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ST Poll: Help me think of a concise way to phrase this job duty. - con_carne Mar 27, 11:37 18 1
- Our suggestions appear to be job *titles* ... not sure how your employer does descriptions, but it'd be odd for it to be a collection of titles IMO - Beryllium Mar 27, 11:51 1
  - Nice! -- nm - con_carne Mar 27, 12:10
- Database QA Auditor, to borrow and combine several suggestions from below. -- nm - TWuG Mar 27, 11:48
- Digital Stimulator -- nm - Max Mar 27, 11:46
- Data fluffer. nm - Dignan Mar 27, 11:43
- Automation analyst -- nm - prayformojo Mar 27, 11:43
- Data fixerer -- nm - decline Mar 27, 11:41
- information refiner -- nm - znufrii Mar 27, 11:40
- sexy data analyst -- nm - Beaker Mar 27, 11:39
- Data Analyst? -- nm - lileve Mar 27, 11:39
- Data analysis. -- nm - St.Vermin Mar 27, 11:39 4
  - Hmmm. Something along these lines should work... -- nm - con_carne Mar 27, 11:42 3
    - that's about as generic description as exists on the earth though. fair warning. - TFox Mar 27, 11:44 2
      - I'M A PEOPLE PERSON!!! -- nm - Beryllium Mar 27, 11:46 1
        
        That is the last thing you want in a data analyst. You want someone who loves numbers. -- nm - GregW Mar 27, 12:05
- Database analyst / QA Auditor. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 27, 11:38
- that seems like basic QA with perhaps monitoring of an issues log with the DB admin. -- nm - TFox Mar 27, 11:38
- Could be a QA Analyst, something like that. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 27, 11:38
ty (from b3 now I guess) I'm absolutely not. - The Most Interesting Stephen in The World Mar 27, 11:34 1
- I think this comes (in part) from no arrest being made. No arrest means people believe there was a cover-up, and a cover-up means people conclude - Roger More Mar 27, 11:48
So, 363mil is a basic lump sum payout after taxes of about 120mil....I could live on that. - Will Hunting Mar 27, 11:32 8
- I'm ready to take the challenge that winning such ruins one's life. -- nm - Qale Mar 27, 11:44 2
  - *nods* Exactly. - Will Hunting Mar 27, 11:47 1
    - Semi-related: I couldn't believe my sister was talking about inheritance on the way back from seeing our grandfather Saturday. - Qale Mar 27, 11:49
- barely? -- nm - lileve Mar 27, 11:35 1
  - Of course. Food ain't cheap. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 27, 11:36
- Yeah me too -- nm - amoxy Mar 27, 11:34
- Maybe you could, but what about kelly? -- nm - Roger More Mar 27, 11:34
- i need to buy a ticket tonight. -- nm - tRuMaN, de-brained Mar 27, 11:33
Gamestop is giving 50% trade in bonus (60% for Pro members) so since I got Skyrim for the PC now, I should trade in my PS3 copy yesh? -- nm - Qale Mar 27, 11:32 7
- yes. -- nm - Remlik Mar 27, 11:33 6
  - Yeah that'd be like almost 40 bucks. -- nm - Qale Mar 27, 11:34 5
    - So in that case, I really ought to cancel my pre-order for Diablo 3 via Amazon, and do it through Gamestop. - Qale Mar 27, 11:35 4
      - not enough skyrim -- nm - tRuMaN, de-brained Mar 27, 11:35 3
        
        I'm actually finally pretty done with Skyrim. I fool with a mod here and there now. -- nm - Qale Mar 27, 11:39 2
        
        *faints* ... re-reads post just to be sure ... *faints again* - JenBro Mar 27, 11:45 1
        
        It had a great run. Soon you'll read about me battling the denizens of hell. -- nm - Qale Mar 27, 11:46
Weird story about a JetBlue pilot becoming "incoherent" during a flight, and the co-pilot locking him out of the cockpit. -- (link) - mara Mar 27, 11:25 1
- Scary. -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Mar 27, 11:28
I am now officially against on-line lottery - ty97 Mar 27, 11:22 14
- They can charge it? Whoa. I'm not *that* crazy. -- nm - Qale Mar 27, 11:47
- Wait 'til they start charging a convenience fee.... -- nm - MojaveMeg Mar 27, 11:41
- I didn't know you could buy online (don't think you can in PA or NJ) -- nm - decline Mar 27, 11:24 10
  - they don't even let you pump your own gas in NJ -- nm - pixitude Mar 27, 11:25 8
    - yeah, but it's cheaper!! -- nm - decline Mar 27, 11:27 7
      - barely, now that my gas station in Trenton charges an extra 10 cents per gallon for credit card purchases. -- nm - znufrii Mar 27, 11:28 6
        
        heard a story on NPR on the way home where stations discount cash purchases by almost that much -- nm - JenBro Mar 27, 11:31 2
        
        if they have to pay visa/mc 2% on each transaction, that's 2% in their pockets instead -- nm - pixitude Mar 27, 11:32 1
        
        yes - that's the reason they listed - we just don't seem to have stations that give a cash discount here -- nm - JenBro Mar 27, 11:44
        
        You need to buy in the boonies. Head to Titusville -- nm - decline Mar 27, 11:28 2
        
        or Columbus. -- nm - Remlik Mar 27, 11:33
        
        *drives 50 extra miles to save .10 a gallon* -- nm - znu si Mar 27, 11:31
  - just started in IL on Sunday -- nm - oblique Mar 27, 11:25
- I refuse to even visit the page for those reasons. I have to remember now to stop at the cash machine and then the gas station tonight -- nm - oblique Mar 27, 11:23
Okay, where in the @#$@ in Excel did they move the conditional formatting? - Will Hunting Mar 27, 11:17 15
- it's right on the Home tab -- nm - decline Mar 27, 11:19 14
  - in the styles section -- nm - decline Mar 27, 11:19 13
    - God@#$@#$it. I hate this interface. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 27, 11:22 6
      - My beef is you used to be able to adjust the margains in the print preview section -- nm - amoxy Mar 27, 11:34 2
        
        you can. you need to toggle the margins on though. -- nm - decline Mar 27, 11:37
        
        You still can. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 27, 11:36
      - I've been using it for a couple years and still can't find things half the tme -- nm - decline Mar 27, 11:29 1
        
        Yeah. $20 for it; and a lot of times, I question whether it was worth it. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 27, 11:31
      - And in a couple weeks you're going to basically appreciate how accessible most everything you use is compared to the buried deep menusq -- nm - oblique Mar 27, 11:23
    - under the Formulas submenu page -- nm - pixitude Mar 27, 11:20 5
      - You guys are just f*cking with Will now, aren't you? -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Mar 27, 11:29
      - right next to the chicken sacrifice button. -- nm - znufrii Mar 27, 11:21 3
        
        behind the sign saying "Beware of the Leopard" -- nm - Roger More Mar 27, 11:23 1
        
        "You were lying about the panther." "Famous last words, those." -- nm - znufrii Mar 27, 11:24
        
        All the buttons do that, 25% of the time. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 27, 11:23
LIR: crime: groiny or maybe Mel because he'd do anything -- nm - oblique Mar 27, 11:16
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I would think that channels like HGTV would *want* people to self-select in so advertisers could better target. you know? - economy jones Mar 27, 11:15 2
- The channels might like it, but I don't think the cable provider does. -- nm - mara Mar 27, 11:16
- you would think, but then how would they force people to accept their unwatched sister network? -- nm - tRuMaN, de-brained Mar 27, 11:16
My Mega Millions dilemma - ty97 Mar 27, 11:14 21
- so .. .would they give a bonus to whoever hosts your account on line? Your internet provider? -- nm - JenBro Mar 27, 11:26 2
  - why would they? they want to keep as much of it as possible. :) -- nm - loosilu Mar 27, 11:39 1
    - right - I was just spit balling the thought - because - it would amuse me if that happened. :) -- nm - JenBro Mar 27, 11:47
- The machine in my market was down half the time. A group from the medical office across the street won a - MojaveMeg Mar 27, 11:19
- or you could just cut them a check when you win... -- nm - znufrii Mar 27, 11:17
- dude. -- nm - loosilu Mar 27, 11:16
- eff them! do you know the markup they put on coffee???? nm -- nm - JenBra Mar 27, 11:15 1
  - It appears they mostly just go to Costco, buy in bulk, and then break it up and sell it individually. - ty97 Mar 27, 11:21
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  - They are a nice Hispanic family running an independent local business! - ty97 Mar 27, 11:16 10
    - Then give them a cut, you selfish onepercenter. -- nm - Max Mar 27, 11:49
    - just buy lotsa shit from them when you win....you know trickle down, you'll be one of the job creators, so get creative -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 27, 11:27
    - when you win just walk in and hand them a cheque. ta-da! -- nm - Andie Mar 27, 11:23 2
      - while saying "quiero comprar a su hija" -- nm - decline Mar 27, 11:26 1
        
        hijo! -- nm - Andie Mar 27, 11:40
    - and now their kids are gonna starve, all because of you! -- nm - loosilu Mar 27, 11:21
    - You may think so, but calling her mamacita isn't really winning her over. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 27, 11:18
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    - THEY ARE PROBABLY ILLEGALS!!!! - groiny Mar 27, 11:17 1
      - Yeah, ty goes in, buys a ticket, wins the lottery, they get deported. - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Mar 27, 11:44
- FWP. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 27, 11:14
That's the thing about innovation. There will be a lot of misses. -- nm - con_carne Mar 27, 11:10
champions league action in about 30 minutes! -- nm - CQ: 21, 22. Whatever it takes Mar 27, 11:09 1
- and we've got two FA cup matches today too... -- nm - znufrii Mar 27, 11:11
Can I buy this? -- (link) - znufrii Mar 27, 11:09 1
- Uh... we all know who you really have to ask. -- nm - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Mar 27, 11:13
CPL has one (1) copy of Flagrant Conduct -- nm - ty97 Mar 27, 11:08
Book Poll: finished The Rook (A), finally started Ready Player One. -- nm - St.Vermin Mar 27, 11:08 17
- A Clash of Kings. -- nm - The Most Interesting Stephen in The World Mar 27, 11:37
- Zombie Lover...started A Kingdom Imperilled -- nm - Capstern Mar 27, 11:24
- Big Machine by Victor Lavalle and Dance With Dragons. -- nm - Kim Pine Mar 27, 11:13
- I have this epub. I can't find my ereader charger though. I should do that this week. I'm largely free in the evenings. remind me? - economy jones Mar 27, 11:11
- Currently reading Furies of Calderon and listening to Rob Lowe's autobiography. -- nm - Ender Mar 27, 11:10 9
  - is Furies the other series Jim Butcher does? any good? -- nm - Beaker Mar 27, 11:12 1
    - yes, (see my other reply) -- nm - tRuMaN, de-brained Mar 27, 11:12
  - i liked the calderon books, mostly. - tRuMaN, de-brained Mar 27, 11:11 6
    - Yeah, I'm liking it in general, but he's spent A LOT of time on this one big battle. -- nm - Ender Mar 27, 11:16 5
      - he does that, the series gets better, really in about the last third of the second book. - tRuMaN, de-brained Mar 27, 11:17 4
        
        are they done now? or still new ones to come? -- nm - Beaker Mar 27, 11:18 2
        
        i thought he had finished the series. i could be wrong, but he concluded the main stories of those charactors - tRuMaN, de-brained Mar 27, 11:20 1
        
        That's my understanding too. I heard he had a few more series kicking around and he was trying to decide which to start. -- nm - Ender Mar 27, 11:23
        
        or wait, maybe it was the 4th book. yeah it was the 4th book. -- nm - tRuMaN, de-brained Mar 27, 11:18
- I just finished re-reading the Investing section of The Wall Street Journal Complete Guide Personal Finance as I needed the refresher. -- nm - ty97 Mar 27, 11:10 1
  - buy low, sell high -- nm - pixitude Mar 27, 11:11
- Effin' Hunger Games. nm - Dignan Mar 27, 11:09
Followup poll: You are creating a leverage-esque crew, you get to choose 4 sters, who do you choose and what are their roles? - tRuMaN, de-brained Mar 27, 11:08 40
- Ceregon: be/bring the muscle, Bery: hacker, Whistler-style, Loosi: disappear the bodies, -- nm - St.Vermin Mar 27, 11:27
- MAJ is the fem fatale, bery tech, bacon for the heavy lifting, trish mastermind, and if things go wrong... - zeitgeist Mar 27, 11:25
- Hmm. Not sure, but if I built an A-Team, pixie would be the Murdock. -- nm - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Mar 27, 11:14 5
  - Groiny is B.A. Inigo is Face. -- nm - Max Mar 27, 11:50
  - You realize that means you'd be hanging around with pixie a lot, right? - the wrong element, bad guy Mar 27, 11:22 2
    - I am not on the team. - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Mar 27, 11:35 1
      - *stuffs some incriminating documents in their dossiers leading to you* -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 27, 11:37
  - He's not insane enough. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 27, 11:18
- prayformojo - Supernatural support; pegleg - fence -- nm - Beaker Mar 27, 11:14
- Andie as the hitter -- nm - Max Mar 27, 11:11
- Groiny - muscle, kilbo - tech, Andie - thief, Pippy - grifter, me - nate ford. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 27, 11:10 7
  - More like "Ate Ford". -- nm - CHAOS si Mar 27, 11:11 6
    - This is why you are not on the list as tech. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 27, 11:11 5
      - I don't do tech. I do software, I minor in tech. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 27, 11:12 4
        
        I want a hardison, not a hardyharhardison. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 27, 11:15 3
        
        Well, fine, don't come to me when you want a laser guided EMP system, then ... -- nm - Beryllium Mar 27, 11:17
        
        *steals the "is" from the above post* nm -- nm - groiny Mar 27, 11:16 1
        
        Funny, you don't look like beth riesgraaf ... -- nm - Beryllium Mar 27, 11:17
- I was working on exactly this. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 27, 11:09 21
  - here we go. :) - Beryllium Mar 27, 11:10 20
    - FYI: I'm not sure a limo driver makes the best getaway driver. - the wrong element, bad guy Mar 27, 11:18 8
      - I have heard tales of Spawn's driving...... - groiny Mar 27, 11:19
      - ... if you have to outrun the police, the plan has failed. - Beryllium Mar 27, 11:19 6
        
        Well, police, other criminals, whoever. - the wrong element, bad guy Mar 27, 11:23 5
        
        You don't watch much Leverage, do you? :) - Beryllium Mar 27, 11:24 4
        
        I watch it regularly. - the wrong element, bad guy Mar 27, 11:27 3
        
        Guys...if you're using a driver as a large part of your job, you're committing to a smash and grab job. Sure, they might work but you have very few - Will Hunting Mar 27, 11:30 2
        
        He's the one that listed driver, not me. - the wrong element, bad guy Mar 27, 11:33 1
        
        The explanation: I was setting up an eleven-member team, but I wasn't finished and decided to just post the first four. :) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 27, 11:36
    - i would agree with david, not sure on the rest of those. -- nm - tRuMaN, de-brained Mar 27, 11:11 8
      - of course you would. heh... -- nm - Diva Mar 27, 11:13 7
        
        well fine, scratches your name off the list as my grifter. - tRuMaN, de-brained Mar 27, 11:15
        
        HE IS LIKE A STALKER OR SOMETHING! nm -- nm - JenBra Mar 27, 11:14 5
        
        heh -- nm - JenBro Mar 27, 11:28
        
        *freaks the fuck out* -- nm - JenBro Mar 27, 11:16 3
        
        you! - JenBro Mar 27, 11:30 2
        
        Hey, this is just a revisit of an old post! -- nm - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Mar 27, 11:45 1
        
        :D -- nm - JenBro Mar 27, 12:26
    - Andie : the Distraction/Grifter plus she can win anything. Otherwise list is solid. -- nm - Remlik Mar 27, 11:11 1
      - she's like Longshot of the X-Men -- nm - Beaker Mar 27, 11:11
Take my penknife, my B2. -- nm - St.Vermin Mar 27, 11:06

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