GM's Thread About Everything/GM's Thread About Nothing

[Henry Ford 59,306]

I went to bed and it was 68 degrees.  I woke up and I had lost almost half of my degrees.

Edited November 12, 2019 by Henry Ford

[El Floppo 22,357]

I have degrees too

[-fish- 11,889]

1 hour ago, Henry Ford said:

I went to bed and it was 68 degrees.  I woke up and I had lost almost half of my degrees.

you can have one of mine.   the literature one is pretty useless.

[Bob Sacamano 8,191]

The air just kicked on in my office.

[urbanhack 10,487]

@Man of Constant Sorrow > hey

[Man of Constant Sorrow 4,994]

3 minutes ago, urbanhack said:

@Man of Constant Sorrow > hey

heay urbie.

I'm slurping some java and torching a j.

How are you?

[urbanhack 10,487]

1 minute ago, Man of Constant Sorrow said:

heay urbie.

I'm slurping some java and torching a j.

How are you?

pretty F'ing good.  about ready to call it quits for the day and go eat some sushi.

let's hang out some night...

[Man of Constant Sorrow 4,994]

Just now, urbanhack said:

pretty F'ing good.  about ready to call it quits for the day and go eat some sushi.

let's hang out some night...

I'm down for it.

I'll be hear all weqak.

Tuning my guitar now - for that commercial jingle ...

[mr. furley 11,218]

you get shanked for less in prison

[mr. furley 11,218]

anyone have tips for circumventing newspaper paywalls?

i've tried incognito mode.. doesn't usually work.

i've tried google searching article links and opening the story cache.. works 25% of the time or less.

 

i'd like to read a couple stories in the local paper on a daily basis but not willing to spend the $13 a month for online access/home delivery. the sports section is typically about 6 pages and that's 50% of the total volume that isn't advertising. hard pass at that cost.

 

[heckmanm 3,768]

13 hours ago, mr. furley said:

you get shanked for less in prison

*Woody Harrelson likes this*

[El Floppo 22,357]

14 minutes ago, mr. furley said:

anyone have tips for circumventing newspaper paywalls?

i've tried incognito mode.. doesn't usually work.

i've tried google searching article links and opening the story cache.. works 25% of the time or less.

 

i'd like to read a couple stories in the local paper on a daily basis but not willing to spend the $13 a month for online access/home delivery. the sports section is typically about 6 pages and that's 50% of the total volume that isn't advertising. hard pass at that cost.

 

Steal hard copy from your neighbor.

[Henry Ford 59,306]

3 hours ago, mr. furley said:

anyone have tips for circumventing newspaper paywalls?

i've tried incognito mode.. doesn't usually work.

i've tried google searching article links and opening the story cache.. works 25% of the time or less.

 

i'd like to read a couple stories in the local paper on a daily basis but not willing to spend the $13 a month for online access/home delivery. the sports section is typically about 6 pages and that's 50% of the total volume that isn't advertising. hard pass at that cost.

 

I can see why you wouldn't want to pay 21 cents per article.  Darned journalists and their lavish lifestyles.

[Henry Ford 59,306]

18 hours ago, urbanhack said:

pretty F'ing good.  about ready to call it quits for the day and go eat some sushi.

let's hang out some night...

Mmmm.  Kentucky sushi.

[mr. furley 11,218]

1 minute ago, Henry Ford said:

I can see why you wouldn't want to pay 21 cents per article.  Darned journalists and their lavish lifestyles.

when i only read two that's like $6.50/article

i'm not made of money, Henry.

besides, they're just journalists.  in the societal caste system they're slotted below even teachers.  

[urbanhack 10,487]

2 minutes ago, Henry Ford said:

Mmmm.  Kentucky sushi.

"virtual hangout"

i'm in portland

[Henry Ford 59,306]

5 minutes ago, mr. furley said:

when i only read two that's like $6.50/article

i'm not made of money, Henry.

besides, they're just journalists.  in the societal caste system they're slotted below even teachers.  

I must have misunderstood.  It sounded like you read two a day.  

Edit: you did say you read two "on a daily basis."  Which is like 60 articles a month.

Edited November 13, 2019 by Henry Ford

[Henry Ford 59,306]

2 minutes ago, urbanhack said:

"virtual hangout"

i'm in portland

Ah, home of the sushi burrito.

[Man of Constant Sorrow 4,994]

7 minutes ago, Henry Ford said:

Mmmm.  Kentucky sushi.

It is better when it is vaped.

[mr. furley 11,218]

6 minutes ago, Henry Ford said:

I must have misunderstood.  It sounded like you read two a day.  

Edit: you did say you read two "on a daily basis."  Which is like 60 articles a month.

am i under arrest?

[Man of Constant Sorrow 4,994]

8 minutes ago, Henry Ford said:

I must have misunderstood.  It sounded like you read two a day.  

Edit: you did say you read two "on a daily basis."  Which is like 60 articles a month.

True, but MF don't read every word.

[Henry Ford 59,306]

3 minutes ago, mr. furley said:

am i under arrest?

Just don't leave town.

[El Floppo 22,357]

16 minutes ago, mr. furley said:

am i under arrest?

For wanting to steal $150/year from those billionaire journalists so you can enjoy their labor daily? Pah-lease. Screw those out of touch Richie Richs and their fancy "words" and "information".

[mr. furley 11,218]

20 minutes ago, El Floppo said:

For wanting to steal $150/year from those billionaire journalists so you can enjoy their labor daily? Pah-lease. Screw those out of touch Richie Richs and their fancy "words" and "information".

glad i'm not the only one opting to not feed these fatcats when i'm out here scraping by

Edited November 13, 2019 by mr. furley

[General Malaise 22,518]

4 hours ago, mr. furley said:

anyone have tips for circumventing newspaper paywalls?

i've tried incognito mode.. doesn't usually work.

i've tried google searching article links and opening the story cache.. works 25% of the time or less.

 

i'd like to read a couple stories in the local paper on a daily basis but not willing to spend the $13 a month for online access/home delivery. the sports section is typically about 6 pages and that's 50% of the total volume that isn't advertising. hard pass at that cost.

 

My workaround is hitting Ctl-A/Ctl-C as soon as the article loads (before the paywall blocks me) and then I Ctl-V what I captured to word.   60% of the time it works 100%.

Edited November 13, 2019 by General Malaise

[mr. furley 11,218]

i've been told by no less than 3 people in the last month that my voice is "hard to hear"

wtf does that mean??   

Edited November 13, 2019 by mr. furley

[rockaction 15,269]

8 minutes ago, mr. furley said:

i've been told by no less than 3 people in the last month that my voice is "hard to hear"

wtf does that mean??   

Something to do with mumblecore or trailing away in your sentences, maybe?

But it's generally not a good thing. No sir, it isn't.

[heckmanm 3,768]

17 minutes ago, mr. furley said:

i've been told by no less than 3 people in the last month that my voice is "hard to hear"

wtf does that mean??   

Better than being told your face is hard to look at.

I bet.

[mr. furley 11,218]

2 minutes ago, heckmanm said:

Better than being told your face is hard to look at.

I bet.

what if it's both   

[Man of Constant Sorrow 4,994]

3 minutes ago, heckmanm said:

Better than being told your face is hard to look at.

I bet.

Oh, I'm sure he hears that one too.

 

 

And then mumbles some gibberish of sorts.

[Bob Sacamano 8,191]

18 minutes ago, mr. furley said:

what if it's both   

What?

[-fish- 11,889]

3 hours ago, Henry Ford said:

I must have misunderstood.  It sounded like you read two a day.  

Edit: you did say you read two "on a daily basis."  Which is like 60 articles a month.

Nobody likes math, GB.   

[Henry Ford 59,306]

27 minutes ago, -fish- said:

Nobody likes math, GB.   

Priethtth do.

[Osaurus 7,280]

3 hours ago, mr. furley said:

i've been told by no less than 3 people in the last month that my voice is "hard to hear"

wtf does that mean??   

You’re a low talker, huh?

[mr. furley 11,218]

2 minutes ago, Osaurus said:

You’re a low talker, huh?

apparently? but not a close talker so you can understand why people can't hear me.

[shuke 20,047]

10 hours ago, mr. furley said:

anyone have tips for circumventing newspaper paywalls?

i've tried incognito mode.. doesn't usually work.

i've tried google searching article links and opening the story cache.. works 25% of the time or less.

 

i'd like to read a couple stories in the local paper on a daily basis but not willing to spend the $13 a month for online access/home delivery. the sports section is typically about 6 pages and that's 50% of the total volume that isn't advertising. hard pass at that cost.

 

Just pay and support local news.  Before you know it they’ll all be bought out and we’ll be getting our news from one source.  We’re already well on our way. 

[-fish- 11,889]

10 hours ago, mr. furley said:

anyone have tips for circumventing newspaper paywalls?

i've tried incognito mode.. doesn't usually work.

i've tried google searching article links and opening the story cache.. works 25% of the time or less.

 

i'd like to read a couple stories in the local paper on a daily basis but not willing to spend the $13 a month for online access/home delivery. the sports section is typically about 6 pages and that's 50% of the total volume that isn't advertising. hard pass at that cost.

 

In some cases, the paywall goes away if you whitelist the site on your adblocker.   Washington Post is like that.   It gives you a choice of disabling your adblocker or buying a subscription.    

[El Floppo 22,357]

8 hours ago, mr. furley said:

am i under arrest?

justice, bakersfield stylee

 

[mr. furley 11,218]

1 hour ago, El Floppo said:

justice, bakersfield stylee

 

were those cats hepped up on goofballs?

[kevzilla 5,963]

F'n tweaker cats. Every time.

[Dickies 8,605]

11 hours ago, Henry Ford said:

I must have misunderstood.  It sounded like you read two a day.  

Edit: you did say you read two "on a daily basis."  Which is like 60 articles a month.

Take this to the math thread

[cosjobs 12,273]

Which one of you geniuses is in charge of the South Dakota Anti-Meth campaign?

[mr. furley 11,218]

fire everybody

[Man of Constant Sorrow 4,994]

2 minutes ago, mr. furley said:

fire everybody

Surely this is a typo ...

Fire Up Everybody!!!! 🤪

Edited November 19, 2019 by Man of Constant Sorrow

[cosjobs 12,273]

2 minutes ago, Man of Constant Sorrow said:

Surely this is a typo ...

Fire Up Everybody!!!! 🤪

or

Fire everybody, the flesh stoves are running low.

[Man of Constant Sorrow 4,994]

2 minutes ago, cosjobs said:

or

Fire everybody, the flesh stoves are running low.

Ah - nice use of a comma.

Maybe I should take a lesson/

Fire up, everybody ... my cabbage pipe over flowing!

[cosjobs 12,273]

ellipses are falling out of favor faster the Oxford comma.

[kevzilla 5,963]

I am in continuing education hell. I have to swallow about 10 hours of webinars this week, so that my employer and my professional organization will be satiated by the end of the month. Of course, I'm still doing two jobs through the end of the month too. Not enough cabbage in the world....

[krista4 13,647]

1 hour ago, kevzilla said:

I am in continuing education hell. I have to swallow about 10 hours of webinars this week, so that my employer and my professional organization will be satiated by the end of the month. Of course, I'm still doing two jobs through the end of the month too. Not enough cabbage in the world....

Why two jobs?  Just a usual work "promotion" where you get more responsibility but not much more money?

[kevzilla 5,963]

8 hours ago, krista4 said:

Why two jobs?  Just a usual work "promotion" where you get more responsibility but not much more money?

Our main surgical coder took the second half of November off to take his family to South Africa, where his parents still live. I have to complete his job functions as well as my own. So far, I have not been offered overtime. I also 'volunteered' to work a full day on Sat 11/30, as long as I could keep Black Friday.