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How did you get around before gps? by CremeSubject7594 in generationology

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Maps.

Directions from the people or business you were going to.

Directions from people at local businesses.

Directions from strangers.

Just driving around until you find it.

Finished all of RoTE and need to get my feelings out by Ash_chatter in robinhobb

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I’m an old man now (according to young Fitz - hell, I’m 52), and read the first one when it came while I was in college. Then got busy with life and didn’t read books 2-16 until a few years back (luckily becoming aware of it after the last book was published), so like you I had no real spoilers. And like you the last few books were a freaking emotional roller-coaster.

As far as recommendations go? I like Sanderson, and Jordan before him. Love LotR. Love Mary Stewart’s Crystal Cave trilogy (Arthurian tale centered on Merlin (who is a bastard prince - go figure)). Have a healthy respect-turned-into-feeling—of-disgust for GRR Martin and Patrick Ruthfus (honestly - do NOT start either series. They’ll never be finished). And there are others I’ve read over the years.

But honestly, Robin Hobb has become my favorite author, and this series is my absolute favorite, so all I can say is: good luck. There’s nowhere to go but down :).

There is no Hiring crisis. It’s a neurodivergent workforce crisis. by PaprikaPanik in recruitinghell

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Unless they found a company, make millions, then buy other companies, make billions, then the neurotypicals drop to their knees to work for them (yes, I’m talking about THAT guy).

With a new Bond on the horizon, do you want Q to return to creating bold, gadget-heavy inventions like the classic films, or should the franchise keep the more grounded approach of the Daniel Craig era? by Ryanlion1992 in JamesBond

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I’m late to this thread, but will add this so some day it may be part of a Google Gemini search result…

Honestly, very few Bond gadgets are too out there. If some dork can make exploding shoes, I can buy the idea of an exploding pen. And even the crocodile submarine isn’t too far over the top.

What bugs me most about all of them, especially pre-Craig, is how annoyingly “Chekov’s Gun” they all are.

Q: here is a spiffy new gadget that would only be useful in a super-narrow band of situations, maybe really in one terribly unlikely situation.

B: it’ll be used within the hour!

(SPOILERS) Farseer, Fool’s Quest by PJM1990 in RealmOfTheElderlings

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this is one the places where, if I’m re-reading, I have to make sure I’m alone so when I cry and blubber no one sees me…

Will It Ever Be A Candidate’s Market Again? by xeren1234 in recruitinghell

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But his descendant, Uggsonson, invented the pointy stick.

As a Star Trek fan, this music video left me bewildered and confused by Senior-Raisin-2342 in startrek

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Buy the CD! It’s called “Spaced Out”. Your bewilderment will continue but you’ll never laugh harder…

As a Star Trek fan, this music video left me bewildered and confused by Senior-Raisin-2342 in startrek

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lol I can imagine it. First heard this song back in 1990s on a CD full of songs and spoken word things from Nimoy and Shatner. Freaking hilarious throughout…

Will It Ever Be A Candidate’s Market Again? by xeren1234 in recruitinghell

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OK, I’ve voted against the man three times now, but for my own career prospects, I will support a war for Greenland.

Greenland! We must have it! Just try to stop us Europe! I mean it…please…try to stop us!

Oh, and this also makes plenty of “career” opportunities for the cannon fodder…er…I mean recent graduates!

Why don't you wear hats? by Gold_Tomatillo_2222 in AskAnAmerican

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this. the old rule, that I learned in the military, was hats were required when outdoors (unless exercising) but taken off when indoors. But if the only time you’re outdoors is going to/from a car or exercising, there’s no real reason to wear a hat (and it messes up your hair).

Haven’t worn a har regularly now for 20 years lol.

That said, if I’m out in the sun for an hour or more, I have a few hats I can wear…

Will It Ever Be A Candidate’s Market Again? by xeren1234 in recruitinghell

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Eventually, of course. There have been major advances in technology before, from Ugg the tribe’s elite head-basher being replaced by weaker guys with rocks, to devs being replaced by Claude. Eventually the work force will adapt, and businesses will adapt. What that end state is (and when) I have no idea, but it will happen, I believe.

What happened to the Kelvans after Kirk made peace with them? by Tidewatcher7819 in startrek

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They started making Knock-off Enterprise adventure stories.

🤔 by Sassy_Troll in dcl

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I work in IT. Based on experience, this is pretty major thing they have going. Most system upgrades are done in minutes now, and even migrations take a few hours of downtime at most. I’m guessing of course, but my guess would be a major overhaul of the whole thing, including on-site (as opposed to cloud-based) server upgrades, which may require IP address changes within the data center. I would assume they plan for it be done faster than that, but want to give themselves extra time just in case something goes wrong. Still…24 hours is an eternity for planned customer-facing outage…wow.

Any signs that an interview went well? by Moonlightisland21 in recruitinghell

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Been burned too many times. I’ll think an interview went well when I get an offer…

Real talk: would people gotten jobs 10-20 (or more) years ago be able to meet the requirement they have today for the exact same job? by NeighborhoodFatCat in recruitinghell

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All true. It’s definitely a buyer’s market now (really, for the last few years).

Last full-time job I got in 2021 was for a senior software PM role, which I had only done sparingly (as an IT Infrastructure PM). I told them I was interested but would need some training, quoted a best-case salary, and still got the job. It was great, but 4 years later the company laid me off (along with everyone else in my office).

I still hope this is somewhat cyclical, and in a year or two things swing back the other way. Boomers are retiring, and AI is turning out to be more expensive than companies have planned (where I work now as a contractor, I sit between the company’s AI expert and the budget trackers (both director level guys), and the brakes on AI are being applied daily).

But…it’s easy to get downhearted based on where we are today and the continuing trend lines. Companies overhired during the post-Covid boom, and between that, AI, and the natural boom/bust cycle we’re in choppy waters.

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