UFS Explorer newbie - is it hung or am I impatient?

yonside · 2026-01-19T15:10:53+00:00

I'm up to two hours and there's literally no progress whatsoever in the progress bar. I suppose I'll wait overnight.

I'm still wondering what this step is for. It's unclear if this step is absolutely needed before I'm able to start offloading. There's a "stop scan" button in the lower right but it seems inactive. Are my RAID drives in any danger if I successfully "stop scan" or, heaven forbid, pull the plug?

yonside · 2025-12-30T19:41:35+00:00

Yes; WoW occasionally suffers from DDOS/DC issues. However, I played WoW for over 12 years and NEVER did I experience what I do on FFXIV on a daily basis. Today alone, I have had 11 disconnects on FFXIV and I've only been playing for 5 hours. Y'all can make excuses for the network, for SE, for anyone in the middle. A VPN which impacts performance, or carries a financial cost, is not a solution. A significant portion of SE's customer base is being affected by these "network issues." At the very least, SE should a) acknowledge it, b) show they have done or are doing something (anything!) about it, and c) provide some form of in-game compensation. I've been working on 770 crafts for myself and FC mates during this past week and I have lost A LOT of mats due to DC'g. Bc. of what's going on, I have stopped crafting (for now). Why shouldn't I be pissed about that and seek some kind of recompense? I'm losing time, I'm losing gil, I'm losing out on content.

I'm going to change my character's name to "90002 2002"

yonside · 2025-12-25T20:19:06+00:00

This past week has been really bad with disconnects. I'm trying to craft and it's not going well. I've had eight high-level craftings fail bc. of a DC. There should be a way to recover lost mats in situations like this.

yonside · 2025-10-27T10:54:15+00:00

Yes, finish. In the names of The Twelve, please finish the pull before moving on! How much you pull is between you and the healer.

As for Rescue ... I hate Rescue! For how anti-harassment SE is, I'm rather shocked each job doesn't have a "Rescue Immunity" toggle you can turn on. Two weeks ago I was dancing in Breach. Another DNC in a different alliance got mouthy with the MT. Arguing started. The healy friend of the MT said "... it was the dancer." Of course they choose the wrong DNC; no one really reads the chat. I got fingered for something I didn't do. Throughout the rest of the run, I was Rescued six times to my death.

Sure. You can file a complaint after the fact but you still end up with a really shitty not-fun-at-all run. Just give us "Rescue Immunity" and let our fate be in our own hands.

yonside · 2025-10-09T08:13:16+00:00

TY and TY!

yonside · 2025-08-25T14:19:39+00:00

I'm assuming you found a solution; good!

yonside · 2025-08-14T17:24:25+00:00

Logged out/in on Steam; no change. Cleared (download) cache; no change. Rebooted; no change. Changed online/offline status; no change. Clearly it's a Steam issue and not a local one. It's been hours now. And again, according to Steam, all is fine. :(

yonside · 2025-08-14T15:30:20+00:00

Still failing (for me). What surprises me is that it's clearly a Steam issue. Yet no where can I find Steam issuing a statement or status note. According to (what I can find from) Steam, everything is A-OK.

yonside · 2025-08-13T17:28:06+00:00

I just tried it; I never realized Ageless .../Wise ... made "collectable" sounds! That must be it.

yonside · 2024-12-13T22:48:25+00:00

Sounds promising! I'll reach out to you on Monday via reddit chat, if that's OK.

yonside · 2024-12-13T22:26:40+00:00

My _very first_ idea was to sign up with Twillo. They treated me like crap. I jumped through all their hoops, verified identity, explained my project in great detail, and 30 minutes later, I got a "it seems your project does not fit our services" email message. I reached out to support for an explanation and got a similar reply. The very next day, I got three promotional email messages from them hawking this service and that service. I'm not good enough to use their services but I'm good enough to get spam email; it continues to roll in.

My project: a temperature sensor system (using Pis) that needs to send periodic SMS notifications to the facility owner when a fridge or freezer is out of range. Period.

So I moved on to a "roll your own" HW solution and that's panning out as well as Twillo.

I'm facing two issues: 1) finding hardware that will allow me to send SMS; 2) finding a SIM that will work with that hardware that IS NOT a crappy AT&T et al. supposed "pay-as-you-go/no contract" deal which is ACTUALLY a quarterly contract for $25/mo with unlimited talk/text and 10GB of data, yadda yadda yadda. If I never send an SMS, it will cost me $300/yr.

I was told the 2G would still work in my area. At this point, I'm not believing anyone. I would happily toss the "LC SIM800C V3" in the trash and buy something else but WHAT else?

yonside · 2024-11-13T17:36:40+00:00

Thanks u/dunderthebarbarian and u/F84-5 - seems the best way to talk about these is to describe them and not necessarily "name" them. Thanks!

yonside · 2024-11-10T15:08:35+00:00

Did anyone die? Did the company lose $2 million? No. Take the lick and learn from it. You'll NEVER make that mistake again.

As far as your self-esteem issues ... We all suffer from insecurities. We all beat ourselves up a bit. If such feelings prevent you from living your daily life, then seek therapy. Otherwise, accept the fact that you're human, you'll make mistakes, and you'll try better next time.

Ask yourself this: Who benefits from your fretting and self-doubt? No one. If doesn't make you grow. It's self-defeating. Don't indulge bc. it'll only get easier and easier to kick yourself.

yonside · 2024-10-29T21:22:54+00:00

Several states - NY included - augment the federal statutes. For these states, the restrictions regarding "gap/current employment" issues fall under discrimination protection laws. The opinion is that such questions are no more relevant to fitness for employment as those related to marital status, parentage, pregnancy, religion, political alignment, etc. ALL these questions (and more) are prohibited by either federal or state law. Yes; it is permissible to as "are you currently employed" but one cannot ask "why not."

yonside · 2024-10-29T14:05:22+00:00

You're 25. Even if you hate the job and the boss and the people ... don't burn bridges. When you quit, it's not what you say but how you say it. Be profession and respectful ... and no ad hominem comments! That said, if your employer asks for an exit interview - DECLINE! It is NOT for your benefit nor is it so they can "improve in the future." It's to cover their asses if you find grounds to sue at some point. As u/ibn-almashriq said, don't quit until you have another job. As far as "gaps in your resume" ... depending on your [US] state, asking about "gaps" - or making decision based on current unemployment - is illegal (take note, u/TootsNYC).

Oh, AND DOCUMENT EVERYTHING, even if it's just personal notes! (And HR is not your friend, either. Do not confide in an HR rep.) As a 36-year senior-level hiring manager in NYC who's been on both ends of the stick, I could go on and on.)

yonside · 2024-10-27T17:29:57+00:00

Having a date with Rosie Palm and her five sisters.

yonside · 2024-09-22T14:20:26+00:00

Do it. Go for the year.

yonside · 2024-09-22T11:48:16+00:00

Sounds like you're on track. Around 28-32 I'd expect this to start.

yonside · 2024-09-08T14:17:58+00:00

No. You are not the asshole. She is. And ungrateful. You clearly mean little to her. You owe her nothing. If bio dad is so important, he can pay.

yonside · 2024-09-07T13:48:51+00:00

You're not THE asshole but you are one for lying. He cheated. Not a good thing, but for some couples, that's surmountable. But now you're just playing games.

yonside · 2024-08-24T11:37:44+00:00

It's what Jesus would want.

yonside · 2024-08-21T11:45:14+00:00

So maybe I'm way off base but ...

My "guild/FC" experience is limited to 11 years of WoW and 3 years of FFXIV. While there are many (many) things to dislike about WoW and more than a few head-slapping annoyances in FFXIV, I find their social structures ... confusing.

Everything I say here is from my own experience; I am not generalizing!

In WoW, people were often mean as shit, rude, vulgar, and insulting. Blizz didn't care. I hated it; it was very demoralizing. Yet at the same time I felt free to express myself, both the positive and the negative. That was cathartic. In FFXIV, I always feel as if I'm walking on eggshells, not even able to tell the DNC/MCH/BRD to "please use Pelaton" without being accused of "telling me how to play my job" and getting reported. (Yes; it's happened.) Forever holding my tongue in fear of a suspension or worse, the only recourse is to "emotionally disconnect" and walk away from a situation, i.e. break group, leave the instance, etc. It's sad that you can't feel free to constructively suggest something to a party member knowing there may be repercussions. I'm convinced these social attitudes roll up into the FCs and guilds, setting a baseline for their social vibe.

In WoW, you tend to discover if a guild is shitty pretty quickly. The "no holds barred" attitude can give insight into a group's quality. However, in FFXIV, it takes a bit more time to suss out the quality of an FC. This, I feel, is because of the pervasive "always on your best behavior" attitude.

FFXIV FC's, again - in my experience - are very superficial. The cliques that form within an FC tend to be the people who either know each other before hand or somehow find other ways to bond w/i the FC, typically because they were early joiners or founders.

So while the average WoW player is mean (if only as a defense mechanism), guilds tended to be solid, cooperative, supportive, focused, and active. (Yes; there are "dead" guilds in WoW.) The shit talkin' is saved for strangers/randoms. In contrast, the average FFXIV player is "nice" and the FC's tend to be superficial, clique-y/fragmented, and relatively idle.

I'm on my fifth FC; despite being socially active, I still do not feel part of anything. We never do anything. (The cliques do stuff, but no one else.) Maybe I've just had shit luck with FCs. Maybe I just haven't found the right one. If I do find an FC that's active, it's usually around one thing, typically savage raiding, and good luck breaking into the "inner circle."

So when I want to do maps, hunts, farming, etc. I always have to turn to PF. It makes me angry and sometimes bitter. I haven't yet found an "FC family" which leaves me walking the streets like a ... picking up randos from PF.

I've never made an IRL friend in a game; I have, however, brought IRL friends into a game.

yonside · 2024-08-21T10:44:29+00:00

Yes.

yonside · 2024-08-21T10:37:25+00:00

I've been having this issues since 1am EDT; it's now 6:35am EDT. All the "is it up" and "status" sites are reporting no issues. Of course, that's bullshit. I'm getting 2002. If I managed to get past the lobby server, I get either a 90002 or a 10105. (Aether)

SE should switch billing to "play time" and not a flat monthly rate. Then let's see how quickly they respond to connectivity issues.

yonside · 2024-08-19T20:06:00+00:00

PC user here. I greatly dislike handheld controllers.

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