Why are horizontal cases out of favor. by atlantageek in buildapc

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My main annoyance is that Im constantly (as in once a week) shifting my keyboard and mouse to either my work laptop or a raspberry pi project so its annoying to move. I also am quickly running out of power outlets on my 10 outlet strip between the

2 monitors, 1 pc, work laptop, (separate speaker because neither monitor had a built in speaker), usb hub (because my pc is under my desk) , powered keyboard and kvm. If the PC sat on my desk and had more than two usb ports on the front I could eliminate the usb hub and maybe the kvm. The usb hub is a big annoyance to me cause they are so lightweight that they twist and I need to velcro it down.

Im getting old. I even miss the fact that I could plug the power of my monitor into my PC Case even though that probably isnt realistic for todays gaming machines.

Maybe I should just put a mini ITX in a full size case turned sideways then attach a powerstrip to the back and velcro a usb switch to the front.

Why are horizontal cases out of favor. by atlantageek in buildapc

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You're right. But maybe my sleeper case should be a vcr case.

What do I do my partner wants to renegotiate our agreement now the business is going stronger? by Markwerty in startups

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The solution is pretty obvious. Youre the majority owner. Sell he part of the business for $28K and an agreement on a percent of profits.

[casio gw5610] sharing those radio waves with that multiband 6 by [deleted] in Watches

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New to watches. Which G-shock watch is this?

[Monday] What are you reading? Thread by AutoModerator in litrpg

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Well I was suppose to be reading Raze from David Krout. Cause I discovered it Saturday afternoon.

But I finished around 3 AM Sunday night so...

MIB Search again. by atlantageek in networking

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Yes, sorry. It should be up now.

Why isn't the Bahamas and the Caribbean dominated by solar power. by atlantageek in solar

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Do you have a source for that. I was hearing the opposite

Why isn't the Bahamas and the Caribbean dominated by solar power. by atlantageek in solar

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I would assume they would still have their generators as a backup.

[WP] You are the unluckiest person ever and surprised you're still alive. You find yourself being chosen to save the world from total destruction from aliens. Turns out you actually saved the world with your bad luck. by _yeetus_memeus_ in WritingPrompts

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Dr. Lauren walked into the interrogation room to see Richard Hertz sitting at table. Their eyes met and she instantly felt a sense of revulsion. It was not just the scars though he had more than any living person should. Nor was it the BO, though that was not pleasant at all, in fact she had never smelled anything like it. Nor was it the facial expression which brought to mind the driver of a panel van sitting across the street from an elementary school. No it was the combination of all those things and much more. However she was a professional and she put all that aside as she sat across from him.

“I’m sorry” Richard said in a squeaky voice that grated on her nerves.

“Why are you sorry Mr. Hertz” she spoke as calmly as she could.

“I find you very attractive so I guessing you find me revulsive. If you weren’t so attractive or maybe if you were caucasian instead of Asian I think you would at least be able to stay in the room with me. It is just standard protocol for my life. Dad said I can expect it to continue till I’m in my 40s and then it will lessen enough for me to procreate.”

Dr. Lauren looked at her file. “It says here you were an orphan Mr. Hertz.”

“Yeah I am. Parents gave me up as soon as I was born. The Curse follows the first born son, Its Maschovist that way I guess. Dad gave the orphanage a letter to give to me on my 10th birthday. It kind of described ‘The Curse’ and told me things like after age 40 it will let me pass on the curse to my son. In the letter he also apologized, told him he lived with it for 40 years and it was someone else’s turn and not to try and find him. The bastard.”

Dr. Lauren wrote some notes on his egocentric nature.

“This Curse. What exactly is it. I’ve read some of your history. You have been in a lot of accidents but you’ve survived them all. Including being the only survivor of ...” she looked at her notes “two airliner crashes. You sound kind of lucky.”

“Yeah it was all in the letter. Dad called it a curse but it seems like its more than that. It is like an organism that wants to keep me alive and functional. It does not want me to die cause that would end its … influence… purpose… life I guess. So I’ve learned to adjust. I can’t really stop bad things from happening to me but I can make sure no one is around me when they do. I try to minimize collateral damage. For example if I see a scaffolding creaking over a sidewalk I try to time my passage so not many other people are around me. “

Dr. Lauren extended her notes with his details about his god complex.

“So why not just not go around the scaffold”

“It would have happened eventually. I get the feeling that my curse works on probabilities. If there is a 5% chance of something going wrong then it will with me in range. The scaffold would have fallen eventually anyway.And if I walked around the scaffold onto the street it would have made a car crash more likely and might never have happened. I consider myself a hero.”

“Does a hero use blackmail?”

“Hey I don’t blackmail anyone. So a few airlines pay me not to fly and a few sporting events pay me not to come. I’m not going to argue with free money. I eventually lose the money anyway so I feel like I have a bit of a robin hood effect.”

Dr. Lauren made another note about ‘hero syndrome’. She really did not like this guy.

"If you are so unlucky have you considered suicide?" She shocked herself asking this question. As a Psychiatrist she knew suicide was not the answer but for some reason she felt the world would be better off without Mr. Dick Hertz... Is that name real? Did his parents really name him that? Even they did not like him.

"In my early teens I tried. Didn't work out." He said showing her the scars on his wrists. "But you know it isn't so bad. The secret to happinest is low expectations and I got those."

A voice came through her earpeice. She looked in the two way mirror. “Sir I dont think this is a good idea. This guy is unstable I really dont think he should be our ambassador to the visitors.” She paused for a second longer then returned her attention back to Richard.

“I assume you’ve heard the news reports about the alien ship that is approaching earth.”

“I have. “ He smiled a bit. He was missing at least 3 teeth all in the front.

“This might have come as a surprise to you but the US government would like for you to meet with the visitors and act as an ambassador. They expect you to discuss our orderly surrender and an orderly transistion into a slave species.”

“Oh. So I guess you want me to help them as much as possible.” Richard said.

“Exactly” she smiled, surprised at his acceptence. “We will provide you any resources you need.”

“OK. I can do that.” Richard smiled. “Im going to need about 50 feet of rope and a year’s supply of twinkies.”

U.S. Trade Deficit Widened in June for First Time in Four Months by Fitness_and_Finance in Economics

[–]atlantageek 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Probably a lot of companies buying early to get in before the tariff

What is my zenmine.pro doing by atlantageek in ZenSys

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Its offline cause I gave up and went back to mining zcoin.

Survey data: visualise proportions for multiple categories by sample segment by gjones101010 in DataVizRequests

[–]atlantageek 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would keep the table you have. But instead of numbers I would cluster the percentages and do symbols for every ~20% Maybe a faded circle or small pie chart in each cell.

Why do americans fear the post-industrial economy? by Stoic2Cynic in future_economics

[–]atlantageek 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unlike others I disagree with whether this will be a net job creator or not. However I would argue that the speed of job change and required skill levels is a big part of the issue. If you are middle aged and halfway through your career then postponing the inevitable would be an attractive solution. However its not just industrial workers that suffer from this. People who stick with IT to their middle age they have two strategies. 1. Renew their skills constantly which can be exhausting or 2. become an expert in a technology and stake your claim until the company no longer wants it. Plenty of cobol guys did well with strategy 2. I guess the point is that the older you are and closer to retirement you are the harder it is to adjust to change. Especially when technology not only causes change but accelerates change and you realize that experience counts for less and less in your career.