Lounge random thoughts/stories thread -- CURRENT
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For me, Murderbot was generally androgynous, but leaning female. I’m not overly hung up on it though, and Apple has certainly been on a roll with good to great shows, so I’m going to give it a watch as soon as I find time.
That can pass for a human when they take their armor off. I do think an androgynous appearance would have been the best choice for the film visuals.
I always imagined Murderbot as presenting male, but that’s probably just projection on my part.
Very excited to see some of The Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Moon!
Very excited to see some of The Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Moon!
Oh, come on @MichaelC, that's so very obviously a fake photo. I mean, look at the colour of the regolith! You can tell it's the wrong shade of puce in the intensity of light that the surface is getting by the colour of the shadows of some of the pebbles!
I mean, honestly...
I mean, honestly...
Oh, also, question: if there's a 10% blanket tariff on everything, does that include the internet? Will every bit be adjusted from 1 and 0 to 1.10 and 0.10 in transit?
The moon landing was faked. They got Stanley Kubrick to film it. Unfortunately, he was such a perfectionist, he insisted on filming it on location.
I can't believe you sheeple still think the moon is real.
Common misconception. Moonsharks are simply sharks that specialize in butt predation.
....and reading that back, that sounds way worse than I intended it to. Oh well, I'm leaving it.
Just wondering if it's confirmation bias, more focused news coverage, or if aircraft accidents/ground incidents have dramatically increased?
Just saying...I've already got mercury in my mouth, and it's OK.
...unless maybe I decide to lick the copper, silver , or gold.
I just can't wait until they start mining the moon for its cheese. I am very envious of those that got some when we first visited.
I want to know if the cheese on the dark side is different than that on the side facing us .
I want to know if the cheese on the dark side is different than that on the side facing us .
Of course it is. One is Moontzarella and the other is Moonterey Jack.
I'll get me coat ...
So not not sure if there's a thread this would fit into or not, but:
I've come to realize that if I only think about gamification as "evil manipulative bastards that aim to only drive engagement in ways harmful to me", that's not necessarily automatically going to be true for everything. And for some things, especially in trying to motivate/get myself to do some level of physical activity/movement/exercise, if I change to thinking "this is acknowledgement of a milestone" or that sort of thinking, I can be OK with those sorts of "badges" or what not as a way to try and help provide positive motivation and feedback in a way that feels good to me.
So, is there some kind of more fitness oriented, or some app/website I could setup with a way to check off things and get to "good job" sort of nothings?
I've come to realize that if I only think about gamification as "evil manipulative bastards that aim to only drive engagement in ways harmful to me", that's not necessarily automatically going to be true for everything. And for some things, especially in trying to motivate/get myself to do some level of physical activity/movement/exercise, if I change to thinking "this is acknowledgement of a milestone" or that sort of thinking, I can be OK with those sorts of "badges" or what not as a way to try and help provide positive motivation and feedback in a way that feels good to me.
So, is there some kind of more fitness oriented, or some app/website I could setup with a way to check off things and get to "good job" sort of nothings?
Fitbit lets me know when I've done things like walked across a state or a country.
Zwift, used with my smart cycle trainer, lets you pick goals. It also give out new virtual bike frames and other cosmetics for your avatar as your get XP points. You get XP points by riding, and bonus XP by doing harder rides, or building up long ride streaks (consecutive days of riding).
Dunno if that helps?
Zwift, used with my smart cycle trainer, lets you pick goals. It also give out new virtual bike frames and other cosmetics for your avatar as your get XP points. You get XP points by riding, and bonus XP by doing harder rides, or building up long ride streaks (consecutive days of riding).
Dunno if that helps?
Oh yeah...I feel this. While I really don't want another device, if it does more "reward" screen than nag screen, that would help, a lot. Will keep an eye on replies, as I also need to get more physically active, and pure self-motivation isn't doing the job currently.
This is exactly my thing. Exploring some of the background with my therapist, but while that's ongoing... I still want to get some movement going. And when I realized "but if I reframe gamification some, it actually could be OK with me" instead of the knee-jerk reaction.
It still needs to not demand my attention and demand "share all the socials". Sure, I expect it'll have the capability, but don't demand I use it.
Unrelated, my old* laptop is going to be going to my friend in need, except I need to buy a Win11 license for it, since I've switched to Linux full time. So...11 Home or 11 Pro? I tend to go for the Pro for my own self, in the past, when I've needed. Like the Win 10 Pro for a VM so I have a fully licensed instance in a VM for the rare times I need Windows.
I figure OEM is fine, it's cheaper, should be fine.
But on NewEgg, I'm seeing Win11 DVD OEM Pro 146, while Win11 Home Download is 139? WTF?!
I just need the license key, that's all I need for him, so WTF is the cheapest version please?
* not that old, but not as new and powerful as my FW16
I figure OEM is fine, it's cheaper, should be fine.
But on NewEgg, I'm seeing Win11 DVD OEM Pro 146, while Win11 Home Download is 139? WTF?!
I just need the license key, that's all I need for him, so WTF is the cheapest version please?
* not that old, but not as new and powerful as my FW16
Is the old box on Win 10 (or, can you set it up with such?). If so, from what I'm seeing, you can still do a free upgrade to 11. Barring that, of the two, I'd go with 11 Pro, as the Home versions all seem to be missing things I may want to fiddle with. (in general, not W11 specific)
Nope, no Win 10 license for it at all. I used my old Win 10 for my desktop as the VM license, and I still want/need that.
This isn't for me, this is for him. He's unlikely to need to fiddle with the sorts of things we want.
And now I'm seeing on Amazon Home DVD OEM is 120 https://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Windоws-Home-OEM-DVD/dp/B09MYJ1R6L
Why Microsoft, WHY is it so hard to figure out and price?!
Maybe I'll just do that. Download the install USB image, and plug in the license when it gets here tomorrow. That seems to be the cheapest version.
Will you be needing to remote into the system from anywhere, or need to encrypt it? Or will the VM only ever be used when on the laptop? If the latter, Win11 Home should be enough. If the former, you'll want Pro.
Unlikely to need to remote in, but FDE might be desired. And WTF MS, no FDE in Home? Gah. This is why I ditched things at Win 11. All these shenanigans and crap and horrible product segmentation. On Amazon the DVD OEM Pro is 146 right now. Not as much of a premium.
And the VM I'm talking about is existing Win 10 Pro license, totally separate from this. And is my VM, not on this old laptop. So ignore that for this case.
I understand. I have had a few VMs that I had set up that needed a Pro license so I can RDP in when I was away from home, 's why I ask.
One thing you may also be able to do if you don't mind being a cheapass...I think Microsoft still allows Windows 10 instances to be activated with a Windows 7 license. You could go to the eWaste recyclers and ask for the license key off of systems going to the crusher for VMs.
Hm. That's more effort than it's worth for me at the moment. I don't want to spend too much, but at this point, time is worth more to me for some costs. But that'd be so nice. Ah well.
Oh! @Drizzt321, one thing; if you have Win10 Pro on the laptop that's going to be running the VM, I think that gives you the right to run two Windows virtual machines on it. So you may not even need to purchase an additional license, you may already be all right there.
I think you're getting Apple and Microsoft mixed up (Apple explicitly permits two VMs in their license agreement; Microsoft wants a distinct license on any machine running Windows, physical or virtual).