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I literally have no idea; I'll take pics on my first ride if it's not so cold my fingers aren't coming out of the heated Bar Mitts. However, it's Texas, so I'm going to go out on a limb and say "dry".
#7302
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But then again I didn't have discerning tastes when I was in college, either.
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#7306
VFL For Life
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I think the releasers often yell and clap and make noise to scare the bears away. For the most part the bears don't see humans while at ABR, unless medical care is required.
E-bike?
E-bike?
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NOT HOT. The labels on the rims are off by 1.47°.
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I've been waffling about what to do with the tires on my Trek, they have about 2.5k on them at the moment and the rear is starting to become noticeably worn. While I've enjoyed them, I'm not sure if I would be willing to drop another $85 to replace it. The bling factor is fun, but I'm kind of over that.
Thankfully I found a single NIB 42mm that should fit in the front for pretty cheap so that decision can be pushed out a little bit.
I did ask for a set of GP5000 for the SLT for Christmas, though. Hopefully Santa is kind to me
Thankfully I found a single NIB 42mm that should fit in the front for pretty cheap so that decision can be pushed out a little bit.
I did ask for a set of GP5000 for the SLT for Christmas, though. Hopefully Santa is kind to me
#7310
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My IT dept feels like the Keystone cops. I noticed that my outlook that we use for work email is not sync'd and has not sync'd since 7:16AM today. I called IT and they want to blame in on an update of my Mac OS I did 2 weeks ago. But the email worked fine until this morning.
Now they say it's not just me and a system-wide issue has popped up. They are looking into it.
Sigh.
Now they say it's not just me and a system-wide issue has popped up. They are looking into it.
Sigh.
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My IT dept feels like the Keystone cops. I noticed that my outlook that we use for work email is not sync'd and has not sync'd since 7:16AM today. I called IT and they want to blame in on an update of my Mac OS I did 2 weeks ago. But the email worked fine until this morning.
Now they say it's not just me and a system-wide issue has popped up. They are looking into it.
Sigh.
Now they say it's not just me and a system-wide issue has popped up. They are looking into it.
Sigh.
math > physics > computer science > IT > management
You could fail down the chain, but you never went up the chain. Like literally ever. If you're able to able to do more than IT, you probably won't be working IT. I'm much better at assembling computers than the Geek Squad, but they can't afford me, so my family members get outstanding desktops for free and other people buy themselves Dells.
There's a hierarchy within CS itself as well, of course.
#7312
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#7313
Fat n slow
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At school there was a very distinct hierarchy:
math > physics > computer science > IT > management
You could fail down the chain, but you never went up the chain. Like literally ever. If you're able to able to do more than IT, you probably won't be working IT. I'm much better at assembling computers than the Geek Squad, but they can't afford me, so my family members get outstanding desktops for free and other people buy themselves Dells.
There's a hierarchy within CS itself as well, of course.
math > physics > computer science > IT > management
You could fail down the chain, but you never went up the chain. Like literally ever. If you're able to able to do more than IT, you probably won't be working IT. I'm much better at assembling computers than the Geek Squad, but they can't afford me, so my family members get outstanding desktops for free and other people buy themselves Dells.
There's a hierarchy within CS itself as well, of course.
Interesting that management is at the bottom.
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#7316
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crypto > kernel > drivers > applications > web apps
I'm at the tail end of that, by the way, and holding on for dear life.
The management thing... being a good manager is incredibly hard, but getting a business degree is stupid easy. One of my college buddies majored in chem-E (worked for Hershey twice and Trojan's parent in between, always hard at work) and then got an MBA a few years later at Ruggers. He barely squeaked through undergrad; his years getting the MBA part-time included a lot of eye-rolling FB posts about classmates calling algebra difficult.
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Took a quick walk-around with the new lens. She's a keeper. Sharp enough wide open and has the kind of rendering that I'm after. Now to list the mighty Distagon.
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CS would be along the lines of:
crypto > kernel > drivers > applications > web apps
I'm at the tail end of that, by the way, and holding on for dear life.
The management thing... being a good manager is incredibly hard, but getting a business degree is stupid easy. One of my college buddies majored in chem-E (worked for Hershey twice and Trojan's parent in between, always hard at work) and then got an MBA a few years later at Ruggers. He barely squeaked through undergrad; his years getting the MBA part-time included a lot of eye-rolling FB posts about classmates calling algebra difficult.
crypto > kernel > drivers > applications > web apps
I'm at the tail end of that, by the way, and holding on for dear life.
The management thing... being a good manager is incredibly hard, but getting a business degree is stupid easy. One of my college buddies majored in chem-E (worked for Hershey twice and Trojan's parent in between, always hard at work) and then got an MBA a few years later at Ruggers. He barely squeaked through undergrad; his years getting the MBA part-time included a lot of eye-rolling FB posts about classmates calling algebra difficult.
Being a good manager is hard. I had a really hard time when I first started. I was a great data analyst, but just an okay leader. Luckily, I was really good at setting any executing strategy and got much better at elevating “line staff.” I also had a great mentor at my prior company. Still, now I’m a far better manager of managers than I ever was of analysts and developers directly.
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Now that the girl is napping...
Colors almost need to be backed down instead of punched up, same with contrast. Has the kind of dimensionality that I look for. Bokeh can be a little busy with challenging backgrounds, but that's usually the case with a wide angle. Test pics ofgarbage uh, vintage goods at a store down the block, all with minimal processing -
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Colors almost need to be backed down instead of punched up, same with contrast. Has the kind of dimensionality that I look for. Bokeh can be a little busy with challenging backgrounds, but that's usually the case with a wide angle. Test pics of
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