@scottalanmiller said in Why have mass shootings increased - you thoughts?:

@pmoncho said in Why have mass shootings increased - you thoughts?:

@Dashrender said in Why have mass shootings increased - you thoughts?:

@pmoncho said in Why have mass shootings increased - you thoughts?:

Another possible reason I thought of was, sheer boredom with "idle hands."

Heck, "They started quarreling out of sheer boredom" is used as the example in the Cambridge dictionary.

So to that end:

I'm wondering if lately, the whole trophy for everyone/entitlement mentality is a driving force for younger people doing this.

It's possible. One would think inclusion would give a sense of pride but maybe it is having the reverse affect.

Participation trophies are a form of mockery, not inclusion.

That I totally understand. It seems that the ones handing them out, don't.

@Dashrender said in Why have mass shootings increased - you thoughts?:

@pmoncho said in Why have mass shootings increased - you thoughts?:

Another possible reason I thought of was, sheer boredom with "idle hands."

Heck, "They started quarreling out of sheer boredom" is used as the example in the Cambridge dictionary.

So to that end:

I'm wondering if lately, the whole trophy for everyone/entitlement mentality is a driving force for younger people doing this.

It's possible. One would think inclusion would give a sense of pride but maybe it is having the reverse affect.

Another possible reason I thought of was, sheer boredom with "idle hands."

Heck, "They started quarreling out of sheer boredom" is used as the example in the Cambridge dictionary.

@Dashrender

To me it means, someone has to fill the typical "Leave It To Beaver" roles to create order and peace.

Down to the basics, the roles are no different than Caveman. The nurturing, the hunter/gatherer, Educator/Wisdom, and disciplinarian roles. While possible, it is very difficult for one person to perform all these roles at the same capacity as two for their entire life.

In the words of Dennis Miller, "Of course, that's just my opinion, I could be wrong."

@Dashrender

I believe, haven't worked it all out yet, it starts with the break down of the core family figures creating an unstable foundation.

Outside factors (Main Street Media, politicians, Social Media, etc..) pile on top of the initial break down which leads to these types of outcomes.

@Obsolesce said in Powershell "-eq" operator and "False":

@Pete-S said in Powershell "-eq" operator and "False":

Have a look at the difference between strings in double quotes and single quotes as well.

Yes this is a case where one point can lead to another and before you know it, it's a book.

I know what you mean. I once asked my high school math teacher why 1/0 is zero. I wish I could remember but she filled up the entire chalkboard with the math to prove it.

@Pete-S also. I greatly appreciate the extra info. I am always confused by single vs double quotes and when to use them. I will take your advice and use single first.

@Obsolesce said in Powershell "-eq" operator and "False":

@pmoncho said in Powershell "-eq" operator and "False":

Trying to figure out why this will not work? I'm stumped

$UserID = read-host "UserID to disable"
$UserE = (Get-ADUser $UserID)

write-host "Account Enabled?" $UserE.Enabled

if ($UserE.enabled -eq "False") {
   $a = read-host "Move to Disabled Accounts OU? (Y/N)"
   $answer
}

UserID to disable: test1
Account Enabled? False

C:\windows\system32

If I use the following all is works whether "Enabled" is True or False

if ($UserE.enabled -ne "True") {...

In PowerShell, typically if it's in double quotes, it's a string. That's what you were were checking for, is if a given string equals the word "False".... instead of the boolean true/false, as $true/$false.

To find out what type of output you're dealing with, you can always use the built-in getType() method. You'll notice the Name property of String or Boolean.

Thanks, as this will be VERY helpful because it was a question burning in the back of my head.

@Pete-S said in Powershell "-eq" operator and "False":

@pmoncho

You can test how if-then statement works directly in powershell. Just type/copy it in straight on the command line,

For example:

• if ($false) { "True" } else { "False" }
• if ("False") { "True" } else { "False" }
• if ($true) { "True" } else { "False" }
• if ("True") { "True" } else { "False" }
• if ("") { "True" } else { "False" }
• if (0) { "True" } else { "False" }
• if (1) { "True" } else { "False" }

You can also do the same test by forcing powershell to convert whatever you want into a boolean. And telling you if something is true or false.

For example:

• [bool]$false
• [bool]"False"

This is called type casting. But that belongs to more advanced programming concepts.

Thanks for the excellent explanation. Now I just have to try an remember this.

@Danp said in Powershell "-eq" operator and "False":

if ($UserE.enabled -eq "False") {

Try if ($UserE.enabled -eq $False) {

if ($UserE.enabled -ne "True") {...

This works, but not in the way you think. It would likely give the incorrect result when enabled is $True.

This worked. Greatly appreciate it.

Trying to figure out why this will not work? I'm stumped

$UserID = read-host "UserID to disable"
$UserE = (Get-ADUser $UserID)

write-host "Account Enabled?" $UserE.Enabled

if ($UserE.enabled -eq "False") {
   $a = read-host "Move to Disabled Accounts OU? (Y/N)"
   $answer
}

UserID to disable: test1
Account Enabled? False

C:\windows\system32

If I use the following all is works whether "Enabled" is True or False

if ($UserE.enabled -ne "True") {...

@Dashrender said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@travisdh1 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@scotth said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@travisdh1 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@pmoncho said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@scotth said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@travisdh1 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@pmoncho said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@travisdh1 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

We're relaxing and trying to recover after a day spent a Cedar Point. Back in the hotel and looked at my step counter, 18093. A normal day is ~5600.

Did you get hit by any of the storms yesterday?

Around 3:45 PM. We got into the park at 9:00 AM, so we still had a long day riding rides and roller coasters. Very few lines this time of year as it's the first week Cedar Point is actually open during the week.

Wow,

I haven't been there since I was in high school. I would like to get there again.

You definitely should. Halloweekends is a great time to go if it is still warm with no rain.

Halloweekends when we went was so busy as to make it not worth the trip (paying for the expensive fastpass would've helped, but we didn't know ahead of time).

We're fastpass fans. My oldest daughter just responded, nope. I'm working her over with my son-in-law's help. This is going to be fun.

Yeah, fastpass is a must if you're going when there are any crowds at all. We were just walking on most of the rides and coasters.

FastPass is dead - Genie Plus is the new thing, and it sucks in comparison, and it's not free.

I believe you are thinking of Disney. I chose no in March as I didn't think I would enjoy paying upwards of $15 per ride at a specific time or $20 per day. On vacation, my time is worth less than $15 per hour so I just picked specific rides to wait for and blew off the rest.

Cedar Point still has their Fast Pass. I just noticed that they have a Fast Pass Plus. Also the original Fast Pass no longer includes 4 of the top rides. Could have been there a while but I just noticed this year.

@scotth said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@pmoncho said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@scotth said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@travisdh1 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@pmoncho said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@travisdh1 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

We're relaxing and trying to recover after a day spent a Cedar Point. Back in the hotel and looked at my step counter, 18093. A normal day is ~5600.

Did you get hit by any of the storms yesterday?

Around 3:45 PM. We got into the park at 9:00 AM, so we still had a long day riding rides and roller coasters. Very few lines this time of year as it's the first week Cedar Point is actually open during the week.

Wow,

I haven't been there since I was in high school. I would like to get there again.

You definitely should. Halloweekends is a great time to go if it is still warm with no rain.

The kids are in their 30's, grandkids are getting bigger. I'm pushing this out for review. They better say yes.

Absolutely. They put on a decent show with a few haunted mazes and so forth.

If you have grandkids that get scared, they do have lighted "No Boo" lanyards so characters know not to scare them. Don't stand next to them if you want the full experience though. Much more fun when they scare ya.

@scotth said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@travisdh1 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@pmoncho said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@travisdh1 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

We're relaxing and trying to recover after a day spent a Cedar Point. Back in the hotel and looked at my step counter, 18093. A normal day is ~5600.

Did you get hit by any of the storms yesterday?

Around 3:45 PM. We got into the park at 9:00 AM, so we still had a long day riding rides and roller coasters. Very few lines this time of year as it's the first week Cedar Point is actually open during the week.

Wow,

I haven't been there since I was in high school. I would like to get there again.

You definitely should. Halloweekends is a great time to go if it is still warm with no rain.

@travisdh1 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@pmoncho said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@travisdh1 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

We're relaxing and trying to recover after a day spent a Cedar Point. Back in the hotel and looked at my step counter, 18093. A normal day is ~5600.

Did you get hit by any of the storms yesterday?

Around 3:45 PM. We got into the park at 9:00 AM, so we still had a long day riding rides and roller coasters. Very few lines this time of year as it's the first week Cedar Point is actually open during the week.

Excellent. Got in before the storm! We bought summer passes last year when they were having a nice fire sale.

If you haven't been, Halloweekends is pretty sweet. It is my favorite time to go.

@travisdh1 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

We're relaxing and trying to recover after a day spent a Cedar Point. Back in the hotel and looked at my step counter, 18093. A normal day is ~5600.

Did you get hit by any of the storms yesterday?

@scottalanmiller said in SIP Extension for Maintenance Staff in Noisy Environment:

@pmoncho said in SIP Extension for Maintenance Staff in Noisy Environment:

@JaredBusch said in SIP Extension for Maintenance Staff in Noisy Environment:

I have one of these.
https://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-SDW-5066-507024-Double-Sided/dp/B07P68C84D

The noise cancellation works really good. I don't know about factory floor good, but real good.

Do you find the (roughly) 500' range to be accurate? I only need 100' but with a few walls in between.

Walls hit Bluetooth pretty hard.

Yeah. The Jabra and Plantronics headsets I have states 200' but the two walls kill it in about 30'. UGH. I have to transfer call to cell when I need to go to the another part of the office.

@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@nadnerB said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

Went and got tacos this morning.

Morning tacos? Are they breakfast tacos? What do you put in them?

Yeah, breakfast tacos are the standard breakfast here in Texas. Typically eggs, cheese, potatoes and then either beans for people like me or sausage or bacon for others.

What about those Texan staple, Sausage Kolaches? My brother and nephews have those at least 3-4 times a week.

@JaredBusch said in SIP Extension for Maintenance Staff in Noisy Environment:

I have one of these.
https://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-SDW-5066-507024-Double-Sided/dp/B07P68C84D

The noise cancellation works really good. I don't know about factory floor good, but real good.

Do you find the (roughly) 500' range to be accurate? I only need 100' but with a few walls in between.

@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@Dashrender said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

I wonder what Musk's plans are to bolder more 'value' in the company before bringing it public again so he can exit making another 50 billion?

Seems unlikely to think he's make it public again. If you can operate a company, a private one is vastly more profitable. Everything he's proposing is to crush its value while getting things he personally wants.

Intrigued... Which parts of his proposal do you believe will crush its value?

@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@Dashrender said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

We had an exciting night. 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit in the Pacific just off shore. That's the fifth largest in Nicaragua history. It shook Honduras and Salvadore, too. We are in Leon, which is really close to the epicenter (about as close as western Managua) and wow did we feel it!

How many earthquakes is that now since you moved? 2-3?

We've had at least two days with over ten quakes each. I'm sure we're over 100 since we moved here.

Apparently that scorpion knew the earthquake was coming and possibly wanted you to protect him.