GlockSpock

Payday Friday bump.

Whatever happened to him? I see his website is still alive and well. I met up with him once, super cool guy.

I think they are hired as entertainers just like certain other businesses that can hire for certain perks.

I'm not sure where you found that photo of me but I'm rather concerned.

Just preheat it to 110°F in the oven while you brew your coffee.

Peter is a turtle on a fence post. He doesn't have a clue how he got on top of the post, doesn't have a clue what he is doing, and hasn't the least idea of how to get down. You touch on a good point though. Perhaps the candidate with nine years experience has 9 years experience because they cannot learn new skills or handle additional responsibility. Sometimes...and I think most of us have seen this...the most capable people in an organization are the ones that are brand new. Since they are so good at what they do, they either promote out of that position rather quickly or an attempt is made to "hold them" in that position for as long as possible. So then what? They go and find a better job at a different company. Guess what though? We've still got that one guy in the department with 25 years worth of experience that is mostly ok with what he does.

I never said DEI was a good practice or oft implemented in a beneficial way, only that I see how the idea could in theory make a team more flexible and capable. Never once would I argue that a less qualified candidate should take priority over more qualified, but to eliminate that issue we would have to do away with the good-old-boy buddy system and nepotism as a whole. Hopefully someone can tag me in a post once all of that is out of the way.

I'll respectfully disagree. It depends. In the IT world, there are many a great different ways of doing things. If everyone on the team has all he exact same experience and culture, things can become stagnant. Sometimes, bringing in different lines of thinking from different corners of the world can challenge the status quo in ways never considered. It might not always work or be a positive thing,especially as seen when it is done solely for the sake of being done, but I believe it often is beneficial. It's why I strive so much to keep members that go against the flow on TGO active instead of banned. Otherwise, we'd be a useless echo chamber. I want to sharpen my way of thinking, not bounce it off people that will only agree with me and tell me that I'm right.

In my opinion, it can further be explained like this. Imagine you have a small company that generally is made up of "good old boys" from the same small city. Perhaps you are hiring a position and have two candidates, each of them roughly equal to the other. One of them is from the same small city as everyone else but one of them grew up and worked in Spain for a number of years. Theoretically, hiring the Spain applicant could be beneficial to the team as a whole because they'll bring life experience, lines of thinking, and other things such as these that the homeboy cannot bring. Now, it goes wrong if the Spain applicant is grossly under-qualified but you hire them anyways simply because they are a Spain applicant and thus you get to meet metrics on a spreadsheet. Organic vs. forced.

I think what he is getting at is generally that sometimes, for certain teams, someone with a different background than others may be the best candidate. He's saying to essentially hire competent people but also purposefully bringing in a diverse teams will increase the critical thinking and effectiveness of a team. He's saying that when you force the issue less qualified people are brought in solely for the purpose of diversification. This is bad. But if you have, generally speaking, two equally qualified applicants in terms of skill/education but one of them could potentially bring a diverse experience, that diverse experience technically makes them more qualified.

Sadly, I don't have the funds for two. I had to take out a disability policy on each of my feet just in case I ever drop it.

Disclaimer: I, nor anyone I know, has a single thing to do with this company. It's a 22lb coffee mug, and I shamelessly want one. Remember that, 2024 Secret Santa! https://theheavycup.com/products/heavy-mug-22lb-stainless-steel-mug

Sometimes Satan goes to God and says "Wanna bet if I can make Job turn against you?" and God replies "I'll take that bet". Swallowing that pill and then following it with thinking about the wages of sin and how none of us are deserving of anything but death is how I reconcile tragedy. Someone's life "cut short"? That person didn't deserve that life in the first place. And although many would take such a sliver's distance from death as a chance to "live and appreciate life in a better way", others may take it that divine intervention saved them and thus greatly entrench themselves in their beliefs/mission. I have a feeling that may be how Trump handles this, interpreting it that he is so important he is invincible and consider himself unstoppable.

Bump. I'd like to ship this thing today.

Wouldn't that be quiet the plot twist nobody is expecting. One thing that may be armchair quarterbacking but did cross my mind is the following. I read somewhere that a local officer confronted the guy as he was climbing the ladder but the shooter pointed his rifle a him so he backed away. You can also see a lot of agitated onlookers at the beginning on the video. So you are in the middle of a rally and see someone that you suspect is about to take a shot at the ex-POTUS. Why not scream "Gun" as loud as you can? If you are LEO, simply discharging your weapon into the ground would achieve the desired effect. Is it just that everyone was way too afraid to be the "person that overreacted"? While it seems extremely likely that the entire incident was based on poor planning, I also chalk a lot of it up to complacency and the status-quo.

Careful. They'll down-vote you to oblivion!

I'm going to add this to this thread. Something that I've noticed is that there is a list of recurring offenders that seemingly all repeat some or all of the following: 1) Read a comment that someone else has written and then assume it is directed directly at themselves. 2) Reply to that comment in an inflammatory manner, directing it at the other member. 3) Crying foul and then fouling themselves. 4) Assume something was an insult when maybe it truly wasn't. 5) Insult others because of some dispute that was several years back. I didn't name any members specifically, so I don't expect anyone else to name them for me. If this is you, then know this message was directed at you. Now, there is something that I've learned about myself at work. I've noticed I have a higher sense of perception than a lot of people. I can be in a meeting and two or three people can be discussing something and disagreeing about it. The thing is, I notice that they aren't actually disagreeing because they aren't even talking about the same thing. Once I point out directly to to them what each of them are "actually meaning" they each nod their head saying, "Yeah yeah, that's what I mean!". Then they realize they aren't actually disagreeing but rather misunderstanding (or in some cases, poorly explaining themselves). As an inverse of that, I've also noticed that a lot of people seem to have a huge issue with seeing other people's perspective. It doesn't mean that you have to agree with them, but it simply means that you see their perspective and maybe even why they think the way that they do. I say all of this to simply say, stop bickering. Look, I got told I had TDS at the beginning of this thread but has anyone considered that they have TDSS?

Updated with photos.

Is it possible the shooter missed entirely and hit something wood that splintered?

What I cannot believe is how "close" this shot was while merely being a flesh wound. How?

TDS! Just kidding, I just figured I'd call it first so nobody else will. If someone is going to respond to his post, at least try to make it well thought out.

Future gun-grabber. And I don’t doubt he’ll win.

Now everyone here will get to vote for an anti-gun president.

I'm looking to purchase a pair (or two) of the "Offset Wings" that they used to offer for their Phantom lineup. They no longer offer these but I'm assuming someone here has a set sitting around. Of course, I'll need the mounting hardware as well. It was the "middle piece" that connected to the tuckable straps. If you want to include the tuckable straps as well, I may be interested.

I purchased this about 6 months ago. I've flown it a few hours total and never crashed it. Everything essentially looks new. It's the exact kit shown here. I added the 2-Year DJI Refresh Insurance/Protection. It started in January of this year. From my research, it appears to be tied to the drone and not the owner so it should be considered "transferable". This was an additional cost of $125.00 on top of the purchased of the drone and is still roughly 75% still in use. I'm open to trades and partial trades or cash. $1,100 asking, but any serious trade or cash offer will be considered. I'll ship this drone if needed. Interested in: Glock 19 Gen 5 Glock 17 Gen 5 Ruger GP-100 Stainless 6" .357 CZ-75 Variants Possibly .22lr rifles/pistols Canon EF 85mm f/1.4L or possibly other nice Canon lenses Maybe anything else, don't be afraid to ask.