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Fried Watermelon posted:Yeah but it's hard to pronounce: Everyone's 2021 horoscope coming along nicely.
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Men are so bad at basic personal hygiene that they have to be bribed to do it. But they can be bribed with literal toys. Checks out.
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3D Megadoodoo posted:A successful coffee ad in that it made me laugh out loud: PLEEEEEASE transcribe and directly translate what the old lady said. Love it when old people swear.
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"Needs a bailout" as in... what? I'm trying to wrap my head around the way that phrase has lost meaning to the point where it now describes uncritically how to undo a supposed feature of capitalism. I mean (valley girl voice), like, a hedge fund is a legal bookie of sorts, that bets on companies instead of sports teams but basically still just takes calculated risks for profit, often to the, like, detriment of unwilling participants like residents or employees? And, like, as the name implies, it safeguards its investors against big losses? But, like, now that it failed to do that because of the (dubiously legal) actions of a third party, it ^~*needs*~^ a bailout from, like, the government, maybe? In order to, like, stay in the business of enriching its investors by, like, making money off of having money but not, like, actually contributing to society, and even - as is often* the case - going out of their way to avoid paying, like, taxes? Have I, like, got that right? *citation needed Either way: LO, like, L
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Jan 26, 2021 09:55
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Crazycryodude posted:The hedge funds shorting gamestop are doing naked shorts which are slightly different, a lot more risky, don't require you to back it with an actual stock, and have also been illegal since 2009 but nobody gives a poo poo about enforcing that since everybody still does it and usually it makes a lot of money Every time I learn something new about the stock market it reinforces my desire to make the whole thing illegal
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Jan 27, 2021 23:37
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The Nastier Nate posted:There’s a time stretch where capitalism can kinda work, like think after WW2 hit the big reset button and we had some wealth building in the middle class, but eventually the rich gain their footing and ramp up the process of gaming the system and it just gradually goes downhill from there. I’d say that tipping point was probably like 40 years ago More like 50 I know the first result is an obvious ad for bitcoin but try to Google "what happened in 1971" and see their collection of graphs that all break sharply in that year +/-2
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Mar 10, 2021 18:04
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Elman posted:I believe this is what Marx referred to as "the heightening contradictions of the Capitalist system", which modern scholars now prefer to call "lmao". I'd like to sell an NFT of me audibly expelling air through my nose upon reading this post. Serious bids only, please.
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Mar 15, 2021 10:35
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Amphigory posted:I thought pennies weren't legal tender, for this very reason In Denmark a seller only has to accept up to 25 of any one denomination of coin. Which means you can still pay up to about 150$ with just coins.
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Mar 27, 2021 21:22
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spacetoaster posted:The school system I work in is offering two summer school options. First thought best thought: the demographic makeup of the group that designed the program reflects that of the people who end up participating. It's probably safe to assume they didn't include and/or didn't listen to voices that would have increased their reach. It's sweet that the person in charge feels frustrated, but I doubt anyone from those communities would be surprised at the outcome.
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May 10, 2021 08:14
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Shame Boy posted:carcinisation https://twitter.com/pje_txt/status/1385269776939986947
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May 19, 2021 08:33
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Below the (excellent) topsoil Denmark is about 50/50 clay and sand which is not very exciting but absolutely everything built before the invention of poured concrete (which, hello, sand) is made of bricks and made to last. I've never lived in a house that wasn't at least 80 years old and sturdy as gently caress. We don't get any tornados but I feel we could take them on.
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May 26, 2021 10:34
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CRUSTY MINGE posted:... vending machines full of PPE ... [image of a union rep softly crying]
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May 28, 2021 13:50
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BonHair posted:Incidentally, she is also the only actual spermjacker I know, I was conceived without my "father's" consent or knowledge. Hey buddy 
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palindrome posted:I saw a resume that went like this: This absolutely happens, I've done it. (and it sucked, setting up a private one-person business for one contract job is a major hassle)
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Jul 9, 2021 09:19
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Strom Cuzewon posted:I can't find it right now, but wasn't there a study that showed paying someones rent makes their IQ instantly 5 points higher? I don't know that study but "stress lowers IQ" seems like a pretty solid takeaway that also points out how volatile the measure is.
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Sep 9, 2021 10:28
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Weka posted:And that worked? You'd think an awful lot of nurses would have been calling in sick. Sort of, the nurses continued with some symbolic "illegal" strikes and the latest development is that Danske Regioner (i.e. their direct employer) had their negotiator basically turn around to face the government and say "Look we're going to have to give them more money, so pay up."
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Sep 29, 2021 08:25
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Megillah Gorilla posted:Former CEO of PepsiCo, who was paid $31M in 2017, claims asking for a raise is “cringeworthy” and that “I cannot imagine working for somebody and saying my pay is not enough." Obvious hypocrisy and outright mendacity aside, IF she truly believed this it would make her a terrible businessperson.
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Shame Boy posted:There wasn't really a stated goal until Kennedy said out loud "the moon seems p cool, maybe that? in like a decade or less? idk" tbf. Like we didn't go to the moon and then retroactively declare "okay that was the goal the entire time by the way". I'm not arguing either way on this, but just wanted to advise anyone who hasn't done so already to listen to Kennedy's "We choose to go to the Moon" speech. Gripping stuff. jeebus bob has issued a correction as of 13:15 on Nov 17, 2021 |
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Mechafunkzilla posted:Russell Barkley is also good. Seconding this He has some really good longish talks that you can find on youtube. He very patiently and thoroughly describes the fundamental issue of executive dysfunction (as opposed to "can't sit still and has trouble remembering stuff syndrome") and how it informs everything else. Actually the only thing missing from those videos is a better graphic presentation. I wonder if anyone has done one of those whiteboard drawing versions...
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Dec 3, 2021 08:31
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Mandoric posted:I mean, original loving sin is any computational power, the real solution is an inkjet printout sandwiched inside a 1x3 soda machine button But then how would we change the pictures nationwide whenever there's a new flavor of something or an expensive consultant tells us to switch the ordering of brands to fractionally increase sales? Your soft drink fountain signage strategy is very un-agile!
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"fob" is a stupid word That's all I have to say about that.
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Minecraft Holmes posted:Lol this is definitely from self-reported data That seems likely but I wonder if that means the real consumption is lower or higher? I'd imagine different groups are more prone to over- or underestimate, but if the number for the tenth decile is even close to the truth that is some scary poo poo. Particularly for the ones at the top within that group...
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Dec 24, 2021 22:56
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FFT posted:~40-60 "drinks" in a handle depending on how you measure that That sounds pretty bad, I hope you get some help before it's too late
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Shame Boy posted:Remember when covid lockdowns were first going hard in full swing and there was more than one news article about people getting in their car every morning just to drive around and return home for like an hour because they desperately needed the morning commute since I guess it's the only time they ever have any time to themselves. Sad but true
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GotLag posted:That must be regional because I've never heard it in my life It's an Albany expression
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Jan 14, 2022 17:04
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Zurtilik posted:Quick question... The butt implant theory someone suggested is probably pretty close. It was the first Google image search result for my title which is a partial quote from a thread where some goon (not me) tried to devil's advocate a clear cut case of sexual assault with an explanation that was equal parts misogyny and racism.
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Beartaco posted:What's this from? Transmetropolitan
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Jan 22, 2022 10:37
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Megillah Gorilla posted:The only reason this went through is because they went before a judge who's a massive CHUD. talk about failing up or possibly just "too white to fail"
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Looking forward to the upcoming docuseries Severance
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Biplane posted:One of them moved Probably couldn't stand the other guy
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capitalism.png: This sets a value of life plus public outrage at $143 MM
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Forceholy posted:I remember taking a Film as an Art Form class in community college and the class would raise a stink at the movie recommendation list having films before 1990. I want to be that teacher and just summarily fail everyone who did that.
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Tiggum posted:I find that unless the style is quite simple, I have a very hard time making sense of black-and-white comic art. There have been a number of comics I've had recommended to me as good that I've not read just because they were black-and-white and I couldn't tell what was happening. Something like this Batman comic (picked arbitrarily from a quick search) is basically unreadable to me. What's that disorder called?
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Megatorrents could take days or even weeks to complete, and people genuinely seemed to care about their dl/ul ratio. Angels with seedboxes would keep popular stuff active for months. There were songs and poems about the 99% blues. Audiogalaxy was chock full of aggressive ads and malware but had pretty much all of popular music, astalavista was the same but for cracks and keygens (I know a guy who collected them for their sweet midi tunes), DirectConnect was the place to look for ultrarare stuff or single issues of comics that you missed in the weekly bundle. In retrospect it's wild 1. how much IP we got for free and 2. how much effort it took compared to today
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Mar 23, 2022 21:12
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DMCrimson posted:they will never understand the frustration of starting a download of a south park realplayer clip, walking away, then coming back two hours later finding the download failed when it was 80% done. gently caress RealPlayer. gently caress that poo poo so hard.
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Danaru posted:Warez Project was the big forum I got keygens from. Man adding a Z to the end of words was the hottest poo poo back then. My knees too. It's been coming for years, but now that it's gotten bad enough that I actually sought out help, these prescription insoles are really helping. And my kids are starting to accept that they're getting too big to be carried around which is sad for different reasons 
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Speaking of effort I tried to download something the other day and couldn't understand why everyone was thanking someone for posting a long string of letters and numbers... Base 64 translators and JDownloader are my new friends
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Any solution that includes the word "just" should be automatically disregarded.
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BonHair posted:My insurance company is essentially a co op for teachers (and teacher adjacent professions). The co op part makes it a bit cheaper, and because teachers are less likely to get into serious accidents (we don't have a tradition of school shootings in Denmark), it's a comparably good deal. But they will still fight your claim to some extent, because any payout means that everyone else has to pay more. We have that one too. It's great for shutting down unsolicited calls from insurance sellers or anyone else who tries to upsell a product with their own level of insurance. Just mention you have the teacher one and they give up instantly. Greatbacon posted:My state requires you to have car insurance to register your car, and the fact that there isn't just a state run pool you pay into drives me nuts. oh of course because that would be A TAX and we can't have those jeebus bob has issued a correction as of 10:08 on Apr 2, 2022 |
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30.5 Days posted:Can't wait for Jeff Bezos to become the Jeff Bezos of landlords Couldn't have said it better myself
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