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    Reminder getting a medical card is really easy.  It's just edibles and tinctures but it's real legit THC and is reasonable price wise IMO.  It's also not getting looked at by Patrick in this crusade

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  1. 23 hours ago, Superhero said:

    I’m proud to announce the bathrooms (2 of ‘em) are fully renovated with Toto K300s on the cans.

    There is absolutely no reason to leave the house with a dirty butthole. 

    And it's down to 480 now too for anyone looking.  

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  2. On 10/30/2024 at 12:36 PM, GottaB said:


     

    a year and a half later and regrets?

    absolutely zero.  They get worn 2-3 times a week and are even more comfortable.  Look brand new still

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  3. 5 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

     

    i had an enron interview and pull up to many many satellite trucks parked outside. the guard at the parking garage told me, your interview is probably canceled but i’ll call up if you want. then he explained what happened. i bought a suit for nothing  😭😭😭

    womp, womp 

    Two months prior for me.  But prior to me accepting a friend, I didn't know worked there, ran into me and told me "run, don't walk away", ended up at Reliant instead

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  4. 3 hours ago, UTexasFight said:

    A guy doing something no one has ever done before would have been a contest.

     

    I really don't think it would have been.  As much as I'm not a fan of Judge (almost solely because he's a Yankee), he's better at everything this year but SB, and he plays the field well and Shoehei doesn't at all.  Anyone voting Ohtani this year without pitching over Judge shouldn't be allowed to vote ever again.  And that's not taking anything from Ohtani, but Judge is clearly having the better season.  

    OPS Plus is 226 to 188 for Judge, WAR is 10.8 to 8.8 for Judge

    I agree fans see them as similar years on the surface, but even a tiny dive shows a blowout by Judge would occur.  

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  5. So the solution is less concession options?  For asthetic purposes only?  That means the concessions on the outside will be double full and the space really won't change much ultimately.  Personally I'd much prefer having concession options then going and sitting in my seat to enjoy the game faster.  

    I mean I hear you in the wasted spaces area and agree that's a good idea.  But overall I don't understand the point.  Just to be maybe slightly less crowded?  

     

  6. 29 minutes ago, Scraps said:

    I don't give a shit what the outside looks like...they need to fix the inside and the shitty concourses.   I have been to 21 stadiums and MMP is not even in my top half.  

    I've been to 40 something, including a bunch of dead parks now.  It's in my top 10 with ease.  And only Minny or and new Busch, parks I haven't been to have any shot at moving it down.

    If we're talking newer parks and not including Wrigley, Fenway or Dodger it would move up more.  

    Minute Maid's outfield renovation fixed 90% of the issues with the park that existed IMO.  Yes it could be better.  But we aren't adding the scenery around PNC or AT&T and open air that make those two parks great.  We can't add the history or Fenway or Wrigley.  

    Everyone says "concourse" but I've never seen anyone articulate what changes they want made that could actually be made.  They need to be wider, but that's not possible.  Otherwise it's about as well organized a stadium as exists

  7. 1 hour ago, Macklemore said:

    I hope some of that money goes to re-skin MMP. Bullshit, hokey, fake old timey ballpark BS aesthetic never belonged for a Houston baseball stadium. Take inspiration from Bernabeu in Madrid and do something modern and consistent with “Astros”. Get rid of the outfield train and turn the HR celebration to something honoring our history with the Dome and space travel, maybe a rocket launching or something.

    Office Space Idea GIF

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  8. On 9/24/2024 at 7:12 AM, choripan said:

    Contacting people directly via Email/LinkedIn - Catching up on this thread, I see some of y'all have had success reaching out directly to recruiters/hiring managers. Is anyone willing to share examples of word tracks or messages that worked? I'm kind of at a loss at how to approach it with someone I don't personally know but with whom I have connections. For example, "Hi Jane, I'm reaching out because I applied to your open widget sorter position. I see that we have x, y, and z as common connections and I'm sure they'd be happy to vouch for me, if asked. I am very interested in the position and hope you'd be willing to make sure my cover letter and resume get a look. Thanks for your time! - Choripan" But it's hard to make the cold call ask and some forms I could modify would be great

     

    First I wouldn't do it that way unless I had to.  Instead have the person that you know actually introduce you :  "Hey Sally, I'm writing you to introduce you to Choripan, he's a great guy that is a perfect fit for the role you have open XYZ, we worked together at ABC and I vouch for him"

    Even a simple "Hey Sally, I wanted to introduce you to Choripan so it's a warm lead for you and him" is good enough, though the first will hold more weight.

    I found that pretty much anyone would do it, even people I had relatively innocuous relationships with because they want you to return the favor if they ever ask.  And I've done it for tons of people over the years.  It takes 10 seconds so why not?  

    I did this with every role I applied for recently.  I was fine with my current job just looking to move heavier into the AI/ML space officially if I could and make some more money.  Since I wasn't just throwing my resume at everything it did make it easier but I would have still done it if that was the case too.  I applied to 8 jobs that were excellent fits for me while also being promotions and allowed me to grow.  Got 7 interviews and the 8th one they told me they already had someone they planned to hire.  It works, and works well.  A few of those ultimately the pay wasn't what I wanted and that was clear quickly, 1 I didn't like the manager, and the others I got to final rounds with.  

    I started looking specifically because of this thread.  I'm 47 and have had great career experience, but didn't want to get stuck where I was.  We were having some financial issues (the company not me) and I didn't want to find out it was over then have a 6 month job hunt or longer.  What's funny is the job I ended up taking the process was about 1.5 weeks total from resume to final interview and offer.  So weird how sometimes it works that way and sometimes it's 12 interviews and then you get ghosted.  Well, not so funny haha I guess

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  9. On 9/24/2024 at 7:12 AM, choripan said:

    About a month ago, I was out for beers with friends -- one who is in IT and was applying for jobs, another who is in HR/training -- and they told me that almost all medium- or large- companies run all resumes through an AI-based screen prior to a human ever seeing them, and that was probably my issue. The IT guy suggested a particular platform (Teal) that uses AI to synthesize your resume

    Yes, Chat GPT works for this as well if you actually just spend some time working the prompts well.  
    Anyone not doing this is basically saying they don't actually want a new job IMO.  It's so easy to do and will make your resume hit the keywords as well as hit the requirements more effectively.

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    Shit, thought I posted.  All good.  Passed, had no issue.  I did a cleanse on Saturday before the test just to try it out and was clean for a few days after.  And then did another day of.  Worked great!

    Used Detoxify MegaCleanse.  Really wasn't awful tasting, though it wasn't good either.

    Plus side is a few weeks off put my tolerance back to way, way down.  

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  10. 8 hours ago, Speedtrucker said:

    That V8 Interceptor would be the instant gratification choice but…

    I’ll take Doc’s DeLorean and I’d use it to jump around to different date and drive the other options off the lot for a bit

    Only problem is that looks like before back to the future 2 version.  So you need some plutonium 

    High

    Appreciate the help.  I did a trial with the cleaner and tested negative consistently.  I'm hoping this is like most places that don't even waste their time paying for weed tests anymore.  

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    High

    Anyone have advice on passing a drug test.  I applied for a job, thought it would take months and stopped a few weeks ago when I decided it was time to move on.  But I got the job in 6 days after applying.  Haven't had to take a drug test since I was like 22.  No company I've worked for has done them.  Not a heavy user of weed, but enough that I piss hot.  

    Been two weeks off.  Doing a Detoxify mega clean today just to test if it works for me.  Interested in other ideas.  Have to take one this week probably Thursday or Friday

  11. 13 minutes ago, Scraps said:

    yeah right when it happened I was thinking man this sounds like a players association issue they should be handling and that should probably be dealt with 

    I have a guess that this was agreed upon with Neris.  Allowed him to sign with a team that could go to the playoffs where he can contribute and get another contract later.  No team is under any obligation to give a player innings, even if it's warranted by their play.  I don't think the players union can do anything except bluster about it.  


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    Astros third baseman Alex Bregman said he slept with his arm wrong a few days ago and doesn’t want to play through it anymore. He expects to miss the weekend but said it’s not a long term injury.

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  13. 44 minutes ago, thunderlounge said:


    Wait til acid-wash jeans, parachute pants, jams, boomboxes, synthesizers, coke, and hairbands make a comeback. 

    Already happened twice, happened again once, no, probably not, happened a bunch, never left, that's definitely going to happen

    24 minutes ago, Armybrat said:

    Double knit bellbottoms ftw

    See Lainey wilson a few posts above

  14. 20 hours ago, fattyflattie said:

    I do pretty much everything except fuck with garage springs.  I’ve done it, I don’t need to do it anymore.  

    I fixed one once before I knew how dangerous it was.  Told a guy back then, that I think is maybe handier than Norm Abrams even, and he gave me a scolding.  Never again.  I watched videos of them failing and no thank you

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