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Portarossa 4.8k points 3 days ago The first time I paid off all my outgoing expenses for the month by writing fiction. It's what I wanted to do ever since I was a kid, and let me tell you, boys and girls, there's not a feeling in the world like it. It's been my full-time job for about six years now, and I'm grateful every day.

Portarossa 4.8k points 3 days ago The first time I paid off all my outgoing expenses for the month by writing fiction. It's what I wanted to do ever since I was a kid, and let me tell you, boys and girls, there's not a feeling in the world like it. It's been my full-time job for about six years now, and I'm grateful every day.

writing fiction dream job /r/askreddit

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ilikehotwings42 86 points 1 day ago I used to do content moderation for Xbox Live. We have full access to all the messages you send and receive. We can look at them anytime we want and dont need anyone's permission. When I would play games at home and people would be using mods on games they weren't supposed to I'd write the GT down and look into them at work. Look through their messages and confirm they were selling mods. Most people dont really seem to care about this which is fine, but think that if Xbox has all this info on you, address, credit card, messages, games played, for how long, etc... and they are just a gaming company how much more doesAmazon, FB or google have on you. You think they really dont read private messages? Of course they do, Xbox does with non reason and doesnt need your permission.

ilikehotwings42 86 points 1 day ago I used to do content moderation for Xbox Live. We have full access to all the messages you send and receive. We can look at them anytime we want and dont need anyone's permission. When I would play games at home and people would be using mods on games they weren't supposed to I'd write the GT down and look into them at work. Look through their messages and confirm they were selling mods. Most people dont really seem to care about this which is fine, but think that if Xbox has all this info on you, address, credit card, messages, games played, for how long, etc... and they are just a gaming company how much more doesAmazon, FB or google have on you. You think they really dont read private messages? Of course they do, Xbox does with non reason and doesnt need your permission.

nda xbox /r/askreddit

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PopularElevator2 84 points 1 day ago More and more plane components are being designed, developed and tested overseas by people who never graduate college. The quality of these components are putting people at risk. I was a software engineer in aerospace. One year upper management decided to cut costs and fire all of the higher up engineers and send the jobs to India. It was fine for a while, but management kept cutting jobs and finding cheaper and cheaper labor overseas. We inspected one of the engines that were "tested" and developed in India. It worked fine until we started pushing it and it blew up and caught on fire. Another story we had an electrical engineer testing a PCB that was developed, manufactured and tested overseas. The damn board blew up in his face and he had to be taken to the hospital.

PopularElevator2 84 points 1 day ago More and more plane components are being designed, developed and tested overseas by people who never graduate college. The quality of these components are putting people at risk. I was a software engineer in aerospace. One year upper management decided to cut costs and fire all of the higher up engineers and send the jobs to India. It was fine for a while, but management kept cutting jobs and finding cheaper and cheaper labor overseas. We inspected one of the engines that were "tested" and developed in India. It worked fine until we started pushing it and it blew up and caught on fire. Another story we had an electrical engineer testing a PCB that was developed, manufactured and tested overseas. The damn board blew up in his face and he had to be taken to the hospital.

nda /r/askreddit plane parts

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Figgywithit 59 points 1 day ago I was hired to direct Monica Lewinsky in a series of Jenny Craig commercials. The Enquirer kept calling me for details. Couldn't talk. The details are they paid her a lot of money. She got halfway to her goal weight and we ran a spot showing her progress. No one called because no one wanted to be on the plan that Monica Lewinsky was on. But Saturday Night Live parodied my commercial.

Figgywithit 59 points 1 day ago I was hired to direct Monica Lewinsky in a series of Jenny Craig commercials. The Enquirer kept calling me for details. Couldn't talk. The details are they paid her a lot of money. She got halfway to her goal weight and we ran a spot showing her progress. No one called because no one wanted to be on the plan that Monica Lewinsky was on. But Saturday Night Live parodied my commercial.

monica lewinsky /r/askreddit nda jenny craig

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simjanes2k 65 points 1 day ago I'm late to the party, but I've got a good one. I ran computer forensics in the 90s, and had a client who needed data recovery for discovery in the lawsuit against the tobacco companies. Something like 60pb of mostly text to OCR, recover deleted mail archives, all kids of fun stuff. I had two takeaways from this stuff: 1. Executives at tobacco companies knew exactly how deadly their product was. 2. They didn't target kids as much as you think.

simjanes2k 65 points 1 day ago I'm late to the party, but I've got a good one. I ran computer forensics in the 90s, and had a client who needed data recovery for discovery in the lawsuit against the tobacco companies. Something like 60pb of mostly text to OCR, recover deleted mail archives, all kids of fun stuff. I had two takeaways from this stuff: 1. Executives at tobacco companies knew exactly how deadly their product was. 2. They didn't target kids as much as you think.

tobacco companies nda /r/askreddit

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BlaxicanX 370 points 1 day ago TSA doesn't really give a s--- about party drugs like weed, coke, molly etc leaving the country and as long as you don't make it blatantly obvious that you're carrying them the agents are likely to turn a blind eye Customs in other countries are obviously a different matter. a7xbarbie 129 points 23 hours ago A bottle of sun screen or water in carry on luggage on the other hand..... 6 more replies Yogs_Zach 72 points 1 day ago They didn't even f------ bat a eye at all my legit medications I brought through security. They probably wouldn't care about another container of pills

BlaxicanX 370 points 1 day ago TSA doesn't really give a s--- about party drugs like weed, coke, molly etc leaving the country and as long as you don't make it blatantly obvious that you're carrying them the agents are likely to turn a blind eye Customs in other countries are obviously a different matter. a7xbarbie 129 points 23 hours ago A bottle of sun screen or water in carry on luggage on the other hand..... 6 more replies Yogs_Zach 72 points 1 day ago They didn't even f------ bat a eye at all my legit medications I brought through security. They probably wouldn't care about another container of pills

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Lizaderp 208 points 1 day ago Paul Allen, co founder of Microsoft, was fond of making music. He has his own recording studio with an amazing setup. There's a waterfall that runs from the top floor to the ground floor outside the mixing room. But in his home, in his bedroom surrounded by stacks of books, he kept an electric guitar and an amp in front of a window overlooking Lake Washington. And attached to that setup was a MacBook. xcasandraXspenderx 8 points 20 hours ago Man that sounds nice PhilPlays 90 9 points 17 hours ago And attached to that setup was a MacBook. На!

Lizaderp 208 points 1 day ago Paul Allen, co founder of Microsoft, was fond of making music. He has his own recording studio with an amazing setup. There's a waterfall that runs from the top floor to the ground floor outside the mixing room. But in his home, in his bedroom surrounded by stacks of books, he kept an electric guitar and an amp in front of a window overlooking Lake Washington. And attached to that setup was a MacBook. xcasandraXspenderx 8 points 20 hours ago Man that sounds nice PhilPlays 90 9 points 17 hours ago And attached to that setup was a MacBook. На!

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Hepcat10 174 points 1 day ago I worked for a campaign fora woman running for Congress. Right from the start, I had to sign a NDA stating I would not talk about what we did for ten years. I was still in the middle of watching The West Wing, and I thought, "I'm gonna be witness to the back room deals that shape our nation. I'm going to see exactly how things work from the inside!" All we did was make phone calls asking for money for the campaign and stuff envelopes.

Hepcat10 174 points 1 day ago I worked for a campaign fora woman running for Congress. Right from the start, I had to sign a NDA stating I would not talk about what we did for ten years. I was still in the middle of watching The West Wing, and I thought, "I'm gonna be witness to the back room deals that shape our nation. I'm going to see exactly how things work from the inside!" All we did was make phone calls asking for money for the campaign and stuff envelopes.

congress women nda /r/askreddit the west sing

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kinarevex 339 points 1 day ago I quit thus my nda expired. I did debt collection. SUPER SHADY. The company was screwing people out of hundreds of dollars in both canada and the us. We were essentially ruining peoples credit while doing it. Management didn't see a problem. We were breaking so many collection laws. We were falsely reporting to the credit bureau. We were making deals to not report bad credit if the client paid more than they owed. We were calling 8-15 times a day. We were ignoring cease n desist verbals and writtens. It was such a s--- show. On top of that, we were not allowed to go bathroom or drink water outside of our breaks. The nda "stopped us from reporting" these instances. There was so much worse and all for minimum salary. My cousin was a superviser and i said a big f--- you and quit. Of course i reported it but nothing came of it. I work at "home furnishing specialist" call center now and i am over the moon in love with my job, my salary, my benefits. I signed an nda of course but it just pertains to clients personal info.

kinarevex 339 points 1 day ago I quit thus my nda expired. I did debt collection. SUPER SHADY. The company was screwing people out of hundreds of dollars in both canada and the us. We were essentially ruining peoples credit while doing it. Management didn't see a problem. We were breaking so many collection laws. We were falsely reporting to the credit bureau. We were making deals to not report bad credit if the client paid more than they owed. We were calling 8-15 times a day. We were ignoring cease n desist verbals and writtens. It was such a s--- show. On top of that, we were not allowed to go bathroom or drink water outside of our breaks. The nda "stopped us from reporting" these instances. There was so much worse and all for minimum salary. My cousin was a superviser and i said a big f--- you and quit. Of course i reported it but nothing came of it. I work at "home furnishing specialist" call center now and i am over the moon in love with my job, my salary, my benefits. I signed an nda of course but it just pertains to clients personal info.

nda debt collectors /r/askreddit

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HumanlyCapable 16.0k points 1 day ago I was once on the camera crew of Pimp My Ride and most of the show is fake. The guys knew ahead of time that we were arriving, the car had to be fully paid off, and most of the work done has to be paid for in almost full 2manyaccounts4me 7.9k points 1 day ago My cousin sent in a letter trying to get his car on the show. They told him his car wasn't "ghetto" enough. Their words.

HumanlyCapable 16.0k points 1 day ago I was once on the camera crew of Pimp My Ride and most of the show is fake. The guys knew ahead of time that we were arriving, the car had to be fully paid off, and most of the work done has to be paid for in almost full 2manyaccounts4me 7.9k points 1 day ago My cousin sent in a letter trying to get his car on the show. They told him his car wasn't "ghetto" enough. Their words.

pimp my ride /r/askreddit nda

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saxplayer0 6.6k points 1 day ago I catered a (expensive) wedding and Drake performed at the after party. That's right, Drake took a wedding gig. beeps-n-boops 4.9k points 1 day ago A lot of people don't realize that major musical artists do private gigs all the time... as long as the folks hiring them can pay their rate (which is usually the same or very close as they would get for playing an arena, festival, etc.)

saxplayer0 6.6k points 1 day ago I catered a (expensive) wedding and Drake performed at the after party. That's right, Drake took a wedding gig. beeps-n-boops 4.9k points 1 day ago A lot of people don't realize that major musical artists do private gigs all the time... as long as the folks hiring them can pay their rate (which is usually the same or very close as they would get for playing an arena, festival, etc.)

drake wedding nda /r/askreddit

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forlornmate 2.9k points 1 day ago I was a construction worker on Madonna's townhouse in NYC. Had to sign a nda to not reveal client. This is because it's just a normal New York neighborhood, and she didn't want anybody to know it was her house. When we had our coffee breaks, people would always stop on the sidewalk and ask whose house this is. My friends tirelessly prodded for me to disclose, but I never did! Before anyone asks, all I will say it is on the upper East Side. GodzillaSnack11 697 points 23 hours ago I use to live around the corner. I know that house. It looks good! Nice job. But i don't blame people for wanting privacy

forlornmate 2.9k points 1 day ago I was a construction worker on Madonna's townhouse in NYC. Had to sign a nda to not reveal client. This is because it's just a normal New York neighborhood, and she didn't want anybody to know it was her house. When we had our coffee breaks, people would always stop on the sidewalk and ask whose house this is. My friends tirelessly prodded for me to disclose, but I never did! Before anyone asks, all I will say it is on the upper East Side. GodzillaSnack11 697 points 23 hours ago I use to live around the corner. I know that house. It looks good! Nice job. But i don't blame people for wanting privacy

madonna construction townhouse new york nda /r/askreddit

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cega9110 5.6k points 1 day ago Someone I know signed a NDA with a fruit company because her phone caught fire during the night while charging with official hardware. She got paid in the six figures to not talk about it after reporting the issue and got to discuss it with high ranking officer of said company. Kangaroofies 1.7k points 1 day ago S Sounds like she bought a lemon Continue this thread AnomalyNexus 4.3k points 1 day ago fruit company because her phone caught fire Yeah those evil Blackberrys....:p

cega9110 5.6k points 1 day ago Someone I know signed a NDA with a fruit company because her phone caught fire during the night while charging with official hardware. She got paid in the six figures to not talk about it after reporting the issue and got to discuss it with high ranking officer of said company. Kangaroofies 1.7k points 1 day ago S Sounds like she bought a lemon Continue this thread AnomalyNexus 4.3k points 1 day ago fruit company because her phone caught fire Yeah those evil Blackberrys....:p

apple blackberry nda /r/askreddit

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Abraham_Lincolnbot 2.1k points 1 day ago Mine isn't expired but I don't care, they can come after me if they want. Honeymoon at a Sandals resort and it went bad. Not like some people's where it involved r--- but personal belongings were destroyed, kicked out of the room we got moved to after ours was no longer safe to stay in, that sort of stuff. The NDA says we are not allowed to acknowledge we were ever even on the island. Jokes on them, I had no interest in posting about it until they presented us with the NDA that said we couldn't. Thanks for the idea! insecure_f 513 points 23 hours ago I've heard about this from multiple people who have stayed at Sandals. They've signed NDAS and still continue to go to Sandals resorts because everything was comped. Disgusting.

Abraham_Lincolnbot 2.1k points 1 day ago Mine isn't expired but I don't care, they can come after me if they want. Honeymoon at a Sandals resort and it went bad. Not like some people's where it involved r--- but personal belongings were destroyed, kicked out of the room we got moved to after ours was no longer safe to stay in, that sort of stuff. The NDA says we are not allowed to acknowledge we were ever even on the island. Jokes on them, I had no interest in posting about it until they presented us with the NDA that said we couldn't. Thanks for the idea! insecure_f 513 points 23 hours ago I've heard about this from multiple people who have stayed at Sandals. They've signed NDAS and still continue to go to Sandals resorts because everything was comped. Disgusting.

sandals ndas /r/askreddit

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zilfondel 3.3k points 1 day ago Sure. I was on the team that designed SpaceX's Starlink factory in Redmond Washington that never got built. From start of project to finish it only took 4 weeks, a record! SpaceX also wanted a 50 foot deep hole in the middle of the building, but we weren't told why. Building was around 80,000 sqft.l Also, Elon likes to have a back door on all of his factories for which only he has a key so that he can secretly enter the building and watch the goings on from a little alcove above the floor. funknjam 900 points 1 day ago Also, Elon likes to have a back door on all of his factories for which only he has a key so that he can secretly enter the building and watch the goings on from a little alcove above the floor. I mean, if I had his money I can't say I wouldn't do the same.

zilfondel 3.3k points 1 day ago Sure. I was on the team that designed SpaceX's Starlink factory in Redmond Washington that never got built. From start of project to finish it only took 4 weeks, a record! SpaceX also wanted a 50 foot deep hole in the middle of the building, but we weren't told why. Building was around 80,000 sqft.l Also, Elon likes to have a back door on all of his factories for which only he has a key so that he can secretly enter the building and watch the goings on from a little alcove above the floor. funknjam 900 points 1 day ago Also, Elon likes to have a back door on all of his factories for which only he has a key so that he can secretly enter the building and watch the goings on from a little alcove above the floor. I mean, if I had his money I can't say I wouldn't do the same.

nda elon musk spacex /r/askreddit

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Baron_Greyfallow 19.5k points 1 day ago . edited 16 hours ago If you have a comcast voice remote and you say, "Make Robert Happy." It will turn the TV to Doctor Who. There used to be a lot of hidden voice commands in the system. We had to take a lot of them out over time, but that one is still in there. Edit: A couple people have asked me who Robert is. He is one of the software engineers working on the voice remote system. As a proof of concept early on he put that in, and just never removed it. Edit 2: Some people are asking for another one. If you say "Big Boss" it'll make your TV go to an empty page left over for the Minions movie and make your tv play a minion noise. It seems they removed a lot of them, but that one is still there too.

Baron_Greyfallow 19.5k points 1 day ago . edited 16 hours ago If you have a comcast voice remote and you say, "Make Robert Happy." It will turn the TV to Doctor Who. There used to be a lot of hidden voice commands in the system. We had to take a lot of them out over time, but that one is still in there. Edit: A couple people have asked me who Robert is. He is one of the software engineers working on the voice remote system. As a proof of concept early on he put that in, and just never removed it. Edit 2: Some people are asking for another one. If you say "Big Boss" it'll make your TV go to an empty page left over for the Minions movie and make your tv play a minion noise. It seems they removed a lot of them, but that one is still there too.

dr. who comcast /r/askreddit nda