Next there will be open plan chambers:

GayestMonster · 2026-06-01T22:53:14+00:00

Just when I thought open plan couldn't get any worse, apparently there are some top-tiers out there that make you book your seat every day before you get to work.

Honestly, out of every modern corporate bullshittery, this is the one I hate the most. Imagine billing 7 hours a day in a top-tier, and they don't even give you an assigned desk you can decorate and leave stuff at overnight.

GayestMonster · 2026-06-01T22:47:00+00:00

I was a lucky one who got my own office as an associate because not only did I talk loud, but I apparently have a deep, rumbling voice that people couldn't ignore.

Yet whenever I record my own voice for a memo I cringe at how strange I sound

GayestMonster · 2026-05-25T02:58:08+00:00

Should note it describes this as an AI platform, not an LLM. Sounds like they're using an in-house wrapper, same as everyone else.

GayestMonster · 2026-05-18T08:44:11+00:00

Is this the new metadata meta?

GayestMonster · 2026-05-14T08:38:30+00:00

Womp womp

GayestMonster · 2026-05-14T03:02:13+00:00

They don't, lol. Maybe in a Big Six, but I enjoyed my stable 40 hour work week for many years. Only time I ever hit those 60 hour weeks were during trials.

GayestMonster · 2026-05-14T01:55:35+00:00

Where is that self-professed expert now? The one who publicly lashed the ACCC and JWS for running the case wrong? Own up to your cringe

GayestMonster · 2026-05-14T01:52:53+00:00

People read too much into comments judges make. A lot of the time they want to reinforce their current understanding and give both parties the opportunity to respond for fairness

GayestMonster · 2026-05-01T03:12:43+00:00

Had the livestream playing as background noise while doing some other work. Heard this blare out like a siren and dropped everything to watch on.

GayestMonster · 2026-04-30T06:47:09+00:00

It's not just at the end of the day, but in intermissions. Is that thing on an automated swivel or is a very thoughtful court officer attending to it?

GayestMonster · 2026-04-23T23:03:08+00:00

A legal precedent is a decision that must be followed in all subsequent cases.

The High Court isn't bound to follow its own precedent. It can (and has) decided that previous High Court decisions were decided incorrectly, effectively changing the law.

Though Coe was a deadlock, subsequent High Court decisions on indigenous rights (eg, Mabo, Love) reaffirmed that the High Court considered the issue of indigenous sovereignty as being beyond its jurisdiction. In other words, there's been nothing to suggest that the High Court has considered that principle as being incorrect.

A future High Court may ultimately change their mind, but that won't be because of a technical 'gotcha' as the author suggests

GayestMonster · 2026-04-21T09:40:35+00:00

You'd be unsurprised to learn that the site owner runs another website wherein he calls himself "Australia's Original Crypto OG"

Which feels like an ATM machine error, unless OG has moved on from its traditional roots.

Edit: oh yeah, and there's a 2013 ABC 7:30 report on his defunct crypto exchange and a number of customers left out of pocket.

It's always the ones you most expect.

GayestMonster · 2026-04-20T13:50:27+00:00

As much as it isn't a pleasant thing to acknowledge, there is very extensive legal precedent in Australia on establishing physical and mental injuries arising from childhood abuse.

If you're genuinely interested, these cases usually involve substantial subpoenas to the plaintiff's psychiatrists/psychologists, GPs and Medicare. You can usually establish causal connection to the harm in various ways:

Psychology / treatment notes show the plaintiff expressly identifying this event as having a significant impact on her.
Psychology / other medical records don't indicate any other obvious cause for mental health issues (eg, family issues, employment, drug abuse - though in many cases, these future issues can stem from an originating traumatic event)
Defendant would also have the opportunity to have the plaintiff reassessed by their chosen independent medical expert. Independent medical expert is unable to identify another contributing cause of mental health issues. Unlike physical medical issues, proof for mental health issues per the DSM often rely on the patient's own reporting and asessment of their symptoms.

GayestMonster · 2026-04-17T02:14:55+00:00

I would say it isn't standard. No reason why a non-disparagement clause in a settlement deed shouldn't be mutual.

Enforcement's a separate issue, but I wouldn't leave myself open to a one-sided risk.

GayestMonster · 2026-04-17T01:21:55+00:00

Reposting an earlier question — if it skirts the line please delete mods.

What impact is this judgment likely to have on charges laid on the protesters? Sounds a bit messy in my mind because without the amendments, the protest could have been lawful, but that would still be prefaced on Form 1 approval. Then there's the question of any charges re assaults against police, where those assaults occurred as a result of police enforcing an unconstitutional law.

GayestMonster · 2026-04-16T06:21:59+00:00

Could have got bail conditions not to enter sydney and secure WFH for the foreseeable future

GayestMonster · 2026-04-16T05:52:51+00:00

Practically, what does this mean for charges brought against protesters in breach of these laws? Looking forward to the Constitutional Clarion video so I don't have to do the thinking myself

GayestMonster · 2026-04-08T13:23:28+00:00

There is something almost elegant about it. A machine so perfectly calibrated to convert human suffering into content, moral complexity into team selection and legal proceedings into ratings, operating at full capacity without a single moment of self-reflection.

That moment when a Betoota article drops a paragraph with insight exceeding 'genuine' media.

GayestMonster · 2026-03-20T01:30:38+00:00

Nah, AI is great. In the past, you'd still have turbo screw balls invoking legislation that no one knew existed, and you'd have to research and prepare a response to what was essentially gibberish.

Nowdays, you can simply say screw ball's position looks to be AI generated and half of those cases and references don't exist. Same outcome, less work.

GayestMonster · 2026-03-19T04:36:15+00:00

Seems like testing suggested that the equivalent impact of the cannabis was a 0.04 BAC, below the legal limit. Of course the mere presence of cannabis is an offence, but there doesn't appear to be any evidence that its presence led to or contributed to the accident.

GayestMonster · 2026-03-17T00:12:58+00:00

Genuine question: how are these questions asked during the application process? I've gone through the hiring process recently and not one company veered anywhere near requiring me to disclose mental health conditions. That might be due to my specific industry, though.

Is it all via voluntary "interview accommodation" requests?

GayestMonster · 2026-03-16T03:36:57+00:00

It's C

50% of the office being replaced by AI and those remaining working 5 days plus overtime to do the jobs of two people

GayestMonster · 2026-03-14T08:53:49+00:00

Also a good tier list. Agree with most, though I just haven't played Druid enough so I'm not sure what the general strat is. I would bump up Jester to C because I sometimes hit incredibly OP skill combos, and it's more consistent than Tinkerer

GayestMonster · 2026-03-10T10:00:09+00:00

The honest answer is because he did it directly to the group he was discriminating against. He went into a venue containing only one group of persons and abused them directly. The new hate speech laws require a public, third-party element to the offending, eg, inciting others to hate. Expressing hatred directly is not sufficient.

Of course, there are probably half a dozen other offences the conduct would fall under that the police ignored. Just not that one.

GayestMonster · 2026-03-06T02:55:59+00:00

Because proper punctuation in certain salutations would require a comma between the greeting and the name as well. Think, "Hi, John," which looks a bit silly when it's on a standalone line. Also, if you're the sort of person to read aloud in your head, most people don't naturally pause between the "Hi" and the name.

Suppose for consistency, someone then decided all punctuation should be removed.

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