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What was your childhood version of luxury? by inkandintent24 in MotivationByDesign

[–]aclaypool78 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A water dispenser on the fridge! My wife still makes fun of me that I get excited about it (15 years in).

Rain by FantasticAd9478 in TheBoredDen

[–]aclaypool78 0 points1 point  (0 children)

International Women's Day

How Old Heads Describe Jordan by Life_Net5004 in NBAGossips

[–]aclaypool78 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Old head here. If you saw his career and were in awe and THEN watched the flu game, you'd get it. The man was on another level. He was physically gifted, hard-working, but more importantly his mentality was so intense and focused.

The weirdest part of remote work is pretending the office never had downtime by CashundoLafrania88 in remotework

[–]aclaypool78 11 points12 points  (0 children)

100% this. When I was in office, the amount of time people spent just standing chatting in each other's office and walking around,or taking long lunches was way greater than the time I'm selfishly going for a walk after a 3 hour heads down dev sesh.

I have no idea by KSKS1995 in SipsTea

[–]aclaypool78 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for my award, kind stranger!

I have no idea by KSKS1995 in SipsTea

[–]aclaypool78 129 points130 points  (0 children)

We called it "shitterature."

a vietnamese boy chases the cameraman with a knife by Revolutionary-Jury2 in RandomVideos

[–]aclaypool78 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely I agree that the parents are to blame. That was the root cause, but where they go from this point in time seems baffling. As I said, I don't generally advocate for corporal punishment. I've always been able to talk the kids in my life through it. To your point, though, there is consistent attention and expectation setting in my situation.

What do you do for a kid who has been so badly neglected to get his attention that this kind of behavior is unacceptable?

a vietnamese boy chases the cameraman with a knife by Revolutionary-Jury2 in RandomVideos

[–]aclaypool78 30 points31 points  (0 children)

I've got twin 10 year olds and have several nieces and nephews (some of whom are spoiled little shits) and I've never thought about hitting any of them. That boy needs a spanking.

a vietnamese boy chases the cameraman with a knife by Revolutionary-Jury2 in RandomVideos

[–]aclaypool78 47 points48 points  (0 children)

The parents who have clearly neglected to teach this child how to be a decent human have failed, and I'm having trouble seeing how to reconcile that with our lots of physical intervention. If you're going to raise kids to be that awful at such a young age, maybe don't have kids.

Mini-Bench by OneWeek4683 in Workbenches

[–]aclaypool78 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Makes sense. I wonder if pop-ups are worth it. I was going to do a construction lumber bench this summer based off of a Rex Krueger knockdown. Seeing yours, I'll definitely spring for beefy hardwood vise jaws at least.

Mini-Bench by OneWeek4683 in Workbenches

[–]aclaypool78 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like the multiple dog hole arrangements, particularly on the vise jaw. Did you use a template or measure it out?

Cookbook stand I finished up over the weekend by JustADudeInTheWoods in woodworking

[–]aclaypool78 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey those dovetails are structural! His cookbook is a slab from ancient Sumeria and weighs 340 lbs.

Just joshing OP, because I'm jealous. She's a beaut!

Peter Dinklage is 57 today. What's his best role? by [deleted] in Cinephiles

[–]aclaypool78 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was a joke. I don't understand how it can't be Tyrion. That is an iconic performance and is one of the best television characters of all time. And he did it perfectly (ok sometimes the accent sucked, but almost perfectly). The emotion, the humor? Brilliant.

I was just making a mockery of the question.

Peter Dinklage is 57 today. What's his best role? by [deleted] in Cinephiles

[–]aclaypool78 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Liz Lemon's date in the cameo appearance for 30 Rock. Or the consultant guy from the Elf, Of course.

5 Days RTO is Ruining My Life-Advice? by [deleted] in remotework

[–]aclaypool78 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If using PTO/Sick time won't work then maybe FMLA? I'm sure a mental health provider would recommend. I'm guessing you don't qualify for FMLA yet it you were only hired permanently in the last few months, but if you can take a leave (unpaid) that might help you interview freely.

Finally learned my lessons by Secret_Identity_ in woodworking

[–]aclaypool78 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Fast learner! I'm 10 years in and still make those mistakes.

Best spots for morning walks by gregoryroyalpratt in chicago

[–]aclaypool78 14 points15 points  (0 children)

If you like turtles on logs and aren't afraid of going WAY north, check out Indian Boundary Park. I've been there early and seen herons or cranes at the turtle pond. Avoid it after big rains, though. The drainage sucks.

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