I work as a helpdesk tech and I always say that I killed a task in task manager when writing up ticket notes.

You're welcome. I haven't read it in years because it's so sad. I have a copy sitting on my shelf because it's genuinely a good book, but I haven't cracked it open.

It wasn't a short story, but a book that told a story in poems. The mc struggled with writing poetry and then he watched his dog get hit by a car and that made his poetry good or some shit. A room full of 5th graders wept. Book is called Love that Dog

We also read Old Yeller and cried collectively.

My 5th grade teacher loved that reoccurring theme, I guess? Dude was weird as hell.

There are so many great expressions in the crowd in the last pic

Omg thank you. I was really struggling lol. An hour in command line was hell.

Any tips on installing tailscale? It seems kind of straightforward, but I've read posts on different forums that Linux noobs haven't been able to get it to work even with the article's instructions.

From what I gather it's mostly commands konsole ?

I used to raise show chickens with my little sister (silkies, a du'uccle, and some buff Orpingtons.) and they were a delight.

Our silkies and the du'uccle died tragically and my grandmother, without consulting anyone, got us 3 ducklings to try to cheer us up.

Of course, they imprinted on me immediately and I became obsessed. Now I have my own place and my flock of ducks is now at 11. Only one of the original 3 is left, and he teaches all the new birds the ropes and helps me train them to use a ramp. He also dotes on any babies and is the best dad and protector. When he is in "dad mode" we call him Big Papa Tony because he is HUGE (30lbs) and his name is Antonio.

Ducks are absolutely disgusting, but I enjoy them far more than chickens. Chickens are so much cleaner and easier to care for, but all of my fave pets have ended up being ones that are tricky to care for. 😅

If by younger, you mean two years younger than now, them I have a story that is applicable in regards to my career.

Got fired from my first job in my field (IT, specifically tech support/help desk.) The firing was unexpected and done in a Tuesday afternoon with zero warning. I wasn't given and kind of formal write-ups and had been getting great performance reviews. I was crushed. The reasoning that my boss told me was that "I wasn't learning fast enough." Which was absolute bullshit because I was left alone to run the department on a regular basis. I did all of my tasks and did them well and users loved me.

I suspect I was the fall guy for all the failing projects my boss was implementing. They cost far more money than he said they would. I believe I was fired so he wouldn't get a pay cut.

I was absolutely heartbroken and considered going into another field entirely, after fighting my way through the rampant sexism in college and in job hunting. The first tech job I applied to after being fired (three days later), called me almost immediately after I applied. I did a phone interview and was then asked to do a practical interview the next day. I did well enough to get offered the job before I had finished the half hour drive home.

I make so much more money now, have great benefits, and I am respected and encouraged to grow. This job is absolutely incredible.

My grandmother says getting fired from my previous job was the best thing that happened to my career and I agree with her.

The emotional damage getting fired like I did has given me crippling anxiety that my therapist likens to that of PTSD, but without some of the PTSD symptoms. I'm getting treatment for it, and I'm at the stage where it's getting worse before it gets better.

I had an hour long panic attack when I had to tell my boss that a doctor told me to take a week off to recover from an injury that wasn't healing right and hindering my daily life. My boss wasn't pleased and told me my attendance will need to be near perfect because I have already missed a lot (I have.) I'm not worried about getting fired anymore, so I haven't panicked since, but I do get flare ups of anxiety. I get to go back and face everyone on Tuesday and hope that I won't have to talk about it face to face because I will end up panicking then.

Bro what. No.. No...

Oh shit waddup!?

Dat Boi is unironically my fave meme.

Can't remember the exact price per kwh, but I pay around $120/month in the summer and about $75-100/month in the winter. The winter varies so much based on how many heat lamps I have to provide for my ducks and how many heated water bowls they use. Last winter I had two lamps set up for a while then went back down to one. They used two heated bowls a day, but I have new birds this year, so they may use more.

This is all in Pennsylvania, btw

Got really drunk with some other folks at a wedding reception in a park. It had one of these. There were about 10 of us crammed on it and two other people were spinning it. We went flying and it was incredible. 10/10 would recommend.