That's kind of been my point the whole way through. Trump is a disaster, but at least everyone knows it. Ever read some of Mike Pence's ideas? Or seen interviews? It would be equally bad, except he'd be better at executing a plan.
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Does it really matter? How much variation in digital watches can there really be? I mean, aesthetics, sure, but I doubt there is a substantive difference between brands.
On a similar note, it's scary to think that I'll look back in 40 years and remember spending a portion of my 20s responding to posts on a dying videogame forum.-MetaL* wrote:
I hope ATG died IRL.
Leave us out of this.Dilbert_X wrote:
Just look at Canada
I have a manager like this. Although it's not so much that she trusts nobody, but more that it takes a really long time to earn her trust. You end up in a situation where she pretty much only delegates work to her 3-4 most trusted employees, and everyone else kind of has a role as a subordinate to those 3-4 people. It's a weird informal team lead kind of arrangement. Not good.Jay wrote:
This guy is a brilliant engineer but he trusts no one. If he could produce all the work himself he would stay in the office 24/7 and do it. Problem is he's the worst manager I've ever worked for. He didn't even speak to me for the first month I was in his group. If you were to ask him a question to tap his knowledge he would mock you for not knowing already.
There are several signs that PSU is potentially going to fail soon. System instability, Performance instability, display problems. There are also a few warning shots before a full catastrophic failure in most cases. Overheating and wattage drops are the most common.uziq wrote:
don't worry, if it "isn't cutting it on the daily" he'll replace it
Nice! Good luck. With the number of interviews coming down the pipeline it's only a matter of time until you snag one.Jay wrote:
3 more interviews this week, two I would consider dream positions in construction management for big firms. Fingers crossed!
There's two issues you are conflating, 'hombre'. I don't know why the efficiency rating is even being discussed. Know what the difference between bronze and gold is? About 4%. I'll pony up the extra $5 a year. It'll hurt, but I'll make it.uziq wrote:
oh and about the evga stuff, there's two issues that we're conflating. with regards to the rating stuff, yes it's an efficiency certificate, but a lower-rated PSU will generate more heat which will wear out the capacitors faster, heat up the ambient temp of your case, and normally the noise levels of the case fans, too. not to mention the fact that, depending on your energy costs and what sort of loads you will run it at, you could probably pay for the difference between the bronze->gold PSU taken over a year or two of inefficient energy consumption in your power bill.
the thing about EVGA is that, at least when i was into building PCs, their PSUs came near the bottom of the charts for voltage regulation, ripple, etc. again, you may say i'm being salty because i had a PSU fail on an old computer (not an EVGA PSU, fyi), but my point is that it's the sort of thing that only ever has to fail once and then all of your beautiful build is bricked. why go for the most inefficient and arguably one of the poorest constructed options when the difference is ultimately $40 bucks? again, don't give me some hackneyed analogies about cocaine use. i only buy that pure fish scale, hombre.
Speaking of stretching an argument, "lower-rated PSU will generate more heat which will wear out the capacitors faster"? You mean that 4% that gets converted to heat and noise? Something tells me this build isn't going to last more than 15 years no matter what I buy. I think the tolerances alone will absorb it.
Keep buying "that pure fish scale."
I've never heard anybody make the argument that the lower efficiency PSUs are more likely to fail. Nobody. All of my friends have said that EVGA is fine, so I'm not sure where this comes from. Get burned once 7 years ago? Odd.uziq wrote:
yeah, poindexter, but less efficient PSUs thus waste more energy as heat dissipation and wear out faster / are less reliable.Pocshy2.0 wrote:
Do you know what bronze and gold even mean? It is an efficiency rating. EVGA has been pretty solid for years. When was the last time you bought one? I know Corsair is still better, but EVGA isn't in the shits at all.uziq wrote:
was referring more to its bronze-rating and the fact its made by EVGA, a company whose PSUs are notorious for failure and issues, rather than its capacity.
would rather get a gold-rated modular PSU if i were going to spend that amount of moolah on a system. i've had a PSU brick an entire system once before – you really feel like an idiot for not spending that extra $50 when a power spike destroys a mobo and CPU.
And I knew the keyboard is potentially not going to suit my preferences. I wanted to give it a try at the price point. I even said I would buy a mechanical if needed.
Thanks though?
not to mention that the rating certificates normally scale with price-quality points in PSU builds. better components all round.
if you're building a gaming pc that is going to be drawing high-loads a lot of the time, why would you want an inefficient PSU?
i don't understand this philosophy of 'try something half-shit so i can buy the real shit in 3 months time'. where's that razer keyboard going to end up, looking pretty on a landfill? get a decent mech keyboard. it's a good investment just like a good monitor is, and will probably outlast your current build. just on a taste level, why do you want a keyboard crammed with disco lights? u some sort of fag?
And the "philosophy" of 'try something half-shit' is called taking a risk on something cheaper but potentially just as likable. Strange that you can go from arguing about the prevalence of cocaine use and its relative low-risk of addition to saying I am an idiot for trying out something that might be just fine. Orders of magnitude less risky, I'd say. But I'm the fool.
Nice.
Do you know what bronze and gold even mean? It is an efficiency rating. EVGA has been pretty solid for years. When was the last time you bought one? I know Corsair is still better, but EVGA isn't in the shits at all.uziq wrote:
was referring more to its bronze-rating and the fact its made by EVGA, a company whose PSUs are notorious for failure and issues, rather than its capacity.unnamednewbie13 wrote:
Pocshy's PSU should be fine with just the components listed. Could probably even get away with a 400W.
would rather get a gold-rated modular PSU if i were going to spend that amount of moolah on a system. i've had a PSU brick an entire system once before – you really feel like an idiot for not spending that extra $50 when a power spike destroys a mobo and CPU.
And I knew the keyboard is potentially not going to suit my preferences. I wanted to give it a try at the price point. I even said I would buy a mechanical if needed.
Thanks though?
I did have a friend mention I might want to beef up the PSU. The nice thing about moving away from a pre-built in a very tight case or a laptop (like I have now) is that I can swap out parts as needed. If the PSU shows signs of potentially failing or just isn't cutting it on the daily, I'll swap it out immediately. Same goes for the CPU cooler.
I forgot to mention that I took a huge risk on the keyboard and went with a non-standard mechanical.
It's got something they're calling "Mecha-Membrane" keys to get the better of both worlds to give a soft touch and a tactile click at the same time.
A buddy ordered one and says it's great. My father is purchasing it for me as a birthday gift so I figured 'fuck it, let's go for broke'. In the worst case i'll drag my ass to a store and buy a proper mechanical.
I forgot to mention that I took a huge risk on the keyboard and went with a non-standard mechanical.
It's got something they're calling "Mecha-Membrane" keys to get the better of both worlds to give a soft touch and a tactile click at the same time.
A buddy ordered one and says it's great. My father is purchasing it for me as a birthday gift so I figured 'fuck it, let's go for broke'. In the worst case i'll drag my ass to a store and buy a proper mechanical.
In case you guys are interested, this is what I went with:
- Intel Core i7-7700 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor
- MSI Z170-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
- Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory
- Kingston HyperX Fury 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
- EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card
- Cooler Master Storm Enforcer ATX Mid Tower Case
- EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
- Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler
I won't be overclocking, so the 'K' model of the CPU wasn't necessary. Only part I think I should have not gone cheap on is the CPU cooler. I'll see what the temps are and reassess.
- Intel Core i7-7700 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor
- MSI Z170-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
- Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory
- Kingston HyperX Fury 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
- EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card
- Cooler Master Storm Enforcer ATX Mid Tower Case
- EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
- Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler
I won't be overclocking, so the 'K' model of the CPU wasn't necessary. Only part I think I should have not gone cheap on is the CPU cooler. I'll see what the temps are and reassess.
I ordered a bunch of parts for a new computer I'm building. Only thing I'm unhappy with is the monitor I had to buy. I need 144hz and wanted the BenQ 24', but it was out of stock everywhere so I had to settle for the Asus competitor. Same specs, and surprisingly the Asus actually seems to have better reviews. Was 50$ cheaper, too. Oh well.
I don't have to keep these things at my desk because I walk home for lunch and can freshen up before the afternoon.
The amazing this is that he is referencing things that happened after he got banned, meaning he has been here with us, reading silently and waiting for this moment.
Magic.
Magic.
Admin, please un-post limit drewz. Thanks.
I think he has Alzheimer's and is at that stage where he is constantly angry because he recognizes he doesn't know what's going on.
The cousin who named her kid Titan has a husband named Tyler...it's all coming together. He's also a millwright, which isn't far off being a mechanic.
Sorry to hear that, Jay. As a libertarian, is it against your morals to accept employment insurance payments (maybe called unemployment insurance in the states)?
12C in Toronto this weekend. I'm a little worried about this global warming thing at this point.
You pretty much know with absolute certainty that he's been trolling this forum for at least the least 3 years. Everything he pretends to support, do, or believe is all just to see how the community would react. Not that it's bad--it's just about the only thing keeping this place alive.
I'm not a genius, but wouldn't it be easier to take the dog somewhere far far away in your car and leave it there? Like, "oops, the dog ran away." No dead dog for forensics to determine that you poisoned it, no hard feelings, just, "I guess Rover is living somewhere else now"?
The difference is that Michael Jackson's kids will always grow up with fuck you money. They don't need to put that shit on a resume. Titan? He'll need to find his way into a profession at some point. Even if he gets the interview his conical head will raise doubts concerning upholding the image of the company.
My cousin named her baby Titan. I literally can't look at the kid without feeling the need to apologize. He's fucked. Marked as a douche from birth. That and he's an outstandingly ugly baby. There's really not much hope.
Nice! Does the job require that you live in a particular city, or can you work remotely?
I think there's a lack of nuance in your understanding of how overspending comes to be a problem. I'm willing to bet that the $2mill of overspending on $10mill project is for a component of a larger program goal. It is inevitable that some contracts simply go bad. What you're not seeing are the other hundred $10mill projects that go just fine. The general public and people in small private sector companies have a really hard time understanding how $1mill can literally be the rounding error on a spending program the government runs. The scale of what we deal with is so out of your world that the public thinks it's a huge waste of money, when in reality it's less than .05% of the budget. Even now I am running a $182mill program, and when I tell friends that I had to write off $100k today they lose their minds. Usually in private sector infrastructure projects the contingency is 10%, so I think I did just fine.Jay wrote:
I have no doubt that you and your coworkers mean well. In my experience with government agencies they seem to be staffed with a scattering of young idealists, an overwhelming number of immigrants, and old burnt out time servers. Ambition tends to be low and office politics and back biting reign supreme. This is just what I've seen, your mileage may vary.
The biggest problem I have is that there's no accountability. I see money thrown around willy nilly because it's not theirs and no one is getting fired if they go wildly over budget. I've seen two million dollar change orders shrugged off. Two million on a ten million dollar project. This is funny money territory. But if you break it down, that project is costing the average family of four city taxpayers $6 instead of $5. Big deal, right? But how many other projects and programs are there? It adds up quickly.
The political class should be the ones actually protecting us from stuff like this, but your average politician despises the voters. We're just whiners that don't want to pay for stuff. We stand between them and utopia, if only they could extract just a bit more...
SuperJail Warden wrote:
Honestly if I ever become rich and never had to work again, I would just buy a nice home someplace and get an asian girl to smoke crack or meth with me all day.
SuperJail Warden wrote:
Honestly if I ever become rich and never had to work again
SuperJail Warden wrote:
Honestly if I ever become rich
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS WORD MEANSSuperJail Warden wrote:
Honestly
See, this is the mentality I don't get after having worked some time in government.Jay wrote:
People don't want to see their taxes increased because the money is invariably squandered or just used to pay for government employee raises or pensions. Yes, I'm bitter. So are most people. I think most people would gladly pay higher taxes if the government was actually effective.
1.) government workers make less than private sector workers doing the same work at the same level of education. We actually have huge talent retention problems because of it. Try getting a P. Eng. to advise of the building code for 60k CAD a year.
b.) we're slow because our management structure is necessarily more complex than the private sector's. What companies do you know of where a new moron from the general public can lead the organization every 4 years with no continuity of thought? We need lengthy approvals processes to make sure that no one bad manager can scuttle the ship.
4.) we don't get to fail. If a private company goes belly up, there's 10 others making the same widget that will fill the gap. Government fails? Riots in the streets. Sure, there are minor failures, but fundamentally you need to understand that government is not a business and never should be. Government is motivated by such a different set of goals and drivers that it is completely moronic to believe that the public sector and private sector should be measured by the same yardstick.
Really I just think people who dislike government for its very existence are complete retards. Want to see what extremely limited government regulation looks like? Visit China.
What about the partnerships he entered and the investors he convinced? Still his money?Jay wrote:
He was a real estate developer and was at least gambling his own money. Stock brokers gamble other people's money and collect fees whether they win or lose.uziq wrote:
dude your president is part of that financial class.Jay wrote:
And no I'm not anti capitalism or the stock market, I just despise the useless gambling industry that built itself up around it.
Something tells me Trump knows the risks he is taking. I just don't think cares...especially not about the lower class voters who put him in office.
Calling it now: global recession in the next 3 years precipitated by Trump.SuperJail Warden wrote:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/bus … 3015bc8027President Trump signed an executive order Friday to reconsider regulations put in place after the 2008 financial crisis to rein in Wall Street, according to a White House spokeswoman.
The move addressed another one of Trump’s campaign promises: dismantling 2010’s financial overhaul legislation, known as Dodd-Frank. The legislation forced banks to take various steps to prevent another financial crisis, including holding more capital and taking yearly “stress tests” to prove they could withstand economic turbulence. The financial industry, particularly its small community banks, complained the rules went too far.
“We expect to be cutting a lot out of Dodd-Frank,” Trump said during a meeting with business leaders Friday morning. “Because frankly, I have so many people, friends of mine, that had nice businesses, they just can’t borrow money … because the banks just won’t let them borrow because of the rules and regulations in Dodd-Frank.”
Trump also signed a separate presidential memorandum to delay the Labor Department’s rules that would require financial professionals to put their clients’ interests ahead of their own.
Finally some moves that will help out the little guy in west Virginia and Ohio.
Our terrorists often turn out to be some early-to-mid 20's white male diagnosed to have a mental illness. We'll see about this one.coke wrote:
Ban Canadian's terrorists the lot of 'em.
Bipolar Disorder? My cousin had a manic episode several years ago. Got on that Olanzapine and hasn't had a problem since. Entirely treatable if your case isn't too severe.SuperJail Warden wrote:
lamictal, wellbutrin, and risperdal.
Hardcore antipsychotics and mood stabilizers. They keep me on the up and up but I am still dangerously crazy. I can just hold a job and get lovers with them.
It's good that you have a reasonable goal and a mind to at least maintain in the future. I went into the fitness thing without a real goal apart from "look better, be healthier" and I'm still trying to work out exactly what that means. For a long time it meant 'get big'.
I'm perhaps at the crest of what I can do without really starting to take things seriously. I would need to move beyond the basic calorie and macro counts I do now, and into total micromanagement of every aspect of my eating. I'm not sure I'm ready for giving up alcohol and any cheat meals I want to indulge in. The lifting is the easy part; I'm constantly looking for ways to improve my routine and results.
At this point it feels like I'm on the maintenance path only because I'm not ready to fully commit.
I'm perhaps at the crest of what I can do without really starting to take things seriously. I would need to move beyond the basic calorie and macro counts I do now, and into total micromanagement of every aspect of my eating. I'm not sure I'm ready for giving up alcohol and any cheat meals I want to indulge in. The lifting is the easy part; I'm constantly looking for ways to improve my routine and results.
At this point it feels like I'm on the maintenance path only because I'm not ready to fully commit.
Nice! I came to find that after a certain amount of time going to the gym as a regular habit just becomes part of your life. My day just doesn't feel complete without going in for a workout. The eating side of things can be different...sometimes a large pizza to yourself is just calling your name.KEN-JENNINGS wrote:
i'm in the best shape i've ever been in my life right now. I've been going to the gym 4x a week for 16 weeks now. I've gained 13 pounds of muscle and am stronger than i've ever been. I also have been eating really well. I can give some advice to you nerds if you need it.
Are both BAs from the same school?
Everything I've read has supported what you're saying. Overpriced, underwhelming sound quality, zero durability. It makes even less sense that I am considering them given that I do 90% of my listening during the commute or other travels. I'd be better served by some higher-end Sennheiser's that are built for portability and durability. I have some weird consumerist loyalty to B&O though, mostly because they're always what my father has used. Weird feeling being able to identify your own irrationality yet being willing to do nothing about it.uziq wrote:
b&o are nice, i've spent a lot of time with a hi-fi of theirs, but these headphones are massively overpriced and there are far better ones available. this pair looks like dre beats for men who wear moisturiser. avoid.Pocshy2.0 wrote:
I realllllly want a pair of Bang and Olufsen H8 headphones, but every review I have read has made the point that for the cost they're really not that amazing. I just like the design enough that I may be willing to sacrifice sound quality. This is a first world problem because I am torn on just how I should waste my disposable income.
bear in mind that top-end headphones are built for sitting in an armchair at home and listening intently. they will have no durability and will get destroyed pretty quickly on a commute or whatever. but get some of the top-end grados and thank yourself. b&o make quality gear but they're for design-led purposes over audio quality.
I realllllly want a pair of Bang and Olufsen H8 headphones, but every review I have read has made the point that for the cost they're really not that amazing. I just like the design enough that I may be willing to sacrifice sound quality. This is a first world problem because I am torn on just how I should waste my disposable income.
Yeah, I figured the appraisal was at least 20-30% over list, but I got it below that even. Either way, it was what she wanted, so I'm not complaining.Jay wrote:
Appraisals are always way higher than list price. It's designed to make you feel like you got a deal.Pocshy2.0 wrote:
Bought the ring today. Classic solitare, 1k, rosegold. Had almost perfect clarity, cut, and colour. I thought the sales person was tugging my dick when she said she'd never seen one that perfect at such a low price. I called her shit and asked for the independent appraiser's slip. Sure enough, 12,000$ diamond.Jay wrote:
Congrats man, all the best
EDIT- this is all to say that even though I dropped more cash than I'd care to, I still feel like I came away alright. And the GF is happy, if you take that into consideration.
I think my wife's ring is a princess cut. I taught myself about diamonds on blue Nile before I went to the jeweler so I got what I wanted. He was actually surprised by what I wanted and then impressed when the order arrived because he always ordered yellower stones.
Anyway, congrats again man. What matters in the end is that shes happy. Happy wife, happy life is true. Cue endless "so when's the date?"
Bought the ring today. Classic solitare, 1k, rosegold. Had almost perfect clarity, cut, and colour. I thought the sales person was tugging my dick when she said she'd never seen one that perfect at such a low price. I called her shit and asked for the independent appraiser's slip. Sure enough, 12,000$ diamond.Jay wrote:
Congrats man, all the bestPocshy2.0 wrote:
Told her parents I'm going to ask her to marry me. Also told the partner I need her help to choose out the ring. I figured if she's going to have to wear it for a long time that she might as well get one she likes. I still held back the cards of when and how I ask her to marry me.Jay wrote:
Give her dad a courtesy heads up and then buy the engagement ring only. She picks the wedding band she wants before the wedding.
EDIT- this is all to say that even though I dropped more cash than I'd care to, I still feel like I came away alright. And the GF is happy, if you take that into consideration.
Told her parents I'm going to ask her to marry me. Also told the partner I need her help to choose out the ring. I figured if she's going to have to wear it for a long time that she might as well get one she likes. I still held back the cards of when and how I ask her to marry me.Jay wrote:
Give her dad a courtesy heads up and then buy the engagement ring only. She picks the wedding band she wants before the wedding.Pocshy2.0 wrote:
I'm at that point where I need to shit or get off the pot with my GF. How do you even ask someone to marry you? What is the order of operations? Do I buy the engagement ring before asking her parents and retain an option to purchase the full wedding ring contingent on her saying yes?
I don't know what I'm doing.
The Russian dude has to be the guy to ask. Man, to be that deep into it.Shahter wrote:
orly? and the evidence..?Dilbert_X wrote:
How many times did Trump say the election was rigged? Turns out he was right.
We'd always take the little rubber insects and see who could stick one to grandpa's bald head first by throwing it from 10 feet away. He didn't like watching the news with us in the room.
I had the version of the easy-bake-oven meant for boys.
Way less cool than the easy-bake. Rubber spiders are cool for all of 10 seconds.
Way less cool than the easy-bake. Rubber spiders are cool for all of 10 seconds.
I don't know if this has been said yet (and I'm not reading the preceding 3 pages to find out), but why bother talking about a trade deficit figure that focuses on goods? Who cares? Shouldn't we want that if America is an advanced nation? Aren't we concerned with services, especially financial services?
I'd say my office is split pretty evenly between those over 35 and under 35. We aren't all DMV workers who dream of a minor improvement to a program process. I'm a policy analyst for a primarily intergovernmental relations ministry. I'd take it over waiting tables. My concern with the position is that it can easily become too comfortable. I could spend my entire career here if I wanted to--and that's not a bad thing apart from all of the other avenues not explored.
Thanks, Uzi. You're right. Even within the public service I belong to there are lots of opportunities to move between roles and specialties. We have a very well developed secondment system that lets you dabble in other policy areas for as little as 6 months to as long as you desire, all without the risk of losing your former position or any ill effects to your employment benefits. I'm pretty well locked into my current role for about year, but after than I can move on to my true passion in Cultural Policy (which is the reason I got into this field in the first place).uziq wrote:
jay considers his 20s a lost decade because of his catastrophically bad decisions so he's keen on shitting on everyone.
he doesn't grasp that your degree and your public sector experience means you can move to another career relatively easily. you are employable. you have lots of cultural and social capital, too. you will be networking with the right people.
jay has a vocational qualification from an unknown college so he's got to defend and justify his own choice with the tenacity of a cornered mutt. he'll grow into those XXL khakis and spend the rest of his life tilting at windmills and reading reason.com to confirm his own limited worldview.
i really wouldn't worry about getting cold feet. you're not locked into one career for the rest of your life now. not necessarily, anyway. you're young and have plenty of time to try several other careers or niches in your field, if you wish. i wouldn't be worried about being locked into one thing for the long haul until i was nearer 35 than 25. 30 is the new 21, right? you have two degrees and are earning good experience, if you are uncertain. jay was in nowhere near a position as strong as that by the time he was in his mid-20s.
"public sector is for those who have given up on life" - coming from the guy who joined the US's biggest workfare scheme as a young man because his life got off to such an abortive start.
I lost sight of even that opportunity. There's something so path-dependent to your existence when you're truly in the trenches.