scytale

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scytale ,

I'm a new homeowner and I also don't know how to find good quality contractors. For now I resort to posting on my city's subreddit to ask for recommendations. Also, recommendations from friends that have hired them in the past.

scytale ,

Old article, but it’s certainly true in my industry. Having said that, I’m a bit conflicted with this at least for my own personal situation.

I’ve been with my current employer for a decade. I’m sure I can get a significant pay bump if I switch, but I’m in a comfortable position where I think the trade off is worth it. I earn enough to support myself and my wife on a single income. Work from home, unlimited PTO, and the job itself is not super stressful that I get good work/life balance. My manager and teammates are awesome. The company has great benefits and lots of perks.

I’m at a point in my life where I no longer want to be “challenged” with work. Meaning, I just want to clock in, do work, clock out. I don’t yearn for promotions, new challenges, and moving up. I just want to get paid for work I’m familiar with and good at, and focus my energy on my personal life. And my current job allows me to do that plus all the perks mentioned. So the question is, will I be willing to potentially sacrifice all the comfort I currently enjoy to get paid more? Sure, there’s a chance I could get a better paying job AND all the same perks, but that’s not a guarantee and I will never know until I’m working that new job. Also take into account all the effort required to learn everything on the new job and having to “perform” to impress as a new hire.

But who knows, it might come to a point where my current pay is no longer enough. Only time will tell.

scytale ,

I was driving from Dallas to Austin in the middle of the night last Wednesday and went through a very strong thunderstorm with hail. Like close to zero visibility on the road. When we stopped at a Bucee’s afterwards, that’s when I heard there was a tornado in the general area and we probably were close to it.

scytale ,

For sure! I’ve never experienced storms as violent before moving here, so it definitely was scary. I didn’t even realize there was a chance of a tornado nearby, and was only thinking of the hail wrecking havoc on my car. I definitely never want to go through that again.

What's with all the "weed" shops popping up?

Driving around town I’ve noticed quite a few places in San Antonio are offering free weed and are now selling it. Did I miss something being passed? I thought only Delta-8 (and variants) were available and that THC was still banned. Was there a loophole discovered or will the city no longer prosecute?

scytale ,

I’ve started getting flyers in the mail.

scytale ,

I hope so. Texas is somewhat purple and still has a chance of turning eventually, but Florida is a lost cause.

scytale ,

Lisan al Gaib!

scytale ,

I use a short lightning cable to plug my phone to my car for carplay. I just leave it plugged into the usb port (without the phone) when I’m not in the car. Do you think it’s slowly draining some energy from the car battery?

scytale , (edited )

Thanks. About the cigarette lighter - my dashcam plugs into it but I always unplug it before I turn the car off so never noticed if the camera turns off along with the car. If it does, does that mean I can just keep the dashcam plugged in and it won’t draw power even though the camera is connected on the other end? Or does closing the circuit mean it will start drawing power?

scytale ,

Hey, so I’m curious. Have you ever been to sports games or other events where they ask veterans to stand up to be recognized? Do you participate? And if you do, has anyone sitting close by asked you what you did in the military? What was their reaction when you say you were a non-comabatant? Just curious really, I mean no disrespect.

scytale ,

Haven’t had the time to watch the entire video yet, but is there an actual mention of HSA? The video seems to be specifically about FSA and its use-it-or-lose-it policy. I’m currently on an HSA as it seems to be the best option in the current system for someone who is still relatively healthy and doesn’t get sick or need to go to the doctor often. I’d be curious to know what the risks are.

scytale ,

Lmao I literally just got a linkedin email of a job posting in Netflix for a role similar to my current job. The salary range? 100k-700k.

scytale ,

Must suck to work under that guy. The posts referenced in the article make him look unhinged and unprofessional. How do you even report back to work after shit talking your coworkers publicly?

scytale ,

AFAIK freezing your credit doesn’t stop it from building up.

scytale ,

And to think all of these barely make a dent in corporate profits. That’s how greedy they are.

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scytale ,

The 2 photo grouping is kinda annoying. Why not place the description after every photo so readers don’t have to scroll up to see the photo the description is referring to.

Texas Takes Attacks on Austin to New Level With “Death Star” Law ( slate.com )

The goal of Death Star is simple. The deeply conservative Texas Legislature wants to effectively deny cities—the state’s large Democratic-leaning cities, Houston, San Antonio, and Austin in particular—the ability to pass local laws and regulations in eight major policy areas: agriculture, business and commerce, finance,...

scytale ,

It’s so they can apply it to anything they want and make exceptions for the things they don’t want to be affected.

scytale ,

If in the US, there is almost no downside to credit cards as long there’s no annual fee and you pay it off in full every month. Most credit cards have some kind of rewards like cashback, miles, discounts, etc., so you gain something from using them. Banks are also very strict with fraud (because it’s their money you’re spending), so they will most likely side with you if you file a claim for unauthorized purchases. If you used a debit card, it’s your money that gets stolen; and while the bank will try its best to recover it, they have less incentive to work for it compared to a credit card.

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