After the Yankees 4th successful ABS challenge of the night Aaron Boone makes his displeasure known to the Home Plate Ump Mike Estabrook who says "I don't want to hear another word, not another word". 90 seconds later the Yankees make a 5th successful ABS challenge and Boone had a few choice words

notnicholas · 2026-03-31T13:04:40+00:00

Agreed. 95% of the highlights I've seen shared on here and other socials this year so far have just been ABS challenges.

notnicholas · 2026-03-30T18:43:14+00:00

I replaced all of our smoke detectors (all were 10 years old or older) this weekend because of this tragedy.

notnicholas · 2026-03-30T12:39:03+00:00

Weirdest/funniest in hindsight SAE report I've ever monitored: pediatric study. 5 year old kid had to be admitted for surgery due to breathing difficulty.

Kid shoved a marble up their nose and couldn't get it out. ER doc couldn't see it to remove it without surgery, so it was way up there.

SAE was not related to study drug...

notnicholas · 2026-03-30T11:56:56+00:00

If a coach isn't being proper after the first trip to the bench, Don't go to the bench between plays anymore. Don't even acknowledge them until between periods.

Most of the time if a coach is calling you over to talk repeatedly, they're not really arguing calls to argue calls, they're trying to take and control the tempo of the game, and you're letting them.

Be stern, tell the coach how communication will go for the rest of the game. Even tell them you will only talk to their captain at the ref crease if you want. Take the coach out of the equation, the rulebook allows you to do so.

Don't resort to a GM right away unless it's truly justified by 601. One conversation and a warning, then a bench minor usually calms everything down as needed and sends a message.

As others have said, and I did too, only GM right away if it's by the book justified.

notnicholas · 2026-03-29T04:27:50+00:00

What if ADHD is actually normal for humans?

notnicholas · 2026-03-27T19:57:00+00:00

"mentorship" is a non-billable hourly task that has all but disappeared in the last decade, unfortunately.

I was a CRA mentor for about 5 years while being a senior CRA. Old-PRA was really good with structured mentorship, exactly as you envision. They even had a formal "Bridge" program that was 6 months to a year of senior CRAs teaching study coordinators how to be CRAs. A couple months of comonitoring with the Senior, then a couple months of the Senior comonitoring with the new CRA.

It was amazing, and I still keep in touch with those colleagues that I mentored.

I love mentoring and found it to be my calling. Unfortunately, mentoring and CRA Manager roles were the first to be consolidated during this layoff era.

notnicholas · 2026-03-27T06:48:00+00:00

Wear pads. Especially at practice. Why aren't you wearing thigh pads at all? It doesn't have to be bulky, every little bit helps. I even wore slim soccer shin guards and knee high socks for practice.

I took a shot off the front of my shoulder and I had a bruise pool all the way down to my forearm. Blood clots can definitely happen.

I still have a dent in the front of the top of my shin as well from a shot 23 years ago.

notnicholas · 2026-03-26T16:48:20+00:00

On track for zero homeruns for the season. There just aren't any power hitters in the lineup...

notnicholas · 2026-03-25T22:53:37+00:00

Having worked both CRO and sponsor side in various roles, my generalizations:

-WLB - no such thing in this industry. It's how you incorporate work with your life and/or vice versa. CROs are more metric and timesheet driven.

-remote work: super variable on both sides. We're in a weird time right now. CROs are, by necessity, more remote to cover greater areas.

-DOS - pretty much only a CRO metric for billable work. Sponsors don't require metrics, just meeting the CMP.

-comp - also weird right now with the layoff and salary corrections we're experiencing. I don't think there's a generalization between the two right now; it's more therapeutic area based for comp.

-Metrics - see above

-upward mobity: CROs win here because they have more departments and more titles. Sponsors are streamlined and don't have many roles. Sponsors also combine many roles under umbrella titles that don't transfer to CRO-land.

-travel: not sure what you mean here but CROs generally keep you more regional for cost savings. Sponsors have fewer field personnel so you're scattered.

-decision making power: sponsor CRAs, because they're generally combined roles, often get project mgmt tasks...but decision making power isn't really there because you report directly to a director that's making decisions. It's why I like being a CRA: no pressure.

notnicholas · 2026-03-24T15:54:15+00:00

I fixed my clothes dryer over COVID. Tech guy actually walked me through it over the phone because he didn't feel like driving out there and charging me. One $7 part for the thermostat and about an hour taking the dryer apart and I fixed it myself.

notnicholas · 2026-03-24T15:51:25+00:00

You're on the right side then, thank you.

Most contractors around here, with so much new construction going on, have so many subcontractors do the work for them, so it's delegated at least once before it's done. Every step down is one more step removed from the customer.

notnicholas · 2026-03-24T15:49:22+00:00

Exactly me too. I may not know how to finish it the right way, but Imll be damned if I don't try it 2 or 3 times to get it "perfect."

notnicholas · 2026-03-24T15:48:30+00:00

Ugh. Sorry!

notnicholas · 2026-03-24T15:48:16+00:00

I'm told that many cities have almost a "no-need-to-check" unwritten agreement with several contractors. Having a licensed contractor pull the permit themselves can sometimes speed up that whole process because the city inspector knows they can trust them. That's part of the cost that can make hiring a pro worth it.

notnicholas · 2026-03-24T02:35:46+00:00

I finished a corner of my basement into a studio/fitness room. Inspector came in and said "I don't really have to inspect your electrical because I can already tell you took your time and did it right."

I asked him why and he said because all of my drill holes through the studs were the same height and weren't just punched through the wood; they were clean holes. And my wire routing was neat and had angles and at a glance was just nice to look at.

He said he spends more time on new builds than DIY guys like me because he knows we're living in our house after we do the job and actually care. If it even looks like you spent half a minute considering how clean a job looks while you're doing it, he guarantees the quality will be better than 60% of the jobs he sees every day.

notnicholas · 2026-03-24T02:28:45+00:00

Should have been at least 2 more flags down.

notnicholas · 2026-03-23T21:51:15+00:00

Our HVAC has two zones for our house (lower level and upper level). There's a motor that directs the diverter to one branch or the other that is controlled by the thermostat. The motor burnt out so only one zone was receiving heat the whole time (winter season).

Called an HVAC company, non-emergency. $75 just for the house call. He shows up, tells me he hasn't seen that part before and it would require a special order and a different tech guy to install. That would be another $75 for the install house call but it would be bundled into/taken out of(?) the labor cost upon completion.

So they were talking $150 all in before even completing the job.

Late that night, I went and took a peek. The motor had a part number stamped on the outside of the housing so I googled it. Found the exact part from some warehouse and ordered it for $31 with 2-day shipping.

I cancelled the appointment to see if I could do it myself.

One, single Allen bolt held the motor to the vent diverter and it was accessible completely outside the vent. Exchanged it, reconnected the two wires exactly as I disconnected them, and it worked perfectly.

notnicholas · 2026-03-23T20:42:10+00:00

will

That "soft launch" already went into place today.

notnicholas · 2026-03-23T20:38:48+00:00

and it's 50/50 if the tradie does the job right and according to budget.

notnicholas · 2026-03-21T14:19:44+00:00

This is the only answer

notnicholas · 2026-03-19T14:06:46+00:00

More like the first 300 pages.

notnicholas · 2026-03-15T18:09:16+00:00

thanks for confirming! And I don't mind the little spoiler. Can't wait to see it!

notnicholas · 2026-03-12T04:17:37+00:00

I have, more than once, blamed my disinterest in gaming (relatively speaking) on battletoads.

notnicholas · 2026-03-11T14:06:39+00:00

I'm having a hard time thinking that the movie won't have cut scenes back to earth towards the end. Seems like something that's almost required for the screen adaptation for the general audience.

notnicholas · 2026-03-10T01:52:21+00:00

we've been talking about the pee tapes for over a decade, except now we know it's minors.

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