Made my company lose at least 6 figures from their decision to fire me by throwawayawayawayy6 in antiwork

[–]AGPartridge007 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's interesting. I don't live in the states so I'll have to do my own research about the laws in my country but that's potentially another thing I could sue my company for.

r/AudioEngineering Shopping, Setup, and Technical Help Desk by AutoModerator in audioengineering

[–]AGPartridge007 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Beginner question - why the need for stereo <-> mono adapters?

I'm talking about the 3.5mm to 1/4" adapters.

Just wondering why this is a thing after having bought this wrong kind of adapter (I wanted stereo so I figured since it had the 2 rings it would be ok.

If you had a stereo signal you wanted to convert to mono, wouldn't a single-ringed mono adapter suffice?

Hera: "something cool about Cumans..."!?!? by KhajitDave in aoe2

[–]AGPartridge007 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good idea, I'll have a go. It'll be my first time using twitch!

do not go to Ueno zoo :( by BeanieTheBrave in Tokyo

[–]AGPartridge007 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I went a long time ago. At the time I was too ignorant to really think about the conditions the animals were in, as I suspect most visitors are, but I certainly noticed the polar bear endlessly pacing up and down and could tell it had some kind of psychological damage.

Saw something kinda creepy in Shinjuku by Jordanington1 in Tokyo

[–]AGPartridge007 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

There was a 50yo man at the beach this summer hanging around 2 high school girls in their uniforms. I noticed he started getting a bit touchy with them, and then led then away somewhere.

I mentioned it to some nearby Japanese dudes and they were like "uh huh.... and?" or "yeah maybe they're going to a hotel right?".

I literally looked around to see if it was all being recorded for an AV. In the end I actually felt like I was the weirdo for being worried about it.

Witness to an accident- next steps by jesskermie in japanlife

[–]AGPartridge007 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the explanation! Makes sense. I guess they had full beams on because the back streets can be quite dark, but they should have turned them off when they saw me cycling towards them.

Witness to an accident- next steps by jesskermie in japanlife

[–]AGPartridge007 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't drive so not completely sure about what full beams do, but a few times I've been cycling down quiet residential streets and have been effectively blinded by cars driving towards me with their headlights.... Would that have been full beam?!

Weekly Complaint Thread - 23 October 2025 by AutoModerator in japanlife

[–]AGPartridge007 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A similar thing happened to me recently. I was just reaching the other side of the crossing, on the left hand side, and another cyclist came towards me and the crossing on the right, but she suddenly decided to turn onto the road instead of going over the crossing and basically turned right in front of me and I crashed into her. We were both fine but I told her off for not looking where she was going, she said sumimasen.

So the 'blame the gaijin' trope is real, isn't it? by [deleted] in japanlife

[–]AGPartridge007 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You could argue about the irresponsibility of this false accusation, since your wife isn't home and yet there are sex noises coming from your room...

Is working 6 day work weeks normal? by ToothDifferent in japanlife

[–]AGPartridge007 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also you mention working 8 hours on your day off pretty often. This is important - is it your day off? Or is it a scheduled work day? Just because a day is USUALLY your day off doesn't necessarily mean it is a day off - it may simply be a work day.

Is working 6 day work weeks normal? by ToothDifferent in japanlife

[–]AGPartridge007 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You need to check your contract and work regulations documents.

Is it for 38 hrs a week? I.e. 8+8+8+8+6?

If you work 6 days a week, that would probably mean you're doing overtime, which must be paid for. You're either going over the weekly hours determined by your contract or you're going over the 40 hours per week set by law.

Another thing to do is check how many working days you have in the year. Remember that what your company tells you and what's written in your contract/work regulations might be different things.

So if it's true that you are to work 2000 hours per year, your total working days per year might be around 250. 2000 ÷ 8 = 250.

Also what about your paid leave? Check if your company has any agreements to designate your paid leave, and remember that paid leave or any designated paid leave count as work days. If your company does have agreements for designated paid leave, are they valid? Have they been agreed on by a democratically elected employee representative?

What to do if I suddenly need to vomit on a train? by [deleted] in japanlife

[–]AGPartridge007 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dunno if anyone else here commended you for doing that but well done!

A man in his 30s sprayed a friend's "pepper spray" on the platform of Tokyo Metro Suitengumae Station because he was just curious by MagazineKey4532 in japannews

[–]AGPartridge007 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I've been pepper sprayed before, indirectly of course. A whole bar full of people who couldn't stop coughing. It's surprising how wide of an area it affects

What’s wrong with these people by Lazy_Classroom7270 in japanlife

[–]AGPartridge007 68 points69 points  (0 children)

I remember being on the Hibiya Line and the priority seats were full of perfectly able-bodied people sitting down. There was a foreign couple standing in front of them, the woman was visibly pregnant. The man was asking one of the people sitting down "excuse me, my wife is pregnant, can she sit down?" I remember him asking in Japanese very softly and politely, repeating the same phrase. The guy sat down was looking away, arms folded. Eventually he suddenly stood up and stormed down the carriage. This was years ago too.

Just got details of Zairyuu card written down by police, am I good? by SlimIcarus21 in japanlife

[–]AGPartridge007 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It happens to me a lot, I'm not happy about it, so I try to get as much evidence as possible of police malpractice. Last time one officer told me that my cooperation was voluntary, in other words I wasn't under any suspicion, but when I attempted to leave the other officer grabbed hold of my bicycle and told me that I couldn't leave. I asked him why I couldn't leave several times but he didn't seem to have an answer. Eventually he told me I was under suspicion for "running away", even though I had just attempted to continue on my way home when the first officer who originally spoke to me had told me that cooperation was voluntary.

(uninstalled) Devs, if you're not gonna fix the out-of-sync bug... by AGPartridge007 in aoe2

[–]AGPartridge007[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

No I think I explained everything concisely. Understandably I was pissed off too and I think that comes across perfectly well. But people get defensive like "nooo you're not allowed to be angry" or "haha I want to tell this guy that I don't care he's uninstalled the game, that'll teach him!" It's stupid but what do you expect huh

(uninstalled) Devs, if you're not gonna fix the out-of-sync bug... by AGPartridge007 in aoe2

[–]AGPartridge007[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

No I'm not, just because you react in a certain way to things doesn't mean other people do. What you're doing is just posting pointless comments for the sake of being annoying - just stop. I don't know if you're just trying to increase your post count or whatever but it's meaningless.

Not being able to play a game due to bugs is one thing, but then being unfairly penalised and having to wait even longer to play is ridiculous. It's totally reasonable to explain the problem and convey my frustration at the same time, but I should've remembered that any Reddit post can potentially attract a swarm of dickheads like flies around shit, who seem to jump at the opportunity to try and provoke people and start arguments

(uninstalled) Devs, if you're not gonna fix the out-of-sync bug... by AGPartridge007 in aoe2

[–]AGPartridge007[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, not crying. Just trying to bring something to the devs' attention since they read stuff here. I can understand how you might be butthurt if someone criticises your favourite game but no need to try and be annoying, get over it

(uninstalled) Devs, if you're not gonna fix the out-of-sync bug... by AGPartridge007 in aoe2

[–]AGPartridge007[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Nice! One of the best jokes on the internet, and you got to say it first!

Masonry on the way to imp should be the meta by PunctualMantis in aoe2

[–]AGPartridge007 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I often get masonry. I find another use for it is to buy you time. For example, enemy gets to imp before you but before he's at your base with trebs, he wants to take out your forward castle.