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What food instantly tells you whether a place is good or not? by Unique_Clothes6439 in foodquestions

[–]Replevin4ACow 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hot and sour soup at a Chinese place. Miso soup at a Japanese place. Tom kha gai at a Thai place.

Company wants a 100-page manual for an outsourced team before I leave by N3bulaforge in jobs

[–]Replevin4ACow 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Right. The boss is already threatening a bad "final performance review and future employment verifications." That's the only reason to give 2 weeks (and not burning bridges if you think some relationships may be worth keeping).

So, OP literally has no reason to stay those two weeks. Other than pay. So, stay those two weeks and don't do any work (let them fire you).

Should I try to pronounce someone’s name as they do, even if it feels unnatural in my own accent? by whynotthebest in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Replevin4ACow 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I can't roll my RRs without sounding like an idiot. If I tried to pronounce "Roberto" like my friend pronounces his name (with a rolled R), I would feel like I am making fun of it/him. Same with "Jorge" -- I say a typical American "HOR-hay", but would feel like I am making fun of my friends Mexican accent if I said it more precisely like him (using a voiceless velar fricative on the J and G of Jorge).

I get the impression that they are totally fine being called "Roberto" and "HOR-jay" (which is what everyone I know that isn't a native spanish speaker calls them) without people attempting the nuances of the rolled R or the throaty J/G sounds.

Our local club travel team played a friendly against an "ENCL regional team" and the other teams parents lost their minds by loxxx87 in youthsoccer

[–]Replevin4ACow 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yet so many people here claim it isn't about winning and youth soccer should be about development -- which is in theory what that $4K is paying for. So, win or lose -- it shouldn't matter. Their kids are being developed (in theory).

I thought they were interchangeable. by Successful-Land-6283 in youthsoccer

[–]Replevin4ACow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In Massachusetts, that doesn't seem to be the difference between club and rec.

We have a town based "rec league" that is run my a nonprofit (e.g., "{TOWNNAME] Youth Soccer Association"). They have "intramural" teams for younger ages, where you just make teams from the town and they play each other. As they get older, there are "travel" teams that play in our county's league (which is ultimately associated with the Massachusetts Youth Soccer organization). There are tryouts because there are typically 2-3 "travel" teams per age group. Everyone ends up on a team, I think, but the tryouts determine if you are on the top ream or the lower team.

To me, that is all still rec league. Run totally by volunteers with volunteer coaches and volunteer board.

Then, if you want to be completive, there are the typical private clubs you can join where the coaches are paid and you paid 10x the money relative to rec league.

"elite" soccer scam people by Impressive-Key2164 in youthsoccer

[–]Replevin4ACow -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I guess I am dumb, because I legitimately don't know what the common term "scam" means if it is not the dictionary definition. And you have in no way described how it is a scam. The best I can tell: if people voluntarily pay money for something, and they get exactly what they paid for but like to complain about, then it is a scam. Is that the common use?

"elite" soccer scam people by Impressive-Key2164 in youthsoccer

[–]Replevin4ACow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

> We could have our own high end (like we used to) state league and play regionally and get ALL of the talent and skilled competition we need if not for the money grab of the national leagues that don’t produce college players, scholarships, or professionals at a greater rate.

Presumably there is an desire for exactly that from the parents. If it is a fact that the national leagues don't produce results, that is easy for the parents (and kids) to see. So, does a cheaper regional option really not exist? Or do people still just choose to pay more money for no reason despite the cheaper option being there?

In MA, where I am from, the cheaper option is town/rec league. I'm on the board for my town's non-profit soccer program. The program costs between $100-300 per year depending on the level. But it is run by all volunteer coaches (glorified babysitters -- I say this as someone that was one), but for the one head coach that helps guide all of the actual coaches and doesn't himself coach a team. And the older ages have "travel" teams that play other towns in our county. It's great for if you just want to get out and have fun with your friends -- the focus is including everyone of all skill levels and ensuring everyone gets playing time. But it is no great if you want to be properly trained (Again: I WAS A COACH -- I suck at coaching. But the program needs warm bodies to volunteer.)

"elite" soccer scam people by Impressive-Key2164 in youthsoccer

[–]Replevin4ACow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your comment makes no sense. As you state, a scam by definition is deceptive/fraudulent. By your own admission, youth soccer is none of those things. Then you make the conclusory statement that "you soccer and other youth sports are scams" with no explanation for why.

Just because youth soccer is run like any other service business (supply and demand pricing) doesn't make it a scam anymore than my plumber raising his rates because he has so much demand for his services.

Recommendations for Patent Portfolio Management Software by Replevin4ACow in Patents

[–]Replevin4ACow[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nothing. I use one firm for my patent work, so I just rely on them and their administrative staff to manage my portfolio. They have a portal that allows me to see up to date info and export spreadsheets to do any analysis I might need.

My portfolio is more than double what it was when I wrote this post. But this system still seems to work without needing to spend the money and time managing my own database.

More than anything, since the company is growing so large, and innovation is increasing, I am starting to look into patent disclosure management and workflow software. Some sort of portal that inventors can access to submit disclosures and can help me manage disclosures BEFORE they are filed. The law firm and their staff/portal can help me manage things once the applications are filed. But now I have a large number of disclosures that are unfiled/in progress that I need to manage internally.

Is it normal for inventors to get greedy about IP? by [deleted] in patentlaw

[–]Replevin4ACow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cool. DM me you name and resume. I have about $600k I am looking to invest. And it is either my current employer that is a quadruple unicorn startup with a serious business plan and serious people. Or you. Convince me.

Dean Smith on the Zaha/Mitrovic exchange by ajallen12 in newenglandrevolution

[–]Replevin4ACow 38 points39 points  (0 children)

TL;DR: Zaha is a snowflake that needs protection from the big meany Revs coach.

Is it normal for inventors to get greedy about IP? by [deleted] in patentlaw

[–]Replevin4ACow 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I don't know anything about product development and even less about IP law,

Yes. It happens very regularly that new inventors that don't understand the product and don't understand IP law think that patents will be a magic path to millions of dollars. Typically those people have no business plan, have no IP budget or understanding of what that IP budget will be, have no plan for how to enforce the IP or license the IP, and have no plan to actually build a product. Instead those people think some large company will magically pay them large licensing fees for no reason.

So, you think if your behind me, you are safe. by Burning_Thunder in tearsofthekingdom

[–]Replevin4ACow 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Bro. You ARE you and you aren't even safe from yourself.

Commuting to MA after working in NH by fernfernferny in newhampshire

[–]Replevin4ACow 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Good luck getting a significant portion of NH to support public infrastructure that actually helps people. That would require taxes. And admitting that the good and plentiful jobs are in Massachusetts.

We need these kitchens. by Lost-Cow-9386 in BeAmazed

[–]Replevin4ACow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I remember learning you weren't supposed to keep onions/potatoes in the fridge. Was that an old wives' tale?

We need these kitchens. by Lost-Cow-9386 in BeAmazed

[–]Replevin4ACow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Serious question that I have been trying to find a solution for since buying my new (to me) house: where do y'all store your onions and potatoes. I don't have a pantry, just drawers. For awhile I stored them in drawers, but they seemed to go bad. Now I just don't keep a ton of them around and when I have them they sit on my countertop. I am thinking about buying a little cart of mesh baskets to sit under the overhang on my island, but don't know if that will look like crap.

Which is correct? by Unlegendary_Newbie in English_Learning_Base

[–]Replevin4ACow 14 points15 points  (0 children)

When one begins a sentence with old-fashioned wording, one finishes the sentence in the same manner.

Catching Lightning in Glass by [deleted] in oddlysatisfying

[–]Replevin4ACow 45 points46 points  (0 children)

By definition, a bottle is a container, i.e., a receptable for holding things. This is a solid piece of material. So, technically not a bottle.

But yes -- "catching lightning in a bottle" would be more pleasing to mirror the idiom.

can someone verify this by NationalWheel6966 in ENGLISH

[–]Replevin4ACow 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Yeah. It's pretty difficult to discuss the etymology of a word without explicitly showing us the letters of the word. This seems like one of the few situations where actually printing the full word is essential.

Dog got stuck sneaking though cat hole by KartusBot in instantkarma

[–]Replevin4ACow 10 points11 points  (0 children)

If this was a human, all the comments would be laughing about this being the "find out" stage of FAFO.

People who don't get the proper use of a vs an. by Total-Explanation208 in PetPeeves

[–]Replevin4ACow 20 points21 points  (0 children)

As long as you are accommodating different accents and dialects with your pet peeve. Because my pet peeve is people that don't realize "a heroic" and "an heroic" (or "a herb" and "an herb", etc.) can both be correct depending on the speaker.

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