The Swamp

A_B wrote: ↑Thu Jul 19, 2018 7:36 am The next time I find a watchband that has holes spaced perfectly to fit my wrist will be the first time.

A_B wrote: ↑Thu Jul 19, 2018 7:36 am The next time I find a watchband that has holes spaced perfectly to fit my wrist will be the first time.

Rush2112 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 19, 2018 3:29 pm Just found out we have a subscription to BrowZIne, a NetFlix of sorts of magazines. I could have been reading 9: A JOurnal of Baseball History and Culture for years!


Dashing Dagos and Walloping Wops: Media Portrayal of Italian American Major Leaguers before World War II

Managing Integration: Clemente, Wills, “Harry the Hat,” and the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 1967 Season of Discontent

A Glimpse of the St. Paul Colored Gophers (1909) and the Schenectady Mohawk Giants (1913)

Johnny Carwash wrote: ↑Tue Oct 24, 2017 10:17 am The sound that chip credit card readers make is dumb and annoying as shit. It sounds like a noise that would indicate something is wrong, when it worked correctly. How did no one raise an objection about this during the design?

Johnnie wrote: ↑Sun Jun 03, 2018 9:40 pm So I've finally downloaded Venmo (only because everyone else I know uses it - sorry, Cash App) because I'm late to this party.

Anyhoo, what's wild to me is that people don't make their transactions private. Thankfully the app doesn't display the dollar amount exchanged, but I can comment on or like the transactions. It's ripe for trolling.

Just last week, it was revealed that a Berlin-based privacy researcher, Hang Do Thi Duc, used Venmo’s own API to "gather and save all public transactions from 2017." Yep, all 207,984,218 of them.

Johnnie wrote: ↑Mon Jul 23, 2018 2:14 pm Oddly enough, I've noticed a stark change to the credit card readers' reminder sound these days.

They are mostly far more pleasant and friendly compared to the car alarm annoying tone to which you refer.

brian wrote: ↑Tue Jun 26, 2018 11:22 am

A_B wrote: ↑Tue Jun 26, 2018 11:07 am In a hospital waiting room and there is a woman playing videos on her phone full volume.

That is one of my biggest pet peeves. I see it enough that I'm kind of surprised I don't see it more often if that makes any sense.

A_B wrote: ↑Wed Jul 25, 2018 10:46 am

brian wrote: ↑Tue Jun 26, 2018 11:22 am

A_B wrote: ↑Tue Jun 26, 2018 11:07 am In a hospital waiting room and there is a woman playing videos on her phone full volume.

That is one of my biggest pet peeves. I see it enough that I'm kind of surprised I don't see it more often if that makes any sense.

Last night was my 19th anniversary. Went to a nice place downtown. Pretty upscale italian joint. We sat on the patio because it was a beautiful night. I would not have if I had known the guy sitting alone at a nearby table was going to start watching videos on his phone with no headphones. It was appalling.

brian wrote: ↑Wed Jul 25, 2018 11:03 am

A_B wrote: ↑Wed Jul 25, 2018 10:46 am

brian wrote: ↑Tue Jun 26, 2018 11:22 am

A_B wrote: ↑Tue Jun 26, 2018 11:07 am In a hospital waiting room and there is a woman playing videos on her phone full volume.

That is one of my biggest pet peeves. I see it enough that I'm kind of surprised I don't see it more often if that makes any sense.

Last night was my 19th anniversary. Went to a nice place downtown. Pretty upscale italian joint. We sat on the patio because it was a beautiful night. I would not have if I had known the guy sitting alone at a nearby table was going to start watching videos on his phone with no headphones. It was appalling.

I would almost literally never do this, but in that specific scenario I would have spoken to the manager of the restaurant about it.

L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 25, 2018 11:19 am What's the issue about telling the guy yourself? Like, "Hey buddy, if you like tentacle hentai then you do you, but me and my lovely dining partner are trying to eat. Put your headphones on."

Shirley wrote: ↑Wed Jul 25, 2018 11:28 am

L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 25, 2018 11:19 am What's the issue about telling the guy yourself? Like, "Hey buddy, if you like tentacle hentai then you do you, but me and my lovely dining partner are trying to eat. Put your headphones on."

Because you don't want to risk a conflict ruining your nice dinner. Ask the restaurant to take care of it, because you're already paying them to provide a nice environment for your dinner.

L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 25, 2018 11:35 am

Shirley wrote: ↑Wed Jul 25, 2018 11:28 am

L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 25, 2018 11:19 am What's the issue about telling the guy yourself? Like, "Hey buddy, if you like tentacle hentai then you do you, but me and my lovely dining partner are trying to eat. Put your headphones on."

Because you don't want to risk a conflict ruining your nice dinner. Ask the restaurant to take care of it, because you're already paying them to provide a nice environment for your dinner.

Yeah, I guess if it's a nice restaurant let the manager handle it. I'd say if a jacket is preferred, then I'll let the manager do it. Otherwise I'll do it myself. Less chance the server is going to be stiffed if management doesn't get involved.

DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Wed Jul 25, 2018 11:29 am Dealing with Job Finding apps (Monster, Indeed, ZipRecruiter, Hired) is like online dating.

bfj wrote: ↑Sun Jul 29, 2018 3:29 pm When Winnipeg and San Jose play hockey do they ever have West Side Story night?

A_B wrote: ↑Fri Aug 03, 2018 7:28 am I used to do the pretend I'm late thing with an alarm clock.

mister d wrote: ↑Fri Aug 03, 2018 10:14 am Love to wake up and do math before snoozing.

Pruitt wrote: ↑Fri Aug 03, 2018 1:17 pm I've been up since 4:30 am.

I have stopped drinking coffee after 2 pm. I don;t drink anything after 9 pm (so I don;t have to wake up to pee). 4 or 5 nights a week I meditate in the evening. I know all the breathing exercises to do and yet most nights I am up at some point between 2:30 - 5. Most of the time I can get back to sleep after a half hour of reading or listening to ambient music, but I am pretty much resigned to the fact that 5-6 hours is the most sleep I can expect every night.

It is irritating and not healthy, I know.

But no way am I going the pill route.

A_B wrote: ↑Fri Aug 03, 2018 1:19 pm

Pruitt wrote: ↑Fri Aug 03, 2018 1:17 pm I've been up since 4:30 am.

I have stopped drinking coffee after 2 pm. I don;t drink anything after 9 pm (so I don;t have to wake up to pee). 4 or 5 nights a week I meditate in the evening. I know all the breathing exercises to do and yet most nights I am up at some point between 2:30 - 5. Most of the time I can get back to sleep after a half hour of reading or listening to ambient music, but I am pretty much resigned to the fact that 5-6 hours is the most sleep I can expect every night.

It is irritating and not healthy, I know.

But no way am I going the pill route.

My brother in law had this problem and fixed it by becoming an Uber driver. Drives until 1-2 a lot of nights.

Rush2112 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 03, 2018 1:36 pm I've always had trouble falling asleep. Could be nodding off in a chair, but hit the bead and I'm thinking of shit and tossing and turning for an hour.

I started taking melatonin. Godsend. Take as part of the routine, read for 20-30 minutes. Out like a light.

Rush2112 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 03, 2018 1:36 pm I've always had trouble falling asleep. Could be nodding off in a chair, but hit the bead and I'm thinking of shit and tossing and turning for an hour.

I started taking melatonin. Godsend. Take as part of the routine, read for 20-30 minutes. Out like a light.