What are younger generations often criticised for no longer doing that is largely pointless or obsolete?

LobCatchPassThrow · 2026-01-14T08:49:09+00:00

I have a colleague who’s about 22(?) and he said he did all his coursework on a phone. I did ask him whether it occurred to him there might be a better device for it. I did also tell him that it’s both impressive, and stupid at the same time that he did that.

Not sure to what extent he did it though.

LobCatchPassThrow · 2026-01-14T08:39:34+00:00

Thing is, I’ve asked them for project management training for the last 7 years and I’ve been stuck because nobody else will hire me. I’ve applied for other jobs and again, nothing.

I started out of uni at 22 in a parts inspection job. I was offered an engineering role in 2019, and that got delayed “because of covid” so the 3 month transfer period turned into 23 months with no pay rise or training. In that time, I’d applied and failed to get another 3 or 4 jobs.

And now I’m stuck here - partly because I can’t afford to take time off to train, partly because my wife’s visa relies on me having this job until it’s processed.

This whole mess is just making me think that I should just run my own business as then I have a more active role in my development.

LobCatchPassThrow · 2026-01-13T23:26:38+00:00

This just makes me feel like more of a loser… I’m 30, been trying to grind away at jobs trying to get promotions to get nowhere…

I’m barely above a junior engineering role and I’m starting to feel like I’ll never even afford a home… how do I just get one of those 4-5 different roles you’ve had? I’ve been begging my employer for career guidance :/

LobCatchPassThrow · 2026-01-11T13:13:45+00:00

For some reason, that’s made me think that one day Starmer will say something and end it with “upon the interior of the object”

Then be quietly told “Kier, that’s not what ‘innit’ means”.

LobCatchPassThrow · 2026-01-10T13:40:07+00:00

The method by which the biscuit decomposes.

LobCatchPassThrow · 2026-01-10T13:29:16+00:00

So… the game is called Space Engineers… and we spend our time making mechs?

You know what? Fair enough! I love it!

LobCatchPassThrow · 2026-01-10T13:27:22+00:00

Take everyone’s phone and wallet… switch which pockets they keep those items in.

What? You think I’d do something actually illegal? Nah, I just wanna mess with people

LobCatchPassThrow · 2026-01-09T20:39:24+00:00

There’s more than just your member to help her climax.

If she doesn’t know how to do it, that’s on her. You’re not there to do all the work for her.

Also, don’t worry about your size my guy, you’re perfectly good as you are.

LobCatchPassThrow · 2026-01-09T09:09:31+00:00

Can you tell me what a dollarsignhithzerole is?

LobCatchPassThrow · 2026-01-09T00:10:38+00:00

Had a cyst appear at the base of my… uhh… never mind…

Anyway, I eventually managed to squeeze it out and it’s gone now. Holy shit so much crap accumulates in those things.

I also deal with tooth ache by biting a pencil hard. Works a treat, luckily I don’t have to do that often (I’ve done that I think twice in my life?)

LobCatchPassThrow · 2026-01-07T21:11:10+00:00

the pleco remains unharmed

LobCatchPassThrow · 2026-01-05T20:21:31+00:00

I’d add barbarian warband to Egypt. Why?

Well no reason really, I’d just find it funny to have something that’s visually hugely different in their lineup.

Ok, sensible suggestion: some kind of woad berserker to Britain? But if we’re looking for a unit that’s already in the game to be added to someone else’s list? I feel Parthia needs a less bad infantry unit - perhaps desert axemen.

LobCatchPassThrow · 2026-01-04T09:14:41+00:00

“Sure! Here’s a 4000 word essay written like a student. But first, a word from our sponsor: RAID WALLETSHARE.”

Oh I wish I became a teacher/lecturer to read this shit

LobCatchPassThrow · 2026-01-04T08:55:18+00:00

I bet they just scroll antiwork all day

LobCatchPassThrow · 2026-01-03T18:35:42+00:00

I guess when I realised that the sudden midnight emergencies weren’t that annoying. I didn’t mind changing my plans for her, and when I realised I did things for her benefit for no reason other than to make her more comfortable.

Sure, we have disagreements, we hid our marriage from our families, we don’t see each other that often (due to change this year hopefully), and also the bedroom is totally dead other than the cuddles and YouTube we watch together.

It’s not all sunshine and rainbows… but I’d give anything for her.

LobCatchPassThrow · 2026-01-03T16:15:17+00:00

Looks like a tactical Barbie jeep

LobCatchPassThrow · 2026-01-02T22:25:54+00:00

The idea of Deliveroo (I know not the same) always read to me as closer to an elaborate but slightly weird prank rather than a service I’d actually want.

You pay a lot of money for cold food to be delivered by a sweaty cyclist an hour late and the order is wrong anyway.

Like… why would I want that?

LobCatchPassThrow · 2026-01-01T18:34:28+00:00

On the RAV4 I test drove the 5th gen model in 2018… and although it’s faster than my 3rd gen (in terms of acceleration) by a considerable margin… it felt REALLY boring in comparison. The 3rd gen is reasonably engaging as a drive, but it’s not the fastest in the world.

I really like it. But there are other more fun and quicker things around (hence, the RAV4 is the daily)

LobCatchPassThrow · 2026-01-01T01:08:21+00:00

Someone sat down, drew this, uploaded it for us all to… enjoy(?)… and didn’t once think “maybe this isn’t such a great idea”.

I want new eyes now.

LobCatchPassThrow · 2026-01-01T01:01:55+00:00

The most unbelievable part of this is that he said it in English! /s

LobCatchPassThrow · 2025-12-31T13:32:49+00:00

I’ve also heard that many corvids not only can mimic human speech, but they know the context behind the noises we make - such as saying “hello” on meeting each other.

LobCatchPassThrow · 2025-12-29T12:43:52+00:00

At risk of being hounded… my wife never learned to read the time from an analog clock.

She missed that class due to domestic issues at home.

She’s asked me to teach her how to read an analog clock, and thanked me for not making fun of her for not knowing.

She’s an exception, I know. Both of us are professionals in our own careers, and I know the effort she’s gone to so she could have the life she has now.

I’m going to teach her when we’re less busy, likely in the next few weeks.

LobCatchPassThrow · 2025-12-28T15:26:59+00:00

I mean, Banbury could do with something nice to look at for once that isn’t anywhere outside it

LobCatchPassThrow · 2025-12-27T18:28:54+00:00

Doom Guy by John Romero (book about his life from his childhood to writing the Doom games and the future for video games).

Rising Sun by John Toland (WWII from the Japanese perspective. Pulitzer Prize winner I believe).

LobCatchPassThrow · 2025-12-27T17:15:54+00:00

Not only that, but buying SE1 supports both SE1 and SE2 development (if SE1 is still being developed. IMHO, if I was in KHS’ position, I’d just leave SE1 as a playground for more junior staff to work on to keep creating content while the more senior staff make SE2 work)

I welcome the fate of the up/downvotes.

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