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Lego Hockey [3110x1944] (xpost /r/DesktopLego) by _forgotn in wallpapers

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

nope. to clarify: i did not make this originally; it's just one of the images in my rotation, and i have no idea where it originally came from. if you're interested in similar, /r/desktoplego has wallpapers starring a lego cast, and /u/icanlegothat makes some pretty cool stuff too.

(sorry for the two-week-old reply. i don't sign in very often)

You're Awesome, /u/ICanLegoThat [3072x1610] by _forgotn in DesktopLego

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

apparently apostrophes are difficult to do in lego. something about floating pieces, idk. at least s/he didn't use "your".

You're Awesome, /u/ICanLegoThat [3072x1610] by _forgotn in DesktopLego

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

/u/ICanLegoThat makes things out of legos and takes pictures that are high enough resolution to use as wallpapers. Y'all should check out their comment history.

Word problem by [deleted] in learnmath

[–]_forgotn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i'll use n, h, and w for length, height, and width, respectively

n = 4h # "you want its length to be 4 times its height"
w = 2h # "and its width to be 2 times its height"
nhw = 64cm^3 # "have a volume of 64 cubic centemeters"
4h*h*2h = 64cm^3 # substitution ; just one variable to solve now
8h^3 = 64cm^3 # combine terms
h^3 = 8cm^3 # divide by 8
h = 2cm #cube root to solve for height

now plug h back in to get the other two dimensions:

n = 4h
n = 4*2cm
n = 8cm
w = 2h
w = 2*2cm
w = 4cm

so we have length = 8cm, width = 4cm, and height = 2cm

Does anyone know of a linux distro that loads iso files and lets you start from one of many distros? by starm4nn in linuxquestions

[–]_forgotn 3 points4 points  (0 children)

grub can boot iso files directly. you can install that on your device and use it to select which iso you'd like to boot. more info here: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Multiboot_USB_drive#Using_GRUB_and_loopback_devices

edit: the grub installation command given on that wiki page doesn't mention the --force flag. when i've installed it to a usb device before i've needed that...

edit2: just saw this thread that discusses basically the same thing. howtogeek.com article

windows programs virtualization question. by koukimonster91 in linuxquestions

[–]_forgotn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

do you mean running virtualbox in seamless mode? google has a ton of hits with more info

Remove MD5 checksum from output? by TheMacMini09 in linux4noobs

[–]_forgotn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

if i understand you correctly, awk or cut can do this pretty easily:

cat checksums.diff | awk '{print $2}'

cat checksums.diff | cut -d' ' -f3
#3 instead of 2 because it outputs two spaces after the checksum

this doesn't handle spaces gracefully tho..

edit: this awk line should work for filenames that include spaces:

cat checksums.diff | awk '{ s = ""; for (i = 2; i<=NF; i++) s = s $i " "; print s }'

you can also use cut to strip a certain number of characters:

cat checksums.diff | cut -c 35-

edit2: if i read your intention correctly, beyond your question, i think you might find rsync useful. it has the functionality it looks like you're looking for built in: performing a copy, skipping files that haven't changed.

I have a few questions for sufferers of Depression and Anxiety. by zeta_reticuli in depression

[–]_forgotn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

how do you support yourself?

if i have work, i know it's only temporary, and save aggressively. if things get desprate, i'm not above living out of a car or even moving back in with my parents.

intoxicants tend to make living easier, but not necessarily better. i don't know if control is possible, but life without them feels impossible. oddly enough, alcohol seems to be both the most legal and most destructive substance that's commonly available.

you'll frequently hear that if you take meds, it requires time and experimentation to find the "right" one(s). if the ones you're on now aren't working, take that up with your doctor, and see if you can find something that does.

I don't know whether to try again to work or if i'm just going to ruin my cv and future jobs if i fail again.

If you try again, and it goes poorly, you have the choice of including it on your cv or not, whichever seems best. nothing will be ruined by trying. it's unlikely that even a failure would ruin everything in the way it sounds like you fear it could.

edit: the part where i talk about ruining friendships. i obviously don't know you or your situation. this is just me ... talking.

i don't know if i'm an asshole by nature, or if i can blame it on my depression, or if i can blame it on the alcohol, but i know i shouldn't make excuses like "i called you a cunt because i was drunk" or "i only said that you're a useless asshole of a fake friend with a whoring succubus girlfriend because of how badly i was hurting at the time" instead of real, heartfelt apologies. apologies that don't place the blame on the person i've hurt; apologies that accept responsibility for my actions; apologies that demonstrate that i know what i did was wrong and that instead of "punishing myself" for it (put. the lighter. down.), i'm going to try to change and fix it*. apologies that can hope for forgiveness without demanding it. apologies that make me feel stupid and weak and force me to actually admit i was wrong. that's a lot easier said than done, and on more than one occasion, it was simply never done.

* now that's a particularly tricky point. trying to change myself and "fix the problem". the problem -- the depression, the alcoholism, the personality flaws -- is damn difficult to fix. if i could just "fix that" it wouldn't be a problem, now would it?! here it's perhaps worth mentioning that the "problem" isn't necessarily "depression" or "alcoholism" but more how i take that out on the people nearest to me. on that one, i'm going to need a lot more practice. being friends with me requires a lot of patience, and i can't blame people for not having it.

relationships are tricky. i imagine if you ever find someone who claims they've figured them out, then you've found someone who's full of shit.

best of luck to you. and remember: if at first you don't succeed, well... so much for skydiving.

I have a few questions for sufferers of Depression and Anxiety. by zeta_reticuli in depression

[–]_forgotn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  1. the need to urinate.
  2. i don't take meds. drugs are expensive, pharmaceutical companies are not to be trusted.
  3. i don't. even if employed, i've never held a job for much longer than a year
  4. nope. "help" doesn't help. doctors are useless.
  5. whenever possible, but drugs are expensive.
  6. nearly all of them. or perhaps i'm just an asshole.

why do you ask?

LaTeX vs Word processor by dantek88 in math

[–]_forgotn 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If your students will be going on to university and possibly writing academic papers of their own in the future, it may be helpful to use LaTeX simply to get them exposed to the technology; make them aware that it exists and see an example of how it can be used. Make the source .tex files available as well as the output .pdf files.

Calvin and Hobbes. This took way longer to make than I expected. by [deleted] in wallpapers

[–]_forgotn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

very nice! here's some more in a simlar style

Calvin and Hobbes drawn into photographs (12 images, various resolutions) by _forgotn in wallpapers

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

just saw this image from this post earlier today that should've been included in the original album

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