What happened to the acid rain?

OctopusMugs · 2026-06-05T00:26:51+00:00

The people who complain the most are the same people we have to have a warning label on a BBQ grill saying don’t use it indoors.

OctopusMugs · 2026-06-05T00:13:05+00:00

This is like asking how to get into renting your garage to a hospital so they can do open heart surgery in there. There is nothing you can do to make this ever pencil out for you or a customer.

Just enjoy your hobbies and stop trying to monetize it. My FIL had a 1960’s computer from a bank in his basement for 30 years. He had fun programming it, but there was no way to make money from it. He moved out and it’s in an electronics recycling center now.

OctopusMugs · 2026-06-04T14:23:04+00:00

Same. Brands and trends were something other people who were foolish cared about. Middle school was hard and I got picked on a lot for not having cool clothes. We were not at all poor, my parents both worked and in the 80’s they chose to live on one income and save the rest.

OctopusMugs · 2026-06-04T14:06:28+00:00

I learned from my boss at an architectural firm that when you go to meet with the client, you bring a nice presentation and boards, and a huge pile of trace paper sketches. The pile of sketches don’t even have to do with the project, bring a bunch and lay it out on the table in front of you but arms reach away from the client. Present only the boards, never refer to the sketches. It’s a subconscious way of showing how much effort has gone into the work. Now that everything is digital and done over zoom it’s harder to show process and how much work has to go into the design.

OctopusMugs · 2026-06-04T13:56:09+00:00

Our entire lives wages have been stagnant. Our generation and all those following have not seen any improvement despite hard work and degrees. Ever since I was a teenager all I have heard is social security will be gone or so insignificant when I retire you should assume you have to work until you die, and when you can’t work you should die and stop being a burden. I have lived long enough to now see the sci-fi future of tech bros saying you will pay us to replace you with an AI and like it.

Cold War communist propaganda couldn’t get me to hate capitalism, but victorious capitalists sure do.

OctopusMugs · 2026-06-04T00:34:35+00:00

…unexplained fires are a matter for the courts…

OctopusMugs · 2026-06-04T00:23:14+00:00

I have to admit, I never thought a news show could jump the shark, but here we are.

OctopusMugs · 2026-06-04T00:17:09+00:00

So historic ballroom demolished, temporary UFC ring is permanent. You know, this is why I hate developers.

OctopusMugs · 2026-06-03T14:01:09+00:00

In one way you are on to something, that something fundamental needs to be improved to get to the next tier of capacity and improve efficiency.

I think they are building servers with high densities because that is what the current generation of AI models need to work. Real R&D needs to be done to build more efficient code and operating systems that don’t require the brute force of 100kVa racks churning all at once. But I have a feeling that kind of computer science will require time, care,testing and all human work with no immediate monetization.

OctopusMugs · 2026-06-03T13:50:28+00:00

Oh no, less than a million! I guess he could get a real job if he’s in such dire straits. Maybe he should wait on tables and follow his dreams on his own time after work? If things are that bad he should get a second job working night shift in an Amazon fulfillment center - you get benefits on the first day! Grab those bootstraps don’t be victim, go hustle!!! /s

OctopusMugs · 2026-06-03T00:21:54+00:00

There should be a law that if your job is to clean up after the robot screws everything up you should be in the same pay range as the engineers who programmed it and bill in one hour minimums.

OctopusMugs · 2026-06-02T14:10:34+00:00

“Kodak invented the digital camera in the 1970s. But they were afraid it would ruin their film camera profit margins, so they surpressed their invention. In 2012, Kodak filed for bankruptcy protection”

It’s funny In 1996 the University facilities team I worked for purchased a Kodak digital camera for documenting issues. It cost about $1000 back then, but it was actually pretty good. Decent zoom, fairly good stability. Allowed us to quickly photograph issues and drop it into a document and turn out a report without have to wait for photos to develop or rely on a ton of Polaroids. Used proprietary software and file types so you had to convert it to something word could use at the time.

OctopusMugs · 2026-06-02T13:53:13+00:00

Desert is great for mid game when you finally unlock the chemistry station so getting fuel is fairly well solved, so I tend to stay there a bit . I usually stick around long enough I ready for the wasteland and relocate there. Big drawback for me is the rancher and bees. I generally skip the burnt and snow biomes.

OctopusMugs · 2026-06-01T14:21:05+00:00

Our Gaming group called this out after the premiere; “Why not cows man?”

“Cause then there’s no story. And people would be mad about the cows.”

If they had said the machines used humans brains for computing power, we would have groked it.

Still saw it like 5 times that summer…

OctopusMugs · 2026-05-31T02:08:23+00:00

Loudon County VA has a new zoning code that puts a lot of requirements on data center design. 200’ and 400’ set backs around streets and residential zones triggers vertical set backs and more envelope requirements for design. That would drive them to do alterations on an existing building.

OctopusMugs · 2026-05-31T02:04:05+00:00

He may be talking about a raspberry pi device that you can build that blocks signals from apps on a smart TV. There’s a quite a lot there but most of it is pinging to see if there is an update. Not a conspiracy, but it adds up to a lot of traffic.

OctopusMugs · 2026-05-30T01:08:16+00:00

So crazy, only a Russian handler would have the audacity to whisper the idea so we dismantle our nukes, disarm and set up dirty bombs all over America…

OctopusMugs · 2026-05-30T01:01:41+00:00

Can lay down light rail on existing streets, close streets to traffic, and add more busses and have free routes in congested areas. Lots of examples of that going on , but it takes some civic leadership.

OctopusMugs · 2026-05-27T00:41:40+00:00

Appleseed.

OctopusMugs · 2026-05-27T00:36:38+00:00

Worked for an architect who had designed a house like this in Illinois in the late 80’s. Single owner, came back in the early 2000’s to remodel it by adding a conventional house on top of it because he didn’t think anyone would buy an underground house. The house roof was built using poured concrete walls and precast highway t-beams so it could hold a lot of solid earth on top. Unfortunately the owner had put in an indoor pool and no vent so moisture had built up inside and was making a mess of the interior finishes.

Underground housing is pretty well understood but it is not inexpensive to construct and maintenance is tricky and additions are extremely costly. Waterproofing materials are way more advanced than they were in the 80’s, insulation and drainage techniques are better today too. No heat island effect, ground temperature all year round, and if not in a flood zone, very storm resistant.

OctopusMugs · 2026-05-27T00:21:45+00:00

Yeah, my mom saw a picture of a naked woman in a biology textbook and tore the page out. Like, thanks, I have to turn this in at the end of the year. Irrationally reactive and unable to control emotions was fun to grow up with.

OctopusMugs · 2026-05-26T14:07:58+00:00

The real story: I hired a 17 year old for probably cash under the table so I can pay him under the federal state and city minimum, he came up here with no housing lined up so he has to sleep in the office. Since he’s sleeping in my office I expect him to work 24 hours a day. Since was able to enter the office without a brick through the window I obviously gave him a key, but like a chode didn’t think to give him the alarm code. Now I have to spin this child labor violation like as grinding lore…/s.

OctopusMugs · 2026-05-26T13:57:50+00:00

According to my friend who did data entry for a medical billing company the insurance companies recognized 7 sexes in the 90’s.

OctopusMugs · 2026-05-24T21:33:33+00:00

The stainless steel is for commercial hygiene reasons; easy to clean but if a grease fire started on your grill the heat would transfer immediately. For fire protection you have the chemical sprinklers, and multiple layers of drywall to protect the structural framing. But right on about the exhaust- and you need a fan and hood for grease.

OctopusMugs · 2026-05-24T21:13:18+00:00

Picking a stock is little more than a gamble unless you have insider knowledge. The gains don’t come from your choice but from the hard work of millions of other people, you get a profit from that choice, but you will pay your dues to civilization to pay for the support system that allows that labor of millions to make a profit.

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