Is there anyone active here? My reddit accounts have long been deleted and I’m really, really not looking to have to go back. Was about to make a new account to post in r/stretched, but noticed the post about there being a lemmy community (which for some reason doesn’t come up when I search for gauge/stretching related...
I don’t say it because you are, in fact, not welcome. I finish interactions with customers, even when they say thank you to me, by saying “thank you, have a nice day”, as my non fireable version of “I’ll thank you to kindly fuck off now.”
Sweden is infamous for having some of the highest taxes in the world, and yet the country’s tax agency is still one of Sweden’s most trusted institutions....
Because here in America, when they take my money, it’s to give away to oil companies and weapons dealers. Not to give us all health care and affordable housing.
Doing that as we speak. My job was shit, so I’m moving back to an old also-shit-but-slightly-less-shit job. I don’t start back at my old job for another week or two, and had originally planned to keep working the currently one until then. But I got fed up with bullshit and stopped going a few nights ago, and am now enjoying a two-week unpaid “vacation”.
Wait, do we actually get something for our old lifetime Pocketcasts licenses? Because I remember when they switched the app to being free, with any extra features being locked behind a subscription, existing licenses holders got… not anything, as far as I remember. I’ve been using the app daily for years now, and have no reason to give it up, but I don’t feel like having bought the license back in the day is getting me anything extra over what a new free-tier user is getting now. Am I missing something?
I read “it’s dying” by people on Discord and Reddit all the time, but the numbers prove otherwise. It’s been going up this entire time and sitting over 3 billion MONTHLY ACTIVE USERS!...
I literally only still have my FB account until I can sell all of the stuff I have listed on marketplace. Every other aspect of my FB account was deleted years ago. At first I kept the account because of the broken promise of never requiring a FB account for the Quest. They finally changed that(sort of, they require a meta account instead), but I still kept the account for marketplace. It’s the only place I’ve been able to successfully sell anything for at least 3 or 4 years. Once I sell off the last few items I have listed there(really need the money at the moment), I can finally delete my account fully.
Pretty much no games, at this point. I’ve been buying up every game(worth owning, to me) on Steam sales, humble bundle, and other means. The last year or two, I’ve just been buying the new games I want at full price on steam, or waiting for sales if I don’t want it that much. The only game I still refuse to buy is The Sims 4, for that one time every other year that I want to boot into a heavily modded Sims game to play Sims Orgy Simulator 6969™. But even the other dumb hentai waifu nonsense games, I just buy on Steam (half of which are my gf’s, but she refuses to buy them on her own damn account), even though they are easily obtained at the usual locations.
Mine probably isn’t that secret these days, but almost every sauce I add nutritional yeast to. Curry, chilli, bolognese, it just makes them all better.
Unsweetened cocoa powder in my chili. I’m not sure how common/uncommon that is, but everyone I’ve ever told looks at me like I’m crazy, right before asking for a 4th bowl. At least Alton doesn’t think I’m crazy.
When I was 7, I got brought to the school library and told to pick a book to read over the summer. I picked The Hobbit. I got told no. I Insisted. Read that, then moved on lotr. I then read those I don’t know how many more times over the years. As far as I remember, those are the only books I ever bothered to read more than once. Not counting listening to the audio books at work, as well.
I had to test/fix something at work and I set up a Windows VM because it was a bug specific to Windows users. Once I was done, I thought, “Maybe I should keep this VM for something.” but I couldn’t think of anything that wasn’t a game (which probably wouldn’t work well in a VM anyway) or some super specific enterprise...
More disturbing, is that I was scrolling past this post, and went back because I thought that was Bill Murray in the image and wanted to know what he did.
A loud minority of Texans call for Independence, which is not really possible as far as I know, BUT could the Rest of the USA just kick another state (Not necessary Texas) out? Or is this also not possible?
One can of no beans Hormel chili, one can of black beans, rinsed and (somewhat) dried. Mix in a big bowl, microwave until hot, add sour cream and shredded cheese, and use it like dip with tortilla chips. If you’re good at rinsing the beans, and your microwave doesn’t suck, you can have this ready in 5 minutes. And the only dirty dishes to deal with are a single large bowl, and a spoon.
Another thing I tend to eat a lot when I get home from work in the morning and don’t want to do anything, is literally just a bunch a wheat thins, a block of pre-sliced sarento cheddar cheese, and a container of sliced pepperoni from the deli. Takes like 2 minutes to grab those while I’m waiting for the bus home from work. Fuck ton of sodium, though. Same with the chili, I guess.
Better yet, they should come to us with the plan that’s going to make ANY of the Democrats or Republicans work with a 3rd party president to allow them to get anything done. Even if some insane miracle occurred, and a 3rd party candidate got elected president, they would accomplish absolutely nothing, as it is not in the political interest of either Democrats or Republicans to work with them. In spite of what Trump would like people to believe, presidents are not dictators and can’t just do whatever the hell they want. All of the people endlessly screaming about how there are more choices simply refuse to accept this fact.
I had no interest in music, until I happened to find a CD on the side of the road. This one, specifically. Traded some stuff to a kid for a CD player to play this. Didn’t even skip that much. But now I have to go, because I’m pretty sure I can hear my bones breaking.
The US economy added a whopping 353,000 jobs last month, far more than the 176,500 jobs expected. It's yet another data point that underlines the country's economic strength, even in the face of 11 rate hikes from the Federal Reserve.
And yet, I’d have to have at least 3 of my 40-hour/week job just to afford the shittiest apartments that can be found in the shit-hole of a city that I have been trapped in my entire life. Yep, absolutely BOOMING. I’m certainly not forced to share a dump of a 700 square-foot with three other family members, at 40 years old, because studio apartments cost $2k/month and require you to gross at least 4.5x the rent to even be considered. Nope, not at all. Absolutely fucking booming, over here.
Is this community still active at all?
Is there anyone active here? My reddit accounts have long been deleted and I’m really, really not looking to have to go back. Was about to make a new account to post in r/stretched, but noticed the post about there being a lemmy community (which for some reason doesn’t come up when I search for gauge/stretching related...
What happened to "You're welcome!" as a response to "Thank You"? It's not even included in the canned answers on an apple watch. Have we as a society abandoned it?
I hear “No problem” far more often.
Why the Swedes love doing something that Americans hate (www.bbc.com)
Sweden is infamous for having some of the highest taxes in the world, and yet the country’s tax agency is still one of Sweden’s most trusted institutions....
What are your favorite metal song covers?
Millennials and Gen-Zers are pulling in bigger paychecks, but much of their spending power is fueling short-term purchases like groceries and vacations, not savings (www.nbcwashington.com)
Twitch bans turning butts and boobs into green screens (www.theverge.com)
I'm giving them a year until lifetime licenses start to mean nothing. (slrpnk.net)
Why is Facebook still so insanely popular? (midwest.social)
I read “it’s dying” by people on Discord and Reddit all the time, but the numbers prove otherwise. It’s been going up this entire time and sitting over 3 billion MONTHLY ACTIVE USERS!...
What things do you refuse to pirate?
Which seas do you avoid?
Angela Chao: Shipping billionaire intoxicated when she drowned in Tesla, police report shows (www.bbc.com)
Shipping tycoon Angela Chao was drunk when she inadvertently reversed her Tesla into a pond and drowned last month at a Texas ranch, police say....
What's your secret ingredient that makes your version of a common dish better than anyone else's?
Mine probably isn’t that secret these days, but almost every sauce I add nutritional yeast to. Curry, chilli, bolognese, it just makes them all better.
What was a book that you have actually ReRead it?
Are there any Windows-exclusive programs you use?
I had to test/fix something at work and I set up a Windows VM because it was a bug specific to Windows users. Once I was done, I thought, “Maybe I should keep this VM for something.” but I couldn’t think of anything that wasn’t a game (which probably wouldn’t work well in a VM anyway) or some super specific enterprise...
What is something that gets a lot of hate for absolutely no reason?
Tommy Tuberville, village idiot, applauds Alabama IVF ruling before finding out he has no idea what it actually does (www.vanityfair.com)
The senator did not seem to understand that the ruling on embryos would lead to fewer children being born, not more....
Could the USA "kick" a State out?
A loud minority of Texans call for Independence, which is not really possible as far as I know, BUT could the Rest of the USA just kick another state (Not necessary Texas) out? Or is this also not possible?
What's your go-to lazy meal when you need to eat but don't feel up to cooking?
I miss how much color there was back then (lemmy.world)
Fetterman to Democrats criticizing Biden: ‘Get your MAGA hat’ (thehill.com)
Is it possible to create an OS that simply automatically runs .exe files through WINE/Proton/Bottles?
I really enjoy Linux but I find myself having to keep Windows partitions around for software that specifically requires Windows....
How do you *HOPE* you will die?
As asked.
30 years and 2 days ago, Green Day released their breakout album, Dookie, with the singles "Longview," "Basket Case," "Welcome to Paradise," and "When I Come Around". February 1st, 1994. (discuss.tchncs.de)
Live updates: Another shockingly good jobs report shows America's economy is booming (www.cnn.com)
The US economy added a whopping 353,000 jobs last month, far more than the 176,500 jobs expected. It's yet another data point that underlines the country's economic strength, even in the face of 11 rate hikes from the Federal Reserve.
Fan of Cowboy Bebop Soundtrack Announces Plans to Never Listen to Any Other Jazz Ever (hard-drive.net)
Star Trek: Enterprise x Deep Rock Galactic (i.imgur.com)