Jackie's Fridge

Fun fact: the events in Anne Frank’s diary and Maus actually happened. They are far more valuable than the Goat Herder’s Guide to the Galaxy.

You’re right, of course. Patent illustrations traditionally show the item only from behind.

Check the employee handbook for details and definitions to see how they view PTO, etc. When I was originally hired they said my salary was calculated based on a 45-hour work week. While I usually fall an hour short, I do tend to work through my lunches (eat at my desk as I catch up on email or other lighter work) and there are a couple late nights or weekend events each year that balance that out.

Now: if I work a weekend event, I am told to take the equivalent time off elsewhere. That’s fair, and it’s nice to have the time back. If I have a dentist appointment or something, I can just go and come back. If I have to do an errand while shops are open, I can do that. As long as my work gets done it’s all good.

For day to day, I tend to show up & leave at the same time. They like that since it’s predictable for them. I’m usually a few minutes early and go home when I reach a stopping point. I found a vintage talking clock from the late 80s that still works and have it on my desk. I originally got it to annoy my office-mate but she thinks it’s funny and it actually reminds us to head home on time. Setting a recurring alarm to remind you it’s quitting time might help.

Overall I find salaried work more laid back, and setting your own routine helps keep a little structure for peace of mind. Just communicate to your supervisor about your comings & goings so they know how to plan.

Guns as a subscription model is one of the most American things I’ve heard lately.

I’m on a 3-person marketing team for a local company. It’s almost all content creation (designing internal docs, benefits and employee handbooks, on-location signs, promotional items, videos, engaging social media content) and the higher-ups are willing to let us try silly garbage if it’s clever & engaging.

We also spend a lot of time crafting accessible communication (how-tos, breakdowns of charities we support and how, what events we have coming up) to make it easier for our employees as well as retail and industry customers & partners to figure us out and get the most out of what we have to offer.

I always thought marketing meant trying to sell people stuff they don’t need, but it’s mostly just us trying to make sure the people who are interested can hear us through the din on the chance we can help.

Adorable skirt that you 100% rock AND it has pockets? Keep that friend.

Harrison Ford

Patrick tends to later his wry social commentary - that is 100% on purpose.

Rockbox is a bad benchmark due to its insane versatility. Just because modern players “should” support something doesn’t mean the manufacturer put the work in to do so, or even do it well.

That said, when I buy a portable music player the decision is always based on whether or not there’s a Rockbox port for it.

No shreds given.

*didn’t. They seem to have found a handy way to legislate from the bench. All they need is an excuse to hear a fake case and some imaginative takes on obscure rings that aren’t remotely precedent.

So if you get in a horrible accident and lose a limb, make sure to ask the internet for advice as you bleed out. Don’t be a sucker for “big surgeon” and bow to authority.

It if your house burns down, ask a bunch of randos to help rebuild it. You don’t want to support that multi-billion-dollar construction industry.

Consider for a moment that most doctors actually know what they’re doing and the beef you have is with a dystopian society that’s figured out how to commodify basic needs to a point where we all need to “earn” our very existence.

We were evicted from our septic tank.

Stop projecting

How much did they make on the sale? I bet it more than covers the fines, which makes it the cost of doing business.

With all his meddling it’s not even the Twitter of the US anymore

So happy to see him here.

I love Plympton’s stuff in general, but The Tune is epic. I lucked into a DVD at a used shop years ago and I’m so happy to have it.

The Tune (1992) by Bill Plympton is definitely an experience. Hausu (1977) is a weird fever dream. Dead In the Water (2006) was co-written & directed by a friend and is a decent indie zombie movie. It was fun seeing his parents cameo as zombies and then have Thanksgiving dinner with them.