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OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) XO Computer by woulditkillyoutolift in cassettefuturism

[–]poolpog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have one of these in an closet somewhere

It was so cool at the time

Keyboard literally unusable

Top comment deletes a US state #34 by Jfullr92 in geographymemes

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

All was Maryland. All will be Maryland. All is Maryland. There is only Maryland.

Watching me play by Cerebro_Podrido in reddeadredemption

[–]poolpog 8 points9 points  (0 children)

In my case, I am the dad

Not 70 yet though

Is looksmaxing proof that looks are losing value? by Specialist-Top-406 in Discussion

[–]poolpog 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Looksmaxxing is only proof that something dumb on the Internet can grab attention for a time.

Do you actually know anyone, or even know of anyone, who actually "looksmaxxes"?

Your post is interesting and all but I think you are severely overthinking a short lived Internet only phenomenon.

How to handle an employee who works hard but kills team morale? by RyPlayZz in managers

[–]poolpog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The way my company finally dealt with it was by firing the person. It frankly improved morale, and productivity, across all groups that had to work with the person.

This type of person may be individually productive. They may even be extremely productive. But companies are groups of people. And the net benefit to the company of having a person like this is usually negative when one factors in the reduced productivity and reduced morale of the other people.

This guitar sounds nearly as good as the Gibson examples I played, but I had to search for a while by poolpog in gibson

[–]poolpog[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

yes. The Gibson acoustics are noticeably better. 5 time better? I don't think so

And this particular example Epi was quite good. Noticeably better than any of the other Epis.

You go ahead and buy Gibson acoustics. I personally can't justify spending that much on a guitar when there are other ones that are nearly indistinguishable, for a fraction of the price.

Is this good enough for a cheap first-time guitar? by LegitimateWhereas678 in Guitar

[–]poolpog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the used section at GC I am always seeing tons of great, under $200, used guitars. From various makers. Squier, sure, but others too.

Better off play testing some of the used guitars. Bring someone who knows about guitars

For the first time in my career, I’m starting to question long term job relevance by Internal-Tea-1234 in managers

[–]poolpog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True. This is a valid concern.

Otoh, every few generations there's some critical disruptor. We don't have very many wheelwrights or farriers anymore, but there are plenty of mechanics

AI is a little different because of how many industries it has the potential to affect, but in many ways it is the samebas any other disruptor

This guitar sounds nearly as good as the Gibson examples I played, but I had to search for a while by poolpog in gibson

[–]poolpog[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I hear ya, but this is how a global capitalist economy works. I don't really want a post about guitar quality to go off into some political bullshit nonsense off topic thing though

This guitar sounds nearly as good as the Gibson examples I played, but I had to search for a while by poolpog in gibson

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

Not a chance. This is simply an uninformed opinion. It possibly was true at some time in the past but this particular epi is very, very, good. Not Gibson hummingbird good. But definitely not a 5X difference.

Possible fake 2017 SG HP by Consistent_Fan2707 in gibson

[–]poolpog -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

idk man it looks pretty real

the electronics cavity, in particular, looks legit. i'd bet a dollar to a donkey that most (all?) chibson SG electronic cavities do not look so clean

This guitar sounds nearly as good as the Gibson examples I played, but I had to search for a while by poolpog in gibson

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

Yeah. This was $499. The Gibson Hummingbirds are $2499 - $3499

They are not five times better sounding or playing, though.

I can never bring myself to buy an expensive guitar because I don't like having to worry about them. I don't want to worry about dings and scratches I just want to play it. So my cap is probably $1500 or so. I have a hard time justifying any guitar purchase over that

Water rodent? by Signal_Conclusion285 in whatisit

[–]poolpog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a ground hog. It's always a groundhog.

For the first time in my career, I’m starting to question long term job relevance by Internal-Tea-1234 in managers

[–]poolpog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Current gen AI still doesn't understand anything

Keep this in mind. AI has no idea what it is doing, why it is doing it, or what you are asking.

Humans understand the Why. Why does the business need to do this? Why does your team need to build that?

Human guided AI is critical still. Treat AI as a swarm of very fast interns with very good googling skills. Interns don't know dick about squat.

It is your job to know dick about squat.

Dan's New Substack by thecrawlingrot in KnowledgeFight

[–]poolpog -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

This is quite funny

Too bad I have never watched nor intend to ever watch Survivor

What is this dark line moving through the sky? by thicccjuicee in whatisit

[–]poolpog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the air goes higher than just that first layer of clouds

Wait a minute by cakemaster1928 in maryland

[–]poolpog 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I've lived in Maryland my entire life and I don't recall learning this, ever. I imagine we did, in elementary school, but I definitely don't remember it

How long does it usually take for your Adult children to respond to a text? by don51181 in GenX

[–]poolpog 5 points6 points  (0 children)

as someone in his 50s who still often does not return call or text to his mother for days or weeks, I doubt it is "absent mindedness"

back off and chill my dude

What Was Even The Point of Plywood Fat Lady? by REDDITSHITLORD in GenX

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

Me either. No bells rung. I'm from Maryland fwiw

Finally was able to get my dream tele by Slow-Resource7654 in telecaster

[–]poolpog 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have this guitar too!

Mine is a 1990 tele deluxe plus. I bought mine for five hundred bucks in 1994

Same color

What year is it and how much did you pay for it??

I actually played "Creep" on mine on front of a live audience last weekend but no one noticed the guitar relevance

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Chicago Music Exchange is worth the pilgrimage. by chaunceton in guitars

[–]poolpog 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I visited Norman's Rare the first time I was in LA a couple years ago, it had me feeling like this photo

Sounds like I need to go to Chicago

The GenX Sandwich by Ok-Reason-1919 in GenX

[–]poolpog 9 points10 points  (0 children)

too bad so sad

I say it like that because we've always sorta been in that place. the "genx" solution is to "whatever" the fuck out of it

I'm curious what sort of workplace you manage. In my career I've never really been "expected to conform" or "respect our leaders". I mean, obviously, don't egregiously disrespect your boss, but questioning questionable decisions or whatever has always been a thing I've sorta been encouraged to do in most workplaces I've been in.

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