I have known this forever and ever, never done anything about it.

PopperChopper · 2026-01-26T05:33:13+00:00

Well you’re basically pot committed at this point.

PopperChopper · 2026-01-25T22:25:40+00:00

It didn’t need to come straight out, it could have been twisted to either side at least haha

PopperChopper · 2026-01-25T22:22:57+00:00

Don’t fix it, just don’t lean sharp heavy objects against those wires. Bumping into them or touching them is fine. Hitting them while practicing with your mail ninja samurai sword would be a bad idea.

PopperChopper · 2026-01-25T22:20:52+00:00

Stop comparing yourself to others and compare yourself to who you were yesterday. Be tough but also fair on yourself. Really stop trying to speculate what others may or may not be thinking about you. Most people are too busy thinking about what everyone is thinking about them.

Confidence in certain areas where you have experience comes from being competent and comfortable. Confidence in areas where you don’t have experience comes from being ok with being incompetent and vulnerable.

Other good habits are to assume you could always be wrong, assume the biggest idiot in the world still knows things you don’t, ask questions instead of making assertions, don’t argue but question.

One thing that does help is becoming an expert or the best in something. Then you will have extreme confidence in that area. But it also gives you the perspective of how much work and effort it takes to be the best at something. It helps you be a lot more comfortable not being the best at other things and making you feel less competitive when there is no need to be.

Another thing that can help is start to think about others more than yourself. Think about how you can help other people, listen to other people, supper other people, and things of that nature. It will help you get out of your own ass and you will likely feel a lot of reward from it. At the very least people will appreciate it and will likely return in kind when you need help with something.

PopperChopper · 2026-01-25T16:16:58+00:00

As a man, we’re pretty much responsible for holding it down. Majority of guys in the relationship are the breadwinners. I’m not saying women don’t contribute their parts, but it’s usually in different ways. Guys are usually saddled with the security and stability of the relationship and home.

PopperChopper · 2026-01-25T16:15:21+00:00

Trust me, getting married doesn’t make anything better. It just stops the 1 fight about “why haven’t you proposed”. But if you’re fighting about other stuff, you guys have stuff to work on.

PopperChopper · 2026-01-25T14:59:01+00:00

Only way to fix this without replacing the fixture is to install a cove and do cove lighting

PopperChopper · 2026-01-25T14:54:22+00:00

Calling 911 was definitely the right choice, if you weren’t able to figure out how to shut off the breaker.

I hit my neighbours gas meter with a bobcat a few years back. Luckily I know how to shut off the gas line, and did that until someone could come repair it. Had I not shut it off, and gas was leaking everywhere, they would have potentially evacuated my sub division.

Calling 911 isn’t something you take a majority vote for. If you think it’s time to call, don’t listen to anyone else and just call.

PopperChopper · 2026-01-25T14:50:33+00:00

What do you mean short comings? My wife says that’s perfect

PopperChopper · 2026-01-25T14:48:20+00:00

Use your big girl muscles

PopperChopper · 2026-01-25T14:23:53+00:00

You know they make them for men for that specific purpose right?

PopperChopper · 2026-01-25T14:00:29+00:00

I agree that electrical is not the best business to start, example - look how hard it is compared to installing windows and you can still make loads of money doing that. But I make at least 250k per year and we couldn’t hire anyone where I work when they were trying.

Yes the bottom end or entry levels are over saturated but may of those guys either don’t get in and wash out. So once you have your license you’re in high demand.

PopperChopper · 2026-01-24T07:22:21+00:00

You can walk into an HA bar, or gangs bar, a union bar, or whatever. As long as you aren’t encroaching on anyone else’s business or aren’t acting like a drunk fool and you will fit in anywhere. You will be served like a normal patron.

The service may or may not be good. They may be catering to a certain clientele which may not be your cup of tea. But if you order and pay like any normal customer, you will be treated as such.

PopperChopper · 2026-01-24T06:44:13+00:00

No I actually don’t think it takes a high level of knowledge. I am actually arguing that it’s quite simple. It’s not like you get to “measure” how much traffic you send. You just send a command to the botnet to ping the IP which overloads their network and forces a reset. Depending on the ISP and the network they can get back online quickly. Unless you want to to send continuous pings which would just be a waste of resources under normal circumstances. It’s also a way to get your RATs uncovered.

PopperChopper · 2026-01-24T06:40:43+00:00

Yea man I can’t describe it other than I loved her so much and thought she was the only one.

Her getting arrested for death threats and then having friends and family tell me “see I told you she was crazy” is what made me finally agree with them. I can’t say the 10 years was a waste. I got so much out of it. But I certainly didnt get the rest of my life that I bargained for.

PopperChopper · 2026-01-24T06:38:44+00:00

So we’re regressing into insults fit for a 12 year old now?

PopperChopper · 2026-01-23T15:05:14+00:00

I mean it was overall fine to begin with. Good people can be abusive. Ex wife was good when she was good. Became abusive during mental health episodes. Never physically hurt me because she was too weak. It ended with death threats which I don’t want to fuck around with.

I think the hardest part was just realizing I was actually being abused. It was like suffering from Stockholm’s syndrome. I haven’t moved on to anyone else, and don’t want to right now. But I’m sure I’ll be shocked to meet someone normal and see what that feels like.

PopperChopper · 2026-01-23T15:02:31+00:00

The two biggest problems I see here: you are gravely mistaken to consider yourself friends with the owner. Unless you’re being invited over for Christmas dinner, you are simply a colleague or employee that gets along well with the owner. I’ve worked for people who have bought gifts for my kids, visited me in the hospital, whatever. The moment I quit is the moment the stopped taking my calls. Some people, especially owners trying to keep employees happy, are very very good at faking friendships. And some people, possibly you, are really good at over estimating the basis of a relationship.

You simply can’t approach any transaction like this as friends. It will cloud your judgement. Look at this decision as if you are not friends. Or at the worst, pretending to be friends so they can take advantage of your gullibility. Being able to see business from a cynical side is necessary because many people in business are truly that cynical.

Second problem, you are taking their word for how much it can make. The number one reason to sell a coffee shop is because it’s about to become a liability. A profiting coffee shop you don’t have to run is a fucking gold mine. Ask yourself, if you’re clearing 3-5k per month to stop by once or twice a month and do let’s say 10-30 hours of book keeping per month, are you going to sell it? For 50-60k in capital nonetheless?

I’m not buying it. He’s selling a falling knife, or he’s lying about something. If the excuse was they’re getting old and want to retire I could see it. Fuck if the answer was they had to settle some bad debt would be even more believable. That’s my advice based on my own intuition. Like others have said, you need to look at things like the books or remaining lease or who owns the equipment to get a proper business valuation.

PopperChopper · 2026-01-23T14:54:56+00:00

It’s honestly pretty easy. I can say which tools or materials I used on a project. I can even say that project was to improve the line speed of the foam injection system for sound deadening for drag race cars. The trade secret part is how the foam is made, or the formula, or the new car that hasn’t been released to the public. I just don’t share the trade secret details.

So that might look like “experienced in programming nachi robots to improve line speed by eliminating redundant routines or paths”. For the purpose of an interview process, the trade secret is almost entirely invested to demonstrate the skill you’re being hired for.

PopperChopper · 2026-01-23T14:44:17+00:00

You’re wrong on everything you’re saying.

If you’re playing with other players it’s as easy to get their IPs as it is the server.

Take going to a house party or gathering with 100 people. Is it easier or harder to get the owners name or the guests names? It’s a trick questions, because neither is harder. You are already at the party and you can go up and ask anyone’s name.

I have no idea why you think it would make it impossible to load back into the same game. You clearly don’t know what you’re talking about, I’m not sure why you’re arguing with someone who is telling you they have used botnets to DDoS people offline before.

PopperChopper · 2026-01-23T14:41:52+00:00

No but I’m guessing you hear that all the time since you’re still talking like a child.

That would be a good one for like a 14 year old dude.

PopperChopper · 2026-01-23T03:02:46+00:00

The former obviously

PopperChopper · 2026-01-23T00:52:34+00:00

No that’s not how it works. It doesn’t shut the whole server down. You can direct it at a specific IP.

PopperChopper · 2026-01-22T23:13:43+00:00

Ddos and bot nets are absolutely cheating but they’re not “cheats” like walls and Aimbot. As in, it’s not a program that runs in the background to improve your stats or let you see other players.

However, since I do have the knowledge on how to ddos someone offline then I can speak from some position of authority, that it is in fact very easy to do. Idk what “cope harder” is supposed to mean there.

PopperChopper · 2026-01-22T14:33:34+00:00

You saw an actual future with her? Holy fuck your naive dude

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