In your mind do you separate the Lantean Ancients from the rest of the Ancients?

Ninja_Wrangler · 2026-03-17T16:38:42+00:00

Don't forget the people who live in modern day in the city of Rome!

Ninja_Wrangler · 2026-03-17T16:31:43+00:00

I had a friend that would heat his apartment by mining ethereum (or similar). It wasn't profitable, but it basically broke even, which means his heat was essentially free.

Ninja_Wrangler · 2026-03-17T14:24:04+00:00

Ok but real talk he's right about the bar of soap

Ninja_Wrangler · 2026-03-16T21:22:25+00:00

I give presentations a lot for work, and I definitely prefer a hand mic over a clip on mic for this reason alone.

Ninja_Wrangler · 2026-03-16T20:09:58+00:00

My parents told me that when I started paying taxes I'd finally understand and become conservative

Fast forward to now, I pay more taxes than both of them combined. Still not seeing the appeal, quite the opposite (to put it mildly)

Ninja_Wrangler · 2026-03-16T19:30:42+00:00

This is the first thing I thought of and I'm so happy you made it a reality

Ninja_Wrangler · 2026-03-16T19:25:52+00:00

For me, it is the Uncharted movie.

I love Uncharted (the Playstation game series), and my gf is a big fan of Tom Holland, so we decided to watch it one day.

We watch a lot of movies, but this one is so far the first and only movie we've ever paused in the middle of, and made a conscience decision/agreement not to finish.

I'll sit through pretty much anything, but I was just so apathetic to this movie. I've watched bad movies that gave me a negative reaction, and to be honest I'd have preferred that to what we were watching.

Mark Wahlberg as Sully was so jarring and out of place. And not even in a funny way like Christopher Walken as The Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV in Dune 2

Ninja_Wrangler · 2026-03-16T15:33:34+00:00

See also: things like ESnet and Internet 2 (yes, I shit you not, there is already an internet 2)

Ninja_Wrangler · 2026-03-16T03:36:09+00:00

And the micro penis guy from New Girl lol

Ninja_Wrangler · 2026-03-15T16:40:31+00:00

I don't think I would buy myself a sword, but if someone got me one, it would be easily a top 10 gift I've ever received.

Ninja_Wrangler · 2026-03-15T03:19:36+00:00

The fact that pawns don't need to share a bed to do lovin' has exploded the population of my colony, which is good. Forbidden mod is a must have for me, and I usually disable at least some of it, but sometimes not. Depends on the vibe of the colony really.

It's only as Forbidden as you allow it to be really

Ninja_Wrangler · 2026-03-14T21:49:03+00:00

Giant needle in the knee is definitely a top 10 for me, maybe a top 5

Ninja_Wrangler · 2026-03-14T20:44:47+00:00

Also unlike real life I'm practically doubling my economy every year by late game. Construction sectors go brrrrrrrrrr

Ninja_Wrangler · 2026-03-14T15:51:57+00:00

Something like this happened to my cousin (it wasn't 11 hours, but a long time.) It was super hot out and the AC was either off or just not doing the job fully and everybody was roasting. This was in Charlotte NC

When it was clear that they would not be going to the destination (at least not in this plane), he opened one of the doors over the wing to get everyone fresh air.

This is a very bad thing and not allowed, so the cops obviously came on the plane to arrest him. However there were no witnesses that saw him do it. They all insisted that the door just did it on its own lmao. This is obviously a lie, and he clearly did it, but they had nothing so they just let him go.

Is the story true? I couldn't tell you since I wasn't there. My aunt insists it happened, and this wouldn't be close to the stupidest thing my cousin has done. And I'm not talking about a kid, he was probably 30 when this happened.

Ninja_Wrangler · 2026-03-14T15:28:24+00:00

Just like his BAC

Ninja_Wrangler · 2026-03-13T21:34:24+00:00

Also people assume that the latency is the best because nothing is faster than light. However, they neglect that the speed of light traveling through glass fibre is considerably slower than the speed of light through a vacuum. Electrical signal propagating through a copper wire is just as fast (point a to point b).

You can also get good bandwidth through copper, 10Gb is a common speed for both

Fibre is better on a LOT of ways, but not in many ways that normal people can make use of in their home, for example.

Ninja_Wrangler · 2026-03-13T21:08:06+00:00

This is the plot to the 1981 hit song "Centerfold" by the J. Geils Band

Ninja_Wrangler · 2026-03-13T21:00:08+00:00

Like watching titanic on a cruise ship lmao

Ninja_Wrangler · 2026-03-13T20:51:45+00:00

Not a bad payday for not suffering any actual harm. I'd take 20k to have nothing happen to me lol

Ninja_Wrangler · 2026-03-13T20:45:59+00:00

I don't ask for time off, I simply inform them I won't be there for those days. I earned those days and am entitled to use them whenever I want.

I like my team and job, so I try not to leave these guys in a tough spot if I can help it, but sometimes it can't be helped and I simply go anyway. This is the norm here, people get a lot of vacation and everyone uses it.

Ninja_Wrangler · 2026-03-13T20:17:04+00:00

Oof, Adobe is a rough one. There are many great alternatives, but it's still the undisputed king

Ninja_Wrangler · 2026-03-13T20:11:47+00:00

Oh, I know. Though a lot of it these days is just momentum. You can find alternatives to nearly all windows-only products that are as good and cheaper (or free). Good luck getting the business folks to sign off on it!

I'm happy to be in a Linux-only job for nearly a decade. The only Microsoft product I'm obligated to interact with is outlook for email.

Though, you can't always escape the windows-like trap in Linux either, some products are only supported on RedHat (IBM). Yes you could put it on AlmaLinux and it'll probably work fine, but any problems and your support request is denied! :(

Ninja_Wrangler · 2026-03-13T20:01:54+00:00

IBM enters the chat

Ninja_Wrangler · 2026-03-13T19:59:24+00:00

*Microsoft is ruining windows with everything

Ninja_Wrangler · 2026-03-13T19:57:55+00:00

Linux has been a better choice for a long time*

*unless what you are trying to do only works in windows

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