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- Comment on Greens leader Adam Bandt projected to lose in Melbourne, leaving party without its captain - ABC News 1 day ago:
Yes, but they are never voting for greens anyway. She is divisive, more because she’s ruffled feathers and had campaigns against her. She is competent and recognisable.
- Comment on Young woman's strip search at festival akin to 'sexual assault', court told 2 days ago:
Not just sexual assault, but child sexual assault. It’s abhorrent and a stain on our society that we prefer to traumatize children and abuse them, using the small chance they may do self harm while having fun. Yet, we don’t do the things proven to be effective at mitigating that risk, like pill testing at festivals,
- Comment on Please consider supporting Lemmy development 3 days ago:
Isn’t that the point? Is t that how main and kbin started?
- Comment on Please consider supporting Lemmy development 3 days ago:
The must have heard I was boycotting and stopped trying. Sad, really, when you let yourself go.
- Comment on Please consider supporting Lemmy development 3 days ago:
I think kitkats taste nice but I haven’t had one in years. Whether you think they are shit or notz the point is that they provide some value for some people. On ethical grounds, I don’t buy them.
For many people, this is the same thing. Lemmy provides value to me. However, it is open source with other forks and the devs don’t run my home instance. If Lemmy required advertising or a fee to use, it would have failed. However users are not under an obligation to donate. Generally, I would advocate donating for foss software. However, there is a difference between supporting software and supporting people.
- Comment on Please consider supporting Lemmy development 3 days ago:
So does nestlé, I still boycott them as our values don’t align.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 days ago:
Candy bars were 30p in Ireland in 1990s and that equates to about $0.50. I went on a trip to the USA around then and most things, especially junk food, was cheaper.
- Comment on Breaking: Coalition costings reveal worse budget for first two years under Dutton compared to Labor 1 week ago:
I don’t know. They are behind and losing out to teals. Ow they are against tax cuts and labour look like they will manage the budget better. It’s a bad look for them. All they have left is racism and one nation will outflank them on that.
- Comment on What should I do if someone applied to a job at a company I work at without being able to legally work in my country? 1 week ago:
You could tell the candidate your concern and they could say that negotiations have failed to the recruiter, as could you and then you both are pulling out.
- Comment on What should I do if someone applied to a job at a company I work at without being able to legally work in my country? 1 week ago:
Yehn just tell the recruiter that they were impressive in interview but seemed not suitable in the role.
- Comment on Djirri Djirri & Auntie Joy statement 1 week ago:
Yes, they kowtowed to Nazis. Or, chose Nazis over inclusion.
- Comment on Djirri Djirri & Auntie Joy statement 1 week ago:
I thought you meant we as a nation. This is in reaction to boos at welcome to country at Anzac day events in Melbourne, so it now has more relevance. Deciding to not have them is different to cancelling it on the day after rehearsals and preparation, purely to appease the worst in our society. By minimising it, you are playing into making it political, the very reason some government for not having welcome to country.
- Comment on Djirri Djirri & Auntie Joy statement 1 week ago:
You mean when we voted no on the voice, essentially cancelling entire communities?
I know a lot of people aren’t in favour of welcome to country, but, a lot are. It’s a symbolic gesture that respects indigenous culture in particular and Australian heritage at large.
Many would not miss it, I’m sure, but specifically excluding people on the day is terrible and kowtowing to literal Nazis. It’s cowardly and shameful.
- Comment on Nintendo Maintains Nintendo Switch 2 Pricing, Retail Pre-Orders to Begin April 24 in U.S. 2 weeks ago:
Yep, the switch was a great idea to bridge console and handheld. Once the technology is out and the steam deck is open, without subscription, without lock down, allowing all past purchases, etc. ; the console is dead.
- Comment on As a US citizen who was born in the UK, how risky is it to leave and reenter the US right now? 3 weeks ago:
If it’s the same case I saw, he was gay. So, not exactly not a minority.
- Comment on Chinese electronics company Anker starts raising prices on Amazon 3 weeks ago:
I’ve had a bunch of anker products. All have been reasonably priced with high build quality. Not all Chinese brands are trash. People who like high quality electronics from non Chinese companies are about to find out where they are manufactured.
- Comment on I was a British tourist trying to leave America. Then I was detained, shackled and sent to an immigration detention centre 4 weeks ago:
Yep, ive applied for visas in many countries and loved in multiple, long term. You follow the rules or risk being deported. I’ve friends that were deported, and friends that took advantage of amnesties when they were available.
I know there are au pair visas in some countries to allow similar work with few restrictions and payment in kind. However, I think they mainly include child care.
What all those who think she shouldn’t have to follow the vis rules aren’t aware of is that she’s likely undercutting those that followed the rules and also that human trafficking takes advantage of people in arrangements like these and use your visa breach as leverage. Less commonly for people from countries like the UK, but it can happen to anyone.
It’s fine to hate on the oppressive state of America at the moment but those in breach of their visa conditions are not the best martyrs for a cause. The ones unfairly prosecuted for non visa breaches, like ethnicity and sexual orientation are what we need to fight.
- Comment on I was a British tourist trying to leave America. Then I was detained, shackled and sent to an immigration detention centre 4 weeks ago:
If it wasn’t me, the owner who did it, but it was someone on the payroll, like a manager. If they were on holidays, and had to do it as it’s their responsibility, is it now considered work?
Of course it’s work. It’s spending your time, doing a task for a business.
- Comment on I was a British tourist trying to leave America. Then I was detained, shackled and sent to an immigration detention centre 4 weeks ago:
If they are a friend. If you’re doing so as a trade, then it’s not a courtesy, it’s a transaction.
- Comment on I was a British tourist trying to leave America. Then I was detained, shackled and sent to an immigration detention centre 4 weeks ago:
It’s not work because you’re depriving someone of the job, it’s work because you are doing a task for a benefit. It’s just a non cash benefit.
- Comment on I was a British tourist trying to leave America. Then I was detained, shackled and sent to an immigration detention centre 4 weeks ago:
Lol, you clearly have never done payroll. Payslips need to be generated timesheets entered and payments need to be authorized. Not all staff work full time or work on a fixed schedule, so set and forget a standing bank order is not viable. I would imagine that’s the case for most companies and businesses that employ hourly paid employees. Salried positions are generally in offices but even then they can vary.
- Comment on I was a British tourist trying to leave America. Then I was detained, shackled and sent to an immigration detention centre 4 weeks ago:
She was doing work for a benefit. It wasn’t cash, but it had value. If that wasn’t work, and therefore not taxable, everyone would just switch to getting paid in services and benefits that aren’t cash.
She was treated extremely harshly but she was working illegally. There are lots of digital nomads that do similar. They work in places where they are staying on a tourist visa, it’s illegal. I run a small business. When I am away on holidays overseas, my staff need to be paid. I log in and pay them while away. Technically that is in breach of my visa for most countries, I’d say.
- Comment on Celebrate 50 years of Microsoft with the company's original source code. 4 weeks ago:
I acknowledge your sacrifice.
- Comment on John Oliver faces defamation lawsuit from US healthcare medical director 4 weeks ago:
Not disgraceful. Supervised neglect. And that is assault.
- Comment on Celebrate 50 years of Microsoft with the company's original source code. 4 weeks ago:
Because, while they did so in a scummy wayz they revolutionized home computing and office computing.
- Comment on Which shows have you watched this week? 4 weeks ago:
Haha, I find shondas shows have great concepts and set ups but fail for me on the execution. I haven’t tried bridgerton but all the others start very strong with intrigue and jeapordy, then become soapy and drawn out with no character growth. The opposite of Buffy for me, which I also love. Buffy has a ridiculous concept and fabulous writing. The tone is similar, though, I agree with the campiness.
It didn’t occur to me until your comment that I’ve thought similar about her other shows. Ryan Murphy is similar for me. Great concepts, good characters but it devolves into soapy face that’s not funny or engaging the longer it goes on. That’s true of many shows but I think they lean into commercialism so much that’s it’s particularly noticable in their shows. I think Murphy tried to address it by doing anthology type shows.
- Comment on Which shows have you watched this week? 5 weeks ago:
I’m enjoying it but I’m finding it silly, and not in a fun way. Sometimes it’s fun silly, but often not. There is no jeapordy for any characters. Nobody is really a suspect. You could dip in and out of episodes and be no worse off, which is odd for a whodunnit mystery. It’s witty in parts and engaging and cinematography and acting is good, but it’s a swing and a miss for me. At least they took a swing, though. It’s more original than most US tv, as it’s less linear or procedural.
- Comment on Emmy Predictions: Lead Actor (Drama) — Noah Wyle Has Never Won an Emmy. ‘The Pitt’ Can Finally Change That 5 weeks ago:
Likely if nominated, he’ll win based on the Pitt combined with er being seen favourably in hindsight and not being awarded for it. The Pitt is good and he’s good in it, so it’s not undeserved. Although it’s an ensemble cast, he’s the heart of it and there are some other great performances.
- Comment on What are some of the most well-acted, engaging, complex or interesting antagonists or villains you've watched in TV? 5 weeks ago:
Spike in Buffy
Angel in Buffy
Dexter in Dexter
Both sides in the wire
Tony soprano
The joker in batman:tas
The Borg in Star Trek
Q in Star Trek tng.
Lupus in house
- Comment on What is an underrated romantic comedy TV show? 1 month ago:
Most of Sharon Horgans stuff is good. She has an acerbic wit.