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@GreatWhiteSnark · 1 year ago

Recall the Deeds as if they're all Someone Else's Atrocious Story: Prologue (Part 2)

[Continued from Part 1 ] A small drama began to unfold, as often does when deals are made between family members. The noise and the dirt of the ongoing building annoyed Sara and she started to compl...

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@GreatWhiteSnark · 1 year ago

Recall the Deeds as if they're all Someone Else's Atrocious Story: Prologue (Part 1)

Authors and aspiring writers are often advised to write what they know. I know this story well, because it happens to be true (or, at least, real). These events happened, although not exactly as rel...

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@GreatWhiteSnark · 1 year ago

Suggestions for How to Best Use Fiverr, Upwork and (Possibly) Other Remote Freelance Job Sites

For a while, I have not made any headway with getting freelance work on Upwork (or any of the other freelance sites, for that matter). I was given the contact details of someone who has more work than...

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(comment) I've always been a bit wary of CoinPayU, since a number of people I trust have told me that it's definitely a scam. However, a number of people whose opinions I value seem to be doing well out of it...

@GreatWhiteSnark 1 year ago

@GreatWhiteSnark · 1 year ago

Why do Java developers need spectacles? In order for them to C#!

This week, I started teaching myself C# 7, having found quite a number of free tutorials, including the ones I've linked below. The last time I looked at C#, I was still at varsity (about fifteen year...

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(comment) Robinhood is a frigging scam to steal from the poor and give to the rich. I won't go near it with a ten foot pole.

@GreatWhiteSnark 1 year ago

(comment) "No man has ever been made happy by money. There is nothing in it's nature that brings it. Yet, the lack of it certainly brings unhappiness." -- Benjamin Franklin (paraphrased and possibly misquot...

@GreatWhiteSnark 1 year ago

@GreatWhiteSnark · 1 year ago

Kazakhstan: The Greatest Country in the World

Seeing as Juneteenth (17-19 June) will soon be upon us, I thought I'd repost this. (I can't believe that a year has flown by so quickly. They seem to get shorter as I get older.) I’ll readily admit...

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(comment) SSH is an abbreviation for "secure shell". It's a way of accessing a remote computer (usually a server that doesn't have the overhead of a graphical interface) through the Internet or other network...

@GreatWhiteSnark 1 year ago

(comment) I have considered them, but they are both expensive (taking a long time to pay for themselves as well) and not eco-friendly. I don't really have the money to shell out for them, being in a Catch-22...

@GreatWhiteSnark 1 year ago

(comment) Yeesh. That's tough. It's similar to my situation in many ways. I have a mobile/LTE 3G router for backup/emergencies, since the fibre connection (which is expensive and supposedly better) is often...

@GreatWhiteSnark 1 year ago

@GreatWhiteSnark · 1 year ago

We Need Solutions to the Problem of Unreliable Electricity Supply in My Home Country

Living in the Third World country that I call home (South Africa), having consistently reliable and stable Internet connection is something of a luxury and a rarity. Consequently, I have had to think...

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@GreatWhiteSnark · 2 years ago

The Fallout Games: An Unprompted Opinion (and a Desire to do Some Retro-Futuristic Weirdness)

A friend of mine asked me if I've ever played any of the Fallout games and what I think of them. Here's an impromptu rambling rant, by way of response. I like the original Fallout game (the one...

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@GreatWhiteSnark · 2 years ago

Does this Look Infected? (My Struggles with Failing to Replace Windows 10 with GNU/Linux)

For a while, it has been a joke in the FOSS community that Windows is not as much an operating system as it is a trojan/virus, thanks to Microsoft's anti-competitive practices and how difficult it is...

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@GreatWhiteSnark · 2 years ago

Trying to Play Two Roles and Failing at Both: Am I Friend or Employee?

Today, at work, something awkward and uncomfortable happened, thanks to my White Privilege. I work at a kennels as an animal handler/exerciser. The business is run by family friends. They're pragmati...

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@GreatWhiteSnark · 2 years ago

Hello, Darkness, My Fairly Recent Friend

The below is a letter I penned (but am unlikely to ever send, because it's probably not appropriate) to a friend of mine on whom I've got a major crush and desire like crazy. I'm sure every red-bl...

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@GreatWhiteSnark · 2 years ago

Relinquishing the Discworld Novels and Extorting My Clients Who Don't Play Fairly

At one point, I had read (and owned a copy of) almost every Discworld novel written by Terry Pratchett (except for Raising Steam). Having fallen on hard times, I sold some of them to keep myself afloa...

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@GreatWhiteSnark · 2 years ago

Stupid Search Queries Typed into Google

This morning, I was bored. Looking for a quick and easy way to amuse myself, I decided to see what I could find as far as concerns the stupid things people have typed into Google. (They should have u...

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@GreatWhiteSnark · 2 years ago

"No Monero, no trabajo!" is the approach I've been forced to take for my business.

If clients don't pay me, I have no money with which to pay my bills or rent and buy food. If I don't pay rent, I have no place to stay. If I have no food, I have no energy and therefore can't work at...

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@GreatWhiteSnark · 2 years ago

What the heck is cryptocurrency and why should anyone care?

Warning: Massive amounts of BS inbound. Do not believe any of this nonsense below. Instead, read the linked content. "Cryptocurrency is unregulated fake money made by sheltered and amoral techbro...

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@GreatWhiteSnark · 2 years ago

If clients don't pay me, I have no money with which to pay my bills or rent and buy food. If I don't pay rent, I have no place to stay. If I have no food, I have no energy and therefore can't work at...

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(comment) It is my experience that the average American is either as dumb as a box of rocks or horribly under-educated, failing to grasp the nuance of all but the simplest concepts/topics. As Moby said (and...

@GreatWhiteSnark 2 years ago

@GreatWhiteSnark · 2 years ago

I loved you like a man loves a woman he's never met.

Maybe it's stupid to think I can love someone I've never met in the flesh, with whom I've only had online exchanges, in forums and private messages. At any rate, I'm infatuated with a gorgeous, raven-...

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@GreatWhiteSnark · 2 years ago

Apparently, "We All Hate Putin" is the Extent of the Average American's Grasp of the Ukraine Crisis

"At least we all hate Putin, right? Surely we can all agree on that?" I think "we all hate Putin" is an extreme oversimplification of approximately fifty years of historical political tension and...

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(comment) You're not a North American; I scoff at your hollow threats! As for the image in question, it's my profile picture here and on Noise. However, I will edit the post to include both the original ima...

@GreatWhiteSnark 2 years ago

@GreatWhiteSnark · 2 years ago

What has Happened to Our Bananas?

This piece originally appeared in the "Letters to the Editor" portion of my local newspaper. It caught my attention since I am a fan of bananas and have recently been collecting Banano (BAN) from both...

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(comment) Haha. Thanks. I have my moments. One of my former colleagues once said that I am the most popular culture/media-steeped person she's ever known, but wouldn't comment on whether that's a good or bad...

@GreatWhiteSnark 2 years ago

@GreatWhiteSnark · 2 years ago

Opinion Poll: Do beards make men look evil?

"Kneel before Zod!" Recently, on one of the few antisocial media sites I still frequent despite my best efforts to avoid them, someone in my extended circle issued a fun challenge: Put a picture of...

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(comment) You can withdraw any time you like, but you can never leave. If it looks too good to be true, it most likely is. If you got scammed, it's your own fault for not paying attention to the warning signs...

@GreatWhiteSnark 2 years ago

(comment) "With recent events in Canada, the idea of holding assets on a centralized third-party platform has decreased somewhat in popularity." Oh, for Pete's sake, why? Centralisation and rugulation o...

@GreatWhiteSnark 2 years ago