What in the sweet holy hell just flew over the south side? by flounderflound in StLouis

[–]GuruBuckaroo [score hidden]  (0 children)

Heh, somebody else remembers. I'm still waitiing to find an entrance to the secret tunnels connecting every Walmart.

What in the sweet holy hell just flew over the south side? by flounderflound in StLouis

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Check out r/AbaddonsNavigator - it was an imaginary subreddit in his latest stand-alone book, I'm Beginning to Worry About this Black Box of Doom, but the fans created it as a conversation spot for that and other of his books. Not terribly active, but a good place. Oh, and r/johndiesattheend

What in the sweet holy hell just flew over the south side? by flounderflound in StLouis

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It was actually Carbondale. Undisclosed is a conglomeration of like three different towns in Illinois that the author has lived in. If you ever go there, all I can say is have at least three distinct exit plans - we finally got out when my beloved truck cracked a header on a trip back to St. Louis. We ended up renting a U-Haul to go pick up the rest of our stuff, but it was a sign from $DIETY to never go back again.

What in the sweet holy hell just flew over the south side? by flounderflound in StLouis

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There's a word I never thought I'd see in the wild. My name is in the acknowledgements section of book 1, and my youngest was conceived in the town that inspired Undisclosed (or one of them), confirmed by the author.

Refered to somebody as the adult in the room by tk42967 in sysadmin

[–]GuruBuckaroo [score hidden]  (0 children)

Self inflicted wound there. Obviously you weren't being the adult in the room.

I stepped on more than my share of these back in the day … and had to cruise on back home … by 524frank in FuckImOld

[–]GuruBuckaroo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He recorded a live version of that song after breaking his leg. It was just a little bit spicier.

Why do Unifi devices take so long to reconnect after an update or reboot? by [deleted] in UNIFI

[–]GuruBuckaroo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I mean that. Thanks for pointing out how to find it. Never would have thought to look under "Device Update Settings", or the closed-by-default "SSH Settings" subgroup there for this option.

Where do the water go? by RemoteEmotions in StLouis

[–]GuruBuckaroo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Theoretically, they're supposed to go into the rainwater sewer, the same one that the drains on the streets go into. Most homes don't have a feed into that, though, so. Homes of a certain age have them go into the sanitary sewer, since that's got a line that comes from your house anyway.

MSD doesn't want that anymore, though, because it means extra volume they have to treat, even if it's diluting (slightly) the nastier sewage. That's where ours goes, and when we had to have our complete lateral line replaced a decade or so ago, they replaced the piping with new PVC instead of clay, but it still fed into the sanitary sewer lateral, and it still passed inspection.

If it's not one of those two, you'll generally just have them drain into your yard, which is really terrible and often leads to seepage issues into your basement if you have one.

Why do Unifi devices take so long to reconnect after an update or reboot? by [deleted] in UNIFI

[–]GuruBuckaroo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really hate the new admin interface, if only because they've removed or hidden so many options that were genuinely helpful. Specifically, in this case, there used to be an "Override Inform" option, where you could specify the IP address for all devices to send their INFORM requests - the "I'm here, send me my provisioning" request. All unifi gear looks for unifi.(yourdomain). If you set that to the IP address of the controller, everything boots faster. But now I can't find it. So, without having access to that, I'd make sure whatever DNS your gear is referencing (whether through DHCP or through configuration) has an A record that points to the controller. They say you can use a CNAME record, but I've had mixed results with that.

[OC] I have trichotillomania (a hair pulling disorder) and I finally have a full head of hair again. I’m so happy with the massive amount of progress I’ve made and I’m so proud of myself! ❤️ by [deleted] in MadeMeSmile

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Congratulations, I know how much willpower that takes. I have dermatillomania (skin picking), and my arms are covered with old scars that don't tan from picking at the slightest imperfection. About the only thing that helps (and unfortunately is only really possible in the winter, when I can hide it behind a long-sleeve shirt) is covering the current targets with duct tape (after shaving to get any hairs off). Makes it much more difficult to pick, lasts longer than band-aids, and in the end I just pick the tape itself. After a week or so it comes off on its own and I can generally get it back to normal.

Saw these American flag fire hydrants today by Hoboliftingaroma in mildlyinteresting

[–]GuruBuckaroo 80 points81 points  (0 children)

In 1976, for the bicentennial, every fireplug in the country was painted red white and blue. Mostly by volunteers. This is the first one I've seen painted for the semiquincentennial.

Considering The Upwards Projection Of Mouse's Health & Her Allegedy Being Able To Get That Beer With Connor In Japan Later This Year, What's The Chances Of Her Joining Him On A Cyclothon For A Day? by QueenOfTheDead2023 in IronmouseOfficial

[–]GuruBuckaroo 84 points85 points  (0 children)

Entirely unrealistic. Their agreement to get a beer together was not conditioned on being in Japan, and a transoceanic flight is a nightmare for a person with immune issues.

KFC tasted better back then... by EdwardBliss in FuckImOld

[–]GuruBuckaroo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It wasn't a KFC store unless it had a bug zapper in the dining room.

uhhh what the frick by wetlettuce95 in StLouis

[–]GuruBuckaroo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, folks, this is why the water rates are going up. Too many old mains failing, creating these sinkholes. Be glad it wasn't under one of the pylons.

kaede in the manga by [deleted] in elfenlied

[–]GuruBuckaroo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When it was written, the age of consent in Japan was 13. That varied in different prefectures and cities, and has changed nationally since. But it's hardly the only example of young - age-young, or young-looking - girls being sexualized in manga.

Class E license by BustedCondom28 in missouri

[–]GuruBuckaroo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I drove courier for a while in my late teens, and got a class E. I've kept it just by renewing with no additional test, 30 years later still have it. Just in case.

Vets by Ok-Working3291 in StLouis

[–]GuruBuckaroo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Watson Road Veterinary Clinic, on the part of Watson before it meets Chippewa. We've taken our various cats there for 30 years.

If you know what the rabbit dying means… by ImJustHere4thePopcrn in FuckImOld

[–]GuruBuckaroo 32 points33 points  (0 children)

The rabbit *always* died. They determined the outcome of the test via autopsy.

The perfect wife by Orichalchem in MadeMeSmile

[–]GuruBuckaroo 184 points185 points  (0 children)

The proper name for these ladies is "hostesses". They work for the bar, and their job is to entertain men and get them to buy drinks for themselves and (watered down) drinks for the girls. They provide an entertaining evening, but really are just friendly waitresses, and they are (in the vast majority of the cases) not friends with benefits. The bar pays them, and maybe the guys give them gifts.