It symbolized a divided America, which is only exacerbated by Trump.

It’s on our internal searches as well. Some 404’s, some “due to executive order (whatever the fuck number) this page is no longer available” message.

Yeah - this is infuriating. I flew today and went to take out my laptop & tablet - I had packed them in my bag so that it would be an easy move.

She started barking at me not to do that. So I asked about shoes. “I wouldn’t have said it if I didn’t mean it.”

Goddamn lady. You just had to say yes.

The sad part is - this time they’ll hail that time period as just making ‘Murica great the first time.

We really are a shithole country at times.

The ones on TikTok kill me. They’re the first to complain about younger generations being so loud with their phones, but meanwhile they’re just scrolling that shit in public, a new video every few seconds, with the volume turned up to max.

So you hear every new voice/music with no context.

They do get mad if you have noise cancelling earbuds in, too, so we can’t win. Somehow that makes us in the wrong as well.

That was fascinating as fuck

Probably associated with being a stoner/pothead. That’s what’s been frequently shown in movies/TV, not my personal opinion. But I can see how people in positions of “authority” train on stereotypes like this.

Engineers lost, MBAs won

This is sadly so, so true. (from an engineer)

I have ADHD, so this is something I genuinely use. It usually works, but I’ve only dealt with this type of person once.

I had to keep reinforcing it and it was never perfect, but it did get better.

Happy cake day!

Tell him you have trouble focusing on your work if you stop to talk too often. Tell him you’re trying to finish x, y, z, etc, and after doing that enough hopefully he gets the message.

Stephen Colbert. I met him once, very briefly. He was visiting a thing I was working. He was very kind - went around to everyone, shook our hands, and introduced himself individually.

But that made me think he was a legit good guy. He didn’t have to take the time to do that.

I would assume it also has to do with your assignment and how much/if any combat you’ve experienced and injuries you sustained.

My Dad was drafted into Vietnam - infantry - and was wounded. He was only there ~ 6 months, and tried to go to university on the GI Bill, but for awhile couldn’t stand being in that type of environment immediately after returning home. PTSD/survivor’s guilt, etc, were too much.

Later on in life his injuries prevented him from being able to work. This, combined with rising medical debt, left us in a bad spot.

What you’re exposed to when you serve and when you served also come into play - PTSD is taken more seriously now, as are the effects of things like Agent Orange. I’m not sure if the VA is better or worse from, say, 20 years ago, but that could also be a factor.

Not sure if this helps to answer your question, but that’s my personal anecdote.

I’m not proud of it, but yelp. I like the interface. I can find menu pics easily, I can find out if they have a full bar or no alcohol, I can find out if it’s good for kids (preferably no) in one easy spot. I can search reviews for keywords.

I haven’t found another app that does all of these things in one easy manner. I used to like foursquare too…sad it’s shutting down.

But yeah - Yelp. Sorry.

I mix these two up as well - thanks for the clarification.

That one time when we really needed IANAL to work for us.

Don’t make life choices based on the opinion of white supremacists.

I’m glad I went once, but agree and am ok with not going back. Milos is 1000x better imo.

Where was Nickleback on the list?

• Andor
• SOE Manual
• A Woman of No Importance

Love these. A Woman of No Importance is a fantastic Virginia Hall book. Just fucking amazing the shit she did.

Others in this genre: Code Name Lise, D-Day Girls, and one of the many Nancy Wake books - Code Name Helene, Nancy Wake: WWII’s Most Courageous Spy, etc.

And you can also get the SOE Manual.