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We have an indoor mask mandate, which I'm fine with. But being back to wearing a mask in court again sucks big time. It's frustrating.
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A smooth flick of the wrist is a far cry from handing this person your card
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Part of my job running a research group is troubleshooting when something doesn't work. I always preface my questions with, "Some of the questions I'm going to ask might make you think that I think you're an idiot, but that's not it. I just have to ask them to make sure I understand everything." After that, they're not offended.
It does, however, remind me of a friend in IT at a previous company, who, when confronted with "My computer stopped working", always started by asking "What color is the power cord?", rather than "Is it plugged in?", because he'd get them to look without offending them.
It does, however, remind me of a friend in IT at a previous company, who, when confronted with "My computer stopped working", always started by asking "What color is the power cord?", rather than "Is it plugged in?", because he'd get them to look without offending them.
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Klaatu..Verata..Necktie?
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I archery, we used to say, "The problem is the nut behind the riser".
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Yes. Dealing with females is much easier. They ask questions and understand the issue and repair and go about their day. That lets me do the same.
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It's a dominance thing. You can't admit you know less than the other guy.
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I don't know jack about cars. I wish I did. I would love to learn to work on my own truck. If I went back to school, it would be to do that.
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It's harder for them to argue about an electric car but they still do. I had a guy tell me there are just a bunch of 12 volt batteries in the bottom of an e-car. Another told me his e-car didn't have a cooling system, why would batteries need coolant? Or a radiator?
One Volt customer was stuck on the miles per charge thing. "it's false advertising to say the range is 50 miles". It's an estimate depending on many things. "Why does it show a different number each time I charge it". The number is generated by an algorithm based on the way you've been driving. He thought it meant it was charged to a different level each time and I tried to explain it as patiently as I could but he was very agitated. Finally a salesman took him off my hands.
God forbid he read the owner's manual.
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I worry about anyone who isn't uneasy about not knowing how the **** they rely on works. For me, knowing how to fix stuff is a huge ego thing, as it was for many of the boys I grew up with. That seems to be gone or is manifested in surface knowledge of electronic gizmos and software. I tried to pass it on to my daughter, but it didn't take, even though she was always mechanically minded, likes cars, and builds mathematical models of real world things for a living.
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