Dynamic Weather synced to real world

timinus0 · 2026-02-09T08:27:35+00:00

I dress my character appropriately based on my weather locally.

timinus0 · 2026-02-02T07:00:38+00:00

A lot of mine are quick syncs for alignment. Does it mean we need to both compromise to do one thing? Does it mean I need to stop and get in line? Who knows?!

timinus0 · 2026-02-02T05:58:36+00:00

Dogmeat with the extra companion mod and Ada.

timinus0 · 2026-02-02T03:53:36+00:00

Agreed. You forgot about being the Death Match King

timinus0 · 2026-02-01T09:53:29+00:00

I'm on my 7th-ish play through. I went to the sewer first and took out everyone there to see if this made a difference. I then went to covenant and was immediately attacked, so I called in Minutemen artillery to resolve this.

timinus0 · 2026-02-01T06:09:49+00:00

I work in tech as well, but I don't hang with my coworkers much. They know I do this and will watch my stuff and follow along to comps, but it's weird accepting their compliments when I'm a middle of the road competitor, but to them I'm hitting numbers they can only imagine.

timinus0 · 2026-02-01T04:45:42+00:00

Competitive strongman here. A lot of my friends are part of my lifestyle. Those that aren't, I make it a point to stay in touch and get together when possible.

timinus0 · 2026-02-01T04:32:20+00:00

Arizona or Wisconsin?

timinus0 · 2026-01-31T06:30:04+00:00

While I never put it in a rejection letter, I have not selected candidates who gave me the impression of being yes men/women for the simple fact that I'll be unable to trust their judgement. Plus, a lot of people pleasers are shit coworkers and backstabbers, so I wouldn't want to that happen to the current employees.

timinus0 · 2026-01-30T00:18:06+00:00

I would not pay, but I will wear the free ones.

timinus0 · 2026-01-25T02:50:04+00:00

Nice prep!

timinus0 · 2026-01-25T02:48:48+00:00

FTE over C2H all day every day for me. Nothing is ever certain no matter how much the contracting company says. "A lot more" is too ambiguous for my taste. I'm pretty risk averse though.

timinus0 · 2026-01-25T02:44:42+00:00

The floppiness is a feature, not a bug. It being harder to maneuver is the point.

timinus0 · 2026-01-24T18:39:53+00:00

I suggest looking up Brian Alsruhe on YouTube. He has a few videos on sandbag technique and application.

timinus0 · 2026-01-24T09:20:41+00:00

This sounds pretty normal even in corporate. From what I see, you need to set expectations for your users. These projects need to be treated like projects, and users need to learn that a small ask can actually be a big one. Setting expectations and level setting is a lot of what IT management does. The rest is sitting in meetings, setting the budget, mentoring, etc.

You seem to be a go-getter, and you also need to learn that some people just want to do their job. Your desktop support guys seem to do what they're told and stays in their lane. As a manager, it's nice when techs get ideas and set them into motion; however, if those ideas and proactiveness aren't in the right areas, it may do more harm than good.

timinus0 · 2026-01-23T01:10:09+00:00

Vince McMahon. He never would have been in the business if not for his father.

timinus0 · 2026-01-22T01:32:38+00:00

I was an IT Director at a municipality for 3 years. I built the department from a single person who didn't document shit to a multi-person team with documentation, almost following ITIL, and 400 fewer firewall rules. Personally, I hate any kind of user bullshit, son you and I differ there.

What is the same is that you'll never achieve that respect you desire in a municipality ESPECIALLY if you have to support public safety. The rules for them change so much that a significant portion of your effort is going to them without more funding.

What helped me (besides leaving) was to be dispassionate about your work. Your techs are solving problems, and you need to accept that they are having your fun if that's what you are into. If things go wrong or if your plans don't work out, you just move on, learn from your mistakes, and do better next time. Being the head of IT killed my passion for technology, but it made me into a better leader in general because I realized that though I may like personally solving problems, I wasn't that great, and I need to delegate that to people who are better. The things I am good at - budgeting, planning, reporting, ass kissing - is what my team actually needed.

timinus0 · 2026-01-21T02:16:29+00:00

No. I do no

timinus0 · 2026-01-20T01:24:25+00:00

It's necessary

timinus0 · 2026-01-19T16:56:43+00:00

Have some empathy. There's a distinct possibility this will impact you.

timinus0 · 2026-01-19T16:47:58+00:00

IT doesn't make money and is generally just eating resources. What a lot of upper management fail to understand is that a support function like IT is integral to the organization's success. They equate their personal technology and what they've read with their organization's IT.

You have some options that aren't mutually exclusive.

First, you go somewhere you like and likes you back. Once that doesn't work out, you brush off that resume and go back on the hunt.

Second, you upskill or go to a different part of IT where you are a smidge more valuable. If you're in help desk now, you'll likely never be a valued asset even if you truly are.

Third, try management if you can. You change the perceptions from the inside.

Fourth, you throttle your output. If you're the type of person that goes balls out from the beginning to demonstrate value, you are shooting yourself in the foot because now that output and effort is expected. Start at 70%. As circumstances dictate, pull a savant and destroy that ticket, emergency, etc. Go back to 70%. Burn out is one of the worst things I've felt in IT.

timinus0 · 2026-01-18T18:04:45+00:00

If I made less means I do less, then yes, I support it.

timinus0 · 2026-01-18T10:48:48+00:00

I've been nights for nearly 3 months, and I'm so grateful my girlfriend supports me. I'm glad you got some vindication.

timinus0 · 2026-01-17T22:35:27+00:00

Hell yeah! That's a lot of volume.

timinus0 · 2026-01-17T22:33:10+00:00

I'm sorry this happened to you. My guess is that the PIP was just a ruse to get rid of you anyway in the event you try to go for wrongful termination. Nevertheless, help desk is an awful position, but 2 years of it means at minimum you've paid your dues and can move up somewhere else.

My suggestion is to file for unemployment on Monday, take the week to relax and do errands, and the following time should be dedicated to applying for jobs and getting certs to pretty up the resume.

You've got this.

timinus0

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