Poor guy. Poor manager. Poor everyone in this situation.

I find it reeeaaaally interesting that my generation (X, barely - I’m 34) gets lumped in either with Boomers or Millenials, depending on who is smugly telling us how much we suck.

Complete agreement.

If you are working at the kind of company where you think you’re being “monitored”, go back to school and find a better job. Holy crap.

And a little creepy, too.

“’Did you tell the girl what’s going to happen? That she cannot tell anybody?’

This would never happen - the red states get WAAAYYY too much welfare from blue states. If we chopped the nation in half, the red states would be in serious trouble.

I didn’t think I’d live to see Ireland vote on this one way or another in my lifetime. Good luck, Ireland! Fix women’s rights next, if you’ve got time!

I’m a massive fan of The Stand - I re-read King’s re-released version once every couple of years. I also own the enormous (and VERY awesome) graphic novel collection in hardcover form. I highly recommend both of those things.

I have an “unusual” name (which I ABHOR). It’s not ethnic, it’s just ugly and unpopular. Think something like Millicent and you’re on the right track. Similarly, my last name is ugly and weird (there are about 10 people on the planet with the last name I have).

Deluge. It’s quite literally perfect - it has every feature I want, with none I don’t. It’s lightweight and easy and it doesn’t install spyware or bloatware or bitcoin miners.

I think most of the people using it are likely non-technical and don’t understand the implications of the hidden buttcoin miner. I use Deluge.

Can you publish your ordered list?

Hear, hear!

I think you’re referencing The Stand, particularly Lloyd’s story. He meets with his lawyer, who discusses with him that he’ll likely be sent to death within the year using a related ruling - “Markham’s ruling”.

Many Kickstarter pledges receive nothing in return.

It’s an “investment” in the same way that buying a can of soda is an “investment” in pepsico. Which is to say, it’s an “investment” inasmuch as you are willing to stretch the definition of investment to cover any exchange of money for the promise of goods / services.

Yeah, Lozzle is in the right here - Kickstarter is not an investment platform any more than buying a can of Coke is an investment in the company. If one applies the loosest possible definition of “investment” to it, then, sure, you can sweep Kickstarter up in that net... but at that point you’re so far gone in…

Another guy was calling me from Afghanistan, driving a military truck when he called. The guy was super friendly, and I always thanked him for his services over there. He was getting ready to come home after his tour, and had $36,000 cash in hand, and wanted a particular truck in stock, which was in the showroom,…

Also, put me in charge of stuff!