PhobosAnomaly

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 days ago

I suspect the answer lies in paragraph 4, where I'm making the assumption that the scammers make contact directly with the buyers, and invite a payment to be made to the scammers rather than the brokers.

I suppose in a strictly legal sense, the brokers are off the hook then as they've no idea the scammers have asked the buyers to send a payment.

It's scummy as fuck all round.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Man I miss Eudora back in the day. I used the mail client in SeaMonkey before I just started using my phone to check mail.

The 90s and 2000s were a simpler time.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

Some of them may be hardware related - any time I sign in to one of my TCL TV's with a Premium account, the first result in any search is always one marked Sponsored. It's gash, but it doesn't happen on any other of my devices than that TCL TV which makes me think it's some sort of vendor problem.

Either way, YouTube/Google/Alphabet/whoever won't give a fuck so if it's that bad, then vote with your wallet.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I'm just freestyling here and I'm sure someone with a professional experience or academic background in psychology can tear it up for arsepaper, but I wonder if it's an innate fear?

Like the uncanny valley with autonomous human-style robots or how AI generated pictures of faces are sending primitive recognition patterns haywire, I wonder if covering up half of the visual cues to recognise someone as friend or foe provokes an in-built negative reaction?

I mean, it's not rational, but then chucklefucks who complain about it don't do rational even if it's in their interest.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

He looks like how Andy Murray sounds.

(Yes I know he's a Scotsman.)

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That's not the problematic metric though. It's the 70-80% (link) install base of the Windows OS on desktop computers that Edge is installed with that's the basis of the anti-competitive allegation.

The fact that it still only takes 5% of the browser usage is more of a happy accident.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago

This is how you get shot for the silliest of reasons.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago

Unless it's the initial outreach team or on-premises staff, sales would be one of the few roles totally suited to remote working.

Some of the more creative or collaborative roles I can see the argument for hybrid working - even if it's just one day a week or month in the office - but sales, customer service, or first line support seems to be the last area you'd impose a return to work mandate on.

That said, I haven't got extortionate office rents to justify 😂

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

It's me

Hi

I'm the data it's me

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Tough one. As has already been mentioned, there has to be a clear line where the kids are involved - that is to say, are you going to be there for them or not?

If it's the latter, that's not an issue. Declaring that from the outset isn't a drama - single parents aren't suddenly robots and enjoy the affection, sex, and friendship too. There's no expectation beyond that and a few hot dates, and if it does start to cross red lines then there's a clear reason to start nosediving it into the sea.

I think leading a parent on though to the point where you're introduced to the kids and become a part of their life, and then drop the bombshell that you're after the casual or physical side of things means your actions have caught more than just the pair of you in the blast, and that just sucks.

Honesty isn't hard, and most of the time it's pretty hot!

e for context: I use "you" in the assumption that you're looking to date a parent - reframe it to your own view :)

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

Between the toes and the knees lie the shins.

Take away the shins and you're left with Toe-Knee.

Tony.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Do a credit card next!

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