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Things That Are Bullsh*t (7 Viewers)

Government security codes that havent changed in a decade.
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louBdub said:
2: Listing chips at ridiculously high prices, listing gets no action, and then marking them as “sold”

Seems fishy, like who paid that? Seems like market manipulation to show XYZ sold for excessively stupid pricing.

[gets off soap box, walks off stage]
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[Sold] Outlaw ABS set, $10/chip

y u no believe?!
 
My 8 year old son has type 1 diabetes and when his blood glucose drops low he needs to have sugar right away or he could pass out and die. Kind of a big deal.
So we have an app that shows us his blood glucose numbers and notifies us when he’s low or high etc. Well last night my app decided not to notify me when he had an urgent low at 2am!!!
Luckily my son woke up and got a juice on his own so it was okay. But fuck, that could have been horrible!
I’m always the one who takes him a juice in the middle of the night because he’s young and still learning to take care of himself. It’s a lot for an 8 year old to handle.
I’m really proud of him for getting up even when he was tired and feeling weak from being low. But I’m also mad and scared being at the whim of technology maybe or maybe not working to keep my kid alive.

Ugh
 
Pinkdan said:
My 8 year old son has type 1 diabetes and when his blood glucose drops low he needs to have sugar right away or he could pass out and die. Kind of a big deal.
So we have an app that shows us his blood glucose numbers and notifies us when he’s low or high etc. Well last night my app decided not to notify me when he had an urgent low at 2am!!!
Luckily my son woke up and got a juice on his own so it was okay. But fuck, that could have been horrible!
I’m always the one who takes him a juice in the middle of the night because he’s young and still learning to take care of himself. It’s a lot for an 8 year old to handle.
I’m really proud of him for getting up even when he was tired and feeling weak from being low. But I’m also mad and scared being at the whim of technology maybe or maybe not working to keep my kid alive.

Ugh
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Completely understand this! My sister figured out she had Type 1 around that age too. Tons of responsibility, and the technology is frustrating. You can reach out to the customer service for the app/pump if you'd like to ask if there's any way to avoid that in the future?
 
NotRealNameNoSir said:
Completely understand this! My sister figured out she had Type 1 around that age too. Tons of responsibility, and the technology is frustrating. You can reach out to the customer service for the app/pump if you'd like to ask if there's any way to avoid that in the future?
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I appreciate the camaraderie. I didn’t know how hard this was all gonna be. But man, it’s a lot of work mentally, physically and emotionally.
Good idea on reaching out, I’m gonna call now. I might be going back to the old system that’s a dedicated receiver instead of a phone so simplify.
 
Pinkdan said:
I appreciate the camaraderie. I didn’t know how hard this was all gonna be. But man, it’s a lot of work mentally, physically and emotionally.
Good idea on reaching out, I’m gonna call now. I might be going back to the old system that’s a dedicated receiver instead of a phone so simplify.
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They've been very helpful in the past and really seem to empathize.

Not sure if you're affiliated with Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), but we're very happy supporting them and have been for decades. You're not alone! Tons of people and kids fight this, and its 100% bullshit and unfair but my sister is more of a badass because of it.
 
NotRealNameNoSir said:
They've been very helpful in the past and really seem to empathize.

Not sure if you're affiliated with Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), but we're very happy supporting them and have been for decades. You're not alone! Tons of people and kids fight this, and its 100% bullshit and unfair but my sister is more of a badass because of it.
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Yes, they’re awesome! We donate to them always and my son went to their diabetic camp this summer and had a blast!
And yes, total bullshit, and unfair. I’d take it for him if I could :cry:
 
Pinkdan said:
My 8 year old son has type 1 diabetes and when his blood glucose drops low he needs to have sugar right away or he could pass out and die. Kind of a big deal.
So we have an app that shows us his blood glucose numbers and notifies us when he’s low or high etc. Well last night my app decided not to notify me when he had an urgent low at 2am!!!
Luckily my son woke up and got a juice on his own so it was okay. But fuck, that could have been horrible!
I’m always the one who takes him a juice in the middle of the night because he’s young and still learning to take care of himself. It’s a lot for an 8 year old to handle.
I’m really proud of him for getting up even when he was tired and feeling weak from being low. But I’m also mad and scared being at the whim of technology maybe or maybe not working to keep my kid alive.

Ugh
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Lots of kids (and adults) do very well with a continuous subcutaneous insulin pump, if you have coverage for that sort of thing then it's worth checking out.
 
upNdown said:
Podcasters who do enthusiastic live reads of their ads, acting like they genuinely love the product. We know what you’re doing and we’re going to skip through the ads either way, dink.
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On the subject of things that are bullshit: podcasts. Specifically, people who create their own ones nowadays thinking they're doing something original and revolutionary, when the format has been around for donkey's years now.
 
allforcharity said:
Lots of kids (and adults) do very well with a continuous subcutaneous insulin pump, if you have coverage for that sort of thing then it's worth checking out.
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Thanks for the info. We’re working on getting him a closed loop system that will allow his Dexcom (glucose numbers) to communicate with his insulin pump. This will be a game changer and help avoid lows and highs
 
At some point I just might have to sell everything. I think I'm cursed. Was looking forward to a game tonight, for almost 2 weeks. Host (my coworker) goes out last night and gets hammered. Cancels tonight's game. I even stayed up late finishing enough of my overlabels to get a playable set going. :cautious:
 
wickedwonka121 said:
At some point I just might have to sell everything. I think I'm cursed. Was looking forward to a game tonight, for almost 2 weeks. Host (my coworker) goes out last night and gets hammered. Cancels tonight's game. I even stayed up late finishing enough of my overlabels to get a playable set going. :cautious:
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Text the group minus him and host yourself.
 
When the company you have worked for the past 23 years decides to go to an unlimited PTO plan, with no compensation given for accrued PTO. Effectively stealing almost $20,000 from me.

And the company is selling it as “good for both the employees and the company.”
 
Himewad said:
When the company you have worked for the past 23 years decides to go to an unlimited PTO plan, with no compensation given for accrued PTO. Effectively stealing almost $20,000 from me.

And the company is selling it as “good for both the employees and the company.”
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PTO just turned into TO and they effectively just gave everyone a pay cut.

How is this legal without making up the compensation with your salary or hourly wage?
 
Himewad said:
Oh, I almost forgot. I also missed the early retirement offer by two years. Kick me in the head. I wouldn’t have retired for good. But I would have left this bullshit and found another job. Will almost certainly start looking regardless.
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Maybe there’s a way you can plead your case
 
Pinkdan said:
Maybe there’s a way you can plead your case
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The company officers fully acknowledge some people are getting screwed. Not in so many words, of course, but you have to read between the lines of what they are saying. The company employees are up in arms. We’re a billion+ dollar company, and this policy change takes about 8 million bucks off the balance sheet. Screwing over long-term employees for less than a one percent impact.
 

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