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scuz posted:He DID do that on a Friday! So he caused a resume-generating-event for more than one person?  Yeah... document document document, document some more, and document even more. Check out recording laws in your state, if you're in a one party consent state you should probably record (via your phone) any face to face chat you have with him. Just toss it in your shirt pocket while it's recording, or hold it naturally at your side.
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Problem is that the dude knows gently caress-all about Windows (thus why I have a job) and did his upgrade, checked his *nix side of the environment and saw that everything was fine! 
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Jesus loving Christ. I hope you are documenting the gently caress out of it so you have a Root Cause Analysis available in case he tries to throw anyone under the bus.
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scuz posted:He's not the type that would throw anyone under the bus, but I'm doing that anyway. It's a problem that is affecting the Windows environment (aka "my poo poo") so if my poo poo don't work no more his boss is gonna lookit the guy who runs that poo poo (aka me). How is the Linux DNS and the Windows DCs associated? Are the DCs even referencing the Linux DNS?
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The 4.3 v6s in the new silverados are kinda neat. The power of the gen 3/4 5.3s in a smaller package. Alternately, I'd nab a 03-06 silverado. Cheap, plenty of aftermarket gubbins available, simple to work on, take a beating and you don't have to worry about tearing up a shiny new truck.
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CommieGIR posted:How is the Linux DNS and the Windows DCs associated? Are the DCs even referencing the Linux DNS?
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Echotic posted:Has anyone got any reasons not to get a 2006ish Suzuki Swift? Looking at replacing either the Caldina or Legacy with one for the wife. Anything to look out for? Occasionally the magic smoke gets out of the coil packs, but that's cheap and easy to fix. That's about all I've ever heard going wrong with them. Also I guess finding yours in the carpark amongst all the others might be a problem sometimes.
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Jesus loving Christ. Active shooter at Ohio State. Why can't we get these guys to go where we need them to. Like full sessions of Congress.
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Rhyno posted:Jesus loving Christ. Active shooter at Ohio State. Enjoy your visit from the Secret Service.
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Rhyno posted:Jesus loving Christ. Active shooter at Ohio State. just like the dozens of murdered children at newtown, this is the price of freedom 
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Goddamnit. I had set quiet hours on my phone from 12:00 AM to 6:00 AM. .... so I thought. 12:00 AM - 6:00 PM instead. gently caress. Forgot to change PM to AM (I previously had it set to 4:00 AM to 2:00 PM). So I missed the call from UPS at 7am asking if I was available as a helper today. Managed to get ahold of them anyway thank gently caress, they said they need helpers bad today and that they'd have a driver in my area call me between 10:00-10:30 (once he was done with his hour-critical stuff). She said she sent a message to him with my contact info to the computer in his truck), and to call him (driver) if I didn't hear anything by 11:00. Called him at 11:15. Voicemail, left a message. Called again at 11:45. Voicemail, didn't bother with a VM this time. Guess he doesn't want a helper very bad, despite the coordinator I talked to saying they were absolutely swamped thanks to Cyber Monday. Guess I'll be doing Uber Eats if I don't hear anything soon. I gotta get money in the bank ASAP. She did say that I generally wouldn't be starting (at all) until 11am or so, as the drivers don't use helpers for mission-critical stuff (2 day and faster), only residential 3 day and ground stuff. They call around 7am to see if I'm available that day. Whereas during orientation I was told I would usually be picked up around 7-8am and would be called by 6am.  funny Star Wars parody posted:looking forward to the newest Lowtax post about the FBI visiting his office How many times have they been by this year, anyway?
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BraveUlysses posted:worth taking a look at the rams too, they actually have independent rear suspensions You sure they're independent, and not just multilink coils? Don't get me wrong, a coil-sprung live axle still rides way better than leaf springs, but it's not independent.
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KozmoNaut posted:Enjoy your visit from the Secret Service. Something like 2 million people have wish Trump dead on twitter already, i'll be fine.
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They had a quite large bankcrupcy/seizure auction last weekend: http://www.rmsothebys.com/tv16/duemila-ruote/results/?category=Cars&salecode=tv16&sort=make&year=2016 Old group A cars have become expensive: Privateer Group A GTV6: 33600€  A 75 Turbo with all the right parts, but there is uncertainty where the chassis number came from: 112 000€  Ex-ETCC 635i: 162 400€  Ex-works Alfa 75 IMSA: 336 000€ 
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IOwnCalculus posted:You sure they're independent, and not just multilink coils? Don't get me wrong, a coil-sprung live axle still rides way better than leaf springs, but it's not independent. ahh gotcha, i think they are calling it independent but you're right it's a multilink. still worth driving one if you're shopping for a truck imo
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Is there a specific thread for recommending wheels? I've been trying to find a specific style and color of wheel with a high positive offset (+48-55mm) for the wagon in 17x7.5-8 at the $150 price point with limited success. While I won't be buying the wheels until tax return time, after 2 months of searching with no success, I could use some help. 
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Yu-Gi-Ho! posted:If you don't mind jump seats (i.e. no rear passengers often, and you can't place a child seat in them, but they do have seat belts), the F-150 extended cab isn't a bad choice, and will do a lot better on gas than a crew cab. Since when can't you put child seats back there? One of my kids spent a whole lot of time in a child seat in the back of my '97. JFC look at all the money in wheels alone in that picture.
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Yu-Gi-Ho! posted:Goddamnit. I had set quiet hours on my phone from 12:00 AM to 6:00 AM. Some times drivers do their routes out of order. If I remember correctly, the computer gives them am order of how to do the deliveries but they don't always follow. He may be doing more commercial places now. If I remember correctly, first week was slow for me. Picked up after that though. Just keep calling every morning if they don't call you.
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Cop Porn Popper posted:The 4.3 v6s in the new silverados are kinda neat. The power of the gen 3/4 5.3s in a smaller package. Alternately, I'd nab a 03-06 silverado. Cheap, plenty of aftermarket gubbins available, simple to work on, take a beating and you don't have to worry about tearing up a shiny new truck. Ya I'm partial to gm trucks also, pretty bulletproof drivetrains. I dunno if there's a fuel mileage goal, but a 2500 3/4 ton with the 6.0 can be had for pretty dang cheap nowadays.
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angryrobots posted:Ya I'm partial to gm trucks also, pretty bulletproof drivetrains. Yeah, holy poo poo. If i broaden my range from 75mi to 200mi i can get way better deals on 2500HD's 3/4t's thanks for the tips my dudes
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This weekend, I installed my Wheelskins to replace the lovely slip on cover I had (because the naked wheel is deteriorating): I should have pulled tighter in a few spots, mostly around the seams. I'm going to see if the areas over the spokes flatten out y themselves, of not, double-sided tape will be involved. I had to do this to protect my fingers:   Kept poking myself with the damned needle, and attempting to slice fingers off with the thread until I did that. Then, feeling good about myself, and it being decent weather, fixed a problem with my driver's side power window being problematic to roll up. Hmmm. Looks like a little heat and arcing there on the lower left. And a little arcing on the other contact, too.  There's the problem (lower left contact of the black switch.):  That black stuff is all carbon. This is after cleaning and filing the contacts a bit.  That square divot was the opposite contact eroding this contact via arcing. You had to wiggle the switch just right to get it to go up. Down was fine, thanks to the express down feature using an actual relay, rather than putting full power through the switch contacts. Filed all the contacts flat, including the moving ones, filled the divot with a solder blob, and filed it flat. Lightly greased all the moving bits and reassembled. Works like a champ, now. Enourmo posted:VVT already makes it so you can get wide-overlap performance without a lopey idle, but when Mustangs got it in the new 5.0 in 2011 tunes were out basically day 1 to add the lope back in. I will bet any amount of money the same will be true when camless tech makes it into enthusiast cars. AND it's just at idle, so it sounds "powerful" just sitting there, but off-idle performance, mileage, and emissions can be the same as stock. CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:
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funny Star Wars parody posted:Yeah, holy poo poo. If i broaden my range from 75mi to 200mi i can get way better deals on 2500HD's 3/4t's Don't be afraid to check out the police auctions, either. I paid like $700 for my 2500HD, and all it needed was a bit of love (being fresh gas, filters, plugs, wires, and and tightening of the sloppy gearbox). Wish I kept that truck. 
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Except for the lift kit how does this guy look https://www.carfax.com/vehicles/1GTHK23KX8F135050-used-2008-gmc-sierra-2500hd-sle--dunbar relatively low mileage, relatively low price, and it's black
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You're going to spend $25k on a 8 year old pickup with 100k miles?  I've got a 250k Volvo 240, it's only $20k today in my cyber monday deal
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Ether Frenzy posted:You're going to spend $25k on a 8 year old pickup with 100k miles? Based on what I'm seeing within a 200mi radius, this is a pretty decent deal for the bigger trucks but also that's why i'm consulting with u guys 
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funny Star Wars parody posted:Except for the lift kit how does this guy look DO you have to have something like that? Couldn't you buy a rock-solid 90's F-150 for like $6K and be good with that?
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funny Star Wars parody posted:Except for the lift kit how does this guy look That thing screams "OWNER HAS A TINY DICK" and you'll become an actual wifebeater the second you take possession. I'd rather have a CVT Subaru than that shitbox.
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Rhyno posted:DO you have to have something like that? Couldn't you buy a rock-solid 90's F-150 for like $6K and be good with that? I was only really looking at newer stuff because i'm tired of working on my car in my spare time and hopefully one of these guys won't blow up in the next three years plus i assumed the resale on this would be pretty decent, idk I've never looked at trucks before 
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funny Star Wars parody posted:I was only really looking at newer stuff because i'm tired of working on my car in my spare time and hopefully one of these guys won't blow up in the next three years You have a garage now, you're supposed to work on cars! I guess if you're worried about resale value it matters but I'd just worry about utility for what you need and buy the cheapest and most reliable truck you can find.
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I would avoid. This is circumstantial but most of the lifted trucks and jeeps I see look like they have cheap lift kits installed or have lift kits that look like they were installed wrong.
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thats excessive on price, however you are buying into the 3/4-1ton truck thing. do you *really* need that kind of hauling capability? ie: will it ever see more than groceries and loved ones? worthless metric: I paid 4 thou for a 26 year old 1 ton.
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cursedshitbox posted:thats excessive on price, however you are buying into the 3/4-1ton truck thing. do you *really* need that kind of hauling capability? ie: will it ever see more than groceries and loved ones? Yeah, my dad has a garage full of poo poo that i would like to take care of while he is still around and able to tell me what's actually good and what's garbage. plus i just got my hunting license so I'd like to be able to go shoot big animals in the UP and haul a camper and all that jazz mariooncrack posted:I would avoid. This is circumstantial but most of the lifted trucks and jeeps I see look like they have cheap lift kits installed or have lift kits that look like they were installed wrong. That's a good point, now that you say it.
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funny Star Wars parody posted:I think I really want a truck with an 8ft bed at this point in my life. Not only because I'll be buying a lot of furniture soon, but also because my dad has a 7000sqft barn full of poo poo that I'm going to eventually need to start sorting out now while I have time. Also also because I want to start hunting and it'd be nice to have lots of room to haul deer. Skip the fords. When they break, they really break, in Michigan they rust out in different places than the chevys but rust is rust. Also good luck finding one that seats 4 with an 8 foot bed. Most of them come with a "standard" bed which is like 6.5'. I had a 2006 2500hd Silverado crew cab with a 8' bed and while the capacity was great it's impossible to park in most normal situations. Get used to the back of the lot and careful on tight turns. You should look for a base model single cab with an 8' box. The bench seat will handle 3. Sometimes you can find an extended cab with a long bed but they are pretty rare in half ton form and are still hard to park. Personally I would go with 2012+ Ram or 2007+ tundra. GM is ok if you don't mind the rust. And FFS don't buy a 2wd truck in Michigan or to go hunting with.
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So I got a bizarre phone call from an ex-client this morning. I used to deal with him a couple of years ago before he was fired from his previous employer. He was an "Engineer" (quotes on purpose, I don't think he was recognized as one by our governing body) and I think he got his degree in Zimbabwe or something. He was basically fired for incompetence from what I understand. Anyhow, calls me out of the blue and makes some small talk. After a couple minutes the reason of the call is very apparent. He asks me to be a reference for him. Sure I say. I kind of liked the guy and had few problems working with him. Seemed a little disorganized in some ways, but my dealings were generally positive so I really would have no problem doing it. As we're hanging up, he asks for my email address which I give him, but he then says - "I'll send you a short email with what I need you to say if they call." I reply "Well, I'll read what you send but if I am a reference I'm going to answer the questions as best I can although I'll keep in mind any highlights you have which you think I should point out." "Of course, of course.. that's all I can ask." he says. So I get an email from him an hour later and it's largely some script that has me saying how great a leader and team player he was, how diligent he is and how he reported to me on some major projects (I was involved, but not his supervisor in any shape or form - he was my client). Basically how awesome he is at lowering costs and performing better than expected. He actually asks me to say his weaknesses are that he's a perfectionist, values work over family (works way to hard) and can't say no to what his superiors ask. I think I can give him a positive reference, but I don't think I can say what he's asking me to because I simply don't know it to be true... and it's sort of awkward because any prospective employee is going to ask my relationship to him and will probably wonder how I would know some of what he's asking me to say. I've been a professional reference for a few people in the past, but I've never been asked to be one like this. 
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slidebite posted:So I got a bizarre phone call from an ex-client this morning. I used to deal with him a couple of years ago before he was fired from his previous employer. He was an "Engineer" (quotes on purpose, I don't think he was recognized as one by our governing body) and I think he got his degree in Zimbabwe or something. He was basically fired for incompetence from what I understand. Is he one of the guys who was suing APEGA?
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funny Star Wars parody posted:Yeah, my dad has a garage full of poo poo that i would like to take care of while he is still around and able to tell me what's actually good and what's garbage. plus i just got my hunting license so I'd like to be able to go shoot big animals in the UP and haul a camper and all that jazz. BUT, I'm in The South, and rust is non-existent.
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slidebite posted:I've been a professional reference for a few people in the past, but I've never been asked to be one like this. I think i'd struggle to lie/be creative like that even for a close friend. For an acquaintance like him that you only hear from every few years I would just be truthful. From my employing people and HR experience I would guess that only a negative reference is going to stop anyone getting the job unless its really really close between two candidates and they can't decide. From your post it sounds like you're going to be positive about him anyway so just be truthful.
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funny Star Wars parody posted:Yeah, my dad has a garage full of poo poo that i would like to take care of while he is still around and able to tell me what's actually good and what's garbage. plus i just got my hunting license so I'd like to be able to go shoot big animals in the UP and haul a camper and all that jazz Are you planning on moving literally 5+ tons of poo poo at a time with regularity? If not, get a goddamn F150/1500 truck and be done with it. gently caress man, we did more when I was younger with trashed out 80s F150s and K1500s than most anyone now does with these giant monstrosities. You do not need a loving 2500HD to put a dead goddamn deer in the back, even if he had two dead elk as buddies.
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