GrindingGears

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

That's happened to me with a couple of phone apps too. Its infuriating.

I'm peak subscription overload. I'm looking for ways to turf a bunch of ours, I'm currently trying to prove to my wife that our IPTV sub has everything that she needs and the Netflix/Disney/Amazon/Paramount subs can all fuck off and die. Almost there.

Next up is the bike trainer, roadside assistance, fitness and music subs. I'll keep Spotify because I like how it integrates with our car, but that's the ONLY reason.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

Canada here. Fuck off US Copyright Groups.

Canada out.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago

I know if I was an ISP, I'd be like, Oh shit, we lost those logs again.

Fast forward 24 hours

Awww shit, it happened again

And so on....

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago

The shareholders need to start calling out the clear bias of the boards constitution. Vanguard and iShares combined hold more shares than Elon does. It's clearly doable, it's just time for some adults in the room. If you hold Vanguard and iShares etfs in your accounts, don't be afraid to let them know this.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

I think they mean for the parts of the day where we aren't all angry dads. You know, bedtime and the such...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Grab a Chromecast or almost any cheap streaming device of your choice, Tivimate and IPTV. Find a really good reliable IPTV provider for your area and you won't really have issues.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I got a 73% raise for jumping ship after just under four years at my old job, back in ~~2021~~ 2022. I was getting nothing but gaslighted when I pointed out that my salary was becoming a bit under the indicated going rate. Which to me quickly indicated that they saw me as disposable, as they refused to respond to clear and well laid out backup. Then the phone rang, so I mean that was that. I did what disposable people do, and jumped out the window.

I've since gotten one promotion and about another 30% increase from my starting rate, which means I'm making more than double what I was just two years ago. But I'm not resting on that. I'm always watching and thinking about what's next. It's a competition for my labour, and I will more often than not side with the highest bidder. I don't give a shit about tenure, or my potential growth, or my so-called future within your company. Unless you show me the path, a well laid out timeline with mutually defined goals that you clearly will stick to, and the money. Then I might care. But even then, I'm always a bit weary, and it's almost always more rewarding to chase external opportunities and promotions. That said, I've also never had an employer that's truly believed in me and actually been legitimately concerned with my growth before. It's always been take take take, false promises and failures to actually deliver on insinuated opportunities when the chips fell. Ones mileage may vary though.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

I think the answer to this is actually fairly simple. When the bossman tells me something's in my best interest, I'm just immediately suspicious. Like I know in your example it maybe is, you've laid out your logic and all of that. But you have to realize that for every good boss, there's probably 15 bad ones. Western economic, labour systems and power structures have been so lopsided for generations, that it's literally hard coded in us to be suspicious. Whenever someone comes at me from work with a big smile and excitement, my flags FLY to red alert. Because I'm statistically far more likely to be on the raw side of the deal.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

I look at it differently. It's my job to invest in, and create an environment that people don't want to ever leave. It's a two way street. If people are only hanging around for a year, something is up, and it probably ain't their fault.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 7 months ago

The sister is still wedged in the dryer, waiting for someone to come rescue her.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

If it's blocking tor, isn't that kinda sus? Why would they be so opposed to you coming in from cloaked directions?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

I'm convinced it'll be like power automate, that can't even automate the most basic of tasks outside of really super specific tasks buried deep within their software.

If Microsoft is good at anything, it's mediocrity.

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