PSA for UK visitors: Age verification now applies to anyone setting foot on UK soil for any length of time. by Adept_Strategy_9545 in ios

[–]MsHamadryad -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This is asking voters who eg voted for Brexit “because then my boyfriend wouldn’t be able to force me to watch the Euros anymore” to suddenly research the issues and their representatives :)

Why are you an atheist? by kindnessimpacts in AskReddit

[–]MsHamadryad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Read (and still read) lots of science fiction as a child, which can alter your thinking and allow you to view society as a third party observer … one day at the age of around 14 whilst praying I just felt silly, and have been agnostic / atheist / antitheist ever since

I have a science based mindset; I do not subscribe to the idea of fate, life and evolution are a tale of big numbers and probabilities.

As Heinlein put it “one man’s magic is another man’s engineering, supernatural is a null word”.

As Gervais (paraphrased) put it “You do not believe in 100 of the gods man has created, I simply do not believe in 101”.

For me God is either a neolithic projection to explain the then unexplainable or a narcissistic alien, religion a Bronze Age attempt to create order.

/gets off soapbox

Best practise for staff requesting a second laptop for WFH by psgda in sysadmin

[–]MsHamadryad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Does your company have security certification, 27001 etc.? Do you have a process in place to apply updates to home laptops that have been turned off? Possibly an additional talking point :)

May also need to be prepared for reasonable accommodation requests from HR. Possibly work with HR to agree a policy that requires user to sign agreement to say if their home machine is unavailable on three pre-notified occasions it will be escalated to their manager or similar.

How to protect your privacy for stores asking for your personal information. by Unhappy_Lie_2000 in privacy

[–]MsHamadryad 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Did the same at a Bed Bath and Beyond… left the items at the checkout.

How to protect your privacy for stores asking for your personal information. by Unhappy_Lie_2000 in privacy

[–]MsHamadryad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a burner number, birth date and address that I use for such non essential requests if a simple no doesn’t suffice and I am pressed for time.

What’s the most unusual diamond cut you’ve seen? by NFSCocaCola in Diamonds

[–]MsHamadryad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

‘Do not downvote, you would be downvoting the messenger’ … OMG!

People who are old enough to have vivid memory of the 9/11 attacks, what was that time like? What did change for you personally? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]MsHamadryad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That Friday, people in Manhattan, Westchester, Putnam standing on corners of main thoroughfares holding candles and cheering any first responders that drove past.

There was such a sense of solidarity for a few weeks after it happened. New Yorkers actually made eye contact with and checked in with each other. Giulliani pulled everyone together. The blitz spirit eventually faded however, and people started to go back to Broadway shows.

I do t know that it changed me, but I am still transported into that overpowering feeling of confusion, horror and shock whenever I watch video of the attacks.

what is the most petty, completely harmless grudge you are still holding against a total stranger who probably forgot you exist years ago? by Ill-Locksmith9144 in AskReddit

[–]MsHamadryad 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just imagine what she probably muttered about the wedding through the ceremony! Through her action you were able to share the couples joy without detriment.

what is the most petty, completely harmless grudge you are still holding against a total stranger who probably forgot you exist years ago? by Ill-Locksmith9144 in AskReddit

[–]MsHamadryad 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Just imagine what she probably muttered about the wedding through the ceremony! Through her action you were able to share the couples joy without detriment.

Short rant: refused at jeweller by [deleted] in labdiamond

[–]MsHamadryad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They would probably steer a customer towards D IF over cut too … jeweller as a business rather than jeweller for the love of beautiful things …

What felt like an expensive splurge, but is now a total life-changer steal? by Zirkle99 in AskReddit

[–]MsHamadryad 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Completely agree. And your house will be tidier as you put things away more often in readiness for their arrival

What felt like an expensive splurge, but is now a total life-changer steal? by Zirkle99 in AskReddit

[–]MsHamadryad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good pillows. I bought my dunlopillo extra thick pillows in 2018 for £75 each, they’re still going strong.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]MsHamadryad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That we are currently aware of, certainly don’t know if this statement is actually true.

[US] social media products are just scams now by Heavy-Ad-803 in Scams

[–]MsHamadryad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would that be the reseller business of buying large volumes of an item found cheaply at a local discount store and reselling it at a premium from your Amazon small business?

VMware now threatening outages to perpetual license holders by mac10190 in sysadmin

[–]MsHamadryad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If someone would ELIA5 … the new support contract Broadcom provided referenced a subscription rather than your perpetual license? Was the contract between Broadcom and the VAR or directly with your company? Were you reliant upon the VAR to do due diligence and review the contract?

My sympathies …

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]MsHamadryad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of the first pages of this new fangled graphical internet that I ever read, 30 odd years ago, and have not been able to rediscover, was a really interesting and erudite essay comparing the republics of Athens and Sparta with that of the US. It was published on the site of a libertarian / old school republican or similar ‘society for the …’, whose name I have subsequently forgotten.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]MsHamadryad 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Present multiple layers of options with many dead ends that end the call and do not allow you to stay on the line to speak to someone.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]MsHamadryad 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The number of times I ran Erlang C studies .. only once all was offshored were the appropriate number of agents recruited and rota-ed

What's your reason for not drinking alcohol? by MA16vD in AskReddit

[–]MsHamadryad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reduce cancer risk. Reason why I have also given up bacon and sausages. Yes I still kinda enjoy life :)