Posts by MiguelC 1839 publicly visible posts • joined 22 May 2014
Once, while working at a customer's premises, I got a call from a potential new employer. Not wanting to be overheard, I wandered into the service stairs for some privacy.
After ending the call, I tried to go back, but the doors only opened from the inside without a card, something I hadn't been provided with. I had my phone with me but, unluckily, no service in there.
I tried knocking on the door hoping someone would listen, but in the end I had to walk down 18 floors to the entrance lobby, then call my client so I could return as I hadn't brought any ID with me....
At a previous job I was the technical guy sent to explain the technical parts/escort the well endowed sales lady.
I can tell you it was hard keeping a straight face while enduring the client's comments à propos her silhouette whenever she wasn't present - and even some innuendos while she was.
Yeah, lots of men are pigs, no matter how well educated they might be
Problem with that is that often complaints are because Karen does not agree with your opinion and tries to shut you down. Those platforms don't really care to actually verify if complaints are valid, so if there's any chance they'd be punished for keeping content on their site, they'd choose the safest way and take it down asap - therefore limiting free speech (catch-22?)
Two years ago I bought a 'smart' TV because, unless you go pro, the best screens are only available in that category.
But I duly dumbed it down by refusing its wish to connect to the internet and instead use a set-top-box for all 'smartness' I need, connected by HDMI.
Never had a single problem with that setup.
A friend of my dad was a serious petrol head, I remember as a kid being driven in a Lancia Delta Integrale and a Ferrari (not sure which) and being amazed at the acceleration.
Today, a VW ID.4 gives you the same glued to the back of the seat experience for a fraction of the price.
No wow factor involved, but, like Linus, for me a car is just a means of transportation, not a token of virility :)
Looking at the time zones map, it's pretty clear why Portugal follows the same hour as the UK and not CET. It's not very understandable why the UK is on that time zone, though :)
Just today, Podcast Addict has been banned (sorry for the xitter link, but it's where they announced it), once again for the contents of some podcast...
Curt assumed a lot of things. I assume you all know what assumptions are the mother of...
It would have near-zero nitrogen emissions as considered by anti pollution regulations, as there would be no ammonia and very little nitrous oxides emissions, but mostly pure N2
Nowadays it would be probably an unfortunate Glovo or Doordash guy with instructions to pick an item in place A and drop it in place B, with baddies watching if he's picked up by the police. Make enough transfers like that and the money bag would be swapped mid-travel by an insider. Or have I seen too many movies :)
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