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Funny, My week started by shipping a laptop to a new hire. (non-programmer role) She is an admin working from home and can install whatever she wants on it. I like to keep things simple for myself.
The unwanted challenge now facing me is training and keeping the new hire busy while getting my own work done! I didn't agree with this hire...it was a done deal before I was 'asked'.
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
"Hope is contagious"
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I once ran across the same catch 22 BS, go park on the head of HRs desk and tell him you are being paid x$ per hour to do nothing.
I can relate to the unconnected Surface, they gave me an unconnected 386 (in the days of the pentium). At which point I returned to HR and repeated the exercise, took 2 weeks to get set up (the contract was for 1 month)
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity -
RAH
I'm old. I know stuff - JSOP
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Don't you know what PKI stands for?
Postponed Kabbalist Intimidation
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Ahh, that explains it, I thought it was KPI management <<waste>> for a good while...
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Whats next limiting their food imports to only steak, champagne and chocolate? I was under the assumption other nations were trying to deter the invasion not encourage it.
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You mean sanctions? They're nice symbology, but doesn't prevent trade.
The biggest weapon here is not sanctions, but media.
Bastard Programmer from Hell
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Yup. People dying, we making jokes.
I upvoted you, you seemed to need it badly.
Bastard Programmer from Hell
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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People dying everyday, we making jokes everyday. What's different? Peer pressure?
GCS d--(d-) s-/++ a C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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For peer pressure, one needs equals.
Bastard Programmer from Hell
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Russia's behavior is so 20th century. I had hoped we'd left this sort of thing behind.
The difficult we do right away...
...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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You'd hoped "what"?
Already forgotten Irak, Afghanistan, Syria?
Bastard Programmer from Hell
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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The guy is unhinged. Hopefully, the Russians will take care of the problem from within before they/we all suffer too much.
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
"Hope is contagious"
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I recently found myself a case that's glass on 4 of the 6 sides.
The pros are fairly obvious - I can immediately tell if any of my fans are going bad. I can tell if there is dust buildup in the machine. It's pretty, of course. It's easy to clean.
The cons? Some obvious, some less so. First of all, it's heavy. Ugh. The case is half the height of a tower and about 1.5 times as wide, so it's a little-ish (micro-ATX horizontally mounted in the chassis) cube.
You'd think I was storing bowling balls in it, with how heavy it is.
Then the less obvious one - I don't set things like mugs, or really anything that could easily break glass on top of my machines, so that's not an issue.
But even putting my phone or gamepad down on it makes me feel like I need a doily.
Like, I get a little tinge of guilt every time I do it. My mother is screaming at me in my ear. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING!? THAT'S GLASS"
So now there's that to contend with. I didn't think about that when I bought the thing.
It might be worth considering the fallout (for those of you with mothers like that) if you decide to go that route as well.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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Would it be a safe guess that Mom wore "sensible" shoes? (Mine did)
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Asking because I don't know, considering glass is a good insulator doesn't that mean the interior stays warmer than it should?
I’ve given up trying to be calm. However, I am open to feeling slightly less agitated.
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I think that's why it's gapped. It's actually technically one of those "open air" chassis that's all the rage now, even though it doesn't look like it until you get close. There's a 1-1.5cm gap between the glass and frame on each of the 4 sides where there is glass.
There were a few negative reviewers among the overwhelming 4 and 5 stars that said they had heat issues, but I run a 1000 watt PSU and a 2080TI with an AMD Ryzen 7 4750G and 7TB of storage w/ no worries.
Also I think a lot of people are now moving to liquid cooled with the introduction of AIO cooling setups so heat dissipation becomes much more manageable. These cases are designed with liquid cooling in mind, although they are also designed so you can run air, like I do.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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I'm surprised they make those. Are there not plastic equivalents? I suppose plastic is more easily scratched, and glass is a lot stronger. Given I keep my tower PCs on the floor, clearly I'm not in the target demographic.
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Plastic dulls and scratches. It doesn't wear well, which is why the more expensive cases use glass and advertise it as such.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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As honey the codewitch says it's a matter of durability. Plastic panels end up looking bad after a few years, so if you like the transparent look glass - despite it's weight and the shatter risk - is the better option. I don't, and find a front/top intake with an external dust filter is good enough as a clean me indicator. By the time it looks gross on the outside, the inside can use a quick blow out too.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
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People with glass cases should not stow phones
(Nearest I could get to paraphrase your questions to the old saying 'People in glass houses should not throw stones')
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You were doing great until you decided to explain it. 😮💨
If you can't laugh at yourself - ask me and I will do it for you.
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you've drank the coolaid (rgb keyboard).
So a glass case allows for rgb components
CI/CD = Continuous Impediment/Continuous Despair
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I honestly don't like the lights in the case. I kind of miss the old days when computers were just computers and not shiny objects that had to look like condensed las vegas in a box.
But I do like seeing my components - particularly the fans, after what happened to me with them last time. Several died on me in my previous case and I had no clue.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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