StupidBrotherInLaw
@StupidBrotherInLaw@lemmy.world
- Comment on That’s just unrealistic… too few poop breaks. 2 days ago:
Working in the US, I was salaried and they absolutely fucked employees from both ends on the deal. We weren’t paid hourly yet were expected to work a minimum number of hours, then were expected to work more hours without compensation as needed, and it was needed often. Every salaried employee I have met without interest in securing a promotion put in the absolute minimum amount of time and effort possible.
- Comment on That’s just unrealistic… too few poop breaks. 2 days ago:
I worked as a consultant for years and yeah, exactly this, and more! One thing knowledge-based consultants do is reuse old work but bill clients for a flat rate instead of hourly. It’s less than paying for new work, but usually much more than the hourly cost if they were billed for just the time required to update the material.
I recycled old work constantly. For a well-paying, reasonable client, I’d often only bill for the time required to update the work and comp the rest. Last minute, minor updates were free within reason. Penny pinching, uncooperative clients got paid full price and I’d bill the rush rate to the minute for last minute updates. On average, great clients paid less than the ones trying to strangle a deal out of me.
- Comment on Dominos using AI for ads. 3 weeks ago:
If you’re ever in Bologna, Piedra del Sol has legitimate Mexican food. Finding a place with freshly made tortillas and proper margaritas was a pleasant surprise.
- Comment on Brilliant‼️ 3 weeks ago:
I unfortunately drove Uber for a bit back in the late 2010s until I got tired of being sexually harassed. Drivers do get paid the cleaning fee, but the rideshare services were becoming increasingly stringent about paying it. The issue was threefold.
People would soil vehicles then dispute the cleaning charges with their credit card, so Uber would be out whatever was paid to the driver. Last I knew, this was a maximum of $225, but capped at $80 if the driver did the cleaning. Good luck finding a professional cleaner that charges less than $225 for cleaning seats smeared with vomit or feces.
Next, drivers would fake vomit or feces and file a report, causing their prior passengers to be charged a cleaning fee.
Ultimately, the ride share services tightened up their methods for both charging and refunding these fees to the detriment of both drivers and riders because they’re soulless, capitalist pig fuckers that only care about profit.
- Comment on This homeless character, who doesn't go to the gym and survives on junk food, somehow weights 300lbs of pure muscle 4 weeks ago:
Maybe he has that mutation like some whippets.
- Comment on Buying new electrical outlet, and the grounding are just a decoration 4 weeks ago:
No, they’re suggesting that selling a three pronged extension with disconnected ground is illegal. It is illegal and with good reason. A grounded device with a faulty ground can kill someone.
- Comment on Tbh I get it 4 weeks ago:
Guv, then do I have something for you.
- Comment on No one spells "lose" anymore 4 weeks ago:
I miss when the Internet was full of grammar Nazis instead of actual Nazis.
FTFY. I hope that helps.
/s
- Comment on Play games with your neighbor to sink even lower! Canada rules! 4 weeks ago:
Plus their little pal Israel. I saw a meme making a case for the biblical ark being built in North America. Perhaps we could convince Bibi and his cronies Israel should actually be in the American Midwest. We’ll see how many Yanks support Zionism when so-called ‘settlers’ are killing their neighbors and taking their homes.
- Comment on At my house we dine with some goddamn class 4 weeks ago:
The issue is the contrast between a sweet, rich dessert and dry wine makes the wine taste sour and unappetizing.
- Comment on Date artsy girl 4 weeks ago:
If you’re not familiar with this work, I highly recommend Mulholland Drive, whose two lead actresses are pictured with Lynch in the meme. Twin Peaks is a good option but it’s a show and therefore quite long. Then watch Eraserhead if you want to get weird.
- Comment on Date artsy girl 4 weeks ago:
It’s director David Lynch.
- Comment on Buying new trends is a choice 4 weeks ago:
Oblivion “remastered” just came out. OG Oblivion was released 20 years ago.
- Comment on This Avocado Oil that claims to be “0 Calories” 🙄 5 weeks ago:
That sure seems like another off the top emotional response. It feels like someone here might have a double standard.
- Comment on This Avocado Oil that claims to be “0 Calories” 🙄 5 weeks ago:
JFC. The irony of this entire comment, but the best is…
This is why I hate Lemmy sometimes. People don’t fucking read and just go off the very tops of emotional response… *Proceeds into emotional rant about stupid users*
The lack of self-awareness here is nearly palpable.
- Comment on [deleted] 5 weeks ago:
Thank you. I forgot the most important part: blackletter refers to a family of Gothic fonts. Fraktur, the font shown in the photo, is one variant.
- Comment on [deleted] 5 weeks ago:
But how will the LLM simulate shitting its diaper during meetings?
- Comment on [deleted] 5 weeks ago:
I believe it’s Blackletter.
What’s interesting is the Nazi regime first heavily used Gothic scripts, particularly Fraktur, claiming these scripts were an element of Aryan heritage, but later banned Fraktur in 1941, claiming it was ‘Judenlettern’ (Jew letters). This was of course utter shite and is now understood to primarily be a pretense to switch to more easily read, modern fonts.
I hate it because I think Gothic scripts look neat, but they’re still heavily associated with the Nazis.
- Comment on Unregulated Capitalism would kill the planet. 5 weeks ago:
My number? Sorry, you’re not my type.
- Comment on The legendary PS2 5 weeks ago:
I had some friends that worked at a major retailer. When the first shipment of PS2s arrived, a few somehow ended up in a dumpster. They were taken in from the cold and found loving homes.
- Comment on Unregulated Capitalism would kill the planet. 5 weeks ago:
You’re projecting.
- Comment on lord give me strength 1 month ago:
I, a mid fifties uncle, dropped a 6 7 reference to my sister whilst my teenaged niece was nearby and got a laugh out of her. Worth it. Embrace the cringe.
- Comment on Empathy: as essential as toilet paper 1 month ago:
Many do. Sometimes they’re a tad dirty, but I’ll take that over waiting in traffic for an hour whilst desperately needing to piss. I can also read a book or even nap while on a train.
- Comment on Pro tip for voters: if a candidate on your ballot accepts $60 million in Super PAC dark money, don't fucking vote for them. They aren't working for you 1 month ago:
Everyday Americans are amongst the stupidest people I’ve ever met. Don’t hold your breath.
- Comment on Amazon thought it would be a good idea to not include subtitles in a film made entirely with sign language. 1 month ago:
I had no idea. Thanks for the link!
- Comment on Amazon thought it would be a good idea to not include subtitles in a film made entirely with sign language. 1 month ago:
The Konami Code?
- Comment on Amazon thought it would be a good idea to not include subtitles in a film made entirely with sign language. 1 month ago:
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- Comment on Cool Japan 🌸 1 month ago:
Truth. My favorite Japanese restaurant in the States had a primarily South American immigrant staffed kitchen.
- Comment on I didn't realize masala, was spicy 1 month ago:
I have IBS and have always wondered how someone like me in India would even survive.
- Comment on Those of us who don't use ChatGPT will get this one ;) 1 month ago:
Also want to add something I saw in the US: light olive oil. It advertised itself as olive oil with a lighter flavor. It was olive oil diluted with vegetable oil, yet sold at a premium.
