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Throws shade on cops, but doesn't highlight the real heroes, forklift operators. 3/10
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Aug 23, 2019 15:51
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I'd be happier but every time something like this happen, it ends up being that the heir apparent is even more evil and reactionary
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Aug 23, 2019 16:34
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canyoneer posted:Throws shade on cops, but doesn't highlight the real heroes, forklift operators. we can't all be as beloved as FORKLIFT OPERATORS who like HEAVY METAL and were BORN IN OCTOBER
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Aug 23, 2019 16:35
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Theres never heir apparent for an inheritance of that size so the money will end up in legal limbo for the better party of a decade while people squabble over it
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Aug 23, 2019 16:37
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Shipon posted:being a trucker sounds like it kicks rear end, i'd love to just drive all day with my own thoughts, since i basically do the same thing except work in a basement lab instead Also there is a vast array of cameras, sensors and alarms that track your eye movement, hand movement, etc. to make sure you're not falling asleep or eating while driving and they are on a hair trigger so if you reach up to pick your nose like 10 different alarms start screaming at you.
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Aug 23, 2019 17:02
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Hmm, I guess we don't have those in Europe yet. I saw a truck driver last week reading a newspaper at 60mph (I assume his phone battery was low after tweeting and playing pokemon and watching porn for a hundred miles or so).
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Aug 23, 2019 17:08
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Agean90 posted:Theres never heir apparent for an inheritance of that size so the money will end up in legal limbo for the better party of a decade while people squabble over it just goons in tacky print $200 shirts plugging every Koch family member until Wyatt is king.
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Aug 23, 2019 17:12
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Stoatbringer posted:You'd think the White House would pay more. They do, they offer a full $35/hr and then just don't pay it.
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Aug 23, 2019 17:44
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Dr. Killjoy posted:just goons in tacky print $200 shirts plugging every Koch family member until Wyatt is king. this is a great idea for a crusader kings 2 custom start
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Aug 23, 2019 17:47
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Epic High Five posted:I'd be happier but every time something like this happen, it ends up being that the heir apparent is even more evil and reactionary https://i.imgur.com/6VsH7y6.mp4
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Aug 23, 2019 18:01
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the son is an idiot that just wants to make had shirts but dont worry a just as evil board of directors can take over instead
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Aug 23, 2019 18:51
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Stoatbringer posted:Hmm, I guess we don't have those in Europe yet. I saw a truck driver last week reading a newspaper at 60mph (I assume his phone battery was low after tweeting and playing pokemon and watching porn for a hundred miles or so). Probably just half a self-driving rig. The entire trucking industry is almost at the end of its road, anyways. They will be at the forefront of the automation revolution here shortly.
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Aug 23, 2019 19:53
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Epic High Five posted:we can't all be as beloved as FORKLIFT OPERATORS who like HEAVY METAL and were BORN IN OCTOBER so 1/12 of forklift operators?
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Aug 23, 2019 22:10
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Epic High Five posted:we can't all be as beloved as FORKLIFT OPERATORS who like HEAVY METAL and were BORN IN OCTOBER excuse me sir, I’m a forklift operator who PLAYS heavy metal and was born in NOVEMBER, acknowledge your superiors correctly pleb Stoatbringer posted:Hmm, I guess we don't have those in Europe yet. I saw a truck driver last week reading a newspaper at 60mph (I assume his phone battery was low after tweeting and playing pokemon and watching porn for a hundred miles or so). we don’t have them in the US either source: my awful turnip-supporting, fox news watching parents are truck drivers, the newest thing they have in their truck is now they have a computer to give them gps directions and text their dispatcher with Militant Lesbian has issued a correction as of 22:52 on Aug 23, 2019 |
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Aug 23, 2019 22:48
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Militant Lesbian posted:excuse me sir, I’m a forklift operator who PLAYS heavy metal and was born in NOVEMBER, acknowledge your superiors correctly pleb I operate a forklift, listen to INDUSTRIAL, and was born in DECEMBER 
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Aug 23, 2019 23:11
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Victory Position posted:I operate a forklift, listen to INDUSTRIAL, and was born in DECEMBER oh, well I listen to (and make) industrial too, I was just keeping in theme with the OP
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Aug 23, 2019 23:23
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ikanreed posted:About that. it absolutely is. not only that, when you go to register it’s kind of hard to tell whether it’s asking you to put in your name or what you want for a twitter handle so you can very easily end up with the Frank626383 type handle without even realizing it and they don’t let you change it.
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Aug 24, 2019 01:54
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bird with big dick posted:it absolutely is. not only that, when you go to register it’s kind of hard to tell whether it’s asking you to put in your name or what you want for a twitter handle so you can very easily end up with the Frank626383 type handle without even realizing it and they don’t let you change it. they do let you change it, I’ve changed my @ on my acct twice now
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Aug 24, 2019 02:00
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Trucking sounds like poo poo
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Aug 25, 2019 19:14
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Professor Shark posted:Trucking sounds like poo poo Then why did they spend the entire 1970s telling us to keep on doing it, huh?
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Aug 25, 2019 19:36
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Powered Descent posted:Then why did they spend the entire 1970s telling us to keep on doing it, huh? because if it was good they wouldn't have to have told you to keep on doing it in the first place!
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Aug 25, 2019 19:53
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Professor Shark posted:Trucking sounds like poo poo It and loving is all I crave
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Aug 26, 2019 00:55
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everything i know about truckers i learned from trailer park boys and i 100% believe its true
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Aug 26, 2019 03:40
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Professor Shark posted:Trucking sounds like poo poo In the old days it was a garbage job that was hard both mentally and physically, but you could support a family of four. These days you can support yourself and a dog as long as the dog doesn't eat much.
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Aug 26, 2019 05:16
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I keep seeing articles about Sikh truckers who started with nothing and owning like a dozen trucks so someone is doing decent in trucking somehow.
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Aug 27, 2019 00:23
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Demon Of The Fall posted:I keep seeing articles about Sikh truckers who started with nothing and owning like a dozen trucks so someone is doing decent in trucking somehow. if you're an owner-operator you're probably doing fine overall if you don't have a couple hundred grand to start out you're going to be one of the most exploited class of people in this country right now, finance has gotten extremely good at making truck leases a net loss for everybody involved but themselves, and then just before the truck is paid off they'll gently caress ya somehow and repo it lmao
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Aug 27, 2019 00:27
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those articles are pushed hard by capital because it's become such an efficient exploitation stream, and as a result the turnover is loving insane so they need more and more people to wring out
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Aug 27, 2019 00:28
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I knew a dude 10 years ago who had that same story with owning taxi cabs in the 80s and 90s, but that's never happening again in the age of "ride-sharing" bootleg taxis where the drivers are lucky to break even.
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Aug 27, 2019 04:32
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Demon Of The Fall posted:I keep seeing articles about Sikh truckers who started with nothing and owning like a dozen trucks so someone is doing decent in trucking somehow. It is mostly that is one of the few industries where having a big beard and carrying a knife isn't going to offend anyone. And like so many other immigrant communities that get into niche industries, that Sikh with a dozen trucks is only hiring other Sikhs, and they are part of a religious community that will help each others families out while they are on the road.
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Aug 27, 2019 05:18
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Beowulfs_Ghost posted:It is mostly that is one of the few industries where having a big beard and carrying a knife isn't going to offend anyone. They also tend to do things like pool resources so someone can buy a truck as opposed to get a long/as large of a loan from a bank. Immigrants are very aggressive and entrepreneurial, they are more likely to start small businesses and just generally are better than "natural-born" citizens.
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Aug 27, 2019 13:56
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pseudanonymous posted:They also tend to do things like pool resources so someone can buy a truck as opposed to get a long/as large of a loan from a bank. Immigrants are very aggressive and entrepreneurial, they are more likely to start small businesses and just generally are better than "natural-born" citizens. agreed, get them the gently caress out of are country USA USA USA
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Aug 27, 2019 14:04
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pseudanonymous posted:They also tend to do things like pool resources so someone can buy a truck as opposed to get a long/as large of a loan from a bank. Immigrants are very aggressive and entrepreneurial, they are more likely to start small businesses and just generally are better than "natural-born" citizens. ah so they haven't become completely ground into dust yet, good for them
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Aug 27, 2019 14:17
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https://twitter.com/702barry/status/1166237252902514688?s=20 https://twitter.com/jayx777/status/1166193824571514880?s=20
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Aug 27, 2019 14:23
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T[he]y be[lie]ve Tybeve
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Aug 27, 2019 14:27
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mono posted:https://twitter.com/702barry/status/1166237252902514688?s=20 Oh that's some good stuff. I was worried I'd built up a tolerance but I'm ready to string out on this
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Aug 27, 2019 16:04
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canyoneer posted:I knew a dude 10 years ago who had that same story with owning taxi cabs in the 80s and 90s, but that's never happening again in the age of "ride-sharing" bootleg taxis where the drivers are lucky to break even. the whole NY Medallion racket is insane. So to be a nyc cabbie you either had to work for a cabbie company or have a medallion. there is a lottery to get one and once you have one drivers will line up to rent it from you because then their fares don't go to the company they get to keep all of it. It got to the point it got so hard to get a medallion you could "rent" yours out for a few grand a month (like 2-4 grand depending) or you could just drive the cab yourself and make your normal fares and work whenever you wanted.
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Aug 27, 2019 17:56
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AkumaHokoru posted:the whole NY Medallion racket is insane. like a lot of economic policy, it was put into place without really thinking through all the consequences. Once it was in place and well understood, there were many people who were benefitting from the status quo who advocated to keep it from changing. Ride-sharing has probably helped consumers (mostly, it's definitely hurt disabled people), but it hurt taxi-drivers and made it so that companies could theoretically reap better profits. There were much better overall solutions available, but there was no-one really advocating for them, and so in a capitalist democracy, that means they don't get implemented.
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Aug 28, 2019 12:43
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And to bring it full circle to the Trump administration, Michael "The Fixer" Cohen had around 10 medallions and lost his rear end borrowing against them: https://nypost.com/2019/03/19/michael-cohen-was-22m-in-debt-because-of-his-taxi-medallions/
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Aug 28, 2019 22:40
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pseudanonymous posted:like a lot of economic policy, it was put into place without really thinking through all the consequences. Once it was in place and well understood, there were many people who were benefitting from the status quo who advocated to keep it from changing. Ride-sharing has probably helped consumers (mostly, it's definitely hurt disabled people), but it hurt taxi-drivers and made it so that companies could theoretically reap better profits. The ride-sharing concept is awesome, some ad-hoc carpooling for gas money on trips that someone was planning on making anyway. The reality of bootleg taxis is less awesome.
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Aug 28, 2019 22:48
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canyoneer posted:The ride-sharing concept is awesome, some ad-hoc carpooling for gas money on trips that someone was planning on making anyway. Unfortunately you can't really decouple these two - you're going to get the second happen by virtue of the first being allowed to happen. It's like AirBNB, you can "claim" that you're just renting out spare rooms on your free time but in reality it's going to lead to people buying up condos and renting them out full time. Perhaps you could halt this behavior by making companies only allow people rent out <x> percent of the time or whatever.
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