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owenfromcanada

@ owenfromcanada @lemmy.world

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  • What's the most corrupt/misguided/peculiar way you've seen the golden rule used?

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  • Many fines are just a tax on the poor and would fall under this.

    I had a buddy who was rich, like fuck-you rich. He'd park his hummer wherever he felt like it (handicapped spots, up on the curb, etc), and every week he'd take his stack of parking tickets and write a cheque.

    A lot of wealthy people are like this. They have no concept of what $100 is worth to an average person, and if the only punishment for something is a monetary fine, it's effectively permissable for them.

  • Is this green or blue?

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  • Yes

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    Trump admin releases Epstein list to the public only to have the whole thing blacked out.

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  • Once you get a billion dollars, that kind of thing is the only thing that is "off limits" anymore, so of course that's what they want.

    Extreme wealth is bad for everyone, including the wealthy.

  • It probably won't give you nightmares or anything

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  • I think Link was frozen in the game, too

  • Definitely will put a smile on your face

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  • That logic carries. I'll allow it.

  • Definitely will put a smile on your face

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  • Wait, this isn't a shitpost, this is precious!

  • 1987

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  • More of a bastardization of it. Not something I use often, it just carries a certain tone and energy with it.

  • Are there more 'private' launchers for pixel phones?

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  • If you want something minimalistic, you can try mine: Mere Launcher

  • Recommendation Self Hosting Blog

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  • Check out GetSimple. It's a flat file system (so no database to mess with) and can run with just basic PHP (though it'll guide you through installing modules if you want fancy urls, etc). Super easy to set up. I've been using it for years without a hitch.

  • 1987

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  • How got-dang popular were those plates? Had me hundreds of (probably lead-tainted) dinners on those bad boys.

  • Goblin care

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  • Consuming strange plants and yelling at technology they neither understand nor appreciate is textbook goblin behavior.

  • What's a craving or longing you have that would sound oddly specific to anyone else?

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  • Yeah, you tend to see the best of humanity during a shared struggle (and sometimes the worst too, but seems more often the better).

  • What's a craving or longing you have that would sound oddly specific to anyone else?

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  • In 2003, there was a massive power outage over a big chunk of the midwest. Power was out for about three days. My entire city just kinda... shut down and took a break.

    It wasn't all great--a few elderly folks even died of heat stroke (it was hot, in the middle of summer if I remember right). But there were some positives: the city functioned as a community in a way I've never experienced before or since. It felt like we were all on a broken elevator together--a sudden sense of camaraderie in the face of a shared experience.

    Most businesses couldn't function, so everyone was pretty much outside in the parks and at the waterfront, and everyone seemed pretty welcoming to everyone else (they kinda had to be, there were a lot of people out). My dad had a portable generator, so we went around town taking turns at friends' houses to run their fridges and freezers for a while, and got to just spend time with them.

    I don't expect that the world could function like that all the time, but it was kinda nice for a few days.

  • Mentally checked out of my job of a decade. How to proceed?

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  • To add to this: I would hope your company has some sort of policy regarding conduct (HR almost always has something in the employee handbook about treating one another with respect). Clarify in writing with your supervisor about what kind of conduct is unacceptable, and start enforcing it to the letter whenever you have to take a call. "I understand this is a frustrating issue, but I won't tolerate further abuse on this call." When they curse you out, you hang up. If they have a problem with it, they can call your supervisor. If your supervisor has a problem with it, you report it to HR (yeah, HR isn't "on your side" generally, but they also want to prevent lawsuits, so in this case their best interests align with yours).

  • Can anyone recommend generic controllers that work with Linux? [Update2]

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  • I've had pretty good success with a number of 8bitdo controllers. The wireless ones have a few different wireless "profiles" for compatibility with multiple devices, but after figuring that out, it's pretty smooth sailing. They take several minutes to turn off from idling, and it won't "idle" if you're holding it (i.e., if there's any activity on the gyroscope).

    I have the SN30 Pro and the Zero 2, both have great battery life and work well on Linux (I'm using Mint). And they work wired as well.

  • I created an instance for a specific community

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  • I have no strong feelings one way or the other.

  • It's pronounced giraffe

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  • Considering it's an acronym for Graphics Interchange Rasterization And Formatting Format Enhancement, it's pronounced giraffe.

  • "Shia LaBeouf"

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  • Dang, it's been 10 years since this legend entered my consciousness?

  • White House says Elon Musk is not part of DOGE

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  • Makes sense, the president usually isn't part of specific sub-departments. But what's the orange guy's job?