beeradvocate - "work mode"?

Talk Discussion in 'BeerAdvocate Talk' started by kbuzz, Feb 15, 2013.

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  1. kbuzz

    kbuzz Initiate (0) Jan 22, 2011 North Carolina

    Would be cool if there was a button you could hit to go into "work stealth mode" where the forums appear in like an excel spreadsheet format or something...so those walking by would think I'm working instead of browsing a forum. Similar to what sites will do so people can follow the NCAA tourney...

    I know it's not going to happen cause I'm sure that it would involve essentially creating another brand new parallel forum and that's not worth the man hours...but just thought it was a cool idea to share.
     
    #1 kbuzz, Feb 15, 2013
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  2. jbertsch

    jbertsch Pooh-Bah (2,874) Dec 14, 2008 Massachusetts
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    Just have Excel open and keep your mouse hovered over it in your task bar while you're viewing BA so that when someone walks by, a quick click brings up some boring spreadsheet. I used to do that. But luckily now I have an office and position my monitor to be viewable by no one. So I always have BA open in a tab to check for fun periodically throughout the day. #workethic
     
    #2 jbertsch, Feb 15, 2013
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  3. Absolut

    Absolut Maven (1,353) Sep 19, 2011 California

    tomorrow we are going to the Boneyard Bistro for dinner. Wasted 2 good hours of work time plotting my beer lineup.
     
    #3 Absolut, Feb 15, 2013
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  4. joeebbs

    joeebbs Initiate (0) Apr 29, 2009 Pennsylvania

    Alt+Tab
     
    #4 joeebbs, Feb 15, 2013
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  5. stealth

    stealth Pooh-Bah (2,023) Dec 16, 2011 Minnesota
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    #5 stealth, Feb 15, 2013
  6. ezperkins2

    ezperkins2 Pundit (751) Jan 3, 2011 California
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    #6 ezperkins2, Feb 15, 2013
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  7. TheNoodleIncident

    TheNoodleIncident Initiate (0) Apr 30, 2012 New York

    Not sure if this is off-topic or not, but I'd be curious to hear what other people do for a living? And maybe their office situation, so we know how easy it is to be on BA.

    For me, I work at a large corporate bank. I have a cube, with a monitor that is visiible to people that walk by. When I'm busy, I'm not on BA.
     
    #7 TheNoodleIncident, Feb 15, 2013
  8. Squidly

    Squidly Initiate (0) Nov 26, 2006 New Jersey

    When I see people click a 2 key combination when I walk up, I know perfectly well that they're hiding something. A mouse click works better... switch a tab, bring another screen to the foreground, minimize, etc.
     
    #8 Squidly, Feb 15, 2013
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  9. kbuzz

    kbuzz Initiate (0) Jan 22, 2011 North Carolina

    holy hell...you guys are pros at this sorta thing...thanks for all the tips
     
    #9 kbuzz, Feb 15, 2013
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  10. ezperkins2

    ezperkins2 Pundit (751) Jan 3, 2011 California
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  11. tewaris

    tewaris Initiate (0) Jul 14, 2009 Minnesota

    Jobless truck chaser here. BA is my work.
     
    #11 tewaris, Feb 15, 2013
  12. GeddyLeeRocks

    GeddyLeeRocks Initiate (0) Oct 14, 2012 Pennsylvania

    I get on BA for my job! Craft/ Import buyer for a PA beer distributor!
     
    #12 GeddyLeeRocks, Feb 16, 2013
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  13. MisterGrizz

    MisterGrizz Initiate (0) Jan 8, 2011 Texas

    I run a liquor store that my family owns. So I basically sell/buy/drink/talk beer all day to customers while talking to you people.
     
    #13 MisterGrizz, Feb 16, 2013
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  14. whiskey

    whiskey Maven (1,308) Feb 25, 2012 California
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    What do you mean "you people"!?!?!?!?
     
    #14 whiskey, Feb 16, 2013
  15. MisterGrizz

    MisterGrizz Initiate (0) Jan 8, 2011 Texas

    My heathen, suds-quaffing, brethren, of course.
     
    #15 MisterGrizz, Feb 16, 2013
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  16. loafinaround

    loafinaround Initiate (0) Jul 16, 2011 New York

    I'm a prof, so I can politely close my office door :slight_smile:
    Then again, when I'm at work, I'm running around like it's a 3 alarm fire, so there's seldom an opportunity to dive into BA. (semester starts next week, so you'll be seeing less of me for a while...)
     
    #16 loafinaround, Feb 16, 2013
  17. FunkyMacGroovin

    FunkyMacGroovin Initiate (0) Sep 22, 2009 California

    I often check the beer releases forum as part of my job.
     
    #17 FunkyMacGroovin, Feb 16, 2013
  18. kbuzz

    kbuzz Initiate (0) Jan 22, 2011 North Carolina

    What PA distributor?

    So then what, may I ask, is your job??
     
    #18 kbuzz, Feb 16, 2013
  19. YogiBeer

    YogiBeer Initiate (0) May 10, 2012 Illinois

    You could always... do work...
     
    #19 YogiBeer, Feb 16, 2013
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  20. Hanzo

    Hanzo Initiate (0) Feb 27, 2012 Virginia

    I set my cube up to where my monitors are not visible to passers by, that said, I wouldn't mind a quick switchable work option that drops avatars and embedded pictures.
     
    #20 Hanzo, Feb 16, 2013
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