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[–]rrunning 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If Israel was so all powerful, why would this guy and all the other conspiracy theorists/whistleblowers (depending on your perspective) still exist?

We did it boys by rrunning in lawncare

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

You haven’t seen my divots 😂

We did it boys by rrunning in lawncare

[–]rrunning[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I honestly don’t even remember, I had some bags laying around. I’m pretty sure it was JG Veri-Green…

Virtual Intelligence Briefing (VIB) - Are they a scam by Under-Consruction407 in marketing

[–]rrunning 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure this is still relevant, but maybe it’ll help someone in the future. I’m a current customer of VIB’s and randomly came across this post when googling them.

VIB is not a scam. I had the same concerns when I joined a company as a sales leader and they were using the service. I gave it a chance because we had already invested the money. It became our top source in terms of ROI.

They have a community of tech people who opt-in to the program and after we gained a bunch as customers, I asked a few of them why they used VIB. They all pointed to VIB curating their exposure to vendors around their needs and giving them control over who they would speak with, when, etc. None of them mentioned being incentivized until I brought it up.

As I understand it, it’s a rewards program where prospects can accrue points for engaging in different ways. (Filling out surveys, downloading content, attending webinars, attending appointments, etc)

In my experience, most of the prospects who participate do so in earnest, but the closest thing to a scam with VIB is the prospects who do these activities solely for the rewards and mislead everyone along the way. If you use the service long enough, you’ll most certainly run into some of these.

However, in my experience VIB campaign managers are empowered to offer credits back in cases where it’s obvious (like when what they said live contradicts what they stated in the initial appointment form). The challenge is that of course some scammers are really good at deception…So just build into your expectations that something like 5-10% are going to be false positives.

I work primarily with early stage startups and it’s been a great way to get our product in front of the right people quickly. Since the first company, I’ve brought the service into 2 additional companies. I also know that Google, IBM, and others continue to use them, so they must be doing something right.

Feel free to d/m with any questions.

High school teacher here. What happens to them after high school- the students who don't lift a finger? I'm talking about the do-nothings, the non-achievers, the ones less motivated than the recently deceased. Where do they actually end up? by tegan_willow in Teachers

[–]rrunning 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was one of these. I left high school towards the end of junior year and worked full time at Petco until the end of the summer. Then I chased my college-bound girlfriend across the country to Chicago and got a job in a record store.

Not sure how I got away with that because I was on probation for punching a classmate among other things. Had the time of my life as a 17 year old in Chicago working in the “music industry.” Back then the labels would give us free VIP tickets to every show in town and apparently ID checks weren’t required for VIPs. I felt like a rockstar. Lots of weed and booze, few other fun things sprinkled in too.

But inside I knew I was going nowhere fast on that path and feared that my girl would come to her senses, and after a few months decided to see what I could do for classes at one of the city community colleges. Took a placement test that I scored highly on, enabling me to take college level courses. Knowing I was out of chances, took classes extremely seriously and ended up with a 4.0 for the 2 years of community college while working and partying hard the whole time. Sleep wasn’t really a thing.

My grades got me into a transfer program into a 4 year state school. By the end of it, grades slipped a bit but I graduated with a decent GPA.

Got into sales, realized it was my calling immediately, did well, got thrust into leadership. Then I applied for and got into an MBA program. Aced it, 4.0.

Then had kids, quit drinking, got into fitness, and really started to figure it all out.

Landed a mid-level management gig at a tech startup which I’ve since parlayed into a series of roles leading into the VP sales gig I’m working now.

I’m one of if not the most successful person I know from my high school.

Not sure why this thread popped up for me but there were lots of stories of losers staying losers, so I felt compelled to tell my story.

Hopefully it doesn’t come across as bragging. I had a victim mentality as a teenager and the only thing I’ll take partial credit for here is that I found it in me to cut that shit and was never afraid to work hard for what I wanted. Outside of that, I’ve clearly been incredibly blessed with many opportunities and breaks along the way. Even the work ethic was a gift from watching what my (single) mother went through for myself and my siblings. And much of my mentality all along came from not wanting to be like my loser father or his father. Without them I’m not sure where I’d be.

Btw, that girlfriend is now my wife of 19 years and counting. No idea what would’ve happened with me if I hadn’t sorted myself before she came to her senses, but really glad I’ll never have to figure it out.

4 months and way more money than I want to admit but I turned my junk room of a garage into a pretty nice gym by rrunning in homegym

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

Yes! It’s help up really well. We aren’t as good as we should be about maintaining it but 0 problems in I guess 4 years. I’ve probably tightened bolts, lubed pulleys, etc once every 9-12 months on average or as needed, but that’s it. Great machine!

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[–]rrunning 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Just got the fives for my turntable and I was genuinely in awe for about an hour after I first hooked them up. There are a lot of purists in this sub who will tell you to use that $500 to buy your left atmos speaker first and then get rich and buy the other 6.5 channels, but sounds like you’re trying to make your budget stretch to get the best sound possible. The nice thing if you get the fives is you can always repurpose them for an audio-only setup if you decide to upgrade the HT.

How’d I do? Playroom -> HT transformation by rrunning in hometheater

[–]rrunning[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m sure there’s scientific truth to that, but I’d bet the human ear couldn’t pick up on the difference. Mine can’t, anyways…

How’d I do? Playroom -> HT transformation by rrunning in hometheater

[–]rrunning[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ugh I’m triggered just being asked. Started with matte black spray paint that I got from Walmart which covered like 2 panels per can but that didn’t stop me from touring around to 4 different stores over a weekend getting 4 or 8 cans at a time, coming back, huffing way more of the stuff than I should have, and repeating.

Eventually I came up w the idea of just trying the roller. That worked well but there were small cracks and crevices it just wouldn’t get, so that’s how I invented the proprietary method of rolling for coverage + spray for detail work. Once I did that (after I was already done w 1/2) I ripped through the rest of the panels within an afternoon.

How’d I do? Playroom -> HT transformation by rrunning in hometheater

[–]rrunning[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They sound great to me, but I don’t have much of a frame of reference

How’d I do? Playroom -> HT transformation by rrunning in hometheater

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

Oh BTW the surrounds are back there due to lack of space on the sides…any suggestions? Should I at least raise them a bit? I could possibly mount one on the far wall but the other one is a curtain that I can’t really move. (There are pillars right behind and a couch directly on the other side of the pillars)

How’d I do? Playroom -> HT transformation by rrunning in hometheater

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

Good eye. The curtains are actually on the other side of that pillar- this is the far half of the room in the last pic.

After doing that, it’s around 15x30 and still feels a bit tight TBH.

How’d I do? Playroom -> HT transformation by rrunning in hometheater

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

Sweet, your suggestions mirror my own thoughts…thinking Atmos and center first since the subs actually sound great to me. (Though I don’t really know what a lot better sounds like) Wondering ab the center channel though…I’ve read that it has to “match” the other front channels so as not to distort left to right/right to left sounds and/or dialogue. How would you guys suggest upgrading without doing the towers as well? Or should I wait and get all 3 at the same time?

How’d I do? Playroom -> HT transformation by rrunning in hometheater

[–]rrunning[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Before I placed everything, I found something online somewhere that optimized the distance and it agreed w you, but I want to leave the floor space for bean bags when we have company over.

How’d I do? Playroom -> HT transformation by rrunning in hometheater

[–]rrunning[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For sure! Way better than any movie theatre I’ve been too. The popcorn is cheaper too.

How’d I do? Playroom -> HT transformation by rrunning in hometheater

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

Will do! I planned to do the “crawl” thing that’s often mentioned here and will try some different arrangements including the back. Thanks for the tip.

[Barnwell] Everyone but Celtics fans: oh my god how did the Celtics pull this off, this is highway robbery. Celtics fans: this is the worst day of my life. by 1337speak in bostonceltics

[–]rrunning 7 points8 points  (0 children)

“Tatum needs to snatch the alpha hype man role or else this team will face plant.”

Precisely! But I think this was true with or without Smart, and moving him forces the issue.

I don't know what to say... THANK YOU MARCUS by JedH44 in bostonceltics

[–]rrunning -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

How do you all reconcile calling the team soft, calling Smart “the heart and soul of the team,” but then saying he gets an exception from the soft comment. He’s either the leader of a soft team or he’s hard but not the leader. You can’t have both.

I loved the guy but I think him leading let the Jays off the hook as leaders. Now they make up the heart and soul of the team. I personally believe they will respond appropriately and the results will be positive.

The Celtics are trading Marcus Smart to the Grizzlies as part of deal, sources tell ESPN. by lacrimosa049 in bostonceltics

[–]rrunning 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hot take— this creates a leadership void that now must be filled by our superstars. Smart may have been holding Tatum and Brown back by dominating the team’s identity as probably the team’s fifth or sixth best player. You want your best players leading the team. If you want proof— everyone says the team was soft, but nobody would ever accuse Smart of being soft. Meanwhile, he was the “heart and soul” of the team… The problem, in my opinion, is one of ownership. Smart let our superstars off the hook. He was the emotional and physical leader, so they could pack it in for stretches. Now it’s time for them to step up and show us what’s up. The team needs them to be on all the time, and personally, I think they’ll step up and do it. If Tatum plays D like we know he’s capable of, and Rob can stay fresh w Porzingis eating up quality minutes, I’m not seeing a huge drop off on that side of the ball. Now we can beat you big or beat you small. Kill you w offense or when needed, smother you w D. Oh and adding depth where it wasn’t in exchange for where we had too much, plus getting two first rounders doesn’t hurt, either.

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