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Now the project to solve water problems in the American west would be to work with Canada to make the North American Water and Power Alliance happen. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Water_and_Power_Alliance Basically diverting several Colorado Rivers worth of water from BC into the US, possibly using nuclear explosions, because the 50s were a hell of a drug.
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I know I'm not alone when it comes to doing as little on their lawn as physically possible, so it has to be the people who water it daily blowing out the numbers for everyone else. I freak out when my water bill is over $50, I can't imagine paying to water a perfect lawn. Just... why...
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So is mowing leaves with a gas mower good or bad, vs bagging them and sending them to the landfill? Asking for a friend.
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My boss just decided to use the last of our "office technology fund" to "upgrade" everyone in our office from Desktops to Microsoft Surfaces because she was upset that too many people were calling into Zoom meetings and not showing their face. That means no new monitors, PCs, desk chairs, keyboards, mice, printers, or copiers for at least three years. Typing on the weird attachable surface keyboards and touch screen is 10x slower than using word on a desktop.
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Mercury Ballistic posted:So is mowing leaves with a gas mower good or bad, vs bagging them and sending them to the landfill? Asking for a friend. No green waste pickup in your area? Best option if not is a composter just alternate brown (leaves) and green (grass) and stir it up occasionally for freeeeeee compost! Bonus you can chuck kitchen scraps in there too
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Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:My boss just decided to use the last of our "office technology fund" to "upgrade" everyone in our office from Desktops to Microsoft Surfaces because she was upset that too many people were calling into Zoom meetings and not showing their face. I'm assuming your'e WFH? Just plug that poo poo into a normal keyboard. I've got some flavor of surface for my work computer, and I cobbled together a DIY KVM setup with a DVI cable splitter and a toggleable USB hub. I press two buttons and I go from my keyboard/ mouse/ monitor / etc getting their feeds from my nice desktop to the work computer. Once you're all back at the office there are docks etc. that your office should buy you so that you're not stuck using those lovely surface keyboards and the touch screen. At that point as far as word etc goes it's basically just a desktop with added mobile functionality if you kick it out of the dock.
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Oct 5, 2020 20:37
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Cyrano4747 posted:I'm assuming your'e WFH? Only part-time. We have to bring the surface into the office and back home. It's very annoying to use, but the reasoning of "too many people were in Zoom meetings without video turned on" is a really dumb reason to give up the money for all other tech upgrades for three years. 99% of the time, there is nothing added by having 50 additional faces staring ahead while two people speak.
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Oct 5, 2020 20:40
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Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:Only part-time. We have to bring the surface into the office and back home. Yeah that's idiotic. I'm immensely thankful that all my various office meetings (we're on Skype, not Zoom) are audio only. The only time a screen gets involved is when someone needs to present something. I accidentally sent my boss a video call a few months back and got to see a normally very buttoned down professional lounging on his couch in a ratty sweatshirt and like ten days of stubble, so that was fun at least. Nice to know that he's on the same "gently caress this I want to be comfortable" page that I am.
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Oct 5, 2020 20:44
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Do the surfaces uh, enforce video calling somehow?
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BMan posted:Do the surfaces uh, enforce video calling somehow? That's what post it notes are for
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BMan posted:Do the surfaces uh, enforce video calling somehow? "Too many" people were calling in from phones or their desktop PCs that do not have a webcam. Issuing a Surface to everyone means that nobody has an excuse to not be on video during meetings. She wants everyone on video during all meetings. I legitimately don't know why other than some vague feeling that people are not participating if you can't see them.
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So are there programs that play a pre-recorded loop video and show up to Zoom as a webcam device?
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As long as nobody moves their purse.
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Oct 5, 2020 20:59
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Love a good reference to "The Bus That Couldn't Slow Down"
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Dip Viscous posted:So are there programs that play a pre-recorded loop video and show up to Zoom as a webcam device? you can just cover your webcam and use your recording as a zoom background
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Wait, what counts as a “lawn?” I have a small yard. It has grass. I don’t water it, that poo poo magically falls from the sky you know?
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Mercury Ballistic posted:So is mowing leaves with a gas mower good or bad, vs bagging them and sending them to the landfill? Asking for a friend. If you bag them they end up at some county compost pile which can then be resolved as fertilizer. Or, you can just mow over them and let the little leaf chunks be fertilizer for you. Bagging only makes sense if you need your lawn to be free of anything but the green It's nice not having to mow a lawn now that I'm in an apartment.
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I mowed them over before I got a decent blower. My understanding is it's better for the lawn to mulch them in... free fertilizer, basically. Takes a few passes but it'll get the job done. Just don't leave them whole over winter. Either mulch them or get rid of them.
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Volmarias posted:
This as well as shoveling snow. gently caress shoveling snow.
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Nocheez posted:I freak out when my water bill is over $50, I can't imagine paying to water a perfect lawn. Just... why... Ugh, my water bill is usually around $115 (approx 4500 gallons). My actual water bill is only about $45. The rest is wastewater charges that go towards updating the sewer system. This is in Kansas City, btw. On the other hand, I don't have an internet bill because I got Google Fiber just as they were starting and paid a $300 installation fee with seven years free internet. It runs out in December though.
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Mercury Ballistic posted:So is mowing leaves with a gas mower good or bad, vs bagging them and sending them to the landfill? Asking for a friend. Grass clippings and leaves make a simple compost, so I always mulch the first few spreads of leaves into the lawn with the mower. If it's a huge layer of leaves I'll bag them up and toss them on the compost heap instead.
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quote:I've made $2,200 from stocks. Do I have to declare it? quote:Can you get an auto loan for a bus? quote:How can I pay off a 5.5k debt? I am 20 years old.... Breakdown on costs and possible income in desc. quote:How much do you spend on smoking, food, alcohol, and the ferrets? Probably room to cut down there. quote:Well when I did work, Id spend about $60 a week on groceries and maybe $40 biweekly for bus fare. Those would virtually be my only expenses besides new work clothes, shoes, odds and ends from deodorant to shampoo. That's basically all I need (if I quit smoking). I dont pay rent, I live with my dad. quote:
quote:I (26F) need to break up with my boyfriend (26M) that wants kids but I feel stuck and nowhere to go quote:Basically, he’s an addict and wants kids. I am not an addict and absolutely do not want kids. His addictions have gotten in between our relationship a lot recently. We usually are able to work through it, but 2020 has been really hard (as I’m sure it has been for a lot of people). But, since his addictions have been getting worse with 2020 he’s been saying some nasty things about my child free stance. quote:I’ve been thinking we need to break up for a while now, but he kept convincing me we can work through this. After last nights drunken escapade of nasty words exchanged betwixt us it’s clear him and I are not meant for each other. But I SUCK at breaking up. quote:My mom lives out of state in a tiny apartment with no room for me. My dad isn’t in the picture. No grandparents or other family. My best friend lives out of state in Florida and says I am always welcome to come stay with her. I would love to be closer to my best friend, but I hate the heat and am not a huge fan of Florida. Not to mention moving out of state is incredibly stressful and finding a job in 2020 seems next to impossible. My current job is with local government (municipality) so I get paid better than any other job I’ve had, have great benefits yadda yadda yadda. quote:Ive been trying to look for municipal jobs in her area in Florida but it’s not looking good. Despite all that, I don’t get paid enough to live on my own..... renting a studio in the surrounding cities of my job I’m looking at minimum $1,300 which is over half of my income after taxes. I would go into debt so fast living on my own. I would gladly give up the benefits and take a pay cut to find somewhere to live with the ferrets that won't cost too much. quote:I reaaaallllllyyyyy don’t want random roommates. All of my local friends live over an hour away from work and dont exactly have good living situations for me to crash at their place or live with them. Especially since I would be taking two ferrets with me and finding people who allow and love ferrets is next to impossible. quote:I know it could absolutely be WAY WAY worse. I am grateful I still have a job and a roof over my head, but this relationship is really wearing on both of us. I will stay with him for the ferrets, but it shouldn't be a long term solution. quote:TLDR: my boyfriend and I have outgrown this relationship. The only thing stopping me from breaking up with him is I can’t afford to live on my own despite having a steady job. living with friends/family is not an option unless I live with my best friend out of state and find a new job with benefits (which could prove very tricky in 2020), and living with random roommates would require me to get rid of my ferrets and sacrifice my happiness. quote:Requesting Loan
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Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:the family is 2 adults and 1 1/2 kids
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Boards With Messages: I will stay with him for the ferrets probably better for r/relationships
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Cyrano4747 posted:Solomon as divorce court judge? I've seen people do the "1/2" thing when they have a baby on the way. Either that or they mean a stepkid. The first one is just annoying, the second kind of dick-ish to the kid, but what do I know, these people are obviously hosed anyway.
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Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:Forget the Inheritance, Forget Being Frugal Am I the BWM because I kinda agree with this?
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Ixian posted:I've seen people do the "1/2" thing when they have a baby on the way. I've heard 1/2 used for infants or baby on the way fairly frequently. I have never heard anyone refer to a stepkid that way. Harsh. HardDiskD posted:Am I the BWM because I kinda agree with this? As a general concept of not necessarily being obligated to try and provide generational wealth? That's fine. Guessing how much money you will need and then retiring immediately at the point is pretty BWM. You have no idea how long you'll live, what inflation looks like, what your expenses will look like, and if you have an emergency or underestimate your costs, then you are boned. Leon Trotsky 2012 fucked around with this message at 15:39 on Oct 6, 2020 |
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I posted this in the relationships thread but y'all will also appreciate it. AITA for telling my wife that I’m not giving up my therapy sport and she should stop shopping or get a job? quote:I admit it, my wife and I screwed up.
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Horses. Everything comes back to horses.
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Moneyball posted:Horses. Everything comes back to horses. Hah yeah. Reading that I was mentally going "huh, yeah, he's probably right that his wife need to quit going to Madison Ave and buying multiples of the same pants, I'm sure his tennis can't be that mu. . . . . . . . oh. Polo."
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I love it when one person sees themselves spending money on stuff they like as helping their mental well being while their significant other spending money on what they like is a waste and they should do without. Really tells you about their level of compassion.
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SpartanIvy posted:I love it when one person sees themselves spending money on stuff they like as helping their mental well being while their significant other spending money on what they like is a waste and they should do without. Really tells you about their level of compassion. I mean, I get sports and other hobbies as a way of mental self-care. We would have to basically be down to selling the furniture before I'd tell my wife not to buy running shoes. Exercise in particular is good for mental well-being, so when someone describes a sport as their therapy I'm not going to dismiss it. In a vacuum I can see "I use this sport to de-stress" having more weight than someone who just buys poo poo to do the same. But, gently caress me, there are limits. Some hobbies, enjoyable as they may be, are expensive as gently caress and if you can't afford it you need to find something else to get interested in and use to blow off stress. Dude needs to ditch the horses and take up rec league soccer or something.
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i mean the wife should 100% get a job and stop spending so much money but he should maybe find a new hobby sport that is less expensive like sailing or golf
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Cyrano4747 posted:I mean, I get sports and other hobbies as a way of mental self-care. We would have to basically be down to selling the furniture before I'd tell my wife not to buy running shoes. Exercise in particular is good for mental well-being, so when someone describes a sport as their therapy I'm not going to dismiss it. I'm not disagreeing with the idea, I certainly have my capitalist vices as well, but it didn't seem to cross this guy's mind that maybe his wife's purchasing habits also contribute to her mental health as well. E: and yeah she needs a job if they're literally stealing from child's future to make ends neat.
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She needs to get off her high horse and get a job.
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HardDiskD posted:Am I the BWM because I kinda agree with this? "I am depending on guilt tripping those ungrateful brats into putting me into a good retirement home" doesn't sound like a great retirement strategy. quote:I took care of them for 18+ years. Doesn't seem crazy that they should take care of me for a few. Is working another 15 years worth giving your kids some extra free time in their 30's or 40's?
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HardDiskD posted:Am I the BWM because I kinda agree with this? Yes, but only because it's literally impossible to guess at any of the necessary numbers to make that call. But also why would you intentionally spend all your money, unless necessary, in order to cut your kids out of an inheritance? At least, that's what OP is implying, that you should deny your kids that money just because they'll squander it, which really just means that you're a lovely parent who can't teach them how to manage money. Also somehow non-profits squander money too? Like, helping others is clearly a waste of money when you could be buying hookers and blow for yourself. OP takes a highly materialistic view of wealth in that money is to be used for your own personal enjoyment, not to help others. gently caress helping your kids pay off their mortgage after you kick it, or topping off your grandchildren's college fund, I want to drive a benz in my golden years. But all that said, you're right in that you have no duty to provide money to others after you're gone. But that's ignoring the purpose of saving for retirement and wealth building. The point is to make sure you're happy and comfortable, no matter what happens, after you've stopped generating income. If all goes to plan, then worst case you die with no money, but also no debt. Best case you're able to enjoy retirement and still have money left over to give away once you're gone.
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Cyrano4747 posted:. . . . oh. Polo." If his ponies are that good he could sell one, wife could do less shopping, and they should make up a lot of the shortfall. If his ponies aren't great, take up an equestrian discipline that you only need one horse for and sell the rest.
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