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[Rive]

Juts got into a quarrel over the rounding of -0.003 to two digits.

Whether we have -0.00 or not ... ?

 

[Rive]

Home Office for an international company is sooooo 'fun'...
I have a VPN to the main office (in a different country), where my traffic got forwarded (through another VPN) to the local centre here, for the local servers.
We also have an additional level of encryption for some folders
Also, the security software is monitoring every traffic

At the end, just to copy some files around goes in the speed range of astounding kb/sec
I have some nostalgia but definitely did not wished back the good old 'modem times' ...

 

[WWGD]

Likely the reason most dont want to follow security directives from IT.

 

[BillTre]

Yes, its a pencil bat!

 

[WWGD]

Yes, its a pencil bat!

View attachment 330859

Not a good way of hitting nor writing!

 

[WWGD]

Good thing I learnt to take selfies( without special devices). Every time I'd ask others to take a picture of me, they would aim for their wallet , or tell me they're in a relationship.

 

[dlgoff]

The heat index in my town is 135°F.

 

[Borg]

I am downloading and organizing pictures from my phone and my wife's phone. There is a definite pattern where I take about 20 to 40 pictures per month to her's which number around 200 to 400.

 

[WWGD]

The heat index in my town is 135°F.

Get out of the kitchen!

 

[WWGD]

So I've received 5-6 more blackmail attempt emails in the last month or so. Telling me they'll let all of my contacts know of my visits to porn sites. Which is false. But even if it were true, it's not illegal. They claim to have taken control of my OS, accessed my emails, but offer no proof whatsoever of it.
I went from a sensation of fear to < Yawn>.

 

[Ibix]

So I've received 5-6 more blackmail attempt emails in the last month or so. Telling me they'll let all of my contacts know of my visits to porn sites. Which is false. But even if it were true, it's not illegal. They claim to have taken control of my OS, accessed my emails, but offer no proof whatsoever of it.
I went from a sensation of fear to < Yawn>.

There's a video on YouTube somewhere of a scam call going "you have debts, you need to pay up immediately or we'll call the sheriffs and you will be arrested", to a somewhat bemused woman sitting, in uniform, at a desk saying "Sheriff Jane Smith".

 

[dlgoff]

Dang. It's 104 °F and forecasted to reach 110 °F this afternoon here in my area of Kansas
edit: Just checked and it's now 109 °F.

Temperature is forecasted to be 107°F this Thursday. Dang.

edit: added the °F which wouldn't work when doing this reply.

 

[gmax137]

Mid 70's in Reno. This is normally the hot time of the summer, 102 to 104 maximums.

 

[dlgoff]

Mid 70's in Reno. This is normally the hot time of the summer, 102 to 104 maximums.

Lucky you

 

[dlgoff]

It's 102°F here. I've never seen it stay so hot for so long.
Tomorrow it's forecast to be 106°F and Friday 104°F. Next week should be down in the 80's.

 

[berkeman]

Next week should be down in the 80's.

Yay!!

 

[WWGD]

It's 102°F here. I've never seen it stay so hot for so long.
Tomorrow it's forecast to be 106°F and Friday 104°F. Next week should be down in the 80's.

Try cold drinks, light food: turkey, tuna, vegetable. Not always fun, but it helps keep you feeling a bit lighter.

 

[BillTre]

It's 102°F here. I've never seen it stay so hot for so long.
Tomorrow it's forecast to be 106°F and Friday 104°F. Next week should be down in the 80's.

Welcome to your new environment.

 

[dlgoff]

Welcome to your new environment.

 

[WWGD]

Welcome to your new environment.

We may have to switch from using landscaping using lush vegetation to more desert-like plants, to cut down on water use.

 

[berkeman]

Solar powered air conditioning...

 

[WWGD]

Twisted Sister members almost stoned to death in concert. Hint: Don't sing " I wanna Rock" in front of a hyperliteral autistic audience.

 

[gmax137]

We may have to switch from using landscaping using lush vegetation to more desert-like plants, to cut down on water use.

Called "xeriscape." I have replaced my lawn with several varieties of crushed stone and gravel. And as plants die, replaced them with metal "yard art" plants. Much less water use.

 

[BillTre]

Solar powered air conditioning...

Living underground would be cool.

 

[WWGD]

Living underground would be cool.

Wouldn't your eyesight suffer over the long run?

 

[dlgoff]

It's 100°F and is forecast to be 104°F later this afternoon here in my town in Kansas.

 

[Bystander]

Any one lose their e-mail sometime in the last three hours*? It simply will not open.

*Last three hours is something between 0900-1200 MDT.

 

[dlgoff]

It's 100°F and is forecast to be 104°F later this afternoon here in my town in Kansas.

It's 103°F and now forecast to be 105°F. Dang.

 

[gmax137]

Wouldn't your eyesight suffer over the long run?

ask H G Wells

 

[WWGD]

ask H G Wells

Was that the one about the doorlocks. Or was it morlocks?