Why do most waiting rooms only offer free coffee? I know it’s one of the prevalent drinks out there, but some of us can’t stand it. Would be nice to have some sodas or juice or something for those avoiding coffee. I know it’s a wonder beverage to some, but I have not been able to find a flavor or type that will work for me. Inclusivity is big these days right? 🙂
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Video Calling
Back in the good old days, when home phones were still a thing, the future of communication was video conferencing. We’d mastered being able to talk to each other over a distance, so obviously the next big thing would be to see each other when we talked, right? Well, a funny thing happened. Continue reading Video Calling
Too much of a good thing?
I’ve been talking to a friend about this some and it got me thinking. With the success the Marvel movies and DC tv series, there seems to be a glut of content available and it might seem a bit much. On the one hand, it seems like there are just a ridiculous amount of those shows available today and you can’t deny it’s the most prolific they have been. On the other hand though, the quality and variety seems to make it palatable. I honestly think what it boils down to most though is I’m too close to and enjoy the source material too much to make an objective call and I tent to notice and consume more than the average consumer. So is it too much? I imagine we’ll start to see it shake out some, but I think quality will still be king. Look at DC, their TV shows have done well, but the movies are being panned because they can’t replicate the magic of Marvel and the variety they represent.
Music Man
So apparently I frequent the Wendy’s enough that certain clerks recognize me. The one today told me that every time I come in she thinks I’m a music person, like a guitarist or something. I thanked her as I’ll take it as a compliment as I’m sure it was intended. Sadly though, I don’t really have a musical bone in my body so I don’t really live up to my image.
Wheelhouse
Yesterday I had the pleasure of be part of a panel for presentations from our entrepreneurship class. The projects and ideas were varied, although they did revolve around game design in some fashion. From board games to serious games, there was a bit of a good mix. I feel a little bad as I had a decent familiarity with the majority of genres and markets so my questions might have been pointed. Luckily most of them were thankful for the thoughts and direction afterwards. It’s just nice to see people doing more with an idea than just having it.
Not so Marvelous
While browsing the app store, I noticed Marvel had released a coloring app. Given I love the quality of their adult coloring books (that seem to be the rage these days) I decided to give the app a download as it was free to try. There are pros and one big con to it.
The growing crack.
I was down in Virginia Beach this week for MODSIM to exhibit for work and it was a decent show. Everything was going well and I was “driving safely” home when a truck decided that he needed to swerve in front of me to exit from left lane and kicked up a nice rock into the windshield. As I was driving a university vehicle, I gave them a call and alerted them, but it was a nervewracking drive as the crack was of decent size and was growing slowly as I drove. I tried to think if there was anything to do to stop or slow it, but wasn’t sure what was best. Open window to equalize pressure on both sides? Who knows. Anyways, I drove even more “safely” as I watched it grow millimeter my millimeter over the journey home. I was afraid it would get to point and be undrivable, requiring a tow truck and all that, but luckily it crept slowly enough to make it back and turn it back in.
Waivering
As part of the constant quest to always be changing things for the sake of changing them, I had to fill out a new form for my conference trip. Apparently driving to VA Beach is about 450 miles round trip and now you need a waiver if you are driving more than 300 miles. Okay. Continue reading Waivering
Minimum Wage
We had a perfect case for replacing people with machines today at McDonalds. They have a bacon clubhouse sandwich that comes as a burger or with grilled or crispy chicken. It has some sort of sauce on it based on the picture so we asked the cashier what came on it. They looked confused for a second and then answered, “Bacon”.
I had to compose myself and ask more specifically about the sauce on it. Both of the cashiers did some really complicated series of calculations and button pressing on their registers before finally saying it was “Big Mac Sauce”. Okay… but wait there’s more.
I said we’d like one of the Bacon clubhouse burgers, just the sandwich, with no sauce. He said okay and proceeded to ask me the following question, “Grilled or Crispy?” I stared blankly and just said, “the burger version”, to which he replied in an affirmative and asked again, “yeah, okay; grilled or crispy.” I repeated it again and he looked like he got it and we proceeded and I asked if he got it right and he said yes.
When I checked the reciept, it was not right and I had to flag a manager to get it fixed before it came out. I didn’t even bother to get the twenty cents difference back. We need to replace these people with machines and let them figure out something better to do for a living. Or maybe I should have just asked for a crispy burger.
Taking a Sheetz
As far as gas stations go, I typically frequent the local Sheetz on the way to work. The gas prices are always decent, it’s on the way to work, and any size soda is only 99 cents. They also had a nice deal with their loyalty card where every ten drinks would net you a free drink. It was a great thing to get a free one every so often. Then they rolled out the ‘bigger, better, sheetzier’ program. Continue reading Taking a Sheetz