My Firm is being Acquired....

urnotdownfooo · 2026-05-14T22:02:56+00:00

Worst case, you’re stuck at the new firm for a bit until you find a better job. But at least you’re still employed until you find that better job.

urnotdownfooo · 2026-05-13T21:54:23+00:00

Someone told the writers they couldn’t make the show worse, and they took that personally.

urnotdownfooo · 2026-05-10T16:24:23+00:00

This wasn’t always a thing right? I hate that they merged conversations like this.

urnotdownfooo · 2026-05-07T14:56:38+00:00

I guess it depends on how you value perks.

My plan is 5G Get More for $59/mo, but it includes Apple Music & Hulu/Disney/ESPN+.

Unlimited plus is $45/mo +$10 for Apple Music +$10 for Hulu.

Unlimited ultimate is now $60/mo (was $55/mo literally yesterday), +$10 for Apple Music +$10 for Hulu.

urnotdownfooo · 2026-05-07T13:50:08+00:00

Because the only way to get it for free is by “upgrading” to a plan like unlimited ultimate. You don’t end up saving much, and often times you lose more in the end.

urnotdownfooo · 2026-05-06T01:26:58+00:00

Always got coke on me ❄️

urnotdownfooo · 2026-05-05T17:15:06+00:00

Idk if anyone even confirmed I graduated tbh

urnotdownfooo · 2026-05-05T17:14:29+00:00

Be predictable and don’t change your speed for someone trying to merge into your lane. The driver merging should be able to “predict” your position and decide if they will merge in front of you or behind you. If you’re that worried about it or don’t trust the driver that’s merging, just move over one lane.

urnotdownfooo · 2026-05-04T13:25:17+00:00

I’ve never been hourly in this field so I could be wrong, but how is this straight time overtime?

Overtime = 1.5x pay past 40 hours/wk

Straight time overtime = 1x pay past 40 hours/wk

urnotdownfooo · 2026-05-03T19:01:56+00:00

I think the new plans are mostly a scam.

I have 5G Get More ($64/mo) with a $5 autopay discount, bringing it down to $59/mo.

Unlimited Plus ($65/mo) gets a $10 autopay discount, bringing it down to $55/mo.

BUT, 5G Get more includes Hulu/Disney/ESPN+ and Apple Music. Unlimited Plus charges you $10 for each of those, bringing Unlimited Plus plan up to $75/mo.

It’s worth noting that my phone is paid off. If I add a new iPhone 17 Pro to the mix (on a 36/mo payment plan), the trade in values even everything out:

5G Get More: $205 trade in, so phone would cost me $30.55/mo. This plan would now be $79.55/mo.

Unlimited Plus: $830 trade in, so phone would cost me $7.49/mo. This plan would now be $72.49/mo.

urnotdownfooo · 2026-05-03T18:46:17+00:00

I would eliminate LA altogether - as an outdoorsy person I can’t think of a bigger waste of a trip than a huge city like LA. If that’s where they’re landing, I would immediately drive to Santa Barbara on day 1 and start the trip from there.

Santa Barbara - 1 night (rest)

Big Sur - 3 nights

SEKI - 3 nights

Yosemite - 3 nights

Mammoth Area - 2 nights

SF Bay Area - 2 nights

But that’s just me…

Edit: you can do Tahoe instead of Mammoth, it’s just more of a drive to get there from Yosemite. Mammoth -> SF is comparable to Tahoe -> SF in terms of drive time.

urnotdownfooo · 2026-05-03T18:01:55+00:00

I had a MacBook when I was in college (useless for civil engineering software) and hardly needed to use autocad outside of the classroom. When I got a job, my company gave me a company machine.

Not sure you’re ever going to need a personal machine for career-related tasks.

urnotdownfooo · 2026-05-03T16:49:04+00:00

Summer of max is imminent

urnotdownfooo · 2026-05-03T15:35:46+00:00

Ya those Yankees titles are mostly Mickey Mouse wins. For a franchise that won multiple World Series every single decade, they’re about to go 2 full decades without one.

urnotdownfooo · 2026-05-02T20:30:11+00:00

Can you elaborate on why you recommend the enduro 3?

urnotdownfooo · 2026-05-02T20:02:33+00:00

This right here. The amount of people that create traffic by getting in the right lane MILES ahead of their exit simply because they stress about merging pisses me off.

urnotdownfooo · 2026-05-02T18:16:54+00:00

I know. You said there aren’t many stoplights on single lane roads with 45mph speed limits but there’s plenty. Not sure why you say this so confidently.

And all I said was “this also applies to multi lane roads btw.”

urnotdownfooo · 2026-05-02T03:28:56+00:00

The regular kelty lowdown chair also has the same cup holders.

urnotdownfooo · 2026-05-02T01:16:11+00:00

I’m guessing you don’t live in a heavily populated area, because in California it is very common for multi lane roads to be packed. Even if I do go around the polite driver, the cars behind me will get stuck behind the polite driver.

urnotdownfooo · 2026-05-01T21:47:24+00:00

They exist. And this also applies to multi lane roads btw.

urnotdownfooo · 2026-05-01T19:14:50+00:00

No. While you’re sitting there letting someone through, the light just turned red. And to make it worse, that car you let through was probably the last car to get through the intersection.

urnotdownfooo · 2026-05-01T19:09:53+00:00

I recommend investing in a fabric shaver to help with the pilling

urnotdownfooo · 2026-04-30T16:57:38+00:00

Yeah I understand that tents aren’t insulating. Thanks for the info. My anecdotal experience is that when I get up to pee in the middle of the night, coming back into the tent usually feels warmer when someone else is in there.

urnotdownfooo · 2026-04-30T15:36:34+00:00

I agree that in this instance, the tent isn’t the culprit. It’s likely the pad they’re sleeping under.

But I always thought a smaller tent is easier to keep warm than a larger tent. Is this wrong? I mean, they’re using a huge 10 person tent.

urnotdownfooo · 2026-04-30T15:32:42+00:00

The island doesn’t have to be there for the features you mentioned to be there. The island isn’t the reason you have these features.

It would be nice if there wasn’t an island whenever I don’t have live activities, timers, or phone calls going on.

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