Sprawlie

@Sprawlie@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there any real physical proof that Jesus christ ever existed?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Religions don’t tend to spring up from nowhere.

  Let me introduce you to our good friend Ronald Hubbard and this pesky Religion called “Scientology”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If we took material like rock from space and got it back to Earth enough times, would Earth grow as a planet?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Simple Answer: Yes.

  Everytime we launch something into space the mass of Earth itself decreases by that amount. There is also energy trade off with the mass stealing a bit of earth’s momentum/energy for it to continue as well.

  Overall, we’re talking about absolutely micro, if not smaller changes in mass and energy and it ultimately has zero affect on anything.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Windows 10 will start pushing users to use Microsoft accounts. How to turn it off.⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I made it through until Win11 announced (Had to because of work). Once 11 was announced I just said fuck it, and have been Linux since.

  I no longer have any computers in my house running windows except a 10 year old Laptop that is available for the really weird and off windows requirements (like ESPHome programming)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Monthly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  ME:2 In my opinion is one of the greatest games ever published.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨More older Americans delaying retirement, returning to workforce⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  In my father’s case. it has nothing to do with money.

  He’s bored. His entire boomer life has been dedicated to work. So when it came time to retire, he tried that. Was bored, and decided he enjoyed having things to do. So now he’s working part time doing book keeping for random businesses.

  The boomer generation made work/life balance so skewed towards work for themselves that so many of them, despite enriching themselves from a wealth stand point, do not know what else to do with themselves. ’

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The diagnosis is in—bad memory knocked NASA’s aging Voyager 1 offline⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  “Bad memory”. tpsh. That memory exceeded it’s mandate by 41 years. That memory is tired. it needed rest. It’s ready to collect it’s retirement pension.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I want to be among those who deeply thoroughly understands & can accurately predict the path of future eclipses because this is amazing.⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Fun Fact:

  They discovered Neptune by math. They studied the orbit of Uranus and noticed anomalies in the mavity, so they postulated there must be another planet. Using math, calculated it’s path, aimed their telescopes, and voila, Neptune.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tipping culture npcs⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Absolutely. it’s a bad precedent.

  Minimum wage staff still get tips though. I still tip here now that it’s mandatory they get paid min wage. Overall, means that they make more than before they were earning min wage as well.

  it’s a big win. They ge ta living wage doing their jobs and they get bonuses in tips on top of their living wage instead of relying upon it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tipping culture npcs⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I got chased down the street on my first day by someone I tipped. I didn’t know it was actually taboo. Apparently tipping is an insult.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tipping culture npcs⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Employees who won’t be able to make a living will go elsewhere. it’s not easy and instant, but eventually if a restaraunt can’t staff itself, it will collapse.

  We should absolutely not be subsidizing restaraunt owners who are only keeping a float by paying low wages. if they can’t afford to properly pay their staff, they don’t deserve to operate.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tipping culture npcs⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Why is your problem here that people don’t want to have to pay additional above the expected posted fee for their food?

  the same argument can easily be asked, why the fuck are you supporting and allowing for restaurateurs to pay 2.35/hr?

  Stop encouraging greedy bosses by subsidizing their workers for them.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tipping culture npcs⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This is ridiculous amount to tip. Good on you for being frivolous and not caring how much you spend, but understand that by your further escalation of tipping you are directly contributing to the businesses that are getting away with it.

  Not 10 years ago, expected tipping was 10-15%. Now you’re throwing 25-30? Or 50? you realize how unstable, unrealistic and how bad a precedent that is setting?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tipping culture npcs⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I have no easy solutions.

  There’s an easy one that could be legislated tomorrow by any states.

  Raise minimum wages and enforce it throughout ALL workplaces, including wait staff.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tipping culture npcs⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Sure, but on the flip side, I’m paying for the service already. It’s not on us to subsidize the cost.

  TIpping was meant and should only be done as a reward for job well done. Not a defacto standard expectation just because you did your job.

  That’s what your pay is.

  NOW, go fight for better wages. Unionize, promote higher minimum wages, be the change you want to see. But sitting here and bitching out customers because they don’t tip is a you problem.