idiomaddict
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- Comment on A literal depiction of how capitalism invades all aspects of life 6 days ago:
I know it’s just another type of lawful evil, but if it helps, I used to work in those types of insurance claims and we denied every single one where they knew or should have known about it (and the rapists themselves were never covered).
I quit, because generallyfuck that, but part of what made me leave was the experience of gathering lists of credibly accused priests and finding their earliest accusation. Any wrongdoing after that could be considered expected and there would be no coverage for it. At the very most, we covered the person who initially hired the perpetrator, but only until the point that they should have fired them (first complaint, sketchy behavior, etc.). If they ignored or reassigned the priest into a new position with access to children, then often even that was denied.
I’ve since moved to another country, where insurance works completely differently, (and the church is in nearly every country, so they definitely have a variety of policies, but at least in the US, you can’t insure expected or intended consequences with most companies, and you can’t insure illegal conduct at all.
- Comment on What is the longest discontinuous marriage? 1 week ago:
It sounds like you’re thinking of Helen Viola Jackson. I didn’t know that, but it was at the bottom of your Wikipedia link :)
- Comment on I'm so tired of hearing about US police brutality and China being authoritarian. Why does it feel like everyone is a hypocrite here? Where are the posts about Chinese protests and police brutality? 1 week ago:
Also, our protesters might get brutalized and slapped with some petty charges. Theirs disappear
Ours also disappear.
- Comment on I'm so tired of hearing about US police brutality and China being authoritarian. Why does it feel like everyone is a hypocrite here? Where are the posts about Chinese protests and police brutality? 1 week ago:
Did you block the Star Trek communities? Serious question, just because you hit all the other big lemmy things.
I’m not a super fan, but I fuck with the next generation, but I don’t know many people younger than me (early thirties) who are into it (or were before the last couple of years of new series). That alone skews the age demographic for my head canon, but I don’t know if it’s especially based in reality.
- Comment on Imagine denying other living and breathing lifeforms agency to thrive amd change lol lol lol 2 weeks ago:
I honestly agree with them about how dumb a lot of our legal system is. Their response is to try and make it dumber, though
- Comment on Imagine denying other living and breathing lifeforms agency to thrive amd change lol lol lol 2 weeks ago:
The definitions of living, breathing, and life form would probably help
- Comment on cowabunga 2 weeks ago:
It was for euthanasia
- Comment on We're all a little crazy 2 weeks ago:
My internal monologue is written. I see letters (they seem typed, but no recognizable font), but I don’t know what it was before I could read.
The only thing I really hear in my head is intrusive- either ear worms or standard intrusive thoughts, otherwise it’s text.
- Comment on I just heard about Brazilian Butt Lifts which is a procedure where they take fat deposits from somewhere on your body and place it in your butt? 2 weeks ago:
Probably at least half of it is water weight, so it might be pretty close to the recommended pound per week
- Comment on Recognize the mother of Wifi 3 weeks ago:
That’s why memes are hard to understand- I’m tone deaf.
- Comment on Can I Put it in my Ass? 3 weeks ago:
Why not iodine?
- Comment on Showing appreciation for hard work. 4 weeks ago:
Technically, yes. They were really for the Red Army Faction though.
- Comment on More and more Americans are becoming 'ALICEs.' They can't afford rent and groceries but are falling through the cracks in the country's safety net. 4 weeks ago:
Asset-Limited, income-constrained and employed, fyi
- Comment on Louisiana lawmakers vote to remove lunch breaks for child workers, cut unemployment benefits 4 weeks ago:
The bit about worker’s compensation is in the article.
- Comment on Showing appreciation for hard work. 4 weeks ago:
When I first moved to Germany, I was surprised by the amount of leftists that seemed to support the Royal Air Force, lol
- Comment on Channel 4 responds after calls to sack Rachel Riley for Sydney stabbing post 4 weeks ago:
Well that’s because she can’t admit what the real issue is.
- Comment on Casually dropped this tidbit 4 weeks ago:
They should do a control with 75% of the square covered with one black pip vs 25% covered by five.
- Comment on Look for the warning signs 4 weeks ago:
I associate blue collar workers with leftism
- Comment on Covid was awesome. I got to spend more time in the basement 4 weeks ago:
I think it’s different from, say a ski mask, which covers the whole head, vs only the face. Though surgical masks only cover part of it, so it’s still not very clear
- Comment on They really want people to RTO 4 weeks ago:
six out of 10 remote and hybrid workers say they bed rot during work hours. Four out of every 10 men say they are more likely to bed rot compared to just two out of every 10 women
Well that’s not how math works
- Comment on Does anyone speak hairdresser? I need help communicating. 5 weeks ago:
I think hairdressing is probably really difficult. The surface you’re cutting on is roundish, but not uniform, and the texture of hair changes drastically based on how long since the hair has been washed for some, not at all for others. I say this because I also can’t figure out the input to get the haircut I want back. I have had two-three haircuts in my life that were exactly what I wanted and everything else has been pretty different from what I requested (even with pictures of the good haircuts for comparison, even from the same hairdresser).
I donate my hair every couple years, so I essentially get a pixie cut that I let grow out 40 cm before getting another. I’ve got a pretty high tolerance for unflattering hair, so unless it’s really mullet-y or I have an interview, I’ll just wait for it to get better. I do think it’s more difficult to cut hair in a much different style/length from what the hair currently is, so you’re right that that could be a contributing factor.
The most recent haircut I got, I asked for it to look like this, but I left looking like Eric from boy meets world. I have very fine, pretty thick, completely straight hair, which should make it easier, but I guess not.
I guess I’m mostly ranting and trying to reassure you that it’s not just you.
- Comment on ach, aye 5 weeks ago:
I don’t know if the scholars at cranberry-lemon university studying interracial computer science are all that trustworthy
- Comment on ach, aye 5 weeks ago:
I don’t think it’s a scientific paper. The first author is from cranberry-lemon university, not Carnegie-Mellon
- Comment on Ecuador's youngest mayor Brigitte García shot dead 1 month ago:
It’s a concept you don’t understand.
- Comment on Mountain lion kills California man in state’s first fatal attack in 20 years 1 month ago:
I totally see how it attracts a mountain lion (all cats are the same in that regard, lol), I just thought a professional cyclist would be able to outpace one.
I just looked it up though, and it’s not even close. Average tour de France cyclist on flat roads is ~28 mph, average cougar is ~45 mph.
- Comment on Mountain lion kills California man in state’s first fatal attack in 20 years 1 month ago:
The article mentions two previous attacks by a mountain lion on cyclists, which I did not expect. One of the victims was a professional cyclist. I honestly thought that would be fast enough to avoid mountain lions (though obviously ambushing doesn’t require you to be fast, just well timed)
- Comment on Mozilla Drops Onerep After CEO Admits to Running People-Search Networks 1 month ago:
Does this count as Milkshake Duck?
- Comment on I wonder what lead to this... 1 month ago:
I can’t believe they went with Butt-fisted :(
- Comment on A good policy to have 1 month ago:
I blocked them, then took this screenshot Image
- Comment on Users ditch Glassdoor, stunned by site adding real names without consent 1 month ago:
I’m a permanent EU resident who was not at the time I left a glass door review. Anyone know if the GDPR would apply?