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Josquius

#66855
May 31, 2018, 01:20:11 PM
Linkedin.

When is it acceptable to add a colleague.

On which level of +1ness is kosher.

Discuss.
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Razgovory

#66856
May 31, 2018, 02:37:29 PM
Quote from: Eddie Teach on May 30, 2018, 11:18:17 PM
I don't know.


Well, you work on that one, and until you get back to us we'll just go with "antisemitism".
I've given it serious thought. I must scorn the ways of my family, and seek a Japanese woman to yield me my progeny. He shall live in the lands of the east, and be well tutored in his sacred trust to weave the best traditions of Japan and the Sacred South together, until such time as he (or, indeed his house, which will periodically require infusion of both Southern and Japanese bloodlines of note) can deliver to the South it's independence, either in this world or in space.  -Lettow April of 2011

Raz is right. -MadImmortalMan March of 2017

derspiess

#66857
May 31, 2018, 03:10:20 PM
Quote from: Tyr on May 31, 2018, 01:20:11 PM
Linkedin.

When is it acceptable to add a colleague.

On which level of +1ness is kosher.

Discuss.

If you like them and know them well enough, add away.
"If you can play a guitar and harmonica at the same time, like Bob Dylan or Neil Young, you're a genius. But make that extra bit of effort and strap some cymbals to your knees, suddenly people want to get the hell away from you."  --Rich Hall

Eddie Teach

#66858
May 31, 2018, 04:33:05 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on May 31, 2018, 02:37:29 PM
Quote from: Eddie Teach on May 30, 2018, 11:18:17 PM
I don't know.


Well, you work on that one, and until you get back to us we'll just go with "antisemitism".

Can we blame the International Left's hatred of Netanyahu on that too?
To sleep, perchance to dream. But in that sleep of death, what dreams may come?

11B4V

#66859
May 31, 2018, 07:33:53 PM
Battle of Jutland


https://vimeo.com/162655850
"there's a long tradition of insulting people we disagree with here, and I'll be damned if I listen to your entreaties otherwise."-OVB

"Obviously not a Berkut-commanded armored column.  They're not all brewing."- CdM

"We've reached one of our phase lines after the firefight and it smells bad—meaning it's a little bit suspicious... Could be an amb—".

Razgovory

#66860
May 31, 2018, 07:44:27 PM
Quote from: Eddie Teach on May 31, 2018, 04:33:05 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on May 31, 2018, 02:37:29 PM
Quote from: Eddie Teach on May 30, 2018, 11:18:17 PM
I don't know.


Well, you work on that one, and until you get back to us we'll just go with "antisemitism".

Can we blame the International Left's hatred of Netanyahu on that too?

It's possible.  Communists are an odd bunch.
I've given it serious thought. I must scorn the ways of my family, and seek a Japanese woman to yield me my progeny. He shall live in the lands of the east, and be well tutored in his sacred trust to weave the best traditions of Japan and the Sacred South together, until such time as he (or, indeed his house, which will periodically require infusion of both Southern and Japanese bloodlines of note) can deliver to the South it's independence, either in this world or in space.  -Lettow April of 2011

Raz is right. -MadImmortalMan March of 2017

Valmy

#66861
May 31, 2018, 10:33:17 PM
Quote from: Eddie Teach on May 31, 2018, 04:33:05 PM
Can we blame the International Left's hatred of Netanyahu on that too?

Oh shit yes. Anti-semitism freely crosses many political lines.
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

Admiral Yi

#66862
May 31, 2018, 11:44:05 PM
1.6 % of the value of US exports of goods is blood plasma.

Mostly because most other countries don't allow plasma donors to be paid.

celedhring

#66863
June 01, 2018, 04:39:33 AM Last Edit: June 01, 2018, 04:42:42 AM by celedhring
The motion of no confidence just passed.

At last we get our first good-looking president.

garbon

#66864
June 01, 2018, 04:52:30 AM
Would not hit. Also, what a generic name.
"I've never been quite sure what the point of a eunuch is, if truth be told. It seems to me they're only men with the useful bits cut off."
I drank because I wanted to drown my sorrows, but now the damned things have learned to swim.

celedhring

#66865
June 01, 2018, 04:59:49 AM Last Edit: June 01, 2018, 05:15:58 AM by celedhring
His coalition is really weak and looks pretty unstable on paper, so I guess he won't be there for long. He's intimated that he won't see out the entirety of the term (finishes in late 2020), but an election now would probably put the liberals in power.

He favors rapprochement with Catalan separatists, something which - like it or not - at some point has to be confronted. But those dudes aren't really honest bargainers.

To be frank, Spain desperately needed a new person at the helm, but I don't think he's the best man for the job - he comes across as an opportunist since he's flip-flopped so often depending on how the political wind blew. That said, he's made an incredible comeback - his party ousted him in 2016 and he's been able to win back the chairmanship, and now the Spanish presidency.

I can't really find many better alternatives to him though. We aren't blessed with great political talent at the top.

The Larch

#66866
June 01, 2018, 05:27:28 AM
As you said, a change was needed, but his position is not stable enough to try to carry on an ambitious agenda. I guess his main objective will be firstly to rehab PSOE's image after a terrible last few years in order to present themselves as a solid governing party, and try to undo some of the damage that PP has enacted recently with their most unpopular laws, going after low hanging fruit like the sun tax or the repressive limits to free speech, coupled with some house cleaning in key positions (RTVE's director should start packing his stuff and prepare to leave his desk, for instance).

celedhring

#66867
June 01, 2018, 07:57:34 AM
Quote from: The Larch on June 01, 2018, 05:27:28 AM
(RTVE's director should start packing his stuff and prepare to leave his desk, for instance).

That was actually already going to happen. The new RTVE law (forced upon PP by Cs and PSOE) is actually a pretty good law. PP was trying to stall its application but I hope it will be smooth sailing from now on.

Jacob

#66868
June 01, 2018, 09:30:27 AM
Quote from: Tyr on May 31, 2018, 01:20:11 PM
Linkedin.

When is it acceptable to add a colleague.

On which level of +1ness is kosher.

Discuss.

You can add them once you've been introduced. Basically, if you would have exchanged business cards, e,all addresses, and/ or phone numbers.

derspiess

#66869
June 01, 2018, 11:09:54 AM
Today is the kids' first day of summer vacation, and also National Doughnut Day-- free doughnuts at practically every doughnut establishment.  Kids were bouncing off the walls all morning :mellow:
"If you can play a guitar and harmonica at the same time, like Bob Dylan or Neil Young, you're a genius. But make that extra bit of effort and strap some cymbals to your knees, suddenly people want to get the hell away from you."  --Rich Hall
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