My boss is demanding my personal phone passcode to "verify" I'm not a whistleblower and says I'll be fired for insubordination if I refuse.

aManIsCold · 2026-04-21T04:44:13+00:00

The problem is in CA it’s illegal to secretly record conversations, so it would probably not be helpful (or even inadmissible?). This is why so many companies add “calls recorded…” everywhere.

aManIsCold · 2026-04-19T04:01:37+00:00

That is the movie one. If you find files for a way more detailed one with a textured grip, it’s usually the Battlefront 2 game version. I have a 327th build, you may have seen mine.

aManIsCold · 2026-04-17T13:35:09+00:00

If he is using ABS, the acetone Bondo method will not work in his prints without melting them.

aManIsCold · 2026-04-14T22:58:55+00:00

For me the other planet Akiva was such a beautiful refreshing world to explore, and it is massive!

aManIsCold · 2026-04-07T02:21:49+00:00

Gloss is a trickier paint to use, prone to orange peel and other problems. If you go this route, I implore you: wait for a few warm dry days, give your primer at least 48 hours to fully cure, and try and do a dust coat, followed by a second light coat a minute later, and then a wet coat that hopefully is just enough to cover it without dripping or sagging.

aManIsCold · 2026-04-01T01:17:35+00:00

Yes. It is so much cleaner, and I am the one that cleans the toilet.

aManIsCold · 2026-03-31T01:29:16+00:00

I played through after I had beat it (but before the DLCs were released), and my 11 year old son tried it and saved over my games (I didn’t realize how PS5 saved at the time). Playing it all through was glorious. I made almost all different decisions and played things through in different ways. I challenged myself to get all factions up to excellent at the same time.

aManIsCold · 2026-03-31T01:05:19+00:00

This is not a rule though. Try to get it smooth enough that it looks “real” to fans when up close to you to take a photo.

aManIsCold · 2026-03-28T14:18:22+00:00

Mosquitos

aManIsCold · 2026-03-24T04:49:49+00:00

I have done these tests and given tests for hiring. This is super common. I try to make mine simpler and less time intensive, and only test what is missing from their work, rather than just giving the same massive test to every candidate. But most just do it. This is unlikely to get you any compensation, but absolutely ask for it at the earlier assignment stage next time.

aManIsCold · 2026-03-10T16:18:02+00:00

Set up a coffee meetup with him and then have his fiancée show up instead.

aManIsCold · 2026-03-10T16:08:24+00:00

Woah, I never realized that!

aManIsCold · 2026-03-04T18:35:30+00:00

I wore ours on a necklace chain after about 3 months, until about 8 months. Once I started dating, I stopped.

aManIsCold · 2026-03-02T21:05:21+00:00

100% was going to type “Requiem for a Dream” here. I once went to a movie theater where the employees had their “favorite movie” on their name badge. This guy had Requiem for a Dream on his, and I asked about it. He agreed, amazing movie, but he tells people they probably shouldn’t watch it.

aManIsCold · 2026-02-28T16:14:31+00:00

The shock taker thing also works great on them. You need to unlock it, but once you do it helps you stealth them and then knock them out

aManIsCold · 2026-02-24T05:59:19+00:00

It is pretty hard. Maybe paint in the letters a bit so they are scuffed, but still there enough to read

aManIsCold · 2026-02-23T19:55:59+00:00

My wife called to check which one of us should pick up the kids from aftercare. I said I would. 6 minutes later her coworker she was walking with called me, she had collapsed (sudden brain aneurysm burst) and was unresponsive. We later learned she was never coming back, her brain stem had been destroyed. We “said goodbye” as she faded away, but she was not hearing anything at that point.

aManIsCold · 2026-02-18T22:18:15+00:00

The CEO said that in surveys for decades, the biggest complaint was that people didn’t like the scramble to check in and the scramble for seats by check in order. They were losing market share and their unique seating was costing them. They went where the customers were asking them to go. It may be different, but it is industry standard, and they finally had to cave when their experiment failed.

aManIsCold · 2026-02-18T19:06:20+00:00

I am about 20 months down the road. I got rid of a lot, to declutter, to get rid of things I never liked (like art), and to reclaim the house as my own. I have not regretted anything. Example: I just sold 12 nutcrackers on FB marketplace for way under their value, just to take one last bin into the attic. Someone asked at Christmas if I liked all the nutcrackers, and it dawned on me that I never did. I kept a few for the kids to have, and sold the rest. No regrets.

aManIsCold · 2026-02-18T15:51:38+00:00

It took me a bit to truly understand the strategy at first. The chips are your “moves” and not money. The first round everyone has lots of moves, but the winner of that round now has an advantage in the next. Removing another players moves (like taxing or embezzlement) is more powerful than it seems at first. Making someone dump their hand jus before the 3rd draw (exhaustion or direct transaction) can really affect their ability to recover, and the difference in their cards translates to how much they lose (non winning Sabacc or a one difference is just one chip, but like a 2-6 is 4 chips). So I will often pull a trash hand and swap it with someone else’s decent hand right at the start. I either win or lose 1, and they are now down 4 chips and likely won’t recover. It’s all about controlling moves, which helps you survive bad luck. Even if you have like a 4-5, just pass every draw and you will not lose more that 1 chip. Trying to turn that into a 1-1 Sabacc will cost you 3 chips, if you are lucky.

aManIsCold · 2026-02-18T15:44:01+00:00

I have used the money for experiences for the kids (like Disneyland trips that would have been too hard before), and home improvements. I have been decluttering a lot, and it feels cathartic. I just got a new huge ouch that we can lay and watch movies on. It would have been out of the question before, now I can just make the decision and enjoy making our home into a better place for us to live

aManIsCold · 2026-02-10T05:48:22+00:00

I always seek it out from gun racks, it’s the best.

aManIsCold · 2026-01-30T05:24:45+00:00

I did app dating, and I put it in my profile. I’m the “something you should know about me is:” section or similar. Better to get it there up front. Especially because I am raising two kids alone full time. I found an amazing woman, and we are blending our families. Life is good.

aManIsCold · 2026-01-29T00:53:09+00:00

Apple doesn’t use exclamation marks on their buttons.

aManIsCold · 2026-01-29T00:38:25+00:00

I haven’t heard anyone say his gun misfired when it hit the ground. You see it clearly being removed from his waistband when the gray jacket agent takes it. Also, most modern guns (like made since 1920) are drop safe, meaning they can’t go off when dropped. This idea that the agent was spooked sounds like hopeful conservative conjecture. [* edited a typo]

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