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Things that frustrate us all
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There's nothing better than finding out that the reason your bathroom lights have started flickering isn't because they were getting old (I was suspicious as they weren't the same age to begin with) but because the wiring in that entire wall is faulty. Now I have no lights in my bathroom, nor do any of the four electrical outlets on the same wall in my kitchen work anymore. I'll have to buy an extension cord just so that I could plug my washing machine into a socket on the opposite side of the room, but that doesn't spare me the wonderful prospects of having to share my cramped studio apartment with a bunch of handymen for who knows how long, especially if it's water damage that needs to be dried out first.
That sucks. Do they know were the fault is in the wiring, or does it all have to be replaced?
Nothing specific yet, I just noticed it while I went to take a shower; I admit I don't know much about wiring, so I don't really know how long it would realistically take to locate the fault, but it's making me really anxious.
Shut it off at the breaker and that will keep and faults from continuing on.
How old is your place?
GAH! That sucks!
Just got home from work and had a call with my landlord. He called an electrician (which is good because it means he'll pay for it), but they're not available until "sometime in the second half of next week", and I should be lucky with even that because "electricians don't exactly grow on trees in this economy." There might also have been a bit of a miscommunication with the them as he initially forgot to mention the whole part about the circuit gradually fizzling out over a few days, so the electrician instantly concluded that one of my breakers was simply tripped from using too many appliances at once. My landlord promised to call them back to clarify, but who knows.
I live in a Socialist-era apartment block about 65 years old; my landlord had it last renovated including having it rewired about 20 years ago but he keeps complaining about its low quality every time he comes over to check the place. I wouldn't be surprised if this is related to their age. I already had to have water damage repaired in my bathroom caused by my shower not having been properly waterproofed 20 years ago.
Yeah, electricians are also expensive. In my area there easily running $100 an hour for work.
I was afraid of that. So, sounds like landlord is trying, but I would be wondering if the breaker went bad or if the wiring has loosened over time.
There is a guy who just got hired at my store. He strikes me as...the unholy offspring of Jack Black and the Geico cavemen. All this dude ever does is stand around and stare at people. Sometimes he makes a half-hearted attempt at work, but his main function seems to be just staring. And it is CREEPING.ME.THE.FUCK.OUT.
I'm like, why the hell did they hire this guy? I've never heard him actually speak - I'm not even sure he has vocal chords.
And I am hesitant to actually complain about him, he might have some kind of mental disorder or something. But if I'm creeped out, I'M 
ING CREEPED OUT!
And I'm not the only one who's creeped out. Nobody else wants to work with him either. They are perfectly content to let him do his own thing. I mean, if he chose to spend his shift out in the parking lot getting shopping carts, I'd be totally down with that. But that would actually make sense, so it probably won't happen.
Oh well. First world problems.
I'm like, why the hell did they hire this guy? I've never heard him actually speak - I'm not even sure he has vocal chords.
And I am hesitant to actually complain about him, he might have some kind of mental disorder or something. But if I'm creeped out, I'M ING CREEPED OUT!And I'm not the only one who's creeped out. Nobody else wants to work with him either. They are perfectly content to let him do his own thing. I mean, if he chose to spend his shift out in the parking lot getting shopping carts, I'd be totally down with that. But that would actually make sense, so it probably won't happen.
Oh well. First world problems.
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/kids-died-flu-2024-healthy-cdc-vaccination-rcna134963
Why do I have the feeling those parents are antivaxers? Seriously, fuck those people
Why do I have the feeling those parents are antivaxers? Seriously, fuck those people
Maybe so. I also think it doesn't help when people say they have the flu but its just a heavy cold.
Leads people to think it's not serious.
I always say to anyone posting online or 'working through ' the flu that no you don't have the flu, if you have flu going online or working would be the last thing you'd do.
If you have flu you ain't doing anything other than hoping it's gone soon.
It's a killer, but I don't think people fully understand how serious it can be, so they may not be anti vaxxers as such they might just be ignorant to the risks. I would have thought the past few years would have made people more aware though.
I had the flu this time last year. Was sick Sunday/Monday. Felt well enough to go back to work on Tuesday; which turned out to be a mistake, because it came roaring back that night, and I ended being out for the rest of the week. I ended up putting a blanket and pillow down on the bathroom floor because it was easier than trying to go from the bedroom to the bathroom.
Ones I see a lot is where they say, you'll never believe what some star from 10+ years ago looks like now, and they'll show a picture of a big obese person, while they were thin and fit when they were famous. A few times now I've looked the person up on Wikipedia and they'll have a picture of the person and they're still thin and fit, and very much not the person in the ad's picture.
This is serious creepy, a company is going to be releasing a AI chatbot of Marilyn Monroe. It's one thing is something like this is made of live person who can give permission, but to do it of a person who's been dead for decades is just wrong. Especially if you consider the way guys are probably going to be talking to it.
That AI will need serious therapy in a few weeks.
Pity we can't have a virtual HAL 9000, eh?
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What's the AI equivalent of locking yourself in a room and not wanting to face the world?
Seems to be asking for trouble,Pity we can't have a virtual HAL 9000, eh?
Next we'll have SKYNET, and MCP and M5.