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    Feeling exhausted like never before.

    New role as a manager of Regulatory Affairs in Financial Crime and Compliance (FCC), back at the global bank I worked for 11 years for previously. I was drafted in to replace a contractor who had undertaken the role for two and a half years. He is quite the most diligent, intelligent and hard-working colleague I've ever had the pleasure of working with - truly goes above and beyond the demands of the position. Today is his last day, and I have been under increasing strain to take on his considerable workload. The expectations of me once he has gone will be daunting.
    FCC is under huge pressure from the regulators too, as with all banks, so the global team is very hard-pressed to deliver.

    This coupled with a move into our new house has been hard. The house resemebles a building-site at present, with windows being replaced throughout, a new kitchen being put in, decorators, plumbers, electricians etc etc. I can't go home and relax and put my feet up at the end of a hard day, no relaxation and time out at all. We can't even cook properly without a kitchen so have been eating take-out most nights. Not sleeping either.

    Soooo all sums up to being a very tired and rather stressed and exhausted me.

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    Aren't they paying you enough to take advantage of a nice hotel, with room service or restaurant meals, while your house is being renovated?

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    This whole GM recall thing is getting out of hand. First it was rupturing fuel tanks, then the ignition switch shutting off while in use, and now the power steering can fail. And repairs are expected to stretch out until October. Its like they were hell bent on making cars that would kill people.

    Sorry but $500 off my next car isn't enough.
    "In a field where an overlooked bug could cost millions, you want people who will speak their minds, even if they’re sometimes obnoxious about it."

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    Only managed to catch 96 pokemon on google maps. Killed my battery twice and its past bedtime. This one is going to eat at me.
    "In a field where an overlooked bug could cost millions, you want people who will speak their minds, even if they’re sometimes obnoxious about it."

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    My new computer case was delivered today!

    ...according to the tracker

  6. #4206
    whatcha get whatcha get?
    "In a field where an overlooked bug could cost millions, you want people who will speak their minds, even if they’re sometimes obnoxious about it."

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    I'm still using the original H100



    I'm jealous, but I'm trying hard to convince myself no upgrades until after the move. By then we should have 14nm CPUs, appropriately priced UHD displays & SSDs and USB 3.1
    "In a field where an overlooked bug could cost millions, you want people who will speak their minds, even if they’re sometimes obnoxious about it."

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    I was planning on waiting, but my computer's been failing lately forcing me to buy a new one early. My case fans died years ago, one of my motherboards fan power connectors failed, forcing me to swap out the water cooler for a system that only needed one, and my video card died last week. To be fair though, this computer is four years old - I hadn't realized it'd been so long until I looked at my previous order history on newegg.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wraith View Post
    My new computer case was delivered today!

    ...according to the tracker
    Update: The person who they actually delivered it to (four blocks away) was nice enough to drive it down to me. So I have my shit now.

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    Four blocks away??

    Man, good neighbours.

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    Bought furniture today. During the process of setting the price, I expressed that I wanted the cushion that was on a sofa included in the deal. In the end I actually got it free of charge, I took it home myself because I wanted a sample of the color at home. There I found the pricetag inside the cover; it turned out the retail price was €65.- .
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    Congratulations America

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    I'm sad about the South Korean ferry accident. So many young kids lost in the sea, so many devastated parents.

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    So, this school I'm at has several different types of classes. One for pupils who are currently in an apprenticeship (I'm providing the course "Technology" for them), one for pupils about to enter an apprenticeship (also "Technology", albeit longer and more detailed) and finally the highschool type with Chemistry and Physics.

    The final exams (Abitur) are about to begin and since one of our biology teachers is on maternity leave, we got a teacher from another school, in exchange for which we provided them with an equal amount of hours of teachers they need (meaning: Me )

    So, my vice principal told me about this (which I have absolutely no problem with) and also told me that this would fall on a friday because "no classes would have to be cancelled!"

    "Um, but my technology classes are on that day." - "Oh, but those classes are gone by that point!"

    Turns out that the technology classes enter their apprenticeship a bit earlier than the regular school year ends. Also turns out that they forgot to give me the timetable indicating this
    When the stars threw down their spears
    And watered heaven with their tears:
    Did he smile his work to see?
    Did he who made the lamb make thee?

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    Sounds relatively "easy" compared to birthing a baby. Maybe you should have posted that in the Happy Thread?

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    I'm not quite sure where your comment makes any sense. A kidney stone is quite painful.

    I can do non sequitur all day. But usually I won't. Unlike you, I guess?
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    And watered heaven with their tears:
    Did he smile his work to see?
    Did he who made the lamb make thee?

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    Wait, when did kidney stones come into the picture?

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    Your honor, I rest my case.
    When the stars threw down their spears
    And watered heaven with their tears:
    Did he smile his work to see?
    Did he who made the lamb make thee?

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    I'm feeling 'messed up'....because my ex husband's (estranged) second wife has cancer in her spinal cord. She was diagnosed with breast cancer about a year after they got married, had a lumpectomy and took some oral chemo agents, and was considered "low risk" for complications or metastases.

    Things seemed to be going "okay" medically, but not maritally. He filed for divorce, they went through court-ordered counseling, and emotional separations began. My kids were feeling 'happy' about that for their own reasons (long story).

    When she learned the cancer had spread, it's understandable she'd turn to her most recent spouse for empathy, comfort, advice. It makes me sad to see my ex-husband try to figure out how to be a "good" ex-husband to his second wife, who's facing pain and early death. It makes me mad that she's dragged my youngest son into her medical marijuana pain relief journey.

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    Apparently, PA's divorce laws have changed since my divorce. A spouse can "contest" a divorce application, and drag legal proceedings along for more than two years, even if there are no minor children or other dependents involved in the dissolution of marital contract, in order to get more spousal/marital/communal assets.


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    Rest in peace,

    ... or nightmares?
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    The pupils again. Y'know, this class where I'm seriously doubting their math skills.

    So, one final exam, this time about stochastics. Great. In order to save myself some headaches, I actually did some teaching to the test this time. Seriously, 90% of the tasks had been covered by my worksheets in the lessons before. Albeit with different numbers.

    And they bombed it. For instance, the first task consisted of a simple "how many possible combinations are there for a password of four small letters?" Some of them obviously had been doing the Binomial distribution in the "real" math lessons before and were trigger happy to use this new tool. Resulted in "26!/((26-4!)*4!)" instead of "26^4".
    They also used that distribution for the next task: "How many possible combinations are there for a password of four small letters if none of the letters may be repeated?" Binomial distribution to the rescue! Which has the small problem that, while looking similar to the actual solution ("26!/(26-4)!"), it neglects that the order of letters in a password is not exactly unimportant. Not to mention that my worksheets didn't cover this distribution and I had told them that we would only do stuff we had indeed covered.
    Oh, and the heading for each task actually included the explicit description whether the scenario included repeating or non-repeating events.

    Oh well. Some were of the opinion that the alphabet consists of 28 letters. Others were stumped by the part where they had to create a number PIN. No, the decimal system doesn't have 11 digits. ("But the 10!")

    Tree diagrams: If I'm writing that we're drawing 2 single socks from a drawer, I actually meant 3 (even if that isn't mentioned anywhere). Yes, I'm evil like that. And the socks do vanish after one draws them even if you're to return them to the drawer.

    One question remains, though:
    Lagavulin, Dalwhinnie or Laphroig?
    When the stars threw down their spears
    And watered heaven with their tears:
    Did he smile his work to see?
    Did he who made the lamb make thee?

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    My ex-husband's 2nd wife's bird has been re-homed to my home. She couldn't take care of it because she's battling cancer. He couldn't take care of it because, well, he can't even keep a houseplant alive. Our son wanted to "save" the bird (just like he "saved" a feeder mouse), he's sweet that way. I don't mind adding another pet to this house, the kid will take good care of him.

    What bothers me is how his wings were "clipped" so he couldn't fly, even though he lives in a cage. His wing bones were amputated. He has these boney nubs sticking out where his wings should be. He can't "fly" but he can flutter and float a bit. It makes me sad to even look at him.

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    Is that legal? It seems about as morally and legally dubious as declawing a cat.
    Hope is the denial of reality

  28. #4228
    Quote Originally Posted by Loki View Post
    Is that legal? It seems about as morally and legally dubious as declawing a cat.
    Apparently, it's a "legal" and common practice for birds. I haven't had a bird since my childhood days, and can't speak for what "ethical or moral" aviary treatment means.....but I've had cats long enough to learn that declawing is amputation. It's not a far stretch to think "clipping" bird wings is similar.

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    Unfortunately declawing a cat is legal.

    Barbaric thing, as if furniture is more important than kitties.
    We're stuck in a bloody snowglobe.

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    It's also "legal" to surgically snip canine vocal cords. So those cute beagles or other hounds with loud voices can't bark (and annoy neighbors).

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