Yep, exactly that. There are laws that say if you work more than a certain number of hours per week, you’re entitled to benefits like pension, paid holiday, etc. Zero hours contracts let companies get away with not providing those, as they’ll keep each individual staff member below the required hours, because there’s no guarantee of a minimum number of hours in their contract.
It’s absolutely atrocious, but the government spins it to make it sound like a benefit by saying you have extra time, you can lead a flexible life. What it means in reality for most people is that they need multiple jobs and still get no benefits that a full time job would provide.
We have part-time jobs as well, but those usually come with a minimum number of hours. Zero hours contracts were brought in to bypass those rules. Since zero hours contracts came in, part-time contracts practically disappeared.
Software updates can take quite a bit of bandwidth though. Call of Duty updates are significant events on the network, at the scale of streaming major sporting events.
Here in the UK, when I was at school, we had a law called Section 28, which prohibited teachers saying that queer relationships were equal to straight ones. It used much worse language, calling straight relationships “natural” and queer ones “pretended”. Absolutely awful stuff.
The result of it was that queer kids had to hide, there were no role models or adults that could allow them to relate to being normal, no place to feel safe, especially if their home life was not safe. It allowed bullying to be rampant, and gave queer kids no quarter to retreat to.
The effects of this are still felt to this day, even though the law was revoked in the early 2000s. Straight adults who were at school during this time didn’t notice. The queer ones absolutely did and it caused deep hurt. Seeing the same things happening in the states but worse pains me greatly.
Sometimes we need to do stuff that is illegal in certain countries to further our rights. I get that this is a tricky rule to implement, but there are countries that it is illegal to be queer. So our very existence is illegal. Don’t be afraid to break a law or two.
I know that MAP people like to try to glom on to queer rights, and I’m completely against that, but we shouldn’t fear fighting against injustice when it’s illegal to live a life of love against hate.
Having worked in a university web team back in the day, these user personal spaces got dropped for various reasons. Teaching staff would push back on increasing password security, so accounts got hacked continuously. People would upload malicious applications through cgi-bins and the like. Maintenance costs skyrocketed. The cost of keeping these going because of these reasons were just not justifiable anymore, and it was much easier to provide them an account on a WYSIWYG system that could be secured, patched and maintained by an external company.
With the rise of online learning portals that included these features as standard, it became less justifiable. Why pay for two products, when one would do.
Those look like specials. They’re all still using guns, which seemed to be the core looter mechanic. I doubt they had enough time in 6 months to rework the entire combat system to focus around things other than the guns.
It is telling that they underplayed the guns here. They heard the complaints, they’re just not doing anything about it.
It was very fun to stare slack-jawed at a screen for 45 minutes trying to understand what was happening, and I did manage to largely follow the plot, but seeing as how I’m a new audience to this insanity, can anyone just throw in some production context? Like why or how was this made, was it based on a manga, who made it and...
The same director went on to direct Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, Kill la Kill, and Promare. None of them are as wild as Dead Leaves, but all are top tier anime. He’s one of my favourite directors, and knows how to balance comedy, action and art perfectly.
Someone mentioned their location in a post the other day and it got me wondering what part of the world we’re all from. I think I’ve mostly spoken to Europeans which is a surprise....
Let everyone know below a game (6+ months old), that you have played recently, are currently playing or intend to play soon. If it’s currently on sale, a link to the sale & price would be great.
Nier Automata for its complex merging of storytelling and game mechanics, kickass soundtrack, and fun gameplay. The camera leaves a little to be desired, but still a game that has stuck with me years after finishing it.
GAME staff discovered zero hours contracts move via mass Microsoft Teams calls (www.eurogamer.net)
Fact Check: No, A New Study Does Not Show "Being Trans Is Just A Phase" (www.erininthemorning.com)
With gaming's internet usage climbing, how do internet providers keep up? (www.eurogamer.net)
One-off Blue Steel hubless-wheel ebike started out as a Schwinn (newatlas.com)
Non-binary teenager dies after alleged assault at Oklahoma school (www.thepinknews.com)
The Pest (1997) - 4% on Rotten Tomatoes (lemm.ee)
Utah teen athlete faces threats after state official posted photos questioning her gender (www.axios.com)
META: The rules need clarification
Specifically, Rule 2: No Illegal Content...
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Kree! (lemmy.world)
`zsh`, `ksh`, `bash`, and obviously `sh` (startrek.website)
cross-posted from: startrek.website/post/5735388...
Never forget this moment in gay rights - Anita Bryant, pie in the face! (youtu.be)
Where have all the websites gone? (www.fromjason.xyz)
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League - Official PS5 Next Gen Immersion Trailer - YouTube (youtu.be)
The 15 best albums of 2023 by LGBTQ+ artists (www.gaytimes.co.uk)
Dead Leaves - wtf?
It was very fun to stare slack-jawed at a screen for 45 minutes trying to understand what was happening, and I did manage to largely follow the plot, but seeing as how I’m a new audience to this insanity, can anyone just throw in some production context? Like why or how was this made, was it based on a manga, who made it and...
Square Enix confirms Final Fantasy 16 PC version and DLC plans | VGC (www.videogameschronicle.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/4549425...
Anybody Else Heard of Death to Smoochy (2002)?
Just Finished Watching Death to Smoochy (2002)...
Larian drops Series S split-screen as "solution" to bring Baldur's Gate 3 to Xbox this year (www.eurogamer.net)
After breakthrough Gamescom meeting with Phil Spencer.
Where you at bro?
Someone mentioned their location in a post the other day and it got me wondering what part of the world we’re all from. I think I’ve mostly spoken to Europeans which is a surprise....
Fortnightly Recommendations Thread: What is worth a try?
Let everyone know below a game (6+ months old), that you have played recently, are currently playing or intend to play soon. If it’s currently on sale, a link to the sale & price would be great.