bobs_monkey
@bobs_monkey@lemm.ee
- Comment on A slightly different experience 1 week ago:
Shit I haven’t had a vacation in 3 years since my honeymoon, and mainly because 1) money, 2) time. I make decent money doing my own thing as an electrician, but costs have spiraled so far out of control that I’m working my ass off just to keep us afloat. I’ve been contemplating hanging that up and getting a job just to get healthcare and retirement, of which I can’t afford if I want to stay competitive in my pricing.
There is no guaranteed paid time off here in the states, it’s a “benefit” of whatever company someone works at (including federal holidays). And even then, many people are guilted into not taking their allocated time off for fear of very real reprisal (missing out on promotions, etc).
It’s really fucked up and I don’t wanna play anymore.
- Comment on Movies not starting when they are scheduled. 2 weeks ago:
So are the workers
- Comment on A Completely Natural Conversation in the NYC Reddit 3 weeks ago:
That’s from The Truman Show, yeah?
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
It wasn’t slowing down the phones at different battery percentages, they were essentially derating the hardware under the premise of battery management, and iirc they got called out and said “you’re right, but buy new phones anyway, yours are old.”
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
“Battery degradation”
- Comment on I don’t want to live here (USA) anymore 3 weeks ago:
Fuck that, they’ll have to kill me before I leave my home.
- Comment on Hell 4 weeks ago:
VIDEO calls
One of the bigger reasons I don’t want an iPhone. I’d much rather talk than text as it usually is quicker, but I hate video calls.
- Comment on 5-minute oil change place 5 weeks ago:
You do see how that’s a terrible idea, right?
- Comment on 5-minute oil change place 5 weeks ago:
I’ve been using Valvoline, but I bring my own oil and filter, and they actually do use a torque wrench on everything I can tell. It’s $60 (with coupon) for my 6.7 that I also have them rotate my tires, I’m in and out in 30 min, and I don’t have to dispose of the oil. Just turn down the the other services, especially the air filter (that I typically replace while I’m waiting in line), and they’re not too bad. I just wish they’d do my fuel filters, but LiAbIlItY.
- Comment on A great disturbance in the Fediverse 5 weeks ago:
- Comment on Anon studies human behavior 5 weeks ago:
Nah he got bummed when they stopped, so a-shitposting he went.
- Comment on What causes this 1 month ago:
[modem noise intensifies]
- Comment on What causes this 1 month ago:
Sure, but weren’t accessing those sites from a computer that fit in your pocket.
- Comment on Anon is in the folder now. 1 month ago:
11
- Comment on Got any grapes? 1 month ago:
- Comment on Oof 1 month ago:
I really wish we would make it a crime to spin narratives in bad faith.
- Comment on We gonna fight 1 month ago:
Oh deer
- Comment on We gonna fight 1 month ago:
One thing I’ve always wondered, who/what decides their hierarchy?
- Comment on Software engineer lost his $150K-a-year job to AI—he’s been rejected for 800 jobs and forced to DoorDash and live in a trailer to make ends meet 1 month ago:
Eh, those Shasta ultralight travel trailers are certainly on the mid to lower mid end if the scale as far as travel trailers go, especially if it doesn’t have a slide and he got it used. It’s also single axle as far as I can tell and a little older, so probably in the neighborhood of 24’, not exactly luxurious
- Comment on Heheheh my secret door of secret knowledge 1 month ago:
Electrican here, it’s even worse.
- Comment on RIP obsolete tech 1 month ago:
Tape or bust (if you can afford it)
- Comment on RIP obsolete tech 1 month ago:
When I want to support an artist, I’ll buy a vinyl or other merch. It’s kinda difficult to justify spending the money on the CD or download when I all i want is an unrestricted flac file.
- Comment on RIP obsolete tech 1 month ago:
I downloaded a dealership, and i don’t know where to put it.
- Comment on guys what the heck theyre putting micro chips in the cheese and using blockchains to track the micro chips 1 month ago:
But I only had two marijuanas, I was told that was ok by the cool guy on the corner.
- Comment on How does Netflix, HBO and other services get their subtitles? Are they now using AI to help translate? 1 month ago:
Of all the big services, Netflix subtitles are notoriously bad though. Like missing entire sentences or just flat out wrong.
- Comment on AMERICAN POPE LETS GO 2 months ago:
The Donner Party says hello between bites
- Comment on rawdogging it 2 months ago:
Meh, close enough, same spirit.
- Comment on rawdogging it 2 months ago:
That actually sounds rather pleasant, minus the book. Air travel is great for books.
- Comment on The clueless people are out there among us 2 months ago:
The on/off switch always struck me as odd. Like, in a recessed plug such as this where the male prongs have a bit of insulation to them, are they really that worried about a tiny arc that might occur when someone forgets to turn off the device? Like it would make more sense to have a limit switch built into the socket that activates on insertion and deactivates on removal. And even then, with our caveman sockets in the US, a small arc isn’t the end of the world, you just know not to have your fingers near the shiny bits.
- Comment on What American small talk sounds like to European 🇪🇺 2 months ago:
American dude here, right there with you. Just some of these conversations you overhear from girls in their 20s or even 30s is mind numbing, and they can keep going until the sun comes up. And they’re loud.
My wife and I saw Dead and Co last year at the sphere in Vegas, and there were these two women behind us that wouldn’t shut up the entire show, just talking like you’d envision two teenagers gossiping out their asses.
I think a lot of it just comes from a complete lack of social awareness, and if they’re the slightest bit pretty, they’ve likely never been checked for being rude or obnoxious.
