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04:04 * Ali has been doing that now for three days Schism
04:04 <Ali> Eerr Shadowed
04:04 * Ali still tabfails no matter what nick they use
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05:24 <ConfusionRift> Hello everyponyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.
05:27 * Ali flops over ConfusionRift
05:27 * ConfusionRift patpats Ali, and flops as well.
05:32 * Ali curls up into ConfusionRift
05:34 <ConfusionRift> Yep, work be tiring.
05:38 <ConfusionRift> "What the heck is this? A protein shake that kills you? Turns your bones into muscles, and your face into muscles? These Americans, I tell ya." | Umm. (stares at the big proud banner in the front of the container) | "Wait... this is from Sweden?!" | And he just caught on. :P
05:45 <Ali> At least no china rocket fell on you
05:46 <ConfusionRift> But it was an accide- (coughs almost all his oil out)
05:47 <ConfusionRift> This congestion's gonna kill me.
05:55 <ConfusionRift> Truth be told, it has happened before.
05:56 <ConfusionRift> Sometimes, rocket science can be as precise and unpredictable, that simple problems can and will become disastrous.
05:57 * ConfusionRift does have a congestion, and has been persisting for a while.
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06:11 * ConfusionRift flops as well.
06:13 <Golden> I hate feeling ill....had to call into work for I feel like my head is spinning, and my brain is on fire.
06:13 <ConfusionRift> o_0
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06:14 <ConfusionRift> That's not good. Hopefully it's not the "you-know-what".
06:15 <Golden> I've been fully vaccinated now
06:15 <ConfusionRift> Even as a severe fever, it still sucks.
06:15 <Golden> So it's probably just my body adjusting to it.
06:17 <ConfusionRift> If the last dose wasn't long ago, it's likely.
06:17 <Golden> The last dose was literally Thursday
06:18 <ConfusionRift> Actually, to my understanding, one should be on leave for a week or so after a dose.
06:18 <ConfusionRift> It's very likely one's gonna exhibit side effects akin to it.
06:19 <Golden> Walmart's medical leave is so confusing I'd rather not deal with it
06:19 <ConfusionRift> Oh, right Sedgwick.
06:19 <Golden> Yeah
06:19 <Golden> Honestly I'd happily take being let go than deal with Sedgwick
06:20 <ConfusionRift> It is confusing, and will leave you anxious through out the leave. It's what happened when I had to take a leave.
06:20 <Finwe> Good morning, everypny
06:20 <Finwe> *everypony!
06:20 <ConfusionRift> RAdm. Finwe. (salutes)
06:21 <Finwe> Lt Cdr ConfusionRift, Capt Koopz; Melles Ali and Schism; Messrs AppleDash, Cepheid, Golden and Lumindia.
06:21 <Finwe> o7
06:21 * Ali whines
06:21 <ConfusionRift> The easier way would be to call them, and then call the store HR. Do NOT get with the store manager. They're useless in this case.
06:22 <uni> good afternoon, Finwe!
06:22 * ConfusionRift mumbles. "They're useless in general."
06:22 <uni> sometimes I wonder how you decide who you hail
06:22 <Golden> I just report the absence via the site.
06:22 * Shadowed wriggles.
06:23 <Finwe> Cpl uni.
06:23 <Finwe> o7
06:24 * Finwe ruffles Ali.
06:25 * uni pouts, don't curse him with military service!
06:25 <Golden> Add in the fact that I am Asthmatic, and they have me pushing carts up an incline known as the parking lot being dizzy is not safe at all.
06:25 <ConfusionRift> Because what I did was report through the app that I was with someone who tested positive (which was the case), and that sent the red flag. Then went to the Sedgwick site, and put a leave for two weeks while explaining the reason why. At that point, they dropped my schedule, and was left on leave till then. Alas, this whole process changed since then.
06:25 * Ali grabs uni and noms their tail
06:26 <ConfusionRift> It really isn't safe.
06:26 * uni squeeeeeaks, pouts at Ali and hugs his tail. "I'm not food."
06:26 <ConfusionRift> Then again, cart pushing can be dangerous, depending on the "clientele".
06:26 <RazorSharpFang> Which disease / condition is this?
06:26 <Golden> Like say I go down do to being dizzy as hell. I become an involuntary speed bump for even though it's a parking lot we get jerks that speed constantly!
06:27 <ConfusionRift> Yep.
06:27 * Ali pouts, she was just nibbling
06:28 <Golden> I wish I put in a resume at a local resale store...that way I would of been possibly working with games, cards, collectibles, etc.
06:29 <ConfusionRift> We get people speeding, crossing between pass lanes, driving over the center medium, being petty (bleep)s, etc.
06:30 <ConfusionRift> A mom 'n' pop shop? That would be nice. Corporate owned? You're dealing with the exact same problems.
06:30 <Ali> Don't forget leaving the electric cart out in the rain
06:30 <Ali> I'd feel like I'd do ok with a CCG store or something
06:30 <ConfusionRift> Correction. Leaving discharged electric carts in the rain. :P
06:31 <Ali> But the wait list usually for those are miles long and this pandemic has them shuttered for the major draw.
06:31 <ConfusionRift> So you have to carry the darn thing from the front tire.
06:31 <Finwe> Do Alis dream of electric carts?
06:32 <ConfusionRift> Ali: That too.
06:32 <Golden> We even had a jerk who parked where we have to push the carts to. The guy was on the news for shooting someone who criticized their parking.
06:32 <Ali> And ConfusionRift when those things are dead, they're a pain to move
06:32 <Golden> He even had a gun in his back pocket.
06:33 <ConfusionRift> Hence my complaint.
06:33 <ConfusionRift> Wait... guy is known to shoot others for complains... has been seen armed... is still shopping... excuse me?
06:34 <ConfusionRift> Oh, right, Walmart doesn't care or gets involved.
06:36 <Golden> I'd leave by now if my family wasn't pressuring me to keep it.
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06:36 <Golden> Even though I have only been there for about two months
06:37 <ConfusionRift> Ali: The motor is at the front. It's heavy, and locks when off. So one has to lift it, and half drag the thing back to the front to charge. Absolute BLECK.
06:37 <Ali> I've never had to move a fully dead one, never my job to take care of those things
06:37 <ConfusionRift> I had to. It sucks!
06:37 <Ali> But when they get abandoned in the store, they beep endlessly and my ears can't take that torture
06:38 <ConfusionRift> Oh, also, inventory very soon.
06:38 <ConfusionRift> 10 days left...
06:38 <Ali> Glad I don't have to mess with that like my first job did
06:39 <Ali> Where we had to pre count half the crap in the store for them to count it as well
06:39 <ConfusionRift> I doooooOOOOOAAAAAHHHH!!!
06:39 * ConfusionRift just sighs.
06:40 <Golden> Nearly been hit, had to try to rescue one of the mules in a blizzard right after my first dose. The evening crew leaves trash were we store our things in two broken electric carts.
06:40 <Ali> Still not my fav story
06:41 <Ali> I remember having to be pulled from department to mass pull in carts before a thunderstorm
06:41 <Ali> And I mean a gusty one, so carts would be flying everywhere
06:41 <Golden> One of the leads has it in for me, and another morning crew cart attendant for we called him out on his favoritism for certain employees, and doing passive aggressive stuff to us.
06:41 <Ali> We got what we could, aiming for the loose ones as priority
06:41 <Ali> Then as the storm hit and of course idiots pushed more carts out and left them out of the corrals
06:42 <Ali> They went to our manager to ask why we weren't bringing in carts
06:42 <Ali> Cause you know
06:42 <Ali> Electricity and carts are not a good match
06:43 <ConfusionRift> Let's say this. Our store is NOT READY for inventory. Our mods are destroyed or off, our counts are off, people making messes and stealing, we lost half our staff because the quit or got fired, the team leads are useless, higher management are useless, our shifts are whack and getting destroyed for BS very soon, and we're getting thinned and scattered despite having so much to do in so little time.
06:44 <ConfusionRift> And we got store of the year... I wanna kick whomever gave us that award.
06:44 <Ali> All cause Biden wants to give you more money for not working at all
06:44 <ConfusionRift> No. We're getting rammed.
06:44 <Ali> And gas being back over $3
06:47 <Golden> Add in the fact I was hit on by a customer lady old enough to be my mother
06:47 <Golden> I feel massively uncomfortable whenever I work now.
06:49 <ConfusionRift> Let's put this as an example. Our most overworked supervisor collapsed during work after having a seizure. He broke his arm as he fell from a 6 foot ladder on solid steel. The store manager was trying to harass him back to work, which caused him to have another seizure while in the hospital. We lost most of the unloaders because they were getting their breaks cut off and staying pass their time helping the night crew unloaders.
06:51 <Golden> They are starting to try to push my times too. Like 8 am to 10 pm. Trying to move my meal around.
06:51 <Ali> Sounds like an understaffed issue to me too
06:51 <ConfusionRift> Salesfloor? Everyone has been staying 1-2 hours pass their timeframe, and getting in trouble for overnights crap. Their shifts are gonna get trashed soon, for these downright stupid 6am-3pm and 3pm-12am.
06:51 <Ali> Retail is the most unforgiving worthless job out there
06:51 <ConfusionRift> It is.
06:51 <Golden> With how little cart pushers we have during the morning it's rare to get a break
06:51 <Ali> I've done 10 years of retail, its not worth it at all
06:52 <Golden> I was injured twice. My friend on morning crew with me told a lead. Nothing was done.
06:52 <ConfusionRift> There shouldn't be any morning cart pushers. At least not at 8am. There should be ZERO carts in the morning.
06:53 <ConfusionRift> Lead isn't gonna help you.
06:53 <Golden> Even though I hit my neck on a cart hand rail when I fell making it hard to breath.
06:53 <Golden> Like if I fainted from that it would be on them for they were notified, but nothing was done.
06:54 <ConfusionRift> Team Leads have been the worst idea ever. But because Walmart has to save money somehow, they did.
06:54 <Schism> Lead (n): a person with many of the responsibilities of a manager, and none of the extra pay.
06:54 <ConfusionRift> Yep.
06:55 <Golden> Like a good 90% hopes they let me go.
06:55 <ConfusionRift> They won't. They either exploit you, or fire you for minor negligence.
06:55 <Schism> Especially in a 'Right to Work' state, which is, well, every one of them...
06:56 * ConfusionRift is getting his blood boiling.
06:56 <Golden> Me too
06:56 <ConfusionRift> It's so stupid.
06:57 <ConfusionRift> Sometimes, I wish the worst, so they have no choice but to close down.
06:59 <ConfusionRift> Like, what's the point? I'm working only so I can pay for my student loans. And some stuff that I won't cry for if I lose. I lost my benefits after I got chopped hours last year. And now they decided to pile up both inventory and audit in the following months.
06:59 <Schism> They've been futzing with everyone's shifts at my workplace, too -- but because we've been bleeding workers. I think there's been something like 33% attrition of T1 and T2 in the past three months.
07:00 <ConfusionRift> They also extended the key dates, and so happens my birthday IS a freaking key date. So I'm not getting any free time then.
07:00 <ConfusionRift> Three other coworkers got a full week to mess around. I can't get three lousy days.
07:02 <ConfusionRift> Oh, and part-timers are getting shafted soon. They will be getting leftover hours.
07:02 <Schism> Of course...
07:02 <Golden> I applied for part time.
07:02 <Golden> They have me at 40 hours a week
07:02 <Golden> Making 12.50 an hour
07:02 <ConfusionRift> I don't think you should worry too much about that.
07:03 <Golden> That is less that my states minimum wage
07:04 <ConfusionRift> Oh, word of warning. DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT download and use the new BYOD app.
07:05 <Schism> What's BYOD?
07:06 <Golden> Never heard of that
07:06 <ConfusionRift> Bring Your Own Device. It's their cheap and lazy solution to not buying TC-70s and MC-40s, and using one's phone instead.
07:06 <ConfusionRift> It's a data miner.
07:06 <Schism> Of course it is. ._.
07:07 <Schism> TBF, I can't exactly blame companies for not wanting to fork over thousands of dollars for a 20-year-old Windows CE device attached to a cheap barcode scanner.
07:09 <Schism> But, trust W**-M*** to take the laziest and most fundamentally abusive route.
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07:10 <ConfusionRift> That one got deprecated.
07:11 <Ali> Retail is ALWAYS bleeding workers
07:11 <Ali> Nobody wants to do work for the pay, no matter how simple it is
07:11 <Schism> We're not quite retail, here. Just wobsuite support.
07:11 <Ali> But honestly, the stress and crap you put up with, its not worth min wage
07:12 <Schism> https://thenib.com/laboring-under-delusions/
07:12 * Ali noms on a Schism tail
07:12 <ConfusionRift> https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/517knhWwEXL._AC_SX355_.jpg This is an MC-40.
07:12 <Ali> Also I don't know about your wally world
07:12 <Ali> but they've double down so hard on self checkouts
07:12 <ConfusionRift> It's stupidly expensive for what it is, as usual.
07:13 <Ali> So say if you have 200 items, good luck finding a human lane open
07:13 <ConfusionRift> Self checkouts was a blessing and a curse.
07:14 <Ali> Also they think 2 people can watch over 20 or more self check outs and somehow they're all going to not lie and either BOB things for free or misscan items on purpose
07:14 <ConfusionRift> Someone ran off with 10 gallons of paints for $15.
07:15 <Ali> Eeyup, cause self checkout
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07:15 <ConfusionRift> Yarp.
07:15 <Ali> Nothing checks to see if a gallon of paint is sold as a pack of ramen
07:15 <ConfusionRift> Or a $1 Gatorade in this case.
07:15 <Ali> Same price range
07:16 * ConfusionRift nods.
07:16 <Ali> Its so easy to get scammed with self checkout
07:16 <Finwe> Home, home on the price range…
07:16 <Ali> Yet they'll blame it on the person running the area, not the fact that they went to pure robotics that are as dumb as the new hires would be
07:16 * Finwe inconspicuously charges Ali $100 extra.
07:16 <ConfusionRift> The problem was that the security and the officer saw it, and DID NOTHING.
07:17 <Ali> And heck, if the self scan area is 100% busy, there's no way a set of eyes will catch a scammer
07:17 <Ali> They probably didn't want to stop them in cause they had a gun
07:17 <ConfusionRift> ...
07:17 <Ali> Rather get them outside of a civilian area
07:17 <Ali> I know, it sounds stupid
07:17 <Ali> But you can't have guns ablazin in a retail store, too risky
07:17 <Schism> Not _every_ scammer is an open carrier, and vice versa, but... I'd not be surprised if there's a significant overlap.
07:18 <ConfusionRift> No... no. There was nothing. No calls, not alerts, no movement, nothing.
07:18 <Ali> I don't know what protocols are for that then
07:18 <ConfusionRift> And apparenty, not the first time this guy does this.
07:18 <Ali> I worked with LP but nothing that extreme
07:19 <ConfusionRift> So... hmm... aaah... what?
07:19 <Ali> Loss Prevention
07:19 <Finwe> I've actually stolen a plant from Ikea. It was in a pot, but I was already home when I noticed that there was another price tag inside the pot that should also have been scanned.
07:19 <ConfusionRift> I know, but again, there was nothing.
07:19 <Ali> We had thefts so bad, we had to put those little spider wraps on MTG fat packs
07:19 <ConfusionRift> If the person comes back, and does it again, and they know, then there's a problem.
07:20 <Golden> Ugh my balance is so out of whack...
07:20 <Schism> Finwe: That's not theft, it sounds like, more like shrinkage caused by bad design.
07:20 <ConfusionRift> ^
07:21 <Finwe> Well, yes.
07:22 <ConfusionRift> Prices should be clear and visible. If there are more than one item within a compound item, both prices should be visible and scanned on the register.
07:22 <ConfusionRift> If there was a person helping you out, and they didn't scan it, it's on them.
07:22 * Schism noms upon crispbread with cream cheese and strawberry jam.
07:23 <Finwe> Interesting combination. o3o
07:23 <Golden> The specific walmart I work at has put the trading cards behind the counter, and limited them to 2 per customer thanks to scalpers, and thieves.
07:24 <ConfusionRift> The Walmart here just has them all in lock boxes.
07:24 <ConfusionRift> Which I found they're incredibly easy to open.
07:26 * ConfusionRift is spoiled Shenmue... and is glad he didn't jump to that series.
07:27 <Schism> Ohey, qntm's posted more of his SCP/Control crossover.
07:28 <Schism> In which a slide is found in the Deep House, Faden investigates it, and just guess where she winds up...
07:29 <ConfusionRift> ...hmmm, where? (Probably in containment)
07:30 <Schism> Nah, empty woods where a containment team is trying to capture some kind of semi-invisible dinosaur skip or whatever it is. So she and her team wind up trading blows with them, and then things get Complicated.
07:31 <Schism> Oh, Wheeler! So it's an antimemetics division thing.
07:31 <Schism> (Which, I mean, makes sense. It is qntm, after all.)
07:33 <Schism> <Wheeler> What's your rank? <Faden> Assistant janitor.
07:33 <ConfusionRift> She ain't lying.
07:33 <Schism> Indeed. X3
07:33 <ConfusionRift> Technically taking his position, since he might still be on vacation.
07:38 * ConfusionRift thinks despite that whole thing being out of left field, finishing those tasks felt nice.
07:38 <Schism> "Someone forgot the difference between antimemetic and invisible. Again."
07:43 * Golden sighs.
07:45 <Ali> God, SNL did a mario skit
07:45 <Schism> I think I'd rather watch the Super Mario Bros. Super Show.
07:46 <Ali> HEY PIZANOS ITS THE SUPAH MARIO BROTHERS SUPAH SHOW
07:46 <ConfusionRift> You better, or you'll turn into a Goomba. :P
07:46 <Ali> Also don't diss the Super Show, I loved that silly stuff
07:46 * Ali cries in corner
07:47 <Schism> Ah, good. SCP which turns people into brainless, monstrous kaiju. So it finds Broderick Northmoor, who's also infected by the Hiss, aaaaaand things go bad.
07:47 * ConfusionRift loved that silly stuff as well. He misses a lot of these.
07:48 <Schism> SCP-4987 really does care for Marion Wheeler.
07:49 <Ali> And when Bowser was called King Koopa
07:49 <Schism> When she's in danger of being infected, it eats the Hiss.
07:54 <ConfusionRift> Huh.
07:56 * ConfusionRift checks something about R-Type, and thinks he should just give it a break.
07:56 <ConfusionRift> The ship I want isn't finished. Huzzah.
08:03 * Schism randomly passes Finwe some raspberry jamdrop cookies.
08:03 <Golden> I think my back is messed up...
08:08 <Schism> ConfusionRift: An SCP researcher's reaction to a video game protagonist in action is amusing.
08:08 <Schism> Faden would probably be contained as a Skip herself, were it not for the fact that Wheeler is probably going to tell her, "Get the hell out of my universe."
08:09 <ConfusionRift> Hehehe, always. :P
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08:10 * Schism offers Golden some linament.
08:11 <Golden> Thanks.
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08:15 <Finwe> Raspberry jam is best jam.
08:15 <Finwe> Cloudberry jam is quite good as well.
08:16 <Schism> I find that cherry jam is a favourite.
08:16 * Finwe offers warm cheese with cloudberry jam to Schism.
08:17 * Finwe noms on Ali's tail.
08:18 * Schism happily accepts. And in turn she offers some brie with rosehip jam.
08:18 * Ali not allowing tail noms since she wasn't allowed to nom tails
08:18 * Schism has four tails at the moment. Is foxish atm.
08:19 * Finwe boops Schism with Seasons After Fall.
08:19 <Finwe> The ultimate fox game.
08:19 <Schism> 190mL of cloudberry jam... $14.
08:20 <Schism> Finwe: I'll pick it up on Steam, as I do want to support the developers. But not right this moment.
08:23 <Finwe> Cloudberries only grow in marshland and each plant produces one single aggregate fruit.
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08:24 <Finwe> Meaning that you have to pick them by hand in a very time-consuming manner.
08:24 <Finwe> Hence the relatively high price.
08:24 <Schism> I'm certainly not complaining, and I'll eventually try some in the fullness of time.
08:25 <Finwe> You could pick some and cook the jam yourself.
08:26 * Schism cackles at the fanfic "The Arithmancer". In which a slightly different version of Ms. Granger emerges, being a mathematical prodigy, and the butterfly flaps its wings...
08:26 <Schism> Finwe: Wrong latitude.
08:28 <Schism> "Why do I get the feeling our little Hermione could mess us up beyond all belief?" "Probably because she can. A future spellcrafter and potions mistress with Healer's knowledge in her pocket-- that's a dangerous combination."
08:29 <Finwe> Schism: I believe they're found as far south as in New York.
08:29 <Schism> Really. Hmm...
08:30 <Schism> Well, Ontario does have quite a bit of marshland.
08:30 <Finwe> "In North America, cloudberries grow wild across Greenland, most of northern Canada, Alaska, northern Minnesota, New Hampshire, Maine, and New York."
08:30 <Schism> I suspect that there are comparatively few areas where cloudberries are actually endemic, though.
08:30 <Schism> Hmm.
08:30 <Schism> Well, I'm in Southern Ontario. So.
08:31 <Finwe> Birds are widely responsible for spreading the indigestible seeds.
08:31 <Finwe> Mammals, too, of course, but birds are by far more mobile.
08:31 * Schism nods, "That is a given."
08:32 <Schism> Mammals also have a tendency to chew.
08:37 * Finwe nodnods and would chew on Ali's tail, had she not left.
08:38 <Finwe> Hmm, I did not know that you can indentify a shop in Nethack using telepathy.
08:39 <Finwe> The name of the shopkeeper defines what kind of a shop it is.
08:39 <Schism> Yup! Izchak, of course, is always a lighting shop.
08:39 <Finwe> And hardware stores are kept by shopkeepers whose names are anagrams of the dev team.
08:39 <Schism> But as he's always in Minetown anyway, that's of limited use to know.
08:40 <Schism> Mmyup.
08:40 <Finwe> E.g. Yawolloh.
08:40 <Finwe> A rather trivial anagram of Holloway.
08:40 <Schism> A reversal hardly counts as an anaggram.
08:41 <Schism> anagram*
08:41 <Finwe> An anagram is any permutation of the original letters.
08:42 <Schism> Yes, but just spelling one's name backwards is just lazy. I mean, look at Alucard.
08:42 * Finwe looks.
08:43 <Finwe> Looks pretty much like Dracula spelled backwards.
08:45 <Finwe> Many of the anagrams seem to be just backward spellings.
08:46 <Schism> Or one young miss in the Watch who sent a clacks back to Uberwald under the name "Aicalas".
08:47 <Finwe> Nenilukah is obviously Finnish.
08:51 * Schism puts this snippet of information into TVTropes.
08:51 <Schism> (About Nethack.)
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09:50 * ConfusionRift sees an alert. "Some be-a playing the Super Mario of the Odyssey." :P
10:14 * Finwe noms on beef Stroganov and rice.
10:14 * Lumindia noms on Finwe
10:14 * Finwe counter-noms on Lumindia.
10:14 <Finwe> o3o!
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10:25 <Schism> Hum. Nordstrom's doesn't use Narvar. Which is fine.
10:31 <Finwe> Narvar?
10:32 <Finwe> And who's Nordström?
10:33 <Finwe> Gunnar Nordström was a Finnish physicist whose theory of gravity was the predecessor of general relativity.
10:33 <Schism> Har. Nordstrom's is a clothing chain.
10:33 <Schism> Narvar is an order tracking aggregator which provides some data to customers.
10:34 <Finwe> Ah, founded by John W. Nordström.
10:34 <Finwe> and Carl F. Wallin
10:34 <Schism> I decided that rather than putting up with this chest pain for the next however long, I should be proactive and purchase something with a potential to assist.
10:35 <Schism> Nordstrom's seemed a decent enough choice.
10:35 <Finwe> Procrastive.
10:47 * Schism flops. "Why did I not buy moisturizing stuff earlier? Face feels much better now."
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10:55 <Finwe> Schism: Because the assumpiton about rational comsumers isn't necesssarily true in every situation.
10:56 <Schism> It isn't true under most conditions.
10:57 <Finwe> Yet it is widely used in modern economics.
10:57 <Schism> That would be because people look at macroeconomics as a general principle and refuse to accept that it doesn't hold up under microeconomic conditions, or vice versa. As above, so below, except it's very definitely not.
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11:00 <Schism> The world is stochastic, especially when you deal with actual people, and you can't simply reduce a complex system like this into a set of equations.
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11:00 <Schism> (That'll never stop people from trying, tho...)
11:01 * Finwe plays the Scumm Bar theme from The Secret of Monkey Island on his flute.
11:02 * Schism buys Finwe a grog.
11:03 * Finwe uses the grog to dissolve the lock on Otis's cell door.
11:05 <Schism> Hum. Decided to take a knife to my Imposter Syndrome and tell my manager (or a manager) that I'll be looking for a coaching/management position soon. That should be interesting to go back to later this week.
11:08 <Finwe> If you're looking for a coaching position, does that meand that you will become a sofa pony?
11:08 * Finwe sits on Schism.
11:08 <Finwe> Time to recyborgise myself.
11:09 * Finwe attaches a new BGC sensor.
11:09 <Finwe> Not so fast, sterilisation first.
11:09 <Schism> Coaching, not couching. I will be couching my terms, but not in that sense.
11:09 * Finwe applies pre-injection swab.
11:10 <Finwe> Schism: Oh, indeed, I meant bus pony.
11:10 * Finwe pays for fare aboard Schism.
11:11 <Schism> Whatever terms I present won't be cheap.
11:11 <Schism> If I do get selected for a coaching position, I get to be the villain of the piece.
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11:15 * ConfusionRift finishes Stage 7.1, and starts laughing.
11:15 <ConfusionRift> Game came back with a vengeance.
11:19 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Calpain: Morning Discussion #2289 [ https://tinyurl.com/yhelrc2f ]
11:20 <ConfusionRift> Schism: But... you don't have to be the villain... maybe... perhaps. :P
11:25 <Schism> I get to tell people how they screwed up, if I get chosen.
11:25 <ConfusionRift> hehehe.
11:25 <Schism> I don't want to.
11:26 <Schism> It's needed, but even so!
11:26 <ConfusionRift> "So, here's where you screwed up and where needs fixing." | Eerm... I don't even work here. | "Oh, sorry. just practicing."
11:27 <Schism> But. We have literally two coaches right now. They are overworked, and I'll be glad to help them with the load.
11:27 <Schism> Especially since we have new waves coming in, and a need for new coaching staff, and if they don't get more folks on their team they're going to probably set fire to the office.
11:27 * Lumindia chews on Schism
11:29 <ConfusionRift> See, that would be the logical and simplest way to do it. Unlike here, where they decided to middle finger everyone who tried to apply for the position locally, and instead transfer people from three cities away.
11:29 <ConfusionRift> Oh, and put a coach on said people who tried to apply.
11:29 <Schism> I'm probably going to get a goodly amount of the new T1s if I receive the position, but... I'm okay with that.
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11:32 <Schism> But, um, yeah. Get an experienced agent as a coach instead of someone from outside. That's how it should be. Right?
11:33 <ConfusionRift> At least not someone new.
11:33 <Schism> At least not someone who doesn't know the procedures.
11:33 <ConfusionRift> Exactly.
11:34 <Schism> You can tap a new agent, but they need to be properly trained.
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11:40 * ConfusionRift unlocks Strike Bomber, which is just before Ragnarok... something is wrong.
11:41 <ConfusionRift> Nooooo! They nerfed it!
11:41 * ConfusionRift loses hope.
11:46 <ConfusionRift> What used to be a rather powerful wave cannon has been reduced to something slightly better than the standard one.
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11:57 * Schism takes her insulin now.
11:57 * Lumindia chews on Schism more
11:58 * Schism has work in two minutes, so doesn't have time to be chewed!
11:58 * Finwe offers some Fiasp to Schism.
11:58 * Schism passes for now, but thanks Finwe.
11:59 <Finwe> I also have Lantus.
12:09 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Open My Little Pony Art Compilation (All Skill Levels Welcome) #80 [ https://tinyurl.com/yfohn9tn ]
12:34 * ConfusionRift flops to sleep.
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12:47 <Finwe> Mr RazorSharpFang.
12:47 * Finwe doffs his hat.
12:50 <RazorSharpFang> Hey heys
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13:23 <Schism> Typical.
13:23 <Schism> Middle of explaining to a customer why we can't refund her order, and the box hard-crashes.
13:26 * Finwe noms on the box.
13:27 <Schism> I do hope my package is delivered on Wednesday or Thursday, so it doesn't get lost or stolen.
13:28 <Finwe> Then someone gets to tell you that they cannot refund your order. o3o
13:28 <RazorSharpFang> Is stolen packages common in your area?
13:29 <Schism> Not at this time, thankfully.
13:30 <Schism> Nonetheless, one does constantly worry, especially when it comes to a $100 order.
13:30 <Finwe> Are they left in front of your door or something?
13:30 <RazorSharpFang> I do wonder how difficult a setup would be to make that would allow packages in to safeguard against that but not be an entry point to the home itself.
13:31 <Schism> Or, you know. Request signature.
13:31 <Finwe> Otherwise I cannot see a risk of a parcel getting stolen during the transport.
13:32 <Schism> Misdeliveries happen, though.
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15:09 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Makenshi: GUMMY Music: Tadpole - A Song That Probably Plays Inside Gummy's Head (feat. Kids Attacking a Spider) [Funk House/Acid House] [ https://tinyurl.com/yzq7op7y ]
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16:13 * Finwe hats on Schism.
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17:09 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Penny Wrights: Equestria Girl's Sunset's Backstage Pass Follow Up [ https://tinyurl.com/yz5lv77j ]
17:32 * Cepheid upgrades her current SnS in MHGU as far as it will go currently. Then does the same with a couple pieces of her armor. This will be what she completes 7* with.
17:49 <Schism> Finwe: https://twitter.com/theogrin/status/1391450106264793088
17:50 <Schism> ("A student of human nature, that one." --Nanny Ogg)
18:20 * Cepheid uses basarios tears to upgrade some armor. Doesn't quite want to know how that works.
18:22 <Cepheid> I kinda wish Kiranico or the Dex supported showing me the defensive values at X level, so I could better compare gear.
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19:06 <Finwe> Schism: :D
19:06 <Finwe> Nice try, but no banana.
19:07 <Finwe> Also, Google Maps tells you that Auschwitz-Birkenau is "temporarily closed".
19:19 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Makenshi: Community Classics Remixes: Glaze - Beyond Her Garden / Rainbow Factory (DJ SkyStorm Remix) [Trap/Alternative Electronic] [ https://tinyurl.com/yflnhyn8 ]
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19:31 <Finwe> Mr Shadowed.
19:32 * Finwe doffs his hat.
19:34 <Schism> Hum. Protests are specifically contrary to the established way things are. Therefore, any statement that protests follow established norms is a statement against protests in general.
19:36 <Finwe> Not necessarily. One can also protest against change.
19:37 <Schism> True. However, only when one believes that change has become normal, or is being normalized.
19:41 <Finwe> We have the radicals, who protest against stagnation and the conservatives, who protest against change.
19:42 <Schism> The reactionaries, who protest against perceived change, but not the actual change which is ongoing.
19:42 <Finwe> And we have the pathological opposition which protests against anything just for the joy of protesting.
19:44 <Schism> Meanwhile, I return to work...!
19:46 <Cepheid> Whoof. 22 minutes on the bike, at 16-17 MPH, maintained speed entire time.
19:48 <Cepheid> https://twitter.com/Naxilus/status/1390773237714407427
19:49 <Finwe> Cepheid: That's rather brisk speed.
19:52 <Cepheid> Mmhmm.
19:52 <Cepheid> Went for enduring higher speed today, rather than enduring long periods of biking.
19:54 <Finwe> I bicycled around the largest lake in the neighbourhood yesterday, that was about 20 kilometres and it took me nigh 45 minutes.
19:54 <Cepheid> I'm slowly building up.
19:55 <Finwe> That would be around 27 kilometres per hour.
19:58 <Cepheid> My limiting factor isn't pain, endurance, or breathing. It's heat.
19:59 <Cepheid> I get very warm, very quickly. And shortly after that I start to feel dehydrated, and even with a litre bottle of water on hand, it isn't enough.
20:03 <Finwe> My largest transmission ratio is 52:11, I recall.
20:04 <Finwe> Or was it 48:11?
20:04 <Cepheid> 1 hour here. From my home to the St. Laurent mall.
20:05 <Cepheid> That was back when I was out of shape though, and during a heatwave.
20:06 <Finwe> Ah, summer, when your face gets all salty from sweat.
20:06 <Cepheid> https://goo.gl/maps/MXAj2HvhnTLcFP6H8
20:07 <Cepheid> Not the longest of routes.
20:07 <Cepheid> Also, given the time it suggests it takes, I think I may be off about how long it took.
20:08 <Cepheid> It was several years ago when I did it. Another route I did was my place to the local airport/airplane museum.
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20:09 <Cepheid> https://goo.gl/maps/qMo1UekuAL6ct8RU7 This was the route I took. In this case, I did out and back.
20:09 <Cepheid> It... wasn't my best move.
20:09 <Cepheid> I brought no food, no water.
20:10 <Cepheid> And again, during a heatwave.
20:11 <Cepheid> Keep in mind, that I get really friggen warm, when I bike in a room with a fan on me.
20:11 <Cepheid> So imagine during a heatwave.
20:11 <Cepheid> When I got back, my shirt was saltier than a troll on the Internet.
20:12 <Cepheid> https://imgur.com/gallery/ZbiTeXm
20:14 <Finwe> Mine was roughly https://goo.gl/maps/dKdgZhX5RB9wpjXK9
20:15 <Cepheid> I find it interesting that I cannot differentiate between the neighborhood you live in, in a a satellite image, and the one that I live in, in a satellite image.
20:15 <Cepheid> Other than the fact that yours has a lake, while mine does not.
20:16 <Cepheid> I think it's due to all the greenery.
20:16 <Cepheid> Google Maps is still confused as to where the hell I live, though.
20:17 <Cepheid> Says I live down the street and around the corner to the left from me, when I face my window.
20:19 <Finwe> :)
20:19 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Drawfriend Stuff (Pony Art Gallery) #3689 [ https://tinyurl.com/yfggdb5x ]
20:19 <Cepheid> This has resulted in problems.
20:20 <Cepheid> Namely, delivery drivers getting confused and lost.
20:20 <Finwe> Google had incorrect zip code for my address, which led to DHL going astray, as they use Google Maps with deliveries.
20:21 <Finwe> They had 02940, while the correct one is 02700.
20:21 <Cepheid> Oof.
20:22 <Cepheid> Lately our troubles have been the reverse of the above issue.
20:22 <Cepheid> People delivering stuff to us that we didn't order.
20:22 <Cepheid> Mostly A&W restaurant food.
20:22 <Finwe> Our neighbours do have 02940, but they live on the other side of the town border.
20:23 <Finwe> And the street on which my address is located is not in this town.
20:23 <Cepheid> Wheeeeee~ I am suffering from discontinuation symptoms.
20:26 <Finwe> Ah, I'm getting my first shot of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine tomorrow.
20:29 <Cepheid> Tomorrow, I can sign up to get mine.
20:29 <Cepheid> Dunno when I'll be getting it.
20:34 <Fishmongering> un petit coup
20:46 <Finwe> Qu'es-ce que c'est?
20:47 <Finwe> Qu'est-ce*
20:52 * Finwe chapeaut sur le Fishmongering.
20:55 <Cepheid> Ceci n'est pas une poney.
21:50 * Lumindia flops
22:09 * Ali flops over Lumindia as a bored unicorn
22:09 * Lumindia cuddles the good pony
22:09 <Lumindia> henlo
22:16 * Finwe noms on Ali.
22:18 * Ali squeaks
22:19 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Pony Plushie Compilation #480 [ https://tinyurl.com/yjwm6k72 ]
22:20 * Finwe counter-squeaks at Ali.
22:21 * Ali oils Finwe
22:21 <Finwe> o3o
22:21 * Finwe is smooth.
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22:58 * Lumindia boops Ali's snoot, leans against
22:59 * Ali squeaks again and curls up into Lumindia
22:59 * Lumindia kisses Ali's cheek, "How is the Ali pony today?"
23:00 <Ali> Pono is a bit meh and bored
23:01 * Ali curls into Lumindia pono
23:02 * Lumindia brushes muchly
23:12 * Schism is utterly uncute.
23:12 * Schism refuses to accept otherwise. So she curls up along the equally uncute Ali.
23:13 <Ali> Now Schism is playing the uncute game
23:13 * Schism has people calling her cute now. It's utterly inaccurate, so.
23:14 * Ali is never called cute, thus she's not cute
23:14 * Schism calls Ali cute.
23:15 * Ali plays the reverse card, Schism is cuter
23:20 * Schism flops into a ball of fuzz. "Am not...!"
23:24 <Ali> Boy where have I heard this before~
23:24 <Ali> Next will be the puffycheeks~
23:24 * Schism is a fuzzball, she doesn't need puffycheeks, she's already curled up and bristling.
23:34 <Schism> Oh my. Cepheid, have I got a thing for you.
23:34 <Schism> https://twitter.com/thewalrus/status/1391535973981425669
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