Not sure what point you're trying to get across here unless it's a veiled statement about you not getting vaccinated. People should get vaccinated for both especially since they're both easily transmittable and potentially deadly for certain demographics.
Dude I've been here my entire life, nearly 40 years and years it's pretty bad, only gotten worse. When I was a kid and it was doable but this place is built up so much it just takes forever to cool off at night now. Then monsoon season hits late july-aug and you might as well just stay in front of a fan and not move once that humidity climbs up. At least the massive storms are fun as long as the power grid doesn't go down like it seems to do frequently after/during a storm.
Interesting and useful in certain situations for sure, my only concern is the workers well being. It's rough enough hearing a person panicking over the phone and it's another thing entirely to witness an emergency situation in real time. Trauma therapy is going to need to be mandatory if it isn't already for this sort of thing.
The other potential is the use of video/questioning operators over video evidence taken during and emergency call. I'd say as a whole this is a good move that does open a couple extra doors of caution.
I started using grocery self-checkouts during COVID, but I’ve kept using them because there’s rarely a line (and I’m a misanthrope). I’d probably go back to using regular human checkouts if I had to dig through all my crap to prove what I bought....
This isn't true for everything across the board however, and the number of .001% is a bit of hyperbole. The driving force behind theft is multifaceted but the biggest ones are probably a mix of resell value, time to flip, and ease of access. Most items not from grocery stores are fenced through oh say Offer Up.
I worked for a major retailer as a mix of boots on the ground and investigative loss prevention and I will say theft is far more common than people give it credit and that mostly stems from how damn easy it is. Pre-Covid theft only loss were probably about .8-1.5% depending on the location and during/after was around 2-4% these numbers are for my state only though.
Now of course this is still a drop in bucket and corporation are still horribly, horrifically greedy which is why I had to get out and now get to relax working from home. I just wanted to frame the numbers a little better since I had to live and breathe this shit for years.
Whether you started with a 2600 and a joystick in your hand, an N64 with a blistered palm or building your first PC in your teens, what is that one video game you've played at some point that to this day sits at the top of your list.
Had to burn off some excess oil from my chainmail hauberk. Thought it was cool (youtube.com)
So we used too much linseed oil, so we had to burn it off so we could recoat it with a lighter gunoil.
GAMERS, USING ONLY CAPITAL LETTERS, WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE VIDEO GAME QUOTE? SCREAM IT INTO THE VOID.
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COVID boosters are still weeks away as cases surge in the U.S. (www.axios.com)
As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations creep up during a summer wave of heightened virus activity, updated vaccines are still likely weeks away....
Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin presumed dead after Russia plane crash (www.bbc.com)
Time to brag: what’s the hardest book you read?
By this I mean, a book you had to brace yourself to read, and you feel proud for having read. Did you enjoy the process of reading it?
Mark Meadows Might Have Just Thrown Donald Trump Under the Bus (www.newsweek.com)
God, remember when reintroducing child labor was a joke about how cruel wealth-fetishists were going to get?
Mozilla opposes Web Integrity API proposal (github.com)
Mozilla’s position on WEI is pretty solid.
DeSantis is unhurt in a car accident in Tennessee while traveling to presidential campaign events (apnews.com)
Woman gored by Bison at Yellowstone (abcnews.go.com)
Officials have been warning visitors not to get close to the animals.
Why bands are disappearing: "Young people aren’t excited by them" (www.theguardian.com)
I was looking into why I just don’t see cover bands at my local venue but this hits a bit deeper at the issue....
‘Hell on earth’: Phoenix’s extreme heatwave tests the limits of survival (www.theguardian.com)
Finland may make emergency services video calls a reality (yle.fi)
Video calling to emergency service dispatchers is not yet possible anywhere in the world, but Finland is aiming to find out if it could be done....
Self-checkout theft causing problems for retailers — and shoppers who despise receipt checks (www.cbc.ca)
I started using grocery self-checkouts during COVID, but I’ve kept using them because there’s rarely a line (and I’m a misanthrope). I’d probably go back to using regular human checkouts if I had to dig through all my crap to prove what I bought....
Kbin: What is your all time favourite video game?
Whether you started with a 2600 and a joystick in your hand, an N64 with a blistered palm or building your first PC in your teens, what is that one video game you've played at some point that to this day sits at the top of your list.