: SaqPrets is an Estonian Dude

Steam: NippleBeardTM

Origin: Brand_New_iPwn

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