Thankful Thanksgiving

rkwsuperstar wrote:

NebulaJack wrote:Some further, non-spoilery thoughts on Jessica Jones.

It's visually the best adaptation Marvel's ever done, and not just because of the casting. The cinematograpy and the color palette look exactly like the work of Michael Gaydos (The Artist from Alias, which is the comic the show's based on). It's got a mix of cool scenes with splashes of warm color that caught my room mate's eye immediately. He commented on it two or three times at least.

I like what they've done with Purple Man. His skin isn't purple, which makes sense because expecting it to not come off as goofy would be asking a bit much from TV audiences. Every scene he's in though, has a purple palette that translates well.

Netflix/Marvel have really done themselves a favor by bringing in Luke Cage like they have. They're now a step ahead on casting for the next show, and were likely able to get some stuff filmed for that while working on this.

Speaking of Marvel moves, now that Sony is playing ball with them in regards to Spidey, and they've cast a virtually unknown kid as the new Peter Parker, someone who can't command nearly the size of paycheck as guys like Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr., they could easily get Spidey to show up on one of these shows without breaking the bank on casting, or the special effect budget. This means, we could finally get a chance to see Spider-man Vs Kingpin in live action.

RDJ...he's got so much damn money, it would be great if he would cameo on Avengers or something, for free.  He seems like a good guy that would probably do that, but then again, he might be a jackass.

NebulaJack wrote:Some further, non-spoilery thoughts on Jessica Jones.

It's visually the best adaptation Marvel's ever done, and not just because of the casting. The cinematograpy and the color palette look exactly like the work of Michael Gaydos (The Artist from Alias, which is the comic the show's based on). It's got a mix of cool scenes with splashes of warm color that caught my room mate's eye immediately. He commented on it two or three times at least.

I like what they've done with Purple Man. His skin isn't purple, which makes sense because expecting it to not come off as goofy would be asking a bit much from TV audiences. Every scene he's in though, has a purple palette that translates well.

Netflix/Marvel have really done themselves a favor by bringing in Luke Cage like they have. They're now a step ahead on casting for the next show, and were likely able to get some stuff filmed for that while working on this.

Speaking of Marvel moves, now that Sony is playing ball with them in regards to Spidey, and they've cast a virtually unknown kid as the new Peter Parker, someone who can't command nearly the size of paycheck as guys like Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr., they could easily get Spidey to show up on one of these shows without breaking the bank on casting, or the special effect budget. This means, we could finally get a chance to see Spider-man Vs Kingpin in live action.

rkwsuperstar wrote:

James.k.Polk wrote:

rkwsuperstar wrote:

rkwsuperstar wrote:I'm taking 2 classes this semester.  My Managerial Finance class has a project...it's a freaking GROUP project and I freaking hate those.  It has been a rare occasion that I've done a group project and received equal help from my partner(s).  This is even worse, because we don't know anyone, it's all online.  The professor assigned the groups, and we have to use a discussion board to discuss the project, all that.  I've been there every day this week (this assignment went up last Monday) and not one damn soul has responded.  Part 1 is due today at 11:55 p.m.  We have to pick 10 stocks to monitor, and then pick one of those 10 to write a research paper on, do a damn powerpoint, ugh.  I had decided that I was going to just pick it, and send it in around 9 tonight if I don't hear from anyone, and message the professor what happened, in case someone else in the project submitted something.  I checked the message board just now, some ass in the group posted, a brand new message, completely ignoring all the ones I posted, and acted like he was the first to arrive, contributed nothing and said he'd check back later to see if anyone else showed up.  

Group projects are the devil.

I remember group projects. Everyone had to contribute a section to a large paper/presentation. At least two of the participants had such poor writing skills I'd have to *try* to edit their sections into something readable without hurting their feelings by scrapping the whole thing and redoing it from scratch.

I gues the theory is that group projects help you get used to a collaborative business environment, but I've never been tasked with creating part of something by corporate. I'm sure Patch has different perspective on that though.

Yes, I'm sure it's about learning to work together.  But it's crap.  All you learn is that your partners are lazy assholes.  And if you are the lazy asshole, you learn nothing, because your group did the work so you wouldn't fail.  That's how this is.  We all get the same grade, regardless of shared work.  I guess it's teaching us that you'll have to carry your coworkers.

James.k.Polk wrote:

rkwsuperstar wrote:

Patch wrote:Watched the first episode of Jessica Jones. It's slow at first but pays off big at the end.

That's on Netflix, right?

You're welcome to use my Netflix user name and password.

Mostly all I use it for is playing the Futurama lullaby when it's time for bed.

James.k.Polk wrote:

rkwsuperstar wrote:

rkwsuperstar wrote:I'm taking 2 classes this semester.  My Managerial Finance class has a project...it's a freaking GROUP project and I freaking hate those.  It has been a rare occasion that I've done a group project and received equal help from my partner(s).  This is even worse, because we don't know anyone, it's all online.  The professor assigned the groups, and we have to use a discussion board to discuss the project, all that.  I've been there every day this week (this assignment went up last Monday) and not one damn soul has responded.  Part 1 is due today at 11:55 p.m.  We have to pick 10 stocks to monitor, and then pick one of those 10 to write a research paper on, do a damn powerpoint, ugh.  I had decided that I was going to just pick it, and send it in around 9 tonight if I don't hear from anyone, and message the professor what happened, in case someone else in the project submitted something.  I checked the message board just now, some ass in the group posted, a brand new message, completely ignoring all the ones I posted, and acted like he was the first to arrive, contributed nothing and said he'd check back later to see if anyone else showed up.  

Group projects are the devil.

I remember group projects. Everyone had to contribute a section to a large paper/presentation. At least two of the participants had such poor writing skills I'd have to *try* to edit their sections into something readable without hurting their feelings by scrapping the whole thing and redoing it from scratch.

I gues the theory is that group projects help you get used to a collaborative business environment, but I've never been tasked with creating part of something by corporate. I'm sure Patch has different perspective on that though.

James.k.Polk wrote:

rkwsuperstar wrote:

Patch wrote:Watched the first episode of Jessica Jones. It's slow at first but pays off big at the end.

That's on Netflix, right?

You're welcome to use my Netflix user name and password.

Mostly all I use it for is playing the Futurama lullaby when it's time for bed.

rkwsuperstar wrote:

rkwsuperstar wrote:I'm taking 2 classes this semester.  My Managerial Finance class has a project...it's a freaking GROUP project and I freaking hate those.  It has been a rare occasion that I've done a group project and received equal help from my partner(s).  This is even worse, because we don't know anyone, it's all online.  The professor assigned the groups, and we have to use a discussion board to discuss the project, all that.  I've been there every day this week (this assignment went up last Monday) and not one damn soul has responded.  Part 1 is due today at 11:55 p.m.  We have to pick 10 stocks to monitor, and then pick one of those 10 to write a research paper on, do a damn powerpoint, ugh.  I had decided that I was going to just pick it, and send it in around 9 tonight if I don't hear from anyone, and message the professor what happened, in case someone else in the project submitted something.  I checked the message board just now, some ass in the group posted, a brand new message, completely ignoring all the ones I posted, and acted like he was the first to arrive, contributed nothing and said he'd check back later to see if anyone else showed up.  

Group projects are the devil.

I remember group projects. Everyone had to contribute a section to a large paper/presentation. At least two of the participants had such poor writing skills I'd have to *try* to edit their sections into something readable without hurting their feelings by scrapping the whole thing and redoing it from scratch.

I gues the theory is that group projects help you get used to a collaborative business environment, but I've never been tasked with creating part of something by corporate. I'm sure Patch has different perspective on that though.

rkwsuperstar wrote:

Patch wrote:Watched the first episode of Jessica Jones. It's slow at first but pays off big at the end.

That's on Netflix, right?

rkwsuperstar wrote:I'm taking 2 classes this semester.  My Managerial Finance class has a project...it's a freaking GROUP project and I freaking hate those.  It has been a rare occasion that I've done a group project and received equal help from my partner(s).  This is even worse, because we don't know anyone, it's all online.  The professor assigned the groups, and we have to use a discussion board to discuss the project, all that.  I've been there every day this week (this assignment went up last Monday) and not one damn soul has responded.  Part 1 is due today at 11:55 p.m.  We have to pick 10 stocks to monitor, and then pick one of those 10 to write a research paper on, do a damn powerpoint, ugh.  I had decided that I was going to just pick it, and send it in around 9 tonight if I don't hear from anyone, and message the professor what happened, in case someone else in the project submitted something.  I checked the message board just now, some ass in the group posted, a brand new message, completely ignoring all the ones I posted, and acted like he was the first to arrive, contributed nothing and said he'd check back later to see if anyone else showed up.  

Group projects are the devil.

rkwsuperstar wrote:

Patch wrote:Watched the first episode of Jessica Jones. It's slow at first but pays off big at the end.

That's on Netflix, right?

Patch wrote:

NebulaJack wrote:[

OH SHIT! I forgot that was today! Thanks for the reminder Patch!

I came down with a bug yesterday that kicked my butt. On the bright side, I had an excuse to lay around and watch more Jessica Jones. I am about half way through, and I like it. I never was a fan of JJ on the comics, so I wasn't expecting to enjoy it as much as I have. It's dark, darker than Daredevil, but it works. There are small flashbacks, to happier times, that really sell how the Purple man has screwed up JJ's head.

I will add the sex scenes are hot. For no nudity allowed, they top anything you would run across on Skinimax.

Unless it takes a turn on the back half, it will be a solid new series for Netflix.

Patch wrote:Watched the first episode of Jessica Jones. It's slow at first but pays off big at the end.

Patch wrote:

NebulaJack wrote:

My biggest dread now, is when the inevitable car crash happens, I'll get dirty looks for laughing my ass off.

I have to agree with the studies. I was on the phone a few month ago coming back from the airport. It was a long call and when it was over, I hung up the phone and looked around, shocked that I was that close to home. There were several red lights on the road I was traveling, that I don't recall seeing, much less what color the light may have been when I went through them. It was an eye opener for me. I limit my phone time to short call now.

NebulaJack wrote:

My biggest dread now, is when the inevitable car crash happens, I'll get dirty looks for laughing my ass off.

NebulaJack wrote:[

OH SHIT! I forgot that was today! Thanks for the reminder Patch!

Patch wrote:Watched the first episode of Jessica Jones. It's slow at first but pays off big at the end.

James.k.Polk wrote:

rkwsuperstar wrote:

NebulaJack wrote:

James.k.Polk wrote:My turn to work rant.

A person brought in a phone today that had impact damage-- a concentrated area of broken glass. It looked like someone wearing heels had stepped on the phone or someone hit it with a ball peen hammer.

Ordinarily we do not work on such phones.  we help the customer pay the insurance deductible and the replacement phone is sent fedex the next business day.  This phone would not light up.

My sales/tech guy was helping the customer prepare the insurance claim.  In this case it was going to require an affidavit. Sometimes the Ins. company wants the customer to verify their ID...

After he fills out the required paperwork the customer decides she doesn't want to pay the deductible.  Against policy, the rep decides to take the phone apart to see if he can get it to power on.  Maybe a connector is loose, who knows?  He has the phone taken apart before I catch wind of what is going on.  I chastise the guy because I know that trying to help a customer in this situation is not in our best interest.  I inform him that this customer is guaranteed to try to punish him for having tried to help.

He puts the phone back together and  miraculously enough, it powers on and works.  he's delighted and takes the phone out to the floor to return it to the customer.

At this point the husband is also in the store.  He is now loudly complaining about this process.  My rep asks me to intercede because the husband is asking for a manager.

I ask what's wrong.  his complaint as far as I can tell, is that the repair took xxxx amount of time, and that we shouldn't have filled out the insurance paperwork and THEN tried to repair.

I tell him my rep was trying to go over and above to help his wife and I don't understand why he is upset.

He says he is not upset, but that we were wrong to do what we did before doing the other thing we did.

I explain that physical damage requires the insurance claim and that my rep was actually doing well beyond what he needed to do to help.  The phone, in fact, now works.  What's the problem again?

Blah blah blah and now the customer is mad at me for my "attitude".  I sweetly apologize and wash my hands of these assholes.  

I hope their phones catch fire in their pockets.

It does. not. pay. to deliver extra service.

That's probably the 2nd best thing about working the sign waiving job, I barely have to deal with people at all. When I do, it's mostly A) People asking for directions or B) People offering commiseration for me having to put up with crappy weather. In summer, this sometimes comes in the form of offering me a cold drink, in winter I'll sometimes get offered a coffee.

I love that my current job has very little customer service, beyond helping employees.  we do get some people in off the streets, and they are usually farmers who show up with a box of something and think we are going to test them or whatever for free, or people coming in to fill out job applications and are disappointed to find out that it's all done online, but it's rare.  And I sometimes have to answer the phones which I hate (I think it's some sort of trauma related to working at the call center).  

Regarding the thing I wrote last might, I've seen this scenario play out before. Phone is broken. Take to store. Demand *something* be done to get it working. Rep gets phone working. Rep is then blamed for the damage the phone came in with. Free replacement phone is demanded.

I was snarky to the guy yesterday. He couldn't even articulate his complaint, other than "why did we have to fill out insurance paperwork, when he could have worked on the phone from the start". I was incredulous that they were unhappy about that, and told him so.

James.k.Polk wrote:

rkwsuperstar wrote:

NebulaJack wrote:

James.k.Polk wrote:My turn to work rant.

A person brought in a phone today that had impact damage-- a concentrated area of broken glass. It looked like someone wearing heels had stepped on the phone or someone hit it with a ball peen hammer.

Ordinarily we do not work on such phones.  we help the customer pay the insurance deductible and the replacement phone is sent fedex the next business day.  This phone would not light up.

My sales/tech guy was helping the customer prepare the insurance claim.  In this case it was going to require an affidavit. Sometimes the Ins. company wants the customer to verify their ID...

After he fills out the required paperwork the customer decides she doesn't want to pay the deductible.  Against policy, the rep decides to take the phone apart to see if he can get it to power on.  Maybe a connector is loose, who knows?  He has the phone taken apart before I catch wind of what is going on.  I chastise the guy because I know that trying to help a customer in this situation is not in our best interest.  I inform him that this customer is guaranteed to try to punish him for having tried to help.

He puts the phone back together and  miraculously enough, it powers on and works.  he's delighted and takes the phone out to the floor to return it to the customer.

At this point the husband is also in the store.  He is now loudly complaining about this process.  My rep asks me to intercede because the husband is asking for a manager.

I ask what's wrong.  his complaint as far as I can tell, is that the repair took xxxx amount of time, and that we shouldn't have filled out the insurance paperwork and THEN tried to repair.

I tell him my rep was trying to go over and above to help his wife and I don't understand why he is upset.

He says he is not upset, but that we were wrong to do what we did before doing the other thing we did.

I explain that physical damage requires the insurance claim and that my rep was actually doing well beyond what he needed to do to help.  The phone, in fact, now works.  What's the problem again?

Blah blah blah and now the customer is mad at me for my "attitude".  I sweetly apologize and wash my hands of these assholes.  

I hope their phones catch fire in their pockets.

It does. not. pay. to deliver extra service.

That's probably the 2nd best thing about working the sign waiving job, I barely have to deal with people at all. When I do, it's mostly A) People asking for directions or B) People offering commiseration for me having to put up with crappy weather. In summer, this sometimes comes in the form of offering me a cold drink, in winter I'll sometimes get offered a coffee.

I love that my current job has very little customer service, beyond helping employees.  we do get some people in off the streets, and they are usually farmers who show up with a box of something and think we are going to test them or whatever for free, or people coming in to fill out job applications and are disappointed to find out that it's all done online, but it's rare.  And I sometimes have to answer the phones which I hate (I think it's some sort of trauma related to working at the call center).  

Regarding the thing I wrote last might, I've seen this scenario play out before. Phone is broken. Take to store. Demand *something* be done to get it working. Rep gets phone working. Rep is then blamed for the damage the phone came in with. Free replacement phone is demanded.

I was snarky to the guy yesterday. He couldn't even articulate his complaint, other than "why did we have to fill out insurance paperwork, when he could have worked on the phone from the start". I was incredulous that they were unhappy about that, and told him so.

rkwsuperstar wrote:

NebulaJack wrote:

James.k.Polk wrote:My turn to work rant.

A person brought in a phone today that had impact damage-- a concentrated area of broken glass. It looked like someone wearing heels had stepped on the phone or someone hit it with a ball peen hammer.

Ordinarily we do not work on such phones.  we help the customer pay the insurance deductible and the replacement phone is sent fedex the next business day.  This phone would not light up.

My sales/tech guy was helping the customer prepare the insurance claim.  In this case it was going to require an affidavit. Sometimes the Ins. company wants the customer to verify their ID...

After he fills out the required paperwork the customer decides she doesn't want to pay the deductible.  Against policy, the rep decides to take the phone apart to see if he can get it to power on.  Maybe a connector is loose, who knows?  He has the phone taken apart before I catch wind of what is going on.  I chastise the guy because I know that trying to help a customer in this situation is not in our best interest.  I inform him that this customer is guaranteed to try to punish him for having tried to help.

He puts the phone back together and  miraculously enough, it powers on and works.  he's delighted and takes the phone out to the floor to return it to the customer.

At this point the husband is also in the store.  He is now loudly complaining about this process.  My rep asks me to intercede because the husband is asking for a manager.

I ask what's wrong.  his complaint as far as I can tell, is that the repair took xxxx amount of time, and that we shouldn't have filled out the insurance paperwork and THEN tried to repair.

I tell him my rep was trying to go over and above to help his wife and I don't understand why he is upset.

He says he is not upset, but that we were wrong to do what we did before doing the other thing we did.

I explain that physical damage requires the insurance claim and that my rep was actually doing well beyond what he needed to do to help.  The phone, in fact, now works.  What's the problem again?

Blah blah blah and now the customer is mad at me for my "attitude".  I sweetly apologize and wash my hands of these assholes.  

I hope their phones catch fire in their pockets.

It does. not. pay. to deliver extra service.

That's probably the 2nd best thing about working the sign waiving job, I barely have to deal with people at all. When I do, it's mostly A) People asking for directions or B) People offering commiseration for me having to put up with crappy weather. In summer, this sometimes comes in the form of offering me a cold drink, in winter I'll sometimes get offered a coffee.

I love that my current job has very little customer service, beyond helping employees.  we do get some people in off the streets, and they are usually farmers who show up with a box of something and think we are going to test them or whatever for free, or people coming in to fill out job applications and are disappointed to find out that it's all done online, but it's rare.  And I sometimes have to answer the phones which I hate (I think it's some sort of trauma related to working at the call center).