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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Xbox consoles are getting a price bump. Again.⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  These systems at these prices, once you stop gaming, you really can’t imagine getting back into it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hmm this "unisex" bathroom seems biased...⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  This is all personal preference. There is no issue to discuss here.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon asks out a friend⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I have not seen the evidence you’ve seen. Maybe your social circle is particularly fucked up? Maybe mine is luckily less judgmental? … What you described is common for college and early twenties, in my experience, and less so after that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon asks out a friend⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Actually this kind of thing happens often enough. The exact words vary, but if people live in low population locations, wait a decade and you’ll be surprised at who gets together.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon asks out a friend⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Except that circumstances change. So you might feel that now, or for most people, but you don’t need to make it a vow, because who knows what the future will bring.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨THIS JUST IN: FBI suspects Kirk was likely targeted, more info to come⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  The “nearby woods” have been secured, lol. Yeah, you do that. Watch out for the deer and bears and shit.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Too soon?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s always interesting when they use expressions like, god-given rights. That’s not how it works. A right, in the US, is a privilege that has stronger legal protections. That’s all. It’s definitely not given by anyone other than the US government.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Too soon?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m not religious. He won’t even get those. And not many thoughts, either.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Time to bash Americans again⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I would have said the two words are different by perspective. An “expat” is talking about where you’re from. An “immigrant” is talking about where you are. Also, if you start talking about 2nd generation immigrants, then “expat” can’t be used at all, which means it is narrower in scope, too.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨McDonald’s CEO is grappling with a ‘two-tier economy’ as he slashes prices on value meals—and signals backing for a minimum wage increase⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  More basic dishonesty from McDonald’s and from Fortune. If he really wanted to raise the lowest hourly wages for his salaries, he could have done so already. There’s no need to wait for a minimum wage increase.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Salesforce CEO Says AI Enabled Him To Cut 4,000 Jobs⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah it’s always possible to fire customer service, and that works for a while, but if you’re not in a monopoly then you’re f****** yourself over soon enough.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨IME there's nice guys and then there's "Nice Guys"⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  If someone rejects you and in their explanation they say that “you’re a nice guy but”, don’t believe them. They just don’t yet realize that they don’t have to explain themselves, and they’re grasping at any words they can use that are generic and non-confrontational. Which is understandable, don’t judge them for that, just move on with life.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨US health department moves to strip thousands of employees of collective bargaining rights⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  As we just saw up in Canada last month, it doesn’t matter what the government says, because when people want to go on strike they will go on strike. It’s just that the consequences become more severe for everyone, including the companies and billionaires.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What’s even the appeal of Linux?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I find Linux far easier to use than anything else because most decent distros come with all the software I want, or it is trivial to install, and it’s all free.

  Most of that software is available for Apple or Windows, but it’s a PITA to install. Giant waste of time. And money, of course. And of you install Windows, you gotta manually disable all the shit advertising.

  All of that without needing the command line, even.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I genuinely can't wait for Mobile Linux to become a thing⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Interesting you should ask. It turns out that LineageOA has an entire page giving you options of compatible devices…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Judge Orders That ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center Be Shut Down for Now⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Anyone have a clean link?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The march of time⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Historically this was not true. There were times when it wasn’t any month at all! History is wild.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨what are in you're top 3 favourite games of all time?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Betrayal at Krondor. A huge world for exploring, at a time when that didn’t exist.

  Chrono Trigger. The replay value is so high.

  Wolf 3D or Doom or Doom 2 or Quake 3, for similar reasons.

  StarCraft, at a time when BattleNet was small and the ladder rankings and fights were all global.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Creative writing⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  As a teacher, I feel the opposite. I think the teacher now has entertaining stories that they can show to co-workers about how messed up the kids are these days. It’s a kind of therapy for everyone involved.

  The only tricky point is when kids write things that are NSFW and then you have to require that they revise them to be SFW, when many kids are not good at understanding the difference, and specifically why it matters in a school environment.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Inflation Outpaces Wage Growth For Over 40% Of Americans⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  In other words, inflation is actually a tool for the rich to steal money from the rest of us. Interesting how that works.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can any scientists confirm this important fact?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  How to say you are not a cat owner without saying you are not a cat owner.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨At this point who in the world could stop Trump over doing something totally illegal? Like lets say using bunker buster bombs to destroy DEM cities? Or is USA communially FUCKED?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m not sure what you mean. He can do almost any single act he wants. But depending on what it is, the response could possibly come back to bite him in the ass.

  Like his fucking around with Epstein or his claims of ending various wars. He fucked around and is in the process of finding out. But he’s rich, so he won’t get locked up, because that’s how the justice system is designed.

  In reality, most of the world doesn’t respect him, including most of the U.S. And like any scam artist, he caves when he has no other choice, and then lies about it. So, is the U.S. totally fucked? We’ll find out, won’t we. There’s no guarantees in life. And it also depends how white and how male you are, too.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon is rude at work⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  There are plenty of comments similar to yours and every time I see them I wonder, what industries do these people work in, and how much work experience do they actually have. If you’re doing something highly competitive like certain kinds of sales or finance, it makes sense that there’s going to be a lot of jerks around you. But in a lot of other jobs, like if you’re working at the grocery store or something, it’s not like anyone gets any advantage by trying to manipulate you. So I’m really wondering, what are these fields that are just completely full of totally worthless human beings?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon is rude at work⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  A lot of that is going to be job specific. If you isolate yourself, you could run into various problems. First, you probably won’t be communicating with union members, and those members might be the kind of people who can help you if the bosses try to fuck you over. Second, sometimes work is stressful, and you might want support from people who technically have no duty to help you. If you treat them decently on a somewhat regular basis, they might make time for you even if they don’t need to. This also connects with your friends. It depends on your relationships of course, but some friends don’t want to hear about work complaints. If that’s the bulk of your friends, then you might want coworkers who are willing to listen to work complaints.

  And it’s all nice and fine to say that you only attend work to earn a living, but the reality is you could have worked at a dozen places, and you chose a specific one. No one’s forcing you to be there. You could have gotten a job at 7-Eleven or Walmart, but you didn’t. You’re there of your own volition.

  I don’t think anyone takes for granted halfway decent co-workers. We’ve all worked with total jerks, and people often have natural reasons to act like total jerks from time to time. If you’re one of them, that’s okay, you do you.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Novels and Movies Offer Closure. Video Games Should Too. [The New York Times]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Fuck the Times. Classic shit article.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How does a guy become his most confident around women?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  What is your baseline? Did you really live thirty two years never talking to a woman before? More information would be good.

  And what are your goals? You’re hinting at something romantic or sexual but didn’t say anything clear on that subject.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bring them back!!!⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  “Hold hands and say it like me The most shady, Frankie baby, fantastic Graphic, tryin to make dough, like Jurassic Park did quick to spark kids who start shit” -Biggie

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Jury shown CCTV of alleged assault on police at Manchester Airport⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I see you are not a lawyer. Neither am I. But I have learned that in many countries, a guilty verdict could be tossed out by the judge if the pigs’ actions were bad enough. You can also get jury nullification, if you’re lucky.

  And sometimes it turns out the officers actually fucked shit up before or after the video, which might only be uncovered before or during trial. Depends on the details.

  All of those possibilities go to zero if you plead out.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Breaking the generational barriers⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  If you’re renting, maybe it’s not your problem. The landlords jack us for rent, so we mess with their drains. Meh.

  Should we respect our landlords, you might ask? That depends on them. Respect is earned.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Contributions⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  And since a grad school thesis isn’t published, there’s definitely no restrictions on the author sharing it. Maybe it’ll get a few citations in the future. Not many, of course, but anything more than zero is nice.