What You've Done Today - But you… have elected… the way of… pain!

[LadyCrimson]

^ Most people I've seen who post about more casually using a single card to mine, talk about $100-$350 a month or so made (lower is likely, I assume, because they're not actually mining 24/7). Which if you're buying such a card in the first place, why not I guess. At least in 4-10 months you've maybe paid for the card, right.

...haven't some countries banned mining at this point? I feel like I read that somewhere. *pause* ... oh, it's mostly that they want to ban Bitcoin itself (China, others), although an anti-mining regulation movement seems to be getting a foothold because "environmental/inefficient energy consumption ratio reasons."

Edited November 17, 2021 by LadyCrimson

[ComradeYellow]

2 hours ago, LadyCrimson said:

...haven't some countries banned mining at this point? I feel like I read that somewhere. *pause* ... oh, it's mostly that they want to ban Bitcoin itself (China, others), although an anti-mining regulation movement seems to be getting a foothold because "environmental/inefficient energy consumption ratio reasons."

Yes China has done away with it completely and some European countries are considering it as well.  The U.S. appears indifferent at this point and some countries like Brazil want to actually expand on it and make it more widespread.

If the Brazilian government loves it and China hates it, I'm naturally inclined to believe it's probably bad and am probably leaving myself open to hackers on my desktop (despite having a VPN and top notch browser security)) because my anti-virus software will not tolerate it on my machine should I leave it on, but eh, I'm kind of hard up for a bit of cash and my 3090 was just kinda sitting there so I figured I'd let it run through the winter to keep my room warn and to collect a little cash to get me by.   Hard times, you know.

Edited November 17, 2021 by ComradeYellow

[LadyCrimson]

^ I don't really care one way or another re: legal future of bitcoin/mining, and I certainly don't mind anyone making some extra bucks with it while it's available, but it does make me wonder a bit how long it'll be around, is all. People debate the longevity or usefulness of bitcoin etc. and to me it just doesn't seem like something sustainable long term. But what do I know, as usual. 

 

[LadyCrimson]

Different topic:

...different house. Bored with games and other things. Maybe it's time for ... another cat.
...but, but, the hair. 

[Amentep]

Hairless cat breed then?

[Malcador]

Realized I haven't spoken to anyone on my team in about 8 work days.  Wonder if everyone got fired or something. 

Edited November 17, 2021 by Malcador

[Gfted1]

48 minutes ago, LadyCrimson said:

Maybe it's time for ... another cat.

Yes! Get two from the same litter so theyll have a buddy.

20 minutes ago, Amentep said:

Hairless cat breed then?

No! Those things are terrifying.

4 minutes ago, Malcador said:

Realize I haven't spoken to anyone on my team in about 8 work days.  Wonder if everyone got fired or something.

Maybe you got fired.  

[Malcador]

Nope, can still log in. That's about the only thing we do reliably quickly, terminate people

[LadyCrimson]

2 hours ago, Gfted1 said:

No! Those things are terrifying.

I've seen pics occasionally where their face can look ok, especially ones with smaller than average ears, but yeah...they are like giant hairless newborn rats otherwise.  Not really my thing.

I have become rather picky about cats/what I'd want in one these days tho. So it could take a long time of checking humane societies or no-kill shelters etc. I like getting ones that are 8mo. or older so you can tell more what you're getting adult-wise.

Edited November 18, 2021 by LadyCrimson

[Gfted1]

On 11/17/2021 at 6:18 PM, LadyCrimson said:

I like getting ones that are 8mo. or older so you can tell more what you're getting adult-wise.

I prefer to get my pets as soon as theyre weaned so I can put my stank on them right away.  

[LadyCrimson]

---today neighbors fully chopping down the semi-large/bushy tree near the fence to build their in-law suite. I wasn't feeling in too huge a hurry to be truly moved into the new house (since this time we have luxury of not being rushed) but suddenly I would like to speed up the process. Sadly end of Dec. still seems like the earliest.
---slouching in bed trying to find TV to watch (usually failing), napping, on repeat
---also, all the traveling back and forth has been bad for my eating habits/routine/"willpower". Gained a couple pounds.  Too much chocolate and meat sticks. Pffft.

Winter blahs in full-effect.

[LadyCrimson]

7am and a giant destructo-truck in front of the neighbors started up, to grind/chip up that tree they chopped down yesterday. It is very loud.

...could've waited until 8am at least.

[ShadySands]

My wife ordered some traditional Russian plates and my dog ate several of the packing peanuts before we could catch her. That was very weird of her to do since he's never done anything like that before but she's a weird dog so I didn't think too much about it. I was about to take her to the animal hospital when my wife figured out they weren't the normal packing peanuts but some plant based alternative that basically dissolved into nothingness. Crisis averted and it also explained why my dog was trying to eat them in the first place.

[Sarex]

43 minutes ago, ShadySands said:

My wife ordered some traditional Russian plates and my dog ate several of the packing peanuts before we could catch her. That was very weird of her to do since he's never done anything like that before but she's a weird dog so I didn't think too much about it. I was about to take her to the animal hospital when my wife figured out they weren't the normal packing peanuts but some plant based alternative that basically dissolved into nothingness. Crisis averted and it also explained why my dog was trying to eat them in the first place.

You can eat those. I think all packing peanuts are like that.

[ShadySands]

Maybe in more advanced countries but I got another package the day before with the old polystyrene peanuts

[Sarex]

15 minutes ago, ShadySands said:

Maybe in more advanced countries but I got another package the day before with the old polystyrene peanuts

Lucky!

[ShadySands]

Had a date night and went to Red Square and then to a comedy show featuring Hasan Minhaj. The food was great, the vodka was great, and the show was... wait for iiiiiiiiiiiiiittttt, fantastic. Though there was a medical emergency towards the end of the show when some guy had a seizure. They stopped the show and got him an ambulance right away and he was supposedly doing okay afterwards. I thought it might kill the show's momentum but Hasan was able to get the crowd back into it before moving on and finishing his set.

[Raithe]

Been a mix of lazy morning start reading and sprawling, before pushing to achieve a few things.

Formalising a set of notes in advance of job interview tomorrow, trying to have a few more things settle in my head over it all.

Keep meaning to spend some time gaming, but getting distracted chasing things down to add to my notes.

[LadyCrimson]

Hubby: "well, with that tree gone, there will be more sun on this side of the yard than before, anyway."

Me:  "I believe you were wrong, dear."  
(edit the phone lens makes it look smaller - when I look out the kitchen window it fills the whole view on that side)

...hubby says our current city is actively encouraging this type of thing since there is not enough "affordable" housing. So now I'm wondering if we should do the same in a couple years. Then we could rent the house for $4000+ and the extra "apartment" for $2500. Heck, take up the whole yard and build three and we can be rent lords with only one tiny housing lot!  Maybe you could make them two story and charge $3200 for each one. Sure it'd cost a lot but then we'll be filthy rich old-fart slum lords!

Pffft.

Edited November 23, 2021 by LadyCrimson

[BruceVC]

On 11/20/2021 at 8:28 PM, ShadySands said:

My wife ordered some traditional Russian plates and my dog ate several of the packing peanuts before we could catch her. That was very weird of her to do since he's never done anything like that before but she's a weird dog so I didn't think too much about it. I was about to take her to the animal hospital when my wife figured out they weren't the normal packing peanuts but some plant based alternative that basically dissolved into nothingness. Crisis averted and it also explained why my dog was trying to eat them in the first place.

You dog sounds hungry, are you feeding her regularly? Do you feed her everyday ....please tell me you havent got her on one of those liberal  sushi   dog diets.....our canine friends cant live on sushi, please believe me 

 

[ShadySands]

It finally snowed today so now everyone can finally stop talking about it being the latest first snow since they started recording such things and just start complaining about the snow.

[ShadySands]

Happy Turkey Day! Gobble gobble

[Malcador]

Working on a ticket, my company can dedicate more people asking for updates than actually helping out on it

[Raithe]

Juggling things back and forth. Had a fairly positive feeling job interview at the start of the week, waiting to hear back from them.

Dad got some scans back, and they've decided to give him an extra week of chemo in December, then start radiotherapy in January. All the joys of those side effects to be. Not sure if to take it as a good sign that the specialist did the "possible side effects 10 years after radiotherapy" talk, or if that's something they give everyone.

I've been distracting myself from various things by trying to pickup some skills with Blender. Getting back into the CAD aspects and designing my own stuff to 3D print. Spent a few days banging my head against that wall to develop some of those techniques and then turning a Mando bucket from the swirling recesses of my brain onto the computer screen. A few more details to be added, some scale issues to be worked out, then I can find out how well it actually translates into printable designs.

 

[ShadySands]

Another Thanksgiving has come and gone we got through it without much issue. My family from out of town cancelled the day they were supposed to arrive so it was just  the three of us and a couple of friends. The only thing even remotely political that came up was Dave Chappelle and I was able to change the topic pretty easily.