L. Marcus Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 Such is life in the big city. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 6.4 Magintude Earthquake Hits Japan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 Hmmm, lovely. Putting two and two together, the helicopter noisily and annoyingly hovering over campus seems to be the news camera chopper providing the telescopic video feed of the police investigating the human remains found in a trash bin. Shine a laser pointer at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gewing Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 My wife's job was just eliminated after 25 years. Every time I think we might be finding a smoother path... I feel like going somewhere and screaming F*** I think I will try to split some tough as Hell firewood, see if it relaxes me a little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 Sorry to hear that gewing. I hope your wife finds another job soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gewing Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 I keep thinking, "I know my middle name is not JOB..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted April 17, 2016 Report Share Posted April 17, 2016 My wife's job was just eliminated after 25 years. Every time I think we might be finding a smoother path... I feel like going somewhere and screaming F*** I think I will try to split some tough as Hell firewood, see if it relaxes me a little. I have been laid off I think six times in my career, enough times to start losing count. It doesn't get any easier. Clean up the resume, start working your network, and above all remember that you are not your job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolgroth Posted April 17, 2016 Report Share Posted April 17, 2016 My wife's job was just eliminated after 25 years. Every time I think we might be finding a smoother path... I feel like going somewhere and screaming F*** I think I will try to split some tough as Hell firewood, see if it relaxes me a little. I feel you. I was recently laid off after my company was bought out. Now it looks like I might have to consider legal counsel because they seem to want to flake out on the severance that was promised. Toughest two weeks I've had in a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted April 17, 2016 Report Share Posted April 17, 2016 Sorry to hear that, Nolgroth. Best of luck. Nolgroth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gewing Posted April 17, 2016 Report Share Posted April 17, 2016 Good Luck Nolgroth. Anybody know why the IRS now wants State Drivers license information? not "required" supposedly... Nolgroth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolgroth Posted April 18, 2016 Report Share Posted April 18, 2016 National Security. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted April 18, 2016 Report Share Posted April 18, 2016 It's an anti fraud measure. The number of fraudulent tax returns is skyrocketing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted April 18, 2016 Report Share Posted April 18, 2016 I am now on double the dose of pills to lower my blood pressure. Sure it went down. A bit but not enough. So now I have a prescription for double the dose when the current prescription runs out. Next visit is a week Thursday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawnmower Boy Posted April 18, 2016 Report Share Posted April 18, 2016 This email is to confirm that you have donated your 2015-2016 tax refund to the National Endowment For The Perverted Arts. Click here* to change your donation. *Look, if you actually clicked on that link. . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted April 19, 2016 Report Share Posted April 19, 2016 I'm tired of playing dodgeball with traffic every evening when I'm walking to the train station. I almost got hit by a car today, while trying to dodge another idiotic driver. I had the green light, btw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted April 20, 2016 Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 Credit card hacked! And automatically declined. I am quite the traveller, racking up hotel charges in Texas, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Tennessee, Nebraska, and Washington state, this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted April 20, 2016 Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 Speaking of which, did gewing get his money back from the hackers yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narf the Mouse Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 Soon as someone mentions the film "Lucy", at least a few people complain that "using 100% of the brain is actually a seizure!" Congratulations; you made your Science roll. However, if we're going to list all the things in superhero movies that don't work, we'll be here next week. Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narf the Mouse Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 They got almost 10k, hit for another 5 this AM, but it looks like I got that stopped. Police report, Credit Union's Fraud department is on the case. It will be interesting to see what turns up. I am likely to have a problem next time someone is going on and on about how "Hackers" are misunderstood good guys... I have very little sympathy for predatory, parasitic thieves and other criminals. Unfortunately, the definition of "Hacker" has changed over time, and has different technical meanings than popular meanings. For example, someone who gets paid by a company to intrusion-test the company IT security...Is a "Hacker". Someone who works at a university testing a company's software, and sending the results to the company...Is a "Hacker". They may even get kick-backs from companies for this. Seriously. Certain companies have bounties for security errors in their software. Someone who runs a script they downloaded off a website that scans for security holes and makes a bot-net out of unsecured computers, to scan the internet for accounts with passwords like *"passw0rd"...Is a "Hacker". Someone who makes a program that makes a virtual puppy run around your computer screen...Is a "Hacker". The term "Hacker" is pretty meaningless as misunderstood by the general public. * Seriously, people. Why??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 Sorry to hear that, Old Man. I hope you get everything cleared up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 The fraudulent charges are already wiped. It just sucks because that's my primary credit card and now it's offline for a week and a half until the replacement completes the epic journey to my mailbox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolgroth Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 Just imagine that epic journey with your credit card as a 125/75 point character. Imagine the dangers, chills and spills that it will have to go through in order to finish its quest. The only difference is instead of capturing a hoard, it will be joining one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 Ha! You think I have a hoard?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolgroth Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 Ha! You think I have a hoard?! Right. The CRANKY thread. Forgot. Sorry. Well in the spirit; my damn memory seems to be failing me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 FTFY. Here at the University, tbout the only ones the IT staff believe they have to be thought well of by are administrators. The faculty despise them, and the students come to despise them pretty quickly. We think a popular depiction of them goes in the right direction but is a little too charitable. It's just as common the other way around. I've had to help my share of Teachers with computers. But you don't care so I'll not bother you with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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