Posts by rdawson808

Quote: Originally Posted by shibbel I'm about to pull the trigger on this bad boy (7.9 FX). Any opinions? Should I take anything else into consideration? I can get this for $2,500 and the Trek store is doubling the...

finally bought a new laptop to replace the dead one (from Jan!). Dell XPS. I can't wait. b

Quote: Originally Posted by onix If you like art deco cufflinks, you will love this blog: http://www.antiquecufflinks.blogspot.com/ He has cufflinks for sale, but they're steep:...

^^ Thanks for the explanation, Douglas. It's very interesting. I understood that you were responding to the flippant answers. But I was curious as to why you ask for current salary, which you answered. You imply that my giving an...

Went to the Art Deco Society of Washington expo and sale this weekend. I saw exactly one cufflink that appealed to me. Note, I said one: it had no mate. Sad. b

Quote: Originally Posted by Douglas I'm hiring for a position right now, and I've asked for the applicant's current and desired salary three times just this week. If I got some of the flippant answers I've been reading...

Quote: Originally Posted by acidboy they're shitty. they don't climb like mountain goats in heat, they're as plush as a cement pillow in the rough, and they handle like a blind kid with a.d.d. seriously, I really...

Quote: Originally Posted by acidboy couple of shots I did of my bikes while having beer in the garage... Oh gawds, I've been drooling over that Ibis for a while now. Please tell me it's a shit ride that...

In all seriousness, I wonder how many of experiences occurred when we were first on the job market. Mine was from basically my first interview post grad school. Since then it's been much easier. At the job I have now I really felt...

Our office building lost power about 2 hours before I usually get off. By the time they figured out that it was a power problem (and not a fire as they first thought) they let us in to walk up the stairs, get our things, and leave. ...