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by umichguy 8y ago
It would've been perfect for what's going in recent times with Brexit and what not. It was one of the first Brit TV series I got into.
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by umichguy 8y ago
Fantastic Yes PM reference. Kudos! Honestly, that series has a reference for pretty much most scenarios, politics or otherwise, even today, especially these days. What a show.
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by umichguy 8y ago
I had a friend who had a BS and wanted a temp part time job but got turned down a lot....and these were simple jobs!
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by umichguy 8y ago
Genuine question for you (and anyone else), while on the topic. If you had a Master's degree and all you did was "normal" office job type stuff, but now if you want to do hourly burger flipping or whatever else, how would you
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by umichguy 8y ago
That's fascinating and gave me a genuine laugh.
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by umichguy 8y ago
Related BBC article: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-46189850
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by umichguy 8y ago
Different horses/ platforms for different courses. I use FB, Insta as a virtual blog of what's going/ went on in my life. I don't post every single thing, but upload stuff which stands out for me. I joined FB back in &#x
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by umichguy 8y ago
That's funny. I might have to try it at some point!
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by umichguy 8y ago
Lots of apps. I use FB messenger, WhatsApp etc. if I hit return it goes to a new line. Maybe somehow I enabled them in the options? I don't know.
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by umichguy 8y ago
I am not a big fan of current US policy, but definitely agree that our presence is a stabilizing factor in the world geo politics. Take the US out of the equation and there would like be a huge imbalance. The UK and other European countries
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by umichguy 8y ago
Another U.S. to UK transplant here. I thought the UK was bit better than the U.S. in terms of general divide and political nonsense. After Brexit, not so much.
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by umichguy 8y ago
It was either Swamp Gas or Weather balloons. Everyone knows that.
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by umichguy 8y ago
Awesome! Always good to hear stories like yours. Keep it going!
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by umichguy 8y ago
Well, when I was in college, I did a few internships and stuff, probably drank some of the kool-aid dished out at the time and genuinely swallowed some of the "we care for you, and really want you to excel here and make a difference in
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by umichguy 8y ago
"RIM sold plenty of BB hardware to people who just wanted access to BBM because that’s where all their friends were, so there’s precedent." Ahhh...those heady BBM days..BBM Pins and stuff. It's amazing how quickly everything
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by umichguy 8y ago
China and WeChat springs to the top of my mind. You can pretty much buy anything you need using it, including giving tips, giving money to buskers etc.
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by umichguy 8y ago
I am in the UK/ EU as well, my friends and I mostly use Whatsapp, FB messenger, Facetime for voice/video calls (especially when traveling/roaming) as most of them use this. Skype is mainly used for business or other "non
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by umichguy 8y ago
Well, everyone is a number somewhere on a spreadsheet. Call me cynical, but I have long given up on the notion of company loyalty etc. Looking back at my bright-eyed idealism coming out of college, makes me laugh.
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by umichguy 8y ago
Forget having the ability of being able to constantly get chunks of my time focused on deep work, I am having trouble focusing for more than 15 to 30 mins on even trivial stuff like watching a video or reading an article. I can barely get t
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by umichguy 8y ago
Sweet as!
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by umichguy 8y ago
And it works most of the time, even if the power goes down, there are storms or floods, as long as the wired connection is not down. When NYC lost power in the early oughties, guess which phones were still working? Yep, the pay phones and t
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by umichguy 8y ago
Replacing the 3.5mm headphone jack with USB-C or Bluetooth, even when some devices seemingly have space to accommodate them easily. I hate progress for progress sakes. And audio quality on most Bluetooth headphone/earphones sucks. And
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by umichguy 8y ago
Organizations like the Stasi would've loved to have existed in this current era. Things people put out in the open voluntarily are things probably would've taken so many resources to obtain.
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by umichguy 8y ago
Same here. I'd rather not online date someone from my social circle. Sure, if it happens with someone I know offline, it will happen. But I don't want to turn FB into a pseudo-dating site as well. There's too much personal in
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by umichguy 8y ago
Plus, if you lose your phone and you don't have your SMS msgs backed up, they are lost forever pretty much. With messenger, because they are not device dependent, they are still there. You can access them from any device (mobile or des
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by umichguy 8y ago
What constitutes a "good job" here? The pay or the work you like to do? I did a kinda stupid thing when I left my last half decent paying, but a miserable one for nothing. I just couldn't take it anymore. So I stepped off the
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by umichguy 8y ago
They really are running out of ideas for turning the stock around. The funny thing is their current product lineup isn't too bad. And of course, they decided they will ditch ALL cars (except the Mustang) and just got with crossovers an
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by umichguy 8y ago
I've lived and worked in a fair few cities and the two cities which spring to the top of my mind which can take in a significant influx of talent/people/work from various industries and not be "monopolized" by a sin
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by umichguy 8y ago
That's kind of stupid...takes the point away from roundabouts. They're designed to keep the traffic flowing in low /medium conditions when a traffic light or stop sign would bring it to a halt otherwise. Saves on fuel etc.
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by umichguy 8y ago
Horses for courses....roundabouts are great for low to medium traffic conditions. Sometimes the lights are there for times of the day when the traffic is heavy. The lights go out when traffic calms down.

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