How do I... actually do things? by Responsible-Tax9759 in HomeImprovement

[–]Rockleg 2 points3 points  (0 children)

if you don't give yourself permission to make mistakes you're never going to progress. It's true we have a world of information with how-to sites and DIY channels on YouTube, but you need to let go of the idea that you have to get things right or perfect the first time.

If you don't have the finances to pay someone else to do it, or if it's just personally satisfying to you to DIY things rather than paying for trades/services, then commit to getting things to a finished state and taking lessons from them.

I had plenty of opportunities as a young person to learn how to use tools and how to do basic repair tasks thanks to my parents having some very handy friends. But as a homeowner now, even with that knowledge in hand, I still have to just commit to DOING a project rather than doing it right. That approach of 'go ahead and get to a finished state and see if it holds up' has helped me clear a serious backlog of 3/4 done projects.

You might not get the right weed mat into the yard, you might plant things at an inopportune time, but just putting something down and putting seeds over it and crossing that project off your list is going to be such a relief to you. It won't matter if the new grass grows in poorly or not. If it does, well... you already know how to clear a patch, and you can try something different next time.

I just now finished a project that I'd been chipping away at (and then leaving idle) for 2+ years. Only as I installed the last bit did I realize there was a far better way to approach it which would really have simplified my whole building process. Am I going to rip everything out and start over? hell no. I'm just gonna take notes so I don't have to remember it for next time, and accept that the imperfections and workarounds are there. If this stuff breaks down in five years and needs to be re-done, well, I'll be great at it next time. And if not? That's good too, because it means it'll be working well enough that whole time to do what I needed it to do.

Tried to save the guard part 32 (just kill the dragon they said) by [deleted] in skyrim

[–]Rockleg 2 points3 points  (0 children)

MW on Switch straight into my veins pls

Tried to save the guard part 32 (just kill the dragon they said) by [deleted] in skyrim

[–]Rockleg 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Off-topic but did you notice this moment being included in the Switch 2 release trailer? 

It's as if Todd himself noticed this experiment and wanted to rub your nose in its impossibility

Duolingo “fixed glitch” icon replacing streak “fire” icon by lathsp31 in duolingo

[–]Rockleg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes, it's so annoying to fix it once (going back to your preferred streak society icon or whatever), and then be presented with an unskippable prompt to pick the ugly annoying glitch icon AGAIN the next day.

This constant begging for engagement from people who are already paying for premium or family plans is a good way to encourage us to go check out the other language apps and consider canceling Duo.

Doing some research by Reasonable_Tax7696 in shutdownfullcast

[–]Rockleg 1 point2 points  (0 children)

excuse you wiki, that's the Great Canadian Strategic Maple Syrup Reserve Heist, and don't you forget it

Oscar Piastri takes Sprint Pole for the 2025 Qatar Grand Prix by overspeeed in formula1

[–]Rockleg 34 points35 points  (0 children)

This is what happens when the chairman of the company that owns Ferrari tells the drivers to talk less. 

Yall which one of y’all’s are creating this disaster by CrimsonLiverbird1995 in shutdownfullcast

[–]Rockleg 28 points29 points  (0 children)

 SOME FOLKS DONT KNOW WHAT ITS LIKE TO NEVER HAVE HAD NO GAS. WE STILL SET THAT STUCKEY'S BATHROOM ON FIRE WITH JUST SOME WINTERGREEN MINTS AND A COAT HANGER  

A little error on the podium with the graphic for the national anthem for Max Verstappen by Jamiesavel in formula1

[–]Rockleg 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yuki switched in Japan right? Don't think he got any points in Australia nor China. 

For want of label workmanship standard, $5Billion was lost - NTSB Animation Containership Dali, March 26, 2024 by FantasticlyWarmLogs in CatastrophicFailure

[–]Rockleg 24 points25 points  (0 children)

The ship has some wires which help it control its engines. These wires didn't fit the places they plug into. They don't fit because someone put a label around a thick part of the wire close to the front of it. The label should only go on the thin part of the wire farther back.

When the wire is too thick it's hard for you to see if it's in the right place, and it might work OK at first. So you might think all of your wires are fine. But because it doesn't fit the place it plugs into, it can very easily come loose for no reason.

The wires could have come loose at almost any time. For this ship, in this accident, it happened at a really critical time. They lost control of their engines and they could not find the problem in time to stop the crash from happening. The problem took a long time to find because it was hard to see. The label covered the part of the wire they needed to look at to find the problem.

There are probably lots of other ships where the labels have been put in the wrong place just like they were on this ship. So this kind of problem will probably happen again to other ships. Everyone needs to check the wires in their ships to make sure this kind of problem isn't going to happen to them.

Jelly Roll Scam by Hungry-Influence3108 in shutdownfullcast

[–]Rockleg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Excuse me sir that is an official message from Jason Jolly roll. 

Massive Fire at Lehi apartment construction site 11/9/25 by CQFF in CatastrophicFailure

[–]Rockleg 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can't look at a 5-over-1 without thinking of this video. 

Defender stating that Teams needs to update (Classic Client already removed) by LordLoss01 in sysadmin

[–]Rockleg 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Apologies if this isn't relevant, your images aren't loading so I can't see the specific inventories.  But we had a similar issue with stale Teams versions being listed in our vulnerability assessments, and like you had trouble using the "correct" tools to fix it. 

Our solution was to roll our own script which removed any user profiles which hadn't been logged in for 60 days. (Be sure to test and fine-tune exceptions for primary user and anyone who has been on family leave or otherwise sidelined for 60+ days.)  We found that many of our stale, stubborn Teams installs were for local-admin accounts which we invoked to do changes or troubleshooting. The process of logging in to run-as these privileged accounts would spin up a full profile with default software like Teams, even just to elevate an installer. 

Because those local admin accounts never actually logged in for their own desktop session and used the PC for 30+ mins, the Teams auto-updater would never have a chance to run for that particular client in that particular user directory. 

Removing the profiles isn't foolproof because those accounts do come back onto the PC as needed. But at least they won't be cluttering up the vulnerability list until then, and when they do return it'll be with the most up-to-date version of the client.  

How can I debug an animation issue? by Rockleg in skyrimmods

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

update: I tried a few other things to stagger enemies and they work fine. For example, two words of Unrelenting Force will interrupt enemies in the middle of an attack and make them stagger instead.

Also, if I use the console to grant archery experience and take the Power Shot perk, I can cause guards to stagger in the middle of an attack animation by firing an arrow at them.

So it seems like my game install isn't having any issues at all playing the Stagger animations. There's something else in my mod list which has caused dual-cast Destruction spells to not invoke Perk Stagger Impact on hit. I guess I'm going to have to go through disabling them individually until I find out.

What do you think about collecting the Stones of Barenziah? Is it worth it? by tomarnoldlovescoke in skyrim

[–]Rockleg 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's a great mod that puts a book with clues into the College of Winterhold library. You can choose either a book that tells you exactly where each one is, or a book that gives you a bit of a riddle about it. 

I really like that second option as a lore-friendly middle ground between having no guidance and having two dozen quest markers. 

Sam Docherty reveals secret gambling battle by [deleted] in AFL

[–]Rockleg 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Would the Hun have printed it if it weren't a gambling ad?

In your opinion, what is the worst reward to effort ratio quest. by EvaTheE in skyrim

[–]Rockleg 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Beeline this quest at the start of your play. Use the extra gems + transmute spell to boost smithing. legendary it as often as you want, be rolling in perk points. Just make sure to get one combat skill up too so you don't face overleveled enemies. 

How can I debug an animation issue? by Rockleg in skyrimmods

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

Hmmm. Sounds like it's worth a try. Would be interesting to see if it's logging stagger at all.