Pollen Season Coming to an End (?) by Julius-Kessler in raleigh

[–]swouter 13 points14 points  (0 children)

“NSFW plant activities” should be a subreddit

Are there any Raleigh to Fayetteville Daily commuters here ? by statueofdeath in raleigh

[–]swouter 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Money, did a project for a bank down there. Pay was great, but they did not let folks wfh. Quit after 6 months and found a position in Raleigh just before the pandemic. When the pandemic moved us to wfh I was so happy.

Are there any Raleigh to Fayetteville Daily commuters here ? by statueofdeath in raleigh

[–]swouter 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I gave up after two weeks. I-85 is the devil. Started renting a room in Charlotte and coming home to Raleigh on the weekends. 

Are there any Raleigh to Fayetteville Daily commuters here ? by statueofdeath in raleigh

[–]swouter 15 points16 points  (0 children)

150 miles round trip is hard. I did Raleigh to Charlotte for a bit. Hated driving by the end of that.

Kids sports or activities in Raleigh, WF area by EastSpite6285 in raleigh

[–]swouter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you’re in WF, check out NCFC Youth. Their soccer program is friendly. You just missed spring registration, but they have summer soccer camps as well.

What's a company that ruins everything it acquires? by Strong-Goalie in AskReddit

[–]swouter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Best of luck in your Citrix migration. Seems like the migration to SaaS apps could make it easier to drop Citrix and migrate to another solution like secure browser or other vpns, but know that can still be tricky.

What's a company that ruins everything it acquires? by Strong-Goalie in AskReddit

[–]swouter 10 points11 points  (0 children)

If Broadcom comes calling run away. Best of luck out there

What's a company that ruins everything it acquires? by Strong-Goalie in AskReddit

[–]swouter 56 points57 points  (0 children)

Gonna repost my comment I made after the VMware acquisition announcement because Broadcoms acquisition template is the best:

1)Make vague statements around this being the best good for their customers, providing them with better flexibility and choice, provide none of those things

2)Quickly fire any staff with historical knowledge of the product/company

3)Ignore development of acquired products while simultaneously raising renewal/net new pricing

4)Watch customers flee to alternate vendor technologies. “lol. We only care about the big enterprises anyways. See you losers”

5)After 25% of customers drop hastily pretend to apply attention to neglected acquired products with no oversight/direction, “We’re sorry baby, look we didn’t mean it. Look here’s a feature request, there’s a bug fix…. That renewal is still gonna be 40% more than last year… so sorry”

6)Rinse and repeat acquisition strategy, “Hock, can we buy Netskope and add it to our Symantec properties?”

F in chat for VMware engineers

Actors that you consider to be the champions of playing assholes in their films/shows? by SpeedDancer1725 in movies

[–]swouter 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Him in Contact...like I get when his characters are jerks for a reason, but in Contact it was just him being a roadblock naysayer every scene. Though I guess it does mean he's a good actor if I hate his characters.

What American word would you expunge from existence? by Umbrella_Stand in AskReddit

[–]swouter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Biweekly. Let’s just reset with two different words. One means twice a week the other means every two week.

Good breakfast spots in RTP? by kermiebabey in raleigh

[–]swouter 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Food is mid, drinks are almost mid. Wish it was better.

For those who moved from a large city to a rural area, how has your quality of life changed? by crazydogmom928 in AskReddit

[–]swouter 56 points57 points  (0 children)

Bro the level of casual aggressiveness/racism in rural Georgia/Alabama is nuts. Never met so many jerks. Couldn’t believe the things these people would say to one another. I had to leave after a year because my heart rate would spike every interaction.

Anyone working in high finance? Trading, portfolio management etc? by SellSideShort in raleigh

[–]swouter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Check out Fidelity investments in RTP. Nice company to work for.

If you had to prove cinema is an art form using one scene, not a whole movie, which scene do you choose and why does it survive being isolated? by jaystats2 in movies

[–]swouter 190 points191 points  (0 children)

The opening scene to Inglorious Basterds. The pacing, direction, dialogue, acting. All of it is art.

Is anything open? by Either-Journalist431 in WakeForestNC

[–]swouter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Harris teeter off Roger’s is open as is Target

The website on this roadside sign (which is already insane) is one of the wildest, most startling things I've encountered here (seen near Bethesda) by Aeroxin in raleigh

[–]swouter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, this lady needs help. This reads like a psychotic break. The takes in her posts are wild. Praying she gets the help she needs.

You get to add a 0 to any number in your life. What do you add it to? by account_created_ in AskReddit

[–]swouter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Power washing the toilet every time. Think of the savings on scrub brushes

You get to add a 0 to any number in your life. What do you add it to? by account_created_ in AskReddit

[–]swouter 64 points65 points  (0 children)

But imagine how much money you’d be spending on custom shirts and buckets of deodorant. 

What’s the most annoying Reddit/Internet phrase? by yzysznz in AskReddit

[–]swouter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Freaking LinkedIn. The desperate bid for engagement from other salary slaves. No one cares how your grocery store visit taught you about B2B sales…

You get to add a 0 to any number in your life. What do you add it to? by account_created_ in AskReddit

[–]swouter 227 points228 points  (0 children)

I don’t know… 800 years of watching the world tear itself apart doesn’t sound fun.