Me, who works for an ISP repair department having to explain to a panicking customer, in a nice way, that they are not special because they work from home and the technician that isn’t available until tomorrow is what they’re going to have to deal with until such a time as technicians drive fucking ambulances and their shitty job that will apparently fire them at the drop of a hat has no tolerance for technical issues pulls the stick out of their ass. Or maybe demand the boss pay for a dedicated business line for working from home if they are so worried about it.
I theorize a good percentage of the truly panicked “I WORK FROM HOME, I WILL LOSE MY JOB” people regularly unplug their modems when they want an extra break and now that it’s actually broken, they’re at the limit of what the boss will put up with.
Prohibition doesn’t work, but I would like to see limits placed on where they can be sold, just like we have in many places with legalized cannabis. Make them only able to be sold in a dispensary. Make it so they can’t be sold within a certain distance from schools. Continue to tax the shit out of them. The only nicotine products that should be sellable outside of tobacco dispensaries should be products aimed specifically at cessation such as nicotine gum and nicotine patches.
Vapes should also be similarly regulated, and I say this as a person who vapes. I go to a vape shop for my juice and supplies. I vape a refillable mod, not a disposable pod thing, which are sadly so popular nowadays. I am aiming to cease vaping soon. (Last time I quit nicotine, I was clean for 7 years, but when Roe v Wade was overturned, that night I bought a pack of cigarettes, a bottle of vodka, and went on a bender while wallowing in despair. Not a good time and well, nicotine is hard to kick after even just a few smokes, especially for someone who previously had the habit.)
Anyway. There are controls that would have a positive impact without being full-on prohibition.
Not gonna lie, with the current state of things, of I were rich I would probably go into hiding and make it so me and my family interact as little as possible with this current hellhole we call modern society. I’d like to think I would do something positive with my wealth, but I think I’d probably selfishly hide away until I die. I have no children, so maybe I would direct the wealth to do good once I’m gone, but that’s it.
Of course, that’s all theoretical. I’m not likely to ever be able to even retire comfortably.
Genetic testing company 23andMe said Monday that hackers were able to access the data of about 6.9 million people, far more than the company previously acknowledged....
After my gma and gpa had Alzheimer’s, we (mom, me, brother) did it to see if we had the genetic markers for increased risk for the disease.
Bonus: we also found out we have a half sister on Dad’s side that we did not know about that was born the year after Mom and dad divorced, and Dad also didn’t know about her,. or so he says. So that was informative.
Hope for medical advancement, mostly. However, there is positivity and purpose in knowing. I now know that I have one of two markers and my risk is elevated compared to the average person. Working to keep my mind sharp and healthy should be a higher priority for me now. We are learning more about this stuff as the time. Knowing is always better than ignorance.
Yeah I was about to comment. Like, imagine using the word “wigger” unironically in 2009, let alone 2019 when this post is from. Hopefully anon can step away from 4chan for a while and learn some good habits from this Chad.
American voice actors definitely get treated like stars and have fans. Source: Ive been to plenty of conventions. Also, another reason Japanese seiyuu are treated with such high praise is because many of them do other media, particularly music.
But seriously, American voice actors have fan groups. Anime and American animation voice actors, and video games actors. There’s a lot of overlap there. There are very passionate fandoms.
Many of the most celebrated seiyuu do nothing but voice acting.
Absolutely not true. There may be some, but seiyuu work is extremely hard. They work their asses off in a cutthroat competitive world doing many things on the side and making money from many more angles that just their voice acting.
Please let next year be less scary please let next year be less scary seriously that is a scary line and I’m just plodding along working my job and trying to survive…
When I became more environmentally conscious many years ago, I decided to switch to a safety razor to reduce plastic waste. I landed on a reputable safety razor with a ‘mild’ angle, something that would be good for sensitive skin. Even with a good shaving soap, I found that I would regularly still get some discomfort from...
I have a life pro tip for people using cartridge razors and having them gunk up: canned air. Like the kind you’re supposed to use on your keyboard or computer. Blow your razor out to dry and clear debris. It will last a shitload longer.
Free money (startrek.website)
Biden administration delays ban on menthol cigarettes until 2024 (www.nbcnews.com)
The power is yours (startrek.website)
PlayStation keeps reminding us why digital ownership sucks (www.theverge.com)
Jeff Bezos-Backed Real Estate Company Is Launching A New Fund To Acquire More Single-Family Homes Across The U.S. (finance.yahoo.com)
23andMe says hackers gained access to data of about 6.9 million people (www.nbcnews.com)
Genetic testing company 23andMe said Monday that hackers were able to access the data of about 6.9 million people, far more than the company previously acknowledged....
An AI Singer-Songwriter Just Debuted Her Original Song—And The Responses Are Just Brutal (www.comicsands.com)
Fallout TV Show - Teaser Trailer (m.youtube.com)
Anon and Chad at the gym (i.pinimg.com)
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subs > dubs (lemmy.zip)
Robert de Niro accuses Apple of censoring Awards Speech (www.theverge.com)
November 2023 is now virtually certain to be the warmest November on record, at around 1.6C above preindustrial levels (programming.dev)
Sauce
I just had to throw out a batch that I'd barely started. (startrek.website)
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When I became more environmentally conscious many years ago, I decided to switch to a safety razor to reduce plastic waste. I landed on a reputable safety razor with a ‘mild’ angle, something that would be good for sensitive skin. Even with a good shaving soap, I found that I would regularly still get some discomfort from...
People have been cleaning their ears with cotton swabs for years. What other tools are being inadvertently used wrong?