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43 minutes ago, Sandman said:

I was too cheap to pony up for a wireless xbox controller for my PC, went to Gamestop and bought a decent controller with a six foot cord. It works fine but the fucking cord has to twist itself up in 4 spots for some reason, making the effective length of the cord about a foot long. So I have to uncoil the thing every time I use it, then watch it flip back. 

Go buy the wireless controller. 

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3 hours ago, Patricio Swayze said:


I can do you one better. At one company I worked at, for a little while one dickhead manager thought it would be great if the projects teams sat at the trading tables. So open, no walls and next to each other like sitting at an elementary lunch table. What a dickhead.

I'll do you one better than that.  I worked for a Palo Alto based software company for a few years where no one had and office or cubical.  It was tables laid out in rows with monitors on them.  This was everyone from the CEO on down.  Zero partitions.  There were multiple meeting rooms and conference rooms but no offices.  Weird as shit. 

As a remote employee, I didn't care but I know most of the folks who worked there on a daily basis hated it. 

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3 minutes ago, DigglerontheHoof said:

I'll do you one better than that.  I worked for a Palo Alto based software company for a few years where no one had and office or cubical.  It was tables laid out in rows with monitors on them.  This was everyone from the CEO on down.  Zero partitions.  There were multiple meeting rooms and conference rooms but no offices.  Weird as shit. 

As a remote employee, I didn't care but I know most of the folks who worked there on a daily basis hated it. 

How do you watch porn get any work done?

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On 4/29/2021 at 8:24 AM, Cheeseweasel said:

Going forward, yes. However, most businesses have already purchased their space or are in long-term leases. 

I read a report last night that 75% of managers were expecting their employees to return to the office in the next 60 days.

In their eyes, if they can't see you, they can't manage you. It will take a generational change to alter this dynamic.

Fortunately my boss has already told me that I can work from wherever I want to as long as I have internet connection.  He knows that I enjoy hiking, etc. and that I have a daughter and granddaughter that lives in Chapel Hill, NC so he has basically said that to go for it and work from wherever.  Prior to Covid I was on the road 30%+ of the time anyway traveling domestically and internationally.

With that said, I will probably go into the office one or two days a week just to catch up on the equipment that is being manufactured in the shop and to interface with those guys a bit more.

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On 5/1/2021 at 12:18 PM, Brothahorn said:

People who want to be addressed by professional titles in non professional settings. I'm not one of your fucking students and this isn't a fucking classroom. Fuck you.

It's Dr. Evil, I didn't spend six years in Evil Medical School to be called "mister",

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2 hours ago, Superhero said:

People who take "glamour" selfies in their cars then post them on social media.

 

Makes me surly that I'm still friends (or brother) to these people.

Yeah, and they say things like "Austin traffic is such a nightmare" when it's pretty clear they're parked in a deserted countryside.

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On 4/9/2021 at 5:02 PM, TexasBeta said:

People who move to Austin, who are not Texans by birth, and write opinion letters about how we need more trains and bike lanes here in Gods country.

Oh. And Lance Strong wannabe aholes who bike down 2222.

There's a bike rental place on 3rd, between Congress and Colorado. Last week, some woman was there in full Tour de France gear, having them explain to her how a bike worked. 

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People too easily impressed by the bigness of Texas or Houston or whatever other jurisdiction. I don't give a shit if you can fit Luxembourg plus Andorra, Liechtenstein, and Monaco inside the Grand Parkway and still have room for two San Marinos. And I am not impressed when it's 49 degrees in Dumas and 99 in Brownsville. Longitudinally speaking that tends to be how weather works. Sometimes it's cold in Nashville and hot in Miami, and the fact that they are in different states is not interesting. And after 51 years of hearing about, even as a native, I am very tired of hearing about how big Texas is. 

 

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1 hour ago, MaybeACoordinator said:

People too easily impressed by the bigness of Texas or Houston or whatever other jurisdiction. I don't give a shit if you can fit Luxembourg plus Andorra, Liechtenstein, and Monaco inside the Grand Parkway and still have room for two San Marinos. And I am not impressed when it's 49 degrees in Dumas and 99 in Brownsville. Longitudinally speaking that tends to be how weather works. Sometimes it's cold in Nashville and hot in Miami, and the fact that they are in different states is not interesting. And after 51 years of hearing about, even as a native, I am very tired of hearing about how big Texas is. 

 

Texas is a nice state, but it's no France. California is France. /EveryCalifornianEvarr

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2 hours ago, General Specific said:


So, did Karen pick up her drink? Was she as hot as her drink? Pics not showing up…

Or do we need to pull someone’s man card?

Inquiring minds want to know.

It was for “Edward” , so she sounds hideous.

I also hope he was charged $50 for that dessert.

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I'll do you one better than that.  I worked for a Palo Alto based software company for a few years where no one had and office or cubical.  It was tables laid out in rows with monitors on them.  This was everyone from the CEO on down.  Zero partitions.  There were multiple meeting rooms and conference rooms but no offices.  Weird as shit. 
As a remote employee, I didn't care but I know most of the folks who worked there on a daily basis hated it. 

That is what I am talking about. Side by side, no partitions. It was so fucking stupid.
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3 hours ago, Patricio Swayze said:


That is what I am talking about. Side by side, no partitions. It was so fucking stupid.

dell home super queue was in our building.  side by side, one across from the other at long tables, all shouting into the phone at once.  fucking glad i wasn't in that department. 

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On 5/3/2021 at 6:11 PM, MaybeACoordinator said:

People too easily impressed by the bigness of Texas or Houston or whatever other jurisdiction. I don't give a shit if you can fit Luxembourg plus Andorra, Liechtenstein, and Monaco inside the Grand Parkway and still have room for two San Marinos. And I am not impressed when it's 49 degrees in Dumas and 99 in Brownsville. Longitudinally speaking that tends to be how weather works. Sometimes it's cold in Nashville and hot in Miami, and the fact that they are in different states is not interesting. And after 51 years of hearing about, even as a native, I am very tired of hearing about how big Texas is. 

 

 

 

did you know that Texas is bigger than France?

 

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Out of curiousity, what does something like that cost?  ^^^

$7?  $9?  

after some kind of economic windfall, I'd like to pull a Larry David after Shaq forgives him and order something really fancy at starbuck's.  But for 20 years, it's been a medium black coffee.  I think if I knew how to order something flavorful and fancy, I'd do it.  

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53 minutes ago, Lobo said:

Out of curiousity, what does something like that cost?  ^^^

$7?  $9?  

after some kind of economic windfall, I'd like to pull a Larry David after Shaq forgives him and order something really fancy at starbuck's.  But for 20 years, it's been a medium black coffee.  I think if I knew how to order something flavorful and fancy, I'd do it.  


On a rare occasion I’ll hit starbucks for a latte. Comes with 2 shots of espresso, I have them add 8 more. That’s like $14, give or take. Can’t imagine what some bullshit like that would cost.

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13 minutes ago, thunderlounge said:


On a rare occasion I’ll hit starbucks for a latte. Comes with 2 shots of espresso, I have them add 8 more. That’s like $14, give or take. Can’t imagine what some bullshit like that would cost.

Ten shots of espresso? Dude that's not healthy.

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