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[paulWTAMU]

so for the las tyear i've been the sole person on a work thing that is going t determine if we keep our funding--meaning if my coworkers and i stay employed or if we're SOL. I thougth we'd find out today but nope, it's another 30 days till we know >< I thogutyh the stress woudl get better but nope. gotta wait another month. i'll be on leave for Sam's birth when the decison comes in.


this des not help thestress levels! I thought i'd know for sure if Iddi my job or not toda not in another month.

[BiffStroganoffsky]

Hopefully, they gave you the resources necessary to accomplish your work. It is a dual-edged blade to have that kind of control and burden at the same time.

[ClickClick5]

My goodness. First time i've seen something like that when it wasn't spam.

Hey! That's my GPUZ question! Of which...anyone know if it is the drivers, GPUZ or Win 8 causing the 0MB report in the memory usage dedicated tab?

[Vrock]

so for the las tyear i've been the sole person on a work thing that is going t determine if we keep our funding--meaning if my coworkers and i stay employed or if we're SOL. I thougth we'd find out today but nope, it's another 30 days till we know >< I thogutyh the stress woudl get better but nope. gotta wait another month. i'll be on leave for Sam's birth when the decison comes in.


this des not help thestress levels! I thought i'd know for sure if Iddi my job or not toda not in another month.

You really, really, really need to get another job. Low pay, high stress, working with the public, no job security, rotating bosses....why are you still there?

[just brew it!]

so for the las tyear i've been the sole person on a work thing that is going t determine if we keep our funding--meaning if my coworkers and i stay employed or if we're SOL. I thougth we'd find out today but nope, it's another 30 days till we know >< I thogutyh the stress woudl get better but nope. gotta wait another month. i'll be on leave for Sam's birth when the decison comes in.

this des not help thestress levels! I thought i'd know for sure if Iddi my job or not toda not in another month.

You really, really, really need to get another job. Low pay, high stress, working with the public, no job security, rotating bosses....why are you still there?

Speaking of work crap... I'd been putting in a lot of unpaid OT these past few months as well. Just found out last week that the business unit I work for (currently part of a privately held company) is being sold off to the US division of a multi-national corporation that is headquartered in France. Management is painting a rosy picture, but this has significant potential for suckage.

Guess I'd better learn French...

[BiffStroganoffsky]

Throw out your hands!!
Stick out your tush!!
Hands on your hips
Give them a push!!
You'll be surprised
You're doing the French Mistake!!
VOILA!!

[paulWTAMU]

You really, really, really need to get another job. Low pay, high stress, working with the public, no job security, rotating bosses....why are you still there?

Mostly because we have a kid on the way (like, within the next 2 weeks--due on Thanksgiving, but my wife is having either false or pre labor right now) and I want ot keep benefits and paid time off. I plan to start hunting while on paternity leave.

[bhtooefr]

Geez, you sure the Subaru isn't a German designed car?

Even the Germans aren't that bad.

That's the FRENCH that are that bad.

[Captain Ned]

Geez, you sure the Subaru isn't a German designed car?

Even the Germans aren't that bad.

That's the FRENCH that are that bad.

OK, I could take the German hack. The French hack is just too far. In a survey of reliability, comparing Subaru to Peugeot, Renault, and Citroen??

[bhtooefr]

I'm actually being literal that the French are exactly that bad.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXCZ2v-nIF4

(Of course, he did the RIGHT bulb on the Golf, and on VWs, the left bulb tends to be harder to get at. But still, the worst you have to do is remove the battery.)

Hell, assuming the screws haven't rusted, I can swap both FIXTURES on a Mk4 Golf faster than a bulb swap on the Megane. (The fiddly bits are reinstalling the bumper and the hood release lever that pops out when you lift the hood.)

[Arclight]

THROWWWW THEEEEE CHEEEEEESEEEEE

[Glorious]

Just found out last week that the business unit I work for (currently part of a privately held company) is being sold off to the US division of a multi-national corporation that is headquartered in France.

ooooh can I guess?

[just brew it!]

Just found out last week that the business unit I work for (currently part of a privately held company) is being sold off to the US division of a multi-national corporation that is headquartered in France.

ooooh can I guess?

If you want.

While I tend not to discuss who I currently work for here, I haven't really made an attempt to keep it a secret either. Anyone with average or above search engine skills can probably figure out where I work and who just bought us...

[Captain Ned]

I love XKCD.

http://xkcd.com/1133/

[superjawes]

So I think I have officially developed a love for whiskey. It started with Jameson, but now I've added Maker's Mark to my cabinet.

However, I was dissapointed by Johnnie Walker. I would still like to find a Scotch, so does anyone have a suggestion?

I would also be open to other whiskey suggestions.

[grantmeaname]

Wild Turkey is god's gift to taste buds. It's a little stronger than Maker's, especially if you drink the real stuff (80 proof is just watered down more than 101 proof, but made with the same process), but it's also got so much more malt flavor. Buffalo Trace is alright too, but I've found that I haven't had a premium bourbon that I liked enough to justify the premium over good old Wild Turkey. (Stay away from Four Roses, the stuff is drain cleaner for $40 a bottle.)

On the scotch side, I like the Glenmorangie, but that may be because I haven't had enough Scotch to know better. Seems like bhtooefr and the other scotch drinkers on the board are big on Laphroig. If you wandered over to the "what are you drinking" thread, you'd probably be able to get some good advice.

[superjawes]

Wild Turkey is god's gift to taste buds. It's a little stronger than Maker's, especially if you drink the real stuff (80 proof is just watered down more than 101 proof, but made with the same process), but it's also got so much more malt flavor. Buffalo Trace is alright too, but I've found that I haven't had a premium bourbon that I liked enough to justify the premium over good old Wild Turkey. (Stay away from Four Roses, the stuff is drain cleaner for $40 a bottle.)

On the scotch side, I like the Glenmorangie, but that may be because I haven't had enough Scotch to know better. Seems like bhtooefr and the other scotch drinkers on the board are big on Laphroig. If you wandered over to the "what are you drinking" thread, you'd probably be able to get some good advice.

I will have to give Wild Turkey a try, then. I think the only premium whiskey I've tried so far was Black Label, which was a bit of a dissapointement. I've heard 12 year Jameson is good, so I'll have to try that soon.

As for thread choice, I think you're right. I'll have to head over to the drink thread.

[Captain Ned]

On the scotch side, I like the Glenmorangie, but that may be because I haven't had enough Scotch to know better. Seems like bhtooefr and the other scotch drinkers on the board are big on Laphroig. If you wandered over to the "what are you drinking" thread, you'd probably be able to get some good advice.

Laphroig is in no respects a "starter Scotch", unless your taste buds enjoy heavy peat, phenol, and seaweed. Start with the blends. You didn't like JW, so give Chivas and/or Dewars a whirl. Once you move to single-malts you need to understand that just like wine, 2 bottles of the "same" Scotch may very well have different tastes.

[FireGryphon]

So I think I have officially developed a love for whiskey. It started with Jameson, but now I've added Maker's Mark to my cabinet.

However, I was dissapointed by Johnnie Walker. I would still like to find a Scotch, so does anyone have a suggestion?

I would also be open to other whiskey suggestions.

Knob Creek is a great bourbon, and you can find it most places. Willet makes some great stuff, too. More refined and flavorful than Knob Creek, Makers, or Wild Turkey.

[notfred]

Grant's is reasonable before heading in to single malt territory.

[idchafee]

hard to go wrong with the Glenlivet

[paulWTAMU]

I kind of like Maker's Mark and Knob Creek, but I'm a bit of a cheapskate; I drink Kracken rum.

[Captain Ned]

Ugh. Replacing hinges and the LCD cover on a Lenovo is no picnic. I'd like to know exactly what she shut the cover on to break things so badly. She managed to snap one of the metal hinge rails and both sides of the cover.

I now know by sight the difference between M2 and M2.5 screws.

[Arclight]

Am I the only one around here who just learned about Steins;Gate anime and can't realize why i didn't find out sooner about it?

[just brew it!]

I kind of like Maker's Mark and Knob Creek, but I'm a bit of a cheapskate; I drink Kracken rum.

Nothing wrong with Maker's Mark or Knob Creek. But I've pretty much been off of hard liquor for a few years, preferring to focus on the beer side of things. I'll admit that some Maker's Mark or a nice Scotch would be really nice right about now though...

[Vrock]

I kind of like Maker's Mark and Knob Creek, but I'm a bit of a cheapskate; I drink Kracken rum.

How do you like the Kraken? I just tried the new Captain Morgan's Black and it was pretty good.

[paulWTAMU]

It's pretty tasty but potent; something like 95 proof. If you're mixing it be careful because it'll sneak up on you (as I learned to my sorrow--2-3 ounces of regular rum doesn't do too much to me, but 3 ounces of kracken really does hit me hard). It's similar to Captain Morgan black label but with less vanilla taste basically. I slightly prefer the black label because of the vanilla-ish hint it has, but if you'd prefer your rum without it, Kracken would be better. It's also a damn sight cheaper at least here.

[idchafee]

We bought a Surface at work to test out and see if its worth looking at going forward and I won the Rock-Paper-Scissors tournament to see who gets to take it 1st. I'm picking it up this afternoon. Anyone use one yet?

[ludi]

So...winter is here, and I like to lightly sweeten my hot tea with honey, but my local target discontinued Stash tea products including the honey straws. I figured the local Whole Foods might carry something equivalent, so I made a stop during my lunch hour. In the space of five minutes, I saw four different brunettes wearing minor variations of the same black yoga leggings, boots, and a long-sleeved, bluish-purple ensemble top.

Which, lacking Starfleet Academy insignias, is actually quite eery. I paid cash and got out of there.

[just brew it!]

So...winter is here, and I like to lightly sweeten my hot tea with honey, but my local target discontinued Stash tea products including the honey straws. I figured the local Whole Foods might carry something equivalent, so I made a stop during my lunch hour. In the space of five minutes, I saw four different brunettes wearing minor variations of the same black yoga leggings, boots, and a long-sleeved, bluish-purple ensemble top.

Which, lacking Starfleet Academy insignias, is actually quite eery. I paid cash and got out of there.

Whole Foods is a bizarre place. The food does seem to be of fairly high quality, but it tends to be way over-priced. And homeopathic remedies? Yeah, right...

When they first opened up the one near us I noted that they had a decent selection of microbrewed beers. My hopes in this area were quickly dashed though; they're all kept directly under (and very close to) bright flourescent lights. Every beer I've bought there has been badly lightstruck (skunked), so I don't buy beer there any more.

I'll occasionally go there if I need an unusual ingredient for a batch of homebrew (e.g. unsweetened flaked coconut, bulk raw buckwheat, etc.), and hit their food court once in a blue moon for lunch, but that's about it.