UPDATE: Oppo, this is not a good way...

"Xyl0c41n3" (i-am-xyl0c41n3) 08/18/2015 at 11:41 • Filed to: Keep Oppo Working, Keep Oppo Gif Party, HALP, Kinja'd

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...to start a Monday. Woke up my work PC from sleep and was greeted with this message:

Update: So, I just got off the phone with our IT dude after spending literally all day yesterday backing up the HDD to an external and moving some bare bones essentials to a laptop. IT guy says he thinks he can get the disk replaced by Friday. My deadlines are Wednesday and Thursday. I’ve never tried to use this laptop to handle everything. Y’all pray (or send good thoughts) that this little Toshiba is up to the task, please and thank you.

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Currently backing up the gazillions of files I have onto an external hard drive and making secondary backups of key files so I can at least get some work done on my work laptop. Then it’s a phone call to the IT guy, who can hopefully get this fixed before my midweek deadlines.

So, how’s your Monday going, Oppo?

Cute kitten and puppy gifs, or photos of ‘60s mustangs or cafe racers would be really appreciated right about now.

Edit: What I want to do right now instead:

For Sweden > Xyl0c41n3 08/17/2015 at 12:14

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More like a hard-ass disk, ruining a Monday like that.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Xyl0c41n3 08/17/2015 at 12:14

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Mustang friends, UNITE!! ^_^

uofime-2 > Xyl0c41n3 08/17/2015 at 12:14

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SSD?

Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > Xyl0c41n3 08/17/2015 at 12:15

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This pug puppy will help clean stuff up:

CB > Xyl0c41n3 08/17/2015 at 12:16

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We have a heat warning in Ottawa. I’d go outside and do some photography, but man, fuck the sun.

Xyl0c41n3 > For Sweden 08/17/2015 at 12:17

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Right? *glares at hard drive*

EL_ULY > Xyl0c41n3 08/17/2015 at 12:17

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IT person will get it going, don’t worry :] I was down in Nuevo Progreso this weekend (Saturday) :] i made a post right above yours.

Xyl0c41n3 > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 08/17/2015 at 12:18

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You know me so well, K. Those are perfect! =^_^=

Xyl0c41n3 > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection 08/17/2015 at 12:18

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PUPPY!!!

Xyl0c41n3 > CB 08/17/2015 at 12:19

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Heat warning? So it’ll be what, like 65 degrees out?

TheHondaBro > Xyl0c41n3 08/17/2015 at 12:20

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This is an opportunity to get an SSD!

CB > Xyl0c41n3 08/17/2015 at 12:21

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Feels like 39/40 Celsius with the humidex (about 102/104 for those who use incomprehensible measurement systems).

Xyl0c41n3 > EL_ULY 08/17/2015 at 12:21

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WHAT?! Dude! Email me: I.am.Xyl0c41n3@gmail.com

We need to have an Oppo meetup. I hope you got some tacos while you were there. Heh.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Xyl0c41n3 08/17/2015 at 12:23

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After the obligatory OMG! ONOZ! gif, some Stang ad-copy:

Shameless “this is also a chick car” advertising.

^passenger clearly digging the V8.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Xyl0c41n3 08/17/2015 at 12:25

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Even better! :)

Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz) > Xyl0c41n3 08/17/2015 at 12:27

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Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Xyl0c41n3 08/17/2015 at 12:28

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Gifs. I can do that

MLGCarGuy > Xyl0c41n3 08/17/2015 at 12:34

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Here’s an assortment of dog gifs and Mustangs.

Hope your hard drive issues are solved soon.

Xyl0c41n3 > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 08/17/2015 at 12:35

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Heh. That OMG gif is the best thing ever.

Also, I don’t care if they were marketed as “secretary’s cars,” I still love them. Funnily enough, I think it was somewhere here on Oppo a couple of days ago that someone was arguing that Mustangs are men’s cars. That they’re the type of cars that women don’t find attractive or don’t gravitate to. I’m assuming they also meant that that was especially true if one’s got a big block engine. I didn’t even bother responding, I just laughed. Like, dude, seriously? One, he obviously doesn’t know the history of the car (as all that ad copy you just posted illustrates the “chick car” history quite well), and two, he obviously doesn’t understand there’s no such thing as a “chick car” or a “man’s car.” Oppo itself is the perfect proving ground for that. Everyone’s tastes here are so varied and none of it can be pinned down to gender.

Anyway, thanks for posting those ads. They’re great! I love looking at vintage advertising. :) I should look for some of those in poster form to hang up in my office. ^_^

georgechristensen > TheHondaBro 08/17/2015 at 12:40

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GOTTA GO FAST

Xyl0c41n3 > MLGCarGuy 08/17/2015 at 12:41

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Too much squee! Thank you for the doges and the ponies. ^_^

Xyl0c41n3 > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 08/17/2015 at 12:42

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Gah! Now it won’t be the hard drive keeping me from getting any work done, it’ll be staring at these lovely mustangs! Heh.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Xyl0c41n3 08/17/2015 at 12:42

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Bad “chick car” advertising: Dodge LaFemme. Good “chick car” advertising: “Hey, you know those Mustangs you’ve been seeing around? They’d kick ass for you, too, and they’re fashionable. ” Not selling as a “chick” thing, selling as a chic thing, in other words. Also, the first Mustang sold was a “secretary six” convertible. To, IIRC, a secretary... hmm. One reason I’m not such a huge fan of the facelifted modern retro-generation - a bit too much MACHO GRRRRR as opposed to the first retro ones, less elegant sleekness.

Xyl0c41n3 > CB 08/17/2015 at 12:45

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Heh. Those temperatures have been the standard lately, with a heat index up into the 115 range. You should just come down to Texas if you’re going to have to deal with heat like that. At least here you can enjoy some amazing BBQ and also get some sun time on the beach. :)

CB > Xyl0c41n3 08/17/2015 at 12:47

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Yeah... no. This is why I’m moving to the territories. More cold is better than more warm.

Also, never going to the beach again. Not since Mexico.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Xyl0c41n3 08/17/2015 at 12:52

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Happy to have helped again! :)

Xyl0c41n3 > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 08/17/2015 at 12:54

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I’m kinda with you there. I liked the retro throwback styling they rolled out in 2005, but the latest iteration.... I’m kinda on the fence about. Sometimes, I really love the 2015s. Sometimes I really love the shark-like styling of the nose and headlights, but at other times I feel like I’m looking at it at an off angle, the lines just seem ever so slightly out of place. A little too long, a little to exaggerated, or a corner sliced too sharply into the profile. I dunno. I’m still a fan, though. Pony cars forever. ^_^

Xyl0c41n3 > CB 08/17/2015 at 12:55

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Wait... what happened in Mexico? CB, you need to share more of these stories in chat. Heh.

CB > Xyl0c41n3 08/17/2015 at 12:57

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I finished a 400 page book on the beach in one sitting. I forgot sunblock on my hands and the tops of my feet. You know how I’m the whitest man you know? Well, after that, I had four tomato blotches for each hand and foot.

Xyl0c41n3 > CB 08/17/2015 at 13:00

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Heh. I dunno if you’re the whitest man I know, but you’re probably up there. Come to Texas. I’ll be sure to stock up on SPF 85 sunblock, and I’ll even rent a pretty umbrella for you to sit under. And I’ll set a timer to go off every two hours so you know to reapply the sunscreen. Heh. Fear not the sun, my friend! For it is a lovely thing indeed!

CB > Xyl0c41n3 08/17/2015 at 13:04

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With a name like mine (hint: JRCB is my initials), I’m a top contender.

And nope, no chance. Fuck the sun.

for Michigan > Xyl0c41n3 08/17/2015 at 13:24

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How do you feel about cute, non-furry things?

Xyl0c41n3 > for Michigan 08/17/2015 at 13:26

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D’awwww! He’s so happy!!!

Cute, non-furry things are good, too!

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Xyl0c41n3 08/18/2015 at 11:45

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Careful, I’ve worked on Mustang burnout animations before, they’ll bomb the shit out of your computer just by opening them (especially laptops).

I had one I was working on in Flash that was so big I had to save every 30 seconds because the MacBookPro they were forcing me to use couldn’t handle it and it would crash.

extraspecialbitter > Xyl0c41n3 08/18/2015 at 11:46

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Why doesn’t your IT department have a replacement workstation ready to go for cases like these? I would’ve had you back up on Monday.

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > Xyl0c41n3 08/18/2015 at 11:47

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Can’t get it until Friday? How overburdened is this guy? If I need a replacement I can put the order in at 3pm, have it imaged and sent out to over night fedex 3/4 of the way across the country for me to get the next day.

(I don’t know why they don’t just give me a stockpile of backups with all the images. I’ve tried.)

Xyl0c41n3 > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 08/18/2015 at 11:48

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I’m not creating animations, but my work is very graphics heavy. Couple of different Adobe programs going at once kind of thing. This laptop is new to me. The specs say it should be ok, but I’ve never tested it in a deadline situation.

Xyl0c41n3 > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 08/18/2015 at 11:50

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We’re a small company. Our IT work is contracted out. He does pretty solid work, though.

Agrajag > CB 08/18/2015 at 11:52

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Haha. You don’t care much for celestial bodies do you?

Xyl0c41n3 > extraspecialbitter 08/18/2015 at 11:52

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I just commented to someone else, but basically, we’re a small company and contract out our IT needs. This laptop is my backup. It should be ok to handle things, but I’m just worried because, 1. it’s a new-to-me laptop, and 2. it’s never been deadline tested. I don’t like that I don’t have a backup to my backup.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Xyl0c41n3 08/18/2015 at 11:56

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Yeah those are tough requirements to run multiple Adobe programs.

I’m on a big i7 iMac for work these days that pushes through the stuff pretty solid.

I’m not a fan of mac at all, but at least the screens are nice.

spanfucker retire bitch > Xyl0c41n3 08/18/2015 at 12:00

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This thread needs more Red Pandas.

CB > Agrajag 08/18/2015 at 12:05

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My anger for things in space is quite extreme.

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > Xyl0c41n3 08/18/2015 at 12:07

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Better keep ahold of him then

PS9 > Xyl0c41n3 08/18/2015 at 12:08

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Oppo meetup? I WANNA COME!!!!

Wait...you guys are in florida, right? No? Oh...

Agrajag > Xyl0c41n3 08/18/2015 at 12:10

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Gus:

Some mustangs:

I want to take pictures of horses now. In fact I want a horse.

Mercedes Streeter > Xyl0c41n3 08/18/2015 at 12:10

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Sounds like when my IT class virtual machine bit the dust (BSOD for dayz!) I was like “well shit, there goes an entire quarter of work”.

Thankfully, my grade was okay enough to take the massive hit. Passed the class with a 60.5% after taking a 15% hit.

Have a Mustang <3

davedave1111 > Xyl0c41n3 08/18/2015 at 12:15

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Your IT guy must be bloody useless. Once you’ve got everything backed-up, run a disk-checker and it ought to sort things out well enough for another few days at least - just make sure you’re not saving your work to that disk :)

Xyl0c41n3 > Mercedes Streeter 08/18/2015 at 12:22

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Hahaha! Go little Smart, go!! That’s an awesome gif. Thanks, Mercedes! Hope you’re doing well. :)

Xyl0c41n3 > davedave1111 08/18/2015 at 12:24

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It’s the only disk on that machine. :-/

And at this point, I don’t want to risk doing any work on it at all, because anything I do will be time intensive and a massive PITA to recreate if it gets lost. IT dude is picking up the drive today, so, he’ll get it sorted soon. Also, we’re a small company, so our IT needs are contracted out. That’s part of the reason for the delay.

JGrabowMSt > Xyl0c41n3 08/18/2015 at 12:26

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Do you have Amazon Prime or can you get a new hard drive today? If you have access to a second computer for about 20 minutes, I could walk you through fixing that bad boy in just a couple hours tonight.

Xyl0c41n3 > Agrajag 08/18/2015 at 12:27

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GUS! Gus needs all the belly rubs!

Also, I live in Texas and I don’t have a Mustang or a mustang. I want a horsey, too, dammit! Heh.

As far as photographing them goes... try hitting up the rodeo next time it comes through your area (assuming there are any rodeos that come through your area). Cowboys are usually pretty friendly and their horses are used to all the commotion of strange people, strange sounds and unfamiliar smells. Rodeos are great places to practice shooting. ^_^

Xyl0c41n3 > PS9 08/18/2015 at 12:29

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Xyl0c41n3 > spanfucker retire bitch 08/18/2015 at 12:29

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Red pandas are the best ever. Thank you so much for the squee gif party. ^_^

Xyl0c41n3 > JGrabowMSt 08/18/2015 at 12:32

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I have a second computer (this laptop I’m typing on), but I don’t have Amazon Prime, and I don’t think I can get a hard drive today. :-/

But your offer to help and take time out of your day to do so means very much to me. Thank you for that kindness.

PS9 > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 08/18/2015 at 12:39

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Not professional (yet) but I know the feeling of being constrained by a limited machine well. Mine chokes on it’s own blood if I go past 1M polygons or so, and editing at that level is a strict ‘not fucking happening’ affair.

I’m fine for now, but as my abilites and understanding of the toolset grows, I see that limitation biting me in the ass soon. Time for an upgrade...with money I’ll get from...uhh...

...I guess it’s not time for an upgrade. Nevermind. :(

davedave1111 > Xyl0c41n3 08/18/2015 at 12:44

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It may be the only disk on that machine, but as long as you’re saving it every twenty minutes to an online drive or flash drive, or emailing it to yourself or something, that doesn’t matter. Chances are the message is more an advance warning than a real killer problem, so if you can’t work otherwise, it’s worth doing.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > PS9 08/18/2015 at 13:42

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Ouch.

When will you “become” professional? What field specifically are you trying to get into?

PS9 > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 08/18/2015 at 14:08

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I’m insane.

With that out of the way, I’m trying to develop some serious 3D skill so I can make an animated short film. Not gonna stop until I can’t go any farther because my shit PC can’t handle anymore have professional level skill to make a top notch product. In it for the long haul.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > PS9 08/18/2015 at 14:31

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Are you doing this on the side or are you in school is what i meant

PS9 > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 08/18/2015 at 15:08

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Can’t afford school, so it’s all on the side. I’m up to 10 hrs/day on it on off days, so it sure feels like school though!

Tohru > Xyl0c41n3 08/18/2015 at 15:08

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Time to escape work.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > PS9 08/18/2015 at 15:43

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Where are you located? I sit next to quite the accomplished CG team right now at my company

PS9 > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 08/18/2015 at 17:04

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Florida, the middle of america’s wang.

Agrajag > Xyl0c41n3 08/18/2015 at 20:49

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There are no rodeos as far as I know, but horses are not a rare sight around these parts. Lots of stables and recreational horse riding(which I’ve never done:(). Just need to have a camera on hand...

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > PS9 08/19/2015 at 09:47

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A bit far away to try and join our team up here in Michigan.

PS9 > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 08/19/2015 at 10:06

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3D modeling team in Michigan, ehh? I remember you saying something about working in marketing. Ford sure has been putting out a lot of 3D marketing materials lately...

Hmmmmmmm....

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > PS9 08/19/2015 at 10:31

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;-)