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MAGA Stooge Stefanik likely to replace Cheney as conference chair. -- (link) - mud May 4, 14:10 2
- yep. she figured out real quick she has no chance at being Governor. -- nm - Jovian May 4, 14:16
- more -- (link) - mud May 4, 14:14
Netanyahu missed his deadline. -- (link) - TWuG May 4, 14:07 3
- Just make me king already, Jesus Christ. -- nm - Bebe, probably May 4, 14:09
- ha ha -- nm - nelson May 4, 14:09 1
  - This type of dysfunction doesn't do much for the "we need a third party" argument here in the US. - TWuG May 4, 14:13
Jacob deGrom has been scratched from tonight's start against the Cardinals due to "right side tightness." -- nm - budice May 4, 14:02 1
- "Due to 'fuckyouguysitis'" -- nm - Reagen May 4, 14:13
"So please shut your seditious, Qanon loving mouth when it comes to who loves America" -- (link) - prayformojo May 4, 13:49 1
- Mom? -- nm - rollo May 4, 14:11
"In the last week, an average of 2.29 million doses per day were administered, a 17% decrease over the week before." -- (link) - prayformojo May 4, 13:40
Hey ST! I have a decision to make a bout accepting a job. - loosilu May 4, 13:37 31
- I’d ask B if they can go X+2 or another sweetener. If yes they win. If no, I’d still let them win. -- nm - Qale May 4, 14:13
- tell B top secret is a deal breaker until friday. you NEED that clearance. and you deserve the +15 thursday may give you -- nm* - Peglegpete May 4, 13:58 5
  - option 2. ignore B until after the meeting thursday and you know more. -- nm - Peglegpete May 4, 14:01 4
    - I think will call them tomorrow. Based on the interactions so far, I think it would sour relations if I did that. It's a job centered on communications. -- (edited) - loosilu May 4, 14:06 2
      - Yeah, I think (in my experience) it's better to be up front about things and communicate. - JaxSean May 4, 14:16 1
        
        If it were next week, that would be different. -- nm - loosilu May 4, 14:18
    - Until they rescind their offer because they didn’t get a response. -- nm - znufrii May 4, 14:02
- Which one do you WANT to work at? -- nm - JaxSean May 4, 13:46 6
  - It's hard to tell. It's basically the same job at three different government agencies. - loosilu May 4, 13:52 5
    - If you need the job, I'd say znu's reply works best. - JaxSean May 4, 13:57 4
      - Company C is niggling at me. Company B is a safe job that I can easily do. Company C is the premier intel IT agency, money and clout. -- nm* - loosilu May 4, 13:58 3
        
        How bad do you need to get a position? If you are comfortable with status quo go for C. The heart wants what it wants. -- nm - VMan May 4, 14:00 2
        
        I'm willing to hold out for the right job. B is a perfectly great job, the salary I wanted, likely low stress. - loosilu May 4, 14:05
        
        Yep, this. -- nm - JaxSean May 4, 14:01
- accept at company B. if company A comes through, rescind. -- nm - amanda jeans May 4, 13:40
- Follow up with A. Make a decision from there. -- nm - VMan May 4, 13:40
- Call company A and tell them you have an offer on the table. If they can’t accelerate their decision, go with company B -- nm - znufrii May 4, 13:39 13
  - OK, I just rechecked. I last heard from Company A on April 8. I don't like that. My issue is B vs C. -- nm - loosilu May 4, 13:56 5
    - B. Bird in hand. I’d still put out a feeler to A if you think you might be able to get a hold of someone, but wouldn’t hold up my response. -- nm - znufrii May 4, 13:58 4
      - This conversation is making me realize I'm interested in C. -- nm - loosilu May 4, 14:00 3
        
        and if you don't get the job at C, you have no job. so that's nice. -- nm - amanda jeans May 4, 14:05 1
        
        I have more in the pipeline, it would just take more time. -- nm - loosilu May 4, 14:08
        
        Glad I could help! :) -- nm - znufrii May 4, 14:01
  - Oh jeez, I forgot an important piece of information. Apologies to all. - loosilu May 4, 13:50 3
    - Cross that bridge when you come to it, is my honest opinion. -- nm - znufrii May 4, 13:53 2
      - I agree. Never know, something may come up at A or B that needs it. Or, once established, raise the issue internally and see if they can help. -- nm - VMan May 4, 13:56 1
        
        I told both of them up front that I would have to find another job if they could not take care of that for me. -- nm - loosilu May 4, 14:01
  - right, nothing to lose. -- nm - Andie May 4, 13:41
  - I agree with znu. -- nm - spamlet May 4, 13:40
  - hmmm, good point. -- nm - loosilu May 4, 13:40
- Bird in the hand. -- nm - Ear Victim May 4, 13:39
the Colosseum in Rome is getting a $22M floor -- (link) - Peglegpete May 4, 13:32
Hi David and Kim! (from bbs) -- (pic) - kelly May 4, 13:24 [Attachment] 6
- 13% republican in my area. -- nm - pmb May 4, 14:11
- And that's how you get Mayor Kane! -- nm - Ear Victim May 4, 13:32 1
  - For real. -- nm - kelly May 4, 13:54
- Your neighbors are a pretty diverse bunch, politically. About 48 percent are Democrats, 49 percent are Republicans and 3 percent are independents. -- nm - Dano May 4, 13:30
- Oof. That looks right, sadly. -- nm - Dark Callisto May 4, 13:28
- I feel your pain - Pippy May 4, 13:28
Dogecoin jumped across 50 cents, now almost 55 (are the people behind it making billions? don't they release like 2m a day? -- nm - zeitgeist May 4, 13:21 2
- Kilbo!! our crypto is finally making $ - Pippy May 4, 13:28 1
  - Your crypto maybe :) - oblique May 4, 13:34
Heh. -- (link) - Beryllium May 4, 13:04
NYC has permanently banned snow days. All future snow days will be distance learning days. -- (link) - spamlet May 4, 13:00 11
- Watch companies try to pull this shit. "Why do you need to shovel your car out? You're supposed to be working, not driving places." -- nm - Max May 4, 14:51
- we are talking about this at penn state. until we implement a laptop requirement it's not possible. - amanda jeans May 4, 13:39
- I just went and looked and first they de-linked the calendar from the website and now the link is gone entirely. - spamlet May 4, 13:32 1
  - Apparently they walked back changing Columbus Day completely and it's now Italian Heritage Day/Indigenous Peoples Day. *smh* - Krusty May 4, 13:44
- Fuck that noise! -- nm - Krusty May 4, 13:21
- That’s some bullshit. -- nm - Will Hunting May 4, 13:20
- Hey Yang, here's an easy platform point. -- nm - Beryllium May 4, 13:02 3
  - Hey Bery, don't give him good ideas! -- nm* - Krusty May 4, 13:28 2
    - He's perfectly capable of ruining good ideas. -- nm - Beryllium May 4, 13:56 1
      - And good cities so let's not help him out. - Krusty May 4, 13:58
- Ok now, *I* feel like protesting this. -- nm - ty97 May 4, 13:01
Budget/expense tracking question: if you eat out while on a trip, does that go in the travel category or the restaurant category? -- nm - znufrii May 4, 12:43 26
- Travel. -- nm - MDH May 4, 13:01
- Dining -- nm - oblique May 4, 13:01 2
  - What if it's only a bag of Corn Nuts you picked up at the 7-11? -- nm - Baron Nefcy May 4, 13:11 1
    - 7-11 goes into Groceries - oblique May 4, 13:31
- If I'm being a stickler, any cost of dining out that falls above my daily at-home average of eating out would go into the travel bucket - ty97 May 4, 12:54 4
  - This is how I do it. -- nm - Max May 4, 14:52
  - Yeah that’s just way too much effort. -- nm - znufrii May 4, 13:02 2
    - You already have a budget and are tracking your expense so it's no effort! - ty97 May 4, 13:04 1
      - Well, I’m tracking my expenses at any rate. -- (edited) - znufrii May 4, 13:10
- travel, because I don't have a choice. at home my choices are "grocery" and "dining out" but while traveling, grocery is not generally available. -- nm - amanda jeans May 4, 12:53 7
  - Stay at Homewood Suites! Buy groceries and cook dinner! -- nm - ty97 May 4, 13:00 5
    - (This was my go-to when I'd be in Boulder for work 2-3 weeks at a time) -- nm - ty97 May 4, 13:05 4
      - Per diem? - spamlet May 4, 13:08 3
        
        Originally we were an actual expense, then later on per diem. - ty97 May 4, 13:11 2
        
        (actual expense...with a limit....of course) - ty97 May 4, 13:11 1
        
        Yeah our limits are really low if travelling domestically. I went over the limit at LAX one time when connecting. - spamlet May 4, 13:33
  - This is a good distinction that I hadn’t considered. -- (edited) - znufrii May 4, 12:56
- budget. lol -- nm - JaxSean May 4, 12:52
- Buh... jet...? -- nm - Mop May 4, 12:52
- We do travel but for us that’s a completely separate budget. - spamlet May 4, 12:49
- Does travel, for you, include hotel and other expenses incurred during a vacation? If so, then include it with the rest. -- nm - Krusty May 4, 12:47 2
  - Everything trip related except gas and tolls, yeah. -- nm - znufrii May 4, 12:50 1
    - Then I'd include it as it's an expense incurred during your travels/vacation. -- nm - Krusty May 4, 13:20
- employee meals -- nm - tRuMAN May 4, 12:46 2
  - Non-work related. -- nm - znufrii May 4, 12:47 1
    - aww, then travel -- nm - tRuMAN May 4, 12:48
Best post on B3 -- (link) - Todd Manning May 4, 12:37 [Backboard] 3
- You and mandy are going to vote me out of the Circle, but I'm not gonna finish this season. - prayformojo May 4, 12:40 2
  - I've found this season hilarious over all. Spoilers - Todd Manning May 4, 12:49 1
    - this season is *great.* 1) chloe is magic. 2) there is a lot more strategy this season than last season. 3) there's a lot more - amanda jeans May 4, 12:55
I got done very little of what I intended today. Not unproductive, just not what I needed to get done. -- nm - oblique May 4, 12:33 1
- It's amazing how much I can get done while avoiding the things I really need to do :) -- nm - Meg May 4, 13:10
when does starlink try to launch today? -- nm - tRuMAN May 4, 12:23 2
- Starship hop scrubbed. Starlink launched an hour ago. --nm - howie May 4, 12:58
- got scrubbed a few hours back, i believe -- nm - colin May 4, 12:23
did it snow in Manchester today? -- nm - prayformojo May 4, 12:12 3
- yes. more slush now -- nm* - budice May 4, 12:29
- NH or UK? -- nm - Mop May 4, 12:24 1
  - Melissa -- nm - prayformojo May 4, 12:37
The excitement in one of my company rep's voices today as he told me about going to Fenway Thursday for his first game since 2019 made my day! - JenBro May 4, 12:12
It seems to me that ST cares more about the mismanagement of the Los Angeles Angels that I do so STIS why is Mickey Callaway still employed? - JD May 4, 12:01
Happy Birthday Strongbad! -- nm - Max May 4, 11:55 9
- Thank you! -- nm - Strongbad May 4, 14:54
- Happy birthday! -- nm - Beryllium May 4, 13:01
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - pmb May 4, 12:34
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - Pippy May 4, 12:30
- cheers ! -- nm - mud May 4, 12:09
- Happy bday -- nm - eag May 4, 12:09
- & many many more -- nm - Peglegpete May 4, 12:07
- Happy birthday! -- nm - jnine May 4, 12:05
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - Andie May 4, 11:57
So seeing the DENTIST today! - eag May 4, 11:53 7
- Nice and best of luck! -- nm - Krusty May 4, 11:54 6
  - Oh hey - eag May 4, 12:05 5
    - Sounds like you're getting better though. -- nm - Krusty May 4, 12:21 4
      - If I can learn to hit the ball more angle than dead on and hit against the right side shift - eag May 4, 12:26 3
        
        Yeah, that might come with time and more games played. I have similar issues. If I could get better at base running I'd manufacture more runs. -- nm - Krusty May 4, 12:32 2
        
        I hear ya - eag May 4, 12:47 1
        
        Also - eag May 4, 12:58
I was reading the comments on an article about the Lego Space Shuttle Discovery set and this made me laugh and cringe - JD May 4, 11:48
Pandora apparently has thrown down the gauntlet -- (link) - oblique May 4, 11:46 3
- As a July birthday, I assert that rubies are where it's at anyway. -- nm - Baron Nefcy May 4, 12:35
- Spotify better look out! -- nm - ty97 May 4, 11:48 1
  - Literally my first thought. Lol -- nm - Beryllium May 4, 13:10
Heh, what? -- (link) - Beryllium May 4, 11:44 1
- Is there a lottery, or do they get to shop some aisles? -- nm - Max May 4, 11:48
Spammy: Nah. I put together a Sultai kicker deck. I don't think I own any Ultimatums. I should look into that and maybe drift closer to that deck. -- nm* - IAmQale May 4, 11:41
federal judge orders DOJ to release a memo that “Bill Barr used to clear Trump of obstruction of justice” -- (link) - mud May 4, 11:39 1
- It feels unamerican that it should take a judicial order to release something like that. - Max May 4, 11:41
Colin is a rich man today with his horde of dogecoin!! -- nm - Pippy May 4, 11:37 10
- Much monies. So rich. Wow. -- nm - IAmQale May 4, 11:39
- PFM and bery will never hear the end of this. -- nm - Ear Victim May 4, 11:39 5
  - I could have so many yachts right now. Ah well. C'est la vie. -- nm - Beryllium May 4, 11:40 4
    - were you holding BTC at some point? -- nm - colin May 4, 11:40 3
      - We discussed building a dogecoin-based message board reward system. -- nm - Ear Victim May 4, 11:49 1
        
        that too, yes -- nm - Beryllium May 4, 11:52
      - Almost. -- nm - Beryllium May 4, 11:44
- this feels weird.... -- nm - colin May 4, 11:39 2
  - Like you are the only man to have ever told me that - Pippy May 4, 11:54
  - i will say, the only reason i have them is because of the learning method - i have two wallets, i run transactions offline. any program i would have - colin May 4, 11:44
I am in my office today, but i am not usually in Tuesdays, so i am seeing a couple different people. One of them is from India... -- (edited) - Andie May 4, 11:35 6
- One of my coworkers in India was telling some heartbreaking stories last week. - Dark Callisto May 4, 11:49
- that's horrible. i can't imagine feeling so helpless. - colin May 4, 11:42
- My heart just keeps breaking for India. It sounds so terrible. -- nm - ty97 May 4, 11:38
- I am currently on a call with the CDC re: our study of blood culture data from India hospitals. - Baron Nefcy May 4, 11:37 1
  - Our lead is from India. I'm sure he has family back there and must be worried sick. -- nm - Baron Nefcy May 4, 12:02
- that is awful. I'm glad to hear someone talking about vaccines. -- nm - Pippy May 4, 11:36
zoom zoom -- nm - oblique May 4, 11:35

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