Lovecraft would be proud of that non-Euclidean eldritch abomination.

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(x) Doubt

This is exactly it. But it doesn’t fit on a hat or bumper sticker so the details get ignored.

Yeah, that week or two in the spring is nice. Little bits of purple everywhere.

Otherwise, it’s just choking out everything else. Except the English ivy. Which is worse.

Source: my eroded, cracked, dying yard. Cmon, clover, do something ☹️

The story of my life.

The front is where the spoiler isn’t.

Race car beds FTW.

The last application I wrote in VBA/Excel is still running 24/7 on a big screen in the command center of a company that was purchased for several billion dollars.

And yes, there are multiple database sheets. Filled with data scraped from another database. Data that was being written down on paper before I arrived and decided to learn VBA instead of develop permanent hand cramps.

You mean that sub that saw a huge surge in subscribers, increased bad faith actors, and general chaos ahead of the infamous mod schism that shredded any credibility that might have been hanging on?

As someone who watched it happen in real time, no one will ever be able to convince me that all of that was a coincidence.

Here in the USA, freedom is measured in Freedom Units, colloquially called “dollars.”

Hi,

I don’t know you, and I don’t participate on Beehaw regularly (just when something noteworthy hits my all feed, and even then it’s just an upvote usually), but I wanted to give sincere congratulations on stringing all of those connections together to land something you wanted. It’s not easy, but you did it. That’s awesome.

Signed,
Random internet stranger

Most folks will probably freak out when they see a terminal window (“DOS box”) on a computer.

Many many moons ago I was working at a small mom and pop operation that used ancient PCs to run their registers. The entirety of the front end ran on a 3.5" floppy. One night after closing, I exited to the CLI and opened edit. I typed in “HELP, STEVE BROKE ME” and went to the back to count my drawer. The shift manager had a proper shit fit.

“What are you editing?!? If you break this machine the boss is going to have your head, it’ll cost thousands to have someone come out and fix it!”

I calmly exited back to CLI and ran the front end exe. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Man, screw you guys.

I’ll be in… Quinnland.

The first time I listened to those songs, they were transformative experiences. So freakin good.

I request power metal recommendations, please.

Blind Guardian (earlier stuff was primarily speed metal)

Unleash the Archers

Unlucky Morpheus

I hesitate to recommend Iced Earth since the bandleader is a raging POS but they fit the bill

Nightwish is more symphonic than power but they’re top notch and might scratch that itch

Nightwish - Dark Chest of Wonders

White Zombie - Black Sunshine

Blind Guardian - Imaginations From the Other Side

Slayer - Disciple

Whitesnake - Crying in the Rain

Testament - Souls of Black

Opeth - Ghost of Perdition

Armored Saint - Upon My Departure

The Black Mages - Hunter’s Chance

Twisted Sister - Under the Blade

Poisonblack - Rush

Megadeth - Take No Prisoners

Tetsuya Kazuki - Bloody Tears

Pantera - Drag the Waters

Ugly Kid Joe - Jesus Rode a Harley

Alice Cooper - Feed My Frankenstein

…yes, I’m old.

I remember when anti-work meant anti-work. As in, fewer jobs, more free time, against the notion of labor as an entire thing. Our entire species retiring.

Unfortunately most people only remember back to the explosion in subscribers that preceded the Fox “interview” by 6-9 months. During which time there was a marked uptick in bad faith arguments pushing what eventually backboned the work reform sub. The (likely paid) Fox appearance was just the diarrhea drizzle on the shit sundae. And then it was obvious to all that the entire thing was comprised of lazy drooling idiots. Narrative captured, mission complete.

Synesthesia would like a word (or possibly a sniff).

LOL that too. It’s hard to get people hyped for a band if it involves the band leaving the stage for a few minutes while a recording plays. I love GLS but it’s not my go-to for introductory purposes. We can save that (and Greatest Show on Earth, etc.) for after their interest has been piqued. 😁

Same. I wasn’t actively following the band at that point (see my other comment), but I did jump at the most recent chance to see them. Plot twist: the tickets were bought in February 2020. 😶 The scheduled concert didn’t happen for two more years, and on Mother’s Day (US) at that. By that time Marko had left, and we were considerably less enthused about the two hour train ride into NYC. So we decided to skip the concert. Which sucked.