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[Mathel]

Also has anyone noticed the forum not loading as fast as it usually does, because it hasn't been for me in a few days.

If no one else is experiencing this it just means my internet is crap.

Sometimes, it takes a few seconds. Other times, it is nearly instant.

[methylatedspirit]

Could be the server load from having ~1000 users at the same time. The funny thing about that is, once I mentioned it, the active user count just dropped down to more reasonable levels, much more in line with what I'd see at this time of day. Hmm...

[Vector]

My parents sent me my new meds plus other stuff, and within the 'other stuff', there's this box of "dried dates". Now, I don't exactly know how dates are processed, but since when were dates moist enough to warrant drying? These dates even aren't rock-hard dry like such a descriptor would imply. They're just as moist as all the other dates I've eaten.

Look at how they come off the tree! Check 'em out!

You can buy fresh almonds, fresh dates in the Middle East

Forum doesn't seem as lively as it usually is, was it down today or something?

I've personally been posting less because of depression + finals, additionally I'm not in any games right now and I got sick of Ameripol. Sadly those things are usually the drivers for me posting in all the other threads Dunno about others.

[heydude6]

Busy with gardening.

[TD1]

I somehow 'twisted' my ankle... in the bath.

All I did was move my leg! Ugh, ow.

[None]

I've heard of people messing up their backs just by sleeping once you get past your early twenties, or arms if you sleep on them, or you get a charlie horse if your leg cramps up while you're sleeping...

Bathing is beginning to sound a lot safer than sleeping is, now that I look at it...

[Frumple]

It's not, considering how many injuries and fatalities happen in the bathroom. Up there with the kitchen in dangerous rooms in a house, iirc. Sleep hygiene can cause problems, but considering just about every problem you'd have in a bedroom is made that much more dangerous by slick, uncushioned surfaces, well...

Any case, think I just watched the lowest effort western shooting I've seen to date. There was just... nothing. No faked blood, no puffs of dust, zero effort to obfuscate anything, just a gunshot sound, then the one "shot" looking at the camera funny and rolling over, without even their cloths extra ruffled or somethin'. The B-movie power was strong for a moment, there. Didn't catch the title, but whatever it was ended in a town during a dust storm.

Apparently they used up the special effects budget on the weather and didn't have any to spare for the gunplay...

[King Zultan]

What's the point of a western if they don't have decent looking shootouts?

[methylatedspirit]

Every time I change directories in Command Prompt, I keep typing "ls" out of reflex instead of "dir" to list my current directory. Now, I'm not yet a Linux user. Why am I so inclined to type "ls" even though I know full well I'm in Windows? I know I have WSL, and do stuff in Termux on my phone, but why have I picked up on a Unix-ism so quickly, entirely replacing the Windows one in muscle memory?

[Frumple]

Acorn squash is entirely too enthralling when rolled around. It's apparently like roly poly catnip for frumples...

[methylatedspirit]

Okay, I've taken the meds again during the day, and I feel less sharp mentally but not sedated, the opposite, in fact. I feel somewhat numb. This is a weird sensation. Am I drunk? Am I not? Should I shut down for the next few hours to protect myself?

[Yoink]

The worst western I ever saw - indeed, probably the worst film in general - was The Law of Violence. I don't remember how bad the  shootouts themselves were, but for all I know that's the movie Frumple is talking about, haha.   

[hops]

Okay, I've taken the meds again during the day, and I feel less sharp mentally but not sedated, the opposite, in fact. I feel somewhat numb. This is a weird sensation. Am I drunk? Am I not? Should I shut down for the next few hours to protect myself?

As far as I'm aware that's the default state of consciousness of most people. I assume that's how they avoid getting anxiety attacks over the state of the world.

[methylatedspirit]

Okay, I've taken the meds again during the day, and I feel less sharp mentally but not sedated, the opposite, in fact. I feel somewhat numb. This is a weird sensation. Am I drunk? Am I not? Should I shut down for the next few hours to protect myself?

As far as I'm aware that's the default state of consciousness of most people. I assume that's how they avoid getting anxiety attacks over the state of the world.

That would explain the anxiety diagnosis.

At T+2 hours, I'm more-or-less normal, but still number than usual. Between this and becoming a 1C dilution of Alex Jones, I think I'd rather take this.

[methylatedspirit]

You may have noticed that the Most Users Today count is 3038. I have the data for this spike on both sides.

https://pastebin.com/Ykm8GP8R (changed the CSV slightly to clarify the timezone being used)

And the chart looks like this (inverted to avoid spoilering):



Any guesses for what happened here? I'm not sure why our adversary here decided to slowly increase the server load to the point that it crashes, then stop increasing the traffic when it does. Strange. Not a single person registered throughout this whole thing, mind you.