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Barely political:
They praise or blame the president based on the economy, because his royal scepter commands it. (Obviously a president has some limited influence over the economy, but mostly it does what it's gonna do.)
And they generally assume that the president's holy sword commands not only the military but anything governmental with ambiguous or unknown leadership/workings.
EDIT: The emperor has new clothes?
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I was actually hoping you'd pipe up, since legal work obviously has quite a few more costs involved than software development. But Global Megacorp pays for corporate cell phones, so that's one they're not paying.snip
- They want desks, chairs, monitors, and a full home setup. My real question would be, "So, after Global Megacorporation shells out for all that stuff, are you going to return it once you're back in the office, or do you plan on buying sweet swag and keeping it?"
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So, admittedly, GothBard's company was a class act about it. "Here's a one-time $500 payment to get all the equipment you need. Now here's $100/month for any additional expenses for working from home."
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There is less transportation expense, and there is maybe less eating expense (still gotta eat, I took my lunch a lot instead of eating out).
The things I have been using are the consumables. Paper for printer. Ink/toner cartridges. Batteries for mouse/keyboard. Correction tape. File folders. Legal pads.
Minutes on cell phone (I have unlimited data, not unlimited phone calls). The firm does not pay my cell phone bill.
But probably not 300/mo worth.
We avoided it where I currently work as we had screens on those arms that are detachable, so people who did not have a decent work setup just unscrewed the screens from the desk and took those home (with OK from the boss).
And I have a good home setup with dual screens and a good keyboard and a good mouse. But that is because I game a lot and internet a lot.
But a few years ago I would not have had all these stuff and it would ment I had to do a lot of typing from a laptop on my couch and that would have let to phisical complaints real quick. While I would not have had the cash to buy myself a good chair and an extra monitor.
So at least a one time decent amount of money would have been needed to avoid wrist/back pain.
And I dont know what your coworkers have in ways of choice of ISP, but having grown up in an area that only had coverage of one ISP, they were able to get away with some pretty horrible stuff, as there was no one else ding phone and internet.
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Fritzy! Fritzy! We need boom boom now!
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Today's earworm: all this morning, my son was singing, "...and me and my true love will never meet again / on the bonnie, bonnie banks of Lothlorien."
OooooOOooohHHH, you take the high elf, and I'l take the Rohan
I'll be in Mordor afore ye,Me and the Precious will neverrr meet again,
On the bonnie bonnie banks of Lothlorrrrien.
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So, we've had many discussions, gripes, and tirades about good vs. bad managers, but this heartwarming little story provides a very overt lesson to managers willing to pay attention.
The Taco Bell manager must have been made aware that two young girls were using Taco Bell's wireless network to do their homework. That manager made a conscious decision not to shoo them off, because what's a few pennies in data fees, if even that?
Think about how many managers you've had who would have heartlessly thrown the girls off the property because they were using the wireless network without making a purchase. Now consider what you thought of them as managers.
So, the manager chose to let it slide.
And Taco Bell now has a multimillion-dollar public relations coup on their hands. Because the manager chose not to be a jerk.
Nice job, manager! I'd give you a hefty raise if you were my employee!
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So, we've had many discussions, gripes, and tirades about good vs. bad managers, but this heartwarming little story provides a very overt lesson to managers willing to pay attention.
The Taco Bell manager must have been made aware that two young girls were using Taco Bell's wireless network to do their homework. That manager made a conscious decision not to shoo them off, because what's a few pennies in data fees, if even that?
Think about how many managers you've had who would have heartlessly thrown the girls off the property because they were using the wireless network without making a purchase. Now consider what you thought of them as managers.
So, the manager chose to let it slide.
And Taco Bell now has a multimillion-dollar public relations coup on their hands. Because the manager chose not to be a jerk.
Nice job, manager! I'd give you a hefty raise if you were my employee!
To be completely honest, I can't think of a single boss I've ever worked for that would have shooed them off.
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The little wall by my house is done and looks really nice.
Plus, for such a small wall it's a technical masterpiece, which I assure you isn't hyperbole.
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** spoiler omitted **** spoiler omitted **** spoiler omitted **Barely political:
** spoiler omitted **EDIT: The emperor has new clothes?
Was that the royal scepter? I really hope it was the scepter...
To be completely honest, I can't think of a single boss I've ever worked for that would have shooed them off.So, we've had many discussions, gripes, and tirades about good vs. bad managers, but this heartwarming little story provides a very overt lesson to managers willing to pay attention.
The Taco Bell manager must have been made aware that two young girls were using Taco Bell's wireless network to do their homework. That manager made a conscious decision not to shoo them off, because what's a few pennies in data fees, if even that?
Think about how many managers you've had who would have heartlessly thrown the girls off the property because they were using the wireless network without making a purchase. Now consider what you thought of them as managers.
So, the manager chose to let it slide.
And Taco Bell now has a multimillion-dollar public relations coup on their hands. Because the manager chose not to be a jerk.
Nice job, manager! I'd give you a hefty raise if you were my employee!
Both the Dean and the chair of my tenure committee at the school I walked away from would have. They were absolute control freaks.
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Geez, COVID, you make life hard for obsessive-compulsives!
So, I like to stay busy, both at home and at work. GothBard frequently complains that I'm always in motion so she can't even have a reasonable conversation with me without hiking all over the house. When I run out of useful work to do, I complain to my manager about it.
Well, thanks to COVID, most of our major product updates got pushed to 2021. Meaning that in spite of the fact that I'm now in charge of four full courses, I have to update... four lessons this quarter. Usually I do around 60.
I think I may start trying to help the devs just so I can generate some work for myself. Otherwise I'm going to perish of boredom.
I don't idle well.
To be completely honest, I can't think of a single boss I've ever worked for that would have shooed them off.So, we've had many discussions, gripes, and tirades about good vs. bad managers, but this heartwarming little story provides a very overt lesson to managers willing to pay attention.
The Taco Bell manager must have been made aware that two young girls were using Taco Bell's wireless network to do their homework. That manager made a conscious decision not to shoo them off, because what's a few pennies in data fees, if even that?
Think about how many managers you've had who would have heartlessly thrown the girls off the property because they were using the wireless network without making a purchase. Now consider what you thought of them as managers.
So, the manager chose to let it slide.
And Taco Bell now has a multimillion-dollar public relations coup on their hands. Because the manager chose not to be a jerk.
Nice job, manager! I'd give you a hefty raise if you were my employee!
It happens here a lot, but there are also a lot of angel networks too.
Both the Dean and the chair of my tenure committee at the school I walked away from would have. They were absolute control freaks.To be completely honest, I can't think of a single boss I've ever worked for that would have shooed them off.So, we've had many discussions, gripes, and tirades about good vs. bad managers, but this heartwarming little story provides a very overt lesson to managers willing to pay attention.
The Taco Bell manager must have been made aware that two young girls were using Taco Bell's wireless network to do their homework. That manager made a conscious decision not to shoo them off, because what's a few pennies in data fees, if even that?
Think about how many managers you've had who would have heartlessly thrown the girls off the property because they were using the wireless network without making a purchase. Now consider what you thought of them as managers.
So, the manager chose to let it slide.
And Taco Bell now has a multimillion-dollar public relations coup on their hands. Because the manager chose not to be a jerk.
Nice job, manager! I'd give you a hefty raise if you were my employee!
I've been to quite a few places that wouldn't give you the password to the wi-fi until you bought something, up to the point of putting it on your receipt. And they changed it daily, so you couldn't come in with yesterday's password.
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That's super weird, I guess people are nicer in the Midwest.
That's f*@~ed up.
That's super weird, I guess people are nicer in the Midwest.
That's f+&~ed up.
In California, both bathrooms and wifi are receipt-driven to discourage homeless people from using them. Libraries are the last great haven.
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Today, one of my kindergarteners couldn't find the big orange cooler full of ice water that I use for refilling the children's water bottles (all the fountains have been turned off for Covid mitigation). I'd had to move the cooler because the place it usually sits was outside the roof line, and we were having a proper southern downpour.
So she what seemed reasonable to her under the circumstances: she saw the water shooting out of the downspout from the rain gutter, and filled her bottle from that. I jumped up from the lesson I was giving to rush out to the porch and stop her before she drank, put on my blue gloves, washed it in super hot water and antibacterial soap, filled it with clean water, and gave it back to her.
Lord only knows what's in our school rain gutters, but I know what I've pulled out of mine over the years, and no one needs to drink from that.
Okay, which one of us is this?
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Like, a summary.
*Ahem*
Boneless chicken wings.
There is
No such thing
In Nebraska
I told the City Council
They were
Just
Tiny chicken tenders.
I need to come up with an acronym for Thursday, because it sure does suck to wake up and realize that you still have two days to work before the weekend.
I meant like my FYIF that I came up with for Friday. Perhaps acronym isn't the right word for what I'm describing.
At any rate I'm pretty sore today and I have another two days of wall building before my three day weekend (which I just realized is happening this weekend yesterday).
OFIT
Oh F+!+ It's Thursday?
Yes! I love it!!
I also like the Thursday one, you should write these for a living, or at least for spare change as I'm sure you already have something that will provide a higher level of living then an acronym writer.
I endorse OFIT. For me it falls in with Cap's FYIF and Carlin's HSIOW.
Borderlands 3 sale on Humble Store... Would be more attractive if I had a computer capable of running it smoothly...
"Fixed camera system reminiscent of old-school"
Uh...
Why the publisher brags about shortcomings of their game?!
*sigh* I have 3 out of 5 positions in top tier, and fourth is an expansion to Skydeep Derelics that I finished last month. The fifth one look quite promising though.
There is fourth tier with one game that I already have and an expansion for Fell Seal... Argh. They know how to tempt...
Borderlands 3 sale on Humble Store... Would be more attractive if I had a computer capable of running it smoothly...
Borderlands 3 is significantly inferior to 1 or 2, though it's definitely better than the prequel; we actually played all the way through it and played a couple of the DLCs, unlike the prequel that we tried (and quit) twice.
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Borderlands 3 sale on Humble Store... Would be more attractive if I had a computer capable of running it smoothly...Borderlands 3 is significantly inferior to 1 or 2, though it's definitely better than the prequel; we actually played all the way through it and played a couple of the DLCs, unlike the prequel that we tried (and quit) twice.
You keep saying this, and I will keep saying that Prequel has better story and characters than Borderlands 1, even if the level design is more clunky.
Lords Of The Rings Online:
*There is an update today.
*The worlds have been reopened.
*Drejk: bounces out of the same error message as one gest if tries to log in during the update.
*Other players on FB keep asking each other who could not log in after the update.
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I endorse OFIT. For me it falls in with Cap's FYIF and Carlin's HSIOW.
What about TCKT - Thor Can Keep Thursdays?
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I endorse OFIT. For me it falls in with Cap's FYIF and Carlin's HSIOW.What about TCKT - Thor Can Keep Thursdays?
I like that as well. Zelda would definitely like that one.
You keep saying this, and I will keep saying that Prequel has better story and characters than Borderlands 1, even if the level design is more clunky.Borderlands 3 sale on Humble Store... Would be more attractive if I had a computer capable of running it smoothly...Borderlands 3 is significantly inferior to 1 or 2, though it's definitely better than the prequel; we actually played all the way through it and played a couple of the DLCs, unlike the prequel that we tried (and quit) twice.
all I know is 3 has a giant robot.
Thats all I need to know, too.
You keep saying this, and I will keep saying that Prequel has better story and characters than Borderlands 1, even if the level design is more clunky.Borderlands 3 sale on Humble Store... Would be more attractive if I had a computer capable of running it smoothly...Borderlands 3 is significantly inferior to 1 or 2, though it's definitely better than the prequel; we actually played all the way through it and played a couple of the DLCs, unlike the prequel that we tried (and quit) twice.
Well, the story and characters don't much matter if the level design and gameplay is so bad you give up on playing.
But yes, I'll agree that BL3's story is pretty amazingly stupid and frustrating. But at least I can play the game without quitting in frustration...
Lords Of The Rings Online:
*There is an update today.
*The worlds have been reopened.
*Drejk: bounces out of the same error message as one gest if tries to log in during the update.
*Other players on FB keep asking each other who could not log in after the update.
I haven't been in for a few weeks. I heard there have been some serious server performance issues of late.
Well, the story and characters don't much matter if the level design and gameplay is so bad you give up on playing.You keep saying this, and I will keep saying that Prequel has better story and characters than Borderlands 1, even if the level design is more clunky.Borderlands 3 sale on Humble Store... Would be more attractive if I had a computer capable of running it smoothly...Borderlands 3 is significantly inferior to 1 or 2, though it's definitely better than the prequel; we actually played all the way through it and played a couple of the DLCs, unlike the prequel that we tried (and quit) twice.
That surprises me a bit. I played it and while there were moment of frustration, I had no big issues that would make me quit. Just an occasional annoyance and, after some time, feeling that that the flow of game is inferior to B2 (IIRC I played Presequel before B1, which I got later). There weren't things that would made me quite - though some fights I had to keep repeating timne after time, especially early on (I think that was the first boss that was giving me a repeated challenge, I don't really remember why, I think I might had crap weapons at that time).
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Yes, I'm even putting up a string line for digging a trench.
Bonus points if I'm able to trip someone other than myself.
I'm running an online game tonight. I don't really like the same programs as a GM as I do a player, though - Roll20 and Fantasygrounds are too damn much work to program and change on the fly.
I just want something I can use for drawing maps everyone can see, and moving tokens around - I don't need all the rest, as we use dice rollers and voice on Discord, and I'm a bit old school and write up all my stats for monsters, treasures, and stuff manually in my notepad. Mostly this is because I improvise A LOT, and this particular game is a sandbox anyway.
So I'm looking for recommendations on the absolute quickest, easiest way to just put up a drawing and make it shareable and editable by others with ZERO need to pre-program anything. I f&&+ing hate novel-style railroad b*&++%## as a GM. Any thoughts?
That surprises me a bit. I played it and while there were moment of frustration, I had no big issues that would make me quit. Just an occasional annoyance and, after some time, feeling that that the flow of game is inferior to B2 (IIRC I played Presequel before B1, which I got later). There weren't things that would made me quite - though some fights I had to keep repeating timne after time, especially early on (I think that was the first boss that was giving me a repeated challenge, I don't really remember why, I think I might had crap weapons at that time).Well, the story and characters don't much matter if the level design and gameplay is so bad you give up on playing.You keep saying this, and I will keep saying that Prequel has better story and characters than Borderlands 1, even if the level design is more clunky.Borderlands 3 sale on Humble Store... Would be more attractive if I had a computer capable of running it smoothly...Borderlands 3 is significantly inferior to 1 or 2, though it's definitely better than the prequel; we actually played all the way through it and played a couple of the DLCs, unlike the prequel that we tried (and quit) twice.
I felt BL2 pre-sequel was too slow and clunky. I played it for quite a while, and it never grabbed me the way that Borderlands or BL2 did. Pre-sequel drops you in the action and then grinds to a f%@@ing halt the minute you hit the moon - and doesn't pick back up for quite a while. I honestly don't know if it ever does, because frankly, I made it to the town and kept going, and it STILL didn't grab my interest, and finally just quit. Meanwhile, I beat both BL1 and BL2 and was aching for more by the time I finished everything BL2 had to offer (though by the end of BL1 I was such a powerhouse it wasn't even a challenge when I got to the DLC).
As stated, the story and characters don't matter if the game itself is boring. If I wanted to watch a movie, I'd watch a movie.
I'm running an online game tonight. I don't really like the same programs as a GM as I do a player, though - Roll20 and Fantasygrounds are too damn much work to program and change on the fly.
I just want something I can use for drawing maps everyone can see, and moving tokens around - I don't need all the rest, as we use dice rollers and voice on Discord, and I'm a bit old school and write up all my stats for monsters, treasures, and stuff manually in my notepad. Mostly this is because I improvise A LOT, and this particular game is a sandbox anyway.
So I'm looking for recommendations on the absolute quickest, easiest way to just put up a drawing and make it shareable and editable by others with ZERO need to pre-program anything. I f!%&ing hate novel-style railroad b@&*!+%# as a GM. Any thoughts?
If you have a little bit of savvy and a decent phone camera - download OBS (free), link camera to OBS stream (this may be a bit of software on the phone. iOS version costs 15$. Not sure about android).
Then screen share your OBS application in discord. Alternatively, if you have webcam, you can use OBS with that and screen share, or use the video chat function of discord to share your webcam pointed at battlement.
Edit: this will not be editable by others, but you can edit it at their instruction.
That surprises me a bit. I played it and while there were moment of frustration, I had no big issues that would make me quit. Just an occasional annoyance and, after some time, feeling that that the flow of game is inferior to B2 (IIRC I played Presequel before B1, which I got later). There weren't things that would made me quite - though some fights I had to keep repeating timne after time, especially early on (I think that was the first boss that was giving me a repeated challenge, I don't really remember why, I think I might had crap weapons at that time).Well, the story and characters don't much matter if the level design and gameplay is so bad you give up on playing.You keep saying this, and I will keep saying that Prequel has better story and characters than Borderlands 1, even if the level design is more clunky.Borderlands 3 sale on Humble Store... Would be more attractive if I had a computer capable of running it smoothly...Borderlands 3 is significantly inferior to 1 or 2, though it's definitely better than the prequel; we actually played all the way through it and played a couple of the DLCs, unlike the prequel that we tried (and quit) twice.
I felt BL2 pre-sequel was too slow and clunky. I played it for quite a while, and it never grabbed me the way that Borderlands or BL2 did. Pre-sequel drops you in the action and then grinds to a f%!!ing halt the minute you hit the moon - and doesn't pick back up for quite a while. I honestly don't know if it ever does, because frankly, I made it to the town and kept going, and it STILL didn't grab my interest, and finally just quit. Meanwhile, I beat both BL1 and BL2 and was aching for more by the time I finished everything BL2 had to offer (though by the end of BL1 I was such a powerhouse it wasn't even a challenge when I got to the DLC).
As stated, the story and characters don't matter if the...
After two attempts to play the game, we never made it off the moon. Or if we did it was so unmemorable that I didn't notice.
Honestly, I thought the whole game took place on it. I didn't make it much farther than the first town. And that was like five or ten attempts.