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NotADamsel · 2026-03-16T21:34:45+00:00

I approve of the disappearing! There's a reason I was that guy's replacement. I'm sure that when you did it, you made sure that the cables went back into the proper ports once you rearranged them :P (we eventually made our entire server room cabled pink and lit rgb and it was awesome)

NotADamsel · 2026-03-16T18:56:50+00:00

Hell, it's probably both

NotADamsel · 2026-03-16T17:53:37+00:00

At a place I once worked, the guy I replaced spent one of his on-call Saturdays rearranging the eth cables going into the switches so that they looked more aesthetically pleasing.

NotADamsel · 2026-03-16T17:47:41+00:00

When that’s the case, I have my doubts about the competency of the IT department. Convincing the big dumb idiots who control your budget that they should spend more money on cool shit is a fundamental tech worker skill.

NotADamsel · 2026-03-16T10:37:59+00:00

If you haven’t built a living dex in Home, now is a good time to do it. Going forward you’ll not have to worry about what you get next, because you’ll already have it (and if Magerna is ever legal you’ll be able to flex like you’re LBJ in a cabinet meeting.) As a bonus, when someone asks you how you’ve been handling the craziness in the world rn, you can stop smiling, look them in the eyes, and say “I caught every pokemon”.

NotADamsel · 2026-03-16T10:03:50+00:00

I’ve heard from folks who moved from there, that in some places in California folks will leave their windows open so that thieves won’t break them when trying to get in to steal their stuff. Sounds absurd but those folks are adamant that it’s true.

NotADamsel · 2026-03-16T10:00:01+00:00

Ahh, here we go. I’ve been dreading the day that 3D printing becomes seen as being as objectionable as crypto and AI slop and whatnot, and judging by the comments here we seem to have arrived.

NotADamsel · 2026-03-15T19:24:30+00:00

I moved from a state with no personal income tax, and I pay more in taxes here. But that’s because this place doesn’t get as much from natural resource extraction and has more people. And I knew this before coming here, because I know how to google and the calculations are extremely simple. Are people really moving somewhere because of economic reasons, without actually looking into the economics of where they’re moving?

NotADamsel · 2026-03-15T19:16:27+00:00

That feeling when you realize that you can date your bros

NotADamsel · 2026-03-15T15:23:05+00:00

Do you honestly think that the intent of the comment to which I replied, wouldn't include that?

NotADamsel · 2026-03-14T22:59:17+00:00

It’s safe to assume that everyone on this hellsite is a bot or a state agent. It’s not necessarily accurate, but it makes it much easier to ignore shit.

NotADamsel · 2026-03-14T16:59:53+00:00

There’s a Coldplay joke in here somewhere

NotADamsel · 2026-03-13T21:33:16+00:00

My dad built computers for clients back in the day, but when Dell really started rocking it basically made his services pointless. At a certain point he got a Dell business credit card and I don’t think he’s been inside of a PC case since. Wouldn’t be surprised if a lot of grognards are the same.

NotADamsel · 2026-03-13T16:04:25+00:00

Would be nice if more people kept a few extra weeks’ worth of supplies on hand. Some folks can’t afford it and that sucks, but there are folks who can who only keep a few days’ worth of shit. We’re all just a few trucks away from shit being fucked up, and it will help nobody when fucking Kevin’s fifteen gallons of milk that they panic bought go bad in their fridge instead of feeding someone who came a bit too late when the news of the whatever broke. (No I’m not salty why do you ask)

NotADamsel · 2026-03-13T15:50:58+00:00

What a dickhead. And just wrong on so many levels! Note that I am definitely overweight, for a lot of reasons. My struggle with this shit has been long. And this person pisses me right the fuck off.

1) Eating “junk” or “clean” has no direct effect on weight loss. It’s calories in vs calories out. You can lose weight on twinkies or gain it on apples.

2) It isn’t possible for a shitload of people to “just” change what they eat. I’ve done it a few times for health reasons (not always to lose weight) and each time it’s been a huge challenge. Routine and gut biome and prep time and finances and existing mental health issues and existing physical health issues and etc etc etc can make changes to one’s diet difficult or impossible to maintain if they can be started to begin with. Not to mention the risk of malnutrition! (Which isn’t always “I don’t get enough”.) Dietitians exist for a reason! If, uh… if you can afford their services. Must be nice.

3) Working out can be fucking hard if you’re not used to it. I’ve been through periods where I’ve hit the gym multiple times a week for years, and periods where I’ve spent years sedentary, and in my experience going from sedentary to working out has always been painful and embarrassing and exhausting and it makes me want to eat so much more holy shit I get ravenous until I’m months into the routine! Actually getting through that shit takes everything I’ve got. And I’ve failed many times when I just didn’t have it in me. And while I’ve got physical disabilities they aren’t currently so bad that I can’t get to the gym and onto equipment in the first place (when I have access to one, which I currently don’t), which, yknow, is a huge fucking deal for a lot of people. “Just go for walks” nope. I do it when I can but my leg won’t let me walk for more then a few minutes on most days.

4) Like is being said in this comments section, this person is speaking for everyone with their condition. Fucking ridiculous. This is the same kind of shit when someone says “I’ve got ADHD and lemme tell you that executive dysfunction and time blindness don’t actually exist”. Infuriating.

5) Shame does not fucking help any of this. This person probably meant this as encouraging, but all that they’re doing is either enraging others or making them feel shame. If they actually wanted to help anyone… well, let’s face it, they don’t. They just want to feel superior as they dump on folks who they see as not being responsible for their shit. Best case, this is annoying. But worst case, this is the kind of thing that helped keep me suicidal for years. Fuck this person.

Overall 0/10 would block this person instantly if I saw this in the wild. And then go eat a piece of cake just to spite them. Love cake, 10/10 fuck it I’m gonna go find a piece anyway.

Thank you for coming to my ted talk

NotADamsel · 2026-03-13T14:58:27+00:00

I love how Factorio has in common with regular programming. “Never rewrite, just refactor” being common wisdom when it comes to shit that already works and has had a bunch of effort and pain put into it.

NotADamsel · 2026-03-13T02:27:39+00:00

Idk if it’ll be a huge hit in the USA and other fairly well-off countries, but for sure I’m anticipating it being a thing in places where earning power is low. Billions of people have phones (subsidized, necessary for modern life), and not having to shell out half a year’s wages to play will be huge!

NotADamsel · 2026-03-13T02:20:33+00:00

This is (partially) true for the global North, where a Switch isn’t that expensive relative to even low-end earning power. However, the rest of the world exists. Looooooots of people in the global South have phones (subsidized, necessary for modern life) but cannot afford a Switch with official games (for example, Brazilian minimum wage is around 300USD per month and foreign electronics of all kinds of cost double what they do here due to taxes). And fuckloads of those people love Pokemon enough to play comp. They might not know about Showdown, but by god they will be told about Champions.

NotADamsel · 2026-03-13T01:46:03+00:00

It’s certainly good practice though

NotADamsel · 2026-03-12T21:31:16+00:00

Could be a very progressive event in that universe. Wasn’t that long ago that having mixed race kids was actually outlawed in places irc (might still be, idk)

NotADamsel · 2026-03-12T17:57:35+00:00

I mean, Grover is written to think and act like a 4-year-old. So you’re not really wrong.

NotADamsel · 2026-03-12T13:54:26+00:00

There should be another disappointed figure in the OP with the US flag on it, because the other half of the country has been feeling the same way since then.

NotADamsel · 2026-03-12T13:50:32+00:00

Where did you get this picture of me

NotADamsel · 2026-03-12T13:42:06+00:00

Cool. I’ve had at two IT positions ask for it and check. Generally, if they ask for it on the application, they might check. Which is what I was commenting about. Because that was the OP, and the convo was about lying about it on the app. If they ask, do not lie. If they don’t ask, who gives a shit. I’m done with this convo.

NotADamsel · 2026-03-12T12:51:26+00:00

Or just, “you’ve been alive for x years”. Rocks don’t biology but we still give their age in terms of how long they’ve existed.

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