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Princess Peach posted:I'm driving 12 hours tomorrow and have a small cooler. Can anyone advise on how I might make a makeshift icepack with household materials? Cooler in the freezer. Ice in a bag. Fit in cooler(around food). Wrap cooler with a towel, tightly.
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My manager, who is on vacation, forwarded a complementary email that a client sent in to him to the boss of my company. The boss gave me an attaboy email and he in turn cced my manager and director. I'm writing a thank-you email to the client in response. Do I cc my manager/boss/director, bcc them, or just send direct to the client?
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Aug 26, 2011 13:11
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MJP posted:My manager, who is on vacation, forwarded a complementary email that a client sent in to him to the boss of my company. The boss gave me an attaboy email and he in turn cced my manager and director. My feeling is it would be kind of weird to cc that email to your superiors. They already think you're great.
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Aug 26, 2011 16:04
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Shimrra Jamaane posted:Can anyone explain to me what the hell is going on in this video? Oh my god. I will have nightmares of this. I will have to listen to this guy make the motion for eight hours straight while I oppose it. I will go mad because of my dreams. I hope you're happy, Shimrra.
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Aug 26, 2011 16:37
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MJP posted:My manager, who is on vacation, forwarded a complementary email that a client sent in to him to the boss of my company. The boss gave me an attaboy email and he in turn cced my manager and director. I don't think it's necessary to send a thank you email. 1) It's overkill, and 2) It looks like you're begging for more. If the client is someone you'll be working with again in the future, you can say thank you in person.
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Aug 26, 2011 17:23
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Princess Peach posted:I'm driving 12 hours tomorrow and have a small cooler. Can anyone advise on how I might make a makeshift icepack with household materials? If you want slushy ice packs, you can add some isopropyl alcohol, but I'm not sure what the ration should be.
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Aug 26, 2011 18:58
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MJP posted:My manager, who is on vacation, forwarded a complementary email that a client sent in to him to the boss of my company. The boss gave me an attaboy email and he in turn cced my manager and director. I wouldn't reply to the client. He/she sent that email to your bosses, not you. If you want to thank anyone, shoot off a quick reply to your bosses saying something along the lines of Thanks for the recognition I've had a really enjoyable time working with this client blah blah.
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Aug 26, 2011 19:02
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MJP posted:My manager, who is on vacation, forwarded a complementary email that a client sent in to him to the boss of my company. The boss gave me an attaboy email and he in turn cced my manager and director. I wouldn't write an e-mail at all. And if I did, I wouldn't CC anyone. The expression "act like you've been there before" works great here. You don't want this to look like a special event. This is the norm for people who work with you. The bigger the production you make out of the e-mail, the more it looks like a special exception and not the norm. You've scored a touchdown, now hand the ball back to the ref and head to the sidelines while everyone cheers. The coach knows what you did.
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Aug 27, 2011 01:36
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My wife just broke a table tonight. The legs were screwed into the piece of poo poo base, which is made of that loving MDF poo poo. The screws fit into metal receptacles like this: The problem is that the holes are now too big for these things to go back. If this was wood, I'd use wood putty or glue, but I don't know what to do for MDF.
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Aug 27, 2011 02:21
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This is a little E/N (it doesn't warrant a thread), but does anybody else occasionally meet people who are otherwise normal but, for whatever reason, make you feel awkward and uncomfortable? I.E. about 75% of all professors I've had.
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Aug 27, 2011 04:46
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Raimundus posted:This is a little E/N (it doesn't warrant a thread), but does anybody else occasionally meet people who are otherwise normal but, for whatever reason, make you feel awkward and uncomfortable? Most of us academics are weirdo aspies. I'm fairly certain a good 90% of professors would fail the aspie assessment exam. Seriously, attend an academic conference and you'll just walk out feeling very  .
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Aug 27, 2011 06:57
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spregalia posted:Most of us academics are weirdo aspies. I'm fairly certain a good 90% of professors would fail the aspie assessment exam. Seriously, attend an academic conference and you'll just walk out feeling very I have one professor in the English department who will always give this wide-eyed stare when she's taking to you. Her mouth smiles, but her eyes... She looks exactly like this.  How do I do an alpha channel in MSPaint?
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Aug 27, 2011 08:59
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Sizzlechest posted:My wife just broke a table tonight. The legs were screwed into the piece of poo poo base, which is made of that loving MDF poo poo. The screws fit into metal receptacles like this: Wood putty or glue should work just as well, depending on the size of the hole. Yellow wood glue adheres just fine to it.
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Aug 27, 2011 11:32
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Is it still a moose-knuckle if it's more dick than balls?
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Aug 27, 2011 13:14
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Raimundus posted:This is a little E/N (it doesn't warrant a thread), but does anybody else occasionally meet people who are otherwise normal but, for whatever reason, make you feel awkward and uncomfortable?
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Aug 27, 2011 13:18
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Does anyone know what the first piece of music in this short film is called? The second piece is Like a Wind by SENS, I know that much. I went through 100 pages of youtube comments to see if anyone knew the first piece. Never again.
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Aug 27, 2011 14:19
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Aug 27, 2011 14:27
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eating only apples posted:Does anyone know what the first piece of music in this short film is called? Jesus why did I watch that entire thing? 
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Aug 27, 2011 14:35
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Mak0rz posted:Jesus why did I watch that entire thing? I should've put a warning: sad disclaimer.  Thanks Eyeball, didn't know that thread existed.
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Aug 27, 2011 14:50
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Yeah, it's not listed in the rules/megathread listing thread for some reason.
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Aug 27, 2011 14:52
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In places like Starbucks that have free wi-fi, what measures are in place to keep people from using their connection to do illegal stuff, like child porn?
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Aug 27, 2011 17:11
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IzzyFnStradlin posted:In places like Starbucks that have free wi-fi, what measures are in place to keep people from using their connection to do illegal stuff, like child porn? Blacklists and router access logs. Plus, at least at the Starbucks I used to frequent, the baristas keep an eye on the people using computers in and around the store, and they take special notice of people who sit out in their cars with their computers and make a point of "checking the trash" or "taking a break" when they see someone out there for more than a few minutes.
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Aug 27, 2011 17:23
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Besesoth posted:Blacklists and router access logs. You must not live in my area because I have sat at starbucks for hours before and nobody even glances at you.
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Aug 27, 2011 17:46
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Bojanglesworth posted:You must not live in my area because I have sat at starbucks for hours before and nobody even glances at you. To expand on this, my buddy lives about 2 blocks away and before his laptop went t/u starbucks was his portal to the world, (ie internet connection) used it for over a year, never a problem. Makes me wonder about the rest of the cheapies in the neighboorhood.
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Aug 27, 2011 18:50
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My supervisor just implemented a new "cell phone policy." If you have a cell phone in the building, you have to hand it over and have it put inside a box behind the super's desk, whether you were going to have it out or not. You can't have it back except at lunch and the end of the day. A no cell phone rule I understand. Enforcing it by punishing those caught with cell phones I'm okay with. But having them actually confiscated at the door strikes me as...fishy? Any goons familiar with the law (specifically in IL) know if this is legal? The workplace doesn't provide the cell phones, and we already had a cell phone policy in place - no need for this extreme. This is my supervisor's new idea and it rubs me the wrong way. Something doesn't seem legitimate about taking away something that's not an illegal substance or a weapon. It won't really affect my work either way, but I seriously am sketched out by the whole cell phone box situation.
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Aug 27, 2011 20:44
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Huntersoninski posted:My supervisor just implemented a new "cell phone policy." If you have a cell phone in the building, you have to hand it over and have it put inside a box behind the super's desk, whether you were going to have it out or not. You can't have it back except at lunch and the end of the day. Is it shady and lovely? Yes. Is it legal? In short, yes. As long as they don't conduct unlawful searches, they're free to confiscate cell phones for any reason they see fit. It's common in many industries, especially when the threat of industrial espionage is large.
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Aug 27, 2011 21:06
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Huntersoninski posted:My supervisor just implemented a new "cell phone policy." If you have a cell phone in the building, you have to hand it over and have it put inside a box behind the super's desk, whether you were going to have it out or not. You can't have it back except at lunch and the end of the day. Where do you work? There are lots of industries that have good reasons to keep very tight control over recording or transmitting devices inside their facilities. Either that or your coworkers are assholes who have been making way too many personal calls during business hours.
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Aug 27, 2011 21:11
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Sometimes when I sneeze, I get a pain shooting down my arms. Is there any explanation for that, and anyway to mitigate it?
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Aug 27, 2011 21:55
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Elijya posted:Sometimes when I sneeze, I get a pain shooting down my arms. Is there any explanation for that, and anyway to mitigate it? Sounds kind of like you've got a pinched nerve or something in your neck, which is seizing up when you sneeze.
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I've got a cat skeleton in a box. I got it years ago when my school biology department was throwing it out. The box is not airtight, and it has been very slowly rotting - so far it's just yellow and spongy around the joints of the feet. Today, disaster. Little ants have invaded my cat box! I'm going to have to kill the fuckers before they eat my skeleton. Which means opening the box for the first time Does anyone have any advice to make my skeleton last longer? The extent of my ideas so far is to make the seal tighter with gaffa tape after I remove the horrid beasts.
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Aug 28, 2011 01:16
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Buh posted:I've got a cat skeleton in a box. I got it years ago when my school biology department was throwing it out. The box is not airtight, and it has been very slowly rotting - so far it's just yellow and spongy around the joints of the feet. Short answer: polyurethane varnish. After that it won't matter what kind of box it's in. I'd stick the whole box in the freezer for a couple weeks to get rid of the ants.
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So um... what do you plan to do with this cat skeleton?
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I can only shave every 3 or 4 days due to my sensitive new-age skin. Any more frequently than that and I invariably carve myself up. I don't use shaving cream because it dries up the skin around my mouth, and the crust stays for a day or so. What's my best option? Should I shave off my head? Edit: Thanks, looking through it now! Excavation fucked around with this message at 05:18 on Aug 28, 2011 |
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Aug 28, 2011 04:38
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Excavation posted:I can only shave every 3 or 4 days due to my sensitive new-age skin. Any more frequently than that and I invariably carve myself up. I don't use shaving cream because it dries up the skin around my mouth, and the crust stays for a day or so. What's my best option? Should I shave off my head? Check out the Skin Care Megathread in W&W. It sounds like you need it.
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I've been kind of half-paying attention to the Seahawks-Broncos game this evening, and one of the commentators said there were very few kickoff returns that game (i.e. lots of touchbacks), and referred to some rule change without really going into any detail about it. What was the rule change regarding kickoffs this year?
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Aug 28, 2011 05:23
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Niwrad posted:I painted my living room blue. I liked it at first and it went well with stuff, but it just feels too dark at times. I'd like to leave two of the walls blue and paint the others white. This is going back a bit, but I have had extremely good luck with the Behr Premium Plus paint and primer in one they sell at Home Depot. I've seen it cover darker colors in two coats and lighter ones in just one.
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Pweller posted:So um... what do you plan to do with this cat skeleton? I use it as a table centrepiece and my Mum has ocassionally used it when teaching. It's properly preserved and wired, the bones are even labelled. It's just getting old. Thanks for the advice, Fig Newton, I'll check out the hardware store today.
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Xandu posted:Sounds kind of like you've got a pinched nerve or something in your neck, which is seizing up when you sneeze. Huh, you may be on to something there. Perfect excuse to go get a massage! Thanks Elijya fucked around with this message at 06:06 on Aug 28, 2011 |
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stubblyhead posted:I've been kind of half-paying attention to the Seahawks-Broncos game this evening, and one of the commentators said there were very few kickoff returns that game (i.e. lots of touchbacks), and referred to some rule change without really going into any detail about it. What was the rule change regarding kickoffs this year? They moved the kickoff from the 30 to the 35 yard line.
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spregalia posted:They moved the kickoff from the 30 to the 35 yard line. Welp, that explains it I guess. Hopefully the kickers will get used to that quickly because touchbacks are boring.
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