ChickenLadyLovesLife

How on earth do people still think Bigfoot is real? It's obviously just a Yeti in a gorilla suit.

Especially amazing because it was pretty damn rare to still be alive to receive a Victoria Cross.

I used to be a programmer and probably my best strength was my ability to talk to clients, understand their needs, and design software that satisfied those needs. There are absolutely no certifications or formal qualifications of any kind for this in the programming world and employers do not look for it or give it any weight at all when filling positions, despite its obvious importance to the success of projects.

You forget to mention that you wanted to do all this going forward.

I essentially quit the programming profession because of fucking open office plans. Just an absolute nightmare as far as actual productive coding environments are concerned.

Ironically, the modern Middle East is almost entirely a creation of WWI and its immediate aftermath when the Ottoman Empire was carved up by the victorious Allies.

During WWII in Britain, about 10% of the men drafted were sent down into the coal mines instead of being sent off to war. In addition to enduring the horrific conditions of the mines, they had to endure abuse for not fighting. For bonus points, the old-time miners would often haze these draftees by letting their elevator cages free-fall for a bit during their first trips down.

That pan is long gone - this was in 1990 or thereabouts.

I love two things: freedom ... and cops.

Vance is like the bizarro LBJ. Johnson's sole goal in life was to become President but he had absolutely no shot at it because he only had pull with hate groups (the racist South). Without question, he only got into the Oval Office because of a bullet to Kennedy's head. Kind of amazing that in 2024 locking up the hate group vote is enough to get not only the Republican nomination but also the Presidency.

I mean, look how bad he fucked up Lindsay Lohan.

"Get rid of those ugly strain reliefs on the plugs!"
"Uh, we don't make hardware."
"I don't care, get rid of them!"