Official Bored at Work / Off-Topic Chat Thread II

[Firewind]

Re: Official Bored at Work / Off-Topic Chat Thread II

I know, Chemical Lane is really not far from where I live, it's basically the same area code (ST6) Longbridge Hayes is the name of the Industrial Park.

[Aksannyi]

Re: Official Bored at Work / Off-Topic Chat Thread II

Struggling with this research paper right now. I have pretty much all of the research done, now is the time when I need to put it down in a logical order which becomes a paper. And for some reason I'm really good at writing just about everything but a fucking research paper.

[Firewind]

Re: Official Bored at Work / Off-Topic Chat Thread II

One of my cousins found a spider. Poor thing only has seven legs so she adopted it and called it Boris:

[Etra]

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FUCKING KILL IT WITH FIRE.
DO IT NOW.
NO. DROWN IT.
WAIT. DROWN IT IN FIRE.

[Firewind]

Re: Official Bored at Work / Off-Topic Chat Thread II

Funny you should mention that because I got this text off another cousin (actually her older sister). I wish I could say it was the same spider but it wasn't. The timing however was perfect:

[cidbahamut]

Re: Official Bored at Work / Off-Topic Chat Thread II

The first day back after a week of class is always weird, I'm never quite sure where to pick up. Do I keep going over material to pass the exam, do I slam my head against the dead end project or do I configure the new development server? Decisions, decisions...

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Also: I need some suggestions for virtual machine hosting naming conventions.
Our last box was Tokyo with all the VMs being various monsters that frequent that city. I'd like to continue that motif, but I'm drawing a blank on what to use.

[Truece]

Re: Official Bored at Work / Off-Topic Chat Thread II

I used to work at a business where each server had the name of a planet from the original Star Wars trilogy.

How about characters from the Lord of the Rings trilogy? Where did you put that report? It's in Bilbo's pocket!

[cidbahamut]

Re: Official Bored at Work / Off-Topic Chat Thread II

If I knew my Tolkien lore better I'd be pretty tempted to go with that. Databases in Bilbo's pocket just sounds terribly amusing.

[Yygdrasil]

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Our last box was Tokyo with all the VMs being various monsters that frequent that city. I'd like to continue that motif, but I'm drawing a blank on what to use.

Orochi or Atragon. Those are my votes. Classic.

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Or simply follow Norse Mythology. Name the database Asgard and you have a nearly limitless pantheon to dip into for ideas... including... but not limited to... a lot of Classic recurring Final Fantasy Names.

[Firewind]

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I did the Norse Mythology thing with one of my teams on Pokemon Showdown.

[Squiggs]

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Our servers at work are named after X-men villains. Our main one is Juggernaut, but there is also Magneto, Apocalypse, and (hilariously) Mr. Sinister.

[Firewind]

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Here's the Team List for the Pokemon team with names based on Norse Mythology. Quite fittingly it's a Dragon Team that tends to be used when I want entire teams dying fast right now:

Jörmungandr (Haxorus) (M) @ Choice Band
Trait: Mold Breaker
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature
- Outrage
- Dual Chop
- Earthquake
- Superpower

Fáfnir (Salamence) (M) @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Moxie
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SAtk / 252 Spd
Hasty Nature
- Outrage
- Dragon Claw
- Fire Blast
- Earthquake

Ridill (Magnezone) @ Leftovers
Trait: Magnet Pull
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Modest Nature
- Thunderbolt
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Flash Cannon
- Substitute

Gullinbursti (Mamoswine) (M) @ Life Orb
Trait: Thick Fat
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- Ice Shard
- Icicle Crash
- Stealth Rock

NÃðhöggr (Latios) (M) @ Choice Specs
Trait: Levitate
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Timid Nature
- Draco Meteor
- Thunderbolt
- Surf
- Psyshock

Njörðr (Politoed) (M) @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Drizzle
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Modest Nature
- Hydro Pump
- Hidden Power [Grass]
- Ice Beam
- Hypnosis

[Yygdrasil]

Re: Official Bored at Work / Off-Topic Chat Thread II

Here's the Team List for the Pokemon team with names based on Norse Mythology. Quite fittingly it's a Dragon Team that tends to be used when I want entire teams dying fast right now:

Because you know... someone asked.

[Etra]

Re: Official Bored at Work / Off-Topic Chat Thread II

Because you know... someone asked.

[cidbahamut]

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That gif is the best thing I've seen all week.