2020+1-6+9 NonGender Specific Parent Chat: Old thread's working fine, why replace it?

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CommieGIR: Aug 22, 2006; The blue glow is a feature, not a bug; Pillbug

Handsome Ralph posted:

It wouldn't surprise me if someone got caught doing that, but it just seems stupid to overreact and gently caress with your workforce on that level. Do an audit, gently caress do anything before saying "okay one person hosed up, let's gently caress up morale and possibly gut our products workforces while we're at it. Go!"

There was some programmer that was outsourcing his work to China.

# ¿ Feb 7, 2019 18:36

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# ¿ May 22, 2024 10:08

CommieGIR: Aug 22, 2006; The blue glow is a feature, not a bug; Pillbug

Nostalgia4Butts posted:

that dude fedexed them a hardware token

brazen af

Seriously brazen. I know RSA chewed out a company for providing hardware tokens to a vendor in Hong Kong. And that was a LEGAL contractor.

# ¿ Feb 7, 2019 18:52

CommieGIR: Aug 22, 2006; The blue glow is a feature, not a bug; Pillbug

WFH was my one big ask when I started with my new contract. They gave it willingly, plus flex time.

# ¿ Feb 7, 2019 20:04

CommieGIR: Aug 22, 2006; The blue glow is a feature, not a bug; Pillbug

Run. Run far. Run wide.

They are going to get gutted, and I suspect even a few Execs are lining up parachutes right now.

My story for the month: We bought a new house in December, and we had our old house under Contract within a month.

Reasonable demands by buyers: discount for work needed (carpets/paint/minor repairs), and closing was set for mid February.

Inspection comes and goes, nothing much needs work, some minor negotiating on closing costs, nothing major.

Suddenly, a week before closing, they conduct another inspection and start making massive demands, almost triple the closing costs, another significant discount for repairs.

So we cancelled the sale last night. And now we're under contract again with a different buyer the next day.

CommieGIR fucked around with this message at 17:12 on Feb 8, 2019

# ¿ Feb 8, 2019 17:08

CommieGIR: Aug 22, 2006; The blue glow is a feature, not a bug; Pillbug

Handsome Ralph posted:

Yes. Several times. "Respectfully"

I yelled at him at one point "You say you value our feedback, but it's hard to believe that when you're soliciting it after the fact".

Here's a crosspost,

Burn him. To. The. Ground.

# ¿ Feb 9, 2019 01:40

CommieGIR: Aug 22, 2006; The blue glow is a feature, not a bug; Pillbug

Old school Quattro laughs at your snow jammed tires.

# ¿ Feb 9, 2019 20:49

CommieGIR: Aug 22, 2006; The blue glow is a feature, not a bug; Pillbug

LGR does awesome reviews, third'ing.

# ¿ Feb 10, 2019 04:59

CommieGIR: Aug 22, 2006; The blue glow is a feature, not a bug; Pillbug

During the Snowmageddon deep freeze that stranded everyone on I-285 and I-75/85, I drove home from downtown Atlanta over the backroads in an 1986 Audi 4000 CS Quattro Turbo on All-Weathers and the diff locks engaged, took me longer than normal but I got home. This was a 40 mile trip.

This was the same deep freeze where the fire department was rescuing people out of their cars on the highway. Its not that I blame them, the roads were icy and slick as hell, took a lot of downshifting and left foot braking/drifting to make it home.

CommieGIR fucked around with this message at 20:36 on Feb 10, 2019

# ¿ Feb 10, 2019 20:31

CommieGIR: Aug 22, 2006; The blue glow is a feature, not a bug; Pillbug

Handsome Ralph posted:

Tomorrow/this week at work is gonna be loving wild. VP sent out a damage control email @ 5 on a Sunday. lol.

Don't leave us hanging.

# ¿ Feb 11, 2019 00:40

CommieGIR: Aug 22, 2006; The blue glow is a feature, not a bug; Pillbug

Comedy option: Lifted 1980s/1990s Audi Quattro.

I am required by law to suggest such things.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPtyMOKYHt0

# ¿ Feb 13, 2019 15:43

CommieGIR: Aug 22, 2006; The blue glow is a feature, not a bug; Pillbug

All my cars have electric sunroof, my newer Q7 has the full length panoramic sunroof, which makes me paranoid since thats a lot of glass.

# ¿ Feb 18, 2019 15:36

CommieGIR: Aug 22, 2006; The blue glow is a feature, not a bug; Pillbug

Nostalgia4Ass posted:

Did Wranglers ever get better fuel mileage or has Jeep just been cranking out the same vehicle for the last forty years but made the reliability even shittier?

The VM Motori Turbodiesels are fairly good

# ¿ Feb 18, 2019 20:33

CommieGIR: Aug 22, 2006; The blue glow is a feature, not a bug; Pillbug

Slim Pickens posted:

Parent chat: we made a kid last week.

It's great how they instantly fill their drawers the moment you put a new diaper on. Really great

At least you got the new diaper on before it happened....

# ¿ Feb 23, 2019 17:28

CommieGIR: Aug 22, 2006; The blue glow is a feature, not a bug; Pillbug

Soulex posted:

This is a protip

Also, dont spend money on fancy buttcream
Use coconut oil.

I wouldnt. Coconut oil has more saturated fats than lard, and its readily absorbed through your skin.

Coconut oil is bed used in heavy moderation.

CommieGIR fucked around with this message at 23:40 on Feb 23, 2019

# ¿ Feb 23, 2019 23:37

CommieGIR: Aug 22, 2006; The blue glow is a feature, not a bug; Pillbug

EBB posted:

"Thud Pilots" on prime. The narration is kinda lovely and troop-worshiping, just listen to the interviews. Lot of guys talking about blowing up or punching out or generally hitting pucker factor 9.

I really wish there was more of this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60ihI7VU2OY

# ¿ Mar 1, 2019 18:49

CommieGIR: Aug 22, 2006; The blue glow is a feature, not a bug; Pillbug

EBB posted:

27:50-the next minute or so past that

Yeah, Ebony 2s crew popping was pretty :stare:

# ¿ Mar 1, 2019 21:21

CommieGIR: Aug 22, 2006; The blue glow is a feature, not a bug; Pillbug

UP THE BUM NO BABY posted:

The dispensary I go to in WA takes Bitcoin

Never go buttcoin

# ¿ Mar 3, 2019 03:25

CommieGIR: Aug 22, 2006; The blue glow is a feature, not a bug; Pillbug

DownByTheWooter posted:

a couple of my friends from Navy aviation rates got their apprenticeship stuff started or done while in the Navy and turned it into real civilian aircraft maintainer jobs. I think they called them a&p? Anyway there is very likely some legitimate progress towards a professional license for working on aircraft he could make while in the Army

You still have to go pass the A&P exam, and while it pays well, the hours tend to be poo poo, at least for standard fixed wing aircraft.

Helicopters seem to have better hours and pay.

# ¿ Mar 4, 2019 17:01

CommieGIR: Aug 22, 2006; The blue glow is a feature, not a bug; Pillbug

Flikken posted:

Ok, I have a work situation.

I work for a company that got bought out by a major competitor. This happened last August and they offered transition bonuses to people in key places like myself and the last bonus paid out a couple of weeks ago so this leads me to my dilemma. Officially I am still a Branch Manager without a branch, because my branch was chosen as the pilot to merge our two businesses and the merge happened January 10th, I am not the manager in charge the local guy from the buying company is running the show, poorly, but he is still running it.

The reason I am not is when they began preparations to merge our two branches the DVP asked me how I liked Altoona and I told him I would really like to get back to Ohio since that is where my friends and family are and the only thing holding me in Altoona is this job. They came back a couple of weeks later and offered me a position in a much larger branch in Ohio that would be a step lower in title and responsibilty but nearly a %25 bump in pay which I accepted, they started this process in November and verbally told me they are moving forward with me at that position back in January but I have yet to receive a formal offer letter or a date that I am moving.

Meanwhile I am working my rear end off at my current location trying to make this merge successful and though operations are running better than they were I am no longer making operational decisions and I am watching the current manager gently caress up relations with customers and employees. I have also heard rumblings that he is starting to skate on thin ice which does not bode well for my transfer, I am afraid they are dragging their feet to keep me in place in case they decide to let him go because they are unsure about him. They could not pay me enough to stay and run this specific operation, I have expressed to my former GM this but she is no longer my GM and that's a different can of worms. I guess I'm going to start actively seeking out another job even though I have 10 years with this company and I have worked hard to get where I am at.

Document, Document, Document. If questions come up, I strongly suggest you document and write up what you see going wrong. Cover your rear end.

If you can openly demonstrate through the chain of command the issues, and how they are screwing it up, I suspect they will see your side.

# ¿ Mar 4, 2019 17:20

CommieGIR: Aug 22, 2006; The blue glow is a feature, not a bug; Pillbug

M_Gargantua posted:

Is that not an urban legend? Am I suffering from bias from living in new england?

Considering most of the Neo-Nazi / White Supremacist groups have been basically itching for a fight, like what the Proud Boys do, I wouldn't risk it.

# ¿ Mar 5, 2019 02:15

CommieGIR: Aug 22, 2006; The blue glow is a feature, not a bug; Pillbug

CRUSTY MINGE posted:

ymra su

Yes my retarded* rear end signed up

*Application of retarded validated by enlistment contract

Unless war were declared.

# ¿ Mar 10, 2019 17:53

CommieGIR: Aug 22, 2006; The blue glow is a feature, not a bug; Pillbug

We sold our old house Monday, right before we would've started to have to pay on both houses.

We got lucky.

# ¿ Mar 12, 2019 15:31

CommieGIR: Aug 22, 2006; The blue glow is a feature, not a bug; Pillbug

The Rat posted:

At least your don't have to worry about getting a hard drive full of morale supporting materials

When I deployed, I brought a NAS and a Wifi Access Point so that people could swap/watch stuff without having to bother with MoraleNet, MoraleNet was generally garbage.

# ¿ Mar 12, 2019 17:07

CommieGIR: Aug 22, 2006; The blue glow is a feature, not a bug; Pillbug

Casimir Radon posted:

Then somebody puts CP on it and you spend 10 years in prison.

It was moderated, no porn of any sort allowed. And they had to log in to upload anything with a personal account they created with me.

# ¿ Mar 13, 2019 00:38

CommieGIR: Aug 22, 2006; The blue glow is a feature, not a bug; Pillbug

Naked Bear posted:

Not food, but satisfying:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQ-WyGOwOtc

Bullshit, THIS is the most relaxing engine rebuild:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DE8wjEy1-lM

# ¿ Mar 17, 2019 02:47

CommieGIR: Aug 22, 2006; The blue glow is a feature, not a bug; Pillbug

Nostalgia4Butts posted:

tuxedo cats are the best

Our tuxedo adopts all our children, and has a stubby tail:

# ¿ Mar 22, 2019 01:25

CommieGIR: Aug 22, 2006; The blue glow is a feature, not a bug; Pillbug

Joints dont grow back , lifters.

# ¿ Mar 26, 2019 23:31

CommieGIR: Aug 22, 2006; The blue glow is a feature, not a bug; Pillbug

Diarrhea Elemental posted:

Bone, connective tissue, and articulating surfaces all strengthen and benefit immensely from lifting. The cartilage, ligaments, tendons, and meniscus in your knees specifically benefit from a measured progressive overload implemented in the correct fashion. That means full squats to the limits of your anatomical structures after you unfuck being a chair-bound flub with the flexibility of a 2x4 who has a host of horrible movement patterns reinforced over decades. More muscle, properly balanced across all groups, is a net positive for almost all age-related morbidities.

Plus I just want to be a giant no-necked motherfucker with quads as big as his waist. ~4 years and 20lbs to go, 255 puts me at an easy water cut into my weight class.

Yeah, we have a long legacy of DoD military employees that say otherwise: Guys who DIDN'T spend their time bulking at the gym, just did PT, still came out with ruined knees/backs/joints.

So no, I don't buy that

# ¿ Mar 27, 2019 03:37

CommieGIR: Aug 22, 2006; The blue glow is a feature, not a bug; Pillbug

Diarrhea Elemental posted:

Did... Did you actually read the words I wrote?

I'm talking about doing poo poo that's a little more current than back when people were fighting loving Nazis.

I don't care.

# ¿ Mar 27, 2019 13:52

CommieGIR: Aug 22, 2006; The blue glow is a feature, not a bug; Pillbug

Physical exercise is boring, and I'd rather spend 15 hours of my week doing anything else other than lifting weights over and over again.

Like learning more about Info Sec, playing in my lab, or working on my cars. Or being with my family.

# ¿ Mar 27, 2019 19:44

CommieGIR: Aug 22, 2006; The blue glow is a feature, not a bug; Pillbug

spacetoaster posted:

Imagine being able to change the BOTH windshield wipers on your car without getting winded.

I get winded changing engines because of lung damage from burn pits in Afghanistan. Thanks, DoD.

# ¿ Mar 27, 2019 21:12

CommieGIR: Aug 22, 2006; The blue glow is a feature, not a bug; Pillbug

Diarrhea Elemental posted:

Physical exercise is boring to you, but I guess it's easier to try and poo poo on something other people are passionate about instead of trying to understand it.

I almost started writing out why I've chosen to make it such a large part of my life but I get the impression you'd rather be a oval office about it.

Fair enough, and yes I am being a bit cunty about it. But other than my health, I don't have self-image issues (other than worrying about being middle aged and having a dad bod, but nothing too concerning to the point I feel change is necessary), and muscle mass really doesn't appeal to me personally as a positive image model.

I get why it might to some, but I don't really see it., and I tend to project, so I'm sorry about being a oval office.

CommieGIR fucked around with this message at 21:41 on Mar 27, 2019

# ¿ Mar 27, 2019 21:36

CommieGIR: Aug 22, 2006; The blue glow is a feature, not a bug; Pillbug

EBB posted:

my flower garden is doing lovely

We seed wildflowers every year, but this is what I grow primarily:

# ¿ Mar 31, 2019 17:45

CommieGIR: Aug 22, 2006; The blue glow is a feature, not a bug; Pillbug

Just make sure you use bottled, and not tap, watter.

# ¿ Mar 31, 2019 20:35

CommieGIR: Aug 22, 2006; The blue glow is a feature, not a bug; Pillbug

LingcodKilla posted:

I got some dumb program for navy Evals that only seems to work on win7 running flawlessly on my work laptop so it�s staying 7.

Just run 7 as a VM.

# ¿ Apr 1, 2019 14:05

CommieGIR: Aug 22, 2006; The blue glow is a feature, not a bug; Pillbug

Gorka would burn the War Horse before letting the Communists purchase it.

# ¿ Apr 1, 2019 18:07

CommieGIR: Aug 22, 2006; The blue glow is a feature, not a bug; Pillbug

Mustang posted:

I'm super tempted to buy a Surface Pro 5 with LTE capability, but it's $1300. I'd like being able to have a computer with internet access essentially anywhere I have LTE.

Just get tethering and get a normal Surface Pro.

Honestly, the Surface Book is nicer, can be had refurbished around that price, with an Nvidia graphics card even.

# ¿ Apr 3, 2019 01:22

CommieGIR: Aug 22, 2006; The blue glow is a feature, not a bug; Pillbug

A very pretty kitty, Im so sorry.

Please consider adopting a new friend

# ¿ Apr 6, 2019 14:17

CommieGIR: Aug 22, 2006; The blue glow is a feature, not a bug; Pillbug

Fallom posted:

Friday - Set up a NAS using an old HTPC that I replaced with an Nvidia Shield
Saturday/Sunday - Finally rebuilding the old-rear end rotten deck. I got 3 spider bites tearing up the old boards! The entire underside of every one was covered in spider eggs and spiders that looked like ticks! All the rusted screws broke into jagged spikes that I had to cut down with a sawzall!

What OS you using for the NAS? I run FreeNAS Corral, yeah its not supported anymore, but I like the GUI and having Docker/VM/builtin browser VNC better.

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# ¿ May 22, 2024 10:08

CommieGIR: Aug 22, 2006; The blue glow is a feature, not a bug; Pillbug

Fallom posted:

It’s an AMD box so FreeNAS and NAS4Free had some weird issues installing. So did the OpenMediaVault distribution but I got it to work by installing Debian first.

So far I really like OMV but I don’t need anything more complex than a reliable SMB share.

Weird. My FreeNAS is AMD as well and Ive had no issues

# ¿ Apr 7, 2019 20:43

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