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DemihumanResources posted:Don't skip legume day Lmao
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DemihumanResources posted:Don't skip legume day
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Morbus posted:Don't be silly. i heard that oil cant be replenished because it all formed before a particular type of organism evolved, i forget which one, that would eat up all that dead biomass before it could become oil. but i hear a lot of dumb stuff
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Jan 31, 2024 00:17
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Real hurthling! posted:i heard that oil cant be replenished because it all formed before a particular type of organism evolved, i forget which one, that would eat up all that dead biomass before it could become oil. but i hear a lot of dumb stuff it turns out its man
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Jan 31, 2024 01:29
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Real hurthling! posted:i heard that oil cant be replenished because it all formed before a particular type of organism evolved, i forget which one, that would eat up all that dead biomass before it could become oil. but i hear a lot of dumb stuff Decomposers in general, and lignin was the thing that would just sit around and get buried. Although isn't most fossil fuel buried remains of plankton and algae?
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Jan 31, 2024 01:33
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skooma512 posted:Decomposers in general, and lignin was the thing that would just sit around and get buried. Pretty much it's algae and (IIRC) some types of old aquatic fern ended up in a lot of crude oil.
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Jan 31, 2024 01:39
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To further the answers of half remembered science, I think it's the trees lignin as mentioned that couldn't be broken down yet which resulted in the formation of coal deposits. Oil comes from like whatever I dunno, definitely dinosaurs that didn't have feathers were a big part of it though 
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Jan 31, 2024 02:50
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it's true, the world is being depleted of ligna
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Jan 31, 2024 09:43
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Laterite posted:it's true, the world is being depleted of ligna What's "depleted"?
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Jan 31, 2024 09:46
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Deplete deez nutz lol gottem
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Jan 31, 2024 09:59
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lignin balls
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Jan 31, 2024 10:19
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Hardly knew'im
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Jan 31, 2024 12:36
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The trees turned into coal. So whatever future thing wont have as many close to surface coal seams to exploit as a kickstart for industrialism. We still have peat bogs and wetlands that can potentially turn into more coal though. If they survive climate change 
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Jan 31, 2024 12:50
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Rigged Death Trap posted:The trees turned into coal. So whatever future thing wont have as many close to surface coal seams to exploit as a kickstart for industrialism. We still have peat bogs and wetlands that can potentially turn into more coal though. If they survive Keskustapuolue.
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Jan 31, 2024 13:01
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Real hurthling! posted:i heard that oil cant be replenished because it all formed before a particular type of organism evolved, i forget which one, that would eat up all that dead biomass before it could become oil. but i hear a lot of dumb stuff that's coal not oil iirc?
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Jan 31, 2024 14:39
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lignite? More like ligmight...
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Jan 31, 2024 14:40
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It’s bad enough when people start talking about future generations let alone hypothetical future industrial civilizations. Focus, people, we’re only two months shy of Q2
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Jan 31, 2024 15:45
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HashtagGirlboss posted:It’s bad enough when people start talking about future generations let alone hypothetical future industrial civilizations. Focus, people, we’re only two months shy of Q2 Hey they don't have to come from Earth, could just be some dudes stopping by to stripmine all the carbon out of the planet to refuel their fleet or whatever.
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Jan 31, 2024 15:48
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HashtagGirlboss posted:It’s bad enough when people start talking about future generations let alone hypothetical future industrial civilizations. Focus, people, we’re only two months shy of Q2 Stroggification for everyone!
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Jan 31, 2024 17:26
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строг икономика
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Cross-posting from the Seattle thread:tokin opposition posted:
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My apartment complex was abruptly sold by its current rich person holding company to a new rich person holding company, giving us like 4 days of warning. The old holding company yanked out all the online services as they left (even the domain name goes nowhere already, and the sale only became official today) and so we were told to pay our rent in person with a check or money order this month, since the new people haven't set up an online payment system yet. Fine, whatever, I dig out my checkbook and go up to the office to ask them how much I owe (since the water bill gets rolled into it so I don't know the exact number) and... they can't tell me. They also fired all the old management staff and disabled the office computer systems, so the new people managing the office don't have access to any of the computers and even if they did the service that kept track of that stuff is down anyway. Obviously this is my problem. The answer they gave was "just pay what you paid last month" so I'm looking forward to the late payment fee due to using a dollar more water in January than December or whatever.
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Shame Boy posted:My apartment complex was abruptly sold by its current rich person holding company to a new rich person holding company, giving us like 4 days of warning. The old holding company yanked out all the online services as they left (even the domain name goes nowhere already, and the sale only became official today) and so we were told to pay our rent in person with a check or money order this month, since the new people haven't set up an online payment system yet. Fine, whatever, I dig out my checkbook and go up to the office to ask them how much I owe (since the water bill gets rolled into it so I don't know the exact number) and... they can't tell me. They also fired all the old management staff and disabled the office computer systems, so the new people managing the office don't have access to any of the computers and even if they did the service that kept track of that stuff is down anyway. Obviously this is my problem. You should have demanded those instructions in writing. I would send them an email saying "per your employee's instructions, I payed the same amount I paid last month." Management companies are the worst.
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Ham Equity posted:Management companies are the worst. Yeah, I once got a 3 day pay-or-quit because the management company made a whoopsie and forgot to log my rent payment in quickbooks or whatever and the actual owners meanwhile also couldn't be bothered to keep track of who they cashed checks from or their account balances. Of course the onus was on me, first to provide the canceled check/bank record that showed I had paid rent thst month, then "Oh we assumed that check was for the previous month, since you missed that one!" I then had to produce the proof that they had indeed cashed that check as well, and again for the month before. Naturally there was no penalty for their mistake, but if I hadn't responded and taken care of the whole thing in 3 days (and only during the business hours they were available) they would have been able to start evicting me -and the management company did mention the owners had authorized that. For the record, I had never been late, let alone missed a rent payment when I was there. Though they did fail to properly update their records for 3 months after a roommate moved out/I stopped needing an extra parking space, so they issued another pay or quit over shortpaying for that parking spot. Coolness Averted has issued a correction as of 22:33 on Feb 1, 2024 |
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Feb 1, 2024 22:31
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Shame Boy posted:My apartment complex was abruptly sold by its current rich person holding company to a new rich person holding company, giving us like 4 days of warning. The old holding company yanked out all the online services as they left (even the domain name goes nowhere already, and the sale only became official today) and so we were told to pay our rent in person with a check or money order this month, since the new people haven't set up an online payment system yet. Fine, whatever, I dig out my checkbook and go up to the office to ask them how much I owe (since the water bill gets rolled into it so I don't know the exact number) and... they can't tell me. They also fired all the old management staff and disabled the office computer systems, so the new people managing the office don't have access to any of the computers and even if they did the service that kept track of that stuff is down anyway. Obviously this is my problem. I just checked my records, and last month you paid 32 dollars. Congrats.
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Feb 1, 2024 22:57
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Coolness Averted posted:Yeah, I once got a 3 day pay-or-quit because the management company made a whoopsie and forgot to log my rent payment in quickbooks or whatever and the actual owners meanwhile also couldn't be bothered to keep track of who they cashed checks from or their account balances.
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Coolness Averted posted:Yeah, I once got a 3 day pay-or-quit because the management company made a whoopsie and forgot to log my rent payment in quickbooks or whatever and the actual owners meanwhile also couldn't be bothered to keep track of who they cashed checks from or their account balances. I once got a $50 ten-day pay-or-quit for dumping furniture during a time when neither I nor my roommate were home. The loving manager put it on my door on a Friday afternoon, then when I pointed out neither of us were home then, she said "I'll check the video when I'm back in the office on Monday." Why the gently caress didn't you check the video before putting the notice on my door? And I think the answer is "because why not roll the dice on you just paying it instead of fighting it?"
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Coolness Averted posted:Yeah, I once got a 3 day pay-or-quit because the management company made a whoopsie and forgot to log my rent payment in quickbooks or whatever and the actual owners meanwhile also couldn't be bothered to keep track of who they cashed checks from or their account balances. Get it in writing from them. Take nothing in verbally to mean anything at all. If you are in a one party consent state use your phone to covertly record them in face to face communications (if you have to have them). Check your lease and pay the amount that your rent is. If they did not give you a detail of extra utility charges for this period then they cannot come at you for it (for now); your lease likely sates the monthly rent charge and then a variable utility charge--pay anything with a specific stated amount. Indicate willingness to pay other charges but not having an invoice for what those chargws would be. They will need to otherwise prove that they communicated this to you. If this is going to last longer than a month you need to make communications by certified mail to make sure that you have a record that they received a letter/check/whatever. Separately: I always interact with landlords like this and always get my full deposit back without lawyer involvement. The Sean has issued a correction as of 00:39 on Feb 2, 2024 |
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The Islamic Shock posted:How horribly, horribly naive am I being when I say lawyers oughta be able to make a living just suing for this poo poo on contingency Depends on state, but this episode was also a "come home from work Friday to find a 3 day notice to correct the issue or face eviction" Funny how those get posted on Fridays, huh? It got me looking into California's tenant rights and with the exception of unlawful eviction/self remedy the landlord basically has to be in contempt of court to face any consequence other than being forced to honor the lease. I'd similarly had a landlord fail to produce a properly itemized list of deductions and replacement schedule for deposit withholdings. A slam dunk and clear violation of the law. What was I owed? Well, if I filed the small claims case and spent a day in court they'd be given another window to provide the complete documents, and if they failed after that they'd simply owe the balance withheld. Wouldn't you know? The landlord illegally withheld just a little over the filing fee -and far less than I'd lose missing a day of work. It's also worth noting that many judges are landlords and frequently side with slumlords even when they're in clear violation of the law, another weird coincidence, huh? E: All of The Sean's advice is very good, and how I generally handle stuff like this. Always communicate in writing. Now that I'm better off and have a white collar job, landlords also don't try to gently caress me over as much as when I was a poor kid -another interesting coincidence, huh? I've also noticed an increasing number of managed properties have also done their best to make it hard to properly communicate with them in ways you can keep legal documentation of. Such as only having webforms -not email addresses, or having you drop off checks at an onsite box or office instead of having an address where certified mail can be sent. Coolness Averted has issued a correction as of 00:52 on Feb 2, 2024 |
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The Sean posted:Get it in writing from them. Take nothing in verbally to mean anything at all. If you are in a one party consent state use your phone to covertly record them in face to face communications (if you have to have them). Check your lease and pay the amount that your rent is. If they did not give you a detail of extra utility charges for this period then they cannot come at you for it (for now); your lease likely sates the monthly rent charge and then a variable utility charge--pay anything with a specific stated amount. Indicate willingness to pay other charges but not having an invoice for what those chargws would be. They will need to otherwise prove that they communicated this to you. If this is going to last longer than a month you need to make communications by certified mail to make sure that you have a record that they received a letter/check/whatever. I don't get my deposit back but I also absolutely leave the place loving trashed so like, it's fine.
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Shame Boy posted:I don't get my deposit back but I also absolutely leave the place loving trashed so like, it's fine. Oh, yeah. I don't do poo poo (wouldn't say i trash the place; im clean but they could otherwise nickle/dime me) but I know exactly how they can legally charge me and they fail.
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Just read these two articles back to back and blood started coming out of my eyes for no reason https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-02-06/-money-dysmorphia-traps-millennials-and-gen-zers https://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-homelessness-hits-historic-levels-203323435.html
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The Oldest Man posted:Just read these two articles back to back and blood started coming out of my eyes for no reason Lmao. quote:A scarcity mentality is a valid way to experience the world. An upbringing in which finances were tight will have a lifelong impact on how one thinks about and interacts with money. The trouble with money dysmorphia is that it can distort the thinking of someone whose lived experience is not one of scarcity but of stability. These darn millennials / zoomers have no true lived experience of scarcity! Well except for the financial crisis and then covid, but other than those teeny tiny things, nothing!
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Shame Boy posted:Lmao. the actual survey commentary is so cursed i think i might be getting attacked by a werewolf later because i read it https://www.creditkarma.com/about/c...oney-dysmorphia quote:According to a new study conducted by Qualtrics on behalf of Intuit Credit Karma, 29% of Americans experience money dysmorphia. For the purposes of this survey, money dysmorphia is defined as having a distorted view of one’s finances that could lead them to make poor decisions. This problem was much more pronounced among younger generations with 43% of Gen Z and 41% of millennials saying they experience money dysmorphia, compared to 25% of Gen X and just 14% of respondents aged 59 or above. It's a house, Michael. How much could it cost? Five thousand three hundred dollars?
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Perhaps there is some sort of correlation between "not being anxious about money" and "having $50,000 in your savings account"... No it's the children who are wrong.
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Feb 7, 2024 23:19
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Obviously all those people who are anxious about money with no valid reason just need to stop buying the darn starbucks coffees and save up $50,000, there is absolutely nothing besides individual responsibility at play here.
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Old: "you have a refrigerator, you can't be poor" New: "if you have more than $5k to your name you're actually a temporarily embarrassed millionaire and it's a mental illness if you feel like you aren't one, seek therapy"
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Maybe it has something to do with 5k being roughly how much it cost to move into a 2br apt. So it's the minimum amount needed to not be homeless if your landlord decides to kick you out.
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People keep saying they're poor and starving but I'm neither poor nor starving so they must have some kind of mental disease. Should probably get that poo poo checked out guy 
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The Oldest Man posted:Just read these two articles back to back and blood started coming out of my eyes for no reason dismorphia as a term makes no sense for a quantity right?
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