I agree it was ridiculous, but why would the woman validate the question by giving the most obviously abhorrent response? That just made the question no longer ridiculous, because she answered in the affirmative.
In other words, "can a mother murder her toddler?" is only a ridiculous question if everyone in the room agrees on the obvious answer. This time, not everyone did... somehow.
So I’ve switched to lemmy since the reddit meltdown started, experienced quite some withdrawal symptoms, occasionally turned back to reddit, more often logged out than logged in. Now I am merely using Lemmy occasionally and by far not as often as I used reddit before. No more doom scrolling....
Don't be too complacent, of course. I've seen people on the Fediverse turn feral and Reddit-esque during discussions of particular culture war issues. It's not completely peachy here all the time; there are some subjects about which some people can't help losing their composure.
A zoo in Tennessee says it has welcomed a rare giraffe that does not have any spots. The spotless giraffe was born at Brights Zoo in Limestone, Tennessee, on July 31 and the zoo says experts believe she is the only solid-colored reticulated giraffe on the planet.
To hear almost anyone tell it, racial preferences in university admissions are dead. But this pervasive sense of finality belies a curious silence in the Supreme Court’s decision in Students for Fair Admissions. The Court never expressly overrules the line of precedent that has allowed universities to discriminate for the last...
This is neat, but do people even have those cartridges anymore? I wonder if this is them knowingly releasing a device they intend to be used for piracy.
Burger King cook and cashier Kevin Ford was happy to receive a small goody bag from management as a reward for never calling in sick. But people on the internet were less thrilled. They believed Ford deserved more — over $400,000 more....
Investigation findings: U.S. Department of Labor investigators found the employers allowed 33 employees – 14- and 15-year-olds – to work outside of legally allowed hours, a violation of the child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Specifically, the employer let the minors work past 7 p.m. while school was in...
this feels like the most clearly I've been able to put the sentiment into words. I'm not exactly a fan of the wage slavery system we live in in general, but when continuing operations in the face of, or directly contributing to the decline of the environment, more than ever I feel like i/we shouldn't just be carrying on as...
I feel the same way. It feels absurd to just trudge to the office every day while I wonder if the world will be a safe place for my son by the time he's my age.
A federal investigation has found that a San Antonio wire drawing company could have prevented an employee from suffering fatal injuries by following required workplace safety standards....
Despite all his rage, he's still just a Rick in a cage. It's almost time to dive back into dimension-hopping chaos. Rick and Morty Season 7 is coming soon. Stream seasons 1-6 now on Max: http://bit.ly/3hRw9rU...
I am not sure how this relates at all to the "justice system", however. Are private organizations only allowed to part ways with an employee because they committed crimes? This is not really about "guilt" that can be proven or disproven in a court case, and there are already mechanisms in place for people to be compensated if they can show that they were unfairly treated or if contracts were violated.
It wasn't a fully formed proposal, honestly. You make a very good point.
If Reddit had been any indication, the debate around Roiland's culpability seems to polarize around the idea that since the charges were dropped he evidently must not have been guilty, and the idea that even though the charges were dropped, we have, through sheer coincidence, just now decided that his various past behaviors warrant immediate cancellation anyway (and that he's totally guilty no matter what, either way).
I feel like the justice system needs to evolve in a way that protects people against social ostracism of this sort, should they turn out innocent. Even if Roiland himself is truly guilty, the fact that we live in a system where someone else who is innocent could feasibly end up in similar circumstances is unacceptable in a society as connected as ours.
TIL that In 2018, A hacker broke into people’s routers (100,000 of them) and patched their vulnerabilities up so that they couldn’t be abused by other hackers. (www.zdnet.com)
Internet vigilante claims he patched over 100,000 MikroTik routers already.
DoorDash fired an employee for trying to organize a union, NLRB alleges (www.theverge.com)
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Most overeducated cartoon writers in history (i.postimg.cc)
HUGE 2009scape update, Death Plateau quest, new random events and much more! (2009scape.org)
ISPs Should Not Police Online Speech—No Matter How Awful It Is. (www.eff.org)
Did anyone try to return to reddit and notice it just didn't do it for you anymore?
So I’ve switched to lemmy since the reddit meltdown started, experienced quite some withdrawal symptoms, occasionally turned back to reddit, more often logged out than logged in. Now I am merely using Lemmy occasionally and by far not as often as I used reddit before. No more doom scrolling....
Classic New York City apartment with a bathtub in the kitchen (streeteasy.com)
Not Happening (lemmy.world)
Something tells me this is Q's doing (sh.itjust.works)
Tennessee zoo says it has welcomed a rare spotless giraffe (www.cbsnews.com)
A zoo in Tennessee says it has welcomed a rare giraffe that does not have any spots. The spotless giraffe was born at Brights Zoo in Limestone, Tennessee, on July 31 and the zoo says experts believe she is the only solid-colored reticulated giraffe on the planet.
The Peculiar Silence in the Students for Fair Admissions Decision [FULL TEXT] (quillette.com)
To hear almost anyone tell it, racial preferences in university admissions are dead. But this pervasive sense of finality belies a curious silence in the Supreme Court’s decision in Students for Fair Admissions. The Court never expressly overrules the line of precedent that has allowed universities to discriminate for the last...
Atari 2600+ coming in November (i.imgur.com)
Atari have announced the Atari 2600+ will release in the USA in November for $129.99. International availability will be announced soon....
Burger King gave candy to a worker who never called in sick. The internet gave $400k [FULL TEXT] (www.npr.org)
Burger King cook and cashier Kevin Ford was happy to receive a small goody bag from management as a reward for never calling in sick. But people on the internet were less thrilled. They believed Ford deserved more — over $400,000 more....
US Department of Labor finds 5 Florida skating rinks illegally employing minors later than allowed, assesses $26K in civil penalties [FULL TEXT] (www.dol.gov)
Investigation findings: U.S. Department of Labor investigators found the employers allowed 33 employees – 14- and 15-year-olds – to work outside of legally allowed hours, a violation of the child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Specifically, the employer let the minors work past 7 p.m. while school was in...
it feels awful to just keep working like it's "business as usual" while the planet crumbles around us.
this feels like the most clearly I've been able to put the sentiment into words. I'm not exactly a fan of the wage slavery system we live in in general, but when continuing operations in the face of, or directly contributing to the decline of the environment, more than ever I feel like i/we shouldn't just be carrying on as...
Federal investigation into employee’s fatal fall finds San Antonio wire drawing company willfully exposed workers to unsafe forklift hazards [FULL TEXT] (www.dol.gov)
A federal investigation has found that a San Antonio wire drawing company could have prevented an employee from suffering fatal injuries by following required workplace safety standards....
One surviving Reddit app plans to charge based on how much you use it (www.theverge.com)
tired of lurking here's a meme
https://reddthat.com/pictrs/image/c0ceeda7-c4f8-439b-aa09-ccb760d19d52.jpeg
Delete it. (lemmy.world)
Rick vs. Rick Prime: Music Video | Rick and Morty | adult swim (www.youtube.com)
Despite all his rage, he's still just a Rick in a cage. It's almost time to dive back into dimension-hopping chaos. Rick and Morty Season 7 is coming soon. Stream seasons 1-6 now on Max: http://bit.ly/3hRw9rU...