I'm back. Doing... not too good. I dropped out of the university and effectively stuck in a limbo of sorts. I have very little money left - enough to buy me another week's worth of scarce food and not nearly enough to pay the rent. Right now, I need to raise $200 (monthly rent) just to be able to stay where I am. The landlord is not the most compassionate person, so if I don't have the money, I'm out onto the street. This whole situation makes my depression explode. I feel a lot of things right now. Mosty - fear of failure. I feel like I will have to accept that I'm a failure because I can't find any income because I'm a failure because I can't find any income... Recursive, reductive nonsense clouding my head. But Hubski is a good place. I've had my share of conflicts here, but people have always been appreciative, intelligent and eloquent about their thoughts and feelings. I appreciate that. That is something I'd like to have more of in my life right now: a good company. There's no job in Russia that could possibly yield me $200 in two weeks (barring drug trafficking), so I'm looking for freelance options or full-time online work abroad. If you know anyone who needs - Russian < > English translation, interpreting or tutoring, - writing (of most sorts): fiction, newspapers, blogs etc. - screenplays (or similar plot/dialogue/worldbuilding writing) - web design and/or front-end development please let me know.
As I am doing some of the best work I have ever done during my tenure at this company, I am - at the same time - preparing my resume, and warming up my network of contacts at several companies, looking for my next career move. It's ironic and a little bit sad that the biggest customer in this company's history, will be acquired through my work, and I will not be here to enjoy the praise. (The proposal is due next month, and won't be awarded until September. I expect to be gone in the next 3-4 weeks, or so.) But, it is time for me to go. The career path I was on dead-ended in a minor reorganization, and the promotion to a new position that I was angling for ... well, the job is no longer there. And that leaves me in a role with no clear career path, which is unsustainable for someone my age, in my industry. --- In other news, Bethesda is teasing some new Fallout thing... which will be announced on the 10th ... and I am way too fanboy-excited about it.
Glad you're making the move. I think that's the only thing to do once you know you can't move further without breaking something. Then again, I'm not to say (see above).In other news, Bethesda is teasing some new Fallout thing...
I'm thrilled. Fallout 76. They could release FO4 for every region on the planet, using the exact same engine and game mechanics, and I'd play every one of them. (The fan-mod version in the Pacific Northwest is really exciting... but will be PC-only... IF it ever gets finished.) I just like the game. It presses all my buttons. And I expect I will be over-the-moon about this one... I grew up in the 1970's, and am totally nostalgic for that era.
Looks like #pubski is where we update the hubski folk (hubskiites? hubskians? hubskiers?) on what we've been up to, so I'll give it a shot. I'm training for the Charlevoix Marathon (June 23rd) and this past weekend got in a solid 14-mile run in 2hr 9min (9:18 pace) on a blistering hot afternoon. Hoping to get in a 20-mile run this weekend. If anybody has advice for race day please advise, this will be my first marathon. Exciting things are happening at my job and I'm continuing to crush it. I'm hype to continue to learn and overcome the upcoming challenges as they arise. Oh, and also went on the first date I've had in awhile and have another lined up for tomorrow. Life is pretty good. If I could do an emoji I would do the beer glasses doing a cheers right here. --- Also, turns out to be a pretty boring NBA finals. I think the Cavs may win one but would not be surprised if the Warriors sweep the series. Let's hope Lebron can prove me wrong.
No advice, but I'm right there with you with the first marathon thing. My first is in a couple of weeks (June 10th)! Already got in the 20-miler, etc., and am now tapering...kind of...going backpacking this weekend and considering that the last of my major "running" until the race. Best of luck to you, and I can't wait to hear about it! There's a little used tag, #racereport where you can read up on what some of us such as WanderingEng and Creativity have been up to. But probably the most intriguing are the various endeavors of wasoxygen.
I'll be interested how you feel about a backpacking trip during your taper. My next marathon is October 7, and September is amazing hiking weather. I want to get into the White Mountains in Vermont, and there's one Adirondack hike I want to do in good weather ahead of attempting it in winter.
I've only done one full marathon, so I'm not sure I have any great advice. You've done the training, and trust yourself and your body. You can definitely do this. My race day routine is to have an energy bar, a bottle of Gatorade, and a cup of coffee in the morning. I like to get to the start area early, like 45 minutes before so I can use a portapotty. I don't like to feel rushed. I won't say that's ideal for everyone, but it's what I do.
I have never done a full marathon. I have done several 10 mile races and a half marathon. I think the bathroom is the most under-discussed component of any long distance run. It's pretty important to get in a good poop prior to the run starting. If you have a 8am race time and you normally crap at 9am every day. I think it would be smart to begin waking up at 6am and trying to retrain your body to go to the bathroom at 7am. No joke. Nothing is worse than having to crap mid run :) I'm in the worst running shape ever. I applaud all of you. Go get it, SeanBot!
I totally agree! That's where the coffee seems to help me. I get up pretty early to poop, eat, drink, and poop before leaving home. Then I pee at the race start as my hydration works its way through. I've never needed to poop during a race but have during training runs, and it sucks looking for a restroom.
One week of leave before I’m off to Ft Stewart, GA to shadow a platoon leader for a pretty badass field artillery unit. Booked every hour of the week to the absolute fullest. God I missed freedom. Hope everyone’s spirits are as high as mine :D
There's proven research that field artillery soldiers are handsomer, stronger, and smarter than any other soldier. I was enlisted National Guard artillery. We started out with M109A5s but switched to something towed and 105 mm around 2001 or 2002. The Army just didn't see as much of a need for slow self propelled artillery; we weren't likely to create a front in Germany to hold back the Soviets. My MOS was 13D, and I was at the battalion level fire direction control. We had M577s when we had the self propelled howitzers but switched to humvees when the brigade became light. How long are you with the field artillery unit? Is it for the whole summer?
I'm gone for a month. I'll be back beginning of July. The PL I'm shadowing is also an FDO by the way, and apparently "I'm just in time for maximum field time." I knew I was going to regret saying "I miss the field" out loud last week. I know that you were guard WE! And on the note of M109A5s, we're still rocking Paladins and M777's out the wazoo as far as I know. I haven't even seen a Padalin in person yet but my last summer training had us pounding M777 rounds into the mountainside for like two days. If you miss the heavy artillery short of missile systems now's a great time to re-up your contract ;D
I had assumed I was too old to re-enlist, but this site says Guard with prior service can re-enlist up to age 59 as long as they'd get twenty years of service by age 60. And I would! That said, nope. I have fond memories of my service, and I wouldn't discourage anyone from joining. But that time is behind me. Part of me does miss it. I don't miss 2 AM radio watch, but having missions come through and be successful felt good. Not in a "dropping 95 pounds of HE on a clump of dirt" kind of way but "I can contribute to the group success."
"Be ready to sacrifice at any moment what you are for what you could become". There's a lot of changes happening in personnel at work, again. I'm about three years in here, and unsure of what a career path in this company looks like moving forward. Sounding similar to goobster right now. After July it might be time for some serious soul searching and job hunting...
One more day until I hop on a long train across the country. Taking a one day stop in Chicago to visit family, the whole trip will be about 4 days. Lots of books picked out, lots of music downloaded, lots of yarn for sweaters. Also, I've been cross stitching a bunch the past few days, mostly to keep from going insane. Pictured here are Mr Saturn, a freeform geometric thing I'm working on, my Oregon patch, and a lil robin.
My two favorite Steve's, hanging out without me. Have fun, my brothers.
i graduated today i was joking about hanging the other day but they even gave me a rope but no really, the ceremony was actually really nice and i'm happy i went they did literally give me a rope though
anybody still here? Wednesdays are rugged for me because I get up at 5:30am, drive half an hour, do CNC machining for five hours, drive half an hour, do The Worst Art Class On Earth for three hours and then pick up my kid. Thus, I've been absent. However, that wraps up in a couple weeks as I'm LA-bound again (ugh). Still. You can't complain much when you're driving around in a Porsche all day switching between making cannon parts on a Haas VF-1 and soldering up cabochon rings. And you can't complain when you can get a year's worth of salary and benefits out of the way in four months. I don't understand Instagram. There's a jeweler in New York with 20k followers and like Annette Bening in their advertisements following me and liking pictures of my daughter fishing. Granted, I appear to be in some thin-ass regimes. There are about a dozen working watchmakers. There are a couple dozen blacksmiths. There's only so many CNC guys. And when I post jewelry it gets shared around. It's weird. What if I'm good at it? We have an employee at the birth center now... and two students. We'll probably have another in September. We'll have still another in October and possibly yet another by December. From a staff of 1 to a staff of seven in eighteen months. I'm paying a designer a thousand dollars to work up a mark. And I paid three thousand dollars for a skookum 4k Xeon Quadro laptop from hell because this summer, I'm bloody well teaching myself MasterCam. Because I didn't spend $15k on a rose engine lathe because I'm pretty well convinced I can do what I need with a Pocket NC if I pull the spindle and fix a graver. I might just be serious about this.
Your mark had better incorporate an Erlenmeyer Flask shape. (Because of science, of course but also because it will look like half an hourglass... which is possibly one of the oldest portable timepieces.) Or maybe the KH-11 outline. Either way, definitely not going to appear in any other watchmaker's mark!
That's weird. I follow some other hikers on Instagram, people I don't know but hike in the same area. There seems to be mutual agreement to like and comment on outdoors posts but not personal life posts. Post about mountain biking? Like. Post of daughter at a track meet? Scroll past. I mostly like Instagram. It's the only social media I use anymore. Nobody I follow posts bullshit text posts (after trimming my list of one friend), so it's mostly a pleasant place to see what people, bands, or certain professional feeds are up to.There's a jeweler in New York with 20k followers and like Annette Bening in their advertisements following me and liking pictures of my daughter fishing.
Instagram is weird. If it's not bots liking my rare posts, it's random fitness gurus following me because I liked a powerlifting video, then unfollowing me within a few hours once my attention has been caught (I assume). In regards to the watches, Do the marks follow a design of a 'letter inside something else' out of tradition or something? I thought maybe it's because if they can get a mark close in likeness to something already well established it may help sales but I'm sure I'm off the mark there.
Yeah the bots are one thing. What amuses me is the persistent ones. There's a machinist in Russia with a passion for Airsoft who's liked my stuff for a few weeks now. I'm not sure what to make of that. The marks are... old. A lot of them were only ever on the inside of the case. But it's like brand DNA - it's the lowest common denominator of brand identification.
That sounds incredible-could you send a link to his profile, or whatever the instagram equivalent is?
One of the nice things about all the GDPR is that I have a full on list of websites and idiots sending me messages about updated privacy policies. Or, as I call them, DELETE ALL THE THINGS messages. I'm working my way down the list, poisoning personal data, deleting posts, scrubbing histories. Why? Because the Internet is no longer fun, and I have privacy concerns. And I honestly no longer have any fucks to give. Also, LinkedIn is shit. Seriously, why the fuck would you post anything there that is not job related? There is a curse to being knowledgeable about things. Also, fuck Microsoft. Windows 10... If my userbase was even slightly more tech savvy than the apes banging on the monolith in 2001 I'd start rolling out some Linux test beds. If you pay extra fro a fucking Pro license, you cannot kill Cortana, the Windows Store, the XBOX gaming shit, and you have to run through hoops to prevent end users from doing shenanigans on the desktops that you do not want them to do. I'm about to just say fuck it and go to all terminal servers. Also, Win7 end of life in January 2020, but any new processors won't let you install the OS, so you are stuck with Win10 or Win8.1; 8.1 pro and enterprise are a gong show all their own. Fun little side note? If you go Win10 enterprise, you can kill all the bullshit and just run an OS. No gaming garbage, no ads, no Cortana, no store. Enterprise is about double the cost of a Pro license. I've also had to explain why storing patient data, research data, HIPAA protected information etc in "THE CLOUD!" (said just like that) is not a good idea. This week, if a phone call does not go in my favor, I am killing my home internet and using the cell phone as a hot spot for the little bit of net surfing I do any more. Some days I debate whether a career change to truck driver is worth considering.
I still do LinkedIn for two reasons: 1. Validation. If you don't have a LinkedIn account, you are either a hacker or a felon, in the hiring organization's eyes. It's how they figure out if your resume is bullshit or not. 2. Finding Talent. Because you have to be on LinkedIn, it's a great place for MY hiring managers to find new talent. And the only way my company comes up in job searches for potential employees, is if my current employees post and share shit on LinkedIn. So marketing sends out links to interesting articles and regulations, and we dutifully like, comment, and share, to make sure people who want to work for us can find us in a simple search. (Oh. And I work for a SaaS company that companies like Boeing, Lockheed-Martin, Idaho National Labs (nuclear power plants), and the Mayo Clinic trust their data to. So YEAH! to everything KB said.)
Eyes on the prize, captain. If they're using a cloud-based EHR, that means that the HIPAA responsibility is theirs, not yours. If you've got an encryption handshake on your side you are donezo. We've got two EHRs and a Synology. All three are encrypted. The Synology is a lot less touchy-feely; both of the EHRs can be hit with an iPad through a web browser. And look at it this way: HIPAA violations are a problem primarily from a litigation standpoint. If someone leaks your diabetes status it's not the end of the world for anybody but if the government catches you doing it it's what? $50k? Thus, the mad rush to cloud-based EHRs where single practitioners can hand it off without having to worry about it. I've had this conversation maybe a half dozen times and for any organization small enough that Siemens isn't hand-writing patches for you, the cloud-based stuff is plenty good in my opinion. You are welcome to convince me otherwise. A similar philosophy can be applied to Microsoft. I didn't full get their 365 thing until I got to a university; I give it my login and it populates my desktop, my documents, my onedrive and my preferences (and some drivers; it's fuckin' insane). I log out and it blips all that shit. Microsoft is effectively turning the whole world into dumb terminals that happen to run Windows. And to do that, it's an enterprise environment with a staff of MCSEs keeping things humming. These are the guys that are going to pay Enterprise, or heavily-discounted Enterprise, or whatever it takes so they can do what they used to do with Ghost only faster and better. And these are the organizations that Microsoft can audit and have it be worthwhile; no more swooping in to nickel'n'dime operations and checking licenses. If you've got a thousand seats they've got a good idea of where you're at. Win10 Pro then just becomes the thing that SOHO uses so they can put off updates until it isn't going to kill their business. It's not your money. Take a back seat. Say "yep, we're buying these packaged solutions now because the operation of our business is being centralized in someone else's silo. And we can fight the flow and I become your key man who holds your org on my shoulders like Atlas, or we can jump in the river with everyone else and all drown together."
I deleted my LinkedIn account even before I left college. I failed to see any value in it, and they kept sending me emails no matter what I changed my preferences to. Never looked back. Occasionally I get a surprised reaction when I tell people I'm not in LinkedIn, but you know what, I quite like my current job and I'm not looking for a new one. Word. I actually bought a new gaming laptop yesterday, long overdue. Turns out Dell sells a gaming laptop running Ubuntu! It was incredibly hard to find on their web site though. You'd think clicking "all laptop" and filtering by OS would show all models running Ubuntu, but no. I don't even remember how I was able to find it in the first place, but anyone interested can search their web store for cn55818. It even has a decent price for a laptop with a GTX1060 and 8th generation i7. Also to see videos on Dell's web site you need Flash Player. What year is this?Also, LinkedIn is shit. Seriously, why the fuck would you post anything there that is not job related? There is a curse to being knowledgeable about things.
Also, fuck Microsoft.
To manage some of my hardware at work I have to keep a Windows XP machine running with Java 6. Java7 and Java 8 break all the connections, buttons and ability to do anything, along with the dozen or so security warnings and demands for updates.
I attended a liposuction today. A friend and coworker had it, as we will be soon offering the ability to bank mesenchymal stem cells that are in fat tissue. There's a lot of them in there, and for anyone getting a lipo, they are typically tossed in the trash. We are creating another option. I wish I was in Bethesda attending a hangout with y'all.
Today I took a long-ass walk in the nearby park trails. I saw a lil snake and accidentally scared the bejeezus out of an adorable baby rabbit. The best bit, though, was being in the heavily wooded part of the trails near the tail end of sundown. The fireflies were out like I've never seen before. It was like a fireworks display or a rave or a visual symphony in the dim twilight. I got an unusual sense of satisfaction from knowing that they weren't performing anything planned or rehearsed--having glowing butts is just what they do. I was lucky enough to get close to one chilling on a leaf, doing the slow-glow cycle. I could almost see the rest of its body from the light of its luminous abdomen. The whole thing was beautiful in a way that's hard to describe. I felt like a little kid, just watching in awe. It made me feel glad to be alive. If only I could be so grossly incandescent...
I’ve got a poster presentation at a conference Monday. I’m not ready for it. I don’t have any of the data I wanted to have for it and I need to scrounge something up to fill a board. It also didn’t register that the sci-fi club thread is going to come up in the middle of this conference, so I’m gonna have to set myself a reminder. I also got glasses for the first time in my life a couple weeks back. They will be essential for reading anything during the PowerPoint presentations. Of course, I got them before I found out you can get cheap prescription glasses on the internet for like $20, so I spent $280 on mine.
A guy I run with got third in his division in our half marathon Sunday. He's also sort of dating his ex. I think things are good for him right now, and I'm happy for him. He's a nice guy. I did not get third in my division. I think I was 38th of 97. The heat was a burden for me but less of a burden for me than the passed out runner I saw. The weather is going to be amazing Saturday. I'm trying to figure out vacation plans for the year and am a bit stumped.
Come to Russia. If I still have a place in Tomsk by then, I'll show you around. You can also check out Saint Peterburg (big, beautiful old city with remarkable architecture), Sochi (warm, sunny Russian-esque places with access to sea and lots of interesting little quirks) or Novosibirsk (the only million-people city in Western Siberia, very urban, has metro unlike most cities around it). Those are the ones I've been to and seen (SPb only briefly, but the reputation has been there for ages - literally!). Lake Baikal, Crimea, Vladivostok, Sakhalin, Kamchatka, Altai... and lots of land in between.I'm trying to figure out vacation plans for the year and am a bit stumped.
My brother is going to NYC for a wedding this year, I'll get his input as a small-town non-American for you. But I've also driven around it, absolutely amazing stuff. London is intense too, so cramped.. then you've got my town and it's all.. like there's space between houses on the hill up there! https://www.google.co.nz/maps/@-45.9116069,170.4904368,3a,75y,232.78h,88.01t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1suwHiqLUOWNKuGbyhr11YYw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
https://www.google.co.nz/maps/@56.4746962,84.9502834,3a,60.2y,164.43h,81.46t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1saUB0YvF05nWIHya16LI82A!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 Here! When we last discussed your town I went for a Maps Drive to check it out.
I appreciate the offer! I'm probably going to stay a little closer to home. I have cats and don't like to leave them for more than a week. I have someone come check on them, but I still feel bad. So I'm kind of thinking a few shorter trips would be nice. I have other commitments that get in the way.
Hi, I am new around here. I just moved to a different city and decided to also move to new reading platform I guess. But this week I decided to start learning something that every person I meet finds weird that I need to - I decided to learn how to ride a bike. I have never been on a bike in my life. I have so far managed to hit two trees a rip a pair of jeans. It is not going perfectly. Has anyone here learned to ride as an adult and has tips or at least knowledge how long it takes? After I know how to ride a bike the next step is to learn how to walk on stilts, because it would seem I enjoy falling
who wants to donate to help me finish my rolling stones studio album vinyl collection https://mmpcollectibles.com/product/the-rolling-stones-band-signed-aftermath-album (I actually don't have Bridges to Babylon or A Bigger Bang but that's because no one wants Rolling Stones records made in the 97 or 05. But I did just pick up Blue and Lonesome, cuz.) (Actually for VERY GOOD REASONS)
Tonight I am giving a talk in Troy MI with 4 time Stanley cup champ, Darren McCarty. It's my second such talk with him. They're fun. If you are in Michigan and want to learn more about stem cells and meet a Michigan legend, hit me up. I have been dreaming of fat. Fat is going to be a big part of my life, moving forward. Onward!