If you get bored and ripped out all the com port stuff to read/write
STDIO,
you could get iniquity going in linux even.. :) But no matter what thats
a
lot of work.. hehe
I also put out my own modifications after 2.0, the last one being 2.20A.
I completely rewrote the screen pausing routines in that version, and if my old man brain recalls correctly, there were some huge issues with it that made it act totally wacky in some circumstances. I lost the latest code shortly after releasing it, but then I went back many years later
and re-wrote some of that stuff, including the screen pausing. I never released it, but if you're using 2.20A I could ship you this build to
try to see if it fixes your issues.
so, i was looking through email on my old ~2004 bbs backup and found an emial from myself telling someone else that my version was absolutely not compatible with the JP version, so it looks like I'm running a 2.0 install with just my own mods to it.
i'm pretty sure i can rip out the pause/continue routines completely and be OK with it
That's is the crux of why I rewrote them originally. In short, the original Iniquity screen pausing routines were half-baked. They would
only account for screen pausing in certain places, and only under
certain circumstances. Pausing external display files wasn't supported
at all, which meant hard coding pause prompts for ANSI bulletins, for example. The changes I made added counting lines to the pause buffer for everything, including display files, more or less the same way Mystic handles it.
On the flip side, I also consider what else those people have got going
on in their lives. Some of my friends with that seemingly have the most time to kill have terrible, soul draining jobs or no jobs or money at
all, live in their parent's basements or otherwise shitty conditions, or are otherwise making some sort of (to me, subjectively negative)
tradeoffs for that time.
You know, I find it slightly depressing that I'm finally getting old enough to start dreaming about all of the free time I'll hopefully have when I retire. ;)
yeah. after 8-10 hrs at the office tinkering with infosec stuff, making presentations and having skype calls its just .. way too much to sit in front of a computer again and clicketiclick through stuff.
seems that i was a bit pessimistic about things, now i do seem to have time for this stuff again. it might've just been that i was consumed by stress and everything else at that time.
whats the retirement age over there? here it's steadily rising and now
its 67. i doubt that with my habits i'll even make it to 67.
whats the retirement age over there? here it's steadily rising
and now its 67. i doubt that with my habits i'll even make it to
67.
Traditionally it's 65 but it's always going up. I think it's more like
67 here too, actually.
Quoting Accession to jack phlash <=-
In my line of work I believe it's still 63 with no penalties. However,
you can retire at 55 if you have enough hours in the trade, but you'll take like a 2% hit per year (from 63, so maximum pentalty would be
16%) on your pension. Annuity and whatever else is not affected.
I fall into the age 67 here. (Missed 65 by like 4 months) Of
course my problem is having been self employeed most of my life I
don't have a whole lot paid into the pension fund. Instead I chose to save myself and while I complain a lot I invested everything I had, everything my wife had, and burried myself in more debt then any 2
people should have. The point? In only 2.5 years all loans are paid
off, investments will start paying and I am back on track. ;) Just really hope I make it the 2.5 years. LOL
seems that i was a bit pessimistic about things, now i do seem to have time for this stuff again. it might've just been that i was consumed by stress and everything else at that time.
Quoting Accession to Tiny <=-
I'm sure you will. 2.5 years goes by pretty damn quick these days. ;)
I'm sure you will. 2.5 years goes by pretty damn quick these
days. ;)
The last 2.5 years have been longer then the last 15 years.
Just keep the beer cold and you'll make it through. ;)
Just keep the beer cold and you'll make it through. ;)
Ohhhh yeah. Well now I'm switching to gin because it's getting
cold and I have a strange obsession with gin and club soda and
martini's. (I know, gin is yucky etc etc)
Traditionally it's 65 but it's always going up. I think it's more lik 67 here too, actually.
In my line of work I believe it's still 63 with no penalties. However,
you can retire at 55 if you have enough hours in the trade, but you'll take like a 2% hit per year (from 63, so maximum pentalty would be 16%)
on your pension. Annuity and whatever else is not affected.
Hey now, most people in this country can't be part of unions. A lot of time and money goes into keeping it that way too. I work for
government nowadays, so it's a little more complicated for me too, but
I was talking about national averages and Social Security and Medicare
in particular.
I wasn't bragging whatsoever, nor do I feel the need to promote or
support unions. Sure I work for one, and the benefits are great.. but there are downsides to it as well. Working next to a guy that does half the work but makes the same amount of money as you is a big one. lol
I wasn't bragging whatsoever, nor do I feel the need to promote or support unions. Sure I work for one, and the benefits are great.. but there are downsides to it as well. Working next to a guy that does half the work but makes the same amount of money as you is a big one. lol
Oh, I wasn't implying that you were bragging, not at all, just that
your situation isn't typical for a lot of people and he was asking
about averages. Mine isn't either. Like I said, I work for government
and we actually have a full, old school retirement plan. A lot of
people around here cash in overtime and sick days and retire extremely early, especially if they'd been here since they were young. One
person I worked with retired in her early 50s, for instance. They even
had a rule until real recently that whatever insurance you had when
you retired you kept. Can you imagine having a 100% free 80/20 PPO as
a senior citizen? :)
I think unions were good-intentioned when they started out, and it's
too bad unions have the problems they do these days. I've heard of
problems like corruption and union fees that are too high, and as
you've said, if someone else does half the work but makes the same
amount of money. For the last issue, I suppose sometimes it can be difficult to put a value on a type of work. One example I can think
of is that athletes & sports players make a lot more money than
teachers, which seems seems backwards to me. Not to say that athletes don't work hard, but I'd think teachers would be compensated
better due to the type of work they do. Military work is similar -
People who join the military do dangerous jobs and risk their lives,
but I've heard the get very low pay (though I've heard they get other benefits too, such as good health insurance, education assistance,
etc.).
Quoting Accession to jack phlash <=-
Then you have Firefighters who get the 20 and out plan. That would be awesome to retire at like 40. LOL
Then you have Firefighters who get the 20 and out plan. That would be awesome to retire at like 40. LOL
One of my friends was a police officer and retired at 45. Only
problem? The way he took his payout was in a lump sum, and byt he time
he paid the tax on it he didn't have much left. Currently works 80+
hours a week to try to pay the bills.
Then you have Firefighters who get the 20 and out plan. That
would be awesome to retire at like 40. LOL
That's gotta depend pretty heavily on the city, surely, right? Yeah, military retirement is similar, though unless you're an officer you're probably not pulling in a huge check.
Quoting Accession to Tiny <=-
Yeah that's not good. If they don't give you enough to retire on, it's
kinda pointless to pull the plug that early. I suppose that's why
there's plenty of older people still serving as police officers and
fire fighters.
Ohhhh yeah. Well now I'm switching to gin because it's getting
cold and I have a strange obsession with gin and club soda and
martini's. (I know, gin is yucky etc etc)
Hey now, most people in this country can't be part of unions. A lot of time and money goes into keeping it that way too. I work for government nowadays, so it's a little more complicated for me too, but I was talking about national averages and Social Security and Medicare in particular.
One of my friends was a police officer and retired at 45. Only problem?
The way he took his payout was in a lump sum, and byt he time he paid the tax on it he didn't have much left.
Yeah that's not good. If they don't give you enough to retire on, it's kinda pointless to pull the plug that early. I suppose that's why there's plenty of older people still serving as police officers and fire fighters.
They give you enough /if/ he would have taken the pension ie a
monthly payment. He would be living very well, he took a giant payout
and got stuck with a HUGE lump sum income tax bill.
My father has been retired (Police officer) for over 30 years now
and get's his monthly payment and while they aren't rich, they can
live and afford vacations, new cars every few years. etc. Basically living the dream of retirment IMO.
kinda pointless to pull the plug that early. I suppose that's why
there's plenty of older people still serving as police officers
and fire fighters.
Also lots of them going back to work as Security guards, as well...
When you retire at 50, you get bored.
I've never heard of club soda in a martini! Give me a good dirty
Gibson Martini (extra dry, splash of bitters, w/ onions) or Bobmay Sapphire on the rocks with a lime twist.
There's a local firefighter who retired early and got pulled back in
doing outreach work -- he's taking in his pension and still getting
paid to do property inspections, inspecting hydrants, and generally looking like he's enjoying the hell out of it.
Quoting poindexter FORTRAN to Tiny <=-
I've never heard of club soda in a martini! Give me a good dirty
Quoting poindexter FORTRAN to Tiny <=-
There are few reasons to take the lump sum and get hit with tax on the full amount. I wonder what the rest of the story is?
Quoting Accession to Tiny <=-
Ah I see. While I'd definitely take the lump sum if I won the lottery,
I don't think I'd do the same with a retirement plan. Way too easy to
burn through it before your lifetime is up. ;)
Just as well, if you don't make enough money when you're retired you'd have to go back to work for the things you want. Some just go back for
the health insurance, so they don't have to pay out of pocket and can actually enjoy their retirement money rather than spending it all on bills. lol
I can understand that one. Once my career in software engineering took
off fullsteam I rapidly took a step back from many things I used to
enjoy. With exception to working on 16c, I was a ghost.
I'm gladly, though it has been slow moving, I've been able to re-center
a few things in my life, allowing me some flexibility within my own head to indulge in the scene, among other missing aspects again.
I just started a government gig and just finished my benefits
orientation. It's a whole different world working for The Man.
Just keep the beer cold and you'll make it through. ;)
Ohhhh yeah. Well now I'm switching to gin because it's getting
cold and I have a strange obsession with gin and club soda and
martini's. (I know, gin is yucky etc etc)
Quoting HusTler to Tiny <=-
Ooooof. Most Gin hanovers would kill and ordinary man. I'll stick with
my Buddy Wizers.
Ooooof. Most Gin hanovers would kill and ordinary man. I'll stick with my Buddy Wizers.
Nice one :)
Nice one :)By: motorhead to Nightfox on Fri Feb 28 2020 09:04 am
Re: how to find time to do all the things
What are you referring to? You didn't quote anything, so I don't know what you're referencing..?
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