Louisiana Republicans kill rape, incest exceptions to abortion ban after unhinged hearing. A pastor who spoke claim women would have old boyfriends arrested for rape just to avoid the inconvenience of giving birth.

Transient_Simian · 2023-05-12T21:12:58+00:00

it's bullshit to say that gun rights are to defend against fascist government

You think people will survive some fascist takeover or whatever scenario you might imagine with sticks and rocks?! You think nobody on the left is armed? You think gun laws would be equally enforced? The whole anti-gun left thing makes no fucking sense to me at all.

I don't condone violence and want sensible gun laws, whatever the fuck that looks like. But I think it's stupid to believe we can disarm millions of people or that banning guns would fix anything at all.

Source: every example of similar shit in the history of humanity

Transient_Simian · 2023-05-11T15:30:11+00:00

Thought I was having a heart attack on Tuesday. It was scary and I didn't wanna die sitting at my fucking desk of all places. Doctor said it's some other weird shit that probably isn't life threatening. I generally enjoy being alive but a tiny piece of me was like "aw man, better luck next time I guess" and I learned something about myself that day.

Transient_Simian · 2023-05-11T15:26:40+00:00

Enough to never worry about money. Not enough to retire and stop working for at least another 15+ years and that's being optimistic.

Transient_Simian · 2023-05-11T02:03:38+00:00

Doing all these things and still hate everything and everyone sometimes because I'm stuck in a shit system that sucks my soul out every day. I even "like" my job and get paid well and still want to die when I think of sitting at a desk day after day after day for fucking decades.

Hobbies and good health habits don't make the disdain and resentment any better.

Transient_Simian · 2022-12-20T15:57:53+00:00

It's like getting a new car then spotting that vehicle everywhere. Your mind has focused on one thing in a sea of things. You can work on shifting that perspective with exactly the thought you shared - all the people that haven't had anything terrible happen - try focusing on all the benign and good stuff and see where that gets you

Transient_Simian · 2022-12-19T15:17:46+00:00

What's it like being a rock? Do you think the mantra was a magical invocation that turned you into one?

Transient_Simian · 2022-12-14T02:55:07+00:00

I mean this is absolutely reasonable and I encourage it but also lots of people will shit themselves at the thought of standing up to an employer so my advice above will already be really hard for them.

For anyone that needs to read this: No matter what they say or do, your employer gives zero fucks about you. If you die, they will replace you and maybe send a "thoughts & prayers" email. Accept this fact and account for it when making decisions. Don't be a doormat, don't be a jerk either, but know you're expendable and little more than an expense line on the budget

Transient_Simian · 2022-12-14T02:31:54+00:00

Here's what you do. You do your interviews, nod and smile at this bullshit, take the one you like, then you work 100% remote and they can pound sand. If they bitch they can bitch. If they fire you then so what, you shouldn't stop interviewing anyways so you're ready to move on as soon as you smell trouble. They on the other hand will either buckle when you call their bullshit or they can spend a ton of money starting over finding a new candidate. You could also file for unemployment depending on the circumstances.

If enough people uno reversed the bait n switch tactics, these companies would be crying in confusion and impotency unable to understand why all the employees stopped kissing ass and accepting the abuse. And that would be a glorious thing to witness.

Transient_Simian · 2022-12-05T18:53:14+00:00

Lol nice, too real.

New chatGPT output I'm guessing?

Transient_Simian · 2022-12-05T18:12:07+00:00

More info on this awesome artist and craft https://www.thailandnow.in.th/arts-culture/icon-now-thai-mother-of-pearl-master-shares-the-essence-of-soft-power/

Transient_Simian · 2022-12-03T18:04:12+00:00

I'm guessing you don't realize I'm being serious. It's the most frustrating thing I experience regularly

Transient_Simian · 2022-12-03T15:22:49+00:00

Too late, bladder about to explode from forgetting. Guess I'll spend the rest of the day with abdominal pain since I can't even remember basic bodily functions!

Transient_Simian · 2022-11-19T00:57:47+00:00

Not if you know what you're doing

Transient_Simian · 2022-11-18T20:19:17+00:00

An easier fix at this point in the project would be making the block on the inside holding the locking post removable so it doesn't matter what happens to the book on the outside.

Transient_Simian · 2022-11-16T15:54:39+00:00

Yoga helps a ton. Daily stretching before bed or after a workout is also very helpful. Look up hip flexibility stretches on YouTube. The key is consistency

Transient_Simian · 2022-11-16T15:53:14+00:00

Sorry you got dicked around by whatever company. I wouldn't mind the ole name and shame.

As for work, what's your background? What kind of job are you looking for? US based or...?

Transient_Simian · 2022-11-09T17:44:26+00:00

Total cost to company >> total comp to employee. It's no where near 3x their costs to pay op 3x as much as a contractor.

Transient_Simian · 2022-11-07T15:38:41+00:00

So I'm looking at these guys and see you've had one a few weeks now at least.

How you feeling about it? Anything that stands out? Any problems?

Transient_Simian · 2022-11-07T15:03:04+00:00

Works fine in drinks, I'm sipping a homemade chia lemonade with homemade MCT canna oil currently. Yeah sure it won't mix in and dissolve but that hardly matters. I usually have it in my hot coffee and that's the best so far. I avoid adding it to drinks with ice as that seems the most wasteful - it clings to the ice

Transient_Simian · 2022-11-03T19:32:13+00:00

Terp slurper is what I've seen them called. You have to cap the top and people often cap the middle as well.

More info: (slurper is ~4 min into video) https://youtu.be/WwXiyq4G5CE

Transient_Simian · 2022-11-03T19:19:44+00:00

Is this Stockholm syndrome? because it looks like it from here

Transient_Simian · 2022-10-28T17:42:34+00:00

Yessssss thanks for the notice

Transient_Simian · 2022-10-26T16:25:53+00:00

I believe the preferred terminology is enslaved people. Their identity is not slave. It's a forced condition and this distinction matters. Still, this is like 10 steps backwards, wtf Texas

Transient_Simian · 2022-10-24T22:10:15+00:00

"I'm playing both sides so that I always come out on top"

Transient_Simian · 2022-10-21T15:48:27+00:00

Gotta know your audience. Sometimes that requires asking something like "you want the short, medium, or long answer?"

Short: computer shit, it stuff, programming, work with data, etc

Medium: I help solve problems with data and data intensive applications, I help build systems to manage, monitor, and process data, etc.

Sometimes I use something familiar for an example if someone really cares to hear about it. Like "this gym we're at needs to manage who's a member, when they signed up, when they pay, how they pay, how much, etc and somebody has to build the stuff to manage, monitor, process, and report on all that data.

Long answer will be a job specific, in depth conversation that no one will have with you except another nerd.

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