obinice
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Hi there!
- Comment on Operation Narnia: Iran’s nuclear scientists reportedly killed simultaneously using special weapon 1 day ago:
Murdered. Not killed, murdered.
Both technically true, but the way they write killed suggests it wasn’t murder in cold blood, an act of war against another country to bully and control them.
Murder.
- Comment on What's the difference? 3 days ago:
Hammond
gesticulates
…of Texas
- Comment on A cuppa Jill 3 days ago:
Haha aye, we call it Corporation Pop round my end.
- Comment on A cuppa Jill 3 days ago:
We call it Corporation Pop here.
- Comment on SpaceX's Starship blows up ahead of 10th test flight 4 days ago:
hehe
- Comment on Amazon boss tells staff AI means their jobs are at risk in coming years 4 days ago:
But why? Why make them scared they’ll lose their jobs at any moment Vs feeling secure?
If they’re scared, they’ll be seeking better employment, applying for other jobs whilst working this highly unstable one. Probably reduced productivity too, I wouldn’t be as productive under that sort of negative environment.
Make them feel valued and secure though and they won’t leave, there’ll be less workplace issues for you to have to deal with, and they’ll work harder.
Unless you see them as completely disposable because the law won’t touch you and there will always be desperate people to fill those positions at any given time, fear is a ridiculous thing to want to instill in your workforce.
- Comment on xAI Data Center Emits Plumes of Pollution, New Video Shows 1 week ago:
Methane is what the majority of natural gas is made up of, and if your generator isn’t made to be very efficient (like a real power station is), you’ll lose some of your fuel unburnt into the atmosphere.
Kinda like unburnt wood smoke vapour, which could have been burned in a higher quality wood burner, but just goes up the chimney in an open fire.
- Comment on ...📉 1 week ago:
Glazing?
- Comment on Good job 2 weeks ago:
It was glorious. I used Stardock’s Windows Blinds to adjust the transparency to what felt just right and that was chef’s kiss
Ahh, what we’ve lost…
- Comment on British photojournalist hit during Los Angeles protests to undergo emergency surgery 2 weeks ago:
Standing still in front of a television camera man with nothing else around you, holding a microphone and talking in to the camera, while a fascist police calmly raises their gun in full view of the camera and shoots you in the back from about 10 yards away?
Also she was a woman.
…or are we talking about ANOTHER journalist they shot today? Surely there weren’t two?!
How many innocent people are they shooting, I wonder? How many are being disappeared to the American Gulags of El Salvador without a trial? The journalists at least have a voice, the others won’t be so lucky.
- Comment on EHRC commissioner calls for trans people to accept reduced rights 2 weeks ago:
hahahahahaha
no
- Comment on The joy of quitting a shit job with an asshole boss 2 weeks ago:
They’re not wrong though, assuming they’re in the UK and/or their contract agrees a minimum of two weeks notice, as is standard.
This applies both ways. I expect this employee would be angry if their employer breached their contract to sack them immediately without this notice, but if the employee breaches those same terms of their agreed contract that’s…okay? No.
Regardless of their feelings, it’s very unprofessional, petty even, and depending on how litigious and unhappy with them their employer is, not a very smart idea.
There are many edge cases where things must be looked at differently of course (someone resigning over harassment at work would not wish to remain there for a fortnight serving their notice for example), but this must be discussed and agreed upon, because again, it deviates from the legally binding contractual agreement they both signed.
This employee, regardless of any legitimate grievances, in this communication is unprofessional, petty, and frankly childish.
While I don’t know the story behind their falling out, I suspect the employer will be glad to see them go. I wouldn’t want them working for me, or even work with them as a colleague. They sound awful.
- Comment on Plex now will SELL your personal data 3 weeks ago:
My TV doesn’t have a Jellyfin app, only a Plex app. I’m not buying a new TV just to use my preferred media server, sadly :-(
- Comment on UK government withholding details of Palantir contract 4 weeks ago:
I for one can’t wait until Saruman can see my every move, watch me shower Isendaddy
- Comment on Mom sues porn sites (Including Chaturbate, Jerkmate, Superporn and Hentaicity) for noncompliance with Kansas age assurance law; Teen can no longer enjoy life after mom caught him visiting Chaturbate 4 weeks ago:
Damn, he’s Disabled and Disfigured now?
…What was he doing?
- Comment on YSK some cities in the US are starting to build an affordable community built wifi network that goes around big telecom companies 4 weeks ago:
Okay, going off the title to start with you’re building a WiFi network, that’s very cool, but will you connect it to the Internet too?
That’d be more of a headline if so, then just building a WiFi network.
- Comment on Recession indicator 4 weeks ago:
Damn,…you get responses?
- Comment on Netflix will show generative AI ads midway through streams in 2026 5 weeks ago:
hahahahahaha
- Comment on Is it normal for people to ask where you are from online? 5 weeks ago:
Hmm, can real users be tagged as bots? Surely they’d complain and have it fixed quite quickly?
I saw this bot reply and just instinctively downvoted and blocked it, can’t stand Reddit/Lemmy bots that don’t serve a useful purpose (like unit conversion or haiku’s) haha.
- Comment on Is it normal for people to ask where you are from online? 5 weeks ago:
Yeah it’s normal, it’s one of the first things I ask or get asked when I meet new people online.
It’s cool to meet new people from all around the world, so knowing where someone’s from is really interesting and gives people stuff to talk about too!
Plus, it’s very helpful, because once you know where someone’s from you know their timezone, what sort of weather they deal with, you might have some insight into their culture etc to better ensure you don’t offend them, or maybe you’ve visited or love something about their country so again you now have new things to talk about :-D
Anyway yeah, similarly with wanting to know someone’s age, location is often one of the first questions we as strangers ask each other in online conversation.
Age is also super useful to know, are we talking to a 12 year old? A 20 year old? A 60 year old? Knowing their age will better inform us of how to have a positive and respectful conversation, it’ll inform us of what part of their life there in and thus we can take guesses to their generational cultural norms and interests, if they’re likely to have a career, or be married, or if they’re likely still in education studying for their masters, etc etc.
You don’t need to know an EXACT age, just as you don’t need to know an EXACT location, but “I’m in my 20s from England” is a more than appropriate response :-)
Bottom line: Always trust your gut if someone seems weird online, but don’t assume they’re weird just because they want to know some basic details like A/S/L 👍
- Comment on Prices are out of control 1 month ago:
I dunno, that looks like the USA and their butter sucks, man. It’s not even yellow, and they sell it in “sticks”. I was so glad to find Kerrygold there.
That’s decent stuff that I use on the regular.
- Comment on Tesla Board Opened Search for a CEO to Succeed Elon Musk 1 month ago:
The electric car revolution is over.
Ah yes, I forgot that the USA is the only country in the world, my mistake.
- Comment on Elon Musk's Social Platform X has filed a lawsuit agains Minnesota, challenging a law banning political deepfakes 1 month ago:
Why would they want to “influence elections”?
Sounds shady.
- Comment on Choose a number, 1-5! 1 month ago:
Hard to say. It’s 1 or 3.
2 has an annoying bulbous handle that upsets the balance, 5 is an utter nightmare of awful.
- Comment on What's the next stop on the authoritarianism express? 1 month ago:
To answer your question:
www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9qwez9zz7jo
The Insurrection Act of 1807 allows the president to use active-duty military personnel to perform law-enforcement duties inside the US.
Once invoked, troops could be tasked with a range of duties, from quelling civil unrest and enforcing court orders to arresting and detaining migrants.
Because the Insurrection Act was written in broad terms, with little specific guidance on how and when the powers can be used, it gives presidents wide latitude in deciding when to mobilise military personnel for domestic operations.
Time to bring in the army to oppress the citizenry. Hoo rah!
- Comment on Ben Shapiro's sister 1 month ago:
Is this fake, or does this guy fuck his sister?
- Comment on Bethesda Gifts Everybody in the Skyblivion Team a Copy of Oblivion Remastered 1 month ago:
They specifically mention this in the announcement stream and say that stuff is important for the same reason you do, so it’s all still in there, though they say they’ve also recorded new lines too. Will be interesting to hear!
- Comment on Trans women should use toilets based on biological sex, Phillipson says 1 month ago:
When they bury Starmer, do you think they’ll put him next to his beloved Thatcher?
That way we could piss on two graves for the price of one! (all admission fees go to LGBTQ+ charities)
- Comment on Keir Starmer does not believe trans women are women, No 10 says 1 month ago:
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer does not believe transgender women are women, his official spokesman has said.
Oh damn, this is huge. He’s officially admitting to being a Transphobic Bigot. Literally.
What else in this ballpark would he like to admit to while he’s at it? Maybe he’s a Homophobe too? …What’s his stance on black people?
Also, are transgender men, men? And if so, why is it one rule for women and another for men? Is he sexist too?
On the basis of his admission of being a Bigot I would argue he is unfit to be leader of the Labour Party. I recall a Labour Prime Minister not too long ago getting angry at someone for being a Bigot… how times have changed…
- Comment on Here the fuck we go again 1 month ago:
Unless you need something, let’s continue on to Weynon Priory