RunningInRVA

@RunningInRVA@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I had an anonymous Google account I had been using with Grayjay. Today, they decided I must be a bot.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Charge your phone

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YouTube won't let me watch a video unless I sign in...⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  If you click Cancel and then simply search for the same video you can watch it without signing in. Total horseshit but still a good ‘fuck you’ move against YouTube.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Layoffs every 2 years⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m really sorry you lost your job, again.

  I work in healthcare IT and I had to do the layoffs this past year to send the jobs to the Philippines and it was eye opening what their salaries are compared to ours. They are good people there and they are smart and have ambitions just like we do, only for a fraction of the cost. And yes, in one case I had to layoff an entire team regardless of how good they were (they were really good). For them it was just the case that I could find replacements for them in the markets we were looking and if I laid them off then I could layoff fewer in other departments. This was the first time I have been faced with having to do this and it was pretty awful. I take my work really personally and treasure the relationships and I think this whole thing has had a lasting impact on my happiness level. So many times I was fearful that I would be in a position of lying to my teams if asked a direct question, something I would never do. Trying to navigate the whole thing was led to many sleepless nights. I went through exercises where I practiced my responses to potential questions I might be asked as the rumor slowly started churning.

  I don’t know why I’m sharing all of this, but it helps me to talk about it. The mid tier management (that’s me) that gets given the marching orders and has to carry it all out suffers a different kind of pain, even if we did keep our jobs. I hope I’m never asked to do it again.

  I’m sorry again. Don’t take it too personally is maybe what my winding story and opposing perspective is to mean. I’m sure you are good at what you do.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Automated Bot of Experian support phone line, refuses to let me to a real person... 🤬⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  You should consider a password manager.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I played for a while and it was decent but it gets rather old/repetitive after a while. I was happy to play it on Apple Arcade since it didn’t require me to explicitly purchase. You win battles to unlock characters and upgrades, etc. The storyline was okay. The battle sequences just get tiresome after a while and that’s pretty much the bulk of what the game is.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨“Star Trek Origin” Movie Reportedly Headed To Greenlight For Production Start In Early 2025⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  And commenting about it, too!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Suddenly firefox on ios shows ads on homescreen⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  You need to charge your phone

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Picard la forges a friendship⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Poor Riker wishes he could out maneuver this meme.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Just finished season 2 of Star Trek: Prodigy--it is absolutely criminal that paramoun (or CBS or whoever) cancelled it⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The plot is surprisingly complex for what is cast as a “kids show” or “Trek for newbs”. Don’t watch it unless you have seen at least some of the Voyager series. The plot from S1 ties right into S2. I had a moment in S2E6 (or thereabouts) where my emotions got trigger when Janeway makes a tough choice.

  The show works.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Just finished season 2 of Star Trek: Prodigy--it is absolutely criminal that paramoun (or CBS or whoever) cancelled it⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Halfway through and I’m enjoying it immensely. I’m in my middle age years so don’t tell me this show is for kids. Trek fans shouldn’t miss this series.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Prodigy Season 2: How do we want to discuss it?⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I vote for complete free for all. Go at it people!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Save Lower Decks⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Lower Decks!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are some underrated episodes from each series?⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s cool. I just thought the Xindi were a strange and poorly executed race.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are some underrated episodes from each series?⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I enjoyed the romance between Trip and T’Pol. Could go without the whole Xindi arc.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are some underrated episodes from each series?⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  No love for Enterprise I see.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Giveaway! Win your Steam Copy of the 'Captain’s Edition' of Star Trek: Resurgence!⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m always stoked for a new TellTale title!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Star Trek Bundle⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s not the show in book form. It’s the “definitive guide” to the show.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"Hey Google, find the nearest Burger King" - "Sure, here is one on the other side of the globe!"⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Go on…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"Hey Google, find the nearest Burger King" - "Sure, here is one on the other side of the globe!"⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Go on…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Lifehack for naive schoolchildren⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Who?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I got this popup ad on my TV **while watching a DVD**⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I’d like to see where in the EULA it states your TV and Internet connection are used for hauling your neighbor’s data.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Jingle bells Batman smells robin laid an egg...⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Why not both?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A robot just swapped my electric car's battery⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I believe battery and charging technology will eventually overcome the need for this.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨1.1 History⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  But if I have to then I’ll do it live!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Silly made up story.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Very believable