JCPhoenix

Oof. I'm in DHS. I'm assuming that in the event of any shenanigans, that'd be a "safer" place to be (though some components like FEMA and TSA maybe less so). But HUD? Definitely top of their list.

Here's hoping for the best. Because that's all we can do right now.

I started a job with the federal government two months ago. I'd been applying for like 18yrs; finally got one! Now a part of me wonders if I'll even have a job next year. Potential for Schedule F designation, layoffs of the federal bureaucracy, whatever other shit a hostile administration throws at us.

Over on another reddit/beehaw-like site, there's a "Backlog Burner" event. Basically playing games in one's games backlog during the month on November. And boy do I have a backlog.

I started with This War of Mine. I didn't play very long, nearly 1.5hrs. It wasn't bad. I think I just got bored. I might go back to it at some point? We'll see. It's just slow to start and not a lot of direction. I'm kinda the type that at least in the beginning of a game, I'm gonna need a little direction and a push.

For the second game I've played so far, I tried Signalis. Now THAT is an awesome game. So far anyway; only about 3hrs in. I will say, I don't normally like playing horror/suspense games like this. I'm too much of a wuss. But Signalis has kept me hooked. I'll only play for like 20-30min at a time, before my nerves start getting to me (lol), but I do keep going back.

Otherwise, just playing FFXIV as usual. And also finishing up Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice. Finally on the last case, "Turnabout Time Traveler."

I have a separate account from Beehaw, which I use on a different Mastodon instance. I created it about a year ago. I also recently created a Bluesky account (I know, I know, proprietary social media...)

So for Mastodon, I've noticed it's harder to find the content I'm interested in. My instance is small, but active, so I find that I mostly interact with the folks there. Which is fine, it's our own little community of mostly political memes and life and work and such. That said, our instance is well-federated, so I do get some interaction with others outside of it.

But on Bluesky, maybe because it's algorithmic, right away I'm seeing content that I'm interested in. Gaming, anime, arts, news, tech. And in some ways, it feels more like Twitter back in 2009, when I initially created my (now-deleted) account there.

90s. Late 90s, as I was in middle school.

Some folks from my last job were in town on Wednesday, so they invited me out to dinner. I say "last job," but I'm now a contractor/consultant for them; no longer a FTE. So I guess they're still my coworkers. It was nice to see them in person. My boss was there, so of course he asked how my new job was going. From my previous post, I'm not sure I'm enjoying it. But I couldn't tell him that.

But I started with, "It's interesting..." And his eyes widened and he got a gleam in his eyes, lol. He thinks that anyone who leaves the company is crazy. And there's some truth to that as I've worked for the company twice. The first time I left...I don't want to say it was a mistake, but it wasn't everything I hoped for. I eventually came back a year and half later. Which he loves rubbing in my face and anyone who contemplates leaving. So I fudged it a bit. And he deflated, lol.

Either way, I'm glad I got to see them, and just spend a fun evening catching up over drinks and dinner. Gordon Ramsey's Hell's Kitchen is excellent.

This weekend, just watching F1 and League of Legends Worlds. Let's go Red Bull and T1!

Mitigations

Just use another torrent client. Deluge and Transmission etc do not have this vulnerability.

Was wondering what the takeaway is here. I updated to 5.0.1. Does that fix all these? If not, guess I'll try a different torrent client.

My work is now tracking mouse and keyboard inputs for productivity.

Oof, wtf? I love when these managers turn to IT to "solve" productivity "issues." As if mouse/keyboard tracking can't be faked/fudged. Like does mouse/keyboard movement really prove productivity? I can sit on Tildes or reddit all day and that would see my keyboard/mouse look busy.

Or even if someone is working in like Excel or Word, doesn't mean the work is productive, if it's not being done well or right at all. But again, it'd "look" productive via tracking.

Technology does not fix management issues.

Appreciate the kind words. Here's hoping!

Jfc. Can't, or rather won't, refurbish? That's beyond stupid.

Yeah that'd be cool if the opened it up and recreate it as a platform for people to mess around with it. Like a rPi or Arduino or something. Because in it's current form...pretty much useless. But you're right; they'd have to drop that price point significantly and incentivize people even if it were open.

Trying to finish up Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirt of Justice. I think I'm on the last case, so I can move on to the Ace Attorney: Investigations spin-offs after this. I've played all of these in the past on DS/3DS (except AA:I2), but that was years ago so some of these I don't remember the cases and stories. Either way, I'm enjoying it. I don't particularly love Visual Novels, but these kinds I do like.

Picked up Metaphor: ReFantazio over the weekend. Only a few hours in, but it's definitely got my attention. Cool to play a brand new JRPG IP. Definitely looking forward to getting deeper into it. I like that it uses the traditional JRPG turn-based battle system. I don't mind active battle systems (a la FFXV and FFXVI), but I'm definitely a bit of a traditionalist when it comes to JRPGs. Plus I'm often just bad at active battle, ha.

Friends also goaded me into getting the new Factorio: Space Age DLC. Even though I've had the base game for years, I don't really play Factorio, preferring Satisfactory instead when I want to play Factory Sims, but I wanted to play with friends. Plus it's a good chance for me to finally learn how to play this game and play efficiently.