Andrew Nelson
@i.amnot.social
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Yeah, English's "four languages blended into a dubiously nutritious slurry" thing is a huge pain in the ass in terms of learning it, but it does have its uses
December 8, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Yeah, English's "four languages blended into a dubiously nutritious slurry" thing is a huge pain in the ass in terms of learning it, but it does have its uses
Ghosting qualified applicants is one of the leading indicators of culture rot, because you are no longer enthusiastic about growing the team.
/turns the dial from “maybe no one wants the shitty job” back to “internal culture is off the rails in the worst ways”
/turns the dial from “maybe no one wants the shitty job” back to “internal culture is off the rails in the worst ways”
December 8, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Ghosting qualified applicants is one of the leading indicators of culture rot, because you are no longer enthusiastic about growing the team.
/turns the dial from “maybe no one wants the shitty job” back to “internal culture is off the rails in the worst ways”
/turns the dial from “maybe no one wants the shitty job” back to “internal culture is off the rails in the worst ways”
Yeah, that's why I added the potential counterpoint: I realized it's entirely possible that it's just that no one who's qualified wants the job For Reasons
I didn't know they'd had an actual listed position open for months though, that's _wild_
I didn't know they'd had an actual listed position open for months though, that's _wild_
December 8, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Yeah, that's why I added the potential counterpoint: I realized it's entirely possible that it's just that no one who's qualified wants the job For Reasons
I didn't know they'd had an actual listed position open for months though, that's _wild_
I didn't know they'd had an actual listed position open for months though, that's _wild_
Yeah, I feel like it has to be a conscious choice at this point to not hire comms, especially in an environment where so many solid people are either out of work or looking.
(Potential counterpoint: what if they ARE trying but no one wants the job because the culture is so toxic at this point)
(Potential counterpoint: what if they ARE trying but no one wants the job because the culture is so toxic at this point)
December 8, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Yeah, I feel like it has to be a conscious choice at this point to not hire comms, especially in an environment where so many solid people are either out of work or looking.
(Potential counterpoint: what if they ARE trying but no one wants the job because the culture is so toxic at this point)
(Potential counterpoint: what if they ARE trying but no one wants the job because the culture is so toxic at this point)
"We may have the meats, but you, Mr. President, you have brought prosperity to us all."
December 7, 2025 at 11:52 PM
"We may have the meats, but you, Mr. President, you have brought prosperity to us all."
I view bubble teams getting bounced (here, and in March) much like I do boxers who complain when they lose on points. Don't let it go to the judges if you want to win!
December 7, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I view bubble teams getting bounced (here, and in March) much like I do boxers who complain when they lose on points. Don't let it go to the judges if you want to win!
"Upon further review, the judges have determined that what the receiver did was extremely bad ass, and it has been ruled a catch. First down, Cincinnati. The clock will start on my signal."
December 7, 2025 at 9:57 PM
"Upon further review, the judges have determined that what the receiver did was extremely bad ass, and it has been ruled a catch. First down, Cincinnati. The clock will start on my signal."
The Competition Committee needs to embrace the Rule Of Cool in the offseason
December 7, 2025 at 9:55 PM
The Competition Committee needs to embrace the Rule Of Cool in the offseason
THE LATTER. I am 100% with you on this, if you had held me at gunpoint and asked "The Beatles didn't perform Ruby Tuesday, who did?" I would have guessed anyone else I could even remember from that time period before the Stones
December 7, 2025 at 9:38 PM
THE LATTER. I am 100% with you on this, if you had held me at gunpoint and asked "The Beatles didn't perform Ruby Tuesday, who did?" I would have guessed anyone else I could even remember from that time period before the Stones
Deletions, like blocking, should be used whenever needed to keep your social media time and presence as reasonable as they can be. No one owes the timeline a damn thing
December 7, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Deletions, like blocking, should be used whenever needed to keep your social media time and presence as reasonable as they can be. No one owes the timeline a damn thing
12 is also the point where it’s like “you weren’t even the twelfth best team? Skill issue”
(Yes yes automatic bids means it’s more like eighth best, point still stands)
(Yes yes automatic bids means it’s more like eighth best, point still stands)
December 7, 2025 at 7:02 PM
12 is also the point where it’s like “you weren’t even the twelfth best team? Skill issue”
(Yes yes automatic bids means it’s more like eighth best, point still stands)
(Yes yes automatic bids means it’s more like eighth best, point still stands)
That extra leg room is below market rate compensation for such a weighty responsibility.
On the other hand, I can stretch my legs AND get to decide who lives and who dies
On the other hand, I can stretch my legs AND get to decide who lives and who dies
December 7, 2025 at 6:56 PM
That extra leg room is below market rate compensation for such a weighty responsibility.
On the other hand, I can stretch my legs AND get to decide who lives and who dies
On the other hand, I can stretch my legs AND get to decide who lives and who dies
I had more-than-a-little jokingly wanted to elope specifically because I didn’t want a whole day about me or us, but my now-wife was like “nah, we just have to treat it like a big party for all the people that we love”
She’s right a whooole lot of the time, but she was even more right with that one
She’s right a whooole lot of the time, but she was even more right with that one
December 7, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I had more-than-a-little jokingly wanted to elope specifically because I didn’t want a whole day about me or us, but my now-wife was like “nah, we just have to treat it like a big party for all the people that we love”
She’s right a whooole lot of the time, but she was even more right with that one
She’s right a whooole lot of the time, but she was even more right with that one
I was skeptical of how much more interesting the expanded playoff format could really be and I was super duper wrong. Chaos reigns and it is glorious
December 7, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I was skeptical of how much more interesting the expanded playoff format could really be and I was super duper wrong. Chaos reigns and it is glorious
If you don’t have a casual cannibal in your homeroom, YOU are the casual cannibal
December 6, 2025 at 10:18 PM
If you don’t have a casual cannibal in your homeroom, YOU are the casual cannibal
Brotato's vein game is STRONG
December 6, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Brotato's vein game is STRONG
But Cruz actually wins elections! I'm not really sure how, but like, at some level people have said "Yes, I would like more of what he is selling" in a way that Miller never has. He's never been elected to anything, ever!
December 6, 2025 at 4:49 AM
But Cruz actually wins elections! I'm not really sure how, but like, at some level people have said "Yes, I would like more of what he is selling" in a way that Miller never has. He's never been elected to anything, ever!
I don't really understand the mindset that drives these people, and I really can't understand how there are so fucking many of them.
Like, even one person who was so thoroughly rotted to the core that they'd engage in this would be a tragedy; that they are so numerous is beyond my ability to grasp
Like, even one person who was so thoroughly rotted to the core that they'd engage in this would be a tragedy; that they are so numerous is beyond my ability to grasp
December 6, 2025 at 4:47 AM
I don't really understand the mindset that drives these people, and I really can't understand how there are so fucking many of them.
Like, even one person who was so thoroughly rotted to the core that they'd engage in this would be a tragedy; that they are so numerous is beyond my ability to grasp
Like, even one person who was so thoroughly rotted to the core that they'd engage in this would be a tragedy; that they are so numerous is beyond my ability to grasp
Cheney was actually reasonably popular within GOP circles!
Like, you have to have friends in the first place if you're going to shoot them on a hunting trip
Like, you have to have friends in the first place if you're going to shoot them on a hunting trip
December 6, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Cheney was actually reasonably popular within GOP circles!
Like, you have to have friends in the first place if you're going to shoot them on a hunting trip
Like, you have to have friends in the first place if you're going to shoot them on a hunting trip
I genuinely wonder what his path looks like, post-Trump. Like I know he's going to end up as Senior Fellow at the Vlad Dracul Institute of Social Policy or whatever, but there's no way he ends up in another GOP admin, I would assume? Nobody actually likes him!
December 6, 2025 at 2:29 AM
I genuinely wonder what his path looks like, post-Trump. Like I know he's going to end up as Senior Fellow at the Vlad Dracul Institute of Social Policy or whatever, but there's no way he ends up in another GOP admin, I would assume? Nobody actually likes him!