I feel like this chain of messages is going nowhere good

I always heard “if its yellow let it mellow if its brown flush it down” lol. 

I’m so tired of hearing both of those names.

You know, in reality - if a single person had said “what about my internet”, it would have triggered a discussion since it was an oversight somewhere in the chain - but that never happened. Nobody asked. We put in a ton of effort to accommodate a really unexpected set of circumstances and nobody was willing to meet in…

No, it’s just not logistically feasible. The equipment costs alone magnify many times when people can’t share instructional resources - it’s not difficult to calculate. The cost per shared instructional space for instructor technology needs were basically multiplied by the total number of faculty, overnight. That’s…

It’s simply a matter of not renewing a contract, there is no grounds for wrongful termination and the matter has settled. Once compensation for the use of the resources was met, the issue was closed.

Oh I thought it would feel like you were “sliding” with the point of turning being directly below you. I guess that would probably be a much stronger sensation with a “cab forward” layout like an old van.

What an odd response.

I kinda want to drive one, it seems like it would feel super weird being directly over the wheels. 

Which has more rear seat leg room? Wife and I both significantly over 6 feet tall. Tried a CX5 but it’s just slightly too long to fit in the spot in the garage that I’d want to put it into.

I went first with a 500 Abarth because it made me laugh and smile during the test drive more than the FiST did, by a huge margin, but it was in for service the majority of the time I owned it. (Needed a throwout bearing replaced, but it sat on their service lot for several months behind an endless line of 500L’s…

Specifically Altimas - not all Nissans, just... Altimas. One or more lightbulbs out, visible signs of significant poorly repaired body damage, probably rolling a spare tire with 3 aftermarket wheels.

Well, no - we could have just sent them all iPad Airs and told them to make do, we already had those on hand - but teaching from an iPad Air is terrible; we wanted to equip them with the best possible tools so it was all laptops, SLR cameras and stands, etc. It was a lot more than just Zoom due to the nature of the…

In this context, it was full and part time faculty at a college. They used shared spaces with shared technology - once things with Covid kicked off, we had to migrate to fully remote which not only meant making on premises resources available remotely, but providing computers and other technology to people that either…

Not every job is measured by burgers flipped per hour, or envelopes licked per day. It was more a matter of 8 hours spent completing work that, judged by quality, realistically took 3 hours. Some people flourished during WFH, and other people’s work slacked off. I hate having to let people go because they can’t self…

This is in the context of the initial phase of the pandemic. It was a matter of “acquire and send as many laptops as possible” so we didn’t have to lay off instructors. Normally classrooms are supplied with equipment that gets used by whomever is currently teaching in that space - once all those instructors had to…

How’s the fuel range on a full tank? I’d read a couple complaints that the tank was too small, but those were just rumblings from people trying to find fault I think.

I’m in the same spot. Not getting younger - knee replacement, a couple elbow surgeries on my shifting arm... my days driving a stick are numbered and I just want something comfy and quiet that I can still occasionally enjoy on a back road. I’m never going to go out autocrossing again, but I might take a drive in…

On the flip side, there is a lot about WFH that employees don’t realize is an issue. Just working with our HR department and seeing some of the changes to worker’s comp and other insurance required by employees working from home is huge. There’s also the subject of using home/personal internet/phone/etc. during wfh.…

Working at Apple is great *if you care about working at Apple*. Otherwise, not so super because they try to get you into that whole vibe of “you work for Apple, you’re welcome”.