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long story short - I have an email from the former director of HR stating I am entitled to 5 weeks of vacation after 7 years of employment. That email was 2 days after I started in 2016. The current director of HR apologizes for her predecessor's "misstating company policy", and claims I...

Ok, I am hosting a Halloween party tonight. I made two beers for tonight's event. I'm pretty good at making beer and even better at drinking them, but I am terrible at naming them. I know y'all are much more creative than I am so...here we are. I want something Halloween-related, obviously...

Curious to see if we can gauge the risks of vaccine vs COVID as un-scientifically possible. By know, I mean people whom you would talk to if you run into them in a store - neighbors, family, friends, acquaintances, etc., but not celebrities or people you have heard of. "My best friend's...

I have a meeting with our companies new president in a few hours to discuss transforming our "workplace culture".  I don't really know what that means.  I'm not the kind of guy who buys into " mission statements" and all that jazz. I suppose I could describe a toxic culture where people stab...

I'm seeing a lot of shortages lately, with a lot of different reasons. Gas - caused by hackers & ransomware attack Lumber - caused by skyrocketing demand as we come out of COVID silicon chips - factories shut down while demand boomed plastics - raw good manufacturers shut down when...

My daughter broke her leg pretty badly a couple of weeks ago doing "home gymnastics".  It was bad enough to need 3 screws and 2 nights in the hospital.  Obviously, she is very mobility-limited.  It's me, my wife, and 2 daughters, 12 (broken leg)  & 14. Spring break is coming soon and we...

I have too many wifi deadspots in my house and need something different.  My house has 2 stories plus basement, pre-wired for ethernet.  I currently have a router on each floor and all with the same SSID and password, with one as the master and the other configured as access points.   ...

so whats the state-of-the-art anti-virus these days for home PC on a budget?  TIA

This thread is to chronicle all of the events in the Ukraine Aid and Whistleblower saga.  It's my strong preference that this be kept clean from partisan hackery - just the facts, ma'am.  I will update the OP as we go - this is a work in progress. I think it's important to tie context to the...

Thought this might be fun... I'm talking about kid car seats - infant carriers, convertibles, combination seats, belt positioning booster seats. I am an engineer for one of the big manufacturers (I will not say who, please do not guess.  Ask me almost anything, I guess).  I have now taken two...

So my local waste management stopped taking recyclables - plastic and paper, specifically (not sure about aluminum).  I was curious why, and it turns out that China has stopped taking most recyclables, as they have been doing for the past 20+ years.  A new-found environmentalism, I guess, and...

Suppose I wanted to spend $5k on a used car and I expect to get 100k miles out of it.  What kind of car should I be looking at? Assume I kept up with all maintenance and am willing to spend up to $1000 total on general repairs (not including things like brakes). Also assume the 100k miles will...

Forge of Empires anyone playing?

So I may have an opportunity to move to Germany for work within the next couple of years.  VP of engineering raised the idea with me last week - no guarantees at this point, more of a talking about it situation. Company is between Stuttgart and Munich.  Professionally, it would be a great...

In this thread, we are going to attempt to understand how the Obama Deep State worked with the DoJ, FBI, DNC, NSA, foreign governments, US and foreign press, to take down Trump. This will be a work in progress.  I will update and edit this post as more information becomes available (i.e. to...

planning a SF/North California vacation this summer.  Looking for things to do.  8-10 days total.  Me, my wife, and 2 daughters, ages 9 and 11.  General plan is to fly in and out of SFO.  We'd like to spend 3-4 days in San Francisco, and then a few days in the Redwoods.  I know there is plenty...

So I think I'm about to get laid off.  I am the design engineering manager for a consumer products manufacturer who recently relocated all design to global HQ in Germany.  My team and I were spared layoffs because of the importance of a project we are currently working on, but recent events make...

Something along the lines of Clash of Clans or Boom Beach.   I never got into Clash, I was late to the party and never got started, but I think I would have really liked it.  I was in the Boom Beach FBG task force, and really enjoyed that for a couple of years before it started to feel like a...

just had a re-org at work and now I have people working for me for the first time (LOOK AT ME!!!).  Well, one guy working for me and one open position I have to fill.  Tips/advice/schtick for doing this right?

y'all know the best stuff.  I have a birthday coming up and maybe want to ask for a new wallet.  What is the good stuff out there these days?