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- Comment on If it's good enough to keep your house warm, it's good enough to keep your insides warm 36 minutes ago:
“Hmm, our focus group revealed that showing the ‘home owner’ having to wear PPE made them think the work was dangerous. So lose the PPE for the ads.”
- 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? 6 days ago:
If you are in the HR department call your legal department. If you are not in the HR department, call HR.
- Comment on If I snapped you back in time 650 years right this very second, how would you use your current knowledge to succeed? 1 week ago:
“Hey ladies… Ever been with a guy who can read?”
Not so fast. Assuming you’re referring to English, the year 1375 would probably put you in the Middle English period. You might be able to read either.
Here’s a sample:
- Comment on If I snapped you back in time 650 years right this very second, how would you use your current knowledge to succeed? 1 week ago:
“I figure a guy that can time travel 650 years into the past can set something like that up”
- Comment on Yep 1 week ago:
I’d change that as : “Being an adult is mostly realizing you didn’t look as bad as you thought you did because the only person that was concerned about that was you. Everyone else was doing their own thing focusing on themselves, just like they are now.”
- Comment on What purpose do carbohydrates OTHER than sugars serve in the body? 1 week ago:
Fiber is, for the most part, indigestible, your body can’t really break it down into simpler sugars that it can make use of.
And just for clarity, just because humans can’t break those down doesn’t mean the entire animal kingdom can’t. So its fiber to us, but usable carbs for lots of other creatures.
- Comment on Geese on the roof 1 week ago:
You’re going to laugh at how easy it is. (in a web browser anyway)
- Copy an image to your clipboard (Ctrl-C or Command-C)
- Go to your browser with Lemmy and click in the comment window.
- Paste (Ctrl-V or Command-V)
The image will be updated and a link will be pasted in the comment window with the correct markup. You can see the image before you post it by hitting “Preview”.
- Comment on An oldie but a goodie 1 week ago:
“These kids getting all whacked out on street drugs like … Arctic Silver”
- Comment on Geese on the roof 1 week ago:
- Comment on An oldie but a goodie 1 week ago:
I have to assume it was this pill:
- Comment on how do I avoid becoming conformist, lazy and completely incapable of learning something new? 2 weeks ago:
I’ve seen the same thing in some people over 60. The ones that don’t do this are the ones that continue to embrace new ideas, read, travel to experience other cultures, and learn/speak additional languages.
I don’t know if there is a magic formula to avoid the fate you’re describing. I’m doing what I’m seeing those that don’t fall into that trap do.
- Comment on Am I going crazy, or has people's spelling gotten awful lately? 3 weeks ago:
My apologies. The downvote was on my post in under 15 seconds after I posted it. I had assumed the only one that would see it would be the person alerted to it. I guess Lemmy is growing up there are downvoters waiting to pounce instantly! We’re graduating to the big leagues now!
- Comment on Am I going crazy, or has people's spelling gotten awful lately? 3 weeks ago:
Did you downvote me because I pointed out the latest research doesn’t agree with your position?
- Comment on Am I going crazy, or has people's spelling gotten awful lately? 3 weeks ago:
I know for me, I’m having more difficulty because of failing eyesight. If you can’t see the word you can’t perceive you’ve spelled it incorrectly.
- Comment on Am I going crazy, or has people's spelling gotten awful lately? 3 weeks ago:
You might want to look at the latest research. Its not favorable after decades of data from “whole word” reading techniques education.
you should learn it through reading text and remembering how words are spelled.
Thats the concept of “whole word”, yes, but in practice it severely limits vocabulary and comprehension apparently. That real world data tells the tale.
- Comment on Do you use your blinker in a car? 3 weeks ago:
I got made fun of for using it when pulling out of my moms driveway once lol
I believe the socially acceptable retort is “if you don’t like my driving, you can get the hell out of the car. If you’re staying, you can shut up”
- Comment on Time to yeet your smartphone into the long grass 3 weeks ago:
I just tuned in on a web listener. The first conversation I heard was about a guy in Gainesville Florida going to a picnic tomorrow.
Mostly they talk about their health problems.
The second conversation where two guys talking about the health problems of one of the women in his life. “She’s going to need an epidural!”
- Comment on Why do people insist on not answering ALL the questions in an email or text message? 3 weeks ago:
In email, I always make my questions the last thing right before my signature.
- Phrase your questions unambiguously
- Bonus points for phrasing them with a binary response: “Do you want A or B?” or "Do you approve that we can move forward with the plan as stated here?"
- Only ask the questions you REALLY need an answer to. Every next question risks losing a answer you really need.
- Make self liquidating statements instead of questions “If you want a different path let me know. Unless I from you by the next Tuesday, I’m moving forward with what I described in this email”
If you write open ended or ambiguous questions you risk your audience having to take time to think about a response and they get distracted. Risky questions in this area are: “So what do you want to do here?” or “What do you think?”
- Comment on Can iPhones receive files via Bluetooth? 3 weeks ago:
I believe OP isn’t asking a question about which radios files can be transferred over, but rather is it possible to use Bluetooth File Exchange, which is part of the Bluetooth protocol stack, for receiving files on iPhones.
- Comment on From a purely political perspective, if you oppose the US tariffs as a US resident, should you buy or avoid buying products subject to tariffs? 3 weeks ago:
Are you having trouble with reading comprehension? Look what you posted to. I had stopped that conversation.
You had to throw your little dig in here though. I was initially concerned, then I saw your post history and see this is just your regular habit. I hope your got your desperately needed dopamine hit.
- Comment on From a purely political perspective, if you oppose the US tariffs as a US resident, should you buy or avoid buying products subject to tariffs? 3 weeks ago:
I don’t think we’re communicating with each other. I’m reading your posts and it looks like you’re responding things I never said, some even contradicting things I did say.
My advice applies to some, and it doesn’t sound like it applies to you. I hope you have a great RV trip. Drive safe!
- Comment on From a purely political perspective, if you oppose the US tariffs as a US resident, should you buy or avoid buying products subject to tariffs? 3 weeks ago:
Yes this is realistic advice. Two scenarios you may not have considered:
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Vacation - you can still take this advice when you make occasional vacations which frequently required air travel except choose an international destination instead of a domestic one.
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Home geography - A whole bunch of people live right on the boarder with another country and can drive or walk across without needing a plane ticket. Just because this may not apply to you doesn’t mean it doesn’t apply to everyone.
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- Comment on From a purely political perspective, if you oppose the US tariffs as a US resident, should you buy or avoid buying products subject to tariffs? 3 weeks ago:
As an individual, you take your purchasing power and can go to that other country and spend your money on services and consumables there, and not bring any goods back. That would be tariff free.
- Comment on Middle-Aged Man Trading Cards Go Viral in Rural Japan Town 3 weeks ago:
- Comment on Does it make sense to persue higher education after 40 years ood? 3 weeks ago:
Yes, do it.
I got my degree as a working adult after traditional “uni age”. I did so while still working full time professionally taking a couple of classes at a time, never having to go into debt for it. I had decided a degree was something I wanted, so I used my skills as an adult to make that happen. I am better for it too.
Doing higher education as an adult is MUCH EASIER than it was when I tried it after high school. So many “adulting” skills you take for granted make it much smoother. Time management, prioritization, understanding of consequences, desire for the value of the money you’re spending, and more.
But I know myself. I like to work alone. I have no patience to deal with group tasks. Never could. I don’t mingle, I don’t socialize. And I really have something against stuck up people, be them be teachers or fellow students. I’d get in trouble really fast.
Yes there are group projects, yes they are annoying, yes sometimes people don’t pull their weight and you have to navigate that. Even with all of that the group work was maybe 5% of all the effort put into the degree. Its not that bad, and you’ll get through it and achieve your goal.
I actually got an education as well as a degree. I have an understanding of so many topics that I hadn’t planned on that don’t even relate to my field, such as:
- Human physiology
- Micro/Macro economics
- Consumer behavior
- Structures of Ethics
- Communication Theory
- Video production
If you’re like me, you may have been carrying some amount of shame for not accomplishing your degree in your early 20s as is traditional. You carry that for DECADES and you handwave it away when you focus too much on it. You worry a bit that maybe there is something wrong with you as most everyone else could get the degree, especially after trying a few times since then without following through. You may even worry about your employment prospects when prospective employers find out you don’t have a degree. This may also have limited your promotion in your jobs you’ve held.
All of that disappears when you finish your degree. You are, in an instant, just like everyone else that got their degree (irrespective of when). Also, if you worry that others may question you later on why it took you so long to get your degree. Unless you volunteer it, no one ever knows. When I say or write that I have a Bachelors degree, they always assume I got it after high school like everyone else. If someone asks, I’ll certainly tell them otherwise, but no one ever asks.
So in conclusion: Yes, do it.
- Comment on If you live somewhere that bans abortions try switching wifi network 4 weeks ago:
Texas made wireless abortion illegal. Only back alley coat hanger wired abortions are available in the state now.
- Comment on Are color palettes subject to copyright protection? 4 weeks ago:
Depending on how that color palette is used, it could fall into part of Trademark law call Trade Dress. The “look and feel” of a product can be distinct to communicate to consumers what it is and what brand it is. The colors used are part of the Trade Dress. Think about iconic consumer products like iconic Red Bull energy drink can:
Its a skinny 473ml can with the blue and silver colors with the red and yellow Red Bull company logo on it. If you see this even if the letters were in a different language than one you understand, you’d know immediately this is a can of Red Bull. This is Trade Dress.
Does this mean that other companies…
- … can’t use a skinny 473ml can? No.
- … can’t sell energy drinks in cans? No.
- … can’t sell foil covered chocolate bars with blue & silver packaging? No.
- … can’t sell energy drinks, in blue & silver skinny cans? YES!
So the color palette by itself isn’t trademarked under Trade Dress rules, but the color palette is part of a protected Trademark usage.
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
I’m not sure I’m understanding what you’re saying.
Are you saying you’re having trouble with dry & sarcastic humor or are you saying the events of the days we’re living in are so farcical that you’re having difficulty determining truth from fictional statements someone says to you?
- Comment on 4 weeks ago:
You’re right, but I didn’t want to dive too deep with a throwaway internet comment. I’m using the word “profit” here loosely not to mean only dollars. The act of distribution can negatively affect the rights holder if the person violating the copyright/trademark dilutes, tarnishes, or misrepresents the rights holder’s IP.
I touched on this a tiny bit with my comment in there “or negatively affect the profits of the rights holder with your work using their name.”
- Comment on 4 weeks ago:
Your thesis missed one important element right here:
As if the ability to restrict the creativity of others is a natural right like the freedom of speech.
Practically or legally speaking there isn’t a restriction of creativity. Its a restriction on the ability to profit from that creativity or negatively affect the profits of the rights holder with your work using their name.
If you call yourself the Burger King in your kitchen, there’s no trademark infringement there. However, if you start selling you food and calling yourself the Burger King, then that is a trademark violation. If you want to write Twilight fan fiction using the characters and story lines from the books, you’re free to do so. There is no copyright violation. However, if you want to profit from your expansions to another author’s work, you have to rename the characters and setting and call it “Fifty shades of grey”.
There is a reason respect for copyrights is at an all time low.
I’ll agree with this though. Large rights holders have been able to get changes to law that exceed the original IP mandates. This means extensions wildly beyond what was reasonable before, or getting things protected by IP law that are questionable at best.
