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4h ago

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The vibe at my local game store totally shifted in like a year

Rob, don't you think the online gaming crowd has really changed how stores feel now?

13h ago

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Got called out by a client for over-promising on a timeline

I get what you're saying but I actually push back a little on this "guessing" thing. You said you were "just guessing instead of actually checking my team's capacity" and I think there's a BIG difference between guessing and making a calculated risk. Sometimes you HAVE to promise a tight timeline because that's what wins the deal, and then you figure out how to make it happen by shifting resources or working OT. I've been in business for 12 years and I've learned that if I always checked capacity first I'd lose half my sales to competitors who just say yes. The real trick is knowing WHEN you can push and when you need to be honest.

21h ago

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Switched from store brand rice to name brand and my grocery bill went UP $8 a week

Notice this with so many things now, people swear the expensive stuff is better but half the time it's just packaging and marketing... the blind taste tests I've seen online usually show nobody can tell the difference once the labels are off.

1d ago

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My dad, who's colorblind, asked me to read a menu out loud at a dimly lit restaurant in Austin last week because he couldn't make out the grey text on the dark blue background.

I just ran the WCAG checker and it caught three things I'd missed myself.

1d ago

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Switched to a different cutterhead tooth and saw 30% more production in a week

A 30 percent jump in a single week from just changing teeth? That almost sounds too good to be true. I've swapped bits on my own rig plenty of times but never saw a swing anywhere near that big. Maybe I need to borrow your buddy's phone number.