nasalgoat

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by nasalgoat 2mo ago
Here in Canada I worked at a company that had free alcohol on Fridays, and it got to the point where people would invite their friends - non-employees - to come and drink. They'd all get so blackout drunk they'd pass out in the l
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by nasalgoat 4mo ago
It's still dot sublimation printing versus screened artwork. It looks good but you can't get the spot colours like you can with screens.
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by nasalgoat 11mo ago
To be fair, since the Logitech Harmony One went EOL there hasn't been a decent remote available from anyone.
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by nasalgoat 1y ago
Yes but they get very lonely all by yourself.
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by nasalgoat 1y ago
The channels I'm talking about weren't about work, they were about hobbies - biking, cars, cats. I found that interaction quite fun and actually much better than in-person chats because I could choose to interact at my pace and c
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by nasalgoat 1y ago
I worked at a large fully remote company and it had dedicated topic channels you could join. I thought that was an excellent solution since people could discuss their interests with other employees without it seeming like a corporately man
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by nasalgoat 1y ago
For our app we front-loaded the list of accounts with the most "popular" users (number of likes, messages) within their criteria when people signed up. So the sort order was always "hottest" first then everything else.
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by nasalgoat 1y ago
I was a founding member of a dating app startup and worked there for 10 years until it filed for bankruptcy. I have some insight. The number one reason dating apps suck is money, or the ability to make money is antithetical to the purpose
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by nasalgoat 3y ago
Sorry, when you're applying to a dozen jobs a day, it's hard to put that personal spin into it. I know you think you're a special snowflake that's different from every other company out there, but looking for a job is a
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by nasalgoat 3y ago
People are TCP but Society is UDP.
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by nasalgoat 3y ago
"Albums" on the Photo app and the iPhone aren't the same either. That one actively irritates me - why are they different? They're both Apple!
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by nasalgoat 3y ago
That was never really true - I used to make plenty of cash refurbishing machines, playing for a bit, and selling them off. It can get pricey if you're trying to source unique parts for low-volume games but the vast majority of wear pa
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by nasalgoat 3y ago
If you buy them brand new, you will never put enough plays on them to get them to the point they'll break. They are well made. But that said you do need a certain level of handiness unless you plan to call the distributor to come out
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by nasalgoat 3y ago
There's a reason that MM has been at the top or in the top ten most popular machines since it came out in 1997.
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by nasalgoat 3y ago
If you'd ever talked to a pinball designer you'd know that their primary goal, without question, is making a fun game. No designer ever designed a game with coin drop in mind, except for things like appealing to a broad audience.
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by nasalgoat 3y ago
It's been a "fad" for about 15 years or so and has a long history before that. I've personally been collecting for 25 years and pinball has never been more popular except in the 1970's.
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by nasalgoat 5y ago
I'm in Toronto, and I get butter all the time that is four "sticks" but it's sold all as one unit. You just cut it into quarters. Also the wrapper has measurements on it.
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by nasalgoat 5y ago
No, I think this is just the nature of Canadian investors - they are much more risk-adverse and don't seem to have the stomach for the "swing for the fences" angel investment that US investors have. It's cultural.
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by nasalgoat 5y ago
In Toronto, commercial real estate carries the largest property tax burden - single family houses are the lowest in the entire province.
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by nasalgoat 5y ago
Well, don't discount the fact that Canadian investors are strongly against any sort of tech investment and prefer natural resources or banking, which is the historical low-risk investments here. Tech has always been a uphill battle in
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by nasalgoat 5y ago
My favourite part of the CRA website is it has operating hours! It actually closes during non-work hours! Crazy.
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by nasalgoat 5y ago
I mostly find childcare a burden with occasional bright spots. I wish it was restorative. Still worth it though.
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by nasalgoat 5y ago
Some other ffmpeg knock-off. System admin work.
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by nasalgoat 5y ago
You're right, it seems totally random. For one they had the Scrum Masters interview me and they felt I didn't have enough scrum experience. For another I had to try and compile a video encoder on a three generations out of date V
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by nasalgoat 5y ago
I have 25 years of experience and I spent a year looking for a job, getting rejected after complex, time-wasting tests and endless voice interviews that went nowhere. At one point I had to take a cognitive test which I actually failed. I e
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by nasalgoat 5y ago
Didn't decades of that policy at Microsoft prove that it doesn't work? People then optimize to make sure they only work on projects to keep their score up.
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by nasalgoat 5y ago
Most successful companies I know are constantly recruiting and trying to keep people onboard - why would they be trying to actively get rid of people?
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by nasalgoat 5y ago
The first iPhone was quite the sensation, but I don't blame the CEO of RIM (ne Blackberry) for being a bit incredulous. The wireless networks of the time really weren't up to the task and Apple had to make deals with specific pro
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by nasalgoat 5y ago
Absolutely nothing for me, but after reading up on Aphantasia and the link it has to a lack of autobiographical memory, it makes sense. I have a condition called Severely Deficient Autobiographical Memory ( http://sdamstudy.weebl
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by nasalgoat 5y ago
Zero trust as a factor of the protocol itself.

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