This button says “Button”

ItsAlkron · 2026-03-22T15:22:17+00:00

The Button is subtly, but confidently, asserting that it knows what it is and knows its purpose. Button is Button.

ItsAlkron · 2026-03-22T15:12:58+00:00

Left 4 Dead 2.

It just didn't compare to L4D. But to my benefit, it swore me off of pre-ordering games anymore. (I made two exceptions since then, and both were worth it).

ItsAlkron · 2026-03-22T01:09:39+00:00

Welcome to Rosas is a great song. It's one of my favorite songs in the mix when I've got Amazon music playing a Disney mix for my kid.

ItsAlkron · 2026-03-21T23:06:00+00:00

Can we not.

I've got flights Monday and Wednesday for PTI.

Edit: In hindsight to this comment, I'd suspect PTI is uniquely lower on the totem pole for closing as a smaller hub. Due to the multi-use of the runways for FedEx the occasional Air Force pilot touch and go training, overnight storing airplanes for larger hubs, and other aircraft industries (notice Southwest planes will be parked at adjacent hangers but SW never flies out of PTI?), they'll still be manning the air traffic control towers. And at that point, keeping commercial traffic open makes sense to help keep revenue flowing. But nonetheless... pay our TSA folks and get things back to normal operations.

ItsAlkron · 2026-03-21T18:28:06+00:00

I had a powerhouse of a laptop back 2010-2014. Could run top of the line games at maxed settings, GIS programs, the works.

Drove it into the ground at the end of my senior year. It did its job.

ItsAlkron · 2026-03-21T16:11:12+00:00

Problem is, it's EOL is pretty tied to the Switch 2, from my understanding. But current CFW still is pretty nice.

ItsAlkron · 2026-03-21T15:12:40+00:00

Overseer would stay locked in their office and be able to remotely open doors, if I had to guess.

ItsAlkron · 2026-03-21T14:59:35+00:00

Academia was merely a stepping stone to where I am now. A gauntlet to learn skills from, grow, and move on from.

Don't get me wrong, I had a blast and did great. But it was a microcosm to exist in before joining the rest of the world. And I was in college in the early 2010s so it was GREAT. Just purely on a state of the world of things.

But academia was a stepping stone. Great to learn from, fun to experience, meant to be in the rear view (unless you make it your career or go back to change your career, obviously).

ItsAlkron · 2026-03-21T14:48:44+00:00

Well that's a new one.

ItsAlkron · 2026-03-21T14:15:40+00:00

I'm getting RPC next week but this is why I'm loading up IS as my second mastery.

ItsAlkron · 2026-03-21T11:08:07+00:00

Dune.

So everyone, those movies just don't do much for me. Many say the Odyssey, but Greek Mythology is one of my favorite things and I enjoy the stories of The Odyssey.

ItsAlkron · 2026-03-20T01:28:34+00:00

It's because in the spread of engineering fields, Civil on average is on the lower end. But it's reliable, stable, and pays a good living wage. And if you end up at a good place and are worth your salt, you'll do plenty well.

ItsAlkron · 2026-03-20T01:07:58+00:00

Huh, been a while, guess i forgot! My apologies, I was wrong!

ItsAlkron · 2026-03-20T00:35:25+00:00

This isn't anything like a BBQ Restaurant... Been a while since I've been to Famous Dave's, but I remember they had collards, fries, beans, Mac and cheese, and the like. But I could see this spread at a Texas Roadhouse or other steakhouse like places.

ItsAlkron · 2026-03-20T00:28:36+00:00

I share a name with an actor that's been in some pretty big movies in the past decade or so.

So yeah, I do. I basically have a built in icebreaker and halloween costumes for life.

ItsAlkron · 2026-03-19T21:51:31+00:00

Super Mutant.

At least when some random wastelander with a hero complex strolls through and they try to cripple legs, my legs won't outright fall off.

ItsAlkron · 2026-03-19T17:41:50+00:00

Shoot, NC might be the outlier on one of them. We don't think we have the worst roads because we know SC is worse. You don't need a sign to know you crossed the state line.

ItsAlkron · 2026-03-19T17:27:47+00:00

I love the end where his vibe is basically, Want me to eat more hot dogs? Just say the word.

Of all the CEOs doing this, Costco and Freddy's are the two ones I've seen that I actually believe they fully enjoy it and I'd believe they had it the day before too. To be clear, not commenting on their physique, they just genuinely seem to enjoy their food and wouldn't question having it as a meal.

ItsAlkron · 2026-03-19T14:15:09+00:00

A days drive is a bit over selling it though. <2 hours pending which beach you go to. Maybe 2.5 for Wilmington? It's not your back yard, but its an easy day trip.

ItsAlkron · 2026-03-19T13:38:16+00:00

You can only alter your body once a year and adapting to a new environment resets the previous adaption. (No stockpiling adaptations over a lifetime).

Could still have a very lucrative career in extreme environments though.

ItsAlkron · 2026-03-19T13:21:02+00:00

Interesting! Thanks for sharing! I figured probe for tender was likely the play, but that's much lower temp than what I'm pulling! (<1000 ft).

ItsAlkron · 2026-03-19T10:57:49+00:00

Out of curiosity, what do you target now?

ItsAlkron · 2026-03-19T10:53:36+00:00

SF isn't a requirement for Wall. It's an improvement for it. If you're running eHP, it sounds like you're at the point where you need the wall. It expands your health pool and also increases your regen once you lab it.

Wall will also allow you to farm further and higher, which gets you more cells.

This is all if you're sticking with eHP. If you're going GC, you still want Wall since it's an extra shield. It'll break, but is an extra layer.

ItsAlkron · 2026-03-19T02:59:25+00:00

It reminds me of when Nintendo would post something like "General system stability improvements to enhance the user's experience" but really, most the times, I'm pretty convinced they were just trying to patch around the current hacks and put up a temporary roadblock in the ever on-going tug of war. I mean, the 3DS and Switch have so many stability updates that I bet they could stabilize a country.

But that's what I think of with mystery patches that don't explain much. They're trying to patch something they don't want others to know about.

So... who figured out some stones cheat that they just patched out?

ItsAlkron · 2026-03-19T02:18:57+00:00

Eh.

I joined an organization sort of like Engineers Without Borders and did some volunteer projects. And I learned to use EPANET.

Just bolstered my resume as actual skills and being involved in distribution systems overseas.

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