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12m ago
inHad to fire my top sales guy in Dallas last quarter for lying about client meetings, and the debate in my head was whether to do it fast or try to save him.
My Dallas team lost a great closer because we tried to fix a similar lie for months.
42m ago
inA chat with a retired TWA mechanic at the Oshkosh airshow changed my mind about old manuals
Man, that's such a good point about the grease stains. You ever have that moment where you realize you're working too clean? I was rebuilding an old carburetor with a spotless PDF manual, totally lost. My uncle just flipped open his paper book, pointed at a coffee ring next to the float adjustment section, and said "That's because everyone messes that up first." It wasn't just the info, it was the history of other people's mistakes right there on the page. Makes you think about what we lose when everything is just a clean digital file.
1d ago
inShoutout to the older couple at the open house in Glenora
Yeah, but @jadeg81 has a point, you're the one who has to look at the ugly kitchen every day. Still, maybe you don't need to knock down every wall just because some TV show says so. A house can be livable without being a magazine page.
1d ago
inRant: I used to set posts with just a shovel and a level. After a job in Everett with pure clay, I bought a gas-powered auger.
Used to think arguing with machines was pointless, but @tyler614 is right about the winning ones. I lost a long chess game to a computer and realized it just teaches you your own weak spots. Changed how I see those arguments now.
1d ago
inThe day I stopped chasing my chickens around the yard
Disagree completely. Training chickens with treats just makes them fat and lazy. My neighbor did that and now his birds won't even forage, they just camp by the back door waiting for handouts. It ruins their natural behavior. @xenar14 might be onto something with picky hens, because that method assumes all animals are the same. A little daily herding is good for them, keeps them moving. My birds are healthier because they work for their food.