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- mg332
Ever have those "I feel old" moments in our career where you look up a new employee, or simply someone new you're working with, and see that you were already out of college by a dozen years when that person was finishing college? Nothing wrong with that all, I'm just finding myself in those situations more and more with new hires.
- alright alright alright
https://theinfallibl…_niko - I feel like Clint in Gran Torino all the time.maquito
- Or that you finished high school before they were born!monospaced
- ^ Geez... Yes, I'm sure that's happened by now and I've just not noticed.mg33
- me too maquito, me tooOBBTKN
- ^ lol dude! I just clicked on your name and you got the fucking profile pic! Holy fuck!maquito
- I have never been. I hear friends talk of this on a quarterly. It's all in how you handle it. Really, just staying true to you...canoe
- by all means they shouldn't feel qualified to judge... it's not like a leap in aesthetic as it was from 80s, 90s, 20scanoe
- Happens a lot to me: I think, her parents might be my age when she was born after I graduated from high school (which goes until age 19 in Germany).SimonFFM
- I was doing some work recently at a financial startup... I have t-shirts older than most the staff there!dee-dubs
- other than the CEO.. although he was probably still younger than me.dee-dubs
- we have a pretty good age-range here, but i totally hear ya... there's plenty of younger folks here now that are SOOO young. fresh out of school etc.exador1
- actually, I'm getting an intern here next week. it's the son of one of my wife's friends from highschool... he's in university now and studying marketing..exador1
- I've known this boy and his little brother since they were babies... and now they're in their 20's etc... can't believe he'll be interning here with me lol...exador1
- On one hand, it does kinda make you feel old...on the other, it's pretty awesome to be helping out a family friend and helping get a kid started on the journeyexador1
- Oh come on SimonFFM... we're talking about office jobs, not your life of luxury shooting gorgeous women. :Dmg33
- But I can imagine that in your line of work that could be awkward, and I imagine the potential awkwardness helps keeps things 1,000% objective and professional.mg33
- Good thing, I am not speaking of interns. This topic was covered by another guy already.SimonFFM
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- whatthefunk6
- HA!bezoar
- LolGnash
- Jesus.DRIFTMONKEY
- Yes. But why!!!!Hayzilla
- Bennn0
Anyone in here ever tried or is sharing a family plan Spotify account with someone not living with you?
I added my brother to my family plan, he wrote that he wrote my adress as his in his profile. He activated this by putting the Localisation turned off on his phone. It worked, he was successfully added to my family plan.
Is there a risk that Spotify discover it and ban me from using Spotify? Anyone know more about this?
- I am able to login and use my spotify on anyone's device, regardless of what location I'm in, and they've never done anything about it. Should be fine.monospaced
- The only issue is if you don't have a family plan, and it will say it's playing somewhere already and stop you. :)monospaced
- i am using the family plan my father in law set up 4 years ago and I have never had a problem and i've not even turned off my localisation.scruffics
- cool, thanksBennn
- I'm sharing family plant between 6 people cross continents. No problem yet.pango
- perfecto!Bennn
- mg330
Just knocked over a full Dunkin Donuts coffee onto my desk, the floor, my jeans, and my boots at work. At least it didn't get on my computer or anything important, but everything smells like coffee now.
- maquito1
@Bennn since I discovered that my 1 &1/2 y/o son got asleep faster, and longer with “piano for babies”, my Spotify became a bi-polar source of lullabies, metal and baby shark do do do do. Seriously, I used to enjoy my release radar and the whole “made for you” algorithmic results... not anymore.
- maquito3
After a few beers I decided yo look for My RUSH material. ffffound it! Also, this gem:
Fun fact: I don’t have a VHS player.
- Bennn3
I re-watched the movie Titanic yesterday for the first time in many years. That movie is 22 years old and man, it's so well done! It haven't aged a bit, could have been released this year as is. I still wonder how they achieved some of the scenes. And special mention for Kate Winslet, so beautiful.
- the french girl :Ppango
- I’ve yet to watch itGnash
- Never watched, never will. There are some movies that no grown up should seriously watch...grafician
- This is very well done, you should watch it.Bennn
- Agree with you Bennn, I'm always met with laughter when I recommend it, but it is a much superior film than people who haven't seen it imagine. It's a classic.spl33nidoru
- My heart will go onNBQ00
- exactly spl33nidrou, i know its a mega blockbuster movie, but its well done. I prefer this than many super heroes movies and such.Bennn
- Seriously, few films mix so flawlessly romance, drama, action, pace and style with impeccable direction and technical achievements, especially consideringspl33nidoru
- the insane pressure James Cameron was working under, as the majority of the industry was convinced the film was going to historically bomb. Not quite!spl33nidoru
- Bored AF as a teenager and it’s just as stupid today. Sorry Bennn but it’s really only good if you’re a 13 year old virgin girl.monospaced
- I never felt that their relationship was believable or convincing or even based in any reality. It was simply hard to care about them.monospaced
- Oh they have a snarky conversation and he draws a picture. True love!monospaced
- There's 2 thing in this movie, the love story AND all the historical details and the sinking of Titanic. You can appreciate one or the toher or bothBennn
- You can watch this movie starting when they hit the iceberg and i'm sure you'll like it. Its VERY well done.Bennn
- Agreed. Well done. The Celine Dion soundtrack is cheesy, ignore that.jagara
- "Don't ever leave me Jack."Ianbolton
- "Bye Jack"Ianbolton
- Bennn-1
I saw a dude with on of those on the street this morning.. i think he was playing that Pokemon game...
- Maaku5
I've been away for almost a month, I missed all the bullying and dark humor.
- What bullying?monospaced
- Comon' now...robotron3k
- you haven't missed much at all.fadein11
- Well then, welcome back dick-head!
:)_niko - lol :)Maaku
- you didn't miss muchautoflavour
- eryx10
Just received Simon's book in the mail today. It is a really amazing piece of work. It is beautiful, tasteful and fun. I just love it and would recommend it to anyone who enjoys beautiful photos of beautiful women.
Thanks Simon
- shapesalad2
Senior leadership team at work.... heading the big design dept.., at a financial establishment, wrote poetry to inspire the team in 2020...but didn't stop there, they teamed up with a unknown pop band to record it as song at top professional recording studio used by famous artists.... this is two weeks before brexit...
- BusterBoy35
My 15 year old son's band played their first proper gig last weekend...supporting act for a really well known Aussie 80's and 90's band at a great venue here in Melbourne. Was an awesome night. He was REALLY nervous as they only found out a few days earlier and had to learn about 8 songs in a short space of time. But when they got up on stage and started playing...and I could see the big smile on my son's face...was just so good.
Proud Dad!
- congrats' :) next time just throw a line here about the event.sted
- He didn't let us even tell extended family he was that nervous!BusterBoy
- What a good post. Nice!stoplying
- ^ Thanks!BusterBoy
- This is so cool! When I has in highschool I followed a band called Frenzal Rhomb, from South Wales, Sydney. They’re still around. Rock-on, little Buster!maquito
- Lol, this is them yesterday:
https://twitter.com/…maquito - What an awesome dad!robotron3k
- did ya burn down the haus?utopian
- :) I'm a bit of a square. Kid is so much more enlightened than I was at his age. I was a sports jock...he hates it. But loves his music.BusterBoy
- Thats awesome! My 8 year old is learning the drums currently. Can't wait to be at that first show. Where did they play?
Massive Frenzy Rhomb fan too Maquito.slappy - Frenzal Rhomb.. niceautoflavour
- Hayzilla0
Is colin_s still on here?
- he was a few weeks back - I think he started a thread about finding work / freelanceFax_Benson
- Cool. Was just wondering. He seems to have disappeared from Instagram and I liked his pics. Also, he was always 10% of my likes LOL.Hayzilla
- NBQ000
Yesterday I saw something sad. Maybe I‘m overthinking it but... I was walking in the park and saw a young mother with her toddler. The little girl was maybe 3 years old. She was holding her mom‘s hand with one hand and in the other hand she was holding a big iPhone (her mom‘s) with her little fingers. Her head and neck bent all the way down staring at the screen. They were walking and the whole time the girl was just staring at the screen.
Really bad parenting to allow small children get used to staring at screens even when out in nature. Her parents should be showing her things outside, talking to her, playing and not let such a young kid be glued to a screen.
/rant
- Before you judge, walk a mile in their shoes.Morning_star
- Amazed you weren't checking out the mom's tits.fadein11
- How do you balance screen time with your kids?eryx
- The phone works as a good babysitter. I see it all the time. My nieces don't even engage in conversation anymore. Just keep scrolling.PhanLo
- Surprised I get dv for this. You really think it’s healthy for a toddler to be glued on the screen like that?NBQ00
- As a parent of a toddler, this also makes me sad. +1 NBQ, because this kind of parenting is oftentimes lazy and detrimental to the kids' normal development.monospaced
- My son is not allowed to use any mobile device, and he knows it. He spends his time taking in the world around, learning manners and being social.monospaced
- @eryx, it's incredibly easy. You figure out how much they can have, and limit it to that. There's no real good argument FOR screen time that I've ever heard.monospaced
- I don't think anyone's saying it's healthy. However, in that particular circumstance it is unfair to come to the conclusion you did without context.Morning_star
- upvoted.hotroddy
- It is pretty hard to judge the situation as an outsider. who knows what happened the rest of the day for that mom/kid.akiersky
- We try to limit our toddler's tv time, but sometimes you just need 20 minutes to get some things done.akiersky
- It doesn't mean the other 10-12 hours of awake time aren't completely focused on the kid and their developmentakiersky
- It’s one thing to give your kid the phone at home a little bit during the day but during a walk in the park?NBQ00
- In my opinion, there are a ton of things you can give a kid besides a phone to distract them. Of course you can't judge without context ...monospaced
- ... but if your kid can't be consoled without an iPhone, then that's due to parenting choices and conditioning, and nothing else.monospaced
- I use TV time for my son, but it's not a mobile device and we are in control. He can't decide how long, or when, he watches.monospaced
- The next generation will be 'special'. Screens from day 0Bennn
- Agreed!
Not in a park, not with a phone.
Use a book or a toy when you need a minute alone.akiersky - Agreed.
Not in a park, not with your phone.
Use a book or a toy for a moment alone.
-Dr. Seusakiersky - Agreed.
Not in a park, not with your phone.
Use a book or a toy for a moment alone.
-Dr. Seusakiersky - Agreed.
Not in a park, not with your phone.
Use a book or a toy for a moment alone.
-Dr. Seusakiersky - Agreed.
Not in a park, not with your phone.
Use a book or a toy for a moment alone.
-Dr. Seusakiersky - That generation already exists. My friend's daughter just turned 10. Same age as the iPad she started using on day 1.monospaced
- My friend's daughter just turned 10. She's been using an iPad since day 1. Her mom got her an iPhone 11 for Christmas, because she demanded it. Oh hell no.monospaced
- It's entirely unhealthy. We let our kids (2 1/2 and 5) use our phones occasionally, sometimes in the car for my 5yo to watch a video.mg33
- test commentmonospaced
- Our daughter sees us using ours and wants to try them. She’s 1.5y, so naturally curious... parenting can be hard. I wouldn’t judge too hard.ben_
- You never know what that mum has to deal with. Careful with the judging. I'm willing to bet once that girl is 5, that phone pacifier won't be required.HopefullyHayzilla
- Btw, philosophically I agree with you. Kids should be exploring nature, learning social skills and all that. But screens are a part of their future for betterben_
- Or worse, and like just about anything telling them they “can’t” almost assures that they will.ben_
- just imagine the girl screaming for the last 3 hours cause her 3yr old molars are coming in, the mom trying to console her to no avail . . .timeless
- and is heading to a lunch with her single friend w/o kids who just got promoted and now makes twice as much as the mom used to (when she didn't have kids) . . .timeless
- and could focus on her carreer more than her career and family life. And in that moment of weakness she just needs a break and her family and support . . .timeless
- circle is 5 hours away cause she decided to move to where her husband lives/works and knows almost nobody. Then decide about our opinion of her choice of . . .timeless
- parenting techniques. You're getting a glimpse of a moment in time. Not the entire picture. Been there. Next time you see a frustrated mom in the market . . .timeless
- with a hysterical kid think of this moment. Or like my wife, go up to the mom tell her she's doing it right, and don't pay any attention to the side looks . . .timeless
- that she's getting and that being a mom is hard, frustrating work and that it gets better. Wow . . . that's it for now, I guess judging someone who can't . . .timeless
- defend themselves really pushes my buttons.Then to even come here, of all places, to talk about it really says something about a person. </rant>timeless
- Oh dear.NBQ00
- Yup, oh dear. I was a perfect parent before I had kids too.timeless
- kingsteven10
all the threads are now secret threads
- sted4
- Bennn-4
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- Bennn-4
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It's the Great Collapse
- sted3
