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Vanth

@ Vanth @reddthat.com

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  • What's something about the fediverse you know but most people seem not to?

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  • If you're on an instance with strong moderation and that is not what you want, maybe you should consider opening an account on a more free-wheeling instance. Picking a different instance solves your problem without affecting others' current experiences.

    I picked an instance based on their moderation policy. I want their level of moderation. I want them to block porn and the bigoted BS that some other instances allow. It would be a terrible downgrade in experience if I was at the whim of every other instances' moderation approach instead of by the instance I selected.

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    What happens if someone forgets their passcode/s so they're locked out of their main device?

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  • Heh, banks are absolute shit at the soft entry points, like calling up with minimal personal information and a teller opening the door wide for you.

    There was another person in my hometown with the same name and we used the same bank. They gave her access to my account multiple times. I had long passwords and an account flag reminding the tellers to confirm Date of Birth EVERY TIME. They still let her withdraw several hundred dollars from my account (not that she was trying to to steal my money, just that she requested a withdrawal and they didn't confirm the right account). Account closed, bank reported, and I am 100% sure they would make the same fuckup today if I gave them the opportunity.

    You would be terrified how easy it can be to get access to accounts without a password or even ID.

  • What are your hobbies?

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  • Fitness: cycles through the year, some combination of running, indoor climbing, rowing or dragonboat, backpacking

    Creative: woodcarving, music, gardening

    Moneymaker: nope, I am fortunate enough to have one job with good salary. I do not turn hobbies into side hustles.

    Instead of moneymaking, the third category I look for is social. Many of my hobbies can be solo, so I want to make sure I'm doing something that has me out meeting new people. And that my socialization doesn't become predominantly meeting friends in bars.

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    How many seperate, different drinks do you have right next to you currently? Is that normal for you?

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  • Just water. Other than coffee in the morning, I mostly drink water.

    I sometimes have half-emptied water glasses scattered all over, worst when I'm stressed about something or feeling under the weather.

  • Anyone recognize this flag?

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  • It's the new WallStreetBets GameStop saga. Fine when big companies manipulate the market, bad when normal people do it on a much smaller scale.

  • Why Surgeons Are Wearing The Apple Vision Pro

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  • It's not just the $3.5k cost of a headset. There are recurring costs to maintain the headsets. Even larger than that is cost of converting existing work instructions into the virtual environment and maintaining them. Plus expect push back from some workers, possibly losing some to other companies. And if it's a union shop, expect them to use the change as leverage in next negotiations.

    I would absolutely require more money to strap a chunk of electronics to my face for 8+ hours a workday.

  • Why Surgeons Are Wearing The Apple Vision Pro

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  • Airbus in Toulouse has one section of a production line where work instructions, tool tips, and prints are available to the mechanics on VR headset. There are surely other industries that are further along, but in aerospace, that Airbus line is goals. I've seen it in an open house / show off situation. I am still skeptical how mechanics use VR headsets for 8+ hour shifts day after day.

    I'm sure they're not as intense as video game VRs, those start giving me headache and nausea after about 45 minutes. 8+ hours seems like it would be a lot. And at 8+ hours, it's not even just the vision/nausea, I have to assume it becomes a question about ergonomics of neck and shoulders supporting the extra weight.

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  • Draw your system box bigger. It's not efficiency of the heating element, it's efficiency with which it warms OP's environment.

    A space heater is designed to push the heat out. It will have a heating element and a fan blowing the warmed air out.

    Ovens are designed to keep the heat in. The fan, if there is one and is turned on, directs inside the oven and the oven is insulated. The heat that comes out the back that would warm OP is only a fraction of what is generated.

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    That you feel comfortable sharing/compiling, what are your various identities or roles in your life?

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  • The one who suddenly had to use this restroom anytime the "list five words that describe you" exercise came up in grade school.

  • What subscription services do you actually pay for and get value from?

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  • Trade coffee. I enjoy trying new coffees. And it's easy to pause the service if I'm traveling a lot and picking up coffees on my own.

  • Is capitalism the problem or is it neopotism (cronyism) invalidating the meritocracy?

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  • Excuse me, sir/ma'am. This wasn't a grammar dispute, you have no jurisdiction. Am I being detained?

  • Is capitalism the problem or is it neopotism (cronyism) invalidating the meritocracy?

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  • I agree it gets very boring when you are too careless to accurately articulate your views. Good luck!

  • Is capitalism the problem or is it neopotism (cronyism) invalidating the meritocracy?

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    1. What's going on with overpaid CEOs and underpaid workers is not nepotism
    2. cheating means breaking of rules, and they're not

    You can argue that we should change rules to disincentivize some of the behaviors we're seeing and to make them "cheating". And I would't argue against you if we could somehow make those improvements. But if you're framing "cheating" as against yours or my personal moral framework instead of law, that is not something you can expect everyone to agree with you on.

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  • Which is the way it's designed to work, so not cheating.

    Also, the definition of nepotism involves favoring relatives. I get what you mean, but it's not quite accurate. There's certainly favoritism going on, just not between relatives generally.

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  • Define cheating. I doubt many CEOs would consider anything they've done to get to the position they are as "cheating".

    To "cheat", one must break the rules. And the rules have been designed to not only allow for but encourage current behavior.

  • Large Boeing Satellite Suddenly Explodes Into Pieces

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  • Well, it is public knowledge that layoffs and furloughs are happening, so sadly, you're not wrong.

    And they somehow enticed Kelly Ortberg out of retirement to take over as CEO. There's the hella juicy c-suite compensation package you talked about. He was already riding golden after he maneuvered that Rockwell Collins sale/merger/whatever.

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  • Like many others on here, only to search for some specific information. And never logged in to an account anymore.

    I miss sports game threads. The Lemmy communities are just not taking off enough for me. I am tempted to open up a reddit account for talking shit in game threads only.

  • What is something you encounter everyday that is completely divorced from reality?

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  • For a short time I had the pleasure of working with a small site that treated the union as a partner and not an adversary. On the company side, it was an EH&S manager, not even the EH&S lead, who led annual negotiations with the union. There were disagreements and compromises, but both sides walked away every year feeling benefitted and ready to collaborate for another year.

    Well, Corporate can do better than that. They sent in HR to run things this year. Everything is an aggressive conflict. EH&S dude was immediately recruited to a company down the road and left. Cue HR's surprised Pikachu face when all goodwill with the union disappeared overnight and the union is just as ready to play hardball.

    I am glad I got to see one example of a company and union working together for mutual benefit. I think there will be vanishingly few situations like this throughout the rest of my career

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  • Nothing substantial, just parroting propaganda. Union workers are lazy. Unions are anti free market. Unions get in the way of businesses being profitable, which would in turn benefit employees.