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"Buy stock in Amazon" is not bad council. They're hiring talented people here in Seattle area at an increasingly clip past year or two. They have an irrestiible (to me) model: a LOT of what I need it available, at tolerable prices, and shipped in two days as long as I sign up for the $100/year Prime program. For some, like me, it's a good investment in saved drive-time and frusturation.

I buy very few bigger purchases retail anymore, arbritrarily that being goods over...

Wow, that's great. Speaks volumes to the HR and recruiting...

Just the Facts, Ma'am.

I was a little too young for 'Dragnet,' the original TV series. Now I'm of an age where mentioning I remember the 'Dragnet' movie, with Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks, also dates me (1986 or thereabouts).

"Just the facts, ma'am." Classic Myers-Briggs ISTJ. That's me, though I'm a bit more P than J (perceiver, a catcher of "vibes" from people and situations plus a love for learning and a bit of danger). Still, the bulk of my...

Another funny thread, re-hashing what people have known since literally the dawn of civilization.

Humans have always worn wealth and status. Always. Chiefs, Shamans, other members of the clan dressed differently to differentiate themselves and indicate wealth, status, intelligence, guild...