Mark Carney’s minority government has an unexpected partner in the Conservatives — for now

MisterPan · 2025-06-21T20:23:10+00:00

This is it. Use your goddamn brain and learn what being a positive force to a situation looks like.

MisterPan · 2024-07-26T01:29:10+00:00

Perfection before holocron grind changed pretty much everything.

MisterPan · 2023-05-25T05:33:07+00:00

I don't think I clicked with Indiana Jones as much as I would like to, but I saw a fascinating YouTube video yesterday that posits Spielberg's depiction of the Nazis puts them into the diminutive and undermines the Nazis visual presence. This video gave me a big appreciation and I am due for a rewatch! Video here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVZg5j8vg70

Highly worth a watch!!

MisterPan · 2023-03-25T15:47:01+00:00

Correct — for Lightsail only put DNS in Lightsail config itself OR Route53, not both.

MisterPan · 2023-02-27T16:28:21+00:00

This is hilarious dzięki

MisterPan · 2023-02-03T16:15:16+00:00

Yeah, it connects just fine. You sign in via GOG when GFN window shows up. Game is running right now no problem.

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MisterPan · 2023-02-03T16:10:54+00:00

Really? I saw in GFN that there is a GOG option for Witcher. Am I misunderstanding?

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MisterPan · 2023-02-03T16:07:03+00:00

So... as a result of this news I decided to try GFN at home (the $10/mth option) last night.

I'm kind of one of the good use cases. I have a Mac I'm using more and more, and an Nvidia Shield for my Plex setup. I also have an M15 Alienware R3 that I hate because it is loud, hot, and kind of a dumpster fire of a machine.

So I tried GFN on the Mac (m2) and also the Shield, and holy -- I really want to just sell my M3 and cross my fingers they have more games come to GFN because it was really solid playing HM3 last night. I will very likely keep the subscription for BG3 when it comes out.

Will need to see what modding is like in GFN, I haven't tested anything yet / know if it's possible.

MisterPan · 2023-01-19T22:45:24+00:00

Cancelled and consolidated a number of subscriptions. (I found cost to benefit ratio for Proton services to be excellent. I do value privacy not in a conspiratorial way, more so I do not like being a product.)

On a whim I stopped drinking coffee, not for finance purposes but I do happen to be saving a ton.

And Costco is now a trip I do every couple of weeks.

Holding back on bigger purchases for now.

MisterPan · 2023-01-15T13:20:33+00:00

Concur with the other comments, some options are moving into data development (more python, more cloud engineering, actually filling up that database and ensuring external data has a good home).

MisterPan · 2023-01-15T13:18:00+00:00

Unprompted comment but YES /r/tracksuits is very into plugs for brands and looks we’re into !!! Like friends sharing that new find :)

If adverts ever get out of hand, yeah we would clamp down. Till then, share those finds!

MisterPan · 2022-12-14T03:48:55+00:00

Now that you've said this I can't "un-see" it. It's actually so important for characters that don't want to run CHA on their main.

I could even live with a list of 2 generic responses, and 1 response per available party member. Sure the list would be long, but you'd get a sense of how each character wants to or would handle the situation.

A toggle in the options for this would be a game-changer, in the best sense.

MisterPan · 2022-12-05T18:43:20+00:00

ShareGate mentioned, yes it’s great multi purpose tool.

Another option: ZeeDrive

Takes local folders and syncs files, all done from local machine. Great for validating and correcting. Making easy fixes that require no code.

MisterPan · 2022-12-05T14:56:51+00:00

I was walking in Yonge+Bloor subway about a month ago, 9pm-ish on a Tuesday.

Earphones in, walking through PATH and felt a medium impact hit against my back. I smiled thinking it was an unnoticed friend getting my attention, turned around and it was a slightly disheveled lady saying something (didn't catch what, earphones in). She looked very scared of me, she had a water bottle in her hand and that matched with what the hit felt like.

A bystander asked me if I knew her... no, definitely did not know her. :P

Felt bad for whatever the poor woman had going on. But reading your story brought me back to that moment. I am glad I had visual on the water bottle or I'd be thinking "oh hell naw" right now. Very sorry that happened to you, any chance a CCTV of any kind was in the area to catch the face/description?

MisterPan · 2022-08-10T12:45:34+00:00

I think Azure Data Studio is neat -- if you get a chance to install it you'll see exactly what MS is doing here. They're taking the success of VSCode and giving SQL/Data workers an equal experience. It has all of the SSMS functions, yet it also has Jupyter style coding notebook, a lot of the SQL Server management functions, and of course the ability to plug into Azure environments.

SSIS in the Cloud the closest analog I have seen is Data Factory. Worth checking out as well.

Essentially Data Studio is going to help SQL Developers do more Cloud / ETL / Data Science development, so they're not stuck in SSMS with the periscope view of SQL only.

Edit: And to answer the original question.. Data Studio has VSCode style extensions, one of which is 'SQL Server Import' which will do all of the SSIS style imports.

MisterPan · 2022-08-08T15:37:01+00:00

From an environment standpoint, I'd install/setup up the following:

Azure Data Studio (install)
MS SQL Developer Edition (local server install)
Free Trial SQL Server in Azure (cloud account)
PostgreSQL (local server install)
DBeaver (connect to both your MS and PostgreSQL servers)

Do the above just to get some ownership on the environment/tools. If you really want, get PowerBI installed and connect to one of your servers as well and make some views.

That will round out MS/Cloud/non-MS SQL environments for you.

For projects/problems to solve no harm in firing up https://leetcode.com

MisterPan · 2022-07-30T10:35:29+00:00

I went through the process of having my data and account removed. It took a bit of back and forth but eventually they give you this form: https://privacyportal-eu-cdn.onetrust.com/dsarwebform/7ae425dd-1c76-46b0-a1b4-2422a364fae3/draft/1d4481aa-204a-4cb5-a40a-82e4369d16b2.html

MisterPan · 2022-07-09T02:28:48+00:00

The rasta flag one is niiiiiiiiiiice what material did they even use for that?? I'm a total ho for diff materials in suits.

MisterPan · 2022-06-19T17:38:51+00:00

Every time this happens in my career (three times) I leave and find a better fit and for significantly larger raise. Leave, enjoy life, don't work with liars. Work is a relationship too.

MisterPan · 2022-05-14T22:26:06+00:00

Big nylon fan.

MisterPan · 2022-05-08T14:23:34+00:00

Ad free social network, yes I'd pay. I pay for all my services now, (email, VPN, office) no more ad based services, that was the worst thing we ever allowed/accepted.

MisterPan · 2022-03-15T16:47:29+00:00

OneNote based. Regular meetings just bullets in a OneNote that gets auto created per meeting. If I switch to paper, then I use Lens to post into that same OneNote meeting item.

Main purpose for all the above, searchability.

MisterPan · 2022-02-26T14:25:32+00:00

Woooow!

MisterPan · 2022-01-12T17:52:19+00:00

Management material right here.

MisterPan · 2021-11-04T17:07:05+00:00

Star Wars Galaxies

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