fansince88 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 2 hours ago, 3rdnlng said: My first digital camera was a Sony Mavica that used floppy disks. Cost me $853. Bought it sometime in the mid to late 90's. Had the same one. Seemed like a great idea because Floppy Discs were so small and storage friendly.....hindsight is 20/20 right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, fansince88 said: Had the same one. Seemed like a great idea because Floppy Discs were so small and storage friendly.....hindsight is 20/20 right! ...LMAO!...floppy discs....almost as good as Big Fredo's NYS Unemployment system still running on MS-DOS.......the youngins' here will have to Google that.......SMH........BTW, I have an IBM 8088 with a floppy disc drive for sale if you're interested...... Edited July 30, 2020 by OldTimeAFLGuy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Gal Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 I finally answered a pollster. Normally, I hang up, but this time she hooked me in but good and then I stuck around. Here’s hoping no one arrives at my doorstep after I gave my honest answers. ? 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leh-nerd skin-erd Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 57 minutes ago, Buffalo_Gal said: I finally answered a pollster. Normally, I hang up, but this time she hooked me in but good and then I stuck around. Here’s hoping no one arrives at my doorstep after I gave my honest answers. ? I’m confident that you and Mr. B Gal can comfortably handle the wet work that will follow. I’ve seen Jason Bourne movies. You grab a TV Guide, roll it up into a tube, slam it into an ear hole and the guy dies bleeding out the lower extremities (obviously). Mr. B Gal grabs a towel, snaps the other guy in the eye, the eye pops like stepped on grape (obviously) then whirls the towel into a knot around the guy’s wrist and makes him beat himself to death. Then, you call your friends, bip bop boop, the clean up team shows up, you and the Mr. go out dancing to a Luther Vandros cover band. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Buffalo_Gal said: I finally answered a pollster. Normally, I hang up, but this time she hooked me in but good and then I stuck around. Here’s hoping no one arrives at my doorstep after I gave my honest answers. ? How did she hook you? I’m looking to hire a good phone person. LOL EDIT: Wait.....this can be really misinterpreted. ? Edited July 31, 2020 by Chef Jim 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 4 hours ago, OldTimeAFLGuy said: ...LMAO!...floppy discs....almost as good as Big Fredo's NYS Unemployment system still running on MS-DOS.......the youngins' here will have to Google that.......SMH........BTW, I have an IBM 8088 with a floppy disc drive for sale if you're interested...... Will you take a Commodore 64 in on trade? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SectionC3 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 5 hours ago, OldTimeAFLGuy said: ...LMAO!...floppy discs....almost as good as Big Fredo's NYS Unemployment system still running on MS-DOS.......the youngins' here will have to Google that.......SMH........BTW, I have an IBM 8088 with a floppy disc drive for sale if you're interested...... Only if it contains the brilliance that contributed to your eighth grade honors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 15 minutes ago, SectionC3 said: Only if it contains the brilliance that contributed to your eighth grade honors. 8th grade? He was already in his 40’s when those came out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 9 hours ago, SectionC3 said: Only if it contains the brilliance that contributed to your eighth grade honors. ...sorry...all I had back then was an abacus...………. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SectionC3 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Just now, OldTimeAFLGuy said: ...sorry...all I had back then was an abacus...………. No calculators even into your 40s? Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 2 minutes ago, SectionC3 said: No calculators even into your 40s? Wow. ...9th grade...……... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SectionC3 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 29 minutes ago, OldTimeAFLGuy said: ...9th grade...……... Well played! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
123719bwiqrb Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 11 hours ago, leh-nerd skin-erd said: I’m confident that you and Mr. B Gal can comfortably handle the wet work that will follow. I’ve seen Jason Bourne movies. You grab a TV Guide, roll it up into a tube, slam it into an ear hole and the guy dies bleeding out the lower extremities (obviously). Mr. B Gal grabs a towel, snaps the other guy in the eye, the eye pops like stepped on grape (obviously) then whirls the towel into a knot around the guy’s wrist and makes him beat himself to death. Then, you call your friends, bip bop boop, the clean up team shows up, you and the Mr. go out dancing to a Luther Vandros cover band. Mr. Wolf? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fansince88 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 15 hours ago, OldTimeAFLGuy said: ...LMAO!...floppy discs....almost as good as Big Fredo's NYS Unemployment system still running on MS-DOS.......the youngins' here will have to Google that.......SMH........BTW, I have an IBM 8088 with a floppy disc drive for sale if you're interested...... If it isnt a Tandy TRS-80 Im not interested. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bilzfancy Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 59 minutes ago, OldTimeAFLGuy said: ...sorry...all I had back then was an abacus...………. When I was in the 8th grade, that hadn't been invented yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Watchdog Group Nails Andrew Cuomo for Cover Up of Number of Nursing Home Deaths In New York Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 CHANGE: Manhattan just lost its stranglehold on white-collar workers. “The white-collar workforce has proved it can skip the office not just one day, not just a week, not just two weeks, but for nearly five months now. Five months isn’t forever, no. But it is a long time. Just as emerging city and state officials want to extract more, in higher taxes, from business and its workers, the balance of power has indefinitely changed.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 3 minutes ago, B-Man said: CHANGE: Manhattan just lost its stranglehold on white-collar workers. “The white-collar workforce has proved it can skip the office not just one day, not just a week, not just two weeks, but for nearly five months now. Five months isn’t forever, no. But it is a long time. Just as emerging city and state officials want to extract more, in higher taxes, from business and its workers, the balance of power has indefinitely changed.” But morons like deBlahblah will still respond by jacking up taxes on the ones who stay, 'cause you know....that strategy works every time. We talk about the larger issue all the time at our leadership team meetings. Even when we get a vaccine, the office environment is not going to be the same. People have realized you don't need to invest all that time and money to commute to the office 5 days a week just to sit together. We've always had a small % of remote workers but expect that to be much higher in the future. We've already had 10 people (out of 400) move away and keep their jobs. We're trying like hell to sublet one of the floors in our SF office. Supply/demand obviously not in our favor right now but I'll take what I can get for it as residential and commercial rents in the cities will plummet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 37 minutes ago, B-Man said: CHANGE: Manhattan just lost its stranglehold on white-collar workers. “The white-collar workforce has proved it can skip the office not just one day, not just a week, not just two weeks, but for nearly five months now. Five months isn’t forever, no. But it is a long time. Just as emerging city and state officials want to extract more, in higher taxes, from business and its workers, the balance of power has indefinitely changed.” The social interaction of the office setting is vital not to mention the team aspect. My wife has been home since mid-March and I’ve been back in the office full time for two and trust me there is a huge difference. Also my team members who are in the office are much more productive/profitable than those still at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando Tim Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 18 minutes ago, Chef Jim said: The social interaction of the office setting is vital not to mention the team aspect. My wife has been home since mid-March and I’ve been back in the office full time for two and trust me there is a huge difference. Also my team members who are in the office are much more productive/profitable than those still at home. I am not stating you are wrong but the job description is very pertinent to this. My cousin does small business finance and they were quickly able to do their job from home, and they will likely change there the office needs based on currently only needing to go in twice a week and getting everything else done from home. I as a teacher need to see kids face to face to make it work properly. The 4th quarter was abysmal for effort and achievement from the kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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