Todd Backman
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@StevenSimoni @allencontrol Middle East needs your assistance..pronto
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We're hiring at @allencontrol systems to keep the skies clear of drones, and we are based in Austin, Texas.
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Come do the best work of your life and get major upside

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@gofishh77 Trying out for the Australian Olympic Breakdancing Team
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@DefiantLs Hopefully you made them put everything back afterwards..
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@ScottBalkum @TechOperator We made the move to Alaska 6yrs ago from Arizona. Every day outside = WOW
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@TechOperator Indeed! Was in the Austin area, now I’ve moved to Alaska… That’s where the nature is.
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Algorithm: Entitled Persistence Loop (a.k.a. "Tantrum Until Victory")
Initialize:
desire = "whatever I want right now"
entitlement = true
patience = very low
acceptable_outcomes = { "yes", "immediately", "exactly what I asked for" }
Main Loop:
while true:
make_demand(desire)
response = get_response_from_other_person_or_system()
if response in acceptable_outcomes:
celebrate_victory()
feel_entitled_to_more()
break // or pick new desire and continue
else:
escalate_bad_behavior()
// Examples of escalation options (in rough order of intensity):
// level 1: complain louder
// level 2: guilt-trip / moral blackmail
// level 3: insult / name-call
// level 4: threaten consequences
// level 5: cry / scream / rage
// level 6: damage property / relationships / self
// level 7: involve third parties (authorities, social media, family, boss, etc.)
// level 8: repeat all previous levels with higher volume/intensity
increase_escalation_level()
wait(short_random_interval) // sometimes people give in just to make it stop
if escalation_reaches_critical_threshold():
// rare safety valve — most implementations never reach here
pretend_to_reflect_for_30_seconds()
then resume loop anyway
end while
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@kevlondon4 Does she have a wad of old gum stuck up under her chin?
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