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thisisnotgoingwell

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  • Racist Harry Potter Tumblr nerds (derogatory)

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  • Well honestly I have the skills of a diamond rank but the matchmaking keeps putting me in with silver rank teammates so I guess I'll never get out of (barely) gold

  • True story

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  • I came across this early in my career in networking. I ended up having to support another technicians customer(we primarily managed our own workloads) and he did not use the tools(vault) we had to manage the network equipment credentials, so I always had to call him and ask him what the password is and why he doesn't update it in the vault(it frequently changed) ... After bothering him enough about it he said it was job security.

    This was a 45k entry level job that he was years into. Why someone would want job security at the bottom part of the totem pole is beyond me, but that is where I mostly came across tribalistic tendencies(I worked in a lot of small/medium sized companies before getting a big break)

    If I look up those people on LinkedIn, they're exactly where they were or in another lateral position. They don't tend to make it very far.

  • Anyone figure out what the fundamental difference between autistic and NT brains is?

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  • What's a piece of advice you've received that has stuck with you?

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  • Salvador Dalí: 'Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing.'

    I wish I would have heard this quote much sooner... I usually like to flesh out my projects/ideas from the start and it feels unoriginal or boring when it's too derivative of other work... But everything is derivative of something. Being afraid of being "unoriginal" should never stop you from creating, or at least trying. A lot of the time the "unoriginal" work pays great homage to the original work and really does transform the result to something new and vibrant

  • Microsoft Copilot has been banned for use by US House staff members, at least for now

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  • Thanks for the explanation

  • Microsoft Copilot has been banned for use by US House staff members, at least for now

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  • Few questions about that, unless they're literally taking their model and putting it into your own box using it's own compute power, I don't see how that's possible. They can call it "your" copilot all they want but if they're reading your data and prompts and computing that on their own box then they're using your data, right?

  • Do you still get the "it's Friday!" feeling?

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  • Usually yes but not lately because I've been having to work most weekends. I haven't had a weekend off in a few months. Just finished working a few hours ago actually. But I'm blessed to be in a well paying job and im getting great experience. Gotta make hay while the sun is shining.

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    rule

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  • Question about open ear headphones, how bad is sound leakage? I wouldn't blast music with headphones on in the office but is even moderate listening volumes pretty noticeable?

  • Tattoo Idea

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  • I guess let people have their fun, but I agree. Class C space is pretty insignificant

  • Biden’s populist budget marks the overdue end of trickle-down economics

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  • To give a simpler answer, not all profit is income. let's say you own a small company and you earned 100k of profit in a year. If you want to take that 100k as income and pay yourself(the owner), you're going to get taxed pretty high. But instead you could really use a new work truck, so you buy a company truck that goes as a business expense and pay yourself the remaining 50k.

    Companies have a lot of options in ways to spend their earnings without it having be taxed as income.

  • the myth of military intelligence and media literacy

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  • Yup, I've had the experience. I also think a lot of people don't know the lack of options you gotta have to consider the military a good option. Call it privilege. I'd never consider it for my kids, their education is already provided for. But I didn't have the same options.

  • the myth of military intelligence and media literacy

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  • Okay, most people don't find themselves in combat roles by surprise? Point is the military doesn't force you to do an MOS. If you work supply or artillery I'd say that's not unreasonable considering you know you're going to be on or near front lines to perform that job. Anyways, I don't mean to sound unsympathetic but the military is a good option for a lot of people who don't have many options

  • the myth of military intelligence and media literacy

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  • Sounds like you expect other people to live by standards you yourself don't live. Unless you're somehow a full-time soup kitchen worker you still contribute to the machine just by living in this country and paying taxes. The military can be a good option for a lot of people. But not a great option for most people.

    Sounds like you've had the privilege in life to where something like military service is something you'd never consider. Be thankful you have that privilege.

  • the myth of military intelligence and media literacy

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  • It's not like the army forces you to the job that they want you to do. No one finds themselves in a combat role by surprise. Besides, most military jobs are support based, like logistics or IT. I'd maybe recommend it to someone who doesn't have money for college but has an interest in something like computer science. But even then, the GI isn't as big of an incentive as it used to be since a college education doesn't really guarantee you a comfortable living anymore. I'd probably recommend most people don't join the military but it can be a good life decision as long as you know what you're getting yourself into

  • Biden on hot mic: ‘Come-to-Jesus meeting’ with Netanyahu on the way

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  • It's supposed to mean that enough outside pressure has mounted to force the kind of introspection where you reconsider everything you think you know or are. In a way, you are releasing your 'self' in exchange for becoming one with the larger picture.

    So you might have someone that let's say has a drinking problem.... They think they are managing and are not cognizant of how their behavior or actions are impacting others. You have an intervention so that the person can learn the weight of the burdens he's made other people shoulder, forcing introspection and a "come to Jesus moment"

  • Knights among toner cartridges

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  • LOL, those are reserved for important people when they come in. They're not for the people that work in the building.

    Last place I worked had a ping pong table that never got used by the people that worked there, as well as an Xbox I never saw on

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    you just need the right tools

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  • Agreed. I think most hobbyists establish a baseline minimum requirement, which some of it boils down to preference. That preference is usually for newer hobbyists to avoid the same pitfalls. Some may misinterpret it as gatekeeping if you recommend a nuanced opinion, but it's your opinion, anyone is allowed to disagree.

    I think to OPs point, people asking "what kind of camera do you use?" Isn't meant to be offensive. It's an exploratory question meant to inspire discussion and it usually means that person has an interest in the topic.

    People find the craziest things to be offended about nowadays.

  • EU fines Apple €1.8bn for breaking streaming rules

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  • The comparison is pretty poor, and I'm afraid you are not familiar enough with the topic. If I make an application with a subscription service, it must be sold on the play/apple store to reach users. Google/apple get a 30% cut of any subscriptions I sell, meaning if I make $10, they get $3. Since iOS/Android own 99+% of the smartphone OS market, there is no other alternative. So you say, "I understand they're processing and facilitating the payment, but 30% of my earnings is way too much! I can process my own payments and have people sign up on my own website. When people go to purchase a subscription, I'll just redirect them to their browser to complete the transaction..."

    That's what Apple/Google are doing. It's a monopoly.

  • If hemroids are common and can openly bleed, and people poop with hemroids, how do people not get infected buttholes all the time?

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  • True true