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I have a meeting in less than an hour where I have to present stuff so I panicked and decided to post this instead. hbu?

edit: meeting got delayed but should start in 5-10 mins. Also, I'm no longer in my underwear.

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[–] CultLeader4Hire@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

Going to yoga

[–] zerofk@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 hour ago
[–] forkDestroyer@infosec.pub 2 points 1 hour ago

Currently in a meeting where I have a speaking role. I'm burnt out so I typically scroll and turn my brain off unless I'm called to talk.

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago

Supposed to be working.

But if I don't split it up with some scrolling I start losing my shit. I'm also going to be doing this until I die most likely so it's very much a marathon, not a sprint. I'm also tired of stressing myself out for other people.

So I cut corners where I can.

[–] craftrabbit@lemmy.zip 4 points 4 hours ago

Naught. I'm sipping vanilla rooibos tea, eating a mug cake and ragebaiting people online, all while being sick at home alone. :(

[–] Mubelotix@jlai.lu 2 points 3 hours ago

Nothing I have to wait for my girlfriend that's currently scrolling

[–] porkloin@lemmy.world 5 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Packing, cleaning, and fixing shit for an upcoming interstate move.

[–] Pudutr0n@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago
[–] noxypaws@pawb.social 6 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

getting ready to play bass in a cover band, we have an hour long set at a retirement home this afternoon. my first ever paid gig! definitely a tad nervous but it should be a good time

[–] Pudutr0n@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

Dang, congrats, Noxy! Hope it goes well!

[–] RodgeGrabTheCat@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 hours ago

Its my day off. I can do what i want. I'll be lifting weights in a little while. No scrolling during a workout.

[–] Iconoclast@feddit.uk 9 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I should be out in the woods crawling already.

[–] Pudutr0n@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

vroom vroom

[–] SnoopSqueak@lemmy.today 12 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Also, I'm no longer in my underwear.

I was nervous about the phone interview (no video) for my first job, so I took a shower before it started. But I didn't realize we were in different time zones, so the call came an hour sooner than I expected. I did the interview with a towel wrapped around me. I got the job.

[–] Pudutr0n@lemmy.world 5 points 5 hours ago (1 children)
[–] SnoopSqueak@lemmy.today 4 points 4 hours ago

I was late on my first day for the same reason. 🙃 But I soon realized my mistake and worked with them for a couple of years before moving on to something else.

[–] SadSadSatellite@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Nothing hugely important. I don't usually have Tuesday off, so I'd like ti get to the habitat restore, and a local antique mall has a guy who sells antique chisels and hand planes who is only there on Tuesdays.

Otherwise, i need to fix permissions on my suddenly broken nas, rebuild my proxmox server I broke when transferring parts, install the last five panels of privacy fence in my backyard, run service cable through a buried conduit to my garage, finish stitching my chisel roll, pick up some gate hardware for the fence, move a pallet of vintage specialized bricks out of my neighbors yard to use on my porch, renew my car insurance, check on my current 3d prints, design some drawers to hold lens blanks at my offices, and sharpen all my planes, chisels, spokeshaves and striking knives.

Quality of life upgrades, nothing particularly pressing. Gotta finish my coffee and consider eating something first.

[–] Pudutr0n@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

Damn, sounds like a lot though. did you get something to eat?

[–] Miller@lemmy.world 32 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I am supposed to be monitoring the tsunami warning system in Kumamoto.

[–] Pudutr0n@lemmy.world 29 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

that sounds umm... could you do that please?

[–] Miller@lemmy.world 33 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

Its fine I had to mute it anyway, its been making a bloody beeping noise for the last twenty-five minutes. Never heard that before, very distracting.

[–] snooggums@piefed.world 16 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Have you tried turning it off and then leaving it off? That worked for my carbon monoxide detector.

[–] Miller@lemmy.world 20 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I might try that after dinner, the beeping was two short tones and two long tones which the user manual says is a type 096 system error, not to be muddled with two long tones and two short tones which means dangerous coastal flooding & powerful currents immanent.

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 6 points 8 hours ago

(When the code repeats indefinitely, and you can't remember which part was first.)

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[–] rayf@lemmy.zip 25 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Tickets. I should resolve tickets. I should call people and tell them : 'have you tried to turn it off and on again ?' Everything is burning on this planet, but restarting computer seem very important to produce more items.

[–] Pudutr0n@lemmy.world 9 points 9 hours ago

Have you considered how your job impacts the almighty productivity we as a society have decided to worship and enslave ourselves to? If we didn't have that maximum output of dollars for assholes per sentient human being we couldn't buy more shit or subscription services we don't need with the pennies the assholes drop for us.

You're a danger to society.

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 7 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

Absolutely nothing. Long Covid has me confined to my bed for the rest of my life and I'm "free" to do whatever is not too taxing.

[–] forkDestroyer@infosec.pub 1 points 31 minutes ago

Don't answer if this is too much, but: how are you taken care of? I'd be scared of not making rent if I lost my job. Is there a program or something for people that are essentially bed bound? I don't know a lot about that system.

[–] Pudutr0n@lemmy.world 4 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Dang. How has that gone, if you don't mind me asking?

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 2 points 3 hours ago

Awfully. At first I just didn't get well again after the initial infection. But at least I could still walk about and do little stuff, like loading the dishwasher, going on short walks, playing D&D online.

Bad mistakes. Every time I did a little too much I got even worse and could do less and less. My incompetent GP who didn't believe in Long Covid didn't help either.

About four years later and I can only leave the bed to go number 2. No idea how long that will last. We already bought a bed pan. But using that looks even harder rhan going myself. We'll see.

Now that I know more I'm positive that I actually had Myalgic Encephalomyelitis even before the infection. Just not that bad. But I shan't tell that anyone because all the science is now done on Long Covid. Even though ME has been known for about half a century and Long Covid is just an umbrella term for everything that can persist after a Covid infection.

Even after we've got millions of more cases ME patients are just gaslit or at best ignored.

[–] one_old_coder@piefed.social 16 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

I'm unemployed so I have a billion tasks in no specific order, and no boss to push me to do it:

  • ~~order stuff for a non-profit~~ (done)
  • ~~write some documents for that same non-profit, they are not organized at all~~ (partially done)
  • ~~clean my desktop~~ (done)
  • ~~study~~ (done)
  • ~~play the drums~~ (done)
  • ~~read non-tech books~~ (will do later)
  • ~~do some bodyweight~~ (fuck it, I'll do that tomorrow)
  • ~~NOT play Steam while drinking beer for 4 hours~~ (done)
  • ~~cleaning the toilets~~ (done, woohoo)

I have 4 hours left, it should be easy but being unemployed for 6 months and constantly rejected is making me feel like shit. I'll see what I can do though.

Edit: everything was done or almost done!!

[–] Pudutr0n@lemmy.world 6 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I'm sorry you're out of a job. If i may offer some unsolicited advice, maybe start by doing some kind of self care exercise. Like thinking about the things you appreciate about yourself or idk, maybe just allowing yourself to take your time with your chores.

Unemployment will fuck up your mental health. And yeah, rejection is rough but don't think any less of yourself due to it.

Not currently having a role in the mindless production of a heartless society does not reflect on your value as a person, a friend, or even a worker.

Stay strong. <3

[–] one_old_coder@piefed.social 6 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

That's some great unsolicited advice and I appreciate that. I'll keep that in mind and add it to my routine. Thanks!

[–] Pudutr0n@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago (1 children)
[–] one_old_coder@piefed.social 2 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I did everything and more thanks to you! I'll see if there is a community for procrastinators to post their todo lists...

[–] Pudutr0n@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

Daaaamn! That's awesome! It was thanks to you, though. ;)

[–] eurodyne@piefed.world 5 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

I have no obligations for the rest of the day. I’m currently vacillating between making coffee and not making coffee before I go and play cyberpunk 2077 for the rest of the day.

Update: I made coffee

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[–] bigboismith@lemmy.world 6 points 8 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Pudutr0n@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago

yeouch. Godspeed.

[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 5 points 7 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Pudutr0n@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

I hear that.

[–] snooggums@piefed.world 8 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I am supposed to be responding to an email but I'm really angry about it and distracting myself to calm down so the response is work appropriate.

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[–] Naich@piefed.world 3 points 7 hours ago

Drawing up stuff to put into a cryogenic fridge in order to measure dialectric shit at 0.01K in a magnetic field.

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 3 points 7 hours ago

Going to sleep.
Am fukd
🤷‍♂️

[–] Sergio@piefed.social 7 points 9 hours ago (3 children)

Nothing, I just finished breakfast while scrolling.

GL on the presentation! Yesterday I found out I can give a talk in a week and a half on some work I did several years ago. I'm kinda looking forward to it. I do that thing where I imagine I'm just presenting to one person in the room. Also I usually make some good slides, so if I freeze up I can just read off the slides. Also, practice!

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