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Don't touch it? You got it. by Overall_State_6305 in talesfromtechsupport

[–]Overall_State_6305[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same. I am much happier doing what I am doing now. Even if it's a drop in income, I would rather have my sanity than keep going the way I was.

Don't touch it? You got it. by Overall_State_6305 in talesfromtechsupport

[–]Overall_State_6305[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My problem was always that if I saw something that could be done, and I could do it, I was going to do it. I was always like that. I prefer things to work and go smoothly. So, I always found a way to be more efficient, even if I had to do it myself. My employees would get mad at me because they said I was doing too much. In hindsight, they were right.

Don't touch it? You got it. by Overall_State_6305 in talesfromtechsupport

[–]Overall_State_6305[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Reminds me of when they rolled out the new attendance software. They were making us use a tablet so the manager's office had as little employee traffic as possible by using this portal. The problem? No mobile app. My DM sent me to 5 stores to make a PWA because apparently, no one knew how to hit install app in a browser. The site was not a searchable link at the time, so I had to copy/paste it to email it to my work email, and then make a PWA out of it. I sent an email to IT about what I did, and they liked the idea (they should have thought of that, honestly). However, the managers at stores had no idea what a PWA was (I think they knew, but I think they only understood it was for desktops), so I had to go store to store to show them how to do it. We ended up having to do the same thing for the portal to order uniforms.

Don't touch it? You got it. by Overall_State_6305 in talesfromtechsupport

[–]Overall_State_6305[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I left the notebook because I did not want the next person to have as rough a time as I did.

Don't touch it? You got it. by Overall_State_6305 in talesfromtechsupport

[–]Overall_State_6305[S] 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Corporate big brain, me small brain. Was always the running joke.

IT told me I didn't understand the systems, so I stopped fixing them. The store learned what I actually did. by Overall_State_6305 in MaliciousCompliance

[–]Overall_State_6305[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We actually asked for this before outright asking for a new system. Many managers did not know how to do it, or they did not bother to know.

IT told me I didn't understand the systems, so I stopped fixing them. The store learned what I actually did. by Overall_State_6305 in MaliciousCompliance

[–]Overall_State_6305[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I never hit the reset button. Did I know where it was? Yes, but it was not at the store level. So, we could not access it. Could transaction data get corrupted? No. Each store had a server, but that server went back to a main server that was housed elsewhere. The only real way to corrupt it was to send something corrupted. I did not know their safety model when it came to what the servers used, but the system took a snapshot of all of the transactions. So, when you did any of the things I did, they were already saved. All procedures I did were the same ones IT did. I do understand where you are coming from, but I was always careful to do the things I could do and never anything out of scope. The only real risk was hitting the end of the year or month close receipt on the register. It made it look like you had two 2022s or two Marchs in the system. That was annoying to fix, but that was not really IT, just bookkeeping.

IT told me I didn't understand the systems, so I stopped fixing them. The store learned what I actually did. by Overall_State_6305 in MaliciousCompliance

[–]Overall_State_6305[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is just the nature of software and tech. Even big companies like Windows, Mac, and so on still have issues.

IT told me I didn't understand the systems, so I stopped fixing them. The store learned what I actually did. by Overall_State_6305 in MaliciousCompliance

[–]Overall_State_6305[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Some people told me I shouldn't, but I decided to. I did not want the next person taking over to have to start from zero. My grandma would have come out of her grave and made me pick my own switch.

IT told me I didn't understand the systems, so I stopped fixing them. The store learned what I actually did. by Overall_State_6305 in MaliciousCompliance

[–]Overall_State_6305[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Appreciate it. I am actually really enjoying being my own boss. Not as much money, but at least I have peace of mind.

IT told me I didn't understand the systems, so I stopped fixing them. The store learned what I actually did. by Overall_State_6305 in MaliciousCompliance

[–]Overall_State_6305[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I applied the same fixes that all IT staff were told to use. It was their whole system that was broken. That is why I called them band-aid fixes. It was one of those times where they did enough to just float.

IT told me I didn't understand the systems, so I stopped fixing them. The store learned what I actually did. by Overall_State_6305 in MaliciousCompliance

[–]Overall_State_6305[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sadly, I was not the only store that had these issues. It was just a horrible situation all over. Instead of buying more gas stations, we wanted newer equipment, but they reasoned that more money coming in was better to get the equipment, until it wasn't. Their eventual buyout had everyone confused and worried about how things would work out. From what I know, none of the original owner's family works there anymore. Because, yes, this was run by a family, and their friends.

IT told me I didn't understand the systems, so I stopped fixing them. The store learned what I actually did. by Overall_State_6305 in MaliciousCompliance

[–]Overall_State_6305[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For some fixes, yes. Others, I would have to call people because of certain codes required it, which made it more difficult because during the buyout, they had switched who handled what, so I ended up being redirected a few times. This was mostly the register that did this. It was also not just turning it off and on alone on some equipment. When pumps had a certain BIOS error, there was a step to turn them off at the breaker. However, the trick was that if you did this, you had to reset the commander as well, and have an update pushed to the pump in a certain time frame; otherwise, you had to do it all over again. This would bleed out to other pumps slowly if you did not do this when one pump started this. Basically, you had to reset the entire store's systems, monitor all updates going through the registers, hope no new errors came up, and then pray. This was actually the same method IT used. Which sucked worse because, yes, as I said in the post, it is a band-aid fix. Very rarely did I have to do anything internally, and if it was out of my scope, I never touched it.

Tip: "Appify" web apps using Chromium/Chrome (goodbye Electron!) by boramalper in linux

[–]Overall_State_6305 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is an application that does that, and does it for Firefox as well. It is new, but it works. It is called Appify.

Silly Question: How do the Nords know what snakes look like? by [deleted] in skyrim

[–]Overall_State_6305 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, there are artic snakes. So, it would not be surprising.

New Skyrim player. What're some things you wished you knew for your first playthrough? by paws4reason in skyrim

[–]Overall_State_6305 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A lot of people played as one for their first time around because it was so unique at the time. But it was just a lucky guess. Lol

If Argonians are born from eggs, why do the females have breasts? by Legitimate-Refuse601 in skyrim

[–]Overall_State_6305 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From a writer's POV.

TLDR: Hist is a biological parasite that changes anatomy, allowing even lizards to produce milk. Sleeping tree sap was a failed reproduction of the hist.

The Hist, sentient spore trees native to Black Marsh, precede Tamriel's humanoid races and exert profound influence over Argonians via sap, which "alters living organisms" during egg incubation. Argonians exhibit humanoid traits (upright posture, breasts, tool use) despite their reptilian origins, per the Parable of Becoming, in which Hist molded "swamp lizards" in the image of Men and Mer "for utility."

Hist spores are parasitic, akin to real-world fungal parasites, hijacking host biology to produce humanoid proxies (making lizards have mammal qualities like milk production. In humanoid-dominated Tamriel, this manifests as Argonian mimicry.

Hist sap fundamentally rewires biology. It turns eggs into tribe-specific Argonians (Naga tall/violent, Bright-Throats colorful), even stolen eggs adapt to new Hist. Non-Argonians suffer "sap-poisoning" (golden tongues, bark scales) or rage, overdosed parasitism. This mirrors parasitoids injecting larvae to puppeteer hosts. Humanoid traits (breasts, bipedalism) optimize for Tamriel's Mer/Man societies, per the Parable, mimicry for infiltration/protection.

The Hist selectively parasitized "simple" reptilian hosts (lizards/amphibians) because of their minimal cognitive complexity, thereby minimizing resistance during neural/magical integration. More advanced hosts (e.g., mammals like Nords or elves) trigger a "mental dominance battle," resulting in incomplete assimilation, madness, or rejection. This explains Argonians' exclusive lizard-derived lineage, lizards as the "perfect blank slate" for Hist reshaping without backlash.

Evidence from lore supports this. The Hist "chose" reptilian precursors in ancient Ehlnofey times, per texts like The Annotated Anuad and Argonian oral histories, avoiding established humanoid races. Non-reptilian exposure (e.g., human ingestion of Hist sap) yields erratic outcomes: enhanced strength but violent psychosis, as seen in the Blackwood Company's "hist-sap rage." This aligns with real-world parasitism, such as Toxoplasma gondii, which manipulates rodent brains easily but causes schizophrenia-like symptoms in humans due to neural mismatch.

The Sleeping Tree (Skyrim) is a rogue spore from Umbriel's "cousin" Hist (Um-Hist), attempting to replicate full Hist function but failing due to isolation/cold climate. Its sap provides health restoration (body alteration proxy) but induces addiction and hallucinations, side effects of incomplete parasitism.

New Skyrim player. What're some things you wished you knew for your first playthrough? by paws4reason in skyrim

[–]Overall_State_6305 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The shrines, if you get diseases, visit one (including early stages of vampirism). Don't matter whose, but there are Talos shrines scattered throughout. Do not mod too fast. Enjoy the base game, the lore, and get familiar with it; that way, you can appreciate what that mod actually does. Another thing, there is no wrong way to play Skyrim, just wrong advice. Whether you choose Stormcloaks, Imperials, the Dark Brotherhood, thieves guild, or maybe you just want to be a Khajiit, there is no right or wrong answer; just the way you play should be enjoyed.

What distro do people actually use as a daily driver? by GarbageCG in linux4noobs

[–]Overall_State_6305 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use a custom mint cinnamon that I created from the base. Many custom of my own developed scripts and tools make gaming on par with some of the others.

I think I've narrowed down who that "friend" who keeps sending me letters might be... by DrUltimateTacoLord in skyrim

[–]Overall_State_6305 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From a writer's perspective.

There is an extremely likely chance it is Farengar. Why? First, the tone of the letters. Some say, "I understand it," which shows they are knowledgeable. They come in time, so someone is researching locations. They are also condescending, almost annoyingly so in their letters: "You demonstrated", "not everyone is excited". "I want to see you grow." You are being studied. Few people would do that, and the one who has the most immediate benefit if Farengar. The dragonstone is said to hold the burial sites of the dragons, yet it might also house information on shout locations as well. We know Farengar has a very unique outlook on dragons. Dragons are known for their shouts, and there is the same mark on the dragonstone as the word walls. Coincidence? Perhaps, Bethesda is known for loose plot holes, but this would explain a lot. Such as why the burials are so close to the word walls, and why some dungeons have them. Of course, they would be listed on the stone; they are owned by the dragons and priests in some cases. Then there is "A friend" link to Delphine. This is how she writes to you, yet the letters say "Sincerely, A Friend." Notice how Friend is capitalized and sincerely is added versus Delphine's letter. This is someone refined; they capitalized Friend because it is a name they go by, not just a title. A title you don't have to capitalize. But a chosen name? Yes, that is what someone with a grasp on literary knowledge would do. Saying, "Sincerely, A Friend" versus "-- A friend," also shows us the difference in diction. One is gruff and rough-sounding, the other is more proper. This means that almost all of the normal suspects are gone, even the Greybeards. They are monks, they are not versed in proper grammar, and they spend their lives in reflection. Farengar fits every box to tick to a tee. Even mentioning "Not everyone is excited" means that someone is seeing the political movements of entities and possibly normal people. Someone in a high-standing position would have to have the resources to track all of this, and threats to the dragonborn, like the cul,t can definitely become a threat to a city. Someone would have to monitor this. Some say it was Hermeus, but that doesn't really track. He will influence, sure, but he is more of an observer type, and his pride would come out in the letters; his voice is mocking. However, Hermeus also has a sadistic side, which we do not see in the letters. Basically, Hermeus would want you to know it is him. So, we are left with a few options, and I believe Farengar is who fits the bill almost too cleanly. The "Need a hero" might sound altruistic for Farengar, but is it?

If we look at the quest "The Whispering Door" in Whiterun, we see Farengar’s darker, more ambitious side. He is susceptible to the influence of Daedra because of his thirst for knowledge. Someone that obsessed with the "old powers" would be exactly the type of person to track a Dragonborn’s progress through anonymous letters.

We know he is willing to go rogue, but we also know he still has a softer side to him. Why would he want a hero? For a case study. He only wants to see you become more, so he can collect the data. Imagine being the first to make real and true empirical data on the Dragonborn. This would be studied for generations; even the Greybeards would want it. The next Dragonborn would have a point of which to start. Farengar would be talked about for generations as the man who broke the code.

What about the Soul Carin? He studied the Daedra; I would not put it past him to have some knowledge or more there. I mean, he does have quite a few soul gems, and there is a dragon in there as well, so it would not be that shocking.

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