[-] Knightfox@lemmy.one 26 points 8 months ago

Most farming is subsidized, the debate then is which one is subsidized more. A bit of a specious argument at the end of the day.

[-] Knightfox@lemmy.one 18 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I think that's the thing, it's not that amazingly well paid. Considering it only requires a high school diploma and a certificate it pays well, but overall you're probably only making around $38-55k per year. I did find some exceptions such as the upper end of NYC techs making $65k, but even LA had a high end of $55k. Maybe the salary data I saw was wrong, but that's not particularly well paying.

The high paying job is the Pharmacist who is probably pulling in $120-160k, but the tech is doing all the real work.

This guy probably looks at it like they aren't conventionally attractive (which isn't true) and they aren't making stupid high salaries.

[-] Knightfox@lemmy.one 19 points 11 months ago

It's as real as Kids requesting litter boxes in school because they identify as a furry, it's just meme BS that a specific political group has latched on to and bitch about. It's definitely not real.

[-] Knightfox@lemmy.one 22 points 11 months ago

https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fit6o5pz5zla61.jpg

It's the same as the Shopping Cart theory. There are a few analogous theories, but they're all the same. If you don't return your grocery cart, pick up your pet's poop, or hold your trash till you find a disposal then you're an asshole.

[-] Knightfox@lemmy.one 24 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

In my mind Early Access is for games that are so close to completion that they can ask for money and withstand criticism.

It should go:

  • Alpha (closed or open)
  • Beta (closed and/or open)
  • Early Access
  • Full Release

If your game suffers in Early Access then it likely means your game wasn't ready for Early Access. Too often a game that should still be in Closed Alpha or Closed Beta is thrown up on Steam as Early Access. If you're gonna do that then you have to take the criticism as well.

[-] Knightfox@lemmy.one 19 points 1 year ago

On that last point, George Washington is still considered the most popular president of the USA. In his own time he would come to cities and people (all of them) would swarm the streets. When the Constitution was signed Washington was in retirement, but the writers of the Constitution assumed Washington would be the first President. There were roughly 8 candidates running for the position, Washington wasn't one of them, and when Washington announced he would come out of retirement the other candidates dropped out of the running. Washington won the first election unanimously.

A lot of Europeans don't realize this, but the Constitution wasn't the first government of the new USA. First there was the Articles of Confederation which went from 1777-1789 so Washington had been gone for quite some time and was still so popular.

It's not at all surprising that it's one of the most popular landmark names in the US (street and city names).

Some other popular names include Lafayette, MLK, Lincoln, and Jackson, Jefferson, and Madison.

[-] Knightfox@lemmy.one 23 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It's also used for dramatic pause, suspense, or as a setup for a punchline, which may be the case for the title. Other punctuation is probably more appropriate, but oftentimes doesn't convey the desired level of pause.

Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side. Why did the chicken cross the road..... To get to the other side.

David Carradine was found dead in Thailand from auto erotic asphyxiation.

David Carradine was found dead in Thailand.... From auto erotic asphyxiation

[-] Knightfox@lemmy.one 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah, it's truly disappointing. By the numbers Pence should be an excellent candidate for the right, he's been married (first marriage) to the same person since 1985, he's so religious he has documented life events that he's made decisions based on faith, he's a seasoned politician (Congressman, Governor, and Vice President), and while his politics are terrible I don't think he himself is a bad person.

For that last part, it's a pretty low bar. It's the sort of thought, "If he had the opportunity to kill someone without being caught, and it made him money, I don't think he'd do it." This is the same idea for many of our past presidents and candidates. If my (fictional) teenage daughter passed out for some reason and I had to run to get help, I wouldn't have any concerns leaving Mike Pence (Obama, Biden, George Bush, or Romney) with her for a while so I could get help. Guy might cheat on his taxes or tell a white lie or justified lie, but he seems like a passably nice guy (in the I'll cancel your right to an abortion, but if I get you pregnant I'll own up and take responsibility for you and the child kind of way).

I might be reading more into his character than I should, but add that to mine and your past statement and I totally agree he would be a more popular candidate.

[-] Knightfox@lemmy.one 27 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The kind of girl that wears a flannel shirt and puffy vest with leggings and leather riding boots. It's a good look, but far too common. There are other variations like a wide brim hat with a cardigan and jeans. Just Google Pumpkin Spice Latte girl.

[-] Knightfox@lemmy.one 19 points 1 year ago

I work in permitting and I get to see a lot of businesses in a lot of industry types. Everything from small mom and pop places to places that have hundreds of employees, small contract jobs shops all the way up to massive chemical manufacturers. One common question I ask is about staffing, typically if a business doesn't have enough staff to run the business appropriately it's a good indicator of whether they will be able to meet their permit requirements.

By and large the only businesses who say, "Nobody wants to work anymore," are places that don't pay enough. Every single time it's a pay issue, maybe rarely it's a personality problem. I had one new business (that's particularly dirty and hard to hire for) come in and they wanted to start up fast, rather than hiring and training new employees they literally went to their 3 competitors in town and hired their staff directly. An extra $2.5 an hour, 17 people left which nearly crippled the competition, and they had fully trained staff that were more than happy to work in that type of business.

[-] Knightfox@lemmy.one 26 points 1 year ago

Once upon a time Quora had reasonably accessible information. Now I find it nearly unusable and only go there as a last desperate effort which is generally fruitless. Pinterest is annoying, but generally you can still view some content. What's annoying is trying to download, copy, or isolate content there. If all you want to do is view an image, Google can typically still pull the image out and make it viewable from the search. The problem only arises if you try to go in and see the original.

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