twig

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[–] twig@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

So now we're buying the article of clothing, the branding on said clothing and precision tools to remove the branding from the article of clothing.

Not throwing shade at you specifically. That's a clever solution, I just kinda hate that this problem demands even more shit in order to get around.

[–] twig@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It is however a classic trope. Being "one of the good ones," affords certain privileges until is doesn't. It is also absolutely a despicable card to play.

[–] twig@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 11 months ago (1 children)

OK... I'm legit just starting to judge people for still using that platform.

[–] twig@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Is this real?

[–] twig@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago (14 children)

Say that's true. Do you then actually believe that if you're not smart or you "don't have drive," you somehow deserve to be unhoused or starve, to be unable to access healthcare?

I'm all for people improving their lives, but as a baseline I just don't believe that certain people deserve the consequences of horrible poverty just because they didn't or couldn't perform academically.

Also what's the justification for having a system that allows employers to exploit workers by paying poverty wages while materially benefiting from that labor?

[–] twig@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

You forgot the OG: Corn flakes

[–] twig@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean, that's fine, but as a Linux user I've fucked around a lot and spent a lot of time fixing mistakes that I did not need to make.

I think I'm a pretty average Linux user. Who needs something that "just works" when you can break it by trying to add something you don't need?

[–] twig@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

That's really interesting.

I see people doubling the limit in school/construction zones or reduced speed residential areas all the time. This would be a massive detterent.

[–] twig@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

Right?! I know. It's so needlessly complicated. When I first learned about this my jaw legit dropped.

I'm not even necessarily proposing a registry but this is just fucking ridiculous.

[–] twig@lemmy.dbzer0.com 75 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (19 children)

I've used huge trucks for bush work. Like we're talking going mudding just to get to work. This line of work basically put me in the position that is the subject of commercials that try to convince suburban dads that they need a huge truck in case one day their family goes on a fictional camping trip to the middle of a swamp.

Anyways, you know what I learned? These fucking things suck at off-roading.

  • They have shit visibility. You sometimes need to get out of the truck to see around corners, especially if you're cresting steep hills
  • They have a dangerously high center of gravity (I saw a bunch of coworkers roll theirs) that is only amplified if you carry large loads in their truck beds
  • Over-complicated features like traction control will actually kill your power if you're doing some technical driving, which will make you get stuck when you don't need to

There's no good reason for these pieces of shit to exist.

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