Many fall in the face of chaos, but not this one, not today

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  • Pencilnoob@lemmy.worldtoTrees@lemmy.worldMarijuana Is Too Strong Now - The Atlantic
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    16 days ago

    This article feels like it was written by an old man yelling at clouds. “… Back in my day we smoked mid and we liked it” shakes fist and then uses it as a reason to go back to prohibition. Why can’t we just make it legal and let the free market figure it out.

    Turns out more THC for the buck means people can make a few months supply of edibles out of a few grams. Cost effective!






  • Pencilnoob@lemmy.worldtoMicroblog Memes@lemmy.worldEmpathic
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    18 days ago

    With an open field, who would you vote for president?

    Now given the field has two candidates, who do you think will do a better job between the two? I’m actually curious to hear your answers and why.

    Your comment here indicates you think being able to talk over others is an important part of the job. Why do you see that as an important attribute? Does the President of the most powerful country in the world often need to be the loudest person in the room? Do they need to dominate conversations, preventing other people from talking, to do their job effectively?





  • Pencilnoob@lemmy.worldtoAusome Memes@lemmy.autism.placeInterviews
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    22 days ago

    I’ve been in charge of hiring a few jobs now and I make sure to not care about any of the typical signals when interviewing. I tell recruiters and candidates alike that I’d “hire three raccoons in a trenchcoat if they could turn requirements into working code”.

    I’ve hired quite a few folks who didn’t fit the typical mold, because they could write some sweet code. Who cares about eye contact, I want honest, hard working problem-solvers.

    The biggest thing my less social folks struggle with (for anyone curious) is requirements gathering. That often takes interviews and repeated interactions with customers. But it’s a skill like any other. Practice brings improvement!




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    25 days ago

    I know a Thomas too! He’s the straight cis eye of a queer hurricane. And it wasn’t always this way, he just keeps pulling folks into his massive orbit. Folks who later realize they are queer. He never brings it up or even seems to notice.

    I finally realized what’s going on and it’s just a little weird. Like, what the hell is going on? Do my friends even have free will?! Do I?!

    I conclude that Thomas has such a pure heart and loves so freely that he innervates people with restless souls. They/we are drawn to this vibe like planets in his solar orbit.

    I should write him a poem about this

    Thomas’ pure heart

    Orbit for expanding souls

    A queer hurricane


  • Just run the numbers before you do. It restarts the amortization schedule, which depending on how long you’ve had it and what the fees will be could mean it’s significantly worse to refinance.

    People think 5% is just a flat 5% a year, when it’s all front loaded. So it’s might be more like 5% interest the first year, but then by year 10 you’ve already paid almost half of all the interest you will pay.

    Add on the extra fees, and it might be better to just keep the existing mortgage.

    Just be sure to run the numbers first is all.