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hey RC, just wanted to see if you got my email, or if i sent it to the wrong email address. thats all. -- nm - tRuMaN the audit guy Nov 3, 11:29 5
- If I did receive it, I'm completely blanking on it. - ReluctantCynic Nov 3, 11:31 1
  - ok, I think it went to gmail, I will forward. -- nm - tRuMaN the audit guy Nov 3, 11:35
- you really wanna be his bookkeeper huh -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 3, 11:30 2
  - I mean, I heard he would Dungeon Master all the DnD games for me if I did. -- nm - tRuMaN the audit guy Nov 3, 11:36
  - Get in line, pal. - ReluctantCynic Nov 3, 11:31
I need to hire a bookkeeper. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 3, 11:25
least-watched WS in TV history. Fox exec: "This is fine" -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 3, 11:21 4
- Wait, there was a World Series? -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 3, 11:28 1
  - I thought the season ended like 2 months ago. Maybe that was only here. -- nm - Baron the Contrarian Nov 3, 11:31
- Spin and all that but it's kind of like that headline in the article about still being the most watched thing at the time - JD Nov 3, 11:27 1
  - good point -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 3, 11:29
Al-jazeera says IDF attacked a convoy of ambulances -- (link) - zeitgeist Nov 3, 11:13
poll: when was the last time you defrosted a refrigerator? -- nm - tRuMaN the audit guy Nov 3, 11:01 12
- Relatedly, our fridge has stopped making ice. I'm nervous to even start doing anything about it. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 3, 11:17 2
  - I found I was able to fix my furnace after I matriculated in the University of Youtube. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 3, 11:32
  - Plastic ice trays and a plastic ice bin are super cost effective as an alternative -- nm - JD Nov 3, 11:29
- My office has a mini fridge. I have to defrost the freezer every 6 or 7 years. -- nm - Spawn Nov 3, 11:16
- 20-something years ago probably -- nm - decline Nov 3, 11:14
- I defrosted a chest freezer last year. I've never had to do a fridge. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 3, 11:14
- Never. -- nm - Krusty Nov 3, 11:10
- I need to defrost my standing deep freeze. Maybe next spring; it might be a bit too cold already outside to do a proper defrost. - Beryllium Nov 3, 11:05 3
  - when its really cold outside you can put your frozen stuff in a box on the porch till its time to put back in the now spacious freezer -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 3, 11:09 1
    - .... huh. Very solid point. I might try that. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 11:29
  - (Before that, never.) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 11:05
- I defrosted my chest freezer before we moved in April. I need to get a garage ready freezer so I don't have to worry about it anymore. -- nm - sycor Nov 3, 11:02
Risky bite of the day - This Starbucks cake I just bought has a production date of September 6. -- nm - Roger More Nov 3, 10:55 3
- Yeah that's a nope. I'm sure they probably froze it, but I don't trust the teenagers that work there. -- nm - sycor Nov 3, 11:00
- That's a no from me -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 10:59 1
  - I pronounce it to be as edible as anything else at Starbucks -- nm - Roger More Nov 3, 11:04
I'm cussing the Riverside in Boise as it appears they don't have their drink menu up. Last night I had their specialty Old Fashioned. I think I'm an - crash davis Nov 3, 10:43 2
- Old Fashioned is always a good choice. Elijah Craig always put out a it around christmas with a bottle of bouron and a bottle of mix. - sycor Nov 3, 10:59 1
  - Thanks! There is a Bonefish Grill in Boise. I've never been and now I have somewhere new to try. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 3, 11:15
I’m guessing the company training I was just assigned entitled “What Can We Do To Minimize Errors” doesn’t include being able to hire more people? - znufrii, vice president Nov 3, 10:27 6
- We are hiring - Znu Boss Nov 3, 10:43 1
  - Only in Pittsburgh or Lake Mary, FL though, neither a location in which our team has a presence. -- nm - znufrii, vice president Nov 3, 11:10
- Me: The job can be done fast or right. Management: do it both. - sycor Nov 3, 10:37 1
  - Fast, right, cheap. Pick any two -- nm - Baron the Contrarian Nov 3, 10:42
- More people means more errors so no -- nm - Baron the Contrarian Nov 3, 10:29
- Heh -- nm - JD Nov 3, 10:27
Drake London out for Sunday. In my big money league, I have literally emptied my entire bench. My bench will score 0. - Volnelk Nov 3, 10:26
IFC is splitting Blackberry into a 3-part mini-series for AMC/AMC+ in their push for Oscar love. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Nov 3, 10:22 1
- O…k? -- nm - spamlet Nov 3, 10:28
yessssss inject it straight in our veins -- (link) - Bloomberg Pitchbot Nov 3, 10:17 2
- how many straight years now have they been calling for a recession??? - Jovian Nov 3, 10:25 1
  - It is a recession when your neighbor loses his job. It is a depression when you lose your job. -- nm - Harry Truman Nov 3, 10:32
Local-ish news headline today, "Ontario man injured in Death Valley crash caused by tarantula" -- (link) - Andie Nov 3, 10:13 3
- And bravo to them for stopping to let it cross. We once did the same thing for a desert tortoise - and then it decided to - Meg Nov 3, 14:31
- The headline leaves out the Switzerland element. -- nm - Max Nov 3, 10:18
- didn’t know we let RC back in Cali -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 3, 10:15
new Tracy Jordan series coming to Plus -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 3, 10:09
Dammit. I need a publicly accessible RTSP stream. I may need to pull one from the dark web. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 3, 10:07
STIS: What should the markup be for a part that a mechanic is replacing. I got quoted $469 for the exact same original I'm seeing online for $200/230. - zunk takes things literally Nov 3, 10:07 18
- GF needed a part replaced on the Mazda. Quoted like $600 parts/ labor. Just ordered the part for $60 and paid a local mechanic $100 to put it in. -- nm - sycor Nov 3, 11:04
- The parts distributor would take a cut as well. Ultimately you’re paying for them to have the part in stock within a reasonable time. - Roger More Nov 3, 10:54
- I think most mechanics are effin gangsters. - Loyola Nov 3, 10:49 4
  - You can always fix it yourself for free, champ -- nm - Gangster Mechanic Nov 3, 11:01
  - Sorry JD not you. -- nm - Loyola Nov 3, 10:56 2
    - I just got done paying the gangsters something like $1500 over the last month or so between a new windshield, a new tire (6" nail to the sidewall) and - JD Nov 3, 11:36
    - It doesn't get much more gangster than JD -- nm - prayformojo Nov 3, 11:07
- Where I work we use a 3x to 4x markup over the cost of an item to determine what we will quote as a sell price - JD Nov 3, 10:11 5
  - I worked retail for years and this I under stand. This is NOT an auto parts store. This is an auto repair that will, of course, charge labor costs. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Nov 3, 10:17 4
    - But labor costs cover, uh, well labor and to some extent a percentage of overhead but in that case like keeping the lights on - JD Nov 3, 10:24 3
      - and...how much does the shop markup the labor cost? mechanic gets 25 an hour, the shop charges 125 an hour -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 3, 10:58 1
        
        😏 - JD Nov 3, 11:21
      - Ok. Makes sense. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Nov 3, 10:25
- they need to make something on it, their time, shipping, etc. how much is debatable. -- nm - Andie Nov 3, 10:08 4
  - They're not shipping anything. Their time is in the labor costs they'll charge to install the part. Of course, what they pay to have it shipped should - zunk takes things literally Nov 3, 10:20 2
    - Sure, there is time on installation end, but also it takes time to order a part, put it into their inventory so that they can sell it to you. And -- (edited) - Andie Nov 3, 10:23 1
      - Yeah. I get that. Just 150%ish margin seems extreme. I managed a retail store for 5 years so I understand what you're - zunk takes things literally Nov 3, 10:30
  - at least in the non-car parts world, I usually expect a used buyer to markup 100% (like guitar center will give you 50% of the price they’ll resell) -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 3, 10:11
TIL yesterday: Hobbson's Choice. Essentially a Hobbson's Choice is "You can have this or you can have nothing." -- (link) - crash davis Nov 3, 09:33 4
- I've used this before with forums users: "Can you sail under the command of a pirate, or can you not?" - Max Nov 3, 10:10 [youtube]
- I prefer Morton’s Fork. - znufrii, vice president Nov 3, 09:48
- I'm sorry Hobson's Choice. I threw in an extra B. must be from the royal jelly -- nm - crash davis Nov 3, 09:35 1
  - The extra B is for BYOBB -- nm - rollo Nov 3, 10:33
I watched the trailer for Echo. Looks great. I did see one shot that was compositionally underwhelming, but they made up for it - Beryllium Nov 3, 09:16 1
- Huh. Marvel has a version of the trail with Choctaw subtitles. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Nov 3, 09:41 [youtube]
Good morning. It's Friday. Almost the weekend. I hope today that you are feeling… - Beryllium Nov 3, 09:08 7
- Good morning. It's Friday. Almost the weekend. I hope today that you are feeling joyful. And (for Bery) - crash davis Nov 3, 09:17 4
  - I watched the latest quantum Leap last night. Surprisingly strong episode. Masuka was great. - Beryllium Nov 3, 09:24 3
    - That show is still on? -- nm - Spawn Nov 3, 09:31 2
      - They are still trying to set right what once went wrong -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 09:34 1
        
        good luck with that -- nm - Spawn Nov 3, 11:17
- ugh that means my vacation is nearing a close. RUDE, Bery, RUDE -- nm - ty97 Nov 3, 09:15 1
  - Viltrumites don't take vacation, Mark. - Omni-Man si Nov 3, 09:18
Interesting article on the problems Airbnb is having. Note the section on how Airbnb is contributing to the housing crisis in the country -- (link) - decline Nov 3, 09:05 2
- can't die a horrible death fast enough -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 3, 09:19 1
  - Maybe they'll wind down the same way that wework is? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 09:21
Scheduled for Flu/Covid (Pfizer) shots on Monday afternoon. -- nm* - Volnelk Nov 3, 09:02 1
- 😺👍 -- nm - crash davis Nov 3, 09:27
it's scary to think what the Spurs could be like for the next decade when real stars want to go play with Wemby -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 3, 08:53 2
- The way he glides across that court is just astounding. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 3, 10:08
- I just hope him and Chet stay healthy over the next 12-15 years - Will Hunting Nov 3, 09:00
The Portland Personality - ReluctantCynic Nov 3, 08:49 2
- I'm bending my brain to make this reconcile with strip clubs and sex clubs. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 3, 09:45
- My hypothesis on this -- (edited) - znufrii, vice president Nov 3, 09:13
Hey ST! It's new music from my daughter day!! Second cut off her next EP. Can I call on all your streaming skills again? The song is called - pmb Nov 3, 08:36 [spotify] 7
- Available on Apple Music, too. Will listen in a bit! -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Nov 3, 10:00 1
  - Yes, it should be on all platforms. I know it's on youtube as well. -- nm - pmb Nov 3, 10:01
- It’s on Amazon music -- (pic) - Dano Nov 3, 08:48 [Attachment] 2
  - cool, I'd rather support here through Amazon music than spotify -- nm - crash davis Nov 3, 09:10 1
    - Thanks. All support appreciated. Amazon pays better, but as much as I hate spotify, their reach is broader in terms of finding helping find an - pmb Nov 3, 10:00
- Heh this showed up release radar list today. Playing now! -- nm - JaxSean Nov 3, 08:42 1
  - Excellent. Thanks. -- nm - pmb Nov 3, 08:45
Blog Idea - Stationerdary - where love of pens, pencils, and assorted similar things is discussed -- nm - crash davis Nov 3, 08:21 14
- You know there's a podcast about stationery. It's called Papers Please. -- nm - Commercial Podcast Guy Nov 3, 09:07 1
  - Papers, Please -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 3, 11:27
- Top 10 Stationary Blogs. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Nov 3, 08:38 6
  - the linked article is actually Top 20, plus they have honorable mentions - I didn't know there was a whole nerddom that I could dive into (thanks Mop) -- nm - crash davis Nov 3, 09:09 3
    - You've never heard of PenTwitter? - Mop🧹 Nov 3, 09:17 1
      - that would have made me consider joining Mr. Musk's folly -- nm - crash davis Nov 3, 09:21
    - Oh, you have zero idea. -- nm - spamlet Nov 3, 09:13
  - PERFECT TIMING! Did you know today is FOUNTAIN PEN DAY?! -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 3, 08:39 1
    - I'm going to order some of those inexpensive fountain pens spamlet touted. Since you posted this, I think I should do it today. -- nm - crash davis Nov 3, 09:08
- sounds exciting -- nm - decline Nov 3, 08:28 1
  - Up next, the Watching Paint Dry Blog, brought to you by McSweeney's. No photos, no videos. - Mop🧹 Nov 3, 09:03
- blog idea - Blogoughts - where the writer comes up with thoughts on Blog ideas and what they could cover, but never creates them. -- nm - tRuMaN the audit guy Nov 3, 08:25 1
  - There's very little difference between starting a blog and doing nothing about a blog idea. - Beryllium Nov 3, 08:30
- I would love it. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Nov 3, 08:25
+150,000 jobs, U3 up a tick to 3.9% -- nm - znufrii, vice president Nov 3, 08:14
Puppy pic of the day. -- (pic) - znufrii, vice president Nov 3, 08:05 [Attachment] 4
- ahhhh -- nm - Andie Nov 3, 08:29
- You can’t. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Nov 3, 08:25 1
  - yes this, so don't even try, znu. -- nm - Diva Nov 3, 08:29
- why'd you glue googley eyes on him!? -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 3, 08:05
Weekend Plans ? -- nm - Andie Nov 3, 08:03 24
- It was going to be Bangkok, but I’ve already missed my connection. -- nm - Roger More Nov 3, 10:37
- Water goddess invited me to see some Irish band -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 3, 10:13 1
  - This sentence fills me with questions. -- nm - sycor Nov 3, 10:39
- I'm seeing Dream Scenario tomorrow, otherwise not much. -- nm - LMS Nov 3, 09:37
- In Mexico City with Friends for Pokemon Go event. -- nm - ty97 Nov 3, 09:15 1
  - sure, the usual. -- nm - Andie Nov 3, 09:16
- Tomorrow at work will be our Dangerous Days for Boys (and Girls) program, I have to work it. And then afterwards, the town's fall art show. - crash davis Nov 3, 09:13
- Nothing major. Just doing stuff around the house. -- nm - sycor Nov 3, 08:47
- Wedding today, Dollyrots Sunday night -- nm - JaxSean Nov 3, 08:40
- starting a new improv class, working on another music track -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 3, 08:34
- mowing, yard work (randomly near 70f weekend weather without rain), sports watching. -- nm - tRuMaN the audit guy Nov 3, 08:24 1
  - If I ever wake up, that is on my list. -- nm - Spawn Nov 3, 08:30
- gigs tonight and Sunday. Rehearsal for upcoming holiday concert at Museum of Fine Arts. Actually seeing a show on Saturday. Laundry. - Diva Nov 3, 08:19
- Lots of cleaning and putting together a closet. -- nm - Krusty Nov 3, 08:14
- In about 24 hours my marathon ends, and I will crash. Oh, you know the morbid list I had yesterday? The president of the HOA of tomorrow's meeting - Spawn Nov 3, 08:14
- Leeeroy Jenkins. For The Horde! (Blizzcon) -- nm - budice Nov 3, 08:13
- Meeting my MIL for lunch on Sunday. Tomorrow is up in the air as our friends have a family issue that may require cancelling. - spamlet Nov 3, 08:10
- All day Zoom conference tomorrow (the event tee-shirt arrived yesterday), Tour day Sunday. -- nm - Meg Nov 3, 08:08
- Come From Away tonight and family shit the rest of the weekend. -- nm - Louis Litt Nov 3, 08:08
- All You Can Eat Sushi with a former coworker tonight. Visiting my mom Sat-Sun. -- nm - Andie Nov 3, 08:07 2
  - That would be dangerous for me as I feel I can eat a lot of sushi. -- nm - crash davis Nov 3, 09:43
  - yum. 👩🏽 -- nm - Diva Nov 3, 08:19
- A’s first (and maybe last?) soccer tournament -- nm - znufrii, vice president Nov 3, 08:05
- sister, her son and his GF are visiting -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 3, 08:04
Rock & Roll HOF streaming on Disney+ tonight: Missy Elliott, Kate Bush, Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow, Chaka Khan, Don Cornelius and George Michael + -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Nov 3, 08:03 1
- An off year but there should be a couple worth fast-forwarding to. -- nm - Spawn Nov 3, 08:15
Burn it down, Remlik! -- nm - Spawn Nov 3, 08:02 1
- eh Ryan was fine as Hal. I was just waiting for the intro to true Green Lantern. Kyle. -- nm - Remlik Nov 3, 08:02

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