cybersandwich

joined 2 years ago
[–] cybersandwich 6 points 2 months ago

There are campgain signs out that say "Law and Order Matters"

.... sponsored by the local Republicans.

I assumed it was a Dem sign then I saw who sponsored it, then I assumed it was a joke, then I realized that no, it's real and they are just that deluded.

[–] cybersandwich 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

People get annoyed that "people hire their friends", but the reality is, when you have a sea of random people all lying in various forms on resumes, HR on job postings, etc it's so much easier and usually better for a company to have 'vetted' candidates proposed by current employees. Ie networking.

It's still the best way to get a job even with all of this fancy HR algorithm bs.

[–] cybersandwich 24 points 2 months ago

More like: big money and corporate lobbying is ruining democracy. These are just the big boys.

[–] cybersandwich 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Just love each other. Problem solved

[–] cybersandwich 1 points 2 months ago (4 children)

I'm not being flippant but how else would or should I control my smart plugs and lights? Or set a timer with a voice command? Get my devices set up for "movie time" or control music ?

I paid for the Mycroft and that was a flop and they are now out of business.

Using an app is kind of a shitty interface for that type of thing. Even if I managed to do the rain dance to get home assistant up and running with my stuff...

[–] cybersandwich 28 points 2 months ago

Hell no. Play to win. As soon as you start playing to "not lose", you'll lose.

I love the confidence of this and let's not pretend she won't smack him harder the second time. She's a former prosecutor and she's also not 800 years old.

He's scared, weak, and fragile. Call him out on it.

[–] cybersandwich 7 points 2 months ago

Former presidents dont typically get involved in presidential politics(especially of their own party ) after they leave.

They'll typically stump for candidates in their own party if they were a popular former president.

You could argue that his lack of involvement with Trump's campaign is pretty telling.

[–] cybersandwich 22 points 2 months ago (5 children)

I grew up in a religious household. My parents made me go to church and youth group until about 16-17 when I pushed back (still had to go to church but not youth group).

I was always more skeptical of it all. Even as a kid I remember having these "wtf, that doesn't make sense. So dinosaurs were..on the ark?"

Anyway, after a couple decades of separation from it all you realize how absolutely bonkers religion is. The amount of mental backflips you need to make for it to make even a little sense is borderline insanity.

It's crazy how otherwise very intelligent people just...go with it and never challenge it. Then will fight with you if you challenge it.

[–] cybersandwich 95 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I feel like you all are misplaying your hands. Find contractors that work for the govt.

They can bill the govt much higher rates because you have a PhD. They don't have to pay you the extra. You could literally tell them that. Pay me at a junior rate and keep the difference until I prove I'm worth more.

You'd be straight revenue/profit for them. and it gets your foot in the door and you start getting actual experience.

[–] cybersandwich 31 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The only response to that should have been a "too soooon!" Followed by uproarus laughter

That's a hilarious retort imo.

[–] cybersandwich 14 points 3 months ago

Sometimes I wonder how people get away with stuff like this. I recall that story from Spain, I think, where a guy was getting a paycheck for like 20 years but not working at all. I guess they did a reorg and his new 'boss' didn't know about him and he never got work assigned and he just stopped showing up...for years.

It has to be a pointless job to start with, right? If I just didn't work at my job for a week it would probably get noticed. If I no-showed completely it certainly would.

I'd probably be given the benefit of the doubt for a few weeks if I just stopped producing work. I could maybe make it a month before someone said something about my performance but only because sometimes the things I work on take a while to come to fruition. And missing meetings isn't uncommon because of conflicts/being super busy.

Id probably also get the benefit of the doubt if I no-showed too. But after a two days they'd call my wife or come by my house, or send the police department to my house to check on me.

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