Amentep Posted November 22, 2019 Author Posted November 22, 2019 I would have taken off if I could. Going in sick is good for nobody, really. I *hate* going in sick and would only do it if there was no other alternative. I cannot - yet I must. How do you calculate that? At what point on the graph do "must" and "cannot" meet? Yet I must - but I cannot! ~ Ro-Man
Malcador Posted November 22, 2019 Posted November 22, 2019 17 hours ago, Amentep said: I would have taken off if I could. Going in sick is good for nobody, really. I *hate* going in sick and would only do it if there was no other alternative. Benefits of WFH. Well, if your workplace's culture doesn't have an issue with it. Never understood why it is, face to face interactions are overrated. 1 Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
Azdeus Posted November 24, 2019 Posted November 24, 2019 Watched a video of a slav war refugee complain about middle eastern war refugees. Kind of funny though, hearing him say the exact same thing racists were saying about slavs when I grew up. I shouldn't have watched it though, got a bad headache now... Don't know what the **** youtube has been smoking, but lately my recommendations has been ****. Civilization, in fact, grows more and more maudlin and hysterical; especially under democracy it tends to degenerate into a mere combat of crazes; the whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, most of them imaginary. - H.L. Mencken
Malcador Posted November 26, 2019 Posted November 26, 2019 On 11/24/2019 at 6:48 PM, Azdeus said: Don't know what the **** youtube has been smoking, but lately my recommendations has been ****. Thankfully I'm no longer getting videos about random guys whining about how Star Wars/Marvel/Witcher/Star Trek/Terminator have been ruined by $Evil_Group. Now I just get a lot of gun videos - must be all the Forgotten Weapons videos I've watched recently. Good channel by the way. Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
Gfted1 Posted November 26, 2019 Posted November 26, 2019 I keep getting random browser ads for hypersonic weapons summits. "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa"
LadyCrimson Posted November 26, 2019 Posted November 26, 2019 (edited) Back in the 80's, local stores and delis would have those chopped and formed, long super thin jerky strips (or sometimes silver dollar shapes). Some of them had good flavor (fatty, spices) even as the texture and "formed" made you think of dog treats. I lived on those during the coast to coast drive with my sister as well as many long drives with hubby. In terms of common store packaging, Lowrey's wrapped jerky in a can (no longer made I think) was the most akin to those but the ones I'm talking about were bigger and better and less sweet/moist. Some of them would even have the plastic loop punched-in ingredient/price tag on each piece, when bought from the large jars on the counters. Anyone else remember those? Nostalgia makes me want some of that stuff. Can't find any online (or places like 7-11). Don't know what search terms to use (chopped and formed didn't work). Everything is gourmet/artisan or "real slices of meat" now. Which is not a bad thing, mind. Except when you want a taste of your youth. Edited November 26, 2019 by LadyCrimson “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts
Azdeus Posted November 27, 2019 Posted November 27, 2019 14 hours ago, Malcador said: Thankfully I'm no longer getting videos about random guys whining about how Star Wars/Marvel/Witcher/Star Trek/Terminator have been ruined by $Evil_Group. Now I just get a lot of gun videos - must be all the Forgotten Weapons videos I've watched recently. Good channel by the way. Hail gun Jesus! I've been a Forgotten Weapons subscriber for years, it is one of the first channels I subscribed to, and InRangeTV aswell 1 Civilization, in fact, grows more and more maudlin and hysterical; especially under democracy it tends to degenerate into a mere combat of crazes; the whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, most of them imaginary. - H.L. Mencken
Malcador Posted November 27, 2019 Posted November 27, 2019 Not even sure how I found that channel in first place but it's informative. Just have to remember to not watch it at work Comments on his videos are generally good too, well unless it involves Rhodesia... Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
Azdeus Posted November 27, 2019 Posted November 27, 2019 11 minutes ago, Malcador said: Not even sure how I found that channel in first place but it's informative. Just have to remember to not watch it at work Comments on his videos are generally good too, well unless it involves Rhodesia... Or AK's... I'll be honest, I watch **** like that at work all the time, I can even access pornhub if I want - haven't actually watched anything there though since I don't even have a will to live, not to speak masturbating XD 2 Civilization, in fact, grows more and more maudlin and hysterical; especially under democracy it tends to degenerate into a mere combat of crazes; the whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, most of them imaginary. - H.L. Mencken
Malcador Posted November 27, 2019 Posted November 27, 2019 Well you have a cool job and a terrible job at the same time Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
teknoman2 Posted November 28, 2019 Posted November 28, 2019 can you believe that this movie quality animation was used for just an ad for a chinese F2P2W mobile-online game? this kind of 2D animation is quite expensive so i guess they expect to make a killing from the game https://imgur.com/xsiM7rW The words freedom and liberty, are diminishing the true meaning of the abstract concept they try to explain. The true nature of freedom is such, that the human mind is unable to comprehend it, so we make a cage and name it freedom in order to give a tangible meaning to what we dont understand, just as our ancestors made gods like Thor or Zeus to explain thunder. -Teknoman2- What? You thought it was a quote from some well known wise guy from the past? Stupidity leads to willful ignorance - willful ignorance leads to hope - hope leads to sex - and that is how a new generation of fools is born! We are hardcore role players... When we go to bed with a girl, we roll a D20 to see if we hit the target and a D6 to see how much penetration damage we did. Modern democracy is: the sheep voting for which dog will be the shepherd's right hand.
LadyCrimson Posted November 28, 2019 Posted November 28, 2019 Fell asleep early, woke up at 2am to the sound of creatures hopping the fence and growling around the window (racoons I assume). Shuffled to pc-room. Listening to Xmas-y tunes and (fruitlessly) browsing Steam. California winter has arrived with the first big rain/wind/thunderstorm + some light hail yesterday afternoon. Made for a nice time listening to it all pounding on the roof. One of those houses where heavy rain can sound like someone is tossing 2 tons of softened beans at your rooftop. It's glorious. “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts
Bartimaeus Posted November 28, 2019 Posted November 28, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, LadyCrimson said: Fell asleep early, woke up at 2am to the sound of creatures hopping the fence and growling around the window (racoons I assume). Shuffled to pc-room. Listening to Xmas-y tunes and (fruitlessly) browsing Steam. Reminds me of when I had an absolute bloodbath on my back patio when I lived in (coincidentally) California. Coyotes had climbed up our hill chasing something, probably rabbits seeing as there were a lot around that frequently visited, and just started destroying everything and physically attacking the house in the middle of the night. They repeatedly charged (and struck with their entire bodies) the back glass sliding door I had that went to the living room (it was a weird house - California...), but weren't able to get through luckily. Left carnage everywhere - looked like somebody had been murdered on my patio. I'll take the raccoons, thanks. Edited November 28, 2019 by Bartimaeus 1 Quote How I have existed fills me with horror. For I have failed in everything - spelling, arithmetic, riding, tennis, golf; dancing, singing, acting; wife, mistress, whore, friend. Even cooking. And I do not excuse myself with the usual escape of 'not trying'. I tried with all my heart. In my dreams, I am not crippled. In my dreams, I dance.
BruceVC Posted November 29, 2019 Posted November 29, 2019 21 hours ago, Bartimaeus said: Reminds me of when I had an absolute bloodbath on my back patio when I lived in (coincidentally) California. Coyotes had climbed up our hill chasing something, probably rabbits seeing as there were a lot around that frequently visited, and just started destroying everything and physically attacking the house in the middle of the night. They repeatedly charged (and struck with their entire bodies) the back glass sliding door I had that went to the living room (it was a weird house - California...), but weren't able to get through luckily. Left carnage everywhere - looked like somebody had been murdered on my patio. I'll take the raccoons, thanks. Sounds horrendous Barti, you lucky to be alive "Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss” John Milton "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” - George Bernard Shaw "What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead" - Nelson Mandela
BruceVC Posted November 29, 2019 Posted November 29, 2019 I have good friends of mine from JHB coming to Cape Town for about 10 days and they staying with me this weekend which Im really excited about I have several things planned and will also see what they feel like but definitely tomorrow morning Im taking them to an artisan farmers market. My friend and his wife enjoy drinking and eating out so I expect much revelry and boisterousness awaits us https://www.capetown.travel/the-oranjezicht-city-farm-market-at-granger-bay/ "Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss” John Milton "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” - George Bernard Shaw "What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead" - Nelson Mandela
Maedhros Posted November 29, 2019 Posted November 29, 2019 Made the final arrangements for my birthday wine tasting. A new yearly event where I invite my closest friends, and we have a (relatively) formal blindtasting of wines from my cellar. 4 whites, 4 reds and two dessert wines are good to go - the oldest from 1966. 3
Blarghagh Posted December 3, 2019 Posted December 3, 2019 It seems my wife is unintentionally trying to prepare me for the sleepless nights we are going to face by snoring louder than I thought humanly possible. That baby better pop out soon. Due on the 6th so any minute now. Constant vigilance! 5
Guard Dog Posted December 4, 2019 Posted December 4, 2019 Today I ordered some new toys, new beds, dental chews, and pig ears for the dogs for Christmas. I ordered a wine, cheese, and other stuff gift basket for my brother and his wife. I bought a $120 gift card from the Microsoft/X-Box store for my Nephew. A $120 gift card to Macy's for my niece. I ordered a cookie platter for my Vet's office, mailed cards to my colleagues from work and their families plus a few other folks I feel compelled to keep in touch with for one reason or another. Sent checks to the four charities I support and ordered some toys on Amazon for Toys for Tots. I can check all things Christmas off my to-do list! I am Ho Ho Hoed out. The chickens will get a present too: cottage cheese. They go freaking nuts for that. Now they freak out when they see me carrying anything that looks like it might be a cottage cheese tub. Including a coffee cup. 2 "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
LadyCrimson Posted December 4, 2019 Posted December 4, 2019 My order of a 190 individual piece jar of Bit O' Honey's came this morning. So I've had a handful in my robe pocket all afternoon, occasionally eating one. Finally some childhood nostalgia satisfied (it's rare to find the candy at local stores here, anymore). My mouth is happy. “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts
Gfted1 Posted December 5, 2019 Posted December 5, 2019 Those stick to my teeth something fierce. "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa"
ShadySands Posted December 6, 2019 Posted December 6, 2019 Strange day, had a recruiter contact me about moving to a different company even though I'm not looking to leave. Pay is slightly higher and benefits are a little better but I wouldn't have the schedule flexibility that I have now. Glassdoor reviews are middling so I'm not sure that I want to go through with it but they want to move quickly. Free games updated 3/4/21
Guard Dog Posted December 6, 2019 Posted December 6, 2019 1 hour ago, ShadySands said: Strange day, had a recruiter contact me about moving to a different company even though I'm not looking to leave. Pay is slightly higher and benefits are a little better but I wouldn't have the schedule flexibility that I have now. Glassdoor reviews are middling so I'm not sure that I want to go through with it but they want to move quickly. Whichever way you go it's more than a little cool there is such a demand for your services. Kudos to you sir! 1 "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
Blarghagh Posted December 6, 2019 Posted December 6, 2019 Baby was due today. Doesn't seem to be happening though. Feeling impatient as hell.
Gfted1 Posted December 6, 2019 Posted December 6, 2019 Well wishes to you all! Do you know the sex yet? 1 "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa"
Gromnir Posted December 6, 2019 Posted December 6, 2019 9 hours ago, ShadySands said: Strange day, had a recruiter contact me about moving to a different company even though I'm not looking to leave. Pay is slightly higher and benefits are a little better but I wouldn't have the schedule flexibility that I have now. Glassdoor reviews are middling so I'm not sure that I want to go through with it but they want to move quickly. for a couple o' years we were nominal in charge o' personnel decisions at a firm. the thing which made our job easier is current employees were often satisfied to take what they were given-- little need to negotiate to keep good employees. likely unnecessary recommendation: decide what you want and then ask for it. the different company made you an offer, but it don't stop you from making a counter proposal. worst that happens is they say, "no." decide what it would take to get you to move, then ask for it. get current employer involved as well. give'em a chance to meet or beat offer. am guessing shady knows such stuff and Gromnir advice sounds patronizing, but we were always shocked by how willing those we employed were to just take what were put in front o' them. didn't wanna bother with hassle or risk friction with current employer or whatever other reasons came to mind. for a good employee in demand, focus shouldn't be what is offered, but rather what you want. doesn't hurt to ask for what you want. HA! Good Fun! 1 "If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence."Justice Louis Brandeis, Concurring, Whitney v. California, 274 U.S. 357 (1927) "Im indifferent to almost any murder as long as it doesn't affect me or mine."--Gfted1 (September 30, 2019)
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