164 - The Kurt Vonnegut Special by Dear Hank & John published on 2018-11-20T20:05:34Z How much money should I ask for? How do I talk to my crush? Will climate change make mountains shorter? And more! If you're in need of dubious advice, email us at hankandjohn@gmail.com! Check out our other podcasts in the WNYC Studios network, SciShow Tangents and The Anthropocene Reviewed. Join us for monthly livestreams and an exclusive weekly podcast at patreon.com/dearhankandjohn. Comment by Adeline D i think about the ghost of the pill everytime i take advil now lol 2019-03-21T22:09:39Z Comment by Peters palace How have i missed this 2019-02-11T22:03:43Z Comment by Peters palace I didnt date in 8th grade 2019-02-11T22:03:16Z Comment by Peters palace I relate to this 8th grade boy that sounds weird 2019-02-11T22:02:04Z Comment by Raphael Swift My boos says it's fine if I kill myself just don't say I'll use a gun to do it @@ gotta love government employment 2018-11-27T06:10:14Z Comment by Billy Ransom i refuse this. it's too much of a stretch. 2018-11-24T17:21:35Z Comment by Brian Hutzell My contribution to Kurt Vonnegut Day: "You were sick, but now you're well, and there's work to do." (Kilgore Trout) 2018-11-23T13:17:03Z Comment by Murray Manning The seasons are going from flowers to sunscreen. #SouthernHemispherrePride 2018-11-22T09:06:53Z Comment by Murray Manning Moth 2018-11-22T09:03:50Z Comment by Murray Manning "I don't know what swallowing is" 2018-11-22T09:02:33Z Comment by Murray Manning the chalk in the pill dries out bits of the throat. 2018-11-22T09:01:39Z Comment by Murray Manning science has made religion obsolete 2018-11-22T08:56:33Z Comment by Murray Manning Australia. Rule of thumb ask for at least 1.25x the award rate. You can look up award rates online. 2018-11-22T08:40:01Z Comment by Random Guy @random-guy-481636765: I think the story is that a bunch of nerds saw "MER-1" (Opportunity's fancy science name) on the Deep Space Network website for a couple minutes, coincidentally, during a rocket launch livestream, so people talk about a bunch, but turns out, it's a "ghost signal" from some Mars Relay (think it's MRO or MAVEN) from before the Duststorm happened, and people think "yeah it's dead" RIP 2018-11-22T06:27:31Z Comment by Random Guy can you talk about Oppy's Ghost DSN Signal ? 2018-11-22T06:21:48Z Comment by AngelicMouseGirl I actually really enjoyed all the Kurt Vonnegut quotes. 2018-11-22T00:16:20Z Comment by Kevin I literally think about this every tme I write an email to multiple people... 2018-11-21T14:52:53Z Comment by SRdV There are two main reasons to ask for a salary expectation. If the potential employee expects much more than the company is willing to pay they wouldn't be happy in the position. On the other hand, if their expectation is much less than the company budgeted it is a chance to save money by paying them less. 2018-11-21T07:35:47Z
