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I would love one night where I don't get texts from work. Just one.
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Never give out your personal number to work
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Sep 14, 2016 01:44
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CharlesM posted:Never give out your personal number to work I wish it was that simple. I'm military and the LPO of a division. I have no personal life or number. Edit: to make it even better, I'm 29. The people who work for me are 33, 39 and 46. We're all the same rank, but somehow I'm in charge. And all of the after work poo poo is dealing with poo poo they have or haven't done.
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Sep 14, 2016 01:51
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Mr-Spain posted:Get ready for per-core licensing! Meh, maybe if you go Oracle or some other locked down contract based group.
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Sep 14, 2016 02:01
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CharlesM posted:Never give out your personal number to work My phone is paid for by the office, standard SysAdmin thing.
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Sep 14, 2016 02:44
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Cage posted:As of this morning I am down 40 pounds since Feb 1st. Halfway to my short term goal which if I keep it up should be around next March. And maybe next summer I can wear regular people clothes! Also didn't quite make my 100 mile ride today. Was only 93.5. 
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Sep 14, 2016 02:47
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scuz posted:Guys I hate computers so much why did I get a degree in computers and commit to working in IT for the rest of my life please send help. Because at least the pay is good? I used to be a baker. 
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Sep 14, 2016 02:53
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Liquid Communism posted:Because at least the pay is good? So you went from making delicious things to being a whiny oval office? Why
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Sep 14, 2016 02:54
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iwentdoodie posted:So you went from making delicious things to being a whiny oval office? Why Because 6 overnights a week for  an hour, with zero benefits gets old when you're in your 30's. I've dropped more money on medical bills this year than I used to make in six months, just taking care of the stuff I kept putting off because I was too broke to do anything about it then, but still making just enough to be out of reach of the social support programs.
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Sep 14, 2016 03:01
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Liquid Communism posted:Because 6 overnights a week for So what you're telling us is that you didn't make enough bread 
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Sep 14, 2016 03:14
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I'm a back-end software engineer, generally happy with my job despite the fact that my team is dissolving and I'm being folded into another team. I gave a talk at my company's Philadelphia office about robotics, home automation, and IOT stuff. Woefully underprepared, since I was out of the country all last week. I whipped this up in the hotel room last night: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDDWK2k0wO0 I wound up hacking together a little thing that polls a USGS earthquake API every five minutes and displays the magnitude of the most recent earthquake by waving its little arms around. People seemed to like it, so I'm happy.
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Sep 14, 2016 03:14
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Safety Dance posted:I'm a back-end software engineer, generally happy with my job despite the fact that my team is dissolving and I'm being folded into another team. Hey, that thing is dope. I keep meaning to convert my box of parts into something useful. Maybe I'll do that in winter.
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Sep 14, 2016 03:24
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Safety Dance posted:I'm a back-end software engineer, generally happy with my job despite the fact that my team is dissolving and I'm being folded into another team. Nice, I like it. I did a IoT presentation on Wireless Mesh Sensor Networks with ESP8266s
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Sep 14, 2016 03:41
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You Am I posted:So what you're telling us is that you didn't make enough Still got the skills, though! 
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Sep 14, 2016 03:42
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I just watched my kitten clean my pit bull for 30 minutes straight. 
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Sep 14, 2016 03:47
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So the scirocco got towed because I street parked it and I forgot to renew the tags. Impound lot wouldn't let me take any tools in to try and replace the fuel filter so after priming the poo poo out of it and somehow getting it to the gate I go back to the van to grab my phone to call to get it towed back to my place and This year can eat a bag of loving dicks.
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Sep 14, 2016 03:50
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I have an always-on rear dash cam now.
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Sep 14, 2016 03:52
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1500quidporsche posted:So the scirocco got towed because I street parked it and I forgot to renew the tags. Impound lot wouldn't let me take any tools in to try and replace the fuel filter so after priming the poo poo out of it and somehow getting it to the gate I go back to the van to grab my phone to call to get it towed back to my place and Jesus loving Christ.
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Sep 14, 2016 03:54
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My career path has been one I never would have expected. For nearly my entire paycheck collecting days it's been in the radio controlled hobby industry. My current position finds me in the large scale segment which no doubt has been my favorite. I have a my Applied Sciences of general studies degree 2 years of school) but never went on for my bachelors. At this point I've had so much experience in supply chain management and ERP/MRP software and production planning etc that I've got plenty of marketable skills. I have no reason to ever leave where I am though. It's challenging, I have responsibility, freedom , respect and very generous employers. I'm happy. Got around to watching the new ken block vid. Watched on the projector for maximum effect and it was pretty cool. I don't think anything will top the hoonicorn but this was definitely entertaining. I would have liked to see what they could have done in Australia like originally planned.
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Sep 14, 2016 04:06
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For IoT fun: https://raymondtunning.wordpress.com/2016/09/13/more-about-the-a20-plus-pictures-of-the-final-product/
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Sep 14, 2016 04:09
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I do infosec poo poo and it owns. Usually if I'm being called or working after hours it's because there is something fun going on and I don't want to go home.
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Sep 14, 2016 04:55
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I'm pretty happy with my job, I just wish our tools were better.
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Sep 14, 2016 05:11
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iwentdoodie posted:Send me the email with your loving shirt designs so I can give you money for your album and a shirt. This is worse than craigslist. Whoa, harsh (but warranted). Pics soon sorry dude
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Sep 14, 2016 05:16
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Tusen Takk posted:This is an incredible post Thanks. 
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Sep 14, 2016 05:24
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scuz posted:Whoa, harsh (but warranted). Pics soon sorry dude It was meant to be funny but came out not as funny
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Sep 14, 2016 05:34
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iwentdoodie posted:It was meant to be funny but came out not as funny Not your fault dude, I was just shocked that it's me, I'm the craigslist guy. I thought I was better that! (  )
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Sep 14, 2016 05:45
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History degree Architecture firm Architecture Masters program Recession, drop out Sysadmin IT Director Quit UX designer/product manager
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Sep 14, 2016 06:45
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Ive worked on airplane interiors for 8 years now. It's even less interesting than it sounds.
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Sep 14, 2016 07:01
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BraveUlysses posted:Ive worked on airplane interiors for 8 years now. It sounds pretty drat interesting, so you have some wiggle room - tell us more
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Sep 14, 2016 07:03
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OK AI, what's the closest thing to a 4 door Miata that's daily drivable (no stripped race cars), is not an E30 or FiST and is available and repairable in the States?
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Sep 14, 2016 07:13
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An old escort?
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blk posted:OK AI, what's the closest thing to a 4 door Miata that's daily drivable (no stripped race cars), is not an E30 or FiST and is available and repairable in the States? How old is acceptible? Top off my head would be Datsun 1600 (510) and then would be last of the Toyota RWD Corollas (Sprinter) altho not stock, they need a bit of work but they seriously hoot when thats done. Otherwise.... uhhhh...... not much answers that. Basically Datsun 1600 is the answer. Drive one that's even stock and you'll see why. On the maybe not quite MX5 in chuckability but worth it for being hilariously fast and still a complete bit of driving magic that still daily drives would be a GC8 Impreza that's been WRX swapped, given you didnt have GC8 WRX's. Think of a GD WRX but with 150kgs less weight and a more raw feel. Also given that they weigh about the same a a dry fart the modding response is pure bang for buck. (Might be an issue finding one now tho) Tusen Takk posted:An old escort? Four door old Escorts are seriously crap and the two doors are only good after work. Not exactly a daily driver even when new esp in the rain. Ask me how I know
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Sep 14, 2016 07:35
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I was going to post a picture of a clown car but I couldn't find any four door versions
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Sep 14, 2016 07:38
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blk posted:OK AI, what's the closest thing to a 4 door Miata that's daily drivable (no stripped race cars), is not an E30 or FiST and is available and repairable in the States? E90 M3, assuming you have a fast-rear end Miata in mind.
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Sep 14, 2016 07:48
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Liquid Communism posted:Still got the skills, though! Those look delicious. Which leads me to the question; Why aren't you selling those for like a buck fifty a pop to people because they're freshly prepared artisan cakes made with the finest GMO free ingredients and baked by a local veteran baker of x year's experience? Wrar posted:I'm pretty happy with my job, I just wish our tools were better. Same. The guy that buys our tools balks at spending money on the good poo poo despite him knowing we have the cash for all the baller poo poo we actually NEED to do the job properly. So he always buys the cheap poo poo, the cheap poo poo always breaks and then he buys another one which breaks again because it's such poor quality so he buys another at which point we've passed the cost of buying the quality tool in the first place which would last forever... It's really annoying. We have a new manager though and he seems to understand that quality tools are an investment so I end up talking to him in earshot of our purchasing guy and 9/10 we get the good stuff.
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88h88 posted:Those look delicious. Which leads me to the question; Because there's at least a half dozen cupcake specialty shops in the metro already trying to do that, and due to the food laws here I'd have to either maintain or rent a certified commercial kitchen to produce anything I can sell to the public outside of charity bake sales and the like. I've got probably 30 cents in ingredients and a buck in labor (at my current pay rate, which would equal out to about $10-12 if I was paying both sides of the taxes on it), and that's before transportation costs, factoring in the equipment and utilities used to produce them, and any packaging needs. There's not enough money in it unless you're selling wholesale, and even then it's a tight thing. People out here are absolutely unwilling to pay what I would have to charge to be profitable when they can go to Walmart or Hy-Vee and get reasonably OK cupcakes (that are mostly just cake mix topped with canned buttercream) for $1 a piece. That's why I left the bakery in the first place, my boss at the time was late with my money two paychecks in a row then finally bounced one. There was a mass exodus about then. It might work better in a larger city, but only if I had a significant (As in mid five digits) amount of seed money, and even then profits aren't reliable. End of the day, I'd rather not gamble on it when I can pull down $25 an hour as a head server janitor and bake for friends and family on my days off. I'd like to have things like houses and retirement funds at some point before I hit retirement age, after all. Edit : They were delicious. The top ones are pecan brownie cupcakes with a caramel buttercream frosting and home-made candied pecans on top, the bottom ones are chocolate mint dipped in chocolate ganache (which was a bit too cold for the job, as you can tell by the texture.) But whatever, the people I worked with liked 'em. Liquid Communism fucked around with this message at 10:10 on Sep 14, 2016 |
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Sep 14, 2016 10:05
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You need to move to Australia, there are stores that make a thriving living selling expensive abeit loving delicious cupcakes. Like 5 bucks for a cupcake. And they get sold by the drat truckload.
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Sep 14, 2016 10:43
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Yup, same here. I would pay money for delicious handmade cakes that weren't shop bought mediocrity. :'(
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Sep 14, 2016 10:46
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An example of one of the places in town, which has surprisingly made it 5 years on a cocktails and cupcakes concept : http://cremecupcake.com/cupcakes/ Note that they want $33 a dozen for their cupcakes alone, and I would lay money on alcohol profits making up a lot of the owners' take-home.
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88h88 posted:Yup, same here. I would pay money for delicious handmade cakes that weren't shop bought mediocrity. :'( Do you have a kitchen? It's basically like rebuilding a bit of a car: bunch of components that need to be assembled in a certain way. Other similarities include manuals that gloss over important stages, specialist tools that you will only use once and taking far longer than a professional would do.
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