[-] GroundedGator@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago

I work for a company that had offices in Russia and has relocated many of those workers to Spain.

[-] GroundedGator@lemmy.world 5 points 14 hours ago

And if you look like you could be from the Middle East, so if you are Spanish, Italian, from the Balkans, Latin America or any other place where people aren't pale as fuck, prepare to be insulted, threatened and sometimes violently attacked in the streets.

When I was 18, over 20 years ago, I spent 3 weeks in Southern Germany. As a white American it was the first time I experienced racism, though mild. I will never forget the look the family I was staying with gave me when I told them my last name was Italian. When the mother asked me, she was hopeful my last name was Spanish and visibly disappointed when I said Italian.

[-] GroundedGator@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

This message was brought to you by Brando. Water's stupid.

[-] GroundedGator@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

Apologies.

I didn't read the source, just thought you were being serious.

[-] GroundedGator@lemmy.world 13 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

The issue with carbon emissions from burning fuel is that they increase the carbon in the atmosphere because their origin is from sources trapped underground. Similar to a water cycle there is a carbon cycle. The carbon we exhale is produced from biological processes, not from combusting carbon which was previously trapped.

Edit to say, don't be like me. Read the source material before you react. Or at the very least read the comment to my post.

[-] GroundedGator@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

I mean no shock that he would carry out a plan to kill people indiscriminately. What I wonder is if he could get the devices into their hands to carry out this attack, what else have they sold to Hezbollah?

[-] GroundedGator@lemmy.world 9 points 5 days ago

Ruby Bridges is alive and well.

[-] GroundedGator@lemmy.world 11 points 5 days ago

Corn syrup has wrecked ice cream for me. I can't stand it and actively avoid buying ice cream with it.

I miss the old Bryer's

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[-] GroundedGator@lemmy.world 10 points 6 days ago

Start looking for tripped GFCI outlets.

If there is no power to the switch and the breaker didn't trip there is likely a switch with GFCI on the mix.

Another possibility could be a bad breaker (assuming you don't have actual fuses), check this by flipping the breaker off and back on. This could also help to identify other lights/outlets on the circuit. If there is a wiring problem, knowing what other devices are on the circuit could help you track the problem.

While not impossible, it is unlikely that a wire has been severed. It is possible that a wire came loose at another outlet or fixture in the circuit.

If there was a true short, the breaker would be tripped out fuse blown and it would continue to trip.

Problem exists between breaker and wall switch.

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  • Most tipped workers already don't pay federal taxes.
  • Increasing the tipped minimum would do more.

Edit: really there should be no minimum lower than the hourly minimum.

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“Those people . . . ” Donald said, trailing off. “The shape they’re in, all the expenses, maybe those kinds of people should just die.”

“I don’t know,” he finally said, letting out a sigh. “He doesn’t recognize you. Maybe you should just let him die and move down to Florida.”

Wait! What did he just say? That my son doesn’t recognize me? That I should just let him die?

Did he really just say that? That I should let my son die . . . so I could move down to Florida

[-] GroundedGator@lemmy.world 64 points 4 months ago

A better question would be what are you going to do to make sure the orange Mussolini doesn't win?

Make sure you, your friends, and your family are Registered to vote.

Make sure everyone you know gets to the polls on our before election day.

Become a poll worker.

We need to make sure we vote in numbers too big to steal. In 2000 the election was handed to Bush by the Supreme Court because of one state. Looking at the last term, the court would absolutely find a way to shift the election to the con in chief if it was just one swing state with irregularities.

Talk to people about project 2025 and what it will mean. This is how the guardrails from 2017 are removed. This is how we start a Christian theocracy. If we vote blue all the way down, the Dems may be able to put stronger rails in place. If it's not Project 2025 it will be Project 2029. These conservative think tanks have been doing this since Reagan, but this is by far the scariest.

Talk to friends and family about the Biden administration wins. It's not just Biden you're voting for, it is a continuation of his administration.

Bottom line, this is likely the most important election of many of our lives. All of us must participate.

[-] GroundedGator@lemmy.world 53 points 8 months ago

They must like fish sticks.

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The parties used to work together, it was unthinkable to not compromise for their constituents. Today we hear politicians talk as if it would be treason to work with members from the other side.

There is no both sides in this either. One side wants to govern alone to their own interests, not those of their constituents.

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[-] GroundedGator@lemmy.world 57 points 9 months ago

While it has not yet been enforced, my employer has an MDM. Because I do not want to violate this policy or install something that gives my employer access to my device, I do not use my personal device for work and I do not have a work device other than my laptop.

This has given me some interesting perspectives.

  • I do not need to be connected at all times.
  • I can walk away.
  • They pay me for work hours, not for my free time.
  • I can easily disconnect every night and weekend, even emergencies in my area can wait.

Seems people think things are much more urgent than they should be or actually are.

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