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Thank you, that means alot.

The company I work for is cutting IT budget by 50% next year across the board. China is in real bad shape and their economy is big enough they could easily force a global recession soon.

If I was given the option of either a 10% pay raise or I could take off 10% of the time that I would otherwise be working I would take the additional vacation easily.

I also have 2,000 on FBG, ~5,000 on the defunct fflivewire, 500 on thehulltruth, 500 on arstechnica, and 200 on a local fishing site. I am here today when I should be working, because I do not need 40 hours a week to do my job yet my employer makes me work those hours. I am looking forward to the day when we work 9 80's or 32 hours a week. Hopefully it becomes the standard before I retire.

From what I see of people accumulating 10's of thousands of posts per year on the forums over the last 20 years. It seems that many geeks get paid for 40 hours but put in less than 20.

Bioware used to be an awesome company, although Dragon Age released 10 years ago. The sequel may be released next year, although recent bioware games have sucked, so i do not have high hopes. Baldur's gate 3 is good if you want to play another RPG.

Interviewing is a skill that takes time to learn for many people. Especially if they do not have parents that work professional jobs. It was good that he was aware enough to reach back out via email for tips, that is a good sign and hopefully you responded.

I think the Dragon Age series is very underrated, the first one was better but inquisition was good. What class you playing as?

Some year I plan to make it over there. Although I will probably skip New Orleans and go straight to Venice

I am still not yet a buyer

Congrats. Not related, but playing Dragon age Inquisition or is that your son?

I previously have worked where my 8 hour days were more like 11 hour days, and it was awful. Most days I have a 10 minute commute but on Thursdays when I work on the other side of town I get to work early and leave at 2:30 then complete my day at home. This allows me to avoid traffic and it keeps my commute to ~30 minutes instead of 1-1.5 hours like it would be during rush hour. I have no problem with her complaining. We should all strive to be working less and enjoying life more. She needs to move or find a new job though.

Close. ESPN closed my account because my last name contained an offensive slur.

I was teased a fair bit due to my last name, and I will talk to my son/nephews about that. However I was never physically bullied, never got into a fight, etc. I was always on the football/track team though. I probably would have been a pushover in a fight, but just based on size/athletics I think i managed to avoid some bullying.

Sounds like fun, if it was me i would start a language learning course. Spend an hour a day, i bet you could get the basic stuff before going over.

Based on a 5 minute google search I would suggest opening your boxes outside. https://callwaynes.com/blog/how-to-get-rid-of-german-roaches/ Packages from online retailers are notorious for bringing in these unwanted pests! So for your next Amazon order consider opening it outside and tossing the packaging ASAP! https://www.homeparamount.com/blog/are-german-cockroaches-lurking-in-your-packages

While these devices do allow you to configure your truck to roll coal, that is not why most people buy them. When a truck from 2007-2020ish suffer an emissions equipment failure these kits allow you to delete the emissions control equipment so you can then run your truck equivalent in pollution to a diesel truck from 2006. These delete kits are typically a few thousand cheaper than fixing the emissions control equipment. This is why these have a huge market, they are cheaper than fixing the equipment and after running a delete you will typically see a 2-3 mpg gain. There are a small sub-segment of people who purchase these to roll coal, ie they run the fuel/air mixture extremely rich for purpose of creating a giant black cloud behind them. These clouds stink and will hover around on a highway for almost a minute. The CNBC article makes it seem like these devices are only for rolling coal, but that is not the case. However, like I said previously I still support the DOJ going after sellers/installers.

That may be true but these devices need to go. Going after the sellers is a good first step.

Those devices only cause "rolling coal" when configured incorrectly.

They increase fuel economy and make the truck more reliable. Emissions equipment is a major problem on newer diesel trucks, it is not uncommon to have a emissions equipment failure that causes 5-10k in vehicle repairs. When that happens these delete kits are much cheaper than fixing the vehicle responsibly. The problem is not the consumer. It makes sense to install a delete kit, other than the pollution issue. Emissions equipment has gotten more reliable, the problem with diesel emission system failures was primarily from 2007-2015ish. It took the big 3 a few years to figure out how to reliably making low emissions diesel, however the delete mentality still persists amongst many diesel owners. I support the government cracking down on these. We need to start improving air quality and diesel vehicle's emit significantly more pollution than a gas powered vehicle, specifically NOx, but particulates, SOx, and ozone as well.

Where is your all hallows day tradition? If this was back in the days of the old geek club I would challenge you to a carving contest, 50 dollars and the geeks vote on who has a better pumpkin, but because of poster turnover recently......

Just one??

I carve one start to finish, however I also gut 3 other pumpkins and prep them for carving for my wife and kids. My brother and I have competitions every year. If I spend a lot of time I can carve something fairly complex. It just how much time I want to spend on pumpkins.

What question are you responding to in this thread?