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purp, to random
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In addition to being ridiculously smart and solid at executing good ideas, it seems @briankrebs has his finger on the pulse of

regehr, to random
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purp,
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@regehr That's pretty alright. 🌅

textfiles, to random
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An update: They lasered the inside of my eye to cauterize the retinal tear and we THINK we stopped it flat, with a checkup on next Tuesday. I can definitely say I have an eye floater that ate chicago eating up my right eye's vision.

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@textfiles I feel for you. I've had them as far back as I remember, though fairly mild (I think ... how do you compare something only you can see?)

purp,
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@zorinlynx @textfiles 100% this. Or in peripheral and you jerk your head around wondering what just moved.

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I have two swing cases for tools and stuff in the back of the truck, but my recovery gear and some larger stuff (spare air compressor, tire repair kit, etc) doesn't fit in the swing cases.
I've had that stuff in a large trailer box, but every time I go to the store I'm worried that someone will disappear it (it's 300lbs+, so a two person job, but...)

So I take it out pretty much every time with a hydraulic lift cart, and lock it in the back yard. PITA.

Last night I finally went out and drilled in a couple 15,000lb lifting eyes. I put 3in washers on it, and 5/8 nylocks. I ran an aircraft cable through two of the bed tiedowns, and then put a decent u-lock through that and the lifting eye.

I don't think most people who are inclined to steal a toolbox are carrying the heavy tools needed to cut that. Bolt cutters aint cuttin' it!

I sealed it with marine-grade RTV silicon to keep it water tight.

purp,
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@ladyparabellum solid work. Nice job!

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@ladyparabellum ooo. Good point. People can be ingenious at being jerks.

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Possibly controversial opinion:

If in your organization people are asked to do a presentation multiple times, "so everyone can catch it", then that is a failure of communication culture. You schedule the presentation once for the people who want to ask questions or seek clarification on the previously circulated writeup, and ensure that detailed notes are taken in a collaboratively editable document, so everyone can read up on it and seek further clarification in writing if needed.

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@xahteiwi s/detailed notes/recording with transcript/g would be my pref, and perhaps followup alt-timezone-friendly Q&A sessions which take much less time and, being live events, are also a way to connect folks across disparate timezones.

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@xahteiwi fair, and not untrue. Sometimes that can be overcome by playing at 1.25x or higher, and sometimes we should give folks training in how to present.

purp,
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@xahteiwi also fair, though I feel like I can read an auto-transcribed doc (often giggling at the phonetic choices). I'd say that you need someone equally well trained to take the kinds of notes that faithfully recount a presentation well.

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@hikhvar @xahteiwi when both are available, 🎉

sbarolo, to random

Match 46/64:

Which typeface do you prefer? Poll is in the next toot.

purp,
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@sbarolo I’ve been waiting for this one. Rooting for a favorite workhorse, and betting it’s the underdog here.

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Having a little samplefest of three possible answers to, “What should I drink tonight?”

cc @DaNanner

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@DaNanner they were tasty, but nothing I'd write home about. Our fave of the three was the rum, followed by the whiskey.

I'm going to mess with the balance on the tequila one; it wants something, but I don't know what yet.

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@DaNanner the challenge was I got hints of the tequila's agave-ness, but not enough to sell it well. A touch of lime might help, but I suspect the syrup would push it further back.

I'll probably swap the amaro, maybe do one with Amaro Nonino or China China (burnt orangey) at same proportions, and another with Cynar or Averna (more vegetal/herbal) and see where things land.

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@DaNanner (I had a covid hobby, can you tell? ;)

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What should I drink tonight?

purp,
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@DaNanner that's an awesome collection! Love that Harmony, and big fan of ice wines, too.

Any chance you've got an amaro, like Campari or Aperol? I kinda wanna suggest smthg like:

1 part tequila
1 part amaro
2 parts grapefruit soda

Build in tall collins glass with ice.

Kinda a cross between a Paloma and an Aperol spritz.

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@DaNanner Failing that, another direction:

2 parts grapefruit soda
3 parts rum (pref. white but not picky)
½-¾ parts lime juice

Build in tall collins glass full of ice.

purp,
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@DaNanner and you won't be sad to start with an old fashioned, and finish after dinner with a short pour of that port. Love an aged tawny.

purp,
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@DaNanner That'll work. You could also roll 3:1 soda and bourbon with a splash of grenadine (hey, you're going to the market, so ... 😇) for something like a Kid Dynamite.

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@DaNanner good choice. I like Graham's for my rubies, Warre's for my tawnies, but it's not like we're all exclusive or anything.

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So, fun story:

Child the Middlest, 17 full years of age and a reasonably trustworthy young adult, texts Beth and me saying, "I want to go to an all ages rave in SF with Friendo tomorrow night."

They quickly added, “Its at the dna lounge in sf and Friendo’s dad would take us [...] its a really reputable venue ... starts at 7pm, prob get there closer to 9 and leave at midnight,” closing with, “like theyre very strict on no drugs or alcohol at these”

They had no idea. We never know our parents.

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@jwz @bhaggs okay, that's straight up funny. There's a bar at these? I may go "chaperone"

purp,
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@jwz oh noes. I wonder if I can get a picture of the "wait ... you want to WHAT?!" face?

purp,
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@jwz I've now been told that I will wear at least one piece of kandy that will be made for me by them and that I'm not allowed to hang out with them.

So it looks like I'll be the normie at the bar. 🥃

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@jwz CtM had an amazing time! They would've stayed all night if they could, but we had plans the next day. I unfortunately missed out; there was a tangle in the logistics of who was taking who when that would have made it awkward so it felt like the most PLURry thing to do was step aside.

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@jwz CtM has promised a future opportunity for me to sit at the bar and not be seen anywhere near them, tho, so there's hope for me yet!

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