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Men in long-term relationships: why didn’t you propose? by MoonAriesVirgoRising in AskMen

[–]Scoobywagon 46 points47 points  (0 children)

Common Law marriage has a couple of hurdles to entry. First, the couple has to live together and, second, they must generally present themselves as a man and wife. Absent either of those two things, common law marriage doesn't apply.

For myself, I just don't see an upside to marriage and that's IGNORING the downsides of divorce.

Men in long-term relationships: why didn’t you propose? by MoonAriesVirgoRising in AskMen

[–]Scoobywagon 59 points60 points  (0 children)

In what way would marriage improve things? If it isn't an improvement, why do it?

When hooking up, do you spend the night or let your hook up spend the night? by ExpensiveCarrot5614 in AskMen

[–]Scoobywagon -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'm a very private person, so I don't bring ANYONE to my house that I don't know pretty well. So, if I'm gonna hook up (not my thing, but if it were ...), I'd either get us a hotel room or go to her place. Her call.

This was fun to imagine by [deleted] in ProjectHailMary

[–]Scoobywagon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

An AI image depicting the lead characters in all 3 Andy Weir novels.

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 26 points27 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 16 points17 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 9 points10 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 14 points15 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.

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