It's even better in the original Vulcan.
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^ @vfxart , the "support" emoji seems somewhat inadequate here. I'm so sorry you're in this situation. I hope things can turn around for you.
Unfortunately for all of us, I fear that with the way things are going, stories like this are just going to get more and more common.
Thank you. There's hardly any work out there now, for my specialties. Companies may list jobs, but at times it's only to look good for investors; there's no actual position to fill. All of the hoop-jumping still happens, though. Several hundreds of of applicants for one spot is not uncommon. One I went after had over 1k. At least I was in the top 25 and considered, but the company folded, not getting the financing it had hoped for.
I know a lot of folks are struggling and then some across trades and arts. And we face the AI morons who think 'ideas' are the thing. Brutal.
Training to make a lateral move, that means time and money, and I'm out of each. And, at 56, certain barriers are massive.
I spent most of my career helping millionaires make more, with naught to show for it all after the three years now. I can only do what I know though, so back to it... words and images won't create themselves...
Thanks again Avro.
That reminds me of an old joke: Only a lawyer could write a 5,000-word document and call it a brief.
In other news, I was surfing the internet and came across this item. It seems Smucker's is suing Trader Joe's over the design and packaging of their frozen peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwiches.
My first thought was, frozen peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwiches? For real? Who the hell buys these? It takes less than a minute to grab two slices of a loaf of bread, spread peanut butter on one and jelly on the other, and slap them together. Not to mention the cost is probably less than one-tenth of what you'd pay for one of these prefab things. How fucking lazy are people these days, anyway? What's next -- frozen toast?
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Dehydrated water - just add water.
I think I might be content in my drawing ability being just enough to get an idea onto paper with sufficient clarity for superior artists to do commissioned work from.
A quick Google search shows that there are six varieties of frozen toast available in the freezer section at your local supermarket.
I like the convenience of cell phones, but the static and dropped calls that come with them are incredibly annoying.
I don't think I've EVER had static on a cell phone call. Dropped calls, yes but never static.
It can be especially annoying if the person is driving and they're using the speaker phone.
There's some sort of feedback through the radio.
Anyone know anything about these new fridges that require RFID water filters? Didn't know that was a thing until after the new fridge was purchased. At the six month mark the red filter light came on. Looked it up and some fridges won't even give you ice or water until you replace the filter (with another more expensive RFID filter). It's actually still going on this fridge so I'm just ignoring the red light for now.
I have a basic fridge with a freezer. No chilled water dispenser, no ice maker. RFID water filters?? How the heck does that even work?
Well, it would be like a cabin filter or an engine air filter in that it removes particulates from the water.
You can ignore it, but over time, the particulate matter builds up, causing your engine to perform poorly, or your air conditioning to struggle to recirculate the air.
Eventually, they'll both quit working and you'll have an expensive repair on your hands.
Best replace the filter on the refrigerator now, before it becomes an issue.
I get all that. What I don't get is the RFID part.
^^ So it's a way to force consumers to buy parts from the manufacturer instead of an identical cheaper part made by someone else. Jesus, that ought to be illegal. 
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