[-] toynbee@lemm.ee 9 points 9 months ago

The first time I heard anything by Ratatat, I was driving past a road named "Ararat Rd." It's a dumb connection to make, but it still makes me chuckle.

[-] toynbee@lemm.ee 7 points 9 months ago

While this is true, I have yet to find a way to do this on any non PC interface. :(

[-] toynbee@lemm.ee 17 points 9 months ago
[-] toynbee@lemm.ee 18 points 10 months ago

In theory, Ross Scott is (or at least was) trying to get something done about this. https://youtu.be/tUAX0gnZ3Nw?si=acNlZLK8MRqKWwgh

[-] toynbee@lemm.ee 18 points 10 months ago

I think Google is showing why it thinks the result is relevant to the search. For example, the search used the term "find out," so Google bolded "know" and "determine," which it believes to be related to the question.

[-] toynbee@lemm.ee 9 points 10 months ago

I've been told that generally, this is so the company doesn't have to pay you back for unused PTO if you leave the company.

I can't vouch for this as true, but it makes sense.

[-] toynbee@lemm.ee 20 points 10 months ago
[-] toynbee@lemm.ee 7 points 10 months ago

Kind of reminds me of " A Man Called Ove" or, in movie form, "A Man Called Otto."

[-] toynbee@lemm.ee 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Sure, and that's great for you! I am, honestly, envious.

However, you said "you could switch." For many people, including me, we cannot switch while maintaining a reasonable connection. My options are my current ISP (really not too bad, for the first time in my life), an ISP that provides a maximum of 12Mbps, an ISP that still isn't quite sure if it can provide service to me, or satellite (which is pretty awful for a variety of services I use regularly). Even discarding reasonable expectations, this is not a "dozen or so."

While your proposal might be good for you and others in "socialist" Europe, many people (likely even outside of Europe and the USA) don't have that option and it probably doesn't help resolve the parent commenter's complaint.

Edit: also, while the USA is behind Europe in many ways, I suspect this is not so much a Europe vs USA issue as a rural vs not issue.

[-] toynbee@lemm.ee 20 points 11 months ago

I have no issue opening up to other men, so long as they're receptive, but very often (almost universally) I've ended up regretting it when I have done so.

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