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Best posts made by Minion Queen
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RE: What Are You Doing Right Now
I AM SO DARN EXCITED!!! I am going to SpiceWorld LONDON!! WOOT WOOT!!!
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Fluke AMA 3/28 10am-12pm Mountain Time
Very excited to announce an AMA for Fluke/Netscout. Looking forward to hanging out with them for a couple hours on Monday!
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Scope out Fun!!
@Dominica, @art_of_shred and I are about to head out to scope out bars for you all on East Ave. in Rochester. I will post some pics etc.
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RE: Differences of Opinions
@wirestyle22 either that or a baseball bat to the head one.....
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RE: What Are You Doing Right Now
@gjacobse any time we can support one another is a good day! I love my NTG team! and The Mangos!
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Please Welcome/Be nice to Interns
Please welcome and be really nice to the new NTG Lab Interns: @WrCombs & @Romo
-Remember they are interns so they do not necessarily have any IT experience. I have always required my NTG interns to post in communities online, and well I can now demand that post in my online community
-Please guide and help them learn to form correct and helpful questions in other words don't just be mean if they ask questions wrong or use the wrong terminology (they might not know what it is).
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Brace yourselves MangoCON is COMING!!!!!
Less than a week to go! Lots of last minute details to take care of. Badges are being printed today!
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RE: Hostadillo
So I think I should clear a few things up: DCH is a NTG customer that does business management services and when I was starting GS I had used them to handle logistics to get the company started. So in the very early months DCH was involved as a business partner but DCH hasn't been involved or an owner since original logistics were completed. Once I had GS fully set up everything was then moved to me directly. MangoLassi was literally started over night after a late night phone call.
The nature of SMB is that companies work together on projects all of the time. I couldn't get GS setup fast enough to support MangoLass so had to hire a company that could do it for me and help with all the crazy logistics FAST. Of course I was going to go with someone I knew. DCH was awesome to work with and did a lot to get me on my feet fast.
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Happy New Year!
NTG is officially closed for the long weekend!
Have a Happy New Year all!
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MangoCon 2016 Videos
They aren't all there yet but most of them are!
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYv9uMQgZeB-twEIxoFnq_B6Fmv3QKw4r
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Mangoes and Marijuana
Someone sent me a link to this: Since you all talk about drugs so much around here....
Marijuana and mangoes go together like ginger and sushi—yeah, you read that correctly. Though you might pair the Japanese cuisine with soya sauce or wasabi, a slice of pickled ginger helps to cleanse your palate and to experience the full flavours of sushi. Similarly, mangoes maximize your high while also extending its duration. This delicious, natural improvement to your cannabis experience is definitely one worth trying. But how have mangoes and marijuana come to be such a perfect pair?
Those looking for a scientific explanation of the connection between marijuana and mangoes believe a natural organic compound, or terpene, in the fruit called myrcene is responsible. Myrcene terpenes are behind the strong-smelling components of certain fruits and plants such as mangoes and cannabis. In cannabis, terpenes are found in the same glands of the plant as THC and CBD. These same components are found in mangoes. Furthermore, there are two ways these organic compounds help the body process THC: by increasing potency and allowing for a quicker, longer high. This is where the myrcene terpenes in mangoes come into play. By adding to the myrcene terpenes already present in the bud, mangoes can enrich the high of weaker strains and complement the high of stronger ones.
After you eat a mango, the fruit’s terpenes enter your bloodstream. When you smoke marijuana, the THC consumed interacts with these terpenes in such a way that it increases the level of your high. A detailed scientific explanation has yet to arise, so discussing the details of the exact interaction is impossible for now. From what we can tell though, the terpenes from the THC seem to attach to the myrcene terpenes that are already in your bloodstream, increasing their duration and influence on the brain. While a lot of this is still anecdotal, users testify that after eating mangoes, they get an extra kick out of their cannabis.
In addition to greater potency, eating mangoes and consuming marijuana in tandem can give you a high more quickly. When you smoke cannabis, it can be difficult to tell whether you have smoked too little, just enough or way too much. This is largely due to the time your body takes to actually process the THC. The natural compounds in mangoes help THC move through the blood brain barrier faster and therefore it can potentially reach the brain half the time it would normally take. It also allows for the body to process the THC faster and more efficiently. Logically speaking, these factors combine to let you get the most out of your herb by maximizing the amount of THC processed and sustaining it for longer periods of time due to the increase in potency and efficient processing.
Though it's not an exact science, it seems to make sense that this tropical fruit can, in fact, enhance a high. Now would be a good time to run out the supermarket, grab the sweetest smelling mangoes you can find and give your tastebuds—and your bud—a new experience altogether. -
Happy Fathers Day
To all the dads out there (fur babies count). Happy Fathers Day!!
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Star Wars MangoLassi Community Edition
There is a massive Disturbance in the Force... @donaldlandru has never seen Star Wars! I feel we need to bring balance back to our community quickly.
There are a couple ways to bring balance back (before @scottalanmiller argues with me, yes this will work; I do this all the time):
1: zoom conference aka Hosted Star Wars viewing, with a thread here to dicuss.
2: Schedule a day to watch: everyone come back to talk about it later.
@donaldlandru will need to be treated as a young Padawan and brought into the fold.
Thoughts???
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RE: What Are You Doing Right Now
My Valentines policy is: stay in avoid stupid mushy people. After 24 years Valentines is just annoying. Except tomorrow will be 50% off chocolate day.
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RE: Would You Hire Someone in IT Who Does Not Have a Home Lab
Our hours can also be 24/7 so while it might seem unfair it is the life. While I have no issue with someone who wants to disconnect and just not be available. We could never hire someone who does that, our clients need us during outages etc. when they need us. We have had times where we are all hands on deck and work in 24 hour shifts for days and then all crash and take vacation days.
IT is what IT is
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RE: What Are You Doing Right Now
@g.jacobse said:
@Minion-Queen said:
Back up and at it again. Today I am meeting with the Cloud Partner Reps here in Rochester to go over my presentation for the partner meeting in a few weeks.
Sounds interesting. Cloud Partner for storage or services?
For Microsoft office 365 and all their cloud offerings. I get to speak at the cloud partner meetings next month and market not only NTG but GroveSocial as well!
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Happy 3rd Bday MangoLassi! Really!!!!
3 YEARS!! It has been a whirlwind! We also will have our SECOND MangoCon in July!! THANK YOU EVERYONE. You make my day so much better by keeping me entertained and IT Pro's in the know.