Random thoughts that are pointless and too dumb to say anywhere else thread: 2014

[JimH5]

With my wife in charge of the DVR for the past two weeks, I have concluded that among all the Canadian twins with irritating nasally voices, Jonathan and Drew (aka the Property Brothers) are the most beautiful.

 

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[GAME05]

who knows about Wisconsin unemployment? vacation meant not maintaining four job applications per week as required. i have a mandatory meeting coming which includes turning in my application logs. do they go so far as to call a selection of companies to check my application date or something? needless to say, i have a lot of applications to fill out this week.

[jerichoholicninja]

When I was on unemployment in 2012 I just had to file online and check the box that said I did everything I was supposed to. I was legit for about the first 3 months and then not really till I was off of it about 3 months later. I also had to apply for only 2 jobs and everyone else I know only had to apply for 2 as well. I would say not to worry about it but I never had to meet with anyone in person.

[GAME05]

ok, i'm sweating slightly less now. doing some initial research it sounds like they look at the work logs and are seeing basically if you're making a good-faith effort to look for work, which i'm certainly doing, even though i've done a poor job of logging everything. through digging i'll be able to show most of the many jobs i've applied to, although my application dates may well be way off (which mostly what makes me sweat). instead of four per week exactly, it might be eight one week and zero the next, though this is against the rules.

 

unemployment has changed a bit recently, and i think for the better. there's a mandatory 10th week meeting where i guess they go over computer skills and take a look at your resume and whatnot, and talk to you about how great a resource the Wisconsin Job Center is and all that.

[jerichoholicninja]

...and talk to you about how great a resource the Wisconsin Job Center is and all that.

 

So, they're in the humor business now?

[GAME05]

having your name on a job board means every scam company in the world calls you. yet being on unemployment means you can't decline interviews or job offers.

 

edit: yep. have an interview tomorrow for some cold-calling finance job.

[pitchleague]

Got a good laugh from this NSFW story:

 

http://www.ryot.org/these-haribo-sugarless-gummy-bears-will-make-you-st-your-pants-literally/438505

 

 

 

(man, I used to know how to shorten these links.)

[Blancofan1]

I eat gummi bears all the time at work, just keep them in my suit coat pockets and snack on them all day. I'm not sure I can ever trust when my employees give me bags of them ever again. I will forever be on the lookout for those sugarless ones.

[1992casey]

(man, I used to know how to shorten these links.)

 

Just paste in the link; the system will shorten it and make it clickable. There may be an odd exception that breaks. If that happens, you'll need to put the address between

[url][/url]

like you did above.

 

If you want to paste a web address and have it appear as plain text, paste in the link and uncheck "Do not automatically parse URLs" under the post editor.

 

Use

[url][/url]

:

 

• when you want to ensure that the full link appears
  
• when you want to make a link clickable after checking "Do not automatically parse URLs"… you'd do this if you wanted some links to be clickable with others appearing as plain text
  
• when the link shortening mechanism fails (mentioned above)

 

Use

[url=][/url]

to link text, e.g.

[url=http://whatever]some text[/url]

.

[adamb100]

The sound of pouring water woke me up at 3 am. I walk in the bathroom and see a water valve broke and is pouring water into a bucket. The valve was closed so it broke and I was unsure what to do. I had to call 911 hoping they (the city) could shut off the water on their end since I can't access the main valve to shut off water in the house. Fire department came and connected the washing machine (we don't use it anymore) hose to the valve as a stop gap measure. Can only hope the valve/hose in the washing machine doesnt break between now and Monday or I'm in for a world of hurt.

 

I get to call a plumber now, ugh.

[JimH5]

Considering how many commercials he's made over the years, I can't believe how stiff Papa John seems in his ads. And that can't be his real hair color.

[BuckyBrewer61]

Is there anything an athlete can do to more certainly declare "I am an arrogant, self-centered (fill in your favorite insult here)" than to point at his name on the back of his jersey after making a play?

[GAME05]

once i land my career job, i think i'd like to live in a tent year-round instead of an apartment.

[1992casey]

You should live in a yurt.

[Baldkin]

once i land my career job, i think i'd like to live in a tent year-round instead of an apartment.

 

Tents are great, but lacking refrigeration sucks.

[hawing]

You should live in a yurt.

If GAME or anyone else here ever considers living in a yurt, I can totally connect you to some college classmates of mine who quit their day jobs, moved from Colorado to Vermont and now live in a yurt. They blog about it.

[bani1717]

Is there anything an athlete can do to more certainly declare "I am an arrogant, self-centered (fill in your favorite insult here)" than to point at his name on the back of his jersey after making a play?

 

Richard Sherman

[BuckyBrewer61]

Is there anything an athlete can do to more certainly declare "I am an arrogant, self-centered (fill in your favorite insult here)" than to point at his name on the back of his jersey after making a play?

 

Richard Sherman

 

Touché

[jerichoholicninja]

Is there anything an athlete can do to more certainly declare "I am an arrogant, self-centered (fill in your favorite insult here)" than to point at his name on the back of his jersey after making a play?

 

Richard Sherman

 

Touché

 

Does this change anyone's opinion?

 

Prior to the audio being revealed, the word "thug" had been used by some to describe Sherman, which he took exception to, due to his confidence and reputation as a trash-talker.

 

The above clip, although it only gives us a small glimpse into all that was said, shows Sherman saying, "Hell of a game" and offering a handshake to Crabtree after the final play, which certainly doesn't fit the "thug" title.

 

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1933422-richard-sherman-micd-up-during-nfc-championship-game?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=programming-national

[bani1717]

Not really... I never really thought he was a "thug." I just thought that he pretty clearly indicated that he was arrogant and self-centered by saying "I'm the best corner in the game!" to start the interview. I also thought Erin Andrews' reaction to that statement was pretty awesome.

[Baldkin]

Erin Andrews on the DP Show about Sherman & the Interview:

 

[RightFieldCoder]

JaDerHeyski and I are going on our Honeymoon in two weeks. We will be taking our Galaxy tablet with us and think it would be a great way to pass time on the planes. We were thinking of watching movies or other videos. The problem is that the airline charges $14 a day for wifi and dowloading movies before the trip cost $6-$10 each. Does anyone have any suggestions we could cheaply watch movies while up in the air?

 

It's been 7 years since I've flown. Does anyone have general tips/warnings about current plane travel?

[Baldkin]

JaDerHeyski and I are going on our Honeymoon in two weeks. We will be taking our Galaxy tablet with us and think it would be a great way to pass time on the planes. We were thinking of watching movies or other videos. The problem is that the airline charges $14 a day for wifi and dowloading movies before the trip cost $6-$10 each. Does anyone have any suggestions we could cheaply watch movies while up in the air?

 

It's been 7 years since I've flown. Does anyone have general tips/warnings about current plane travel?

 

 

Well, one way would be to rip DVD's that you own into a watchable format beforehand and then copy them onto your tablets ahead of time (this is what I do).

 

I haven't used vidcoder yet, but have heard good things. http://www.videohelp.com/tools/VidCoder

[RightFieldCoder]

What do you use if you don't use vidcoder.

[Baldkin]

What do you use if you don't use vidcoder.

 

I ripped all my DVD's a few years ago. I used a program called Handbrake to do it.

 

http://lifehacker.com/5972430/most-popular-dvd-ripping-tool-handbrake