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My super power would be wolverine like regeneration just so I wouldn't have all those little day to day aches and pains. That and you could get in shape real quick in like a week.
Then people wouldn't complain as much when I walk around nekkid.
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I feel like I would get super lazy if I had TK. I don't want to get up let me just float that over to me.
I would like the ability to assume gaseous form, or ultravision.
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I am having a work dilemma.
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This little project could look good for me and for the plant, come annual incentives; and holy hot dogs am I tired of telling contractors "I know this situation will never ever apply to you, but for the purpose of the quiz this is our policy..."
Some sort of modular thing, where you have a trade-specific section, and then a more universal 'prove you have some common sense, at least' part that makes up the bulk of it?
I would like the ability to assume gaseous form, or ultravision.
But why?
sounds pretty rich to me....I mean, we're not poor. We're definitely upper-middle class. But calling us "millionaires" is quite a stretch of the imagination. Especially when I'm sitting here wondering whether I can afford the $600 to buy the kids new backpacks for next month's trip, or whether I'll have to rent again. Rich enough to afford the trip, not rich enough to just mindlessly buy what I need. That's a pretty dead-on description of us.
Yep. We're definitely well-off. NobodysWife had a good scale:
(1) Cannot afford even the basics such as food, shelter, and clothing
(2) Can afford the basics, but nothing else, even medical care
(3) Have basics and medical care, but as things wear out can't afford to replace them
(4) Have basics and medical care, can afford to replace things with cheap/used alternatives, may be able to afford an occasional trip
(5) Can afford to replace things with new, equivalent items, can go on one big trip a year
(6) Can afford upgrades, plus one big trip and several small trips a year
...
(10) Can travel whenever you want to wherever you want, buy whatever you feel like, and otherwise completely disregard money as a concernIn grad school we were at at (3), which is as little money as we've ever had. We're up to a (6), which is as rich as we've ever been. But watching Hi's brother just decide on a whim, "Oh, we're going to do 4 weeks in Bali! Hi! Watch our house for us!" and just go, multiple times a year, we know we're not nearly that rich. We still have to plan our purchases, save up for them, and budget for our trips. It's a much bigger budget than it used to be, but I always think of "rich" as, "Doesn't have to worry about money at all" instead of, "Still worries about money, but in larger denominations."
My parents are definitely a 5.
I myself am somewhere on the low end of between 3 and 4, but not quite as low as 3. Remove work-paid insurance,...
I'm a five, but only because I have no medical bills and my "big trips" are go to Ohio and visit folks three times a year.
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O wow on that scale i'm like between a 2 and 3. :( maybe a 4 depending on what kind of medical care we are talking about.
Ah paladin weapon proficiences... man, I'm a sorry excuse for a ranger/wizard that doesn't get any proficiences ><Nope, no injuries. And in fact I've always had this impression that if you need an armguard, you must not only be self-injurious but a highly irregular shot as well -- as it seems like if the bowstring scrapes along your arm(guard) during the fire, it'll throw your arrow off-target. That's just my asssumption though, I could be totally wrong.
Not that I'm a great shot, myself. I had a couple of zen moments where I could almost feel the bullseye, but mostly I was no better than the next kid. And I haven't shot in decades, so I probably stink now.
Wow, didn't know that about recurves and human brains. It sounds like shooting is a don't-overthink-this thing?
Recurves tend to snap back after the release, and unless your wrist is four inches away from the hand grip it can be struck by the rebounding string, and at 50lbs+ your skin and flesh can be ripped open quite painfully. A leather pad allows you to hold the bow at a more natural angle and not worry about flaying your skin open with a dull bow string.
Edit: arm guards are worthless with a compound, but it keeps the string further away from your grip hand.
Re-edit: a ton of physical stuff like that tends toward the, ponder but don't analyze side of things.
Lol.
I hadn't thought of it until you said it, but yes, my weapon proficiencies line up with a paladins for the most part.Never wore armor heavier than light though.
O wow on that scale i'm like between a 2 and 3. :( maybe a 4 depending on what kind of medical care we are talking about.
I think that means medical insurance/bills paid.
O wow on that scale i'm like between a 2 and 3. :( maybe a 4 depending on what kind of medical care we are talking about.I think that means medical insurance/bills paid.
Hmm 3-4 then.
OK. FFS.
Amazon messed up again. This time my dinner was missing!
I mean, seriously. I personally work in the enterprise software industry, and one of my specializations is integration.
I do this fricking stuff for a living, and I would FIRE anyone involved with this ordering system.
Well, Amazon Restaurants is now "on the list".
So much for getting food delivered. Except for our wonderful Indian place, because they deliver it themselves and are very sweet. (One night we were the only delivery they got, so they threw in an extra order of lamb tikka just to thank us. Nom. Lamb tikka!)
I don't think that I ever had anything missing from an order above the level of "extra sauce is missing" or "ugh, no plastic cutlery is missing".
I suspect it's more of a PEBCAK than system issue.
Currently I am somewhere between 2 and 3. I could be at 3 if I went to register as unemployed every time I finish doing some freelancing.
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sounds pretty rich to me....I mean, we're not poor. We're definitely upper-middle class. But calling us "millionaires" is quite a stretch of the imagination. Especially when I'm sitting here wondering whether I can afford the $600 to buy the kids new backpacks for next month's trip, or whether I'll have to rent again. Rich enough to afford the trip, not rich enough to just mindlessly buy what I need. That's a pretty dead-on description of us.
Yep. We're definitely well-off. NobodysWife had a good scale:
(1) Cannot afford even the basics such as food, shelter, and clothing
(2) Can afford the basics, but nothing else, even medical care
(3) Have basics and medical care, but as things wear out can't afford to replace them
(4) Have basics and medical care, can afford to replace things with cheap/used alternatives, may be able to afford an occasional trip
(5) Can afford to replace things with new, equivalent items, can go on one big trip a year
(6) Can afford upgrades, plus one big trip and several small trips a year
...
(10) Can travel whenever you want to wherever you want, buy whatever you feel like, and otherwise completely disregard money as a concern
Somewhere between a high 3 and a low 4.
Most of us seem to be pretty low on this scale.
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IF any 10's show up we are having a pathfinder game at their place.
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Clothes shopping.
(which I hate with the same fiery passion as the current weather up here)
Is currently facing the stark fact that my big wide derriere, does not conform well to current male fashion.
Fashion? I'm still stuck in the 90s.
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I don't even know what anything past the 90's fashion even looks like. I just know I make whatever I wear look good.
I had to drive the kids down to the grandparents last night so they can go garage sailing today.
All told I think I drove about 500 miles yesterday, sadly I'll probably drive that many miles today as well.
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I like to think I'm above average. and I don't mean a TN average which would be well below world average...
Really I need to start working out again. I've been letting myself go.
Post the link to the vegetable man again and I'll tell ya.
Silver would be fine. white It would have to be the right kind of outfit.
Also the vegetable man is still as nightmare inducing as I remember him. IT reminds me of that one gremlin in gremlins 2 who got spliced with a salad or whatever.
I like to think I'm above average. and I don't mean a TN average which would be well below world average...
Really I need to start working out again. I've been letting myself go.
Work with me! You'll get in shape. :-)
I used to have jobs like that. When I was a cart pusher my calves tripled in size in like 3 weeks. When I worked at lowes I loaded 80 pound bags of concrete all day. Its the current job that has no real physical component.
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It's going to be chilly today, only a high of 74.
o_O chilly eh?
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Boss: I need you to dig out a bunch of stuff for the pond and a trench for some timbers, do you need a machine?
Coworker: No, I have Yesterday
Me: I'll fight the machine!
Time to update the resume.
Got some Paul Bunyon/ John Henry action going eh?
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o_O chilly eh?
For July in Wisconsin, yes, very much so.
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Got some Paul Bunyon/ John Henry action going eh?
Except I won't end up dead or banished to Minnesota.
As far as colors I look good in all of them, but I don't wear white (for obvious reasons), and I generally prefer blue, brown, and green, and weird shirt designs, you gotta have weird shirts.
Got some Paul Bunyon/ John Henry action going eh?Except I won't end up dead or banished to Minnesota.
As far as you know!
I prefer to look on the positive side.
It's going to be chilly today, only a high of 74.
I prefer colors that accent my dark skin and gold undertones.
So lots of jeans and t shirts.
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I would like the ability to assume gaseous form, or ultravision.But why?
So I could save £££££s on doors and indoor lighting.
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Another day in cell coverage purgatory.
At least it's Friday!
OK. FFS.
Amazon messed up again. This time my dinner was missing!
I mean, seriously. I personally work in the enterprise software industry, and one of my specializations is integration.
I do this fricking stuff for a living, and I would FIRE anyone involved with this ordering system.
Well, Amazon Restaurants is now "on the list".
So much for getting food delivered. Except for our wonderful Indian place, because they deliver it themselves and are very sweet. (One night we were the only delivery they got, so they threw in an extra order of lamb tikka just to thank us. Nom. Lamb tikka!)
I don't think that I ever had anything missing from an order above the level of "extra sauce is missing" or "ugh, no plastic cutlery is missing".
I suspect it's more of a PEBCAK than system issue.
Yes, but that's the problem; there shouldn't be any manual entry. I select the items on the website, and Amazon's integration with the restaurant's system should auto-place the order at the restaurant. They obviously have human intervention or a bad integration, and that's the part that's failing -- the order I put in on the web site isn't the order that's getting sent to the restaurant.
Since I have built such integrations and I know how easy this particular integration would be given what they already have, I blame the programmers.
Got some Paul Bunyon/ John Henry action going eh?Except I won't end up dead or banished to Minnesota.
So that's what happened to him! Being a Californian, I never got the full Paul Bunyon story, so he just kind of showed up, wandered around Canada destroying things, then vanished into the aether.
Didn't make much sense even as a kid...
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OMG! I just got a brand-spanking new Nigerian scam e-mail! I didn't know those things still existed!
Now I feel all nostalgic.
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OK. FFS.
Amazon messed up again. This time my dinner was missing!
I mean, seriously. I personally work in the enterprise software industry, and one of my specializations is integration.
I do this fricking stuff for a living, and I would FIRE anyone involved with this ordering system.
Well, Amazon Restaurants is now "on the list".
So much for getting food delivered. Except for our wonderful Indian place, because they deliver it themselves and are very sweet. (One night we were the only delivery they got, so they threw in an extra order of lamb tikka just to thank us. Nom. Lamb tikka!)
I don't think that I ever had anything missing from an order above the level of "extra sauce is missing" or "ugh, no plastic cutlery is missing".
I suspect it's more of a PEBCAK than system issue.
Yes, but that's the problem; there shouldn't be any manual entry. I select the items on the website, and Amazon's integration with the restaurant's system should auto-place the order at the restaurant. They obviously have human intervention or a bad integration, and that's the part that's failing -- the order I put in on the web site isn't the order that's getting sent to the restaurant.
Since I have built such integrations and I know how easy this particular integration would be given what they already have, I blame the programmers.
OK, I owe Drejk props, and programmers an apology. I was scanning the restaurant receipt to send to Amazon to help them track the problem, and at the top of the receipt it does indeed say, "Phone order".
So it's,
- Order on the Amazon website
- That order gets routed to an Amazon call center
- Someone at the call center calls in the order
- The restaurant processes the order
- A deliveryperson picks up and delivers the order
And yep, someone at the call center (whether human or automated) is screwing up that whole, "Call in the order" thing.
I'm going to find out whether my neighbor's kid drives yet...
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My super power would be wolverine like regeneration just so I wouldn't have all those little day to day aches and pains. That and you could get in shape real quick in like a week.
Then people wouldn't complain as much when I walk around nekkid.
Same here, with the added benefit that my cystic fibrosis would be cured!