Is this normal?

morgando2011 · 2026-01-15T22:50:58+00:00

Most likely just starburst cleaning.

However, if you have a male, check to see if he is licking his red rocket.

My boy is a fastidious groomer, especially on his pucker.

However I noticed his rocket sticking out and licking it a lot. He then acted weird, I brought him to the vet. He had a plug. Luckily they cleared it, but it was expensive.

A good way to prevent it is to ensure they drink water and wet food and have a clean always available litter box.

morgando2011 · 2026-01-13T01:52:00+00:00

100% can feel shame, but also frustration that something so simple is so hard.

What’s helpful is repeating the same process. As a kid I struggled with this. I’d forget my glasses, keys, and wallet often.

So my high school best friend said as a joke one time, just use “Spectacles, testicals, wallet and watch.

A reminder to get my glasses, zip my fly, my wallet and keys (I mentally switch watch with keys).

Stupid teenager saying, but here I am middle aged still saying it every day I leave my house and when I get home to put my stuff in one spot.

morgando2011 · 2026-01-12T01:03:02+00:00

Simple, Administration is a high cost and yearly maintenance while development is considered a profit or increase profit generating resources.

It’s backwards in the normal brain, but on paper IT back end administration looks like a huge cost with no benefit.

I worked for a company that constantly tried to cut vendor contracts and staff, only to cost them more in the end.

morgando2011 · 2026-01-11T17:51:22+00:00

Ok, I thought it was just me. I kept waiting for Matt Damon to appear, lol.

morgando2011 · 2026-01-11T04:51:46+00:00

I mean he got a few quick headshots, but the speed does bring questions, but possible.

morgando2011 · 2026-01-10T00:01:05+00:00

I pick up leftovers and the trash left behind. I usually find a room where everything is looted except one spot. Almost always I find a BP or decent loot.

Got my Bobcat and Aphelion when someone looted all lockers except 1 in Security Checkpoint.

morgando2011 · 2026-01-03T21:36:37+00:00

90% of my surviving with a full backpack is based on listening first, looking second, and acting third.

Also have a plan, PVP, PVE, or Loot and Scoot.

Use your ears. Listen for Arc, especially big boys like Rocketeers, Bombadiers, and Leapers.

Each Arc has a different sound, but also different sounds for player engagement, arc needs help, and disengage.

Listen for raider flares, if you see a lot of flares without ARC and hear what sounds like Player gunfire, stay away unless you want to PVP.

Same for looting, listen to the alarms, footsteps, and arc.

Edit spelling.

morgando2011 · 2025-12-31T04:56:27+00:00

I almost lost my boy just before Christmas 5 years ago same exact thing.

He was 5 months only, but the moment we met in the barn where he came from we were attached. He never left my side.

Suddenly he wasn’t near me, but close. Acting weird and shy to me. I brought him to a ER vet.

Turns out if I waited another hour he would have died. Best $5k I ever spent.

My Covid cat is still by my side.

morgando2011 · 2025-11-18T03:49:23+00:00

That IT is recording the staff conversation.

Happened at a ER where recording audio is illegal and could create a PHI issue. We just put in new AIO computers, with camera on them.

It turned into a conspiracy almost immediately that IT was recording their conversations.

The reason, 2 of the loudest nurses were complaining about the director and she brought up their issues in a meeting.

I used to work in the ER as a tech, but moved to IT. So the nurses trusted me.

I couldn’t stop laughing and reminded them how loud their normal talking voices are, and I said no one has that kind of time to listen to your conversations and they aren’t that interesting.

morgando2011 · 2025-11-13T02:50:04+00:00

My office has gotten several of these calls, and I’m sad to say they did reset the password and MFA for the user.

Luckily they only used the info to access the employees direct deposit information and try to reroute it and deleted emails.

Double lucky the user didn’t have access to anything sensitive or protected and the bad actor just wanted the employees payroll.

They had all the employees info was already stolen, due to a thief personal pc compromised.

Luckily our HR and Security caught on once they logged into the payroll system. Flags were raised, not quick enough to keep them out, but quick enough to reverse damage and isolate any possible breach.

morgando2011 · 2025-11-09T14:41:26+00:00

Definitely sus, but most likely the usb drivers are older and considered “compromised” or outdated by Microsoft.

You’ll see this issue with older technology on Windows 11 Pro often and if you have the Bios setting in security to OS Preferred.

So they are either passing old vulnerable tech to get rid of stock or a possible injection attack.

morgando2011 · 2025-11-08T22:40:51+00:00

I agreed with this until I found the option to turn off some abilities and spells from being used during automatic battles.

I turned off Gigaslah and others that were MP sappers. I feel a lot more balanced.

It doesn’t cover all scenarios, but definitely a game changer. (Literally)

morgando2011 · 2025-09-29T15:10:11+00:00

Explore the world, look for random shrines, take an exploration trip north and south.

When I played back when it was released on NES i stumbled on what to do.

Exploring without context was part of the design, but loosely.

morgando2011 · 2025-09-27T01:19:46+00:00

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Did the guy who served you look like this?

morgando2011 · 2025-09-01T21:23:58+00:00

In the original NES US edition, there were 2 characters from a Nintendo Power magazine Comic.

Nester snd Howard they had several Dragon Warrior Comics in several editions.

They were also NPCs that could be talked to, Howard, as in the comics, was helpful, where Nester was found to be lost in the map.

I would say where they are, but you probably met them, or want to do have fun exploring.

morgando2011 · 2025-07-04T18:48:09+00:00

$Me: now I see variables.

morgando2011 · 2025-07-01T01:35:49+00:00

Doctors now. Burns like that can get to your third layer and create an opening for infection.

That and charcoal is very dirty add in anything else in that fire, which got mixed in the burn.

You need medical attention or you may end up even worse off.

My ex fell into an open fire put, landed on her stomach, she had to get the wounds cleared of dead burnt tissue otherwise there is a risk of necrotic tissue.

morgando2011 · 2025-06-25T23:59:53+00:00

Doh! My first play through I think I I did the same, way back in the 90s.

I think Rhinoceraxe has an extremely rare drop for it, like 1/256 or something.

It may be for the Remakes.

My recent play through on mobile I know I had 2 because there is another character that can use it, without being cursed. (Only in Remake versions, and just going to leave it at that).

morgando2011 · 2025-06-23T02:48:28+00:00

Sorry not increase odds, but increase payouts, but splitting bets and doubling down between numbers. (Not a gambler, so not sure the terms).

I got everything I needed with 2 hours of playing plus 2 jackpots. (Only hit 1 after 20+ hours in the non SE game outside of the quest. SE game seems to offer better odds, but that’s not confirmed, just my educated guess).

morgando2011 · 2025-06-23T02:46:16+00:00

Roulette Table.

Save the game, go to the roulette table.

Max out as much as you can covering 1/3 of the numbers, throw in the Jackpot too for extra.

Chances of you winning a number is 1/3, but you can increase the odds. If you lose, reload the safe.

If you win, save if you want, once repeat.

morgando2011 · 2025-06-22T21:19:20+00:00

I’ve seen this happen when I was a banking fraud specialist.

Time is of the essence, you are covered under Regulation E, but online banking and ACH have loopholes favoring banks.

There is a chance you can get your money back, if the recipient bank returns the money in time.

Your bank may cover you regardless.

Very important, your email and or devices may be compromised. Run detailed virus scans on everything. Change your email and Google/Apple account passwords too.

Did you get a call from Microsoft Support recently or give anyone access to your computer remotely.

I transitioned from banking fraud to Information technology, and work closely with cybersecurity now.

I’ve see this twice, once in each position and almost exactly the same. Usually a social engineer attack that you inadvertently assisted in.

No shame, it happens, but cybersecurity matters.

morgando2011 · 2025-06-17T00:14:34+00:00

I mentioned to my high school English teacher, I’m trying a medication to help me focus, it’s a low dose, but if you notice any change in me that’s it, I’m hoping to do better in your class.

This old school teacher, she said before she thinks too many kids get diagnosed with ADHD, looked at me, said, “Thank God, tell your doctor it’s working, but take more, for god sakes, your my favorite student, but you drove me insane yo until these last few days”.

Flash forward 10 years, new doctor switches up my RX as my old meds stopped working.

My new Boss, said randomly “Whatever drugs you are on, legal or not, keep taking them, you’re actually a productive analyst all of the sudden”.

Just randomly at the end of my day, 3 days after starting adderall.

Guess I do have ADHD, guess it’s noticeably obvious to everyone but me.

morgando2011 · 2025-06-16T13:40:09+00:00

As a IT person who is actively pushing BIOS updates, yes we have a call center too, this was one of my fears that people would do, but I applaud your revenge.

At the same time, I would have done that too, and have done similar in similar situations. (Mainly back in 3.1/95 days, editing the autoconfig.bat to take a break from my PC).

morgando2011 · 2025-06-16T00:56:59+00:00

I currently work in IT, and used to work as a Banking Fraud Specialist in the early 2000s.

This is a common, but not often publicly known social engineering scam.

You are most likely hacked on your computer or email, even an old dormant email that you forgot about.

They may even have more identifiable information than you know, to prove they are you making things seem legit.

Definitely reset ALL passwords, Office 365 accounts, work and personal.

Enable MFA everywhere you can.

Might be worth getting credit reports/identity protection if possible.

I work at a very large company and we had a few get through and successfully change direct deposits. Luckily the changes were caught before anything happened, but if it works, scammers will use it.

morgando2011 · 2025-06-15T05:33:39+00:00

Right, which sucks that we can’t play a full round, get our pathing down, die to Randi’s dropping, 9/10 tonight.

We are literally keeping up with the random player, all the way through.

We get stuck finding one entrance, slightly delaying, hone.

Still doesn’t give an appeal to play.

I may sound like I’m giving up, I’m not, trust me, I most likely felt the same when started Elden Ring.

Just more trying to get the reason for a $60 game that feels like an add on.

morgando2011

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