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lucius septimius
11/23/2019 7:00:18 AM
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Good morning! Sunny and cold up here in the Illinois/Wisconsin borderlands.
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JCM
11/23/2019 8:10:02 AM
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Amazonian....
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Got the offer from the Amazon Kuiper Project. Not PCB layout work but component librarian, select and building the schematic symbols and PCB footprints for the project. As to the offer... dayum.... a lot more in salary, sign on bonus and large stock grant. I start on Dec. 9th.
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doppelganglander
11/23/2019 8:29:02 AM
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Reply to JCM in 2: CONGRATULATIONS!!!
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doppelganglander
11/23/2019 8:33:35 AM
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Reply to lucius septimius in 1: Rainy and 62 degrees here. Doing laundry and trying to make some headway on two final projects before the invasion. I finally figured out what I want to do for the research proposal that was giving me so much trouble - it was literally staring me in the face from my bookshelf.
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PaladinPhil
11/23/2019 8:42:03 AM
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Reply to JCM in 2: Congratulations!
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Alice in Dairyland
11/23/2019 8:42:27 AM
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Reply to lucius septimius in 1: Well, if you cross into Wisconsin, make sure you're wearing blaze orange. You could get shot here this week!
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Alice in Dairyland
11/23/2019 8:43:35 AM
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Reply to JCM in 2: Hope it turns out to be everything you want. Good luck and happy paychecks!
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PaladinPhil
11/23/2019 8:45:49 AM
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So today has been busy as well. Old van died yesterday, sort of. Today I went and signed the paperwork for purchasing the new van. Will be picking it up on Tuesday afternoon. Got approved on the financing all on my own. Big change from being on welfare two years ago.
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doppelganglander
11/23/2019 9:00:02 AM
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Reply to PaladinPhil in 8: You've come through some difficult times. So glad you've turned it around and made a good life for yourself and the Squire.
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JCM
11/23/2019 9:01:37 AM
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Reply to doppelganglander in 3:
Reply to PaladinPhil in 5: Reply to Alice in Dairyland in 7: Thanks all. 2019 was a rough year, Munchette's surgery, totalled truck, getting laid off, Munchette's mental crisis, the new job not working out. Amazon should be a bright spot. The salary will be enough so Mrs. JCM can cut back to part time. It's closer and the hours will be more flexible.
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@PBJ3
11/23/2019 9:51:40 AM
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Reply to JCM in 2: Fantastic news, JCM.
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lucius septimius
11/23/2019 10:36:04 AM
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Reply to JCM in 2: Congratulations!
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lucius septimius
11/23/2019 11:05:11 AM
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So much fun trying to cook on a stove that has no effective temp control. It's either blazing hot or nothing.
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Kosh's Shadow
11/23/2019 11:20:15 AM
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Reply to JCM in 2: Congratulations!
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Occasional Reader
11/23/2019 11:22:06 AM
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Drinks are on JCM tonjght!
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Kosh's Shadow
11/23/2019 12:06:34 PM
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To reduce CO2 emissions, Brookline, MA votes to increase them Brookline is the first Massachusetts community to outlaw natural gas
and heating oil pipes in new buildings after residents voted
overwhelmingly for the bylaw Wednesday, a ban — slammed by the fossil
fuel industry — that could end up in court. Town Meeting members voted 211-3 to pass the bylaw “Prohibition on New Fossil Fuel Infrastructure in Major Construction.”
The ban, for both new construction and major rehab projects, will
help curb climate change and is a model for area cities and towns, said
supporters who rallied around a “Gas is the Past” sign. No, producing electricity from fossil fuels is at best 45% efficient, and gas furnaces are 89-98% efficient. Roughly twice the amount of gas will have to be burned for heat. Massachusetts electricity comes from at least 70% fossil fuels, so that will increase emissions by about 50% in a quick back of the envelope approximation.
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Kosh's Shadow
11/23/2019 12:18:36 PM
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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 17: Brookline would have to get over 99% of its electricity from non fossil fuel sources. Time for them to go nuclear.
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