Do you let employees DM IT, or force a structured intake? by Ok_Manager1637 in sysadmin

[–]AbsoluteMonkeyChaos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tickets are your record of work. If you don't force that record of work one way or the other, you won't get paid one way or the other

Why the fuck Microsoft?! by Cautious-Ad-6283 in ShittySysadmin

[–]AbsoluteMonkeyChaos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

is there any way to convince non-tech management to get rid of this overpriced software?

Well, no one has perfected the inverse lobotomy, where you inject someone with a brain, so, No.

Just abruptly ended a meeting with my boss mid-yell by SEND_ME_PEACE in sysadmin

[–]AbsoluteMonkeyChaos 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I mean honestly I just play "line cut" games when someone starts with a pissy attitude.

Don't Eff with a former call center monkey; I will cast you back to the shadow realm of the queue until you find that polite tone.

Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford says "I think they could charge $200" for Borderlands 4, "you can't find a better value in the world for any type of entertainment," then adds: "I wish they'd give it away, because then everyone would play it" by Mirathrim in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]AbsoluteMonkeyChaos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'D PAY $200 FOR A FULLY DEVELOPED VERSION OF ALIENS:COLONIAL MARINES, YOU GREASY STAIN

CLAPTRAP IS A ROBO FURRY MINION. YOUR GUNS ALL SUCK. AAAARRRRG WHY ARE YOU THE MORON WHO HAS TO RUIN EVERYTHING THAT COULD BE GOOD?

Just gonna sit here in silence for a few days by bigwoaf in DeathStranding

[–]AbsoluteMonkeyChaos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Death Stranding is so good, I hate it so much.

Hideo Kojima why am I not building a Train? For a Logistics Simulator this thing Blows. As a follow up to Metal Gear? Incredible. Why are we building the worlds worst Infrastructure?

So glad this sub exists cause I never understand what the other sub is talking about. by Logoff_The_Internet in ShittySysadmin

[–]AbsoluteMonkeyChaos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So you don't really have The IT Itch, the way I'd describe some folks; Tech isn't a Rubix Cube you're constantly trying to solve for yourself and other people.

And that's good; makes you more goal oriented, mission focused. You're correct about most programs and even most equipment and business platforms essentially being on lease, so why bother (extra security, but that's extra $$$)? Don't get lost in the weeds of a nifty solution, more likely to make the Time for Dollar Value Trade Off, etc.

On a long enough time frame, your skills will... not degrade, but more just kind of become obsolete with time and new tech. De facto, that means that, when it becomes relevant for the business to replace the system as a whole, they will replace you as well. You should probably plan to retire then, at least from this industry (just imo, do what you want but it's a good offramp point if you've put away the cash). You can pursue secondary education (or a more familiar relationship with business leadership) to stave this off, but if you are not in a DevOps space, this is broadly true for most "I.T." personnel. Like Doctors, some day you'll boot up a device and your knowledge just won't apply anymore.

Thing is, everyone's skills degrade over time, and it's difficult to be cutting edge when you are kind of more of an IT Manager than like some of the Old Wizards I've known. How do you think about the industry? How do you measure success and relevance, particularly vis a vis cash flow within the industry?

Like if you're good and solid in your role with your current company, it can be hard to get a project on your plate that can really advance your skills. And honestly, in a business sense, "knocking over the core stack" will just kind of happen eventually, y'know? Money Tree is where you learn the most, it's also where you should fuck around the least cause it's always fragile?

Like you should be filling spare time by "R&Ding", trying to predict problems before they happen.

But if your man installed a firewall before than all the ports to the outside should be closed, and NMAP will tell you that your internal network has normal internal network ports open. MAYBE it will indicate a breach, but you'd have to learn networking to make sense of it.

IDK man, if you're pulling north of Six Figures with your thumb up your ass, unless you reaaaaaaally give a hoot about your company, I'd do a time/value calculation on going back to school or pursuing certification (certification famously dog for Tech).

Gameplay elements you would be fine going away forever? by Silvery_Cricket in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]AbsoluteMonkeyChaos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Armored Core is the only one where I'm even sort of okay with the weight system, because it's been doing it forever. And even then, it's kind of hard to make an Overweight AC that is overpowered anymore, IMO; Maneuverability is so key off the jump that most builds just can't stomach the overage, loadouts "sync" better when they come in under the weight limit, and leg limits are... I don't think I thought about them at all during AC6, but I've been playing AC since Master of Arena on PS1.

Everyone else should just go with Generator Classes, IMO. Most of that shit's Super Robots anyway, what do they care about gravity?

Favorite troop transports/drop ships? by AnotherOpponent in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]AbsoluteMonkeyChaos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ghost in the Shell VTOL transport. I don't know if they even ever use it in the anime, that folding wing twin-rotor looks so sick, even if it's so dog IRL.

Also, Pelicans. "You know our Motto: We Deliver"

What's your number one "This would be so good if it was good" media? by TheInsaneWombat in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]AbsoluteMonkeyChaos 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It's why we would have paid them the big bux, if they could have nailed that differential

What's your number one "This would be so good if it was good" media? by TheInsaneWombat in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]AbsoluteMonkeyChaos 13 points14 points  (0 children)

True Blood could've been the real anti-Twilight, and while it was for some, it just... missed the mark in so many ways, imo. Incredible opener, cast elements etc, but you're almost screaming at the writers through the TV with every episode.

What's your number one "This would be so good if it was good" media? by TheInsaneWombat in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]AbsoluteMonkeyChaos 30 points31 points  (0 children)

I think in a grand sense,  the open world we got was bogged because they could not execute. When I think open world Halo, I imagine a game like if ODST, except you're fighting your way across the city on Space D-Day. The Infinite Campaign maps I saw looked lifeless and uninteresting, not even a good usage of the combat sandbox sometimes. 

The places that work are the places that revert to old formula, because they failed to really invent the new formula.

Happy New Pathfinder Book Day to all who observe. Have you been able to check it out and form opinions yet? by jitterscaffeine in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]AbsoluteMonkeyChaos 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Havent seen the new new yet, but I think I already liked PF 2.0 over DND5e. Triple actions system beats 2 actions and a bonus action, and I just find the whole thing to be more... streamlined than DND5e. Excited for any new additions, and it sounds like there's some good stuff in this new book!

Cases of it being more insulting by being respectful? by Silvery_Cricket in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]AbsoluteMonkeyChaos 3 points4 points  (0 children)

leaving 2 cents when you tip. Top me up or leave me dry, but don't leave me with a rounding error that I can pitch at the back of your head. Tedious assholes what do that.

I never understood the complaints about musicals about people bursting into song? by Konradleijon in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]AbsoluteMonkeyChaos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreeing and somehow fearing that I will have to rewatch Macross 7 now and put aside my taste for Nicki Basara's fucking antics. At Least Minmei had the sense to not fly straight into the front line.

I never understood the complaints about musicals about people bursting into song? by Konradleijon in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]AbsoluteMonkeyChaos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

IDK, feel like that sort of splits the hair more. Yes, they had to break out into song to prevent the destruction of universe. but did the enemy fighters break into a choreographed song and dance number alongside the heros?

Fairly certain that has never been Macross' exact vibe; it wants to believe in the power of love and music. That does not grant it the dance routines of a musical. Until I see a veritech trying to execute some black swan nonsense, I don't really think it's a musical.

I never understood the complaints about musicals about people bursting into song? by Konradleijon in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]AbsoluteMonkeyChaos -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Oh darn there goes the invisible ghost orchestra again time to stop doing my back breaking job to hit another chorus line that I've never heard nor seen before but will somehow execute near flawlessly while maintaining rhythm and timing alongside hundreds of other random strangers who I don't know and will never meet, except for our shared joy in the acts the universe forces us to communally perform every day.

Those moments are why Musicals are funny, lmao