I’ve learned that I’m much more likely to splurge on food (like more expensive brands or new products) than on other things.
I’m not much of a spender overall but subscribe to the mantra of “if it separates you between the earth, it’s worth spending a little more (like shoes, tires, mattresses, etc.).
The other day, my 13-year-old told me they had no plans to go to college in Texas or live here when they were done with their education. “I have fewer rights now than when I was born, and I’ll have fewer still when I’m older,” they said. I couldn’t argue...
The below is from u/ithics and I’m pasting it here in case it’s relevant to anyone:
“USPS said it's implemented its Heat Illness Prevention Program for employees, and gives mandatory heat-related and safety training to all its employees.”
Postal carrier here. There's a big controversy nationwide where management went ahead and falsified records that this training was even provided to us. If you are a steward for your office or just a regular carrier. Please, PLEASE login to Liteblue and check under HERO training to see if they marked you as having completed such training. If you did not, file a grievance.
I was listening to a movie podcast earlier today and they were reviewing Extraction 2 and someone mentioned they would like to see Hemsworth play Snake. Never occured to me but I think he would make an awesome Snake. Thoughts?
According to the U.S. military, “D-Day” was an Army designation used to indicate the start date for specific field operations. In this case, the “D” in D-Day doesn’t actually stand for anything—it’s merely an alliterative placeholder used to designate a particular day on the calendar.
Did I misread something, or does it not mean anything?
We all seem to have these kinds of users in our workplaces. Together with the dozens of brilliant minds who reply-all to 500+ e-mail recipients with "I think you sent this to the wrong person, I am not in the group you mention!" and then further dozens of brilliant minds reply-all with "DON'T REPLY TO ALL, YOU'RE CAUSING...
It's true. (lemmy.world)
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context (lemmy.world)
What is your favorite way to spend money? (lemmy.world)
Over my life, I've noticed that my expenses for living fall into one of three buckets:...
[Houston Press] Opinion: The Great Texas Brain Drain is Coming (www.houstonpress.com)
The other day, my 13-year-old told me they had no plans to go to college in Texas or live here when they were done with their education. “I have fewer rights now than when I was born, and I’ll have fewer still when I’m older,” they said. I couldn’t argue...
Feature Request: Swipe to close photos
Would love to see swipe down to close the photo viewer....
We all have been there^^ (lemmy.world)
Awkward the turtle ( 1000 sub reddit mod) banned and begging to get unbanned. (lemmy.world)
What makes Lemmy feel like home (lemmy.world)
agents: deploy (lemmy.world)
Texas postal worker collapses, dies amid extreme heat index over 110 (www.usatoday.com)
What do Civil War soldiers eat with?
Civilware.
Thoughts on Chris Hemsworth as Snake? (Not happening, just for discussion)
I was listening to a movie podcast earlier today and they were reviewing Extraction 2 and someone mentioned they would like to see Hemsworth play Snake. Never occured to me but I think he would make an awesome Snake. Thoughts?
IVE HAD IT UP TO HERE WITH YOUR "RULES" WHEN DO WE GET THE FREAKIN OBSCURE CHARACTERS (lemmy.world)
Invasion by Kerem Beyit (lemmy.world)
Source...
TIL - the D in D-Day stands for day, as in the day of the operation (www.history.com)
People with pets: how do you deal with all the fur?
I have 4 cats. I love them very much....
Just installed v0.2.1+5 and I'm lovin it (github.com)
Looking real slick dev. I got no complaint
PEBKAC: Warning about phishing scams (lemmy.world)
We all seem to have these kinds of users in our workplaces. Together with the dozens of brilliant minds who reply-all to 500+ e-mail recipients with "I think you sent this to the wrong person, I am not in the group you mention!" and then further dozens of brilliant minds reply-all with "DON'T REPLY TO ALL, YOU'RE CAUSING...
I just briefly peeked in to see what was happening with Reddit and it is weird to say the least
The upvote system is greyed out and you can only reply. What is going on?!
Bowie says what's up, eat any good books lately? (lemmy.world)
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