Brewchin

I assume all the bot farms are paying for the privilege.

So, the Internet of Shit is not just a euphemism now. Great...

This makes me think of the Sikh community's charity/giving (can't remember the term) food giving that happens in most towns globally where there a Gurdwara.

There has to be a better way than waves hands everything, really.

I was dragged along to see it at the cinema in the (then) new 3D format (versus the old red/blue glasses).

Took me 10 minutes to realise the story is Pocahontas, so I've always thought of it as Pocahontas Smurfs. And the 3D, while a cool novelty, gave me motion sickness something fierce.

While clearly no money was spent on the script, it did move animation technology and adoption along quite a bit.

Gobsmacked a sequel was made.

Quokka on Rottnest Island (Western Australia)?

Followed by trying to stop fuckwits from playing "quokka soccer". 🤭

The clock on my PVR (01:59) and the light switch. It's time for bed...

To add to what others have replied, Amazon have an institutional belief that everyone who makes it through the Loop is better than 50% of existing staff.

It could be post-hoc rationalising of back-loaded share vesting, hire-to-fire, and their other many practices, but that's the position. With that kind of thinking, it makes this behaviour, including it's consequences, a no-brainer win:win to them.

That's a fair point. I shouldn't have generalised your entire country, as it has so many linguistic differences.

Even outside of the whole pop/soda/Coke thing. 😄

It's regional. I grew up in Australia, where it's pronounced as it is in the US: dah-tah. But I now live in the UK, where it's pronounced day-tah.

The same is true of "router", the network device (but not the woodworking tool): rau-tah vs roo-ter.

Working in IT made it a ballache for a while until I remembered to always change my pronunciation for them. 🙄

Netiquette

Now there's a term I've not seen in many years.

And dates both of us, I expect... 😄

Yeah, but also: you couldn't be more wrong if you tried.

They're going for the FX artists.

Agree. It's definitely popcorn hour.