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Re: Designers, let's talk resume font size. How small is too small? - Yesterday

Quotewave rider I am perpetually saddened that the spelling of résumé has changed. I chalk it up to reading “The Mac Is Not A Typewriter” by Robin Williams. No double space after a period either… Well, double space after period was due to monospaced type. With variable width type, it's not needed.

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Re: Designers, let's talk resume font size. How small is too small? - Yesterday

Quoted4 QuoteM A V I C They're trying really hard to put it all on one page. Editing is an important — often overlooked — part of the creative process. Agreed. Quotejdc Agreed. Ive looked at hundreds of designers resumes, and have rejected some right away for just that reason. Dont make me work for it. For a designer, I expect to see an online or PDF portfolio of work, not super

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Re: Designers, let's talk resume font size. How small is too small? - Yesterday

QuoteFilliam H. Muffman I would say automatically rejecting submissions for using fonts too small is only appropriate if you put that in the submission information, but I don't know what the kids today expect. For a copywriter, should it be in the submission information that typos will automatically disqualify the candidate? I think some things are just givens for some jobs. A designer should d

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Re: Designers, let's talk resume font size. How small is too small? - Yesterday

For some additional context, I'm reviewing resumes submitted by designers. I see the actual resume. I'm seeing body font sizes as small as 6pt. In pre-covid days, I'd print out the resume for the initial screen which was in person. There's no way I could read them when printed. I'm trying to figure out if they assume it'll only work on screen (in which case, why go 8.5x11?) and that people will z

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Designers, let's talk resume font size. How small is too small? - Yesterday

I know the general rule seems to be 10.5pt, but for designers that submit a PDF resume, what say ye?

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Re: So eBay needs me to upload a bunch of documentation to prove who I am? - 2 days ago

I have a similar thing going on with one of my paypal accounts right now. They want a copy of my SS card, but it's a business account so there isn't a SS card for that. I haven't sold on Ebay since they stopped supporting PayPal. I probably won't sell there again.

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Re: Turning a bicycle - how it’s done - 4 days ago

I wish they had taken it a bit farther and covered things like why pumping in a corner improves traction.

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Re: winter cycling warmth - 10 days ago

I'm curious how you road cyclist deal with frozen roads. When I bike commuted a lot, I made a rule not to commute when there was frost on the roads. Way too little control.

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Re: PSA: CostCo Terra Chips - 11 days ago

I thought this was going to be a recall notice. Phew.

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Re: Refrigerator did not restart after power failure - 12 days ago

Woah. Technology makes life better, right? Reminds me of when BMW went with a Microsoft head unit that introduced the concept of a car radio crashing and needing a restart. And how to restart? Restart the car.

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Re: There's a crashed car in front of my home - how long before I should complain? - 16 days ago

Since a cop already checked it out, I presume they ran the plates to see if it was stolen. I'd wait a week as long as it's not blocking the road or anything. Sometimes people don't have the cash or time to deal with it swiftly. And if someone financially can't deal with it swiftly, having to deal with it being impounded won't make anything easier.

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Re: new vinyl fence - 17 days ago

QuotergG Another vote for zip ties, the 3D version of duck tape. I like that

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Re: new vinyl fence - 17 days ago

Fence looks nice.

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Re: Driving advice. - 18 days ago

Quotehal QuoteM A V I CThey supply no gas while coasting in gear, but do if you put it in neutral. doesn't that imply that you can coast in gear forever without running out of gas? No? Eventually you'll stop coasting from gravity or momentum.

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Re: Driving advice. - 18 days ago

Remember when we were kids and knew everything? Quotedeckeda Me: "Drive slower. Like, in neutral. Look for downhills to exploit. Turn off the engine between towns. Never break for any reason." Most (all?) cars made in the last many years use more gas when coasting in neutral than coasting in gear. They supply no gas while coasting in gear, but do if you put it in neutral.

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Re: Xgrid - anyone here use it? - 18 days ago

Quotemattkime Last updated 9 years ago - I was going to say, I hadn't even thought about it in a long time. Final Cut Pro does have a similar thing built in though.

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Re: Should I keep and install this Ring Alarm? - 18 days ago

Quoteztirffritz I wouldn’t. I’d also remove the Amazon Echo from my home. This guy comes off sounding a little, ok, a lot paranoid…but nothing he says is untrue. I bought a ring doorbell and I haven’t taken it out of the box yet. Several things he says are untrue: 1. The echo isn't constantly sending audio to the cloud. The wakeup word is processed on the device, not the cloud

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Re: Aaron Rodgers, persona non grata @ State Farm? - 22 days ago

Sarcany, thanks. I have a better understanding of where you're coming from.

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Re: Leaf removal - 22 days ago

QuoteRacer X QuoteM A V I C Make the kids do it. Well, over the next few days it appears we're using rain instead. I have a feeling it'll take some dirt and grass with it though.

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Re: Concert travel - 22 days ago

QuoteSpiff I would agree with the indoor concert being a spreading event. However, I have not heard any reports that this actually happens. Agh!!! Does anyone have any links or references to any studies that have been done to show whether these indoor gatherings (BB games or concerts) are spreaders or not? I've been paying more attention to outdoor events. Overall outdoor events are safer. Her

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Re: Concert travel - 23 days ago

As much as I'm not personally worried about covid, I don't see myself attending any concerts anytime soon, let alone indoor. The main spreading incidents outdoors - almost all of them - have been at concerns and sporting events.

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Re: Do you care what plane you fly on? - 23 days ago

QuoteC(-)ris Quotespace-time Spirit and Delta both fly Airbus A320-200. They couldn't be farther apart in comfort and positive experience. Which one is better? Delta by a mile. And I avoid Delta because they suck compared to Alaska.

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Re: Do you care what plane you fly on? - 23 days ago

Yes, buy mainly for long distance flights. Airbus seats don't fit me well (lumbar support is way too low and odd lump at my shoulders) and their engine whine annoys me.

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Re: Aaron Rodgers, persona non grata @ State Farm? - 23 days ago

QuoteSarcany QuoteM A V I C We're stretching things pretty far when we're picking one definition of a word and then claiming someone should never again work in any capacity that portrays them as a role model. Pick any common definition. He lied and endangered lives. When caught, he actively campaigned against vaccination and in favor of quackery. No person of good conscience would emplo

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Re: COVID travel - 23 days ago

Me? Yes. Whole family has had it. (And I know that doesn't mean we can't get it again.) In your case, it boils down to if you're concerned about getting it or not. If you have any medical conditions that might complicate it, can't afford to isolate some when you return, or don't want to otherwise take the risk of getting it, even though you're vaccinated.

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Re: Aaron Rodgers, persona non grata @ State Farm? - 23 days ago

QuoteSarcany QuoteDon C The quote I have seen is not that he said he was vaccinated; he said he was protected, which and evasion of the question, but he may have believed that he was enough of a horse that he would be protected. He said on many occasions that he was "immunized." Which was a bald-faced lie. immunize: to protect a person or animal against a disease by putting

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Re: Leaf removal - 23 days ago

Make the kids do it.

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Re: Aaron Rodgers, persona non grata @ State Farm? - 24 days ago

QuoteN-OS X-tasy! QuoteM A V I C QuoteN-OS X-tasy! QuoteM A V I C I find it fascinating how toxic this, and similar situations, have become. At best he was misleading when asked if he was vaccinated and responded with "Yeah, [...]". He didn't wear a mask to press conferences. We think he should lose all his sponsorships and be suspended because of it. Or... ...he lied about his act

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Re: Aaron Rodgers, persona non grata @ State Farm? - 25 days ago

QuoteN-OS X-tasy! QuoteM A V I C I find it fascinating how toxic this, and similar situations, have become. At best he was misleading when asked if he was vaccinated and responded with "Yeah, [...]". He didn't wear a mask to press conferences. We think he should lose all his sponsorships and be suspended because of it. Or... ...he lied about his actions during a global pandemic in

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Re: Aaron Rodgers, persona non grata @ State Farm? - 25 days ago

I find it fascinating how toxic this, and similar situations, have become. At best he was misleading when asked if he was vaccinated and responded with "Yeah, [...]". He didn't wear a mask to press conferences. We think he should lose all his sponsorships and be suspended because of it.

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