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Journeyman Geek

12:23 AM

I think I am reaching the point where my original, first run SU black T will need retiring :/

bwDraco

1:14 AM

@JourneymanGeek Heh. I have an unworn Stack Overflow tee.

(from #SOreadytohelp sweepstakes)

Bob

bwDraco

(reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/5xuniu/…)

Bob

2:32 AM

General Comprehensive Operating System

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Journeyman Geek

2:52 AM

@bwDraco we get it. You hate Intel :,p

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bwDraco

3:15 AM

@JourneymanGeek Starred, too. Is this becoming disruptive?

Bob

9

Q: Can I bring portable closet from India to USA?

I have portable closet which I want to take with me from India to the USA. The parts consists of 20 steel tubes which fit inside a suitcase. Can I carry those in my checked baggage?

Portable ... closet?

Journeyman Geek

@bwDraco naw merely boring

bwDraco

Should I stop posting this kind of content?

Bob

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Q: After successfully hitting with an attack roll, when rolling for damage, if you roll a 1, is that a negative crit?

Our dm is treating our "1" damage rolls as a natural 1. So when you roll a 1d4 and you do 1 dmg (after succeeding hit dice) we get an especially bad outcome. Is this normal procedure?

dnd-5e damage critical-fail

>

The point of the straw dummy test is to measure how severe the consequences are for a fumble, when someone hits something that can't fight back for an extended period: if the warrior, after 10 minutes, is bleeding, dying, missing a limb or generally looking like they've lost a fight, then there's something wrong from a verisimilitude standpoint, and the fumble rule has failed the Straw Dummy test.

bwDraco

lol

Welp. If I keep posting stuff like this, it means I'm not really learning anything new and I'm just wasting my time. I need to start working on Docker again.

2 days ago, by rahuldottech

Journeyman Geek

3:29 AM

Then don't

Canadian Luke

@JourneymanGeek I still wear mine around the office... Always get weird comments, but they equal "Nice shirt"

bwDraco

@Pandya: just don't delete the content that others have posted between some of my messages. Thanks.

I'm requesting removal because my content is bordering on disruptive.

Pandya

@JourneymanGeek Congratulations for having the diamond of wisdom at MSE!

bwDraco

I absolutely must set a better example for the community.

I can and should be behaving better than this. In fact, there is no reason for me to not be qualified to be a mod.

Pandya

@bwDraco Hi, I entered the room before I see the flag, for another purpose - see my above message ^^

bwDraco

3:35 AM

I must show that I am a responsible and fully independent adult.

Journeyman Geek

Lol

bwDraco

Yeah. Sorry.

Journeyman Geek

@bwDraco there are many reasons lol

bwDraco

Given my age and level of contributions, I meant.

My point is that I'm chronologically an adult but I act like a little child, constantly ranting about things. All the other regulars here are mature adults, act like adults, and are working on meaningful activities rather than watching meaningless videos and posting rants.

I waste one full day after another doing practically nothing meaningful.

Mar 13 '16 at 6:33, by bwDraco

Others have mentioned meditation, CBT, Kyokushin (credit DavidPostill)‌, or other activities designed to bolster mental stability.

@JourneymanGeek: I am taking real action on this. I'm going to try to get a referral to a psychotherapist to get actual treatment.

Journeyman Geek

@bwDraco so. Do something

bwDraco

3:41 AM

You got CBT and that's how you grew up. I cannot just sit there taking no action on my condition.

Journeyman Geek

@Pandya thanks. It's still sinking in :p

bwDraco

It is irresponsible for me to ignore a condition and waste days on end as a resut.

Journeyman Geek

@bwDraco naw. It helped with one issue

That and time.

bwDraco

For you, taking action is simply taking action. To me, I need to deal with limited willpower. It's not merely a matter of "just do it".

Journeyman Geek

Ah but that's literally what's holding you back

You literally don't see the problem

And it looks bigger and scarier than it is

If you want to be a mod - you need to ask why. If it's for personal glory, forget it. There's none. If you want to make a difference - y'all can do 99% of what I can do. And the important hard stuff isn't actually the mechanics

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Bob

3:48 AM

lol. I rant all the time

bwDraco

My point is not a matter of the position. It's a matter of my personality and behavior being all wrong.

ArtOfCode

@bwDraco Acting like a mature adult doesn't necessarily mean other people don't face that problem too... Thing is, you only see of others what they want you to see; you see of yourself everything, unfiltered - and comparing your worst to others' best ain't effective.

Journeyman Geek

@bwDraco the trick is to look beyond yourself

bwDraco

My point is that all the other regulars here, even @rahuldottech in a far more oppressive parenting environment, are able to do productive things and work on projects and other meaningful activities.

Yet I get virtually nothing done.

Journeyman Geek

Cause we do stuff for ourselves

I didn't build a router to be cool or fit in

bwDraco

3:52 AM

As you know, I have been raised by cowardly parents who panic over the smallest concerns.

Journeyman Geek

I did it cause I was frustrated with life and wanted to beat something into working :p

bwDraco

I face disproportionate consequences for being bold.

Journeyman Geek

@bwDraco consider your phrasing

bwDraco

Just explain it.

I'm not thinking about (even if this hurts my ability to understand it).

Journeyman Geek

'cowardly parents'

You need to learn to put yourself in the shoes of others, if you want to change how they see you

bwDraco

3:54 AM

...and this is just stupid. If I don't think about things myself, I won't learn properly and I won't grow up. Having others spoon-feed the answer to me is counterproductive.

Journeyman Geek

Effective communication is about finding that common ground

But let's talk docker.

What fun thing do you want to do with docker?

bwDraco

Nothing. It's for career advancement.

I try to learn skills because I feel it's the right thing to do.

Nov 14 at 5:14, by bwDraco

> [...] the idea that not working on a useful project is dishonorable in a community where every major member has one might be itself a motivation.

@JourneymanGeek From Matrix...

> Ultimately, one of my parents' cardinal concerns regarding my behavior—and a frequent source of fear and concern—is a tendency to make decisions on impulse. Self-control has always been my core goal, and due diligence takes self-control, so going forward, I'll be spending more resources on demonstrating that I can do my due diligence before making major decisions like going to a mass public event where safety is implicated.

Journeyman Geek

Ah see. That's why you get nothing done

What do you want to do for fun?

bwDraco

The way I've been raised, we don't do things "for fun". We do things because they're the right thing to do.

Journeyman Geek

Or alternatively what do you lack that docker can help with?

@bwDraco so that's the fundamental difference and why we can do things

bwDraco

4:00 AM

For example, when I have lots of free time, at least some of that time should be dedicated to studying and improving myself as a person.

Journeyman Geek

We have intristic motion

Our actions are their own reward

bwDraco

It does not mean there should be no "play time" at all. It means we should be putting in effort to improve ourselves.

Journeyman Geek

You're extrinsically motivated. Unless there's a clear reward....

bwDraco

It is also for this reason that I don't consider holidays any different from normal days. Thanksgiving is just a day I happen to be free on; (ideally) I'll just open the book and study.

Bob

@bwDraco Once again, you're blaming how yo've "been raised" without trying to change anything.

It doesn't matter how you've been raised. That's in the past.

Go into the future. Find something interesting. Something you might consider fun.

bwDraco

4:05 AM

Not only that, I have long considered the very process of forcing myself to do something I don't like doing to be worthwhile, as long as the activity itself is useful, because this builds willpower and the ability to endure hardship.

So to me, the struggle to do something I'm not motivated to do is normal.

And that's where things break down.

Because it turns every day into a grind.

For the last few days, I've turned off the surge protector into to which Astaroth is plugged in an attempt to avoid gaming and coax myself to study Docker. It's actually making it even harder.

And yet, at the end of the day, this all seems normal to me. Because I've long believed that the struggle is not something to be avoided, but something I should embrace in order to improve myself as an adult.

> Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.

This entire mindset that the struggle to improve is normal is making me do nothing at all.

Folks, thanks for helping me pinpoint the issue. I'll be investigating this issue in further detail over the coming days.

Journeyman Geek

Oh you can hate your job. Then go home and build ships in bottles to relax.

Burgi

8:52 AM

morning

are we back listening to draco procrastinating about life rather than doing something about it?

Journeyman Geek

Yup

While I am moderating 2 sites on my phone :p

Burgi

@bwDraco man, seriously, you live in one of the biggest cities in the world. you are clever, intelligent and articulate. in the last week i bet there were 1000 jobs posted on monster you could do

you would learn the job skills and so called "life skills" you think you lack much faster

you can't learn people skills from a book

this is the last time i will give you friendly advice

GET OFF YOU FECKING ARSE AND GET A DAMN ~~JOB~~ THING THAT GETS YOU MONEY!!!!!!!!!

avazula

@Burgi woooow... language rules seem way looser in here than in the Awkward Silence :p

Burgi

9:08 AM

@avazula better?

Journeyman Geek

@Burgi laaaaannngghuaaaagggeeeee!

avazula

hahaha

Journeyman Geek

I don't know where the h came ftom

Burgi

point to the swear word :)

avazula

> GET OFF YOU FUDGING BOTTOM AND GET A DANG --JOB-- --THING THAT GETS YOU MONEY-- THE STUFF YOU DO TO PLEASE OUR DEAR FATHER CAPITALISM!!!!!!!!!

Journeyman Geek

9:09 AM

@avazula we're context sensitive. We would rather not micromanage but if you get in trouble...

avazula

@JourneymanGeek Are you threatening me? :o

Journeyman Geek

Arise from your posterior repose and find thyself some gainful employment....

avazula

Noice

Journeyman Geek

@avazula naw. Not everyone agrees with a polite word

Burgi

go forth and multiply?

avazula

9:11 AM

@JourneymanGeek :p

Anyways, how are you guys doing?

I haven't participate in this chat for a while

Congrats on your election BTW @Journey

Journeyman Geek

Wasn't elected :p

avazula

nomination sorry

Burgi

ALL HAIL OUR MIGHTY CANINE DICTATOR

Journeyman Geek

Woof

Burgi

@avazula what does HIQ mean?

avazula

9:13 AM

@Burgi High Intellectual Quotient?

Burgi

ah

avazula

it's roughly translated from my native language

Burgi

you are dutch, right?

avazula

Naaah man

Journeyman Geek

French iirc

avazula

9:15 AM

Yup

Journeyman Geek

@avazula I'm still working out what being an MSE mod is :p

avazula

Not a really proud one (what a terrible reputation we have), but a french one, yup

Burgi

ah sorry, i thought i saw the netherlands mentioned once

avazula

@JourneymanGeek haha. It's true that it seems a bit mysterious :p

Journeyman Geek

I think all of us are :p

@avazula I literally know as much as anyone.

So nothing :p

avazula

9:16 AM

hahaha

@Burgi So I guess you went on my profile?

Burgi

yeah, i'm nosey

avazula

haha

Bob

9:37 AM

@avazula we got brits and aussies in here

what's a language rule :P

avazula

@Bob A Language rule normally makes it useless for me to say "LANGUAGE!" in a chatroom

:p

Burgi

we also pander to stereotypes here

@Bob wears one of those hats with corks in it and drinks terrible beer

Journeyman Geek

9:56 AM

And is a fox?

Burgi

obviously

Hennes

Terrible beer... let me guess. Heiniken

Journeyman Geek

Fosters!

Bob

I've literally never seen fosters in my life lol

Burgi

10:20 AM

castlemaine?

Fosters, The Australian beer brewed in Mnachester....

rahuldottech

I'M BACK!

(IN BLACK)

DUN DUN-DUN DUN-DUN DUN-DUN-DUN-DUN-DUN

avazula

10:42 AM

@rahuldottech Always a pleasure to hop in in here and see very constructive messages :D

djsmiley2k

;D

Burgi

what does ssh -T git@example.com do?

djsmiley2k

@bwDraco then stop

ChatBot John Cavil

HAMMERTIME!

djsmiley2k

you can't meaningfully learn, when you hate what you're learning.

Schools are proof of this.

I almost stop playing games, so I can program

sometimes, I actually do

rahuldottech

10:52 AM

@avazula :P

> -T' Disable pseudo-tty allocation.

Burgi

hmmm... what output am i meant to see?

rahuldottech

"git" is the user, "example.com" is the hostname

@Burgi you're just connecting to the hostname

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Q: What is Pseudo TTY-Allocation? (SSH and Github)

I was trying to setup an SSH connection with Github following this tutorial:https://help.github.com/articles/testing-your-ssh-connection/ I came across the following command: $ ssh -T git@github.com # Attempts to ssh to github Curious, I looked at the ssh manual. It said the following: -T...

github ssh openssh

If I understand correctly, you're disabling an interactive shell

djsmiley2k

@bwDraco hardly.

7 hours ago, by bwDraco

My point is that I'm chronologically an adult but I act like a little child, constantly ranting about things. All the other regulars here are mature adults, act like adults, and are working on meaningful activities rather than watching meaningless videos and posting rants.

Lets think about this.

I swear, Rahul swears, burgi talks about naked neighbours, cat talks about drugs.

But none of us whine about us doing it.

We accept we did something stupid, and we don't do it again for a amount of time.

We don't ask others to stop us doing it (other than Rahul asking to be booted because exams).

We don't make up excuses about our upbringing, or lack of will power, or anything else.

We just don't do it.

bwDraco

@Burgi, I realize this is frustrating but I already am waiting to go through a slow hiring process for a job.

It's a government position FWIW.

In any case, I think everyone here deserves an apology for the constant whining and disruption. I'm sorry.

And from the bottom of my heart, thank you all for being so patient with me.

Burgi

11:13 AM

@bwDraco hedge your bets and apply for everything

bwDraco

This is something I've thought about but I already have activities planned out (including driving lessons) and I can't really do that.

As for my current part-time photography position, I'm expecting to be back in action in December.

Burgi

pffft

it takes 30 minutes to apply for a job

you should be applying for 4 everyday

bwDraco

I'm going to see what can be done at this point, but I'm not presently willing to send out any more applications.

Burgi

pfffft

djsmiley2k

I'm sure there's something like monster.com, but for the US

Burgi

11:20 AM

and there in lies the problem

djsmiley2k

fill out a 'generic cv' and just submit it to everyone

It's what I do.

And look, \o/

bwDraco

Well... if I keep refusing to follow folks' advice here (and some are already getting very annoyed), I might wind up getting suspended.

Burgi

unlikely, we will just start blocking you

bwDraco

And for clarity, I'm not exactly comfortable with a "shotgun" application process. What I've been doing is picking out small handfuls of jobs and applying for them in a focused manner. I'm not sure I'd like to just spew out résumés to every single potential employer.

I'll talk with my career counselor about this as soon as I can.

Burgi

or you could try it for a week and see what happens?

if after a week you haven't got an interview i will apologise and never shout at you again

djsmiley2k

11:35 AM

bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-46314065

ffs america, sort ur crap out.

@bwDraco The only people I hear this from, are the ones who don't have a job

/me ponders

bwDraco

As for the whining and disruption, it ultimately means I'm not engaged in a more meaningful activity. Heck, it would be better if I just spent the time taking pictures or post-processing them.

Burgi

you know what would be a meaningful activity?

applying for jobs

monster.com/jobs/search/…

bwDraco

11:52 AM

Going through an application right now.

Burgi

> I.T Jobs in New York (1835 Jobs Found)

Journeyman Geek

@Burgi I'm a fan of shotgunning

Burgi

me too

unless you have a job already

Journeyman Geek

I really need to get with the matchmaking thing this weekend

Burgi

lol

ugh.... trying to set cpanel for automated deployments

there is a LOT more faffing about than on plesk

rahuldottech

12:00 PM

Oh Lord, will I have to become more mature as soon as I turn 18?

Journeyman Geek

No

Burgi

@rahuldottech blokes stop aging at 12, you just get taller and hairer

Boris_yo

12:12 PM

@JourneymanGeek Shotgunning = spamming HRs with CVs?

bwDraco

Applied for three jobs.

Journeyman Geek

That is correct. Have a virtual cookie

2

djsmiley2k

COOKIES FOR ALL MOTHR HUBARDS!

Journeyman Geek

Oo

FLANDERIZATION!

(American spelling cause... Simpsons)

bwDraco

Americans are a minority in this room.

Journeyman Geek

12:29 PM

The Simpsons are American

In usually use brit-e

bwDraco

brb, updating the BIOS on Stolas.

Journeyman Geek

@bwDraco do that every day

If there are any job fair type things they help

bwDraco

Again, I should note I'm pretty deep into the hiring process for an IT job in the NYC governmnet.

Which means I'm expecting to be hired by Q1 2019.

Journeyman Geek

It's ok to keep casting lines unless you're sure

Waiting for a job is the best time for personal projects tho

How deep? I met I have gotten to final stage interviews and not got the job

bwDraco

!!s/mne/men/

ChatBot John Cavil

12:37 PM

@bwDraco Again, I should note I'm pretty deep into the hiring process for an IT job in the NYC government. (source)

bwDraco

(I suppose you saw that)

In any case, I can say with high confidence that I'm going to be hired by Q1 2019, but yeah. putting a few more job applications out there won't really hurt.

rahuldottech

12:51 PM

@JourneymanGeek hurray!

Becoming mature sucks!

Stay childish!

Eat chocolate!

And cake! Cake is great!

bwDraco

It would help me get working in less time in case this somehow falls through.

Burgi

i reckon you could get a job before christmas

you know Q1 ends in march, right?

you really can't expect to wait 4 months to find out if you have been successful or not

bwDraco

I know, but that was a conservative guess and realistically, it's likely to be closer to January or February.

Also, I'm actually going through final budgetary approval for the job right now.

Burgi

hedge your bets and assume you haven't got the job until you actually have the contract

rahuldottech

@djsmiley2k around 4°C

bwDraco

1:09 PM

It was -9 °C yesterday here in New York.

rahuldottech

1:25 PM

@bwDraco nice. I've never seen snow, but I hear New York is beautiful in winters

bwDraco

We had record-breaking temperatures for Thanksgiving.

rahuldottech

Or that might just be an over-romanticized Hollywood portrayal

djsmiley2k

@rahuldottech hmmm, cold enough, but not that cold.

@rahuldottech from friends, I believe it really is

in parts.

but snow, after a few days of being pretty, becomes a pretty big pita.

mainly because the UK falls apart

every frikking year

just looking at how i can possibly adjust my CPAP machine

and found this scale...

>AHI > or = 30 per hour = Severe Sleep Apnea

mine was over 200!

Journeyman Geek

1:46 PM

"They've cars big as cars! And rivers of gold! But the cold goes riiihggtt thrrooughhh youuuu"

rahuldottech

2:29 PM

@JourneymanGeek lol

XKCD

When I was a kid, someone told me the end of The Giver was ambiguous, which surprised me. I had just assumed Jonah died--because the book had a medal on the cover, and I knew grown-ups liked stories where sad stuff happens at the end for no reason.

rahuldottech

> My problem is that I feel that work is such imposition on my life that I want to enjoy as much of my free time as possible and not just come home, waste some time, have dinner, sleep. So I try to stay up as late as I can even though I dont have energy to do much and just watch something or read or go out, anything to try to make it feel like my part of the day. Of course I'm always tired and hate mornings, but I'd hate them anyway and I can't give this up.

bertieb

2:57 PM

/r/nocontext

rahuldottech

3:14 PM

@bertieb response to someone asking why they stay up late at night

djsmiley2k

@rahuldottech You're doin it wrong.

of course, doing it right isn't always easy, or possible

bertieb

Eh, someone on the internet isn't 100% happy with their life

Film at 11

rahuldottech

@djsmiley2k not my response

djsmiley2k

3:32 PM

@bertieb Also, they're wrong ;)

bertieb

@djsmiley2k someone is wrong on the internet?!

djsmiley2k

iknowrite?

bertieb

Now, where did I leave my torch and pitchfork?

rahuldottech

There's a relevant XKCD but we've all seen it and I'm too lazy to find it

djsmiley2k

4:15 PM

but someone is wrong on the internet!!

Should all Macbooks set themselves on fire?

►

Hhhhhhhhhhhhahahahaha

'Gonna fix this now by adding the proper amount of flux'

Proceeds to empty tons and tons and tons of flux onto board

djsmiley2k

4:28 PM

i want to get absolutely wrecked tonight D:

rahuldottech

4:55 PM

Watch THE LEGO MOVIE for free all day TODAY!

►

The trailer for Lego movie 2 is the complete two hours of Lego movie 1

Go watch! It's a great movie.

Well, a good movie.

bertieb

5:58 PM

@JourneymanGeek No glory?! What about that giant golden statue they built of you?

bwDraco

6:27 PM

So... for Black Friday. I feel like I should replace my three-year-old Anker PowerCore 20100 with something better, but at the same time, it still works with an estimated 75% of original capacity. Do I hold onto it or replace it?

amzn.com/B01JIWQPMW looks nice (and on sale for Black Friday) but it's too large for me to carry...

Canadian Luke

6:53 PM

I'm having issues finding things I want on Black Friday that actually look like a decent deal

bertieb

Right?

bwDraco

Yeah.

Horn OK Please

7:25 PM

@Bob holy shit, the OVH Black Friday sale!

Half off MG-512 until canceled

Two 28c broadwell xeons, 8TB of disk and 512G RAM

For half the usual price

Horn OK Please

7:50 PM

that's definitely the kind of server that could be split among people :P

bwDraco

8:43 PM

Alright, let's get to work on Docker. Updating the VM and Docker images...

Nick Alexeev

8:54 PM

-1

Q: How to make high resolution screenshots of your software

I want show images of my software in my marketing documentary. First attempt was to make screenshots of my software in action, but since it depends on the screens resolution the image quality is not satisfying. Is there any way to make high resolution images of your software without having acce...

software

bwDraco

Don't migrate the question. It's very open-ended.

Hiccup

its been suggested to me that I can "pass the height/width" of a video, to preserve the proper size/aspect ration of videos when taking frames of a video using ffmpeg

how would i do this

bertieb

9:14 PM

@HornOKPlease 250 quid per month 0_0

(that's probably a good deal, but jiiiiiings)

I am liking the look of their SSD VPS tho

at £3/mo

bertieb

9:38 PM

@Hiccup What are you trying to do?

I'm not sure why extracting a frame would change aspect ratio

I haven't encountered ffmpeg changing AR

bwDraco

11:02 PM

welp. Time to take some system image backups.

Stolas shouldn't take long to image because the install is small, but Astaroth will need more time.

djsmiley2k

11:25 PM

Why is it not automatic o_O

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