On my seventh birthday, I wanted a toy fire truck, and I didn't get it, and you were real nice about it, and then the house next door burnt down, and then real firetrucks came, and for years I thought you set the fire for me. And if you did, you can tell me!

Xander ,'Same Time, Same Place'


Natter 64: Yes, we still need you  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Ginger - Dec 14, 2009 6:18:38 am PST #24857 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

I'm sorry, msbelle. I don't even want to think about how much money I've wasted by my perpetually late ways.

I hate writing about myself. I can't seem to come up with anything that says, "She can write anything. Really. Also, she understands that new-fangled web stuff."


Gudanov - Dec 14, 2009 6:23:51 am PST #24858 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping

I hope it isn't negative if the new agency makes it through the Senate. I think that's the big hang-up for conservative Dems though so it seems like a potential cut. I don't know enough about it to know if that would be a plus or minus for citizens in general.

I have a question for uses of GPS navigation systems. If one were to say not have a working speedometer, could the speed display on the GPS work well enough to know one's speed.


tommyrot - Dec 14, 2009 6:28:27 am PST #24859 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

I have a question for uses of GPS navigation systems. If one were to say not have a working speedometer, could the speed display on the GPS work well enough to know one's speed.

Yes.

I believe there'd be a time lag before you get accurate speed info. A few seconds?

eta: Wait, didn't we talk about this before?


Gudanov - Dec 14, 2009 6:32:04 am PST #24860 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping

I think it came up before, but my speedo may be taking more time off now that it did earlier.


Jesse - Dec 14, 2009 6:36:47 am PST #24861 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I hate writing about myself. I can't seem to come up with anything that says, "She can write anything. Really. Also, she understands that new-fangled web stuff."

The best advice I got from the overpriced coach I hired to help me with my resume was not to worry about sounding over-the-top. You're an expert, you excell, whatever.


brenda m - Dec 14, 2009 6:40:44 am PST #24862 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

God dammit. I waited to order something for xmas because certain family members couldn't commit to a plan to save their lives (still haven't, I've just decided to move on with them) and now it's sold out.

I'm going to be lucky if I get through this week without punching somebody in the face.


tommyrot - Dec 14, 2009 6:43:47 am PST #24863 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

I'm going to be lucky if I get through this week without punching somebody in the face.

Ahh, the Spirit of Christmas....

(sorry)


§ ita § - Dec 14, 2009 6:44:00 am PST #24864 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Ugh, msbelle. That sucks.

We have a Newer Guy today. I'm not sure he's going to take the New Guy title from New Guy, though.

Ginger, I feel that 30 years of experience puts someone at a good senior experience age, but I'm not sure how HR and employers do the math. I think there's a conflicting desire to have young experienced staff.


brenda m - Dec 14, 2009 6:49:21 am PST #24865 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

Ginger, I would definitely say more than 20, if not the full 30. I think 15 undercuts your expertise too much.


Jesse - Dec 14, 2009 6:52:11 am PST #24866 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Yeah, I have 15 years of experience, and don't feel all that senior!