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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Phones may come without bundled USB cables in the future, if OEMs have their way⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  I disagree. Standards exist so you don’t waste money on things you already own. As long as the package is clear about what it contains.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨photopea.com now locks out users blocking ads⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  The garbage took itself out. I love how that works.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨what's a good answer to placate the c-suite if you're accused of lacking motivation and being unfriendly?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Ask them for evidence. Rather, ask your union rep to ask them for evidence.

  But don’t get all “brutal honesty” on me. You can always truthfully talk about wanting to earn your paycheck or get through each day in a smooth and productive fashion.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do companies always need to grow?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  That is a myth. The law is actually far more complicated, at least in the U.S., and presumably elsewhere too.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why can't we have a static vintage web?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Except we do, in so many ways. I think one simple example is RSS.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do companies always need to grow?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t think you can avoid it in a capitalist system, though. The capitalists are greedy, that being the whole point of their position, so they will always want more.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do companies always need to grow?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Exceptt that case is not nearly as clear-cut as people pretend it is. Actually a company boss has a ton of flexibility in how they run their company and spend money because nobody knows the future.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Has this ever happened to you?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I say get it while you can, you don’t turn your back on love, no no no. -Janis Joplin

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's the most offensive word I can use that isn't a slur?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  The short answer is, “because history”. Like most words, although this often feels like a non-answer.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨New EA Owners Hoping AI Will Cut Costs And Boost Profits, It's Claimed⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Well yeah, if they cook the books like Private Equity always does, they can suck some profit out of it while destroying the company. And then later blame it on AI, why not? … Shit, the New York Times and the Washington Post would probably roll with that story.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can you think of any now?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s a definitional question, though, is it not? I don’t think any facts actually changed.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨OpenAI admits AI hallucinations are mathematically inevitable, not just engineering flaws⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  You call them hallucinations, the rest of us call them errors. But you don’t want to call them errors because then someone might inconveniently ask you what the error rate is, and you definitely can’t have that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Xbox consoles are getting a price bump. Again.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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...⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

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

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon asks out a friend⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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 ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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 ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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 ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

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

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Time to bash Americans again⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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 ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨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 ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨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"⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨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 ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨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?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ 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 ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ 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 ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Anyone have a clean link?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The march of time⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ 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?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ 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.