u/Tomytom99 — reddlx

Microslop strikes again

I'm in the middle of packing and decided to give my computer the "privilege" of updating before breaking everything down. Big fucking mistake, now it doesn't even reach the boot animation. Great. Now I get the *pleasure* of taking time out of my day to undo some company's untested AI slop code that probably just added another useless AI feature and asked me about OneDrive again. Thank god this happened AFTER I finished the semester.

It goes through the BIOS perfectly, and then just goes blank after. The system itself isn't hanging, because I can turn caps lock on and off. It's acting like there's nothing running though because the power button works instantly. As a result, boot looping it isn't even pulling up the recovery menu, because I figure Windows doesn't even know it's being asked to boot. I figure the SSD is working, because it's not saying it can't find the boot media or trying to jump into PXE... There's just nothing. No drive activity either.

How do I fix this? Please don't go gloating about Linux. I'm in the middle of sandboxing that. It's not exactly an easy transition when you have well established creative workflows that need to carry over. I'm working on it.

I'd also like to say: Fuck you, Microslop. I want a functional, compatible, and reliable operating system, not a "feature rich experience", that's what my other software is for.

u/Tomytom99 — 1 day ago

▲ 16 r/AutoPaint

Second time I've ever used a sprayer on a part

Honestly I'm really pleased with how this came out. It's by no means perfect, and I even accidentally sanded through the paint in one spot, but I do feel like overall this was a success!

First time I ever sprayed I did a horrific primer job out of a can, and then went too light on the clear and wound up with a result that looked sandy and inconsistent. This time around I went extra heavy, made sure to keep a wet edge, and really paid attention to how stuff was laying.

My big takeaways have been to pay extra attention to any crowns on what I'm spraying, move a lot slower than I think I need to, and figure out an even better booth solution than what I came up with. The one thing I need to really work on? Orange peel. I got it mostly out with sanding, but boy did that take a lot of time.

I do fear improvement is going to plateau from here 😅

u/Tomytom99 — 3 days ago

▲ 70 r/Tools

If you've ever used the oiled 20 gallon harbor freight compressor, you know just how damn loud those things are, especially for how little they accomplish.

Now I've finally got some real compressor power and it's somehow WAY quieter. It's no longer a nuisance to run, I've only had it running two days now and I've already used my air tools far more than I used to. Dare I say it's actually pleasant to use!

u/Tomytom99 — 18 days ago

▲ 13 r/selfimprovement

Right now I'm in a huge life transition- breakup two months ago, finishing my degree, and moving back in with my parents later this month. I've recognized I need to do some work on myself and am not in a position to pursue a romantic relationship mentally or logistically at the moment. The best way to describe the inner conflict is like three gears in a triangular arrangement keeping each other from moving.

Despite knowing now's not the time, it's still a thing that nags at me time to time. I do a decent job of keeping busy- I work out every other day, have some projects going on, have part time work, go to therapy, and take care of chore type stuff. I've also been really good about my sleep schedule. The desire isn't constant, and usually comes whenever I'm taking a needed moment to relax, such as eating dinner. Whenever it does come up, it's more persistent than I'd like. I will say I'm noticing it more now that I've finished my degree last week (yay!) since I don't have anything soaking up every last minute of my time, and am not in a position to start any new projects.

I'm left wondering, besides just doing more stuff to keep me busy, how do I manage the desire? I don't feel like it's healthy to add even more stuff to my schedule than I'm already doing just to suppress the desire, or to try and eliminate this human desire all together. I just need to be able to not worry about it much for the meantime while I get resituated and work on myself. How might I be able to do that?

Edit: Damn, four replies and they've all been deleted 😭

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u/Tomytom99 — 18 days ago

▲ 35 r/SchoolBusDrivers

Just burning some time, never would've expected this when I was a wee little kiddo playing Pokemon emerald on the bus on the way to elementary school.

How do y'all pass your downtime?

u/Tomytom99 — 24 days ago

▲ 10 r/dating

Basically, how do you get yourself to a place where you can trust that you've found your forever person?

My last relationship ended after three years, and the one before that after two years. Of course my brain draws the connection that somebody could leave at any moment, and that I'd need to be in a relationship with them for maybe five years before I'd be truly comfortable with marrying them. Who's to say the next won't end after four years?

My main concern is that I don't comfortably have five years. If I started this very day, that'd put me at 32 by that time. I know it sounds silly, but I really wish I'd have some aspect of my personal life totally figured out by 30.

It's just challenging because anybody can say anything, but you can never know how true it is until it plays out, and that's something I don't want biting me in my ass and starting over again when I'm even older.

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u/Tomytom99 — 25 days ago