As for the recruiter spam, if you really want to get my attention, get specific. I'm fine with taking work from other companies, but companies in my industry who want my services already know who I am and how to contact me directly so if a legit opportunity is going through a recruiter you're going to need to put in a little more work to convince me that engaging with you will not be a waste of everybody's time.
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For the political text spam the lists do not seem particularly targeted. Some want me to vote aligned with cryptocurrency interests (lol no). Some want me to get worked up about cigarette bans (my lungs got wrecked by 2nd hand smoke as a kid, couldn't smoke those even if I wanted to). Then there's candidate/event stuff, mostly from dems which I guess is fair as long as Rs keep running conspiracy nutters who haven't seen a bigotry they weren't on board with but man, we should be better.
Reworking more blends today. It's a bit of a challenge because I can't use a lot of my go to coffees since my sister refuses to acknowledge the possibility of planning. Still, what I'm looking at for a new Breakfast Blend is super nice as it cools. A bit heavier than what it's been lately, but with a very subtle fruitiness in the aftertaste that's a nice surprise as you drink it.
Stripe thinks I could "benefit from business insights powered by SQL." I agree, which is why we already have two databases: one on site with all our production stuff, one on the web site with online sales related stuff. Stripe handles such a tiny proportion of the overall business that it's not worth looking at whatever it is they're trying to sell me on.
I did show one of them how to get into the yard so they could do that and reassured them that I'd far rather they just retrieved their balls on their own than pester me about it, though I can understand not wanting to trespass on stranger neighbor's property, especially if you're a person of color in America not wanting to get shot (I have no intention of owning a gun and wouldn't shoot a kid getting his ball back even if I did, but I know that's not universally true).
Author of Typica software for coffee roasters.