pete_the_cat

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[–] pete_the_cat@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I think it's because you can "largely" trust business to protect this information, this isnt even really a business.

[–] pete_the_cat@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

Yeah it's pretty common in IT jobs where they're like "we want 25 years experience in these ten different technologies" and then you talk to the hiring manager and they admit that those qualifications are ridiculous.

[–] pete_the_cat@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

Agreed, I think it's a lot to ask for in a volunteer position and kind of a dumb idea for the Lemmy Admins to hand over "the keys to the kingdom" to some random dude(tte) because they passed a video interview and submitted a (possibly forged) resume.

[–] pete_the_cat@lemmy.world -2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

What stops you from lying during a video interview? It's not like they have some crazy virtual lie detector.

[–] pete_the_cat@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

I'm an unemployed Linux System Engineer and even though I spent most of my free time right now messing with my home server I wouldn't wanna do it for free for something that actually "mattered" (aka something that people use).

[–] pete_the_cat@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Yep, I work in IT as a Linux System Engineer and I'm currently unemployed. I could do it, but there's a lot involved for zero pay. You really have to love Lemmy or admin work to want to do this for free.

 

I'm a dude, but I frequently browse BadWomansAnatomy. I was having a (calm, respectful) debate with a few users regarding how a lot of people that have "transitioned" still bear hallmarks of their former gender (I mentioned one of my long time friends who has gone from MTF and still looks the same. Kaitlin and Elliot are also good examples). The ban was because I dared to use the "dead names" of Elliot Page and Kaitlin Jenner! Oh the horror! 😱

I went to post in /r/rant how I just thought it was ridiculous and it was autoremoved because I mentioned the world "mod" in the title and I mentioned a specific community 🤣

[–] pete_the_cat@lemmy.world -1 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I filed for free with H&R Block.

[–] pete_the_cat@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Ji-mo-nah! 🕺

[–] pete_the_cat@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Apology accepted 🙂

Google gets a lot of hate, and they, as a company and as a search engine have gotten worse over the years, but they still do a lot of stuff right. I never took it personally, just giving an example.

[–] pete_the_cat@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That is the point, most people don't do research and see "ahh a bigger number, it must be better!". 1Khz refresh rate may be a niche thing now but in two years every company will be pushing something similar.

[–] pete_the_cat@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Just because it's becoming less useful doesn't mean it's useless. I search for stuff every day and can find the answer I'm looking for in under a few minutes.

[–] pete_the_cat@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Screen technologies for a lot of things has gotten to the point where your eyes literally can't tell the difference, but sure, dump money into a placebo.

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In the Miami subreddit people were making jokes about Harley riders being super loud and obnoxious, so I posted the clip from South Park where someone says "You know everyone thinks you guys are a bunch of f@gs (without the @ in case the auto mod here catches it), right?" to a group of Harley riders.

And I was banned from Reddit for 3 days, my account is over 10 years old.

 

I saw this on a (scammy) dating app and thought it was hilarious.

 

I started lifting weights (again) and accurately tracking my progress (I bought a "cheap" workout and weight loss plan, which requires a lot of data so you can see your progress (or regress)). When bench pressing and doing squats on the (Cybex) Smith Machine I had assumed that the bar weighed 45 pounds like a free bar does and added it to the total weight. It wasn't until my most recent session (finished about 30 minutes ago) that I realized that the bar doesn't in fact weigh 45 pounds....but weighs anywhere from 7 to 30 pounds, according to what I saw from a quick search. I should have realized that it wasn't 45 pounds because it felt pretty light. Google says that the average weight tends to be about 15 pounds, but I have no idea.

I was also using the (Cybex) overhead should press machine and saw that the plates past 50 pounds went in 15 pound increments. Then I noticed the additional weight at the top, disabled by a pin. When I lowered it down on to the stack there was no number on it. Was it 5 pounds? 7.5 pounds? 10 pounds? Who knows?

How are people supposed to know how much weight they're lifting if things aren't numbered properly? They have these huge stickers that say everything, but they can't put "bar weighs 15 lbs" on it?

 

Each bar is wrapped in cellophane, which are then wrapped in the normal outer packaging. To make the 4 pack, they simply took 2x two packs and put them on a cardboard tray,and then wrapped those.

I don't think I've ever gone through so much unwrapping for candy.

 
 
 

It's been going downhill for a while but I feel it's gotten exponentially worse. Someone made a post under "insane facebook people" which had a picture of a sign on a hospital patient's door that said "please knock before entering I wear a veil". I said "you have to cover your face or Mohammed will smite you!" (which is literally the reason they do it) and the mod perma-banned me for violating a "rule". I called them a power hungry loser and said it was clearly a sarcastic comment...and they responded by calling me a Republican (which confuses the hell out of me) and blocked me from responding to them for 3 days.

Someone else posted in the New York City thread saying "inflation is out of control, this place wants $15 for a bacon, egg and cheese!" and everyone there was supporting the place that charged $15. Any comment OP made was immediately downvoted to hell, regardless of the content.

People were calling someone from a story posted a "pedophile" in another sub because they found an adult (18 years old) attractive. When someone else was like "umm a pedophile is someone that's attracted to pre-pubescent children..." everyone was just like "shut up pedo! You just want to fuck kids!".

Everyone seems to have a hair trigger, is insane, or loves to rage-bait/troll just for the fun of it.

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