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@Carnival-Boy said:

So what do you all think of the Swedish idea of only working 6 hours a day, 5 days a week. You work less hours, but the idea is you work more intensely (so no browsing MangoLassi at work, for example), so you still get as much done, but in less time.

I'm ready for the US to adopt this policy... at least for IT. I could easily trim 10 hrs of "dicking around" time a week.

@JasonNM said:

@RojoLoco said:

I have NEVER been able to wrap my head around why it is (and has been for 2 decades) considered the de facto choice for "professional" audio/video production. I've been multi-tracking on PC since the 90s, never had issues.

It's not as popular now, there used to be times when Mac made sense and you'd be insane to choose windows over it for video or audio work because windows used to suck at font rendering, graphics and audio drivers compared to Macs OSes video drivers and coreAudio. But, now days Adobe software works better on windows, Final Cut Pro 7 went to the consumer grade Final Cut Pro X. and Avid media composer and Avid Pro Tools works better on windows than it does on Mac (not that it works that great on either). Avid even choose to use windows computers for their live audio sound boards, not mac mini's. That shows who they think they work better.

Like I said, been using PC over mac for those specific applications since the late 90s, which was when it all became even. Mac OS and Pro tools can still kiss my ass, I never believed the hype about "it's what professionals use".

@nadnerB said:

I just discovered that there is a site dedicated to posting the location of election day sausage sizzles, aptly labelled as the Democracy Sausage.
 
THAT'S SOOOOO FREAKING COOL!
I can have a sausage sizzle while voting for the parliamentary cupcake of my choosing. Bring on the next election!

Politicians hand out sausage during elections where you live? I don't think I would eat it...

@scottalanmiller said:

@RojoLoco said:

Hate it. We have a mac mini in our rehearsal studio, and doing anything on it pisses me off. Tuesday night I was struggling with basic overdubbing in Audacity because it was mac OS. Need the audio file of that 1 track so you can do a quick edit? Sorry, can't find those. We would have gotten much more done even if we were running audacity on windows (still not my favorite). The lack of a right click/context menu is what I hate the most. In windows, if you want to use new software, you start right clicking to see what your options are. Not on mac.

Yes, slow, poor interface design choices cripple Mac OSX. So hard to get to anything. Everything takes more searching, more tools, more knowledge, more mouse movement, more eye movement.... it's designed for people to look busy but are really just killing time.

I have NEVER been able to wrap my head around why it is (and has been for 2 decades) considered the de facto choice for "professional" audio/video production. I've been multi-tracking on PC since the 90s, never had issues.

I only have to put in 40 (to get benefits)... I rarely go over 45. But I get paid overtime, so they don't expect me to do crazy extra hours. And my schedule is somewhat flexible, I do 4x 9 hour days, then a half day Friday (or any other day of the week if I need to do something).

@DustinB3403 said:

I'm going for coffee, anyone want some?

Yes, but only if it's better than the swill we have here.... and not from charbucks.

Hate it. We have a mac mini in our rehearsal studio, and doing anything on it pisses me off. Tuesday night I was struggling with basic overdubbing in Audacity because it was mac OS. Need the audio file of that 1 track so you can do a quick edit? Sorry, can't find those. We would have gotten much more done even if we were running audacity on windows (still not my favorite). The lack of a right click/context menu is what I hate the most. In windows, if you want to use new software, you start right clicking to see what your options are. Not on mac.

@hubtechagain said:

@Carnival-Boy see I'm in the opposite boat. I need a nerd. I would much rather run the business, snag clients, Bill, collect, etc. but unless someone wants to work for free, gotta hold off.

All that business BS is what drove me insane. I despise all of that shit. I fix things, I'm not a business dick.

@MattSpeller said:

@scottalanmiller said:

I'd love to run a small import/export business, even just for fun (as long as it isn't losing money.) Let me know what products people want from Central America. Maybe we can set something up

Cigars and premium cigarettes, coffee, national food stuffs.

Country packs - a taste of the land and people

Yup, sign me up for a country pack. Coffee and tobacco, dried foodstuffs (you know I want whatever kind of peppers they grow in Nicaragua).... This is starting to sound like a good idea.

@Dashrender said:

What about mice? They are probably to expensive to get one worth having to logo and give away - but it's an idea.

And they might crawl away or bite someone. Wait....

@scottalanmiller said:

If you are looking for free, what about Avast for Business?

I have that on a few boxes here, and boy it sure likes to turn off the real time protection randomly. And it's super bloated... but it is free.

@MattSpeller said:

@RojoLoco if that lube was not conductive I'd totally put my PC in a fish tank of lube lol

Water based lube should be good... isn't glycerin an insulator? AstroGlide-cooled gaming rig!!!!

Do I get a co-writer credit for providing the title?

reason #427: The customer is rarely right, but you still have to kiss ass to get their money.

Amazon sells lots of .. um.. adult accessories. Way better prices than local novelty stores, too.

And non-petroleum lube can be used to silence PC fans...

@johnhooks said:

@RojoLoco said:

You could leave your whisky in the bottle and get some of these to go with it...

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00D3YHOHW

I have those, they are quite nice. Not as big as the picture makes them look.

True, but they are a perfect fit in a rocks glass. And you can freeze juice and other liquids, or use them to bake spherical cakes. Multi-tasker.

You could leave your whisky in the bottle and get some of these to go with it...

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00D3YHOHW

@MattSpeller said:

@scottalanmiller Super jealous! I wonder how much it'd cost to mail a pound of beans. Probably a lot more than it's worth

You've seen what a pound of "gourmet" beans go for on this continent... I'll take one if its under 30 bucks.

@mlnews said:

Hartford, Connecticut: Police Arrest Mother of 4-Year-Old Girl Who Was Found Alone

Shafyalya Nicks was found wandering on Tuesday morning, police said. Later that evening, investigators located her mother, Shi’day Nicks, who has been charged for reckless endangerment.

I spot 2 counts of reckless child naming in that headline...

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