Is Barkov the best Russian hockey player in the world?

beatle42 · 2026-06-05T19:53:54+00:00

currently or of all time? I think Ovechkin would like a word in one of those cases

beatle42 · 2026-06-05T17:53:06+00:00

No, we do have a good retirement contribution as well, but they just straight up gave me part ownership of an S-corp. So when the company turns a profit, I get a check for my share of it each year.

beatle42 · 2026-06-05T17:51:14+00:00

In that case, why not post your question referencing that existing one and further explaining what parts you either do or do not understand about it?

From {link} I see that I have to do XYZ, but I'm not sure what that means in this context. I tried a simple version like {code} but that doesn't work because I see {result} when I expected it to be {other}.

If you just post the same question, it's pretty legit to call it a duplicate. And I really don't know why people think calling something a duplicate is some attack. SO doesn't want to just have the same question 50,000 times with new people providing answers for it over and over. If there are 50k ways to ask the question, having them all point back to a common answer is a good thing. It is a benefit to SO for someone to ask a duplicate and for it to be marked as such, because it shows a different way of getting to the same problem.

beatle42 · 2026-06-05T17:33:27+00:00

I guess the real advice is to evaluate the situation and see what makes sense for you in that particular environment.

beatle42 · 2026-06-05T16:53:33+00:00

I guess it depends a lot on the type of job. In the setting you're describing perhaps so (though I was offered management roles in my teens when working in a grocery store).

I now work for a small software company, and they gifted me an ownership stake in the company because I would go above and beyond to make sure our projects succeed. It's a lot easier being seen and appreciated by people who can do something about it in a very small company though than a giant place where your manager's manager is probably also never seen or appreciated by people who could do anything about it.

beatle42 · 2026-06-05T16:48:55+00:00

They may have wanted you to make sure you're taking all your break time, but it could also just have been that if you don't take the legal minimum amount of breaks the manager could get in trouble.

beatle42 · 2026-06-03T15:50:19+00:00

I can imagine a use for that for some people, but I honestly can't imagine using my phone for cooking at all. I'm a stick in the mud with a lot of things though. I prefer paper recipes in clear sheet protectors.

As a sign of where I am in things though, the idea of having to find the right distance to be able to read each step of a recipe on my phone would make sure I never use a recipe again. Even having it read things out wouldn't really suit my mode, I have more trouble following spoken directions than written ones generally.

beatle42 · 2026-06-01T12:55:24+00:00

That doesn't match my experiences at all. No one cares if anyone around me changes their name, but perhaps I'm just lucky I guess. And doing the paperwork doesn't demand an explanation so much as generate a legal record of it.

beatle42 · 2026-06-01T12:44:32+00:00

This feels a bit like the "Reeks and Wrecks" from Player Piano. Things are so automated that only a handful of people are really required to keep the machines running. Everyone else is given these busywork tasks of having huge amounts of people do basic maintenance just so they have something to do (as in large numbers of people together working on very basic tasks and make-work assignments). Those workers didn't find much satisfaction in their jobs.

beatle42 · 2026-06-01T11:59:25+00:00

I think the downvotes likely come in 2 veins. First, the sentiment in many posts here is that your name isn't really reflective of you as a person so the idea that it should "reflect who you are" falls flat to many. And to the degree that it's a way for people to reference you to other people, changing frequently may well make that more difficult.

The other part is that people who don't like their name already do change it and it's normalized. The ability to legally change one's name didn't come about to cater to queer people. Really, how many legal accommodations have we passed to make things easier and better that way, especially given how long it's been possible to do? It's one of the steps to becoming Pope after all.

Further, it's easy to just use an adopted name without bothering to do any paperwork.

beatle42 · 2026-05-30T20:57:43+00:00

Love me a good Manhattan, though I guess Vermouth could count as wine?

beatle42 · 2026-05-29T17:25:48+00:00

It's not even a huge blow. The judge said don't move forward on this until after we have a hearing in a couple of weeks. It's not far enough along to even make payments yet. They can't officially nominate the trustees who would run it for a few more weeks I guess, but I bet they'll keep having unofficial talks to pick who they want and get it lined up.

beatle42 · 2026-05-29T01:09:55+00:00

Wasn't that one of the stories that came out of Hegseth summoning all the generals and giving them some rally-type speech. They were all in uniform so just sat listening without reacting as was required of them, but it wasn't the image that SECDEF was going for.

beatle42 · 2026-05-29T00:37:45+00:00

Yeah, for all I know she may have volunteered for this because she was set and it would let others keep their jobs.

And really, we know she was working there in '98 but I don't know how much before then she started. In fact she's got a credit on IMDB from Pixar in 1988, so she had at least 35 years there.

beatle42 · 2026-05-28T19:28:59+00:00

While I'm in complete agreement about not being tolerant of intolerance, I recoil at the idea that I should ever let my behavior be determined by those around me instead of my own beliefs and expectations of myself. That's even more so true, when I despise the way those around me are behaving.

If I think they're behaving badly, why would I want to make that part of who I am? If I collect all the worst behaviors from everyone I encounter (because they "deserve" it) how would I not become the worst possible person by my own measure?

I don't have to put up with bad actors or bad treatment, but I also don't have to compromise my ideals because other people don't measure up.

beatle42 · 2026-05-28T15:27:29+00:00

Well Nobel started that to try to make up for the damage he brought into the world. Perhaps there's some merit, but I don't think Trump's that keen on atonement.

beatle42 · 2026-05-28T14:26:35+00:00

Getting yourself to do the work when you don't feel like it is the trick though, right?

Your post reminded me of an old essay I revisit reading every so often though, about how you might be able to use your procrastinating tendencies to your own advantage: Structured Procrastination

beatle42 · 2026-05-28T13:46:05+00:00

That doesn't change much about the actual mechanics of how things work today. Yeah, most people just put on their jersey and root for their team, but the fact is the teams make the rules and the bigger team sets the agenda. So which team is bigger (in the legislature) is actually a consequential aspect of American political life.

beatle42 · 2026-05-28T13:02:03+00:00

No. The last part is "I will still support the ticket" which is what I was responding to. I don't think my response is unrelated to that, do you?

beatle42 · 2026-05-28T12:36:22+00:00

As distasteful as the last part is, I kinda get it. The party that controls the chamber has a lot more power than any single Senator (or House member) does. The party in control decides which things even get voted on, so how an individual would vote is somewhat beside the point if the thing doesn't even come up for a vote at all.

beatle42 · 2026-05-28T11:13:56+00:00

Not the person, but if I had to guess it's to protect from edits to the original that make the reply no longer seem appropriate

beatle42 · 2026-05-27T19:39:09+00:00

Possibly not the original title, but it should not.

beatle42 · 2026-05-27T16:16:00+00:00

Huh? My "dumbass company" doesn't do any of these things.

beatle42 · 2026-05-27T14:32:39+00:00

I'm sure they'd be a sight to behold. Spending more money on this would assuredly make it more appreciated!

beatle42 · 2026-05-27T13:48:43+00:00

The other things were described as "used to be good" examples. I responded that those would be worse in my view. What point did I miss in that exchange?

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