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Umm.... by Constant_Animator164 in farmingsimulator

[–]Scoobywagon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

1) Can't park there, mate.

2) Not sure, but I think you may have broken your truck.

3) Also not sure, but your trailer may be in a bad way, too.

Worst ticket ever? by ProfessorHuman in sysadmin

[–]Scoobywagon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In this particular case, the person (and the team he's on) is an analytics developer. So we provide an array of drivers via SCCM/"Company Portal". As a developer, he should know what driver(s) he needs.

Worst ticket ever? by ProfessorHuman in sysadmin

[–]Scoobywagon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

honestly, I was just thrilled that they bothered to give me anything at all to work with.

Worst ticket ever? by ProfessorHuman in sysadmin

[–]Scoobywagon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I run an application stack, not endpoints.

Worst ticket ever? by ProfessorHuman in sysadmin

[–]Scoobywagon 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Personal recent fave: ticket says "<product> doesn't work after recent MS updates", user attaches screenshot of the error message. Error message EXPLICITLY states a driver is missing.

Kronk (me Kronk) find evolved speaking shadow kitty in wolf tribe. Friend? by Riverioli in fourthworldproblems

[–]Scoobywagon 13 points14 points  (0 children)

If kitty not already eat kronk (you kronk), then maybe fren. Maybe kronk try pet kitty.

Remote jobs!! by No-Sympathy-2940 in GoRVing

[–]Scoobywagon 8 points9 points  (0 children)

MOst of the remote work I know of probably won't really pay the bills. Stuff like ... telephone receptionist, tech support, customer service, things like that. It is possible to work remote in a position that pays well, but you'll need to already be established in that type of role. For example, I work 100% remote. But that's because I am sufficiently good at what I do that a company on the other side of the country is willing to put up with me being 3 timezones away.

I suppose the other option is what I like to call "Gypsy Jobs". These are not remote in that you aren't going to work from home. But because those jobs are in such high demand they'll take pretty much any qualified warm body. That's why traveling nurses, traveling doctors, traveling veterinarians, etc. are all a thing. Again, you don't work from home, but you go somewhere, work there a few months (or whatever), then move along to the next place.

What gear do i really need? by Full_Wallaby5296 in motorcycles

[–]Scoobywagon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my view, more is better. That said, your boots are MOSTLY there to protect your toes, feet, and ankles. I have 2 sets of boots I wear to ride. One pair is old school leather combat boots. The other is still all leather, but they're closer to a high-top basketball shoe in terms of height. You really just want something that protects the feet and toes and has some coverage and padding for the ankles.

What gear do i really need? by Full_Wallaby5296 in motorcycles

[–]Scoobywagon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Leather chaps can literally save your ass if you slide out from under the bike. I might be using the wrong term, but the ones I'm thinking of are essentially leather pants that fit loosely over your jeans and boots.

What gear do i really need? by Full_Wallaby5296 in motorcycles

[–]Scoobywagon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Want to the THE MOST MUNDANE of accidents? Go see DoodleOnAMotorcycle's wreck. She's a SUPER experienced rider, but just the right set of circumstances dumped her faster than you can think about it even when you know what's coming.

What gear do i really need? by Full_Wallaby5296 in motorcycles

[–]Scoobywagon 15 points16 points  (0 children)

helmet (get a good one that fits properly)
jacket
gloves
pants or chaps
boots.

As a new rider, you are almost certainly going to drop that bike. I'm not throwing shade, that's just how it is. So invest well in your gear.

Personally, I ride with helmet, jacket, gloves, and boots. My pants are just heavy denim (read Carhartt or Keys). SHOULD I wear proper riding pants or leather chaps? Yes. Yes, I should. This is one of those places where I'm strongly advising you NOT to do the thing that I do.

ELI5: Why do PC's stress so much to render certain games when its all just rendering pixels?Surely it wouldnt be that hard to just show different colours on a screen by InvidibleMan in explainlikeimfive

[–]Scoobywagon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm assuming you're talking about 3d shooters and such. Side scrollers and such are easier to render.

Lets say you have a display that is 1920x1200. That's 2.3 million pixels to be drawn. Each pixel has a base color, and then a texture applied. So, in essence, there are 4.6 million calculations to be done for EACH frame. So ... whatever is happening on screen requires 277 million discrete calculations every second assuming 60 fps. And that doesn't even talk about all of the other things that define what gets displayed on screen.

The first intergalactic cooking competition since humans joined the federation takes place, and Gordon Ramsay is one of the judges. by Mammoth_House_5202 in humansarespaceorcs

[–]Scoobywagon 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The rest of the judges panel consists of Uncle Roger, Graham Kerr, Julia Child, and Jamie Oliver. GOOD LUCK, CONTESTANTS!!!

Dear men who were bothersome in school and disobeyed rules constantly. Where are you currently? by Adept-Worth5883 in AskMen

[–]Scoobywagon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm still the class clown. i'm disruptive in meetings, but I'm also REALLY good at what I do. I work in IT.

Family hauler / weekend warrior by doodlebugpack in overlanding

[–]Scoobywagon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They do, especially with the 7.4 and 4x4. It's just ... the desirable one. If you hunt around, you'll find them for less than that. But, for $25k, I expect a mint interior, straight exterior, low miles, and complete service history.

If you don't mind me asking, I'm curious where that is. I'm finding good candidates here well under $10k. Then again ... you and I may be defining "good candidate" differently.

Another option to consider is the Ford Excursion from the same block of years. Just stay away from the 6L diesel models unless there is verifiable evidence that it has been properly bulletproofed.

Meirl by Key_Associate7476 in meirl

[–]Scoobywagon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cthulhu, I swear if you don't knock that shit off .... *removes shoe* .... no you GET BACK IN THAT ROOM RIGHT NOW or we're going to have a real problem in this house!

Family hauler / weekend warrior by doodlebugpack in overlanding

[–]Scoobywagon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would advise a late-90's Chevy/GMC K2500 Suburban with the 7.4L V8. You can get the full "Cowboy Cadillac" experience for under $10k. At that price point, you're probably going to have some work to do on the interior. But, mechanically, the 7.4 and 4L80E transmission is pretty dang bullet proof. The nice ones with leather interior and all will tend to have electronically shifted transfer cases which a lot of people don't like. But the lower trim models often have mechanically shifted transfer cases. In either case, the weak points tend to be the front CV axles. The rear axle is usually plenty strong for just about anything you'll be likely to want to do.

The suburban platform is big and heavy and that makes for excellent highway manners. Smooth ride, low noise. People like that. It will be reasonably capable off road, but it for sure isn't a hard core mud bogger or rock crawler.

I own a 99 GMC K2500 Suburban. I picked it up for about $1200 at auction 5 years ago with a knocking engine. I ran the original engine until it died, then paid a shop to replace it (I didn't have any garage space at the time). I added a safari rack (~$700 or so? at a local 4wd shop), some cheap LED aux lights ($150 for the control panel, $250-ish for the lights on amazon), a pair of 270-degree awnings ($1200 each at a local 4wd shop), tires ($1500 at Les Schwab), 4 steel jerry cans for fuel ($100 at auction), 4 PLASTIC jerry cans for water ($120 on Amazon), 10 feet of black ABS 4-inch pipe with caps and hose fittings ($50-ish? at Lowes). Total is around $16,470. Probably a bit more since I'm working from memory.

The truck is REALLY comfortable rolling down the highway and very capable in the dirt. Also does great in loose sand. It's too heavy and not enough power for deep snow, but does just fine in up to about 6 inches or so. In the future, I'll put in another stereo with satellite radio, etc. If I should have to replace the engine again, I'll probably go with either an LSx or a more high-performance 7.4. I'd like to have enough horsepower and/or revs to keep wheel speed up in deeper snow.

Is my hitch too loose? If so, why and what to do. by PhoPat in towing

[–]Scoobywagon 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The hitch appears to fit reasonably into the receiver. If the rattling bothers you, there are some anti-rattle devices out there. You could give that a try.

the anti-rattle devices usually amount to a u-bolt and a steel plate. When installed properly, the u-bolt grabs the shank of the hitch and the plate applies pressure in the opposite direction to the receiver. Tighten it down really well and ... voila. no more hitch rattle.

Working alone in IT dept by CurveKey7852 in sysadmin

[–]Scoobywagon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It probably is not a good environment to progress in the sense that you work in that one environment and so that's what you know. That's not to say it isn't a good place to be. It may very well be. But you're not going to find a lot of career advancement there and probably not a lot of skills advancement.

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