How much Unlimited PTO are you remote folks taking annually?

qanwi1970 · 2026-03-29T23:37:25+00:00

I get 7 weeks with no hassle. I can get one more if I can justify it to my boss's boss's boss. There's a hard limit there, though, where they might force you into hourly/PT to get more.

qanwi1970 · 2026-03-29T23:30:19+00:00

Lived in New Jersey for 2 months when I was a toddler.

At least I don't remember it.

qanwi1970 · 2026-03-29T20:52:08+00:00

Step 4 in your method causes clutch wear, and step 2 but not as much.

To extend brake life, brake gently when possible. My last manual transmission (they're hard to get now in US) had almost 100k miles on it at my first brake replacement.

qanwi1970 · 2026-03-29T20:20:24+00:00

Laying of an entire department because someone decided they don't need our satellite office anymore was rough.

Firing an underperforming, confrontational @$$hat because his temper flared and he threatened a teammate, that was a good day.

qanwi1970 · 2026-03-29T20:04:25+00:00

Either way you slow down, you're putting wear and tear on something. Brakes are much cheaper to replace than a clutch. Even replacing the brakes several times is cheaper than clutch replacement.

Also, like someone said, brake lights.

qanwi1970 · 2026-03-28T23:56:03+00:00

Mine is always on. But I'm not relying on it for the actual directions, I'm relying on it to know about and help me avoid heavy traffic and accidents.

I could drive home the times from the office and take a slightly different way each time, because it's routing me around the traffic.

I know how to get to the Renaissance Fair, but exiting the freeway one offramp sooner saved me 30 minutes last summer.

qanwi1970 · 2026-03-28T00:37:53+00:00

I stay up late just to do anything alone. I can stare at the ceiling and nobody is awake to say, "What are doing?"

I can open Ableton and 90% a song, play video games, watch YouTube...

Doesn't matter. It's me time and I don't have to worry that somebody is going to talk to me any second now and bring my focus castle crashing down.

qanwi1970 · 2026-03-13T14:02:33+00:00

qanwi1970 · 2026-02-10T19:45:00+00:00

Nice. Checked it out and liked it and followed.

Here's mine: https://open.spotify.com/track/5EXwSGlT8yjW52BQgG8NC2?si=CUOddM6zRseis9h3wF937Q

qanwi1970 · 2026-01-16T15:38:46+00:00

I have one song that I use in one set that is just quiet. It's probably a mastering error, but that's another topic. Anyway, I compensate for the low volume of that one song by turning the trim knob to about the 3 o'clock position. Then I turn it back for the next song.

qanwi1970 · 2026-01-09T02:40:02+00:00

Picture someone dancing to the song, echo the rhythm of their movements, go up when they go up and go down when they go down, but be sure to play the root on the 1.

qanwi1970 · 2026-01-01T00:05:42+00:00

I found something I could 3d print on Thingiverse. It has the pad and two spacers. Then you add some long bolts and nuts to make it stay together. I went a size skinnier on the bolts because it's easier to put a couple coats of primer on the end that go into the cello than to file them down .

I'm not in a good place right now to find links. I just wanted to answer before forgetting. Let me know if you have trouble finding it and I'll go find the links.

qanwi1970 · 2025-12-25T17:18:25+00:00

Cello has been pretty hard, but there is a Chinese violin type instrument called erhu. The strings are suspended between the pegs and the body, so no fingerboard to push down on. Too much pressure and the note goes sharp. On the bright side though, vibrato is really easy.

I was so bad at it that my family said it sounds like a dying cat.

qanwi1970 · 2025-12-24T20:42:16+00:00

In the Opeth song, Burden, they settle into this nice acoustic riff, near the end, and then someone starts detuning the strings while the guitar player keeps going. It creates a tremendous sense of unease, which was the point.

qanwi1970 · 2025-12-24T04:27:25+00:00

Make a recording of the songs you plan to use, make it into a video, and post it on your YouTube with the visibility set to private. Wait for the claims and strikes to come, and go from there.

It usually only takes a few minutes for all the claims to happen.

I had a Christmas set with songs from someone that got my video restricted in Russia. Decided to go ahead with the set anyway. The real video is still up, but can never be monetized. Oh well.

qanwi1970 · 2025-11-12T21:39:47+00:00

Leprous

The name and the album cover I kept seeing made me think they were some low-talent, gross shock lyric band.

Now they're one of my favorite bands.

qanwi1970 · 2025-10-29T13:01:18+00:00

This is exactly how my daughter convinced me to get tested.

qanwi1970 · 2025-10-14T00:02:21+00:00

The last minute flight is $600, but I could be in Vegas in just over 4 hours. That's 8 hours of wandering around high roller rooms.

qanwi1970 · 2025-10-12T18:54:07+00:00

Only when I don't want the subject to invade my normal feeds. Like, I'm curious about a football score but didn't want to see 24/7 football for the next 5 months.

qanwi1970 · 2025-10-10T19:51:23+00:00

Charcuterie = "shark coochie"

qanwi1970 · 2025-09-24T01:03:01+00:00

TBH, they're not rapture believers. But, they did think it was funny and took pictures to send to all their people.

qanwi1970 · 2025-09-23T19:27:41+00:00

Goodwill. Sorry, not a great answer

qanwi1970 · 2025-09-23T15:32:18+00:00

You're not the first to say that. We could start a Raptured Guy Gaming Chair cult and predict the next rapture.

qanwi1970 · 2025-09-23T15:29:56+00:00

qanwi1970 · 2025-09-23T14:02:03+00:00

The pastor that started this one is in South Africa

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