I have a friend who works for a local, but widespread bank, and got to head up their digital security and IT stuff. Not sure what all it encompasses, but he quickly found out that it was a lot, and the previous guy quit because he had had enough bullshit.

Long story shorter, after a particularly bad week, he decided to just… Stop doing his job.

Kept all their legal stuff and sensitive info under lock and key, but the smaller stuff, he just let it go. Went on vacation, turned everything off, didn’t do everything for a temporary replacement (which isn’t even his job, it’s hr’s) and spent a week playing video games and spending time with his wife and baby.

Several employees just in his building basically ended up doing nothing by the end of the first day because they had locked themselves out of the system.

By day 3 there were several lines that couldn’t be used by the tellers in every branch, older employees were bricking their systems so fast, construction workers started taking notes.

By the end of the week they had people showing up at his door to try and contact him since nobody could get ahold of him. Some legit thought he was dead.

His first words when he got into the office on Monday, we’re “THAT is why you pay me.”

And after that, he was given 3 people to help out (he had been asking for 4) and they had a company come in and redo a lot of the computer systems that year.

Still works for the bank, still has a team although I think they’re bigger now since they’ve opened a few more branches, and still tells that story at every gathering after his one single beer gets him tipsy.

Is it just me, or do programmers only come in “lightweight” and “Rivals Þor in trying to drink the oceans dry” varieties?

I just bought an external cd/dvd drive so I can convert my DVD library into a digital one for convenience and to preserve the dvds longer.

I’m having some issues with the speed of conversion, but my biggest problem is quickly becoming storage space.

Also, I dug up some of my old games like Caesar III and installed a no-CD “patch”.

Good times.

There’s an adapter or replacement for everything

Imagine if the x-men movies all had the same director, all from basically the same team… But the director made Hugh Jackman audition for the part of wolverine every single movie, constantly tried to replace him, constantly threatened to replace other actors, and ultimately Hugh Jackman finds out the latest chapter in Logan’s story is coming out soon, and nobody even bothered to call him about it.

Now replace Hugh Jackman with David Hayter, the director with Kojima, and the other recurring actors with other voice actors from the series.

I used to be obsessed with all things metal gear, and after tons and tons of interviews, tweets, things said in panels, and at conventions… Kojima is a fantastic creative, tells some great stories, and there isn’t a single negative thing I can think to say about that aspect of him… But on the personal side… Ehhh…

Fuck Konami, but also mildly fuck Kojima.

I will never forgive him for his shitty treatment of David Hayter and other voice actors.

Honestly, this right here is the main reason I don’t believe any real-world bending would end any way other than Earth Kingdom dominance. Peaceful dominance, hopefully.

You can’t wipe out their infrastructure as long as someone is alive who knows how it’s done.

Oh, fire nation bulldozed your house because they felt like it? Well boom. Stomp stomp punch. New identical house made of stone.

Bridge collapsed to cause chaos? Stomp stomp punch, it’s back.

Don’t feel safe living out in the open where fire nation scouts could murderhobo you harder than my last D&D group? Stomp stomp punch, now you have a vast mansion underground in which you can simply… Not go above ground until you need to.

Of course, underground living isn’t simple as “hole in ground, hide all day” but still… There is 0 reason the EK shouldn’t go full Vietnam War tactics.

Demo ranch. Started making comments about the George Floyd protests and I was out

AvE started praising the trucker convoys

Shadiversity got super homo/transphobic and also is just an arrogant douche since his book.

Plus structurally, even if it were off-the-shelf concrete vs mortar, it’s still structurally different, so I’m sure that also makes a difference.

Mostly I was just making fun of the phrasing and distinction without actually clarifying the difference.

So… Mortar.

IT’S TOTALLY DIFFERENT BRO

When I was in highschool I was home alone at an apartment complex, already riddled with anxiety, and would never answer the door.

Cops started banging on the door one day and it sounded like they switched to kicking at one point. Bellowing about how they’ll arrest anyone inside unless we open up.

They went around back and started banging on the glass sliding door when it didn’t slide open, which would of course have been claimed to be open the whole time I’m sure.

The management office across the street had left minutes beforehand, and one yelled about getting the keys, went over to bang on that door too.

After about half an hour of me frantically trying to get a response from my sister or parents, the former ignoring me because higshcool siblings, the latter were on a date night, they got really quiet and all hurried away. I assume someone finally realized they were in the wrong place. Were it any other situation I would have had things handled, but I was not prepared for cops.

Management got pissy about the boot scuffs all over the white door, and refused to believe it was cops since “police don’t make mistakes” (whitest boomer Karen you’ve never seen said this) and demanded we pay for the damage. My parents stuck by my story. Ultimately management just repainted everyone’s doors and trim a month later so it didn’t matter.

ACAB/ALLAB Combo right there.

Solar prices are still dropping, but not fast enough for me to actually afford it.

I’d love to have a combo wind/solar since I’m in a pretty good spot for it.

Battery storage is also dropping in price. I’m excited to see what sodium batteries will be capable of in a few years.

BURN THEM TO THE GROUND

If you’re wondering if I mean metaphorically or literally, first one, then the other but in a climate-friendly way.

Normal people: “this is SO me!” last done 2years ago

Neurodivergents: every month

COMPLETELY unrelated, I have about $800 worth of RC equipment to make my own planes and cars, and haven’t touched it in over a year.

I want to break it out and make use of it to get my money’s worth, but apparently I don’t want to want to…

My 3 year old calligraphy set has only been used twice, and not even for the purpose they were purchased.

But It’s Very Important That You Never Drive Somewhere , Or Simply GO Somewhere , You MUST Be Travelling.

And Also Something With Capital Letters.

I mean… At least 5 minutes.

I also like to go with “Cosmically, nothing we ever do will amount to more than the life of a fly, so the end result is the same.”

It doesn’t go over well…

Next time someone says that, respond with “wow, so fuck anyone with brain issues that keep them from forming memories the same way you do, right? Guess grandpa Rick doesn’t care about my family since his accident, huh.”

you having a grandpa Rick, or family to speak of, is irrelevant. The point is, it forces them to confront the fact that there are many reasons someone might forget a thing. They’ll probably still be shift about it, but at least when they’ve unbunched their loads, they might think twice before immediately concluding the other person sucks for forgetting a thing.

Maybe I’m being optimistic with that, but I don’t appreciate when people try to assign my motives to me, instead of understanding my own, and get confrontational when that happens.

I still say that, knowing fully damn well that it probably was important and I going to feel like shit later for forgetting.

Big “as a gay black man” energy.

I’m confident half of my highschool debate team could wipe the floor with Trump, including the ones who quit because it was boring to them.

But can they wipe the floor, AND get elected?

The sad reality is that is our choice.

Eat a shit sandwich, or let the entire house get set on fire.

There’s a secret third option, but most are too comfortable with their lives. ✊✊🏻✊🏽✊🏿

Frodo straight up cursed smeagol.

He sealed his own fate when he laid hands on Frodo trying to take it. Literally cursed him to fall into the crack of Doom to be destroyed alongside the ring.

Frodo has a little bit of the Ainur in him, methinks.