The Official Status Thread
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@dcon said in The Official Status Thread:
@anotherusername said in The Official Status Thread:
@dcon that isn't Windows 7's fault. It's normal to have a bunch of updates if you haven't installed updates in forever. And some of them require a reboot, and they have to be installed in a particular order.
I know that. And I'm not surprised at 2 install/reboot/doitagain cycles. But 4???
Agreed. You'd think the cumulative updates would wrap up all the things. And then there'd just be a few left.
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status: power is out at the office. This will be fun when it comes back on, literally everything needs hand holding on a cold reboot...
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Update hell today. I'm updating my Mac. It's stopped counting down (no N minutes ticker anymore). The progress hasn't moved (about 90%) for the last 30 minutes. Fuck Apple too.
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@dcon Try force rebooting it. Always works on Windows...
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@anotherusername said in The Official Status Thread:
@dcon Try force rebooting it. Always works on Windows...
I'm about to... Think I'll finish the Solitaire challenge first... One more game to go (of the 30).
update: forced reboot. System is up. Now waiting for the Xcode update. Dammit - stop waiting and JUST DO IT. Fuck... Time to walk the dog...
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@dcon said in The Official Status Thread:
Xcode
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@dcon said in The Official Status Thread:
Now waiting for the Xcode update.
The only good reason for installing Xcode is so that you can bootstrap a real toolchain.
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The connections into my workstation PC now only comprise of: 1.) Power and 2.) HDMI. It'd be nice to remove one of those but I don't think we're there yet. Makes it easy to transport from bedroom into den when it's needed to be my Vive PC. For the record, speed test on my workstation PC using Ethernet over power: 21.98 Mbps/6.73 Mbps. Using new PCI-E wireless card: 58.28 Mbps/6.62 Mbps. Dang, son. (The electrical system in my apartment is shitty, hence the switch because sometimes Ethernet would drop out for a few minutes at a time, no ping to router, etc.).
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@anonymous234 said in The Official Status Thread:
@Lorne-Kates said in The Official Status Thread:
If so, then the you succeeded with your Request. It is now up to you to parse the request and analyze the response. The content is not part of the request layer.
Objection: the HTTP error codes are explicitly part of the HTTP layer.
Overruled. Bailiff, hold him in contempt of court. You may Taze at will.
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@Weng said in The Official Status Thread:
This describes literally every single country's mobile telecoms. For real. In the US, we're down to 4 and are looking to move to 3.
We're at 2. Bell and Rogers.
And by "own the regulating body", I mean the people who run the CRTC (the FCC of Canada) are almost all ex Rogers and Bell executives.
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@Lorne-Kates said in The Official Status Thread:
You may Taze at will.
What's William done to deserve that?
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@dcon said in The Official Status Thread:
Now waiting for the Xcode update. Dammit - stop waiting and JUST DO IT. Fuck...
status 18 hours later, it just started the download.
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@dkf said in The Official Status Thread:
The only good reason for installing Xcode is so that you can bootstrap a real toolchain.
Luckily, I rarely have to actually debug in it. If the code has a problem, it's likely on the Windows side too. And VS is much easier to work in.
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status I think my MacBook Pro's clock needs recalibrating. Each minute of installation countdown takes about 10 minutes in the real world. Even Windows piss-poor time estimation could be considered accurate compared to this...
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@Weng said in The Official Status Thread:
roaming charges in the US
These exist?
Verizon may be fucking expensive but damn if they don't have a network.
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Status: I want to play a game that isnt out until next year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCnNnSiMoKs
It's by the guys who make Guilty Gear, and yet it's Dragonball. Just awesome.
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@Magus I saw a trailer earlier, and it does look pretty frantic and fun
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Status: Since yesterday, I've had mild pain in my elbow, which is unusually warm and slightly sore to the touch. Checking the internet has now made me terrified, so I'll probably find a doctor tomorrow.
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@Magus said in The Official Status Thread:
Status: Since yesterday, I've had mild pain in my elbow, which is unusually warm and slightly sore to the touch. Checking the internet has now made me terrified, so
I'll probably find a doctor tomorrow.I made a huge mistake.But see a doctor anyway :p
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Hashtag Lunch
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@Lorne-Kates Looks like a Heart-Attack-Sandwich.
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@Rhywden Admittedly, but I should also get around to finding a doctor for my insurance, so this is a good excuse.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bvUwoBXOyc
Status:
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WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY?
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Those torrents are very active indeed...
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@anonymous234 said in The Official Status Thread:
Those torrents are very active indeed...
I smell either unsigned integer underflow or.... possibly a new way of disguising pirate torrent traffic as legitimate.
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Status: Want to start game but can't start game :|
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Status: The kitchen trash can smells like something died in it. And it's not because I put a dead mouse in it, this time.
Also it's nearly empty so I'm wondering whether it's actually something in the trash, or whether it's the trash can itself... :/
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@JazzyJosh said in The Official Status Thread:
Status: Want to start game but can't start game :|
Might need to completely restart Steam for the update to be detected.
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Status: Uh oh.
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@heterodox
Press F to pay respects.
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@izzion said in The Official Status Thread:
@heterodox
Press F to pay respects.Press J to tell your wife you're sorry...
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Mother broke her phone, so it's time to hand down my Sony Xperia Z3 Compact and buy a new similarly small phone.
Initial searches aren't encouraging.
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@RaceProUK Mario.... just was megaman?
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@cartman82 said in The Official Status Thread:
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Mother broke her phone, so it's time to hand down my Sony Xperia Z3 Compact and buy a new similarly small phone.
Initial searches aren't encouraging.Damn, can't find anything better than what I have now.
New "updates" have worse battery life, no water proofing, often no SD cards...
Have smartphones peaked with Xperia Z3 Compact?
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@Tsaukpaetra said in The Official Status Thread:
@JazzyJosh said in The Official Status Thread:
Status: Want to start game but can't start game :|
Might need to completely restart Steam for the update to be detected.
TIL Steam provides NodeBB updates.
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@anotherusername said in The Official Status Thread:
Status: The kitchen trash can smells like something died in it. And it's not because I put a dead mouse in it, this time.
Also it's nearly empty so I'm wondering whether it's actually something in the trash, or whether it's the trash can itself... :/
Here's how to figure it out:
- Dump the contents of the can on the floor.
- Put the can in some closet somewhere as far from the kitchen as possible.
- If the smell persists, it's the bullshit you just dumped on your kitchen floor.
- Otherwise, get a new trash can. It's haunted and just caused you to dump a bunch of garbage on the floor.
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Status: Go rounding! :D
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@ben_lubar said in The Official Status Thread:
@Tsaukpaetra said in The Official Status Thread:
@JazzyJosh said in The Official Status Thread:
Status: Want to start game but can't start game :|
Might need to completely restart Steam for the update to be detected.
TIL Steam provides NodeBB updates.
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Status: Wishing MS would just settle on one UI for the Azure Portal, and stop fiddling with it.
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Oh my God, why are all utility companies in existence so universally awful at billing and customer service?
My complaint that's been running for over two months now, but was only made into an official complaint last week because apparently none of the call centre drones thought to join the dots that I've been phoning and sending increasingly angry emails about the same issue for literally months, has come to a head.
Talked to the complaints handler last week, who promised to sort everything out. My balance was reduced and I could see that I was finally put on the tariff I'd originally asked for, which he said he'd backdate to account opening.
Yesterday, I checked my account online. Balance up another £400, direct debit of £1200 a month. Phoned them today and told them off yet again. Got told that the balance was correct. Went absolutely ballistic, explained yet again that it came from a ridiculous estimated reading that thought I'd used £300 worth of gas in a single week and that I was not going to accept their uselessness.
This call centre drone, after eventually calming me down enough to get a word in edgeways, said she'd take on the complaint, sort out the issue and call me back within a couple of hours. At this point, I'll be shocked to my core if the situation is actually resolved, and either way I'll be asking for a hefty goodwill gesture to cover the stress, hours of work time spent on the phone to them, multiple failed attempts to sort or even recognise the issue, and generally having to deal with the numpties they staff their call centres with
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Status: Okay, so, my whole elbow is no longer swelled up, and the pain is now in a very small area, so I'm working from home nut will only possibly visit a doctor.
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@Tsaukpaetra said in The Official Status Thread:
Press J to tell your wife you're sorry...
In Wingdings, right?
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@Jaloopa said in The Official Status Thread:
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Oh my God, why are all utility companies in existence so universally awful at billing and customer service?
My complaint that's been running for over two months now, but was only made into an official complaint last week because apparently none of the call centre drones thought to join the dots that I've been phoning and sending increasingly angry emails about the same issue for literally months, has come to a head.
Talked to the complaints handler last week, who promised to sort everything out. My balance was reduced and I could see that I was finally put on the tariff I'd originally asked for, which he said he'd backdate to account opening.
Yesterday, I checked my account online. Balance up another £400, direct debit of £1200 a month. Phoned them today and told them off yet again. Got told that the balance was correct. Went absolutely ballistic, explained yet again that it came from a ridiculous estimated reading that thought I'd used £300 worth of gas in a single week and that I was not going to accept their uselessness.
This call centre drone, after eventually calming me down enough to get a word in edgeways, said she'd take on the complaint, sort out the issue and call me back within a couple of hours. At this point, I'll be shocked to my core if the situation is actually resolved, and either way I'll be asking for a hefty goodwill gesture to cover the stress, hours of work time spent on the phone to them, multiple failed attempts to sort or even recognise the issue, and generally having to deal with the numpties they staff their call centres with
They claim to have sorted it out, and the new balance is more in line with what I was expecting. The direct debit is also down to less than 10% of the ridiculous one, and they're applying a £50 goodwill gesture
It's sad that this took two months, harassing them via phone, email and twitter, and going through two different complaint handlers to get someone to actually listen to my complaint, see what the issue was and remove the stupid reading from my history, but hopefully I won;t have to deal with them again until I'm out of the fixed rate lock in tariff and switch to a less terrible supplier (if such a mythical being exists)
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The bar we used to hang out at in college is dead and all their stuff is going up for auction.
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@Greybeard said in The Official Status Thread:
@Tsaukpaetra said in The Official Status Thread:
Press J to tell your wife you're sorry...
In Wingdings, right?
That's a smile, don't think you'd be doing that while saying sorry...
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@Weng said in The Official Status Thread:
The bar we used to hang out at in college is dead and all their stuff is going up for auction.
C
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@cartman82 said in The Official Status Thread:
@cartman82 said in The Official Status Thread:
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Mother broke her phone, so it's time to hand down my Sony Xperia Z3 Compact and buy a new similarly small phone.
Initial searches aren't encouraging.Damn, can't find anything better than what I have now.
New "updates" have worse battery life, no water proofing, often no SD cards...
Have smartphones peaked with Xperia Z3 Compact?
SD cards are dead. If you drop that requirement you'll open up quite a bit.
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@Weng said in The Official Status Thread:
@cartman82 said in The Official Status Thread:
@cartman82 said in The Official Status Thread:
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Mother broke her phone, so it's time to hand down my Sony Xperia Z3 Compact and buy a new similarly small phone.
Initial searches aren't encouraging.Damn, can't find anything better than what I have now.
New "updates" have worse battery life, no water proofing, often no SD cards...
Have smartphones peaked with Xperia Z3 Compact?
SD cards are dead. If you drop that requirement you'll open up quite a bit.
Are they though? Show me a phone that has 200 GB of storage on it and I'll consider it.
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@Tsaukpaetra iPhone 7 has 256 GB storage options.