[–] 16 points 11 hours ago (1 child)

No, no, see management can direct their direct reports to call Microsoft and say "please escalate, urgent, unable to work" and the Telephone Support Representative who totally has power and authority to do something about this will get right on it. Oh, and if they don't, nothing will happen. And if you threaten to leave Microsoft for someone else? They'll laugh and laugh and laugh... "Good luck," will be the last thing you hear.

Hooray.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 days ago (2 children)

    Remember, every accusation is a confession. Every accusation is a confession. "...the results must have been manipulated!" So, this blue wave happened despite efforts by Trump's toadies to do the manipulation. They done royally fucked up.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 days ago

    I don't go often so I can't say if the quality changed, but I can say that in the beginning the BBQ and Beaver Nuggets weren't (aren't) bad. But that initial 'wow' factor wears off fast. Extremely fast with the nuggets -- the amount of butter coats the tongue. The BBQ... yeah doesn't taste that great. Decent breakfast sandwhich though (but that isn't saying much).

    Cinnamon and sugar roasted almonds though... Yeah, mild food poisoning is delightful. Let me just say if you eat a roasted nut from Buccees and you go "that doesn't taste right" spit it out. Was it the oil? The nut? Who knows. But you'll avoid having a most unpleasant time if you just eject it and probably the rest of the bag.

    Still, great place to stop for Ice Tea on the road, otherwise, and the bathrooms really are clean.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Fun part, even thirty-years ago there were pastors (no idea how many) that didn't write their own sermons. Even thirty-years ago there were services that provided series of sermons and sermons for pastors to use, and teacher their congregations. I heard that from a family member that was close to several pastors; they were a true-believer, after all. Kind of explained why there wasn't a whole lot of diversity in what was being taught or which books were being read from for sermons.

    Imagine, if you will, what it's like today.

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