The random thoughts thread!

Well?

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Wtf
How are you doing?

TERRIBLE. I'm sick of fixing up this old house and wasting time and money on repairs.
Sounds like God doesn't even want you living there. WTF is happening

I think my grandfather is haunting the place. Any time I upgrade anything or renovate any of the rooms something bad happens. I don't think he wants me in here.
 
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Today I remembered this one time when I was a kid and I was walking around Walmart looking for the magazines. I asked an employee where the game magazines were. He looked at me and told me they don't sell those there and I was too young to buy them. I later realized he must've thought I said "gay" magazines instead of "game" magazines. 😕
 
TERRIBLE. I'm sick of fixing up this old house and wasting time and money on repairs.


I think my grandfather is haunting the place. Any time I upgrade anything or renovate any of the rooms something bad happens. I don't think he wants me in here.
Any money selling it?
 
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I went hiking with some friends on Sun. One of my friends said it would be sunny. Lucky, I check the weather forecast, & the temperature barely passes the 14 deg C or 65F or whatever the unit 'Merica used & had a pullover.

Very few people care about wearing a mask outdoor or social distancing beyond keeping some distance. Social distancing still need to enter shops & queuing.
 
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ROFL

We gonna make it to Johnny Mnemonic?

Was thinking of this old flick because of the VR stuff I'm getting to mess with and I recently got an Oculus. I'd forgotten the setting is 2021.



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What is it with services giving no heads up on subscriptions being renewed? Happened with Hulu last year when I decided to make a switch to YouTube. Luckily in that case the renewal was a few days before YouTube so it wasn't a double dip. This time it's YouTube coming back after I put it on suspension during the lock down since there were no sports. Get an email last night welcoming me back. How about a damn email to warn me? Still nothing worth watching on TV.
 
What is it with services giving no heads up on subscriptions being renewed? Happened with Hulu last year when I decided to make a switch to YouTube. Luckily in that case the renewal was a few days before YouTube so it wasn't a double dip. This time it's YouTube coming back after I put it on suspension during the lock down since there were no sports. Get an email last night welcoming me back. How about a damn email to warn me? Still nothing worth watching on TV.
I always set a reminder in my phone. "He Siri, set a reminder to cancel Tinder on November 1st."
 
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I always set a reminder in my phone. "He Siri, set a reminder to cancel Tinder on November 1st."
Probably something I should do. Might just do it for prior to the next payment day so if there's still nothing worth watching anymore I can just cancel again.
 
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why do you think everyone has free trials constantly, they rely on people forgetting to cancel sub
 
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Some random thoughts.

calling someone an A$$ is bad. But calling someone a badaśś is good......badxbad = good. Like complex number.....?

the auto handler finally open, and I can change to my summer tires. My tires are stored by them ( too lazy to store in my basement) so I have to wait til they are open to be able to change my tires.

the 2nd easiest thing in life is convincing yourself you are correct, after daydreaming.
 
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Just upgraded from a Raspberry Pi 3 to a 4 in my arcade cab, purely for dreamcast emulation... so now I have a raspberry pi 3 with a couple of thousand games with retropie and a 19" monitor over, no sticks though, only a couple of USB ps1 classic controllers.
Any tips on what I should do with these?
 
How odd is it for a company to install TV and internet without charging for it prior to installing it? The only thing asked beforehand was my social security # to run a credit check. My account has $0.00 due on 1/1/0001. I keep explaining to the customer service reps the situation and they tell me I have no service order scheduled and ask me idiotic questions that they already asked me before giving me the runaround. It's just completely insane...

Also, would moving the modem/router combo away from the wall jack that has a 6' cable, to another room using a 25' cable cause any issues at all? It would be simpler for me to run just 1 cable through a room instead of 3 cables...even though my WiFi speeds are almost double of wired speeds.
 
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How odd is it for a company to install TV and internet without charging for it prior to installing it? The only thing asked beforehand was my social security # to run a credit check. My account has $0.00 due on 1/1/0001. I keep explaining to the customer service reps the situation and they tell me I have no service order scheduled and ask me idiotic questions that they already asked me before giving me the runaround. It's just completely insane...

Also, would moving the modem/router combo away from the wall jack that has a 6' cable, to another room using a 25' cable cause any issues at all? It would be simpler for me to run just 1 cable through a room instead of 3 cables...even though my WiFi speeds are almost double of wired speeds.
Shouldn't be an issue. If you ever call for service, make sure you put it back where it was. They may claim since you used another cable not provided by them they won't cover it. Optimum won't cover issues if I ever used a splitter they didn't provide.
 
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The lockdown made me fatter again. I think I put on at least 7 pounds (Sad face) since the pandemic started.....I need to start working out again. I am thinking of skipping lunch since I work from home & doesn*t use much energy, & do more indoor exercises.
 
The lockdown made me fatter again. I think I put on at least 7 pounds (Sad face) since the pandemic started.....I need to start working out again. I am thinking of skipping lunch since I work from home & doesn*t use much energy, & do more indoor exercises.
Yeah I've been doing intermittent fasting most days over the last couple of months, with my eating window generally between 12PM and 8PM. Just been having black coffee and water for breakfast, does the trick most days.

I don't have a scale, but I know I was putting on weight. IF plus cardio has helped me feel lighter for sure.
 
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Shouldn't be an issue. If you ever call for service, make sure you put it back where it was. They may claim since you used another cable not provided by them they won't cover it. Optimum won't cover issues if I ever used a splitter they didn't provide.


I meant an issue with it working the same way it is now, not an issue with the phone/internet company. I wouldn't think it would cause any problems, but I'm not sure how these nice internet things work.
 
The lockdown made me fatter again. I think I put on at least 7 pounds (Sad face) since the pandemic started.....I need to start working out again. I am thinking of skipping lunch since I work from home & doesn*t use much energy, & do more indoor exercises.

I've been working outside more than ever since this started. Otherwise, I'd watch all of the bad stuff on TV even more than I already do and be even more angry and sad.
 
How odd is it for a company to install TV and internet without charging for it prior to installing it? The only thing asked beforehand was my social security # to run a credit check. My account has $0.00 due on 1/1/0001. I keep explaining to the customer service reps the situation and they tell me I have no service order scheduled and ask me idiotic questions that they already asked me before giving me the runaround. It's just completely insane...

Also, would moving the modem/router combo away from the wall jack that has a 6' cable, to another room using a 25' cable cause any issues at all? It would be simpler for me to run just 1 cable through a room instead of 3 cables...even though my WiFi speeds are almost double of wired speeds.
Your wifi speeds are double your wired? Are you using CAT6 cables?
 
Your wifi speeds are double your wired? Are you using CAT6 cables?


Yes, and I'm not sure. My existing cables aren't, not sure about the cable they installed from the wall to the modem/router. I might be only getting half speed on my wifi because 2 of the 3 set top boxes are all on wifi as well.
 
Yes, and I'm not sure. My existing cables aren't, not sure about the cable they installed from the wall to the modem/router. I might be only getting half speed on my wifi because 2 of the 3 set top boxes are all on wifi as well.

if you look at your cable, for the internet, somewhere on there is a small printing that should say “cat 6” or “cat 5”. Cat 6s also have crossovers, which you’ll see a two colored wires at the tips crossing over each other...which colours you may be asking, honestly I forget atm lol sorry.

For lil over a year I’ve been running some slim cables through out the house, under carpets, along/behind wall trim and even have some running outside with these...

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Just upgraded from a Raspberry Pi 3 to a 4 in my arcade cab, purely for dreamcast emulation... so now I have a raspberry pi 3 with a couple of thousand games with retropie and a 19" monitor over, no sticks though, only a couple of USB ps1 classic controllers.
Any tips on what I should do with these?

buy the biggest wide screen tv you could find, download a bunch of pinball games and play them on said tv, or just use that 19” and make a mini pinball cabinet for it...?
 
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