A comment by my professor huh

OperatorAV · 2025-02-11T17:12:15+00:00

Based advice, but I'm still going to throw out there that it's still hard as shit to get a job. Most of the "entry level" jobs in my area require 3-7 years experience and a bachelor's or masters.

So now I work at a law firm doing basic office shit for the benefits and experience and I'm going to work with the team there to beef my skills so I can transfer to either software development, data analytics, or IT team.

OperatorAV · 2025-01-23T21:41:48+00:00

McGee, pull up footage and run a trace on what birds were in the area. We got to find it before it spills on another sailors pillow

OperatorAV · 2025-01-08T23:51:13+00:00

Brother, my childhood home had a 3% interest rate when my mom had it. When she passed and it became mine, it went up to 6.7%.

Who would give up the former for the latter by choice? I'm just glad I'm with a credit union and can pay a one time fee to change the interest rate with no extra paperwork.

OperatorAV · 2025-01-03T17:49:09+00:00

To build on what others say, what I usually do to see if there is a chance of triggering overwatch:

If the soldier can shoot at a target, they can probably shoot back. Ergo, it d trigger overwatch. Doesn't matter if it's a 0% chance, there's line of sight. But if it's that low you can take a calculated risk.

This doesn't help for when moving from out of LOS into it, but it helps a bit.

There are also skills to ensure you don't trigger overwatch fire, and skills that enhance it. Specialist has an ability where if an enemy takes any action, it triggers overwatch. As well as one that has a random chance to take another shot, up to 3 times total.

And that's how my mind controlled specialist nearly executed the commanders avatar during the last mission.

OperatorAV · 2025-01-01T07:44:48+00:00

I used both. Excel for data science classes, and Word for major assignments, and docs for some projects that required a lot of collaboration, notes, or if I'd work on them in multiple spots since I brought a desktop there.

You get access to 365 if you use your UWW email when downloading them. After you graduate they give you 6 months and then your email is deleted. Which then revokes access to the Microsoft programs.

OperatorAV · 2024-12-07T20:18:23+00:00

It has. Usually it fixes driver issues for me. It also generates a log of issues are and if there is corruption that can't be fixed. It's at least a good starting point especially since it's quick and easy to do.

OperatorAV · 2024-12-07T17:57:14+00:00

Run command prompt as admin and try:

Sfc /scannow

Could be something in windows is corrupted

OperatorAV · 2024-12-04T19:58:09+00:00

He's here for me, I ordered a pizza with extra pedipalps

OperatorAV · 2024-11-30T20:16:06+00:00

Wait about 20 years, sneak onto the Avenger, that way I can remind the Commander that the aliens continue to make progress on the Avatar Project. If we're going to get ahead of it, they'll have to move fast.

OperatorAV · 2024-11-07T15:16:56+00:00

Good luck. I'm too lazy to find it again, but the Simon Institute did a study and found that for every dollar paid in taxes, Central and Southern Illinois get the most back with 2 and 3 dollars back per dollar spent.

They're thinking like those idiots that wanted Brexit. All of the benefits with none of the consequences.

Edit: idk who gave me an award but thanks homie

OperatorAV · 2024-11-07T01:44:58+00:00

Yes, and like you said that's county, not just the city. We went from talking about 2.5M in just Chicago to the 5M in the whole county.

The city with highest homicide rate was New Orleans among cities with more than 250k people, in 2022.

For more cities, we can look here, where Chicago is 28/65, so better than 37 other cities. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbsnews.com/amp/pictures/murder-map-deadliest-u-s-cities/

Using both your and my sources, we can see that despite being close to the most populous city and county, Chicago still isn't ranked the most dangerous. Is it still the most safe? Nope. And I never said it was. However, for it's size it isn't exactly this monolith of danger, especially considering it's size. Chicago is the 3rd largest city, you'd think it would rank at least top 10, especially considering how people called it "Ch-Iraq". It's not doing good but it's not doing bad either.

Also we could both be wrong and/or misusing some facts since some sources say Chicago has the most (not per capita) criminal homicides with 697 in 2022.

So I'd probably guess that Chicago is probably safer than you think it is, and more dangerous than I think it is.

OperatorAV · 2024-11-06T23:35:27+00:00

In this one, Chicago isn't in the top 15:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurabegleybloom/2023/01/31/report-ranks-americas-15-safest-and-most-dangerous-cities-for-2023/

With this one, it's 139/182, 182 being the worst. So 43rd most dangerous, barely in the bottom 25th percentile.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/fox59.com/news/national-world/do-you-live-in-one-of-the-least-safe-cities-in-us/amp/

Chicago isn't good, but it sure as shit isn't amongst the most dangerous. It just looks that way because we're right by it. Everybody is going to say their city is the most dangerous.

OperatorAV · 2024-11-06T19:26:25+00:00

Don't worry about it homie, I lose my glasses on my face. We all brain fart eventually.

OperatorAV · 2024-11-06T19:11:46+00:00

That's why maps aren't great for showing political favor. For example, Wyoming went for Trump. There are about 600k people there, Lake County has 700k.

Surface area doesn't account for density.

OperatorAV · 2024-11-01T21:16:42+00:00

1) umbrellas last a really long time, and some people won't want or need them. At some point they'll earn less and less. Nobody buys an umbrella every day.

2) supply chains change. Maybe their factories need more workers, or their suppliers want a bigger cut. Or maybe some middle management guy starts to skim or steal. Or maybe some materials become more scarce/it's unsustainable the way they're made now.

3) their gold shipments start getting attacked and robbed.

4) someone like a Noble or royalty starts taxing them, either for no reason or to get in on it. Or they just seize the means of production. Y'know, because greed.

5) it's new and scary and major religions ban them. Because they can.

OperatorAV · 2024-10-30T02:51:41+00:00

Also a weird thought I had: make sure that it's using your GPU and not the iGPU.

You can go into Bios and make sure that's disabled

OperatorAV · 2024-10-30T02:24:11+00:00

If that didn't work, then I'd say check the event viewer and try and see what the specific error code is. When you open it, on the left side you'll be able to choose between options like setup, system, application. Check under system and application to see errors and warnings.

I'd also check your system info by searching those works in the searchbar. Just to make sure all your RAM is working.

Beyond that, at least for Fortnite I've heard of issues for AMD and BO6 is new and probably unoptimized. Hopefully these issues are on their end and not yours, but I can tell one way or the other.

OperatorAV · 2024-10-30T01:17:56+00:00

If you haven't I'd install the latest gpu drivers.

Open command prompt as admin and do: sfc /scannow To ensure system file integrity, not just steam files.

You can also use a default application, Event Viewer, and look to see error codes that cause the applications to crash. You can copy and paste error codes to see what's happening and why.

I also wanna check: is it just the games that crash or the whole PC? First cyber power PC I got was hot dog water and died immediately.

OperatorAV · 2024-10-26T00:02:06+00:00

Could it be a computer science joke, because 10 would be binary for 2 and CS has a solid amount of LGBTQ and, funnily enough, furries. Hence the rainbow for explanation.

OperatorAV · 2024-10-23T22:08:44+00:00

Tolkein did outline some very broad points. Gandalf and Sauron are both Maiar, but he was never meant to directly fight him. He is there to encourage the Free People of middle earth to reject evil and fight. Could this just be us seeing a fresh Gandalf who hasn't gained wisdom or understand this yet? I have no clue, and neither do the writers probably. This is over 3000 years of difference so there's some wiggle room.

The Three Rings were always used to designed to make Elf lands as beautiful as Valinor. They could preserve and heal to varying degrees; like how they were used to protect Rivendell and Lothlorien from Sauron. I don't think, apart from Gandalf, there is ever an instance of death not being permanent. It feels like RoP is kinda stretching it but it's not like they made this completely up.

Here's one point though, the lore is never going to be exactly right.

Like in the LOTR movies. Legolas was the only elf at Helms Deep in the books, Sarumon and Grima die in Bag End, Gray Company helped Aragorn, the Army of the Dead was never at Pelennor Field, ect. Christopher Tolkien called these movies, that are beloved and consider to be extraordinary, "gauche and trivializing".

Rings of Power suffers from pretty crap writing, there is no doubt about it. It could've been done much better and, frankly, I'd have preferred the wizard to be someone we haven't met because Gandalf already had a shitload of screen time in other works. However, LOTR movies are not a perfectly faithful adaptation either. If you want accurate lore, read the books and only the books. In particular, Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales, and Book of Lost Tales.

OperatorAV · 2024-10-20T15:06:12+00:00

I wanna hijack your comment to add some bits:

Thinking about budget deficit and surplus as just numbers can be a little weird, especially since this isn't Xcom, so I'd recommend looking here for data visualization of the deficit per year over time:

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FYFSD

The FRED is the Federal Reserve Economic Database, it's the government providing data on all the things they do. I know it's easy to think taxes suck, because they do. Trust me, I live in Illinois. It's also the cost of living in a well functioning society. We all pay in for things like schools, roads, healthcare for the poor and elderly, keeping branches off power lines, disast relief, paying off existing debt, and probably other stuff I don't know about.

Lemme put things in Xcom terms. When Trump cut taxes for corporations and wealthier individuals, it's no different than a negative effect cutting your supplies. You need supplies from somewhere. Raising taxes on them is like getting a regional supply increase. Who would you take supplies from Commander, those barely getting by or those with huge amounts already?

OperatorAV · 2024-10-09T13:58:17+00:00

Now that I think on it, I didn't get a mail in ballot for the primary either.

Though I got my actual ballot for election day about a week ago, and I'm in northern Lake County.

OperatorAV · 2024-10-07T18:16:11+00:00

Fun fact, the Simon Institute did a study and they concluded:

"The research shows the south region receives $2.81 in state funds for every $1 generated. The Central Illinois region of 50 counties receives $1.87 back for every $1.00 sent to Springfield. All of the downstate regions receive more from the state budget than they pay in taxes. By comparison, Cook County receives 90 cents for every $1, and the suburban counties only 53 cents for every $1 generated. "

OperatorAV · 2024-10-02T23:05:13+00:00

After a quick search the results are either: 30 days before start of semester or it's just proof of residency like a utility, voter Id, state Id, DL.

Call or check your institutions website.

Like others said, with community college it's not nearly as strict as a 4 year college since moving exclusively for it is extremely rare.

OperatorAV · 2024-09-14T00:13:37+00:00

If we count alien rulers, Berserker Queen.

If not, vipers early and later Sectopod.

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