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The worst is when it's someone you have known for decades and they bust out the conspiracy theories. When someone you love picks the theories over facts and reason it's a hard pill to swallow.
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My burning question of the day, at least in my mind, is whether my R7000 11-speed cassette will fit on the hub that my Sora 9-speed cassette occupies.
I find answers both ways, and I know that the best way to know is to take off the Sora cassette and try the other, and I'm working towards that.
Plan is to change the Sirrus to my 105 drive train that I took off the Domane.
I find answers both ways, and I know that the best way to know is to take off the Sora cassette and try the other, and I'm working towards that.
Plan is to change the Sirrus to my 105 drive train that I took off the Domane.
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I view it differently in the professional world versus corporate world. My firms have traditionally represented a lot of different types of people, and it is fair to see what people are posting online. I had one lawyer that started posting a lot of anti-gay and other far right postings on FB, and I had to tell him to shut it down if he wanted to remain employed. It was an affront to the clients. I don't want any client or prospective client judging my firm based on someone's online postings.
Also, since we have some very strict confidentiality requirements with respect to our clients' affairs, I thought it was fair to see how lose lipped people were.
I don't have employees anymore so I don't have to worry about it anymore.
Also, since we have some very strict confidentiality requirements with respect to our clients' affairs, I thought it was fair to see how lose lipped people were.
I don't have employees anymore so I don't have to worry about it anymore.
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If my wife were to leave me or if something happened to her, I'm not sure that I'd ever want to date anyone.
I certainly could never be anyone's employee again.
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I grew up in a house where my parents didn’t discuss politics. My mom would never tell me who she voted for. If I asked she would say none of my buisness. My dad was easier to figure out due to hobbies and such. My point is, I miss the days where people kept politics to themselves.
I’ll have captains bring up politics day one, leg one of a trip. It amazes me, what happens if I don’t agree? We’re stuck together for 4 days.
I’ll have captains bring up politics day one, leg one of a trip. It amazes me, what happens if I don’t agree? We’re stuck together for 4 days.
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I found it very unpleasant to discover that my niece went anti-vax. My sister, her Mom, thinks it was the influence of the guy she was living with, but really - years ago, she adopted an Ethiopian orphan who's HIV positive, but has been kept healthy since then (I think he's now a senior in high school) with antiretroviral drugs, developed by some of the same people who were urging us to get vaccinated. And not only has she travelled a lot and so been subject to vaccine requirements, but she had 6 kids (two of her own plus 4 adoptees) who all had to get vaxed to go to school etc. And then decided she'd rather listen to a Personal Trainer than the uncle who'd worked in the Biopharma Biz for 40 years, including in vaccine development.
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I grew up in a house where my parents didn’t discuss politics. My mom would never tell me who she voted for. If I asked she would say none of my buisness. My dad was easier to figure out due to hobbies and such. My point is, I miss the days where people kept politics to themselves.
I’ll have captains bring up politics day one, leg one of a trip. It amazes me, what happens if I don’t agree? We’re stuck together for 4 days.
I’ll have captains bring up politics day one, leg one of a trip. It amazes me, what happens if I don’t agree? We’re stuck together for 4 days.
But I've always been careful not to discuss politics or religion at work, because of exactly what you describe. I do discuss politics with one or two coworkers, but mostly because we agree on most things.
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"Hi! You're Debbie43 on Strava, aren't you? I saw you on my ride last week and found your name on "Fly-Bys", and I recognized you from behind. I really liked the pictures you posted on you profile! Where do you live?"
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Yeah, that would be a hard conversation to start without coming across creepy, wouldn't it?
"Hi! You're Debbie43 on Strava, aren't you? I saw you on my ride last week and found your name on "Fly-Bys", and I recognized you from behind. I really liked the pictures you posted on you profile! Where do you live?"
"Hi! You're Debbie43 on Strava, aren't you? I saw you on my ride last week and found your name on "Fly-Bys", and I recognized you from behind. I really liked the pictures you posted on you profile! Where do you live?"
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Oh, yeah! When I pointed out that I'd worked a lot of my career in things like HIV, she responded, "But you didn't cure it, did you?"
I confess I responded by asking her how SHE'D go about curing it, but stopped short of saying, "I'm sure your extensive experience (checks notes) selling used cars would give you great insight into the problem."
I confess I responded by asking her how SHE'D go about curing it, but stopped short of saying, "I'm sure your extensive experience (checks notes) selling used cars would give you great insight into the problem."
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And a damn good thing, too. IIRC, there was a thread back then asking if there was a non-creepy way to introduce yourself to a woman you'd seen on Fly-by. IIRC, the consensus was, "No."
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Political discussions with clients is strictly verboten in my world. Don't want to risk losing any business.
I grew up in a very Dem family, in fact, my mom was a Dem election judge when I first voted. My dad was union labor all his life, so you can deduce where that put him. Imagine my mom's (and my dad's) shock and dismay when I voted in the R primary at age 18. They were not really liberals though as they grew up in a fairly bigotted community.
My wife was a social worker when we got married and pretty liberal. Her parents were bit Rs who often referred to my wife as the family socialist. Later in life they were staunchly R when their economic need and the relief they got pretty much squared them with D financial policies.
Now, many years later, I seem to find myself straddling the middle somehow.
I grew up in a very Dem family, in fact, my mom was a Dem election judge when I first voted. My dad was union labor all his life, so you can deduce where that put him. Imagine my mom's (and my dad's) shock and dismay when I voted in the R primary at age 18. They were not really liberals though as they grew up in a fairly bigotted community.
My wife was a social worker when we got married and pretty liberal. Her parents were bit Rs who often referred to my wife as the family socialist. Later in life they were staunchly R when their economic need and the relief they got pretty much squared them with D financial policies.
Now, many years later, I seem to find myself straddling the middle somehow.
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Yeah, that would be a hard conversation to start without coming across creepy, wouldn't it?
"Hi! You're Debbie43 on Strava, aren't you? I saw you on my ride last week and found your name on "Fly-Bys", and I recognized you from behind. I really liked the pictures you posted on you profile! Where do you live?"
"Hi! You're Debbie43 on Strava, aren't you? I saw you on my ride last week and found your name on "Fly-Bys", and I recognized you from behind. I really liked the pictures you posted on you profile! Where do you live?"
It didn't feel like I was being creepy but it was a little weird. Hope the next time I see her we can have a laugh about it.
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Typical political conversation:
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It is weird how much this TV's power consumption varies. Netflix HDR? Torching at 450 with modern eco mode for Drive to Survive. Ditto for HDR Disney+. Hulu and NFL+ are 260-280. Broadcast and SDR gaming are 200. Outer Range on Amazon? 150. It's a dim show but nothing else has been nearly that low.
Love this thing though. I keep thinking I see uniformity issues only to realize it's a bit of reflection on a dim spot.
Love this thing though. I keep thinking I see uniformity issues only to realize it's a bit of reflection on a dim spot.
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At my age, I'm not even sure where I'd start, although my familial longevity compared to the shorter lifespans of American men should eventually work in my favor.
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