Rule of Acquisition #34
Infynis
joined 2 years ago
As long as the Clown episode doesn't come on 😨
That's what I'm doing. I used to live further north, where it was really important to have good snow tires, but I've moved a couple hours south, and it's just not worth the trouble here, for a handful of snowy days, and a trip up north for the holidays.
I like the idea that they're not just symbols, but shapes. Get anything to be shaped like a rune, and it'll touch magic. So two rocks leaned against each other just right might create a trickle of water, or a tree that grows a twisted enough web of branches could, by chance, summon a flame. Then, like with all natural phenomenon, people figured it out! It fits well with the trope that wizards are arcane researchers and scientists, you find in settings like D&D's
I can give you a couple tips!
· Get some fish sticks if you don't have some. The stiff, fiberglass rods, not the processed seafood. You can get singles, or multiples that screw together. You use them by taping the cable to the end, and then pushing the fish stick from the back, to run cable through small spaces.
· Run a pullstring with your cables! Taped alongside your Ethernet cable you should also always include a pullstring, so that if you ever need to pull another cable that same way, you can just tape it on and pull. This can be actual pullstring, which is usually just a thin nylon cord, or another length of Ethernet cable.
· You can pull on it harder than you think, but not as hard as you hope. This is something that really you have to learn over time, but it helps to know beforehand. Ethernet cable is pretty strong. It's coiled in boxes because you're expected to pull it long distances, and sometimes it snags. When this happens, you don't immediately have to run and fix the snag. You can add some force, and give it a yank. But if it feels like it's really stuck, always make the walk. There's nothing worse than running an entire length of cable, only to find out it broke somewhere in the middle. On the upside though, it does become a free pullstring
Billups no! Stay away from that Horga'hn!
I learned how to do this as an entry level tech for an ISP, and it's been so handy since. Ran cable into my attic, and then down to my office on the other side of the house, as well as my partner's. Just got a second switch recently that I'm going to put up there so I only need to drop cables down from now on
They don't just cause problems for Amtrak either. Sometimes trains are so long that, when parked, there's no where to put them except right through the middle of a town, blocking roads
Is this a thing for knees? Every once in a while, my knees just pop out of their sockets. It's incredibly painful, and I have to move them back by hand. I went to a doctor when I was like 18 though, and they took an x-ray, and couldn't find anything
I agree with all of this, and I think it's the right choice. You don't have to immediately come out as the brave warrior of what is right, but you can absolutely speak up, in all kinds of ways. Even just starting with, "Hey, this line doesn't sound right, I think it would make more sense if it said 'gender' here," could be helpful. If they insist, ask why.
Everyone's individual circumstances are going to be different, but there's definitely something you can do. The pressure you're feeling is exactly what the fascists want you to bow to, but most of the people you work with aren't fascists. You might be surprised how much change you can make
Their "counterprotest" is just taking up parking spots outside the dealership? Lol