Annoying Questions I'd Like Answered...

Whatever · Post by **Whatever** » Tue Jul 30, 2019 1:21 am

Chamomile wrote:Is there any place you can look up the court cases for any given court in the nation? I could use a resource on what the perfectly average and probably very uninteresting cases you would expect a low-level court to be churning through on a daily basis.

In most states, that will be the county courthouse. There should be a few judges, each with their own docket of cases (typically dockets would be separated out into criminal, civil, family, etc).

The dockets are very much what you would expect. Criminal (state vs defendant) is typically low level stuff that didn't plead--drugs, assault, dui, mostly desperate people/addicts doing stupid things and getting caught. Civil is mostly evictions and debt collection but can include anything where one business or person sues another. Family is the usual mix of restraining orders, divorces, child custody and support.

Anyway, just google the court docket for any location and you'll see what they have.

Miniature Colossus · Post by **Miniature Colossus** » Wed Jul 31, 2019 9:02 am

Can someone explain to me why Americans are so upset about A$AP Rocky going on trial in Sweden? He and his posse clearly used excessive amounts of force and are very obvious flight risks. And I can't understand how anyone takes Rocky's claims of human rights abuse seriously. What is going on?

(No I'm not talking about Trump trying to get attention, I'm talking about everyone else.)

deaddmwalking · Post by **deaddmwalking** » Wed Jul 31, 2019 12:56 pm

I'm usually up on the news, and I know NOTHING about this.

After looking it up in regular media, it appears that other celebrities are trying to create awareness. There was 3 1/2 weeks from the event to today - in the US although cash bail is a huge problem and generally racists people would almost certainly be free to continue their lives prior to the trial. Spending weeks in jail if he turns out to be 'not guilty' is kinda sucky.

Miniature Colossus · Post by **Miniature Colossus** » Wed Jul 31, 2019 1:42 pm

Worth noting is that if he is found not guilty then he will be compensated for lost income, I think it was something like up to 80% of income lost (and it would likely be the largest payout ever of this type in Sweden).

People like Trevor Noah suggested the authorities could just take his passport and let him go but this completely misses the fact that Sweden has open borders. He could just take a taxi to Oslo, get a new passport at the US embassy and fly home.

Stahlseele · Post by **Stahlseele** » Tue Oct 01, 2019 11:14 am

Milk and Cookies . .
WHY is the Milk ALWAYS gone before the last Cookie?!?

RobbyPants · Post by **RobbyPants** » Tue Oct 01, 2019 12:44 pm

Stahlseele wrote:Milk and Cookies . .
WHY is the Milk ALWAYS gone before the last Cookie?!?

That's never happened to me. Do you eat 30 cookies per glass of milk?

Stahlseele · Post by **Stahlseele** » Tue Oct 01, 2019 2:19 pm

a.) No, just a hand full . . i have big hands okay? <.<
b.) Not a glass, a mug. Big one as well . .

Maj · Post by **Maj** » Tue Oct 01, 2019 2:41 pm

Because you don't buy a second thing of milk when the first milk is getting low.

erik · Post by **erik** » Tue Oct 01, 2019 7:57 pm

Maj wrote:Because you don't buy a second thing of milk when the first milk is getting low.

I have a second fridge in my garage and it basically has backups of the common staples that my family (mostly the boys) runs through quickly. When I go shopping I put new stuff in garage and rotate out the surplus. The fridge is a free crappy old fridge but adequate for this purpose.

Maj · Post by **Maj** » Tue Oct 01, 2019 11:26 pm

My mom did that, too. Now that we don't have Ess, we don't need a back-up fridge, but I'm the same way. I hate running out of the basics.

Iduno · Post by **Iduno** » Thu Oct 24, 2019 3:58 pm

I guess the base question is "Why is HR?" It's not like they're a necessary evil.

I'm applying for a (actually several) job and keep getting hit with questions like "describe your experience knowing rules." I'm not even sure what they're looking for with that. Nobody wants to sit down a read a pile of stories that boil down to "one time, there was a rule, and I knew it. The end."

SlyJohnny · Post by **SlyJohnny** » Thu Oct 24, 2019 5:51 pm

What kind of job is it?

Iduno · Post by **Iduno** » Thu Oct 24, 2019 6:35 pm

SlyJohnny wrote:What kind of job is it?

Wastewater.

Whatever · Post by **Whatever** » Thu Oct 24, 2019 6:57 pm

Iduno wrote:I guess the base question is "Why is HR?" It's not like they're a necessary evil.

I'm applying for a (actually several) job and keep getting hit with questions like "describe your experience knowing rules." I'm not even sure what they're looking for with that. Nobody wants to sit down a read a pile of stories that boil down to "one time, there was a rule, and I knew it. The end."

Questions like that are looking for (very short) stories about how you'd be an awesome employee that they definitely want to hire. Make sure you stay focused on that. The story should always (1) reflect positively on you (2) show how you'd add value for them and (3) not badmouth prior employers

An example for that particular prompt could be: when I was doing (task) at (prior employer) a fellow employee suggested we break (some rule) and cut corners to finish (task) more quickly. I reminded them of (some rule) and suggested that (task) would go more quickly if we stayed motivated and focused. They agreed with my suggestion. In the end, we finished (task) ahead of schedule, while following (rule).

Note that this story could also answer questions about "conflict in the workplace" or "a time you showed leadership". Having a handful of flexible stories like that is often enough to cover all the questions you get in an interview.

Shrapnel · Post by **Shrapnel** » Thu Oct 24, 2019 7:50 pm

So, I've been rebuilding all of the Bionicles I've accumulated over the years, since they've all ended up disassembled for one reason or another. I've been able to fully rebuild almost all of them, but I am missing a fair few pieces, especially from the older sets.

Is there a place I can buy individual LEGO pieces, specifically Technic and Bionicle parts? eBay is not very helpful, and I don't want to buy whole new sets just to get one or two pieces.

angelfromanotherpin · Post by **angelfromanotherpin** » Thu Oct 24, 2019 7:53 pm

https://www.lego.com/en-us/page/static/pick-a-brick

edit for Bionicle: https://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.a ... String=273

Shrapnel · Post by **Shrapnel** » Fri Oct 25, 2019 2:38 am

Hmm. They don't seem to have Bionicle parts. Some Technic, tho...

Grek · Post by **Grek** » Fri Oct 25, 2019 7:57 am

Iduno wrote:I guess the base question is "Why is HR?" It's not like they're a necessary evil.

I'm applying for a (actually several) job and keep getting hit with questions like "describe your experience knowing rules." I'm not even sure what they're looking for with that. Nobody wants to sit down a read a pile of stories that boil down to "one time, there was a rule, and I knew it. The end."

HR exists to protect the company from lawsuits. Sometimes this is to protect from people suing the company because the Boss wants to grope their ass. But more often its to protect the company from hiring some meth head who'll drive the company car through a playground and open them up to lawsuits from grieving parents.

The HR people aren't reading your application for entertainment, they're looking for reasons you might be a liability. The key thing on a resume is to make it clear that you won't cause the company any problems and that you're definitely a safe pick as an employee. When they're asking about knowing rules, what they're really asking is "How do we know we can trust you to do what we tell you to?"

Mord · Post by **Mord** » Sat Oct 26, 2019 5:22 am

Shrapnel wrote:So, I've been rebuilding all of the Bionicles I've accumulated over the years, since they've all ended up disassembled for one reason or another. I've been able to fully rebuild almost all of them, but I am missing a fair few pieces, especially from the older sets.

Is there a place I can buy individual LEGO pieces, specifically Technic and Bionicle parts? eBay is not very helpful, and I don't want to buy whole new sets just to get one or two pieces.

https://www.bricklink.com is the usual place to go for such needs.

Shrapnel · Post by **Shrapnel** » Sat Oct 26, 2019 1:41 pm

YES! That's exactly what I was looking for! Thanks you so much!

Count Arioch the 28th · Sat Oct 26, 2019 4:14 pm

Somewhat related, but I just did a yearly survey with my current employer and one of the questions was (paraphrased) "What are the best ways our company is accomplishing some random nonsensical phrase that we made up to describe ourselves?" I put down "I have no idea". I find my ability to put up with corporate bullshit has gone down the older I get.

Grek · Post by **Grek** » Sat Oct 26, 2019 5:03 pm

The correct answer there is your own job description, of course.

Foxwarrior · Post by **Foxwarrior** » Sat Oct 26, 2019 5:31 pm

Attaching great meaning to nonsensical phrases you just made up was an RPG-player's thing I thought.

deaddmwalking · Post by **deaddmwalking** » Sat Oct 26, 2019 10:17 pm

Count Arioch the 28th wrote:Somewhat related, but I just did a yearly survey with my current employer and one of the questions was (paraphrased) "What are the best ways our company is accomplishing some random nonsensical phrase that we made up to describe ourselves?" I put down "I have no idea". I find my ability to put up with corporate bullshit has gone down the older I get.

It's a game. I always do awesome on my self-evaluation because I don't take it seriously. But I make it SOUND good.

In the thing that you said 'I have no idea' you could try something like:

In the past year, it has been clear that [initiative] has been a major focus. Not only have I heard this message from our most senior leaders, I can tell the whole organization is on board because I've heard it from my direct manager and other leaders. Clarity of vision is an important organizational goal, so I'm pleased that not only have we made progress on [initiative], communication at all levels of the organization has also improved.

Then best thing about an answer like that - even if they think you're bullshitting, they can't actually call you out on it.

Count Arioch the 28th · Sat Oct 26, 2019 11:02 pm

deaddmwalking wrote:
Then best thing about an answer like that - even if they think you're bullshitting, they can't actually call you out on it.

Kind of like having the Bad Dragon logo on your car. For someone to complain they'd have to admit they're a deviant too.