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Zodium posted:Tech workers react to UPS drivers landing a $170,000-a-year package with a mixture of anger and admiration Learn how to
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Aug 10, 2023 13:59
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Hmmm those tech bros should form a union if they want more money
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Aug 10, 2023 14:01
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"oh no without a 400 mile range in our bigass escalade we will have range anxiety!!!!" it's called a plug-in hybrid!!!! Gimme 75 miles of all-electric and a lovely little 100 hp range extender!
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Aug 10, 2023 14:02
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it’s gonna rule when capital succeeds at coming for us computer touchers, it’ll also be really easy because we possess little to no class consciousness.
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Aug 10, 2023 14:06
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“a bloo bloo bloo I’m a staff engineer and I make way less than a delivery driver. but unions are for blue collar types, not me, an important knowledge worker”
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Aug 10, 2023 14:07
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In Training posted:Lol that just yesterday the Times published an article about how scary deflation is and that real estate prices going down is going to lead to.the collapse of the chinese state. We love inflation now the more the better inflation welcome to the resistance
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Aug 10, 2023 14:10
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tech workers can suck my dick
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Aug 10, 2023 14:10
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Johnny Cache Hit posted:it’s gonna rule when capital succeeds at coming for us computer touchers, it’ll also be really easy because we possess little to no class consciousness. well the entire industry was well coddled with the intent of preventing the development of consciousness. As conditions worsen you will all get there too by survival instincts, no worries.
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Aug 10, 2023 14:10
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Tech work scales a lot more than law, banking or consulting since you're not pinning each staff to a specific set of billables or P&L It's also the field where I've seen the most folks retire early in their 40s - there's less of a lifestyle creep that I've seen with other PMCs
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Aug 10, 2023 14:12
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https://twitter.com/lisaabramowicz1/status/1689565450596720640?t=4FYNgBe8e3hnj5Lbx-IsdA&s=19
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Aug 10, 2023 14:15
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net work error posted:https://twitter.com/lisaabramowicz1/status/1689565450596720640?t=4FYNgBe8e3hnj5Lbx-IsdA&s=19 Pure fantasy. When the August report comes in hot the fed will go +.25 in September. stay malding bankers
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Aug 10, 2023 14:18
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can't wait for my brodozer's full LCD touchscreen dashboard to have a null pointer exception and lock me out of the windshield wipers, heater controls, and turn signals now excuse me while I stare down at the LCD to create a new music playlist while i'm driving at 87 miles an hour in the rain
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Aug 10, 2023 14:20
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Justin Tyme posted:I'm begging you please, PLEASE just make an electric compact china has you covered although car brain infects like rabies once a tiny bit gets in the system
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Aug 10, 2023 14:20
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Jel Shaker posted:china has you covered
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Aug 10, 2023 14:23
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mawarannahr posted:given the unreliability of public transport lately i caught myself considering going to driving school and what size of car I would need to avoid being crushed by all the bigger ones. hosed up. Get the GMC Sierra Denali with special edition pedestrian shredder grill
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Aug 10, 2023 14:29
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net work error posted:https://twitter.com/lisaabramowicz1/status/1689565450596720640?t=4FYNgBe8e3hnj5Lbx-IsdA&s=19 it's fun to pretend mawarannahr posted:given the unreliability of public transport lately i caught myself considering going to driving school and what size of car I would need to avoid being crushed by all the bigger ones. hosed up. yeah this is something I was thinking about the other day- not only are smaller affordable cars disappearing in the US as the profit motives to only sell upmarket Big Stupid Vehicles wipe them out but if you're driving a Mitsubishi Mirage or Nissan Versa you're taking your life in your hands every time you're on the road around all the drunken/distracted Ram 2500 drivers or whatever other bigass dipshit trucks driving around if you're driving an older car from before they improved safey via more side airbags/structural rigidity then like extra RIP to you my friend
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Aug 10, 2023 14:31
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mawarannahr posted:I'm guessing this is gonna gently caress things up and result in further disproportionate degradation of service in already underserved areas, rural job loss, people dying from undelivered medicines, and postal getting more expensive and less reliable
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Aug 10, 2023 14:32
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Zodium posted:Tech workers react to UPS drivers landing a $170,000-a-year package with a mixture of anger and admiration ahahahaha of course this was going to happen, remember the whining about the Google chef? (Early on in Google's history, an executive chef at their cafeteria became a millionaire via stock options and the computer failsons poo poo a brick over a mere chef profiting from his calculated risk. They changed how stock options work because of it.)
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Aug 10, 2023 14:34
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Johnny Cache Hit posted:it’s gonna rule when capital succeeds at coming for us computer touchers, it’ll also be really easy because we possess little to no class consciousness.  are you loving kidding me dude? Capital is already here and has BEEN keeping computer touchers on a leash! do you have any idea how much of an obvious grift the IT Certification Industry is? literally just making bank off of people constantly failing and retaking poorly proofreaded (and at this point randomly AI generated) exams and accusing the poor saps of  Not Studying Hard Enough even though they spent almost two months rent in study material but we love our precious meritocracy don't we folks? BornAPoorBlkChild has issued a correction as of 14:46 on Aug 10, 2023 |
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Aug 10, 2023 14:38
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i'm almost certain that delivering for ups an absolutely grueling job because those guys are moving thousands of pounds worth of packages a day and probably work 10-12 hour shifts when you take into account all the commute time to and from the hub it should probably be a quarter million a year
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Aug 10, 2023 14:40
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thankfully the blind thread that article refers to has perfectly sane people who think the same thing
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Aug 10, 2023 14:41
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triple sulk posted:i'm almost certain that delivering for ups an absolutely grueling job because those guys are moving thousands of pounds worth of packages a day and probably work 10-12 hour shifts when you take into account all the commute time to and from the hub not to mention the lack of AC
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Aug 10, 2023 14:42
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lmao at the city of Seattle picking up the tab for Kia and Hyundai 2nd Round: Kia and Hyundai Steering Wheel Lock Give Away - SPD Blotter spdblotter.seattle.gov posted:In response to a rise in vehicle thefts involving certain Kia and Hyundai models, SPD’s Crime Prevention Coordinators will be giving away steering wheel locks at each of its five precincts this month. The devices are available at no charge to people who live or work in the City of Seattle, with a focus on those who own or lease a Kia or Hyundai vehicle.
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Aug 10, 2023 14:43
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there's been a real shift over the last 18-24 months on both blind and hacker news with all the devs finally realizing that they too are the worker class
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Aug 10, 2023 14:43
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Justin Tyme posted:I'm begging you please, PLEASE just make an electric compact I'm literally just looking into converting an old compact with a prius motor. You can get about 120hp out of them with a little bit of work. Just need the batteries for it. And the mechanical know how to put it together.
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Aug 10, 2023 14:43
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shrike82 posted:Tech work scales a lot more than law, banking or consulting since you're not pinning each staff to a specific set of billables or P&L PMC jobs are largely hereditary and it turns out that a lawyer’s salary doesn’t buy what it bought your dad in the eighties
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Aug 10, 2023 14:45
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Joey Steel posted:I'm literally just looking into converting an old compact with a prius motor. You can get about 120hp out of them with a little bit of work. What's the advantage of putting a Prius drivetrain into another car instead of just driving the Prius?
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Aug 10, 2023 14:51
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Twerk from Home posted:What's the advantage of putting a Prius drivetrain into another car instead of just driving the Prius? you'd not be driving a prius
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Aug 10, 2023 14:52
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Twerk from Home posted:What's the advantage of putting a Prius drivetrain into another car instead of just driving the Prius? Oh yeah I'm sure people can do their own major auto work while they work multiple jobs and try to find a parking spot in their apartment complex for a beater car and parts.
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Aug 10, 2023 14:54
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used cars under $15k make up less than 2% of the used car market now
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Aug 10, 2023 14:54
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triple sulk posted:i'm almost certain that delivering for ups an absolutely grueling job because those guys are moving thousands of pounds worth of packages a day and probably work 10-12 hour shifts when you take into account all the commute time to and from the hub Correct. Utility workers/operators in power/water/gas should all make 200k and computer touchers should make 5 figures. but goons aint ready for that conversation
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Aug 10, 2023 14:56
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anything not to drive an economy car I guess
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Aug 10, 2023 14:56
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i am harry posted:used cars under $15k make up less than 2% of the used car market now lmao I paid like $20k for a VW Golf with all kinds of fancy accoutrements in 2019. it was used but only had like 3000 miles on it. hopefully by not driving much anymore the car will last me 50 years
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Aug 10, 2023 14:57
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Twerk from Home posted:What's the advantage of putting a Prius drivetrain into another car instead of just driving the Prius? Space to convert it to fully electric. The only real limit that the prius had to bring it fully electric is that you need a bigger battery. Those motors were overbuilt to hell and back, ditto inverters. With a slightly beefier cooling system than stock, you can basically build an entire EV around them. Lexus hybrids like the gs450h are even more ridiculous, I am working on one to convert an old jag and it is rated to about 330 horsepower/250 kw.
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Aug 10, 2023 14:57
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i am harry posted:used cars under $15k make up less than 2% of the used car market now China, a market in which comparable car models to the US has historically been priced higher than the US with poo poo like selling Buick Regals for $35k US in 2008, has a Volkswagen compact electric available new for under $17k USD: https://electrek.co/2023/08/10/volkswagen-id-3-sales-surge-over-300-after-price-cuts/ quote:The ID.3 is powered by a single rear electric motor with 170 hp (125 kW) and 310 Nm peak torque. With a 57.3 kWh battery pack, the ID.3 has a 450 km (280 miles) CLTC range. It's not an AWD super fast monster. It's just a car.
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Aug 10, 2023 14:58
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i am harry posted:used cars under $15k make up less than 2% of the used car market now If I hadn't been lucky/smart and bought a cheap new Hyundai at 4k under sticker during the major Covid lockdown when everywhere was a ghost town, I'd be hopping mad right now. The car industry has priced out 75% of their customer base.
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Aug 10, 2023 14:58
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FistEnergy posted:If I hadn't been lucky/smart and bought a cheap new Hyundai at 4k under sticker during the major Covid lockdown when everywhere was a ghost town, I'd be hopping mad right now. The car industry has priced out 75% of their customer base. It's fine, Premium Consumer will buy it all
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Aug 10, 2023 14:59
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Twerk from Home posted:China, a market in which comparable car models to the US has historically been priced higher than the US with poo poo like selling Buick Regals for $35k US in 2008, has a Volkswagen compact electric available new for under $17k USD: https://electrek.co/2023/08/10/volkswagen-id-3-sales-surge-over-300-after-price-cuts/ This is why they will crumple before the almighty dollar.
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Aug 10, 2023 15:00
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Heck Yes! Loam! posted:Oh yeah I'm sure people can do their own major auto work while they work multiple jobs and try to find a parking spot in their apartment complex for a beater car and parts. I mean, yes. I am turning an underused automotive garage at my uni into an open ev conversion bay, where I have the students do the design work and then they publish their plans. Already I am being asked when I can get the plans translated to Spanish here in LA. Already got one motorcycle converted to fully electric.
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Aug 10, 2023 15:01
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Meanwhile the poor Prius he took the motor from is having to make due
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Aug 10, 2023 15:03
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