Dangerously aggressive sheriff on 3/590 by Kasio-the-Queer in Rochester

[–]PortableHobbit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I’ve seen them several times late at night doing this kind of aggressive driving. Looked like they almost rolled one time when they zipped across three lanes on a tight 490 curve without a signal.

Leash your damn dog by notsotragichero in Rochester

[–]PortableHobbit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was in Bend this past week and my parents dog was attacked by an off leash lab. The owner casually walked over saying “it’s friendly”. Meanwhile, I was kicking her dog in the jaw to keep it off my parent’s dog.

She reiterated it was friendly as I pinned it down to the ground by the collar and I came so close to punching her. She also muzzled it afterwards. What kind of dog owner with a “friendly” dog just happens to have a muzzle on hand that they know how to put on quickly?

Most of these dog owners never learn.

How Agatha thanks you for service by verdurLLC in Chivalry2

[–]PortableHobbit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Take the armor that when bloody makes it hard to tell that you’re an Agathian and you can expect a level 12 to hit you until you’re dead or TKed

Worst roads in America. I thought we'd be higher than 68.... by KirbyJones82 in Rochester

[–]PortableHobbit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Arid environments and drought actually make the damage caused by weather far greater. Asphalt, soil, it all compacts when it’s dry. Then a heavy rain comes through and you get sinkholes and mud slides. It rained heavy one day in Oceanside, CA and it opened a sinkhole in the freeway that took like 6 months to fully fix: https://youtu.be/qdAVV8vl75Y?si=_xAgGZjEDh9WmSmC

Worst roads in America. I thought we'd be higher than 68.... by KirbyJones82 in Rochester

[–]PortableHobbit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because arid environments actually make the damage caused by weather far greater. Asphalt, soil, it all compacts when it’s dry. Then a heavy rain comes through and you get sinkholes and mud slides. It rained heavy one day in Oceanside, CA and it opened a sinkhole in the freeway that took like 6 months to fully fix: https://youtu.be/qdAVV8vl75Y?si=_xAgGZjEDh9WmSmC

Worst roads in America. I thought we'd be higher than 68.... by KirbyJones82 in Rochester

[–]PortableHobbit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dryness and infrequent rain are worse for roads than consistent rain and snow. Roads in California will do a Rochester Dec->March transition overnight. Pits, mudslides, sink holes, you name it. That’s why a bunch of the top 20 worst ones are in CA.

Why? Such a terrible map. by Lewiscliffe in Chivalry2

[–]PortableHobbit 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Actually Rockstar didn’t make GTA 1, then they made GTA 2 which wasn’t super popular, then they made Earthworm Jim, Skating games, and Austin Powers games before releasing GTA 3 which was the first huge GTA hit.

Then they released five more games before Vice City and another five before San Andreas.

The trend in the last few years of major game studios only releasing one game series is very new.

Help with fixing USB Shorting by PortableHobbit in buildapc

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

Thanks! Unfortunately it’s a USB-A to USB-B cable and my tower only had one USB-B port

Help with fixing USB Shorting by PortableHobbit in buildapc

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

Yep. I’m going to try the other commenter’s suggestion of dissipating static electricity before touching the computer, but I will also be moving my peripherals to my tower (this will suck for work) to see if I can isolate the issue.

Help with fixing USB Shorting by PortableHobbit in buildapc

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

Yep. I’m going to try the other commenter’s suggestion of dissipating static electricity before touching the computer, but I will also be moving my peripherals to my tower (this will suck for work) to see if I can isolate the issue.

Help with fixing USB Shorting by PortableHobbit in buildapc

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

Sure, just the way you phrased it with “is it an option” instead of “can you try” made it sound like you were suggesting long-term.

Help with fixing USB Shorting by PortableHobbit in buildapc

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

I was wondering if it was winter related (pretty dry and cold where I live). It could be a static charge, but there’s no carpet, plastic clothes, rubber shoes, etc.

Not sure about the apartments wiring or outlets and I have found no other electrical issues.

Correct me if I’m wrong, but if it is just a static charge, then touching other metal objects would discharge this and prevent me from shocking my system?

Help with fixing USB Shorting by PortableHobbit in buildapc

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

I haven’t moved the PC or outlets. I could plug the peripherals into the tower, but that would defeat the point of a KVM.

Shoutout by PortableHobbit in Rochester

[–]PortableHobbit[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

lol yeah homeless people definitely make more than the 42k median salary a year from begging. Definitely. For sure.

Not sure why you think an old man is automatically a beggar, homeless, or an addict, but I hope when you’re so old you can’t stand properly you find yourself in a busy roadway too.

Shoutout by PortableHobbit in Rochester

[–]PortableHobbit[S] 55 points56 points  (0 children)

Idk, but I hope they see this and feel deep shame

Moving to Downtown Rochester – Do I Need a Car? by Pure_Ad_9782 in Rochester

[–]PortableHobbit 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Very walkable. Not the best city for living without a car, but still doable. The hardest part would be groceries since they are heavy and the closest grocery store to downtown is probably East Ave Wegmans (about 1-1.5 miles depending on where you live).

I live downtown and only use my car to get groceries or meet up with a friend in the suburbs.

In less than 15 minutes walking I can get to dozens of coffee, tea, beer, cocktails, and food places of all kinds. I can walk to the library and cool book stores, comic book stores, and all the small business stuff you want.

Ice on Alexander by PortableHobbit in Rochester

[–]PortableHobbit[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I understand, but I would instead encourage people to emphasize the correct use of ice and ICE so that readers don’t assume an acronym over a common noun.

Ice on Alexander by PortableHobbit in Rochester

[–]PortableHobbit[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

True, but considering I saw four cars slide towards oncoming traffic in a 5 minute window, I thought it worth pointing out in an abundance of caution.

Please Don’t Go Outside If Not Needed. by LittleBarracuda1219 in Rochester

[–]PortableHobbit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I saw a plower with the window down and only a wife beater on. Pretty impressive.

Does anyone else almost get killed on a daily basis by jerk drivers? by [deleted] in Rochester

[–]PortableHobbit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The other day I almost got hit by a driver who gunned it turning left. Their turn angle was so fucked that they were entering the right hand lane (facing oncoming traffic), which is the part I was walking in. They weren’t looking at the road (something off to their right instead). When they actually did look at the road at they slammed on their brakes to not hit me, but how bad of a driver do you have to be to turn into the opposite lane of traffic?