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I have a funny feeling that all this talk about fake news is going to really back fire on them. If they made a prequel to The Matrix, this would be how it all started...
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Political Opinions / Here's how to outsmart fake news in your Facebook feed« on: November 18, 2016, 02:55:59 PM »
Come on people... really
Or how about you don't use Facebook for your source of news. Or use CNN, for that matter. Or FOX. Or any of the other US News outlets. At what point did people think it was acceptable to use Facebook for their daily dose of domestic and world news? Seriously? This is what we have come to as a society? 53
Hardware, Software, and Other Imperialist Crap / Re: Must have Chrome Extensions« on: November 18, 2016, 12:53:12 PM »
It might be worse, actually.
At least with a stack of post it notes they would have to physically break in to his house to get them. With this... all it takes is one run in with malware to potentially compromise his system and allow someone to take the entire file. 54
Flamer's Corner / Re: The 'Let's Bitch About Our Jobs' thread.« on: November 18, 2016, 08:41:30 AM »
I know what you mean. I was practically born and raised in the restaurant business and sometimes I feel like I'm going nuts working a desk job for almost three years now. It was a tough transition that's for sure.
The hours were what really got to me the most. It was next to impossible for me to take off for family gatherings on the weekend and having three nieces and nephews pushed me over the edge to switch gears.Still though... I miss those days. 55
Anarchy / Re: Read me, Seymour!« on: November 17, 2016, 08:10:21 PM »
Jesus H. Christ... here we go again. Not even two weeks and the DB took a dump again.
I blame it on my host for sucking already. mySQL stopped abruptly on the server and it crapped the bed in the process. Quote REPAIR TABLE `smf_messages` ; ^ saved the day! 56
Anarchy / Re: Бесплатная эротика и секс фото галереи« on: November 17, 2016, 04:43:18 PM »
Also... for those wondering the thread title is: Free erotica and sex photo gallery
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Anarchy / Re: Бесплатная эротика и секс фото галереи« on: November 17, 2016, 03:14:23 PM »
Oh come on... I changed the registration process like 16 hours ago and this is what we get...
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Hardware, Software, and Other Imperialist Crap / Re: Must have Chrome Extensions« on: November 17, 2016, 10:37:22 AM »1Password is a stand-alone app with browser extensions for (at least) Chrome, Firefox and Safari, along with an iOS app. I've been using it for a few years and highly recommend. I'm going to have to tell my father about this - he's all about his Chrome extensions. Guy is still using an Excel spreadsheet to keep track of all his passwords. Unencrypted, too! 59
Flamer's Corner / Re: The 'Let's Bitch About Our Jobs' thread.« on: November 17, 2016, 09:18:53 AM »You came in two hours before your shift and you said you couldn't work because you had MRSA. We said, okay, where's the doctor's note so we know when you can come back to work. You said, you didn't have one. We said, go get one, we need to know when you can safely come back to work. Ahh, the good ol' restaurant industry! I miss some of the entertainment like this from my restaurant days. I will say, the thing I miss the most about restaurants is the fact that it's literally something new every. single. day. I had one kid who abused cocaine and other drugs and somehow wound up with a staph infection and he too thought it was alright to work. Had to tell him to gtfo and don't come back until he had a doctor's note stating he was clear to work. Wasn't long after that I fired him for doing heroin in the restaurant on an overnight shift. Luckily for me, an overnight Walmart employee tipped me off saying that he could not even stand up to take her order when she came through at about 3pm. Oh, and the employees I had sitting on the front counter after the doors were locked passing a bong back and forth right in front of a camera. Yea... they were fired, too. I feel for you though. Endless BS every day. 60
Flamer's Corner / Re: The 'Let's Bitch About Our Jobs' thread.« on: November 17, 2016, 09:14:18 AM »24 months ago, I was added to a team that will turn social media data into actionable insights via a standard operational procedure using an enterprise solution that we would build I had a bullshit inside sales job for about two years and over my tenure there the timeline of events was very similar. You could actually see them tightening the noose. I left back in June right when shit was really starting to hit the fan and now it seems almost every week I'm hearing about one of my ex-coworkers jumping ship. You're making the right call here. Best of luck to you on your search! 61
Main Page Stuff / How to Use Social Media to Your Benefit« on: November 16, 2016, 09:00:16 PM »It's 2016 and there's a social media platform for just about everything you can think of. There are even dating websites for just about every niche you can think of - AKA Gluten Free Singles. But what's not clear is how to navigate through all of the major platforms that are out there. Is it still cool to use MySpace? What about Facebook? Will my parents and family be able to see all the stuff I post on Facebook? What about Instagram? Is it alright to post selfies 8 times a day on Instagram? Can I send nudes with Snapchat? Do they really disappear after a few seconds or are they actually stored someplace? The truth is a lot of teens and young adults have discovered that they can fabricate a false persona through their social media accounts. Remember back in the late 90s and early 2000s when internet forums were kind of a big thing and everyone could be a doctor or nuclear engineer? Well now you have 20-somethings who seem like they are on vacation all year round based on the pictures they post on Facebook, they're all high powered finance executives at companies no one has ever heard thanks to LinkedIn, and they have at least 2 BMWs and a Ferrari according to their Instagram. #OMGwhogivesafuck If you're new to this game, have no fear, I'm going to give you some tips that you can use on each platform in order to boost your ego all while making your friends and people you're connected with feel worse about their poor insignificant existence. Be careful using all of these tips though: you may inadvertently start a one up war in which your friends and connections will start to passively aggressively post comments that may or may not be directed towards you as well as as cliche pictures with captions like "I AIN'T GOT TIME FOR NO DRAMA" or "Live Laugh Love". (Tip for all you guys out there in the online dating scene - if her profile reads: 'if you can't handle me at my worst you don't deserve me at my best' this means RUN the other way. No seriously. Don't. Even. Bother.)
This is a pretty good start to get you up to speed on how to make you seem like you are someone that you are not. Go ahead and give it a try - I think you will be surprised at the results you will get after just a month or two. At first it might seem a little shady to you but remember - almost everyone nowadays is doing this. In fact, this is one of the reasons why the job market is so tough. People blatantly lie on their resumes (And LinkedIn profiles) so much that "nice guys" get overlooked because everyone else is turning in completely made up resumes designed to be heavy on certain key words. Let that sink in for a few minutes if you've been on the job hunt for a while. Go ahead and start playing dirty. It'll make you feel good and it'll start getting you things you never previously had. It's 2016, soon to be 2017 - it's a whole new world out there. 62
Entertainment / Re: Recommend me a movie« on: November 16, 2016, 03:17:18 PM »
Forgot about these ones!
I might get some crap for this, but Prometheus wasn't a bad movie in my opinion. Oh, and while on the subject of movies that others will give me a lot of crap for for liking them... Battle Los Angels is another one I like. And Battleship. I will find my way out now... 63
Hardware, Software, and Other Imperialist Crap / Re: Must have Chrome Extensions« on: November 15, 2016, 08:47:14 PM »Ghostery Speaking of password managers... not a Chrome extension but I've been using KeePass Password Safe for a few years now and it's not too shabby. You know... just in case someone wanted a non-Chrome password manager. 65
Entertainment / Re: Recommend me a movie« on: November 15, 2016, 11:26:37 AM »I like time travel movies, so sue me. I don't mind time travel movies. I was actually pleasantly surprised by Edge of Tomorrow with Cruise. Twelve Monkeys is another great title that I've overlooked - looks like my ISP is going to be seeing a bandwidth spike shortly... 66
Entertainment / Re: Recommend me a movie« on: November 14, 2016, 12:04:20 PM »God, where do I start? Call me a cinephile: I think that's why I liked Interstellar and Inception so much... I think I've watched each of those movies at least 3 times and each time I always discover new plot twists that I just didn't catch before. 67
Entertainment / Re: Recommend me a movie« on: November 14, 2016, 12:02:50 PM »Is this all time top fives? Band of Brothers... thanks for the suggestion! Completely forgot all about this mini series until you mentioned it. Adding to my watch list! 68
Entertainment / Recommend me a movie« on: November 13, 2016, 07:50:58 PM »
What 5 movies would you put on a list for someone to watch? I've been finding myself having a hard time finding good movies these days to watch... just seems like Hollywood has been putting out really shallow stories more often than not these days.
My current top 5 for 2017 would be: Interstellar Inception 12 Angry Men Predator We Were Soldiers 69
Hardware, Software, and Other Imperialist Crap / Re: Must have Chrome Extensions« on: November 12, 2016, 01:25:05 PM »
I almost forgot... there's a Zendesk extension that will allow you to manage tickets right from your Gmail account. I've used this a few times and it works pretty nicely.
BTW- Demo, Stylish reminds me a little of the litestep days from the early 2000s. I was wondering when someone was going to get around to making something like that. 70
Sticky Stuff (no pun intended) / Re: What game are you playing lately?« on: November 12, 2016, 12:54:54 PM »Ditto - haven't logged on for a while either. I also play Hearthstone, but that's typically to run the odd Arena and complete Quests. Ghost reporting. One of my all time favorites. Never gets old. 71
Hardware, Software, and Other Imperialist Crap / Must have Chrome Extensions« on: November 11, 2016, 05:11:59 PM »
For those of you who use Chrome as their browser, what are some must have extensions that make your browsing experience that much better?
For me, I'll go with the obvious two: AdBlock Plus uBlock Origin Either of them are pretty good for killing ads in my opinion. Unless of course, someone recommends something even better. 72
Sticky Stuff (no pun intended) / Re: What game are you playing lately?« on: November 11, 2016, 04:37:48 PM »I'm not much of a video gamer, but I love Diablo 2 Expansion (it's probably my favourite game), so I still play that a lot. Lately I've discovered that I'm good at speed running it, so I've been doing that with some experimental Assassin character builds. You aren't secretly this guy, are you? 73
Sticky Stuff (no pun intended) / Re: What game are you playing lately?« on: November 11, 2016, 04:35:09 PM »
Three words for you guys... Euro Truck Simulator.
What?... I like to drive. The setups that some people have are INSANE. Check out this guy. That's dedication if you ask me. I'm fine with a keyboard and joystick, thank you very much! 75
Entertainment / Re: </scorpion>« on: November 10, 2016, 05:00:16 PM »
I'm going to have to check this out.
This sounds like a modern day version of the 1995 movie Hackers. Well. Kind of. |