Random Talk

[Besticus Maximus]

This is what they said:

I hope you're well and sorry for the delay in getting back to you. The last of the interviews have been conducted, are you free tomorrow for a call - if so what time would be best?

Inscrutable 

I suppose I'll find out tomorrow.

[Nintex]

Made a Breeze profile, because Hinge was just useless. Breeze is a Dutch app, much different from Tinder. It's more like speeddating and the idea is to make dating safer for women and put less pressure on arranging a too demanding first date.

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You get 7 profiles every 12 hours and then you can decide if you want to skip or grab a drink. When both want to grab a drink you can do so at one of the affiliated locations and the staff at that location knows about the reservation. You won't get the phone number of your match 15 minutes before the date (in case you run late or can't find the location).

This app basically removes any fun from the dating experience with an appointment based, efficient typical Dutch set-up. You also have to 'opt in' for Amsterdam and Rotterdam, otherwise you just get the other cities and towns. 

[MMaRsu]

Breeze is also trash been using it for a year never had a date through it

The women i like dont like me and the fatties that like me I dont want them

[killamajig]

Here's a recent Larry David-esque moment for me being single.

This past Valentine's Day the local bar had a speed dating night for singles. I thought it might be fun to go even if I don't find a date. The age range was from 25 to 54. My birthday is February 17th and I turned 55. Literally only a couple days before I'm too old. Needless to say I didn't go because I would have felt like a old creepy dude.

[DavidCroquet]

Breeze is also trash been using it for a year never had a date through it

The women i like dont like me and the fatties that like me I dont want them

[MMaRsu]

Breeze is also trash been using it for a year never had a date through it

The women i like dont like me and the fatties that like me I dont want them

[Nintex]

Breeze is also trash been using it for a year never had a date through it

The women i like dont like me and the fatties that like me I dont want them

Maybe you should just take a fattie out, that gets you a badge that you're legit. Plus you might find someone else at the bar of the date or whatever. When women see guys with another woman, they get curious and ask questions.

[MMaRsu]

Dutch women suck ass

[Nintex]

Dutch women suck ass

If only they did  

But a lot I find is just based on how they feel at that particular moment you run into them. You basically have to get lucky is my biggest take away from the 'how we met' stories, apart from those where they work/volunteer/hang-out together for a while and build a bond that way (which might be happening with the redhead). 
And they always want other things than they say they want, because they really try hard to fit the norm and keep up their reputation among friends and family.

Looking at my Tinder I realized my weight lifting picture was still one of the most popular even though that's like a big no-no according to all the tips.

I figured what the hell, I look decent now and I've since quadrupled the weight of the dumbbell, why not do a shirtless pic to show dem gains   

We'll see if it flies up the algorithm or bombs. Tinder is trashy as hell so it probably works. 

My bro said in Canada I'll be a tall king among midgets.

Breeze is really pushing that diversity angle, no trans for me but sure I'll have a drink with the cute 30 y/o black girl app developer that the racists ignore. Surprisingly good pictures too. Unlike white girls they understand you want to see their beds.

Would be so typical if this one accepts and the mid with all matching interests doesn't

[benji]

Looking at my Tinder I realized my weight lifting picture was still one of the most popular even though that's like a big no-no according to all the tips.

And if you've been following the tips and getting no progress what should this tell you?

[Polident]

On body fascism, I’m starting to question if they were right about cardio all this time. Always they were “fuck cardio. cardio kills gains.” I never bought into it. Regularly did cardio after weight sessions or separately. Increasing it and dialing in diet for cuts. The usual. But as an experiment this year I cut out cardio… and strength way up, leaning out without diet changes, more energy day to day  

Still walk quite a bit as I always have so maybe my heart won’t explode climbing stairs in two years weeks. I’ll continue down this path. Maybe the guys cycling such vast amounts of testosterone and growth hormones that they’re offsetting it with synthetic estrogens to prevent hair loss know a little something about something.

Thinking about all that time wasted watching junk streaming shows. I may never finish Emily in Paris at this rate.

[Nintex]

[Potato]

Why is it weird that she would mention an AI thing at a meeting for a business that works in AI? Especially when the Trump Gaza AI thing would have to be one of the most embarrassing uses of AI ever and is off the charts embarrassing when it's coming from a political leader?

[Nintex]

Why is it weird that she would mention an AI thing at a meeting for a business that works in AI? Especially when the Trump Gaza AI thing would have to be one of the most embarrassing uses of AI ever and is off the charts embarrassing when it's coming from a political leader?

She talked about it before the meeting and she seemed weirdly excited about it. She thought it was real funny.   

My co-workers all went like this 


Also later on we had a discussion with the older guy and he talked about how a certain group of devoted evangelicals only do business with other evangelicals and it was a real pain. 
She blurted out: "Just like the jews" 

[benji]

She blurted out: "Just like the jews" 

...filler?

[Polident]

[Uncle]

are people just like that in dutch land? or did nintex stumble across the female version of himself somehow?

[MMaRsu]

Great I spent an entire weekend creating a video for the Youtube Editor job I was applying to.

Sent out a motivation with resumee, and the friday before that I had called ahead to ask if the job was still available and I spoke to the person in charge. So they were like yes send your resumee + video!

So Im waiting all week for a response. Nothing.

So I call them yesterday, to ask how the procedure is going. I get the receptionist on the phone and she says oh I do know the Youtube Editor job has been filled already and they are starting soon.

Like what the fuck? Not even an email back? Not a call? Nothing?

So I spent last weekend creating something for nothing

Great

[Nintex]

Or they totally forget about you

It sucks man but it's not for nothing. Use that video to land the next job. Keep making videos and improve your skills.

[killamajig]

The fiber gummies have been working well, but like most people, I figured out how to get that sweet fiber gummie goodness straight into my veins when I need a quck fix

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Stealth I like SNL post

I recycled the joke from here...


YouTube thinks I like SNL, and it turns out it's right. I don't care what the haters say; SNL is factually good. I think I like the live aspect of it too. The fact some jokes might fall flat or a prop might malfunction make it more fun to watch. 
I guess streamers have taken that place for younger people now. 

[Potato]

Great I spent an entire weekend creating a video for the Youtube Editor job I was applying to.

Sent out a motivation with resumee, and the friday before that I had called ahead to ask if the job was still available and I spoke to the person in charge. So they were like yes send your resumee + video!

So Im waiting all week for a response. Nothing.

So I call them yesterday, to ask how the procedure is going. I get the receptionist on the phone and she says oh I do know the Youtube Editor job has been filled already and they are starting soon.

Like what the fuck? Not even an email back? Not a call? Nothing?

So I spent last weekend creating something for nothing

Great

That's bullshit. They should have enough respect for people to communicate with them properly.

If it's any consolation, is that's how they treat potential employees, it's probably not a great place to work.

[Nintex]

They should but the default method of business communication in the Netherlands is ghosting 

[clockwork5]

I bought this cat bed for my cat two months ago. For two months it has sat on the floor of my home office, completely unnoticed, completely untouched. Yesterday she sat on it and fell asleep, she is still sleeping on it today. 

Victory Achieved.

[killamajig]

Killa lore,

I was going through old things and I googled my old coach Pete Hetrick and he's still teaching. Hearing his voice while teaching these drills made me all emotional. He's the guy that gave me the tools and confidence to work in a prison. Thank you, Pete.

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=234920047799006

But it lead me to this......

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I knew theses guys and had to have been at this trainning camp. OMG!! Never thought I would see this again. I couln't find any with me in it or I would show off my mullet. It would be worth the dox if I could find a pic of me looking straight outta the trailer park back then.

[CHOW CHOW]

folx, can we get back to what’s important? namely our BM health 

i dropped a tremendous nintex log this morning thanks to the glorious effects of psyllium husk fiber 

[killamajig]

On this edition of Shit Talking....

I dropped a real slick footlong the other day, that I was real proud of. A big improvement over the poop mini-hedgehogs I was trying to push out before. Thanks to Vitafusion Fiber Gummy Supplements, my asshole feels a lot better.

[CHOW CHOW]

What the fuck are we even doing here?

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[Uncle]

I've talked about old movies vs. new movies in here before, I guess kind of obvious observations, but it's still interesting to me watching an old episode of Columbo and realizing it's 90 minutes, compared to any modern blockbuster that's also 90 minutes

like just the scale of what's accomplished in that time, what you see, where you go

quiet, meandering, slow-paced, very limited in terms of locations, wouldn't blame anyone for calling it a waste of time, they do in fact waste a lot of time, though in some situations you can see how it's someone's idea of artistry or letting a scene breathe

but it's just crazy how different it feels, it's like an entirely different medium

even though I enjoy it, it's like I feel a little pressure myself, "holy shit this is so slow and limited, I could be accomplishing so much and seeing so much more happen if I watched a newer film"

but I don't let that get to me



if I was going to recommend any episode of Columbo to anyone who had never seen it, it would be Suitable for Framing, which can be watched here, it might not be the best episode of all time (though it's up there) but it is the most quintessential of all the traits of the cat and mouse game, the way Columbo irritates the murderer to no end and drives them to desperation, and actually might have the best reveal at the end

[Potato]

Which 90 minute modern day blockbusters are you taking about? Everything seems to be 150+ minutes these days.

[Uncle]

I thought about that too, yeah true, but I don't know that an extra half hour is what makes all the difference here, if you watch them side by side

Columbo would use the extra half hour for a lot more 5 minute scenes of a car driving or someone walking into a building