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Vanth

@ Vanth @reddthat.com

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  • My uncle, from the time he was a little boy, liked nothing more than farming and gardening. He has one friend and they talk exclusively about growing stuff. He had to be forced to finish high school because all he wanted to do was wrench on a tractor. He barely talks unless it's farming related.

    He apparently takes after other men in the family, always one or two per generation, who were pretty much mute except when it came to their special interest. And they were 100% focused on their special interest.

    Back in the day, it was "Uncle Bob just has those family genes. We get one of them every once in a while. He sure is a helluva good farmer." Today he would be diagnosed with autism.

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    How do you (republican) Americans feel after Trump/Vance meltdown?

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  • Feels bad, man. I just hope other countries pay attention. Y'all are seeing swings to the right too. Germany, Canada, Sweden, France, more, check yourselves before you find yourselves in the same spot.

  • Would you prefer to stay at a job you hate for a short period of time (2-3 mo) or be unemployed for the same period of time?

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  • While I have some savings, I'm not wealthy and I'd rather be employed. The best time for me to look for a better job would be while employed and on ok financial footing.

    I'm also in a position where I could insulate myself from a lot of toxic personalities and "quiet quit" to some degree before getting fired. And getting fired would mean unemployment benefits where I live, so I'd be ok with that.

  • is it wrong to ask a former coworker for help getting in touch with a hiring manager

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  • Hindsight is 20:20. Regardless, I think Bob is overreacting, assuming your email to Alice was in the range of what I personally would write and nothing you said was sparking red flags to me l.

  • is it wrong to ask a former coworker for help getting in touch with a hiring manager

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  • Oh, for sure. I guess I assumed Bob made the introduction by email. So OP could reply to that intro email with a "Thanks, Bob! Alice, pleasure to meet you, I'll send you a separate email to introduce myself and blah de blah".

    Acknowledge the email and thank Bob, then drop him from the convo. Regardless, Bob doesn't need to see the sausage being made.

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  • Without reading your actual email, this all sounds normal to me. Networking is how people get jobs.

    I would have probably thanked Bob and dropped him from the email before asking Alice questions. Bob doesn't need to be on that email once he's made the introduction.

  • How to get a 5 yo started in (useful) computing?

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  • Adding to Scratch recommendations, look for First Lego League Jr teams in your area for next year. FLL Jr is for ages 6-10. They get simple kits with visual programming, and it preps them for FLL (non-jr) through to FIRST at the high school level.

  • To those who downvote your own comments… Why?

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  • Accidental? A wayward tap.

  • What's the worst or weirdest injury you've seen in real life?

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  • Yeah, I didn't realize it as I was playing, but that was the first time playing a full contact sport for most of my teammates. And let's just say some were using rugby as an alternative to therapy. Woo, there were some intense people playing. Excellent and unhinged athletes.

  • What's the worst or weirdest injury you've seen in real life?

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  • Worst rugby injury I saw firsthand was a woman taking a hard hit to her shin and her tibia shattered. Her lower leg sagged at a very unnatural angle as she screamed and then passed out from the pain. Multiple players on the field vomited at the sight.

  • What's the most obscure piece of knowledge you know about your hometown?

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  • Also where my mother, Jane Doe, née Smith grew up and where I adopted my first pet, Fido.

  • What's the most obscure piece of knowledge you know about your hometown?

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  • The name contains characters that make it unusable as an account security question.

  • what are some signs an introvert girl likes you?

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  • Also when nervous. Which might tend to happen when someone notices someone observing them every time they adjust their hair.

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  • Not that I said "read theory" not "make applicants take personality tests".

    "Needs the same kind of people is demonstrably stupid".... yet OP is headed in that direction and doesn't appear to be stupid. Just lacking in exposure to other ways of doing things... thus reading about them is a way to close that knowledge gap

    Leadership type books aren't to be followed 100%. They are written for a person to take the 10% that best applies and is helpful to them. It's why they're so damn repetitive and obvious the more experience you have.

    The takeaway is not "build a team of four people with these four styles". That's way too literal. It's "see the value in a mix of people, and recognize strengths in others that you don't have".

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  • You're not interviewing for friends. "Team culture" in this case seems like shorthand for "someone just like me so I don't get challenged". I would suggest spending some time thinking about why scifi books in particular and what that says about you.

    Look up any personality+leadership theory, DISC is a common one I've seen. Teams with a mix of personalities and backgrounds are more optimal than a team of basically the same person. Yes, even "ladder climbers" can be good for a team, provided they have other positive traits that go with it.

  • In light of recent events, here's OpenStreetMap editors discussing naming of the Gulf of Mexico

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  • Can we poll the community for alternate names that would enrage Trump? If it's gonna change, let's have fun with it.

    Gulf of Veganism and Low Cholesterol

    Gulf of Checks and Balances

    Gulf of 34 Felony Counts

    Gulf of Cheetos (let's get those sweet advertising dollars while we're at it)

    Gulf of Insecurity

    Kamala-Clinton Gulf

  • what are some signs an introvert girl likes you?

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  • I think the better advice is to find a trusted friend in one's local culture instead of troll-y internet randos who could be on the other side of the world.

  • what are some signs an introvert girl likes you?

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  • The woman who makes direct eye contact with you while adjusting her ass crack hairs definitely has some sort of feelings towards you.

  • what are some signs an introvert girl likes you?

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  • Be careful with this one. As someone who has to be intentional about making eye contact, it does not mean I like you.

    And moving hair is just... moving hair.

  • What happened on your most unhappy birthday?

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  • The 9/11 suicide attacks. I didn't know until a couple days later that a relative died during it.