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that raise was going to be 5% for my bargaining unit tho so its in effect a 15% cut, feh
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here I thought I was clever of thinking I should move to Hawaii for lower rent. sadly I probably can’t move for like a year and I doubt my job will still be remote by then
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May 20, 2020 22:29
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Tayter Swift posted:that raise was going to be 5% for my bargaining unit tho so its in effect a 15% cut, feh jesus that sucks bold of caltrans to still be posting new jobs after that, they've also delayed the project that was supposed to keep my office busy this summer i might still apply tho lol
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there's still work to be done, and supes want to beat the clock before the inevitable hiring freeze  we're trying to hire our current student as soon as we can for example. she's a goddamn wizard when it comes to data viz and we depend on her a lot
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May 20, 2020 22:40
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maybe caltrans can stop working on the 101 freeway express lanes that nobody wants? that'll save some money
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My best friend worked for the state gov in 2008 when they just stopped paying everyone and got his car impounded due to it ed rendell loving sucked
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ran by the apocryphal maxi pad as mask dude today at the lake. sensible chortle was had by all
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President Beep posted:not even all of the cool menthol vape in the world can help with that burn lol DuckConference posted:i wonder if I can never go back to the office again. gf went into office for first time yesterday since it all began and left her mouse there so now she has to use think pad brand trackpad for a week until she gets mouse. owned. I couldn’t deal I’d have to buy one
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DELETE CASCADE posted:maybe caltrans can stop working on the 101 freeway express lanes that nobody wants? that'll save some money for real ooohhhhh a network of HOV lanes that rich people can also pay to use, this time widening the highways will surely solve traffic
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Archduke Frantz Fanon posted:My best friend worked for the state gov in 2008 when they just stopped paying everyone and got his car impounded due to it i remember when he was slashing the education budget and a reporter came on campus and asked me what i thought. i said something to the effect of, 'they're opening with slashing it by 2/3s so that when they "only" cut it in half everyone can act like they did something good. and they'll get away with it" and the reporter just kind of stared at me. gently caress ed rendell
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May 21, 2020 01:43
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H.P. Hovercraft posted:for real yeah that sounds great, I couldn’t leave VA fast enough after they put in HOT lanes
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May 21, 2020 02:30
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c bored in lockdown s: pickled strawberries, just made em. theyll be ready tomorrow
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May 21, 2020 02:41
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i just realized i have 4 weeks of vacation left this year, with nowhere to go
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Jonny 290 posted:c bored in lockdown s: i am extremely interested in what this taste like
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May 21, 2020 03:03
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i was thinking about pickling some watermelon, i hear the rind works really well
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May 21, 2020 03:06
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Roosevelt posted:i am extremely interested in what this taste like I have some strawberries in the fridge right now and I kind of want to try this
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May 21, 2020 03:16
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i'd definitely try pickled fruit. sounds hosed up and awesome.
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May 21, 2020 03:18
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hoverwife won't let me go hard into pickling because it gives you stomach cancer
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H.P. Hovercraft posted:hoverwife won't let me go hard into pickling because it gives you stomach cancer For the last time nobody should be pickling cigarettes
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May 21, 2020 03:35
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pickled hard boiled eggs might be the perfect snack
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H.P. Hovercraft posted:hoverwife won't let me go hard into pickling because it gives you stomach cancer thousands of babushkas disagree
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May 21, 2020 03:41
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stomach cancer no problem when die of kalashnikov game or liver explode before 50 years
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They probably taste absolutely wretched but I'm a big fan of the experimentation.
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May 21, 2020 03:45
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my wife’s grandparents are well into their 80s and doing just fine; better than pretty much any American 10 or even 20 years their junior 
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May 21, 2020 03:46
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pickles are super good for what ails ya. stomach cancer schmumach schmancer
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think koreans'll have a thing or two to say about that
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rotor posted:pickles are super good for what ails ya.
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Hed posted:yeah that sounds great, I couldn’t leave VA fast enough after they put in HOT lanes they suck real bad so of course md is doing them too.
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rotor posted:pickles are super good for what ails ya. lol i'm imagining a japanese person saiyin this
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well things are going ok here I guess because my boss says that I have to work from the office from Monday. can’t wait to commute again. my rural non-farmer internet has taken a pounding these last two months.
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Salt Fish posted:They probably taste absolutely wretched but I'm a big fan of the experimentation.
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Archduke Frantz Fanon posted:Im super cool with it but i do support across offices in three timezones and a bunch of already remote people i miss going to lunch at places by work too, so going to an office with no food options isnt too exciting i also work with people around the country and some internationally so, while it was nice to have quick questions face to face, theres no major difference using zoom or ims PIZZA.BAT posted:using your pto please please please unplug whenever you can' we had this a few times and my manager was super encouraging when i took some recently. i did a bunch of chores and found my clippers so i felt refreshed in a bunch of ways even while being basically home all the time fart simpson posted:i just realized i have 4 weeks of vacation left this year, with nowhere to go saaaame. they gave us some extra time to help people handle the stress and taking care of stuff at home and that effectively replaced the time i planned because im not good at taking time normally
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Roosevelt posted:i am extremely interested in what this taste like I just tried one. holy poo poo imagine a fresh strawberry, but quite a bit more tangy, a little sweeter, and just a tiny bit salty it's basically a strawberry amplifier. big recommend here
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ooo poo poo we have a ton of strawberries, a good pickling jar, and even some packs of seasoning for different flavors. feeling tempted to get on the pickling bandwagon rn
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somebody suggested throwing a couple of basil leaves in and now i want to eat these so i can do another batch like that
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May 21, 2020 19:47
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Jonny 290 posted:it's basically a strawberry amplifier. strawb amps
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Jonny 290 posted:somebody suggested throwing a couple of basil leaves in and now i want to eat these so i can do another batch like that that sounds like itd be real good too my dad makes wine as a retirement hobby and hes sticking some basil in a white wine this time. im super excited to see how it tastes. he hasnt tried it before but i think they had some somewhere and it got him curious
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never thought I’d say this but thanks zuck the option of full remote will now be a discussion for pretty much every bigtech role (except maybe apple) although I wonder if this is a monkey’s paw wish, like how we all said “anything but a cubicle!” 15 years ago and bam open office to the face
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bay area real estate gonna take a hit
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That's good, but I expect it will just stop rising as fast for a while. Stuff here is never getting cheaper.
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