The Contradictory Feelings Thread

[bradrn]

I implemented what I thought were continuations for zeptoscript..

Is this not a matter for the Computing thread?

[Travis B.]

I implemented what I thought were continuations for zeptoscript..

Is this not a matter for the Computing thread?

It would be if it were not for the fact that I am bummed I can't have real continuations...

[bradrn]

I submitted a poster to ICON2024 (advertised earlier on this board), and my submission got accepted! Yet, I’m having second thoughts on whether to confirm my attendance or not. I’ve now been living in Paris for a month, and I‘m still struggling to get used to it; I’m not sure whether further travel to Orléans is something I’d be able to cope with or not. If I don’t go, then I’d miss out on an opportunity to discuss conlanging in person, which is something I never get… but then again, this forum gives me as many discussion opportunities as I could hope for, so I wouldn’t be missing out on too much.

Oh, and I have one more day to decide. So, yeah, I’m quite conflicted on what to do here.

For ‘one day’, now read ‘one-and-a-half hours’. My chronic indecision has caught up with me yet again… except insofar as I’m still leaning towards ‘no’. (And if I don’t confirm my attendance today, it will be a no. If only they hadn’t asked us to confirm so far in advance! Ah well, either way this forum gives me enough opportunities to discuss conlanging, conference or no conference.)

[Zju]

Whaat, why miss out on that opportunity? Is there some draconian punishment if you don't show up after having confirmed?

[bradrn]

Whaat, why miss out on that opportunity?

Because I’m barely coping as-is, and I’m worried I won’t cope if I do anything more stressful on top of this.

Is there some draconian punishment if you don't show up after having confirmed?

Er… I doubt it! But surely the whole point of confirming your attendence is that you’re promising you’ll definitely show up?

[Corumayas]

Can you send the organizers a message explaining your situation? Orléans is quite close to Paris; if you're actually interested in the conference it seems a bit strange not to at least try to go...

(Of course I can also understand not wanting to commit to something extra if you're already feeling overwhelmed.)

[bradrn]

Can you send the organizers a message explaining your situation? Orléans is quite close to Paris; if you're actually interested in the conference it seems a bit strange not to at least try to go...

Hmm, fair point. Maybe I will.

(Of course I can also understand not wanting to commit to something extra if you're already feeling overwhelmed.)

Yes, this is exactly it.

[malloc]

My workplace got hacked last week and now they're closed for the week to fix the damage. On one hand, this means I get several days off. On the other, going so long without operation could push them into insolvency, especially given that they were already in something of a slump owing to glutted demand for their product.

[Raphael]

My workplace got hacked last week and now they're closed for the week to fix the damage. On one hand, this means I get several days off. On the other, going so long without operation could push them into insolvency, especially given that they were already in something of a slump owing to glutted demand for their product.

Good luck!

[malloc]

Getting laid off would make leaving Missouri much easier since I no longer have this job tying me down. The trouble is finding another job of comparable quality elsewhere. For all the faults of my current residence, it does have an amazingly low cost of living. Any job elsewhere would have to pay considerably more than my current one to maintain the same standard of living.

[Linguoboy]

For all the faults of my current residence, it does have an amazingly low cost of living. Any job elsewhere would have to pay considerably more than my current one to maintain the same standard of living.

Every state bordering Missouri save Illinois and Tennessee has a lower cost of living. According to US News and World Report, the state with the best affordability ratings in the entire country is Arkansas: https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states ... ordability

[malloc]

Every state bordering Missouri save Illinois and Tennessee has a lower cost of living. According to US News and World Report, the state with the best affordability ratings in the entire country is Arkansas: https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states ... ordability

None of those states represents a meaningful improvement over Missouri for rather obvious reasons. Trading one far right backwater for another hardly makes sense. I thought it self-evident that I was comparing my current address with somewhere I would actually want to live.