Tyranogre Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 >at computer store to get my external hard drive fixed >radio starts playing Careless Whisper It's gonna be one of those days. Link to comment
Tyranogre Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 >take first Uber to computer store to get 4-terabyte external hard drive fixed >leave the hard drive with the guy while I go get a Subway and a doughnut nearby >come back an hour later; the guy says that he’s having trouble running First Aid on it, and that he’ll call me back when he finds anything out >take second Uber home >two hours later >receive phone call from the guy; he apparently needs my MacBook to finish running First Aid >take third Uber back to the computer store, with my MacBook in tow >sit in the store for about half an hour while the guy does his thing >guy says that my files are safe, but something’s physically wrong with the external drive >offers to store my files on his drive; but can’t because there’s over 2 terabytes of files on mine >computer store closes fifteen minutes later >the guy suggests I leave my MacBook with him overnight and to pickup a brand-new external hard drive that’s at least 2 terabytes from Fry’s >I thank him and take fourth Uber to Fry’s >turns out that Fry’s was only a block and a half away from the computer store; I just didn’t notice because I’m a fucking dumbass >thank the Uber driver anyway and get out of the car >ask the lady at Fry’s if they have any external hard drives >they’re all sold out >go to BestBuy website on my phone (whose battery is now at 30%) to buy a 5-terabyte external hard drive for about $100 bucks for in-store pickup >take fifth Uber from Fry’s to BestBuy >pickup my new hard drive and leave >take sixth Uber home >make it home with my phone’s battery at 11% >and on top of all that, I have to bring my new external hard drive back to the computer store tomorrow so the guy can finish backing up my files FUCKING GAMESTOP April, DranSeasona and Link, the Hero of Dreams 2 1 Link to comment
EH_STEVE Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 I don't like milk at all. 1% chocolate milk I can drink in smaller amounts, that's it. Link to comment
ace Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Guess who was exposed to COVID at work last week? Link to comment
EH_STEVE Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 20 minutes ago, ace said: Guess who was exposed to COVID at work last week? The Tsar of Marinovka? Link to comment
ace Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 I'm getting tested tomorrow and refused to go into work so hopefully it's nothing, but I have felt kinda shitty lately so my hopes are not high DranSeasona, April, Tyranogre and 2 others 5 Link to comment
EH_STEVE Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Hope it comes back negative, or that you pull through it quick Link to comment
Link, the Hero of Dreams Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 I tested negative, but that was scary. Link to comment
ace Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 I'm all clear Which can only mean that I've already had it April 1 Link to comment
April Posted January 13, 2021 Author Share Posted January 13, 2021 7 hours ago, ace said: I'm all clear Which can only mean that I've already had it how close was the contact exactly? Link to comment
ace Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 3 hours ago, Pichi said: how close was the contact exactly? Dumbass coworker pulling their mask down to talk to me inches away multiple times a day Link to comment
April Posted January 13, 2021 Author Share Posted January 13, 2021 25 minutes ago, ace said: Dumbass coworker pulling their mask down to talk to me inches away multiple times a day Link to comment
Tyranogre Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 On 1/9/2021 at 6:56 PM, Tyranogre said: >take first Uber to computer store to get 4-terabyte external hard drive fixed >leave the hard drive with the guy while I go get a Subway and a doughnut nearby >come back an hour later; the guy says that he’s having trouble running First Aid on it, and that he’ll call me back when he finds anything out >take second Uber home >two hours later >receive phone call from the guy; he apparently needs my MacBook to finish running First Aid >take third Uber back to the computer store, with my MacBook in tow >sit in the store for about half an hour while the guy does his thing >guy says that my files are safe, but something’s physically wrong with the external drive >offers to store my files on his drive; but can’t because there’s over 2 terabytes of files on mine >computer store closes fifteen minutes later >the guy suggests I leave my MacBook with him overnight and to pickup a brand-new external hard drive that’s at least 2 terabytes from Fry’s >I thank him and take fourth Uber to Fry’s >turns out that Fry’s was only a block and a half away from the computer store; I just didn’t notice because I’m a fucking dumbass >thank the Uber driver anyway and get out of the car >ask the lady at Fry’s if they have any external hard drives >they’re all sold out >go to BestBuy website on my phone (whose battery is now at 30%) to buy a 5-terabyte external hard drive for about $100 bucks for in-store pickup >take fifth Uber from Fry’s to BestBuy >pickup my new hard drive and leave >take sixth Uber home >make it home with my phone’s battery at 11% >and on top of all that, I have to bring my new external hard drive back to the computer store tomorrow so the guy can finish backing up my files FUCKING GAMESTOP UPDATE: >leave brand new 5-terabyte external hard drive with the guy on my home from work on Monday, half an hour before the store closes >he begins transferring my files; tells me to come back the next day >come back yesterday, approximately 22 hours later >files are less than a percent finished transferring >the guy has no idea how long it will take to transfer them all >give him my number and tell him to call me back once they're done It feels exactly like leaving your dog at the vet to undergo a complicated surgery. Link to comment
Tyranogre Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Just now, EH_STEVE said: why so much storage? Think long and hard about who you're asking that question to. Link to comment
EH_STEVE Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Just now, Tyranogre said: Think long and hard about who you're asking that question to. That's still soooooo much Link to comment
Tyranogre Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Just now, EH_STEVE said: That's still soooooo much A lot of it has to do with my paranoia that the doujins that I don't download will disappear forever due to the websites that host them getting shut down. A year and a half ago there was this big scare that Sad Panda would get taken down due to changing laws regarding lolicon in the country where the servers were hosted. If the site owner hadn't managed to move the servers to Moldova, we would've lost the equivalent amount of data that it takes to run the International Space Station for ten years. Link to comment
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