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RickiTarr, to random
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99.9% of jobs do not require urgency of any kind, really they don't. We've all had a boss who acts like someone will die if we don't hit some made up deadline by people who don't even do the job. No one needs their meal 1 minute faster or the paperwork before tomorrow morning. Your time off actually doesn't need to wait. Sometimes I think about how legitimately bad most businesses are at time management and hiring, and I wonder how they manage to exist at all.

tstrike78,
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@RickiTarr

Curiously, no one at my work takes it very well when I tell them a lack of planning on their part does not constitute an emergency on my part, but I am being 100% genuine when I say that. Actual emergencies are things like fires, earthquakes, prison riots, or someone choking on a piece of fish and turning blue. Most so-called "emergencies" are driven by either ego or laziness and I refuse to treat them with anything but annoyance.

tstrike78,
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@RickiTarr @chadlundgren

I once witnessed a correctional administrator (a glorified prison guard) try to dictate to an architect how to arrange load-bearing walls; the architect used some profanity that was new to me and refused to do it because "when it collapses it's my fucking license they'll pull, not yours!"

That was an entertaining afternoon. 🤣

Teri_Kanefield, (edited ) to random
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Reminder:

It is not a good idea to to respond to every bit of craziness in the news.

By "crazy" I mean speculation.

If we respond (click) all are encouraging craziness.

People click, and the people spreading crazy get rich and they have an inventive to continue.

Traditional news publishers learn that there is $$ in spreading crazy.

In the past, people saw speculation, felt worried and asked me how things work.

We are then part of the cycle.

Let's not be part of the problem.

tstrike78,
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@Teri_Kanefield

Deeply agreed. As a manager, I was trained to prepare for contingencies, but you don't dwell in those contingencies. You try to anticipate possible complications (within reason), determine possible courses of action in response, and then move on with your life until and unless things develop. You don't obsess because that blinds you to other possibilities you might not have thought of.

RickiTarr, to random
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These dudes are saying they can't believe women would choose the bear, and then threaten Assault and Violence on women for choosing said bear.

tstrike78,
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@RickiTarr

The first step is training yourself, as a man, not to feel offended when you notice a woman keeping her distance from you or keeping her barriers up. Recognize that she probably has a good reason for that, especially if you're a large or assertive man; her life experience has probably given her cause to be cautious. Don't double-down on your assertiveness, show some respect for her right to be cautious. Everyone has the right to exist free of fear.

GottaLaff, to random
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🏆

tstrike78,
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@GottaLaff

I fully expect an opinion that reads: "Bullshit. Bullshit-bullshit-bullshit. Bullshit. COMPLETE BULLSHIT. Go to jail. GO DIRECTLY TO JAIL. Do not pass Go. Do not collect $200."

tstrike78, to Palestine
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Something my son said to me:

"I feel like a lot of people are showing their own callousness. I keep hearing people wonder why college students would care so much about people they don't know and why they would risk their own education and future for someone else.

"Do they even hear themselves talking?"

#CurrentEvents #Gaza #Palestine

QasimRashid, to random
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My latest - hope you read, share, and subscribe

"To this day in 2024, thousands of children are forced into child marriage in the United States—and Republicans seem to want to keep it that way. With several thousand documented child marriages every year—some involving as children as young as 10—we need need legislative solutions and penalties for those who exploit children. But where do we begin? Let’s Address This."

https://qasimrashid.substack.com/p/america-has-a-child-marriage-epidemicand

tstrike78,
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@QasimRashid

Absolutely horrific.

GottaLaff, to legal
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1/…🧵

Let’s start with this, via @darthstar, because NY has laws that govern . I heard the Legals on TV say the same thing as Sean here:

https://mastodon.online/@darthstar/112320741962522803

tstrike78,
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@GottaLaff

I am loving this entire process so much. I have been out of patience with this guy's endless shenanigans and manipulations for a very long time, and it's nice to see a judge quickly reaching that same level of fed up.

indivisibleteam, to random
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This is a public service announcement: https://indivisible.org/resource/legislative-process-101-motion-vacate

tstrike78,
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@indivisibleteam

RickiTarr, to random
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What kind of high-school experience did you have? Were you in a clique? Were you popular, unpopular, the coolest kid in your Homeschool? Did you have a sweet jean jacket with patches, or maybe a leather vest? Were you an evil villain or a Mary Sue?

tstrike78,
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@RickiTarr

I was not at all popular for most of my high school years, but I didn't particularly care, either. I thought most of the popular kids were absolute tools anyway, so I just stuck to myself and did my own thing.

All that changed when I joined the ROTC near the end of my junior year. I found a purpose and a role and a group of people I really liked being around, and sometime during my senior year I realized I actually was pretty popular within that group. It was a weird feeling.

waldoj, to random
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Oklahoma’s governor refuses to let kids in his state access the federal government’s new summer EBT program, to ensure that kids can have meals when school is out. In response, five tribal nations have teamed up to provide the benefits to any eligible kids who happen to live on tribal land (which is a lot of Oklahoma). https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/09/us/politics/school-meals-summer-ebt.html?unlocked_article_code=1.jE0.NZAi.mehkrnKm8xuN&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&ugrp=u&sgrp=c-cb

tstrike78,
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@waldoj

Imagine being the guy who has to somehow justify in his own head the idea that kids shouldn't be allowed to eat even when the means are readily available. How does a person like that even sleep at night?

mekkaokereke, to random
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People on Twitter are debating whether a person using uncommon words like "delve" are trying to sound smarter than they are, or worse, are ChatGPT bots, because "normal" people don't talk like that.

You don't have to get upset, or embroiled in the debate. Not worth the time or attention. But I'll share some important context as your friendly neighborhood Nigerian 🙋🏿‍♂️

Many Nigerians have bigger English language vocabularies and better command of grammar than the typical American or English person

tstrike78,
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@mekkaokereke

I've often found that the people in America who are the loudest proponents of English becoming the official language of the United States are also deeply uncomfortable with anyone who is actually fluent in it.

I struggle with this.

tstrike78, to random
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One of my pet peeves is people who want to go on lengthy monologues like they're in a Shakespearian play and then get offended when you try to interject somewhere around paragraph five.

This is not the Globe Theatre and you are not playing Hamlet. Learn how to have a conversation and not just verbally assault people.

MsHearthWitch, to random
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So my espresso machine, which had an estimated delivery of April 1 or 2 still hasn't moved. I called them...

Despite SAYING it was in stock in Canada, it's not. It's coming from the southern US. That will take ~15 days, then hit customs, then finally to me. I cannot track it until it hits Canada. And I can't do anything about it.

Unimpressed with Williams Sonoma Canada.

tstrike78,
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@MsHearthWitch

If this is the same place that sent you that ceramic plate with no packing foam, I am unimpressed as well. 😑

ZachWeinersmith, to comics
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Species
http://smbc-comics.com/comic/three-3 (click to see who else was left behind)

tstrike78,
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@ZachWeinersmith

My nerd may be showing, but in one particular series of novels it was hypothesized that a certain species of people actually required four partners in order to procreate. But then it was hypothesized that, for purposes of biological reproduction, an arrangement like that might be less successful in the long term (more opportunities for something to go wrong).

It was an interesting story arc.

reginagrogan, to mastodon
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It’s been a while
I’ve since moved here to looking to meet new people & make friends. feeds welcomed

today was my father‘s birthday and I miss him so much. I miss my family. Being an immigrant is hard. 💔

tstrike78,
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@reginagrogan

I was wondering why I hadn't seen you post in a while. Welcome back. I hope the move to Australia works out well for you.

MsHearthWitch, to random
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My new pie plate, lolsob

A very nice gentleman with a lovely southern drawl at Williams Sonoma customer service line sent me out a replacement, no hassle.

tstrike78,
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@MsHearthWitch

I hope you asked him to please include some packing foam this time.

GottaLaff, to random
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Via -Harris HQ:

Partner of ’s Project 2025 calls for abolishing the 22nd Amendment, allowing Trump to be in office forever

The American Conservative headline: "Trump 2028" with the byline: "The Twenty-second Amendment is an arbitrary restraint on presidents who serve nonconsecutive terms-and on democracy itself."

tstrike78,
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@GottaLaff

It's funny how Republicans loved the 22nd Amendment after FDR served four terms, but suddenly they want to install their Mango Mussellini for life. I don't think anyone ever suggested such a thing for FDR.

rootcompute, to StarTrek
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Seems like a majority of proper nouns in are spelled differently than how I pictured them in my head

tstrike78,
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@rootcompute

That's interesting. I started reading the novels almost as soon as I discovered the show, so I've always been overexposed to the written forms of all the proper nouns. I can't imagine them being spelled any other way.

tstrike78,
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@rootcompute

I started with TNG when I was twelve; by that Christmas, I was so enthusiastic about it that my parents got me a novel ("Masks") for Christmas, which started my lifelong love of Star Trek books. That was 34 years ago, so all things Trek have been part of my vocabulary for most of my life.

tstrike78,
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@rootcompute

It really depends on what interests you most. If you're a Voyager fan, I would (first) recommend Mosaic by Jeri Taylor. Taylor was a co-creator and executive producer on the show and wrote the novel to develop Janeway's backstory. She later did the same for the other characters in Pathways. I really enjoyed both of them despite not being a huge Voyager fan.

RickiTarr, to random
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What's a good movie to watch with your Mom?

tstrike78,
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@RickiTarr

Coco is one of my favorites.

mthart, to random
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Yep, same guy. I guess I am a little slow LOL

tstrike78,
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@mthart

That's like the time it took me an embarrassingly long time to realize the deputy in No Country For Old Men was also the main T-888 in Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles.

Garret Dillahunt in Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles

mattsheffield, to random
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The biggest scam in politics besides Trump is that Republicans care about religious freedom. They actually strenuously oppose it for anyone who is not a Christian.

Anyone can verify this by seeing how right wing judges completely disregard Indigenous religious cases https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/03/supreme-court-and-religion-judges-christianity.html

tstrike78,
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@mattsheffield

That's because the Christian right does not value intellectual honesty. They also do not believe in equal treatment for everyone. All anyone has to do is sit through enough sermons and it becomes perfectly obvious.

RickiTarr, to random
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Writing Prompt:

Write the saddest sentence you can think of.

tstrike78,
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@RickiTarr

I don't love you anymore, I don't even like you anymore; I want someone more exciting.

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