averagedrunk

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[–] averagedrunk@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

I miss the days of getting movies like that.

[–] averagedrunk@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I'll still take an Uber because I'm an average drunk and I don't want to be behind the wheel (you don't want me there either). I'll walk 10 miles before I take a taxi though.

[–] averagedrunk@lemmy.ml 39 points 2 years ago (7 children)

I remember when I was a kid I used to pretend the weirdest stuff. Once I was sitting on a picnic table behind the school and I pretended I was loved and safe.

I did stop pretending like that pretty early though because I was afraid of being seen as weird.

[–] averagedrunk@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago

Nope. No consequences at all. He was around for a while after that, same position. A quick glance at LinkedIn shows he owns/runs a hotdog joint now. That's not something I would have guessed.

[–] averagedrunk@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

The mini series is pretty good too.

By the way, your username took me back, so thanks for that! He was always my favorite fantasy character when I was younger.

[–] averagedrunk@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago (5 children)

I'm having a ribeye, gratin potatoes, brussel sprouts, and a slice of pie. I'm having a glass of Maker's 46 to cap it off.

I chose to eat alone tonight so I didn't do all the fixings, but it's enough for me. Last week was a tough one and for three days I've chosen not to deal with people. I may go out for a nightcap later but I'm not going to be dealing with anyone while I do.

[–] averagedrunk@lemmy.ml 23 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I'm too drunk to read the whole thing, but I have an anecdote that is related.

Years and years ago one of my customers was a city. They had SCADA systems to control and monitor the city water. Originally there was no way to access the Internet from the control machines and no way to access those machines from the Internet.

Well, they got a new boss at the water department and he wants to check it from home. He'd been told that's a bad idea repeatedly. Eventually my boss got some folks at the city to sign a document saying we don't recommend it and they accept the risks and I get him remote access.

Time moves on several months and suddenly half the city has no water. Anyone care to guess why? Anyone care to guess who the city tried to blame? Because that person and the MSP they worked for would have been fucked if not for a nice waiver showing that we said this would happen.

[–] averagedrunk@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 years ago

I have a very serious problem listening to alcohol. Usually it's whispering "do some dumb shit, you drunk".

[–] averagedrunk@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago

Apparently, SpaceX has special tactics to stoke his grandiose ego and trick him into giving them the freedom they need.

It's a tale as old as bosses. Many of them have big egos and think that because they're in charge that magically gives them expertise. So if you want to do something you either get them looking at something shiny or you make them think it's their idea.

I had a boss like that ages ago. If I wanted to work on something out of the ordinary I would plant the idea, then a few weeks later I would remind him that he brought it up a while ago. I used the fact that he had a million things going on so he never really remembered who brought it up. I didn't care that he got the credit because I got to work on cool things and expand my repertoire.

[–] averagedrunk@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

That's a great way to go. There are also still some budget options (Sceptre comes to mind) that don't have any smart features in some models. My buddy just picked one up.

It's an absolutely terrible TV, but for his use case it's perfect. He's using it as a karaoke monitor for parties at his house. It's mounted in a covered patio and is dumb as hell.

[–] averagedrunk@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago

I wish it were 100% in tomato hornworms. Seeing that 99% of them die before turning into moths makes me think all of the surviving ones just hang out in my garden.

[–] averagedrunk@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

Why do you think we have mostly terrible "journalism" these days?

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