Although then at work we just had the monthly birthday celebration which was vaguely mardi gras themed (fairly decent king cake instead of the usual gross grocery store cake, so ok) and the security guy was tossing everyone mardi gras beads regardless of their unwilling body language/hostile expressions (which quite a few of us were sporting).
So I catch some beads tossed at me above my head because I have decent catching instincts from ultimate, and security guy's like "hah hah, [credeiki's] obviously done this before, eh? Hah, she's done this before" a couple of times.
Which--in an office of 50 people containing exactly 4 young women. NO. I mean don't do that to anyone, but especially not to one of the women, because it has a distinctly sexual connotation (ie, getting mardi gras beads for flashing people in New Orleans, which who knows if it's a thing but it's a pop culture thing) and it's completely inappropriate.
Hm maybe I should go back and confront the dude and be like 'yo that comment wasn't acceptable'; he's probably still in the lunch room
cred you just got a six figure job.
Let the fucking security guard have this one.
Oh he's not a security guard, he's like...er, I don't know, related to security clearances and handling of classified information.
And of course I did just go and take him aside and tell him that I understood his comment was meant as a joke, but it was inappropriate and I'd appreciate not being joked about in that way in the future, and he was like 'got it, thanks', so ok. I am appeased now. Can't let that shit slide though.
meanwhile ladies in my office are talking about Sweden having a paid lunch sex break
so that's what's going on here
i'm the only guy in my department of 18 or so
I mean, there is a contextual difference here
I'd be hellza uncomfortable with what cred's describing, but talking about politics and sex is kinda... tame, honestly.
don't listen to DK's lies, spool sounds exactly like Slim Pickens
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fuck up once and you break your thumb / if you're happy at all then you're god damn dumb
that's right we're on a fucked up cruise / God is dead but at least we have booze
bad things happen, no one knows why / the sun burns out and everyone dies
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I actually sound like I'm from Brooklyn
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are YOU on the beer list?
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Although then at work we just had the monthly birthday celebration which was vaguely mardi gras themed (fairly decent king cake instead of the usual gross grocery store cake, so ok) and the security guy was tossing everyone mardi gras beads regardless of their unwilling body language/hostile expressions (which quite a few of us were sporting).
So I catch some beads tossed at me above my head because I have decent catching instincts from ultimate, and security guy's like "hah hah, [credeiki's] obviously done this before, eh? Hah, she's done this before" a couple of times.
Which--in an office of 50 people containing exactly 4 young women. NO. I mean don't do that to anyone, but especially not to one of the women, because it has a distinctly sexual connotation (ie, getting mardi gras beads for flashing people in New Orleans, which who knows if it's a thing but it's a pop culture thing) and it's completely inappropriate.
Hm maybe I should go back and confront the dude and be like 'yo that comment wasn't acceptable'; he's probably still in the lunch room
cred you just got a six figure job.
Let the fucking security guard have this one.
I don't think this is a fair reaction to a thoughtless casual comment that could be reasonably construed as sexual innuendo, given the context
Cred, I think for your own sake it would make the most sense not to pursue, but I would recommend copy/pasting the above (and adding any necessary objective detail such as date, time, names, etc) and emailing it to yourself so you have a record in case it is a pattern.
I think while it would be cathartic to pull him aside and have that one-to-one talk, the power difference here is definitely an issue as it will appear as though you are attempting to be disciplinary but are in a vertical where you don't have actual authority over him, and it's not clear that it would curb any future behavior. Still, a written record will be helpful in case it is repeated and can serve as documentation of a pattern of sexist commentary, esp if other women in the office noticed what was said and felt the same way.
I appreciate this though, I'm not letting anyone make sexual comments at my direction if I can avoid it
Granted there is even more there than usual because I have a degree of "if someone finds me attractive then gets too close they might kill me" built in but
As a general rule, if there's an annoying or buggy feature or thing you thought you should be able to do in GTA Online before and you haven't played the game in over 3 months... there's a non-zero chance your complaint isn't a real problem anymore.
It's probably the most evolved game I've ever seen since it's release, outside of actual MMOs.
Like, I was trying to convince a buddy of mine to play GTA Online and he had a litany of complaints about it, like:
- Changing clothes is a pain, there should be pre-saved outfit slots you can load as needed, like in Sleeping Dogs (there is)
- The missions are short, boring one shots. There should be longer campaigns with a story (that's what Heists are)
- There's nothing to do with all your money except buy vehicles and weapons (you can buy businesses, set up rackets and gangs, buy crazy shit like yachts and penthouse suites)
- I hate that I always start out wherever I was last, it means if I end up out in the desert I'm just stuck there until I drive back and it's boring (you can change your spawn location from the options menu)
- I don't like my dude's face, he has a fucked up chin, but they won't let me change it (you can now, it costs money tho)
- There's nothing to discourage players from being assholes who blow up all your shit (there's a Mental State system that curtails a lot of shithead behavior)
life's a game that you're bound to lose / like using a hammer to pound in screws
fuck up once and you break your thumb / if you're happy at all then you're god damn dumb
that's right we're on a fucked up cruise / God is dead but at least we have booze
bad things happen, no one knows why / the sun burns out and everyone dies
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I say y'all all the time
I also context switch into good ol boy mode with folks round here. I don't particularly like it.
I just bought an arduino kit and a Bluetooth Low Energy Module
Paid for Saturday delivery
I'm either going to make a bed remote or be the star of Watchdogs 3
Did it include opto isolated IO? That's what need for making a programmatically controlled connection from one wire to another. You'll also want a voltmeter to determine signal polarity.
man I wish america wasn't so homogeneous with its accents
they're interesting!
life's a game that you're bound to lose / like using a hammer to pound in screws
fuck up once and you break your thumb / if you're happy at all then you're god damn dumb
that's right we're on a fucked up cruise / God is dead but at least we have booze
bad things happen, no one knows why / the sun burns out and everyone dies
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Lots of people don't say y'all. African Americans brought it up with them during the Great Migration, but they're pretty much the only non-US Southerners who use it.
I say "you guys." Also there's some other random regional variants like "yinz" or "you lot"
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If I could Eternal Sunshine my southern accent I'd do it in a heartbeat
someone should study this, I feel like it's made significant strides into being part of GAE
life's a game that you're bound to lose / like using a hammer to pound in screws
fuck up once and you break your thumb / if you're happy at all then you're god damn dumb
that's right we're on a fucked up cruise / God is dead but at least we have booze
bad things happen, no one knows why / the sun burns out and everyone dies
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I guess my first sight unseen arduino question is I'm going to be plugging 5 wires into the arduino from the remote cable. My kit comes with a bunch of shit but am I going to need a soldering iron or do the little boards you plug wires into have some kind of clips?
@Ludious
(someone probably already answered but just in case):
Wires like that tend to fit pretty snugly in the arduino board or a breadboard. Their purpose is to let you test out your circuits without soldering anything in place. Then, once everything is working, you build the "real" version that is properly held together. Or you just hide the breadboard in a box and tape everything down :P
Going to wendy's today was a mistake, place was packed for lunch rush. One person was calling out orders to pickup by given name on receipts while the other was reciting the orders themselves by contents. So of course someone grabbed by order and I had to wait longer to get it made again.
I find y'all to be a great alternative to "guys". Feels bad saying "you guys" when it's literally not a single duder. Y'all just fits that niche so well.
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It sounds like something you'd call Uma Thurman
I mean, there is a contextual difference here
I'd be hellza uncomfortable with what cred's describing, but talking about politics and sex is kinda... tame, honestly.
fuck up once and you break your thumb / if you're happy at all then you're god damn dumb
that's right we're on a fucked up cruise / God is dead but at least we have booze
bad things happen, no one knows why / the sun burns out and everyone dies
it's your right as an american to choose whatever alternative facts you like
I appreciate this though, I'm not letting anyone make sexual comments at my direction if I can avoid it
Granted there is even more there than usual because I have a degree of "if someone finds me attractive then gets too close they might kill me" built in but
It's probably the most evolved game I've ever seen since it's release, outside of actual MMOs.
Like, I was trying to convince a buddy of mine to play GTA Online and he had a litany of complaints about it, like:
- Changing clothes is a pain, there should be pre-saved outfit slots you can load as needed, like in Sleeping Dogs (there is)
- The missions are short, boring one shots. There should be longer campaigns with a story (that's what Heists are)
- There's nothing to do with all your money except buy vehicles and weapons (you can buy businesses, set up rackets and gangs, buy crazy shit like yachts and penthouse suites)
- I hate that I always start out wherever I was last, it means if I end up out in the desert I'm just stuck there until I drive back and it's boring (you can change your spawn location from the options menu)
- I don't like my dude's face, he has a fucked up chin, but they won't let me change it (you can now, it costs money tho)
- There's nothing to discourage players from being assholes who blow up all your shit (there's a Mental State system that curtails a lot of shithead behavior)
And so on.
it's a useful word!
fuck up once and you break your thumb / if you're happy at all then you're god damn dumb
that's right we're on a fucked up cruise / God is dead but at least we have booze
bad things happen, no one knows why / the sun burns out and everyone dies
I also context switch into good ol boy mode with folks round here. I don't particularly like it.
They did new heists, too?
You may not use the accent in your day to day but surely you use more idioms than you have iron skillets under the stove.
yeah his speaking voice is very pleasant
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I'd love it if you took a look at my art and my PATREON!
Like a bear in a grocery store.
if your boss isn't there let him come in and play a concert
bull in a china shop
It's only the American south as far as I know
they're interesting!
fuck up once and you break your thumb / if you're happy at all then you're god damn dumb
that's right we're on a fucked up cruise / God is dead but at least we have booze
bad things happen, no one knows why / the sun burns out and everyone dies
I'm fittin ta learn u somethin t'day.
i'd describe as pronouncing "housed" almost exactly how a posh British person would say "hosed"
he's busking, he'll do better out there
I'd love it if you took a look at my art and my PATREON!
Stares at the Brawny paper towels a bit too long and a bit too lovingly?
@TTODewback might be the state of Georgia in flesh form
I don't think they did, no
But I was under the impression Heists weren't a thing the untermensch on 360 could access?
Maybe that's other stuff.
it's very very common outside the american south actually; it's a very useful word and loads of people I know in the NE use it etc
I'd love it if you took a look at my art and my PATREON!
Nicely played.
Lots of people don't say y'all. African Americans brought it up with them during the Great Migration, but they're pretty much the only non-US Southerners who use it.
I say "you guys." Also there's some other random regional variants like "yinz" or "you lot"
i'm in WA and I say it all the time!
someone should study this, I feel like it's made significant strides into being part of GAE
fuck up once and you break your thumb / if you're happy at all then you're god damn dumb
that's right we're on a fucked up cruise / God is dead but at least we have booze
bad things happen, no one knows why / the sun burns out and everyone dies
UM IT'S CALLED BULL RUN YOU CARPETBAGGER
is what i assume people from real virginia say it's never really come up and i just live here
@Ludious
(someone probably already answered but just in case):
Wires like that tend to fit pretty snugly in the arduino board or a breadboard. Their purpose is to let you test out your circuits without soldering anything in place. Then, once everything is working, you build the "real" version that is properly held together. Or you just hide the breadboard in a box and tape everything down :P
youse guyz