AlecSadler
@AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works
- Comment on All that data collection, and you don't even know me, what's even the point‽ 2 days ago:
- Comment on Enemies 1 week ago:
Eggs in the supermarket near me are anywhere from $4.99 to $12.99 for 12.
Eggs from farmers near me are $4 for 12.
Easy to guess where I buy my eggs.
- Comment on Birds with red eyes are coming 2 weeks ago:
Same.
- Comment on "It seems likely Elon Musk has lost over half of the UK twitter daily audience by now" 2 weeks ago:
What does a flat roofed pub mean? (Serious)
- Comment on I got into the wrong career lol 2 weeks ago:
The stories my female doctor friend tells me about treatment from male colleagues or female superiors is freaking rage-inducing. But 99% of the time she can’t do shit about it because she’ll be ostracized or risk her job, or in the past risk residency or placements. It suuuucks.
- Comment on I don't have to check the price because I know I can't afford it. 3 weeks ago:
I’m laughing so hard at this, I’ve never heard anyone say “3 figure income” and just assumed they weren’t in the US.
- Comment on It's 54 degrees Fahrenheit (12 Celsius), raining moderately hard, the rain is cold, and there's a guy blowing around wet leaves with a leaf blower. What the hell is the obsession with leaf blowers? 5 weeks ago:
I just got a 765cfm battery-powered leaf blower and…
…it’s so much fun. Mindlessly entertaining. I don’t even care if I just blow the leaves back and forth, it’s just…weirdly fun.
Also fun to blow random things around the house until someone gets mad.
- Comment on I am about to board a flight. What sequence of events would occur if (by chance) for no apparent reason a window got completely smashed out? 5 weeks ago:
Tell me more about this immediate fog thing, what causes it and what doesn’t it clear quickly?
- Comment on $1K a month is a good deal 1 month ago:
Dang that’s a good deal (I’m joking).
I would have to pay ~$1800/mo for just my wife and I for mediocre coverage.
- Comment on $1K a month is a good deal 1 month ago:
Geographic American here.
I just left a job with a health plan for my wife and I, to continue coverage would cost me ~$1810/mo OOP. And, yes, I would then still need to pay more to hit my OOP Maximum.
- Comment on Why don’t more people start profit-sharing companies or co-ops? 1 month ago:
I’m guessing it is meant to say “single” but I’m honestly not sure.
- Comment on Why don’t more people start profit-sharing companies or co-ops? 1 month ago:
I actually tried to do this with a bar I owned back in the day. It was exciting / hopeful.
It went into effect January 1st, 2020. January for bars is rough because people do “dry January” so we hoped February and March would be good.
We all know what happened. It didn’t survive. Spent a good year or so continuing to pay wages and healthcare out of my own pocket, but I hit a point where I had to call it (mostly because I ran out of money and couldn’t get any more loans).
I plan to try again in the future, once I have the loans paid off and some padding saved again.
I also dream of a day where somewhat self-sustaining communes become more prevalent. Everyone living together on a shared plot and exchanging goods & services instead of money. Maybe it’s a pipe dream? I don’t know. I feel like it’ll become necessary over the next 4 years though.
- Comment on This lady posts an improvised piece on a different instrument almost every day. She deserves views. 1 month ago:
Subscribed. Thanks for letting us know!
- Comment on Depression 1 month ago:
Oh god that sounds brutal.
- Comment on Depression 1 month ago:
I had a McDonald’s tell me the machine was down for maintenance and then at the next window I heard a guy in the background shout, “Hey, don’t make that, I told them the machine was down”.
I’m still unreasonably bitter about it because my wife was sick and just craving a quick blizzard.
- Comment on Percentages 1 month ago:
- Comment on For my fellow Americans, when is enough enough? 2 months ago:
I’d say over half. I and many others in my circle are already executing on our escape. If we even can…
America is done.
For those that can’t leave, find a community, build a commune, and support each other. Strength in numbers.
- Comment on Ghost jobs are wreaking havoc on tech workers 2 months ago:
I have totally seen job postings at places I work and asked HR or management if I can refer someone I know…and they tell me they aren’t actually hiring for it.
Kinda fucked up.
- Comment on Capsaicin 2 months ago:
This might be the best comment I’ve read all night.
- Comment on The Only Patriotic Choice for President 2 months ago:
I canceled my NYT sub awhile ago, but am considering subscribing again. They aren’t perfect, far from, but I’d take this over fucking WaPo.
- Comment on Only RAR product. I am buying 3 months ago:
Okay but now I actually want one…
- Comment on Do you actually care about your friend's new baby, vacation abroad or similar life events or are you just being nice? 3 months ago:
Absolutely not. I’d be surprised if anybody actually cares.
- Comment on What a find! 3 months ago:
You have a bible signed by Trump?
/s
(I hate that I have to add that)
- Comment on Still true I am sure 3 months ago:
My wife and I disagree on this, but Dasani water tastes like pennies to me.
- Comment on I didn't know HOW bad Google search has gotten. 3 months ago:
I’ve been using Kagi since February and it’s been superb. I typically find what I need in the first 5 results and the ability to customize it is really nice.
It costs a little money, but honestly it’s saved me so much time over the 12,000 or so searches I’ve conducted that it’s worth it. Previously I’d sometimes have to hit up some combination of Google, Bing, DDG, Brave, etc. just to get somewhere.
- Comment on Do remote workers actually work? Yes, but they also shop and shower 3 months ago:
My friend’s job has hybrid RTO and it basically means half the team is still out when you’re in the office so they still meet on Zoom/Teams, haha…what a waste
- Comment on Do remote workers actually work? Yes, but they also shop and shower 3 months ago:
When I used to work in office:
- Wake up at 7am, get ready to go and take a 1 hour commute in, usually there by 9:00
- Try to find parking, walk to office, morning break room coffee and chatter, usually settle in around 9:30
- Get interrupted multiple times by desk drive bys
- Take 2 hour lunch around noon with multiple coworkers because why not
- Get interrupted multiple times by desk drive bys
- Leave at 4 to try and avoid some traffic
Now that I work from home:
- Wake up and hop online to work, usually settle in by 7:30am
- No desk drive by interruptions
- Eat at my desk during meetings or while simultaneously working
- Sometimes start laundry or something during the day, but who cares?
- Usually work later than 5
- Comment on Has Google Search gotten so much worse in the last couple of weeks? 4 months ago:
Is this how you live your life? Going around telling people how to live theirs?
Jesus christ dude. I said I’m aware.
I have specific use cases that Kagi, and nothing else that I’ve found but feel free to try me, satisfies to a T with speed and value.
Unlike you, I’m aware enough to realize I’m not the average consumer and that not everyone might fall into my bucket, so it was merely a suggestion ALONG WITH ANOTHER SUGGESTION (SearXNG). I’ll leave it up to the reader to do their own tests and see if it suits their needs.
- Comment on Has Google Search gotten so much worse in the last couple of weeks? 4 months ago:
I’m aware.
- Comment on Has Google Search gotten so much worse in the last couple of weeks? 4 months ago:
I’ve been using Kagi since ~February and it’s changed my views on Search. Beforehand, if use a combination of Google, Bing, DDG, and Brave and rarely find what I needed in satisfactory time. Now I’m typically finding it in the top 5 without all the cruft + have access to a handful of LLM assistants to choose from for other tasks (when needed).
I’ve also heard good things about SearXNG.
