shalafi

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Looking for 2000s movie about gang?

In this scene a white man is waiting on a fence and then two guys in a low rider who are part of a gang come and ask him what he is doing there and he says he is in California for holiday or business and they threaten him with a gun and take his money and phone. Then he goes to a leader of a black gang and asks if they were his...

shalafi,

HWAT?! I have no idea where such chocolates came from.

My wife is Filipina. Perhaps her godless island chain?! (They’re mostly Catholic, yeah I said it, godless papist idolators.)

I’m MURICAN goddamnit! We respect the rule of law!

shalafi,

Imma be dumb here, but I think the holes in the hand guard are M-LOK? Not looking to attach tools there in any case.

low-profile gas block

Uh, you lost me, but I’m listening. LOL, this is why I went with a plain Ruger Whiteout. Still learning, but didn’t want to fuck up rolling my own.

And yes, I’m loving the A2 sight. Practicality aside, I saw this on sale and thought, “Huh. M16 in Star Wars? Sold.” The light is a normal Olight I happened to have, but it glares on the front sight. Can’t find it again, but someone posted a nice adapter that would throw it out further. Know what I’m talking about? Couldn’t find one at the time.

shalafi,

Except for the interesting intellectual exercise, why deconstruct it? Again, attraction is not a choice. If a man in a kilt turns a woman off? So be it. It’s not like emotions can be fought with logic.

All worth discussing and thinking about, but in the end deconstruction of attraction won’t win anyone over.

shalafi,

NoneYa has the best answer you’re going to get, focus on it. All so very true for us techs.

They’re correct about moving on to get paid more. I’ve received massive pay bumps moving from my last two jobs. Hell, if I included benefits, this job doubled my last one. You’re expected to move every 3-5 years so your skills don’t stagnate. Some places won’t hire you if you’ve been in a job for 10+ years. They figure that’s all you know how to do, that one job.

And it’s not just tech! When we moved here, my friend took a job at an oil change place. So wildly under his experience we were scratching our heads. He just kept hopping jobs, excelling, and doing it again. Got up to $80K pretty fast, now he’s well over $100K, finally settled down I guess.

You’re in a great place! It’s where most of us start. Technical learning aside, you also get invaluable experience dealing with people. That will take you far in any field. If you’re not doing it already, use your coworkers to learn more! People starting out are passionate and always experimenting with tech outside their immediate needs.

Build relationships and learn from each other. Those relationships are key in helping you move to bigger and brighter jobs. One of our top managers brought in great people he worked with in the past. Our new VP just brought in a couple of new directors who I’ve talked to and have high hopes for. Keep in mind, even in a big city you’re quite likely to run into your current coworkers down the road.

Go forth and kick ass!

shalafi, (edited )

Don’t have any MS certs myself, but the conventional wisdom is this: Answer how you think Microsoft wants you to answer. If there are two correct answers, go the Microsoft way.

I know that’s a little nebulous at your experience level. Wish I had some examples, been a few years since I looked at it.

shalafi,

Any chance of getting hands-on experience? Spin up some VMs to play with?

shalafi,

Wife says the same. Apparently socks are an automatic desiccation switch for her.

shalafi,

I’ve got a few Swatches. (I’m old, sue me.)

Get 'em new or vintage, but don’t pay more than $40. Light watch, light band, work great. Kinda easy to scratch though. Nothing a buffer won’t fix, but still.

Casio is always a good bet. Got 3 of 'em and only the chonky one is slightly uncomfortable. But that’s for rough outdoor use where I don’t notice.

Just got this one, and it’s weirdly comfortable, more so than any steel band I’ve ever had. Band was hell to adjust, took me 45-minutes, have tools, not coordinated, YMMV.

Tell me more about what you like! I can help you dial in (heh) a cheap one. No experience with high-end stiff.

shalafi,

Backwards started as a military thing to keep reflections down. :)

I’ve tried it, but it’s in the way typing. Works outside pretty well! I’m a lefty, YMMV.

shalafi,

This is amazing. Still absorbing it and keeping it bookmarked until I’ve had a chance to put it in practice.

shalafi,

This is also why you call 911 first, NO MATTER WHAT. First caller wins.

shalafi,

I got a couple and usually don’t like 'em. Outside in the heat is great though!

shalafi,

LOL, when I moved to the South (American) people were stunned that I knew nothing about the SEC (regional college football conference) and didn’t have a favorite.

It was a big deal, for both men and women, around the office. Now that I’m at a software dev, people rarely comment, and only on their local team.

Go local sports team!

shalafi,

Hope my previous post is of some help.

old.lemmy.world/comment/4922181

Be glad to answer any questions. Kinda busy, getting married week after next.

shalafi,

satellites got sensitive enough to detect ballistic missile submarines

HOW?!

shalafi,

It’s life changing. Unfortunately, how are you going to remember to remember?! I use mnemonics mainly when I don’t want to leave the house without something, but it’s worth practicing for any event. 5 seconds imagining something stupid is all I ask. Try it!

It’s hilarious when you walk up to the door and think, “Oh yeah, you’re going to camp, grab the .22 rifle mag.”, and you have no idea how that happened. LOL, sometimes you don’t see the pic, but somehow your brain does.

shalafi,

2TB Google Drive, ~$100/yr.

VEEAM makes a local backup every night, but all my Windows libraries are mapped to a Google drive. Anything saved there automatically syncs to the cloud.

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