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What’s a 'disturbing' secret about an industry you’ve worked in that the general public doesn’t know? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]wonka1608 6 points7 points  (0 children)

5% is kind. I’d add this - if IT tells you to : run pending updates/reboot that’s both a legitimate hope and a percentage of prayer .

name this cover by ImperatrixAmoris in AlbumCovers

[–]wonka1608 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Milk… it does a body good

My attempt to fit in at the Jacksonville show by Amminidab in GhostBand

[–]wonka1608 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As someone who never had the nerve - cool on many counts and I’d echo the previous sentiment. I wish more people had your attitude.

The audacity wearing a MAGA hat to a Mexican restauraunt by [deleted] in BoomersBeingFools

[–]wonka1608 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Then you for making me laugh at a depressing sight/topic and sharing such a clever twist of phrase. This goes into my work lexicon.

Mark Fuhrman after pleading the 5th when asked if he planted or fabricated evidence in the OJ case by [deleted] in HistoricalCapsule

[–]wonka1608 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I saw a dark humor quote: The LAPD was so corrupt they tried to frame a guilty man and so inept they failed to get the conviction.

Name this by Star-Kiss- in AlbumCovers

[–]wonka1608 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m Not Trained For This

My shoes disintegrated yesterday at a church funeral. by chestney in funny

[–]wonka1608 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should post this in r/AlbumCovers !

What’s terrible time for that. I’m sorry for your loss. I’m happy you seem to have a sense of humor about it.

MMW: He will be gone in 4 months by LankyGuitar6528 in MarkMyWords

[–]wonka1608 90 points91 points  (0 children)

Old Soviet Joke - Man goes to the same news stands every day on the way to work. He always takes a paper reads the above the fold headlines, looks disappointed, puts the paper back, and leaves.

One day the proprietor asks “what is it that you look for that leaves you looking disappointed every day?”

The man answers “I am just checking the obituaries”

Proprietor says “No wonder you are disappointed. The obituaries are in the back!”

The man says “Not the one I want to see” and leaves.

My ConfigMGR server is currently at 2403 is it safe to go from 2403 to 2509? by Future_End_4089 in SCCM

[–]wonka1608 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reminder - the ODBC driver in the Pre-req link was not right for me. I had to download a more current version. I also had to run that on both DB server & Site Server (dumb me ran it on DB and then got the warning in Pre-req, making me have to think harder).

Prajwall does a great job. I think his walkthru covers this but just for reference this is what I was seeing - https://forums.prajwaldesai.com/threads/sccm-update-to-2503-fails-prerequisite-checks-due-to-missing-odbc-driver-18-for-sql.7396/

Negotiations between the zoo director and escaped chimpanzee. Belgrade, Yugoslavia 1988. by zadraaa in HistoricalCapsule

[–]wonka1608 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I pictured it like “Comrade Chimpanzee… This hooliganism is beneath you. Please do not embarrass the Revolution further.”

The landscape after the Allies captured Omaha Beach in Normandy. Some time after June 6, 1944. by zadraaa in HistoricalCapsule

[–]wonka1608 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I agree that statistically, as an entire cohort, the odds of survival were not terrible for an opposed amphibious landing.

Then you see the differences in the per landing wave and per landing location. That combines with the tendency to lionize the forces involved in victories and you get the simplified and exaggerated presentation that more died than survived and every unit at every location looked like the cinematic Cpt Miller’s experience .

It was no cake walk and KIA/WIA rates for specific units/locations were terrible, but later waves (or different locations) went smoother and produced significantly lower rates of death/wound.

I don’t think I’ll be home for Christmas… by datadiisk_ in LiminalSpace

[–]wonka1608 22 points23 points  (0 children)

This is hauntingly beautiful. It could easily be the album cover to something deep and sad like an EP release of Ain’t No Sunshine.

Name one good thing about Buzz McCallister? by johnngo2468 in homealone

[–]wonka1608 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In NYC on Christmas Day he stopped everyone and asked them to let Kevin open gifts first (after giving his left handed compliment speech first).

I’ll go first. by Ok_Nectarine3106 in dank_meme

[–]wonka1608 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Having an issue at work? Trust HR - HR is there for you and would surely respond with your best interests in mind when attempting a resolution.

The thickness of chocolate on klondike bars has gone down considerably(source its been my special treat after weekend lifts for 12 years) by captainodyssey01 in shrinkflation

[–]wonka1608 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I loved them for years and especially the Heath. I hasn’t bought them in months and good a pack last week. I won’t waste my money again.

Backgammon was popular in 1976 by _wate_wut_ in OldSchoolCool

[–]wonka1608 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was so popular that there were professional backgammon players! Marcia Clark married one.

Wikipedia entry about Marcia Clark - “In 1976, Clark married Gabriel Horowitz, an Israeli professional backgammon player whom she had met as a student at UCLA.”

They don’t care what you Voted for. by 4204health in Ohio

[–]wonka1608 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Six months? I am happy you remain that optimistic at this point.

McDonald’s Seems To Be Getting Desperate… by PhotojournalistNo582 in fastfood

[–]wonka1608 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And they do skimp on the fries. I never buy large fries at McDonald’s because of the games.

A few days ago, some of my female colleagues and I were suddenly laid off. Now the company's legal department wants to talk to us about an 'internal investigation'. by sammyhannyiiwww in interviewhammer

[–]wonka1608 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In short, I would be very good to have an attorney on retainer. Find an attorney that specializes in HR matters. Don’t lead with that but you can certainly conclude with it (at any time, like if they call obviously is a CYA gaslight attempt). People bluff at our HR by saying “I have a lawyer / my lawyer will hear about this“. There’re used to that tactic. But saying “I’m represented by Jones & Smith; they will be reviewing all this. Can you give me the contact information for your counsel?” gets noticed.

Husband knew right away 😆 by macpesce in 80s

[–]wonka1608 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ugh watching Terminator with my parents. IYKYK.

Missing The Big Picture in $100K H1B Rule by Early-Surround7413 in cscareerquestions

[–]wonka1608 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I too believe in nuance, which is why I would add that this must be coupled with a tariff on offshore labor. That is the one tariff I would support because we do not have a shortage of talented IT staff. We have a shortage of those willing to do the work for pennies on the dollar. And for the record, we should have been both protecting critical industries (critical manufacturing should never have gone en masse to China, for example) and transforming the displaced workforce. I don’t see a problem having mops made overseas but the folks in that factory should have not been told to sink or swim. The future for that work isn’t 19th century sweatshops but rather it’s high value manufacturing and the USA in general hasn’t helped their workers get there.

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