jecxjo

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[–] jecxjo@midwest.social 1 points 2 weeks ago

or they could work to project completion and not add new features.

[–] jecxjo@midwest.social 25 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I dated a free radical once. Nothing but broken bonds left in her wake.

[–] jecxjo@midwest.social 19 points 2 weeks ago

i think I've made that game engine before.

[–] jecxjo@midwest.social 1 points 2 weeks ago

i'm gonna bite the bullet tonight and go binhost on my machine.

[–] jecxjo@midwest.social 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Between that and never having the money to upgrade my computer I finally had to give up Gentoo after nearly 20 years of use. I keep wanting to go back but its just too painful and I just can't bite the bullet to do a binary install.

[–] jecxjo@midwest.social 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

To be fair, your SO is so old they don't know what a meme is. Maybe in a few more years they will catch up to the rest of us

[–] jecxjo@midwest.social 5 points 2 weeks ago

Your response is exactly why blanket rules are needed. You're objecting about wearing safety equipment because you don't feel like you need it. Maybe sometimes you don't but allowing it to be a choice means that some moron is going to say they never need it. What is worse is that the one moron not being safe puts the rest of the team in danger. I used to work in the Oil and Gas industry and there were so many situations where someone getting injured meant someone else would have to extract them from the dangerous situation which then put the rescue team in danger. Personal choice isn't cool when you're then making everyone else's lives worse.

For 30 minutes every 2 weeks, how often do you inspect your hard hats? Do you know how long they are supposed to be in circulation before being removed? Do they have the appropriate documentation for inspection and replacement? I'm willing to bet that with such a small amount of use none of that is a thing for you and your team. Hard hats wear out due to sun and temperature exposure long before they actually "look worn out". I'd see all of the guys on the pipelines and wells have hard hats and flame retardant clothes replaced on a regular bases and then we'd have the guys who came in the service the water tanks that were run by a 3rd party contractor who had all old equipment because we were their only client for the type of situation that actually needed PPE.

[–] jecxjo@midwest.social 12 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

That is a great example.

What happens when that crew is called to work next week where there are trees? Without that rule some businesses would skip buying PPE all together and say "screw it, it's just one day what could happen?" Or they might have PPE that no one takes care of. Someone forgets theirs and no one stops them from working. If you have ever watched an OSHA safety video you know most work place deaths are due to being lazy or stupid.

Most businesses only cares about how much money you make and how much money you cost. That is why we need regulations even when you think they are a pointless waste.

[–] jecxjo@midwest.social 9 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

What's even more disturbing is when you think of how much savings would be needed to weather the storm. If your car is totalled and you had to find something, one of the adult loses their job and you have to cover a month or three of life. We are talking tens of thousands of dollars.

But maybe even worse is how quickly that can be replaced. If shit hits the fan and you survived, how long are you vulnerable? Two years? A decade of saving?

When you look at the top 10% of society there just aren't that many problems that could cause them to be homeless in 24hrs.

[–] jecxjo@midwest.social 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

you mean we aren't talking about working in a kitchen?

Sadly the only thing I am missing from deGoogleing my android phone was the good voice dictation.

[–] jecxjo@midwest.social 29 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

I always liked the definition of financially stable to be at a state where you can weather two major life events at the same time and not be devastating. Replace a vehicle and pay your max out of pocket for health insurance at the same time.

What we find is that so many of us are one bad day away from doom.

[–] jecxjo@midwest.social 1 points 3 weeks ago

my mind went a completely different way.

 

Just got a new case for my v3 and now all it is doing is going through a power cycle loop showing the splash screen and nothing more. Pulled the battery and tried only USB power but same result.

Has anyone seen this issue? Running the current beta firmware and it was working fine for a few weeks so i doubt it's a SW issue.

 

My wife wanted to order a spice rack for our kitchen that fit in the cabinet. Our current setup was just a mess so she found one on Amazon and called to me to get the tape measure out in the garage. I yelled back...grab the tailor's tape in the junk drawer. Sure enough it was sitting between the set of random keys, a new bag of neon fish bait and an assortment of 9 volt batteries.

So...whatdaya got in yer junk drawer?

 

I have an RG353V currently running ArkOS. Works great, plugged it into my TV and looks great there too. Tried both a USB Xbox controller and PS3 controller and neither seem to be recognized (both of which I know Linux kernel models exist to support). Wanted to pick up a couple of SNES style controllers (kids mostly play Nintendo games) but wasn't sure if anyone could vouch for specific brands or models they know work on these platforms.

 

This just popped up in a feed of mine, looks like an interesting project bringing retro games to new consoles. I guess I'm wondering what other's think. Would you be willing to buy your old game again?

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