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    • scottalanmillerS
      scottalanmiller
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      Here is a personal example....

      I once walked into a Burger King in Geneseo, NY and asked for a part time cashier's job. They knew that I had some experience making pizza from Pizza Hut and that I did not get fired there, so I was in good shape to pick up some hours. I was a pretty safe hire. I had cashier experience in food service (and dish washing and some other things.) I was like 19, so about the same age as other cashiers applying at Burger King.

      The interview was pretty much a joke because they knew my background enough that there was no way I wasn't a decent bet for a cashiering job, especially as I could work any shift, was willing to and only needed two full shifts a week or four halves. I was flexible.

      I got to orientation, did my first day and was asked to stay late. Manager pulled me aside and offered me the regional bulldog manager position (basically a senior shift manager but one for a region rather than a single store.) I was the same age or younger than most of the staff, I started the same day as a lot of people and my work history was not all that impressive (especially what little bit I put on my BK application.) But between the interview and the orientation, I got like a 50% pay increase. Why? Because I acted different, spoke differently, had different goals, had different knowledge. The interview matters.

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      • wirestyle22W
        wirestyle22
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        So Roach milk is about to become a harvested superfood in the US. Milk that roaches feed their young. Thoughts?

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        • scottalanmillerS
          scottalanmiller @wirestyle22
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          @wirestyle22 said in Non-IT News Thread:

          So Roach milk is about to become a harvested superfood in the US. Milk that roaches feed their young. Thoughts?

          I'll get back to you as soon as I'm done vomiting.

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          • wirestyle22W
            wirestyle22 @scottalanmiller
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            @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

            @wirestyle22 said in Non-IT News Thread:

            So Roach milk is about to become a harvested superfood in the US. Milk that roaches feed their young. Thoughts?

            I'll get back to you as soon as I'm done vomiting.

            I expect you to be awhile.

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            • scottalanmillerS
              scottalanmiller @wirestyle22
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              @wirestyle22 said in Non-IT News Thread:

              So Roach milk is about to become a harvested superfood in the US. Milk that roaches feed their young. Thoughts?

              Are you sure it is harvested? CNET suggested a few weeks ago that it is just chemicals based on what roaches use, not harvest but synthesized in a lab.

              http://www.cnet.com/news/mmm-cockroach-milk-could-be-a-nutritious-superfood-for-people/

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              • scottalanmillerS
                scottalanmiller
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                https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/07/26/the-case-for-cockroach-milk-its-the-most-caloric-protein-on-earth-scientists-say/

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                • wirestyle22W
                  wirestyle22 @scottalanmiller
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                  @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                  @wirestyle22 said in Non-IT News Thread:

                  So Roach milk is about to become a harvested superfood in the US. Milk that roaches feed their young. Thoughts?

                  Are you sure it is harvested? CNET suggested a few weeks ago that it is just chemicals based on what roaches use, not harvest but synthesized in a lab.

                  http://www.cnet.com/news/mmm-cockroach-milk-could-be-a-nutritious-superfood-for-people/

                  I think they accumulate it from a bunch of roaches and then 'grow it' in a lab. Still.

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                  • dafyreD
                    dafyre @wirestyle22
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                    @wirestyle22 said in Non-IT News Thread:

                    @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                    @wirestyle22 said in Non-IT News Thread:

                    So Roach milk is about to become a harvested superfood in the US. Milk that roaches feed their young. Thoughts?

                    Are you sure it is harvested? CNET suggested a few weeks ago that it is just chemicals based on what roaches use, not harvest but synthesized in a lab.

                    http://www.cnet.com/news/mmm-cockroach-milk-could-be-a-nutritious-superfood-for-people/

                    I think they accumulate it from a bunch of roaches and then 'grow it' in a lab. Still.

                    face turns green ... Looks up to see previous posts... strats looking for bucket

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                    • momurdaM
                      momurda
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                      I am now a vegetarian

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                      • RojoLocoR
                        RojoLoco @wirestyle22
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                        @wirestyle22 said in Non-IT News Thread:

                        @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                        @wirestyle22 said in Non-IT News Thread:

                        So Roach milk is about to become a harvested superfood in the US. Milk that roaches feed their young. Thoughts?

                        Are you sure it is harvested? CNET suggested a few weeks ago that it is just chemicals based on what roaches use, not harvest but synthesized in a lab.

                        http://www.cnet.com/news/mmm-cockroach-milk-could-be-a-nutritious-superfood-for-people/

                        I think they accumulate it from a bunch of roaches and then 'grow it' in a lab. Still.

                        Roach squeezins.... mmm mmm disgusting!

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                        • Reid CooperR
                          Reid Cooper
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                          Rockin' Roach BItes, Banana Flavoured, now at Trader Joe's

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                          • RojoLocoR
                            RojoLoco
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                            If roach milk takes off, someone will bitch and moan until there is a vegan, gluten-free roach milk substitute. And people wonder why I don't want to live on this planet anymore.

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                            • scottalanmillerS
                              scottalanmiller @RojoLoco
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                              @RojoLoco said in Non-IT News Thread:

                              If roach milk takes off, someone will bitch and moan until there is a vegan, gluten-free roach milk substitute. And people wonder why I don't want to live on this planet anymore.

                              if it is synthesized, it will be vegan!

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                              • dafyreD
                                dafyre @RojoLoco
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                                @RojoLoco said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                If roach milk takes off, someone will bitch and moan until there is a vegan, gluten-free roach milk substitute. And people wonder why I don't want to live on this planet anymore.

                                ^ This

                                You left out Soy Roach Milk, Almond Roach Milk, 1%, 2%, and Skim Roach milk.

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                                • scottalanmillerS
                                  scottalanmiller
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                                  Soon they will add it into pot and it will be roach roaches.

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                                  • RojoLocoR
                                    RojoLoco @scottalanmiller
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                                    @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                    @RojoLoco said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                    If roach milk takes off, someone will bitch and moan until there is a vegan, gluten-free roach milk substitute. And people wonder why I don't want to live on this planet anymore.

                                    if it is synthesized, it will be vegan!

                                    Well, if they can effectively synthesize something that comes from an animal, what the hell is up with all other vegan food nonsense? Ever had soy cheese? That stuff will make you want to cry.

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                                    • tonyshowoffT
                                      tonyshowoff @RojoLoco
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                                      @RojoLoco said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                      @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                      @RojoLoco said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                      If roach milk takes off, someone will bitch and moan until there is a vegan, gluten-free roach milk substitute. And people wonder why I don't want to live on this planet anymore.

                                      if it is synthesized, it will be vegan!

                                      Well, if they can effectively synthesize something that comes from an animal, what the hell is up with all other vegan food nonsense? Ever had soy cheese? That stuff will make you want to cry.

                                      Speaking of food synthesising, unless it is molecularly identical to the real thing (be it meat or vegetable) then it's basically crappy candy made by a computer. That whole "meat grown in a lab" thing, a lot of the early, early prototypes going on now even have carbs, meat doesn't have carbs, just pressing it into the shape of meat and having it taste similar, isn't good enough, at least not for me.

                                      I'm willing to eat fake animals so long as my body can't tell the difference, and the only way that's truly possible is if the delicious atoms within are the same, not pumped with sugar and taste-o-flaven to try to trick me.

                                      On top of all that, speaking of soy, for people who often complain about "processed foods" being unhealthy, soy is extremely processed, and almond milk doesn't come from squeezing almonds. There's nothing inherently bad about processing food, I've never understood this at all. Sure, a lot of processed foods are bad, such as pop tarts, but a lot can be good, it depends on what's in it, not the process by which it is made, that's just asinine.

                                      Then again, this comes from people who claim food makers add salt and sugar to make it addictive, considering our bodies naturally crave it without introduction to it (like heroin), that's equally a stupid thing to say. People like it because it's good, and even though too much sugar will definitely kill you over the long term, that doesn't mean people need to add it to make it "addictive," as if when people weren't eating salty/sugary foods they were eating $50 raw organic vegan super food meals, not just korn with the occasional bird and butter.

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                                      • scottalanmillerS
                                        scottalanmiller
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                                        This is a crystal, though, not a meat substitute.

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                                        • tonyshowoffT
                                          tonyshowoff @scottalanmiller
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                                          @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                          This is a crystal, though, not a meat substitute.

                                          Crystal? Oh hell, you can't eat those with mayonnaise.

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                                          • StrongBadS
                                            StrongBad
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                                            The world is a weird place...

                                            http://uwpexponent.com/antagonist/2013/10/31/wu-tang-clan-sues-hockey-club/

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