The way TBC got dropped so drastically by a bunch of people really surprised me. Did people just not really like TBC, or is this how it always is when something new comes out? I only play single player games other than WoW.
Now I have to use her forever. I happened to get into the dungeon during a thunderstorm and there are a ton of the golden hands running around. I somehow got the skill boost arcana back to back + sweeps with stat boosting cards and she just kept going up and up
Front lawn looks very similar to this. The builder said the sod they put in is bermuda grass, but Im not sure. The grass grows really patchy as you can see, the front is more even but the weeds are so bad I cant pull them fast enough as it seems as soon as it rains they are 3 ft tall again, and the HOA is bitching up a storm. Do I need to spread some kind of weed killer on the grass?
I was always the "computer guy" in my family, which didnt mean much as most of them hadnt even used a computer. As a kid / teenager I would dumpster dive for old PC stuff and figure out how to get them working again by moving parts around. Logically, this meant I should go to school for IT and then get a job.
I started by taking courses in programming, which seemed interesting at the time. While I was able to pass the classes, I found it incredibly boring. so I decided to switch my major to IT / Networking since the credits would carry over. This I found more tolerable, and even more enjoyable while I was learning about the hardware and layer 1 / 2 and some of 3. Once I started having to memorize subnetting tables and a bunch of protocol abbreviations I wanted to jump off the building.
I pushed through, got my bachelors in IT, and eventually went back and got a masters in information systems. I did this all while working full time as a tech for a wireless company, and then as a tech support guy at a call center. This was years ago, and I have since worked my way up to a network engineer role. I was lucky enough to be able to do this without certs because every time I studied for a certification I became depressed.
The truth is though, I have been miserable almost this entire time. I have made it this far through sheer brute force and a whole lot of being at the right place at the right time. I daydream of doing literally anything else but I feel like im in too deep at this point and will have to do this another 20-30 years, assuming i dont get laid off or replaced by an android. I work around people who are a mix of both; the younger guys generally are really excited to learn and do anything, while the older guys generally hate everything. I try to remain in the middle so I seem aggreable.
Im just curious if anyone else feels or has felt the same?
I'm curious if other men have experienced this and if the answer is simply that I need to exercise more or something basic like that. Compared to my childhood, I have been extremely lucky in my adult life. While I'm sure most would consider my life "boring", I get to live in peace with my wife and kids, I have a decent job that pays the bills, and I am in decent health.
However, starting roughly 5-6 years ago after I got my first WFH job, I noticed that I have slowly become more and more anxious for no reason. I'll stress that I'm making mistakes at work even though I get good reviews, or I'll just start panicking that I'm not studying enough and I need to get some random IT certification to prove I know something. Or I will start to stress that I don't do enough for my family even though they are clearly very happy.
Before this I was always the calm one, nothing really phased me. While I've never been big into working out, I did use to spend a lot more time outside working on landscaping and stuff when we didn't have the kids. Actually, now that I'm typing this out, I'm realizing this started around the time my second child was born, and that's also when I started getting a lot of gray hair lol.
Hello all,
I have several years worth of experience working in a NOC for two different ISPs. I have been exposed to a lot of hardware, and now I mostly do optical troubleshooting and dealing with MPLS stuff on top of managing outages, reporting to stakeholders, etc. I always wanted to switch roles to working as a tech in our central offices to get experience with the actual hardware in person, but those jobs almost never open up as the guys in them stay there for 50 years it seems.
I moved to NC recently and I am getting blown up on LinkedIn for data center jobs left and right but I haven't responded to anyone yet. I am considering applying to one, but I'm curious to hear from actual techs on what I really need to know to succeed.
I'm curious to hear from people that work a job like this. I'm a big yapper and my favorite part of my job is when I get to talk to people from other departments to solve problems.
Been working in IT in one way or another for close to 10 years now, mostly in telecom / ISP land. I have never worked in "normal" IT, pretty much everything I have ever done has been in this area, so I went from ISP tech support (taking calls to reset passwords, troubleshoot customer CPE, etc) to a NOC where I did a bunch of troubleshooting on a ton of different vendor equipment, eventually getting promoted up the chain to where I am now.
I focus specifically on optical issues, and some other fancy sounding protocols where I have to work on BGP, MPLS, and L2VPN/L3VPN services. (by work on, I mean I check if its established or working as it should, and I might have to turn it off and turn it back on to get it to work.) Everything is very compartmentalized, so some people do the configs, other guys do the circuit design, other guys do this, we do that, etc. Training is slim and I have made it this far with the power of Google and taking a lot of notes.
Although I have studied for the Net+ and CCNA, I never bothered taking the tests since I already had a job and it wasnt required. Not to mention, almost nothing that I learned from those is used where I work anyway since there is some other group somewhere else that handles all the subnetting, config, and whatever else.
The point of all of this is, Im tired of this stuff. A big part of my job is collaborating with other teams to get things done. I am used to having to talk to several different departments all at once, from field techs to managers, directors, VPs, and I really enjoy this part of my job more than the technical aspect. I would love to find something thats still in IT sort of but more focused on working with other people, where I also dont need to worry about a bunch of certifications.
I've been holding out for some kind of grip case that isn't the Chinese silicone one you fine everywhere
According to the job description, it seems I will be working with Verint, or IEX, and "generating schedules and processing shrink requests, ensuring coverage, and analyzing data of some kind. I have never worked in WFM before, but I am looking to switch out of IT and this position popped up so I applied. Anything specific I should ask about in the interview?
Im planning a trip to Spain next year for my wife and I. There are so many amazing places Id like to go to, but we only have two weeks at best. I am trying to figure out the best plan to fit in the things we both like to do; I love history and going to castles, museums, etc. My wife loves being able to go to a beach where you can sit and order drinks and food. We both enjoy being in an area where we can avoid driving as much as possible. although I am not opposed to renting a car to drive between towns if necessary. ID appreciate any opions on what towns or cities to visit.
Yo hablo español tambien, y apreciara opiniones en cualquier idioma.
Debating leveling one of these but I want to be able to get raid ready as easily as possible. I am drawn to feral for the ability to tank dungeons myself as I am concerned I wont be able to get beast lord now since I dont see people running dungeons much anymore.
I have worked in IT for ISPs for over a decade. In that time, I have had a few different roles, eventually leading up to the title "network engineer" (I am a glorified NOC tech). Truth be told, I have no idea what Im doing. At best, I follow processes that I memorize, and I figure new things out by asking people and then writing down what they say. But when real complex things happen, I always have to reach out to more senior people for help, and most of the time the things that they do just go over my head. This job would be better suited to someone with more passion for IT than me.
Has anyone here used their IT experience to move to something else?
I'm itching to level a third alt but I'm in a pickle. I already have a warrior and a paladin that I raid on. I was forced to play horde by friends, and the only races I like on horde are undead and blood elves, in that order. I'm sure you can see that this is leading me to rogue being my only other option, but the amount of sheer hatred I see towards them has me kinda hesitant. Would I be better off just not leveling one at all and playing some other game when it's not raid time?
I have worked in IT for ISPs for over a decade. In that time, I have had a few different roles, eventually leading up to the title "network engineer" (I am a glorified NOC tech). Truth be told, I have no idea what Im doing. At best, I follow processes that I memorize, and I figure new things out by asking people and then writing down what they say. But when real complex things happen, I always have to reach out to more senior people for help, and most of the time the things that they do just go over my head.
I am tired of feeling this way and want to get out of IT. I have started to apply to internal positions that look interesting in the hopes that I can land something. My question is, has anyone here gone through this and ended up happier after leaving IT, and what did you end up moving to?
I was debating leveling a priest to play shadow but it seems that might not be a cheap option. Other considerations are feral druid or enhance but I'm open to suggestions.
Hello all,
About a year and a half ago I got a better job offer in another state my wife and I wanted to move to. I didnt want to deal with selling our current home at the time while trying to navigate a move to another state, and coincidentally my family needed an affordable place to live because apartment rents are so high, so I agreed that we would rent that home to them while we moved. We have a 3.75% rate on that home and I bought it back in 2020 of course so I was able to rent it for them for cheap with the intent of selling it in a couple of years before I have to deal with capital gains taxes. We lived there for five years so it is my understanding I have about two years before I have to worry.
Fast forwarding to now, things have been great until this month. As can be expected when it comes to family, some stuff got shaken up and now Ive had to make some adjustments with them. We get paid enough to cover the expenses but not much else, luckily I fixed almost everything in that house recently so it just needs basic maintenance. I guess my question is, would I be stupid to just sell it now and park the proceeds in a HYSA or something? I know 3.75% is not as great as a lot of the rates from the covid times but a part of me is wanting to hold onto this house for some reason.
I had DQ1-3 on Gameboy color as a kid and I could never beat 2, it was hard as hell. DQ3 was my favorite and I spent so many hours on it so I was really excited for the remakes. I finished DQ2 Remake just now that that ending hit my soul, this is probably the best remake of a game I have ever experienced.
Is there a big performance difference between the two? Any videos you guys recommend that do a good comparison?
Initial tech installed my modem in a closet under the stairs because the builder ran a conduit tube into it. Due to its location there is no simple way for me to run cables internally and my wifi sucks because all the hardware is enclosed in said closet.
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I called customer service and they said they could send a tech out to move the modem. My question is, what exactly would this entail. Is the tech just going to drill a hole into the exterior wall and run a fiber into wherever I say I need the modem?
