BillMurray

@BillMurray@lemmy.world
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Boeing used to be a company that put safety and quality first, they revolutionized plane travel with the 737. But recently Boeing has put share price ahead of safety and decided to move their corporate office from Seattle, where the planes are built and engineering is done, to Boston (edit: Chicago, not Boston). Why? Because executives heard that successful companies have corporate offices in a separate location. Then the merger with McDonnell Douglas, who has a horrible track record just made Boeing's quality slide even further. Boeing now parcels out work to subcontractors who subcontract even further and there is no oversight or quality control on the components. This results in "door plugs" missing bolts or having bolts that were not tightened properly on the 737 max.

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Why is it that all good calculator manufacturers also have a dark side? I have an RPN calculator made by HP, back in the day they made the holy Grail of RPNs the 32 SII. But they are the single worst thing that has happened to printer ink.

Hopefully yours doesn't leak... Woke up one morning to oil all over my garage, the valve was closed but I guess it failed. Replaced it with the traditional bolt and washer, never had a problem since. Just get one of those magnetic oil change tools to take the drain bolt off.

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Even better, buy a gift card for slightly more than the cost of the father's day card. Use the gift card to buy the card so the remaining value is an odd number so it's obviously used.

No problems for me, Pixel 7 Pro

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Path C: get fired without cause because you needed to take a day off to recover.

Sprinkler in the attic burst due to the cold and flooded 10 condos including my own. Great way to relax on a Sunday night, losing a battle to water rushing in from vent, sprinkler heads, lighting fixtures. Currently living out of a Best Western while they are drying out my apartment. Next step demo and restoration, yay.

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Fire code in Canada, all new buildings need a pressurized sprinkler system. The pipe runs through the attic to a sprinkler head on the ceiling. But the dick head contractor did not insulate the pipe portion that was running through the uninsulated attic.

Oh and when the sprinkler is triggered only the fire department can turn it off.

Motorola V635i

Motorola V635i

$50 CAD (including 20% tip), been going to the same stylist for years! Used to be cheaper but inflation / experience warrants the price that she charges. For my last haircut of the year (around Christmas) I'll tip $50 on top of the $40 cut.

My dishwasher is connected to the network. I can start it from my phone but it's more convenient to press start when I close the door and put in soap. The only reason I'd want it to be connected to the network is if it had tiny cameras inside. Why do network connected dishwashers not have tiny cameras and lights, so I can watch it actually cleaning my dishes?!

Jon and Vinny's is such great food too, it's a shame that they pull this shit. Last time I went, I just rounded up to the nearest $ and paid with cash. I'm not tipping on top of an 18% auto gratuity. I would say they should just raise their prices, but that place is already very expensive...

I'm 6'-7" and consider everyone short, until I come across someone 6'-5" or taller and then I'm like "holy shit that guy is tall". Has to do with your eyes being a few inches lower than the top of your head. I'm just glad I clear standard 6'-8" doorways, can pay for exit row and somehow a Mazda CX-5 fits me comfortably.

I assume it's total outstanding debt divided by credit card holder. Kids, never carry a balance on your CC. Do not accept 20% as a reasonable loan. Spend against your budget, save up for big purchases and pay your CC bill in full!

Way less children

In the fucking rain?! Brutal.

This is going to be a total dad joke, right? I'll bite, why?

My favorite is "Okay open up Explorer, no Windows Explorer, ok close Internet Explorer, open the folder looking one, no need to double click the folder, shit you just moved that folder into another folder, we need to undo, press Ctrl+Z, wait at the same time, well not the exact same time, press Ctrl a bit earlier... Ok, Edit pulldown and click undo... how about you shift over and let me drive"

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