I love biking but in the US bike commuting is basically like going to war. Critical Mass-types are out of their goddamn minds if they think the average person will subject themselves to being yelled at, spat on, doored and sometimes even killed. And this is in cities with bike lanes, shorter distanc...

hahah.. fuuuck. I had one of those moments maybe 6 months ago.. I had a Teams interview set up with the department manager and the test lead I'd be working under. I could tell right away the DM was a quirky character, kinda looked like a wizard. Test lead introduces herself first, then the DM gives ...

It is silly, but "we want you to talk to the CEO" is generally a good sign, right? Certainly not a bad one. In this case probably yes, but I've definitely had interview stages that kept moving up and up in rank where it seemed like a formality where I still didn't get the job. Some compan...

I don't wanna go full EV until I can have solar panels added to the garage. Since that may be a few years away, we currently share a Honda Fit and drive it around on Econ mode (less power, but fine for city driving) most of the time.

Well shit I'm looking this up now.. Health insurance, rip off lying FDA, big bankers buying Fake computer crashes dining Cloning while they're multiplying Fashion shoots with Beck and Hanson Courtney Love and Marilyn Manson You're all fakes Run to your mansions Come around, we'll kick your asses The...

I think even take-homes and coding tests are stupid. Aside from maybe recent grads or candidates with nothing to show but a Github page, I agree. It's a little insulting to have real work experience with references to back that up and be asked to do crossword puzzles, essentially. At the end of the...

So, folks, don't celebrate until you made it through the first day! I would even argue, don't celebrate until you get that first paycheck! Yeah, there are a lot of rescinded offer stories going around in the last year, on top of all the other shittiness. But if you do pull off a seamless job transi...

Craig Finn wishes he could write something as anthemic as Melmac Rock.

Tree wrote: Thu Apr 25, 2024 8:48 am

Krev wrote: Wed Apr 24, 2024 10:38 pm Succession. The dialogue kills it.

No more shows about rich families, please.

THIS. We already get enough from mainstream news and reality TV.

Oh no. I really, really hope this ends up being a minor setback, and will blast The Strain thinking of you.