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July LC Thread **Survivor White House Edition**

View Poll Results: Who will NOT survive the month of July?

Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III

2 3.92%

John Kelly

18 35.29%

Jared Kushner

1 1.96%

Wilbur Ross

4 7.84%

Ben Carson

0 0%

Rudy Giuliani

1 1.96%

Scott Pruitt

15 29.41%

Kellyanne Conway

2 3.92%

Rod Rosenstein

3 5.88%

Write-in

5 9.80%

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07-27-2018 , 05:39 PM

#1451

ScreaminAsian

For President

Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 33,333

07-27-2018 , 06:03 PM

#1452

dth123451

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 15,502

35, deleted, have never even had a thought to log in / activate

07-27-2018 , 06:10 PM

#1453

SirOsis

Carpal \'Tunnel

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Mike Pence eats spread ass with passion and zeal.

07-27-2018 , 06:17 PM

#1454

ScreaminAsian

For President

Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 33,333

https://twitter.com/theonion/status/1022945479833870336

07-27-2018 , 06:32 PM

#1455

iron81

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 17,729

Speaking of FB, their market cap dropped a record $110b yesterday. Zuck's share of that was $19b.

07-27-2018 , 06:54 PM

#1456

tomdemaine

Just tries harder

Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 20,065

Told you we should've took it off him. He's irresponsible.

07-27-2018 , 06:57 PM

#1457

suzzer99

Save the Cheerleader, Save the World

Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 99,984

I saw a video showing how a top notch engineer at FB makes like $500k+/year - with $300k or so of that being from stock grants. I wonder what an event like this does to their salary?

07-27-2018 , 07:17 PM

#1458

TrollyWantACracker

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 4,184

Quote:

Originally Posted by iron81

Speaking of FB, their market cap dropped a record $110b yesterday. Zuck's share of that was $19b.

Sounds like Grimes dodged a bullet.

07-27-2018 , 07:31 PM

#1459

microbet

Solar Powered

Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 56,671

Quote:

Originally Posted by bobman0330

Rule #1: Never give in to the impulse to send angry written communications, except as permitted by Rule #2.
Rule #2: There are no exceptions.

This situation is not an exception. The line about universities in Utah is one that you will particularly regret when you read this again in a week.

You will ultimately feel a lot better if you replace all the clever little digs with clear, direct descriptions of what you think they've done wrong, what authority proves that they're wrong, what you expect them to do now and what you intend to do if they continue in their misguided course of action.

Good advice and in one's personal life as well.

07-27-2018 , 07:43 PM

#1460

Victor

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 72,288

Quote:

Originally Posted by simplicitus

Should I keep writing and eventually send this letter? It's to opposing counsel after they provided half-assed general description of their client's alleged trade secret(s) (in 7 different general categories) after the judge granted our motion to compel a more specific description. I'm ready to go a bit nuclear on them, which is not my typical style, and am not overly concerned with the consequences. So, good letter or bad idea? [Note, went out with a friend last night and am still feeling it.]

I mean, if you want to rip on the opposing lawyers then thats fine, but it comes off as super presumptuous about the judges ruling and insulting to utah schools and overall elitist as hell.

proly should edit that a bit.

07-27-2018 , 07:55 PM

#1461

SenorKeeed

mew mew mew

Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 37,478

Quote:

Originally Posted by Loki

Author at TheRoot makes the case that it is very likely votes were changed by hackers in the 2016 election:

https://www.theroot.com/evidence-sho...cti-1827871206

Quote:

Originally Posted by All-In Flynn

I have my doubts about this angle, not least because the author refers to the Russians as 'Soviets' four times. Firstly, it's really not prima facie surprising that GA went Trump - is it? And it shouldn't be too hard for someone smarter than me to compare GA 2016 polling, GA 2016 results, and the gap between the two to similar figures for comparable states. If that throws out something weird-looking, then for sure, that's cause for concern. But I think it's very unlikely some bunch of Russian hackers managed to predict the polling error, so if GA's numbers are in line with that broader trend, there's probably nothing to see here.

https://www.theroot.com/evidence-sho...cti-1827871206

looks like the editors of The Root are kompromized

Quote:

Editor’s Note: This story was an opinion piece asserting there was evidence that hackers changed votes in the 2016 election. However, a number of statements in the piece are disputed by experts. As a result, we have pulled it down for editorial review, and will update it once that review is completed.

07-27-2018 , 08:03 PM

#1462

microbet

Solar Powered

Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 56,671

Quote:

Originally Posted by zikzak

I'm down to 1 friend, who I exchange email with maybe once every 6 months and see in person about half as frequently.

And you seem to work pretty much alone and I've never seen you mentioning family. Do you have a dog at least?

07-27-2018 , 08:45 PM

#1463

ecriture d'adulte

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Jan 2017 Posts: 5,920

Quote:

Originally Posted by suzzer99

I saw a video showing how a top notch engineer at FB makes like $500k+/year - with $300k or so of that being from stock grants. I wonder what an event like this does to their salary?

It’s even higher variance in finance. Kinda sucks when you personally kill it but get like half of what you expect because of overall company results.

07-27-2018 , 09:00 PM

#1464

zikzak

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Quote:

Originally Posted by microbet

And you seem to work pretty much alone and I've never seen you mentioning family. Do you have a dog at least?

No pets. I do have parents and siblings in the area who put a crimp on my hardcore hermit lifestyle tho.

07-27-2018 , 09:06 PM

#1465

SenorKeeed

mew mew mew

Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 37,478

Quote:

Originally Posted by ecriture d'adulte

It’s even higher variance in finance. Kinda sucks when you personally kill it but get like half of what you expect because of overall company results.

nice when you glide along and get five times what you deserve when the company does good tho

07-27-2018 , 10:24 PM

#1466

microbet

Solar Powered

Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 56,671

Someone posted that Redding fire earlier....the world is on fire. Sweden is overwhelmed with forest fires and calling for international help and 84 people have died in a fire in Greece. Also a heat wave in Japan killed 65 people and put 23000 in the hospital.

07-27-2018 , 10:41 PM

#1467

PoppaTMan

veteran

Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,862

Quriyat, Oman had a low temperature of 109F the other day. I guess they're lucky that the desert can't catch fire.

07-27-2018 , 10:50 PM

#1468

2/325Falcon

Conehead

Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 21,907

Quote:

Originally Posted by microbet

Someone posted that Redding fire earlier....the world is on fire.

This is racist towards the southern hemisphere imo.

07-27-2018 , 11:19 PM

#1469

uDevil

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High was 110 F in Phoenix today and yesterday. It actually seemed cool compared to Tuesday and Wednesday. Fortunately we haven't gotten too close to 120. That's my limit.

07-27-2018 , 11:19 PM

#1470

zikzak

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 22,198

Been rainy AF in my neck of the woods. Currently 66 degrees.

07-27-2018 , 11:34 PM

#1471

Trolly McTrollson

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GG Western civilization, we had a decent-ish run. Then the internet broke us.

07-28-2018 , 12:05 AM

#1472

simplicitus

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Okish travel article on Berkeley, mainly covering some places to eat. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/27/t...e=sectionfront

Found the description of this 2 table "soup nazi" type pizza place interesting. It's one dude, and you have to call ahead and reserve a time to pick up your pizza. Found their website pretty amusing. http://emiliaspizzeria.com/

Quote:

The wait time varies a lot. It could be 10 minutes or 4 hours. We know what the wait time is, more or less, at any given moment, but, we can't control it. That's why we recommend that you place your order by phone. We start answering the phone at 4pm. You can also request that we call you to take your order.

Takeout is the default. Our 2 tables are generally reserved and not available for walk-ins or people who ordered for takeout. If you want to eat at the pizzeria, it's best to reserve a table when ordering. Table reservations start 10-15 minutes before the first pizza you order and end 45 minutes after the last pizza. Each pizza has a unique scheduled time, and, for the sake of all our guests, we do our best to stay on schedule, even if a guest is late.

07-28-2018 , 12:10 AM

#1473

DudeImBetter

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So am part of a huge network of colleagues online where we discuss billing matters and how to get reimbursed by insurance companies (mental health).

Was told that there is federal law that prohibits us from sharing rates we're given in contracts with private insurance companies.

I'm not getting any specific citations from these folks but goddamn that seems pretty heinous, and also feels totally contrary to everything I've learned which is explicitly the OPPOSITE; that employers are disallowed from discouraging employees from discussing their compensation, which is federally PROTECTED.

Does the Sherman Antitrust Act have anything to do with it?

07-28-2018 , 12:12 AM

#1474

microbet

Solar Powered

Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 56,671

Not technically in Berkeley (Oakland or Albany, but Berkeley adjascent) Zachary's is my favorite pizza. I haven't tried the 2 table pizza place though. I will probably be having some next week.

07-28-2018 , 12:44 AM

#1475

iron81

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Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 17,729

Quote:

Originally Posted by DudeImBetter

Employees of a company are treated very differently than health care professionals working for different companies. Doctors are considered independent contractors and anti trust law applies.

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