Runes

runes@mefi.social

<p>I've been rattling around on the Net for quite a while. Chances are you might know me. Runes on MeFi, formerly Ankus on Twitter. Back on the Interlisp train for fun.</p>

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Post #2748162
We resell a certain vendor&#39;s products. There are two variants of one of their products, Variant A sells for $100, and Variant B, which is an enhanced version of Variant A with more capabilities, sells for $150. I am, for lack of a better phrasing, product owner within our company for the vendor&#39;s products. Just got an email from one of the sales teams: &quot;customer wants Variant B, but only wants to pay Variant A price. How can we make this work?&quot; Dude, I too would...
Post #2748161
It always seems completely bonkers to me that it&#39;s totally routine for public performers of the National Anthem in this country get creative with the tune.
Post #2748160
Went to the polling place. Over 100 people in line. I can&#39;t remember there being more than 5 in previous years.
Post #2748159
@zompus yeah, the WSJ and NYT suddenly printing &quot;Trump is bad/Harris is good&quot; after months of promoting Trump is surely a CYA so they can say &quot;oh, we opposed him&quot;.
Post #2748158
No Dev, we test in Prod.
Post #2748157
One of the best managers I&#39;ve ever had just posted a job. If you&#39;ve got network operations/architecture skills, take a look. #jobs https://xylem.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/xylem-careers/details/Manager--Network-Services--Americas_R38801?jobFamilyGroup=823e9825b1ac01f034a3db7ace162028
Post #2748156
Army of Darkness
Post #2748155
Can confirm, these are absolute bangers https://beige.party/@Devils_Rancher/113676525999846379
Post #2748154
Every read of a Pratchett novel finds new delights of subtle humor. Today was Death trying to get the Hogfather’s boars to move by calling “Pig Hooooey” at them. I missed that the last time.
Post #2748153
Welcome to the Season of Family Tech Support to those who celebrate. I found a new one today. I was doing the usual minor cleanup with a relative and I notice a constant stream of pop-up notifications going on. You know how every bloody website now pops up a “would you like notifications from us&quot; window? Turns out that in order to make that window go away this relative was just clicking the convenient OK button, and since we&#39;re also now in the Season of Desperate Capitalism eve...