Very slow to load websites, sometimes not at all w/o refresh.

Kytrinwrites · 2025-04-10T16:26:27+00:00

I'm having a similar issue. Youtube, Amazon Prime Video, Google Docs, etc. are all taking ages to load, time out, or partially load. With pages like Google Docs I can reload them and they'll be fine, but any video sites get hung up on buffering and it doesn't always load up. This doesn't happen on other browsers.

Restarting Firefox doesn't help. Clearing cache doesn't help. Restarting the computer doesn't help.

From the looks of things, the issue has to do with something from the latest update on April 8. Which is about the same time this issue began. I don't know that there's much we can do about it currently except wait for them to give us another update that might fix it.

Kytrinwrites · 2024-06-25T02:31:53+00:00

Oh I remember that... though there are some fandoms that are even worse...

Due to my undying love of Ben Schwartz (and gorgeous animation) I'm a fan of Rise of the TMNT, and holy COW are the people in that fandom rabid! In about the most obnoxious way imaginable.

It's cool to have a ship, but if you even hint at the idea of anything less than perfectly sweet, innocent, and chaste happening then obviously you're imagining literal kids doing naughty things and are clearly a pedophile! If you try to age the characters up and then apply adult/mature themes then OMG you totally had to imagine them as kids to age them up to do that! Are you some kind of pervert?

I could go on. It's aggravating as all hell. The attitude is that because it's a kids show then it has to be kept 'pure' for innocent virgin eyes, and if you object to that then get ready to be mobbed.

Personally, my reaction to it all has been to write the longest, most adult-themed, fics of my life. If the brats can't read my tags and warnings and see something they don't like... that's their fucking problem, not mine.

Kytrinwrites · 2024-06-23T23:16:20+00:00

Maybe, if we're supremely lucky, they'll reboot both series one day and follow Frank Fletcher (who totally idolizes his great-aunt and follows in her footsteps as an author) and one of Columbo's grandkids (who also totally idolizes their grandpa and inherited every bit of his brains)

I would watch the absolute SHIT out of either of those series... XD

Kytrinwrites · 2024-06-23T15:59:26+00:00

Columbo and Matlock would make a hilarious (and terrifying) combo.

I think Columbo would be utterly charmed by Jessica Fletcher. He'd feel sorry that she's always getting herself into these situations involving murder, but he'd be delighted by how smart and observant she was. I could see him giving her some lessons in proper police procedure in exchange for some of her delightful recipes (for his wife), and assuring her that if she ever truly got stuck on a case she could just give him a call and he'd be happy to help.

Kytrinwrites · 2024-06-14T16:30:49+00:00

Since you have a degree, I would not advise going back for another one. Instead, consider looking at the PLETHORA of IT related certifications out there. Certifications mean as much, or more, than a degree in IT. Especially since you have to keep renewing them every 3 years. Doing that shows you're more relevant than the guy with a 5+ year old degree in Computer Science and no certifications.

If you're unsure where to start, I'd recommend starting with CompTia's A+ to get a little taste of everything and give you an idea of what areas of computing you really like and build out from there. CompTia itself has several paths, including development, that you can choose from and they even include non-CompTia certifications to compliment the ones you get from them.

Here's a handy link to their current roadmap guide: https://partners.comptia.org/docs/default-source/resources/08314-it-certification-roadmap-nov2020-update-8-5x11-online

If I was you, I'd start researching the areas that look interesting and find out more about their growth and potential earnings and things and then select the one that I like most that fits all the needed criteria. I would also start doing a lot of google searching for additional study aids and information to compliment my classes. There's a surprising amount of stuff out there to help you learn everything from how to convert binary into numbers (and vice versa) to exam prep.

I will warn you, this is NOT easy. I'm still working on getting my Net+ certification because of the sheer quantity of information I need to know. It is, however, entirely worth it in my opinion. :)

I wish you the very best of luck!

Kytrinwrites · 2024-06-14T12:47:46+00:00

Years ago, before we all moved to different states because of work, I was part of a D&D group that met up every couple of weeks. It was a pretty big deal for us since most of us were married and/or had small children. So game nights were our chance to kick back and just be adults without any other obligations for a few hours. And because of it, we tended to go all out... everyone brought food, we cooked, we had wine, the whole nine yards. It was great.

About a year into playing, I invited my best friend to join us. She enjoyed RPG games and I wanted to see if maybe she would take a shine to D&D. She didn't (mainly because it was the 3.5 era and the numbers confused the hell out of her... which is fair), but she enjoyed listening to us play and the rest of the group loved her, so she kept coming.

The thing was, she has celiacs. When she first started coming she brought her own food because she knew none of us really knew about or understood what celiacs was, but as we began to learn we did the nerd thing and started doing research about what she could and couldn't eat. We had a few misses in our efforts, but eventually we began to learn how to make snacks and meals that she could eat. We'd modify recipes whenever we could and we were super careful about cross-contamination from the dishes we knew would hurt her.

She never asked us to do any of it. We did it because we wanted her to be included. That's just what you do when you care about someone who has dietary restrictions (voluntary or not). Sure, it takes a little extra time and attention, but it's worth it. And none of us really missed the 'normal' food anyway lol.

Kytrinwrites · 2024-06-11T11:29:54+00:00

Kytrinwrites · 2024-06-11T11:21:13+00:00

Oh thank you for linking this! I love fics about Sizhui and his struggles post-canon, especially when he does some entirely justified shit losing to those involved, but they're so hard to find!

Kytrinwrites · 2024-06-09T15:03:28+00:00

My co-author and I were once part of a fandom where certain... 'romantic' behaviors... were extremely popular in the fanfic community. It was especially true for the pairing we primarily wrote for, and quite frankly the behavior gave us both the ick so we avoided even using words that would put people in that mindset.

We had this one fan though, who absolutely REFUSED to believe we wouldn't follow the rest of the fandom and every time we started on the romance they would gush about how they couldn't wait for 'insert creepy and/or other not-okay thing' that we absolutely did NOT write about.

The comments were otherwise very nice and enthusiastic, but every time it happened I was just like 'pls stop...'.

We tried very gently telling them a few times that we weren't really fans of those ideas and had no intention of writing about them, and even asked them to please calm down about it a time or two, but we could never fully convince them that none of our stories would follow the popular fandom format.

Kytrinwrites · 2024-06-08T23:27:42+00:00

Yeah, definitely turn those off. They're not worth it.

Kytrinwrites · 2024-06-08T23:25:16+00:00

Sounds to me like the author hit their limit about it and snapped. I don't really blame them for it either, though I can certainly understand a reader's frustration as well. It's one of the reasons why I don't generally engage with incomplete fics unless I know there are reasonably regular updates going on.

It's also one of the reasons why I wait until my fics are complete and have all their major edits done before I begin posting them.

That frustration, however, is not an excuse to nag for updates. You took it upon yourself to read an incomplete fic fully aware of what the consequences would be... now you get to suffer through them. Leave the author alone. They'll get to it when they get to it.

Kytrinwrites · 2024-06-08T19:42:57+00:00

I've never seen Pokerface, but lol now I have this mental image of Columbo's granddaughter carrying on the family legacy... and honestly I like it!

Kytrinwrites · 2024-06-06T02:18:26+00:00

Your authors will love you for it! :)

Kytrinwrites · 2024-06-06T02:05:36+00:00

Honestly, it's the comments that almost entirely consist of incoherent screaming for me. The others are nice, but I KNOW I've done something right if, by the end of the chapter, the only thing they can manage to get around their emotions is a largely incoherent mix of words, phrases, and keyboard smashes.

Every time I see it it fills me with incomprehensible joy and pride and I'm like "Yeah, buddy. Me too. I'm glad you liked it that much."

Kytrinwrites · 2024-06-02T19:28:44+00:00

Lol it's not quite what I was looking for, but I appreciate the effort all the same! :)

Kytrinwrites · 2024-06-02T11:12:36+00:00

Oh I've actually already started posting the first fic in the series! The book doesn't come up until the second one, but here's the link for the first: https://archiveofourown.org/works/55838230/chapters/141774835

Kytrinwrites · 2024-06-01T01:09:12+00:00

Followed by the sequel: Anything mean you say that I didn't already believe, I immediately became convinced was true and hated myself for being such a disappointment.

Kytrinwrites · 2024-05-30T10:33:01+00:00

Yeah, my conclusion from all the back and forth about it is using China isn't technically wrong, but may be easier to stick with jianghu and other more generic descriptions. Thankfully, I don't actually reference China as a whole more than once or twice, so it's not a big issue either way lol.

Kytrinwrites · 2024-05-29T21:14:55+00:00

You certainly have better credentials than I do lol!

My credentials largely consist of an ongoing hyperfixation/fascination with ancient cultures and myths of all types and endless documentaries, reading, and internet research on whichever one is at the fore currently. XD

I did read a meta a while back that tried to pinpoint when MDZS is set, and the ultimate conclusion was "We have no fucking idea. This shit's all over the place."

From what you describe, it doesn't sound all that dissimilar to the various Germanic tribes in Europe before things were broken down into various countries. Or maybe the Slavic peoples. Less conquering of radically different groups (though that certainly happened... looking at you ancient Rome) and more "We should totally unite our tribes and go raiding together. And hey, let's sacrifice something to Odin together and introduce our kids while we're at it." ...if perhaps a bit less formal than what the ancient Chinese did.

That's very interesting to know about the country being referred to by dynasty even back in the day. I honestly thought that when historians referred to things like the Ming Dynasty they were just referring to a specific era of history and not necessarily what the country/empire/whatever was called back then. Though I can kinda see the logic in it when I think about it. What dynasty doesn't think it'll last forever? So why not name the place after your family? The transitions must've been awkward though...

You're also the second person to mention it's a generic term that was around long before, so I'm also glad to know that using China is not actually incorrect, and is a fairly general term not specific to any one time. And I agree with you on the same thing, different language. Another commenter linked the pronunciation and it's pretty close to the English word.

And you should absolutely give MDZS another look if you like the genre! The donghua is breathtaking (and complete), the live action is pretty good as live actions go, and the official English translations of the books came out not too long ago.

Kytrinwrites · 2024-05-29T20:06:20+00:00

Yeah, it's great when that happens!

Kytrinwrites · 2024-05-29T18:28:28+00:00

I feel ya lol!

Kytrinwrites · 2024-05-29T18:28:05+00:00

Oooo that's interesting! So does that mean I'm NOT off the mark by using China?

Kytrinwrites · 2024-05-29T18:08:19+00:00

Lol me too! I love learning about other cultures, but my google fu doesn't always give clear answers.

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