2piradians

@2piradians@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨FEMA official says he teleported to waffle house: "not new ideas for people of faith"⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Upon taking office, President Trump pushed to downsize the agency and shift the responsibility of disaster response toward states. Under his former homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, Mr. Trump moved to slash the agency’s funding and staff.

  So Drumpf threw a bone to an incompetent, loyal, delusional moron by putting him in a leadership role at an agency he wants to undermine.

  Call me crazy, but I think this could be part of a larger pattern.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Rage for the machine?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  “I’m sitting here by the campfire light…searching for the ghost of Jim Crow”

  “There will be no homeless shelter here”

  “Lights out, bootlicker rodeo”

  “Roll right, uh, roll right”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I would also be confused⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Or she came up with a goal–and an annoyance to help drive it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  IIRC they were tied to something Star Wars related, which they subsequently lost. It was the tiniest consolation for GoT fans as it did nothing to un-ruin the show.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why don't Americans use electric kettles?⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I do. And my kettle boils water faster than the electric stove.

  So when I boil larger quantities of water I prefer to boil ~2/3 in the kettle and 1/3 on the stove with a lid on for max speed; my time rarely feels more wasted than when I’m waiting for water to boil.

  I also use the kettle for hot drinks, of course. I’ve kept one since I lived in the UK.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon becomes a shrimp farmer⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Silly goose, everyone knows shrimp is much more valuable than eg–

  Heavens to betsy, you’re right

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨America’s Commute to Work Is Getting Longer and Longer⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I may have an opportunity coming up to work in greater Austin. It’s tempting for many reasons, and I like the area, but I don’t think I can make it work for exactly that reason…housing prices are sky high.

  For me it would mean trading a lot of financial stability for quality of life, or having a commute similar to yours. Living in or near the city is probably still manageable for those who have been there for many years, but I think most newcomers will find housing prohibitively expensive.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨She broke it so she could baguette properly....⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago⁩:

  We have these in my area as well, though these stores are mostly considered vendors for poor folk.

  Funny enough, the upscale stores have tons of self-checkouts and fewer cashiers. It’s as if bagging one’s own groceries with a cashier is for unfortunates, but doing both jobs yourself is in fashion.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Las Vegas Strip Could Be the Site of the Largest Hospitality Strike in U.S. History, 35,000 Workers Ready to Strike Days Before Las Vegas’s Big Formula 1 Kick-Off Weekend⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago⁩:

  Losing them tons of money is the only way to make the faceless corporates pay attention and take action. I hope they do it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Flight attendants threaten strikes over low pay and unpaid work⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago⁩:

  I hope this domino effect continues. It’s time corporations remember who contributes value to their businesses, and it’s not the leeches, er, shareholders.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨So many spammers I just get it over as quicky as possible these days⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago⁩:

  It could tell them there’s likely a live person receiving their bullshit, so continue spamming.

  Bear in mind these are all just ideas I have about how they operate, based on nothing really. I try to imagine how spammers analyze data they receive to target us.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨So many spammers I just get it over as quicky as possible these days⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago⁩:

  I always block them right away. My idea is that any interaction flags you as ‘positive direct contact’ in their scumbag networks, making them likely to increase the spamming. I realize the act of blocking may in itself trigger this, if they track undeliverable contact, but idk what else to do.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨In 2021, my company laid off 100 people. Later that same year, they hire me and others to replenish this loss⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago⁩:

  This is good insight, thank you.

  It seems to me this is all a stalling tactic for unprofitable companies. Is that correct?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨'Suits' Was Streamed For 3 Billion Minutes on Netflix and the Writers Were Collectively Paid $3,000⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago⁩:

  For me it’s any salesman wearing whatever.