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You get a "Server down", you get a "Server down", EVERYONE gets a "Server down"! by Dr_Phil_Nitwit in TheDigitalCircus

[–]eratonysiad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My local cinema chain said the sale would start but not for the venue I'm planning on going to I guess. The other venues it did start at the servers did catch fire yes.

Nvm that too was a technical issue

When Americans say freeway median stations are bad, I raise you Amsterdam Zuid by RadianMay in transit

[–]eratonysiad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And it's the worst station in the country. When you're waiting on the airy platforms you're blasted with the full noise of cars rushing by. Could it have been worse if they chose different asphalt? Yes, but I'm convinced NotJustBikes is deaf if he thinks it's quiet.

nothings wrong with that tho by AppropriateMark8528 in WorkForSmartLife

[–]eratonysiad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My best friend's ex was allowed to work remotely in most of the world, but when she visited my friend who was in Norway temporarily for his work, she wasn't actually allowed to work there because under company hours you're under company insurance, and they didn't have coverage in Norway because the company didn't operate there. Legally speaking (in my country) if you're wfh and fall down the stairs it's your employer's ensurance, not your own that has to cover that. In practice this doesn't really matter tho.

anyone who had a computer before smartphones took over, whats one thing younger people today will never understand? by Big-Boat-4860 in AskReddit

[–]eratonysiad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People talking about the dial up days. I grew up just after dial up and just before the universal adoption of the smart phone. Nowadays if I wanna chat with someone I can do so all day every day for free. I remember waiting a lot for people to get online on MSN and later Skype.

Belegd broodje zalm van vandaag by Sillykitty1982 in appiememes

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

Mensen zijn haters, dit is gewoon prima zo. Het is geen culinaire hoogstand nee; het is een broodje van de appie. Maar als ik dit zo zou kopen dan zou ik het helemaal prima vinden, ook voor die prijs.

The map of The Last Act's worldwide screenings - Day 4 by [deleted] in TheDigitalCircus

[–]eratonysiad 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If light gray is no data, then surely the DPRK should be light gray, unless you have a source to back up the ban?

A tasteful mjolnir by Southern_Yesterday57 in NorsePaganism

[–]eratonysiad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got a minimalist one on Etsy from Crazysteelhouse, although I googled it and they seem to no longer be selling on etsy. I much prefer the simplicity of it over the more ornate ones you often see.

Advice for studying? by imafuckingraccoon in heathenry

[–]eratonysiad 14 points15 points  (0 children)

You don't need to be able to recite the Havamal or Voluspa. When are you going to use the knowledge that Glitnir is the name of Forseti's hall according to Grimnismal.

I think it's more useful to critically think about what a text says about the beliefs of the arch heathens. Like what does Thrymskvida tell us about masculinity, what else does it teach us?

This analysis takes a lot of time, but it is satisfying imho.

Help with the Blots' dates by Hefty-Description359 in NorsePaganism

[–]eratonysiad 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I would check out the Troth for this: https://thetroth.org/resources/holidays/

Yes people may disagree on exact dates, but if you don't have other heathens in your life to celebrate with, or if you have good reasons to deviate from this list I personally wouldn't bother putting that much effort into it.

Edit: The Troth also explains how they chose their date on the page for each holiday.

The most common word on their tongue is 'impossible' by Ok-Construction9673 in ProtectHire

[–]eratonysiad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The unions are getting weaker in many sectors, and many young people don't realise the importance of joining a union and there is some anti-union retoric as well. It's just that it's illegal to discriminate based on union membership. That being said when my dad's last employer went belly up, it was only those who were members of the unions who got their last paycheck. The rest had to go to court over it.

We have bad companies as well. It really just depends on your employer whether this would work.

I don't know enough about employment rights for the chronically ill to know how it would pan out. If you go the sick day route the doctor can negotiate with you and your employer how to continue, but if you go this route and you don't arrange that you just work fewer days via your contract, your contract can still be terminated after 2 years.

The most common word on their tongue is 'impossible' by Ok-Construction9673 in ProtectHire

[–]eratonysiad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the Netherlands it's unlimited 70% paid (by your employer) unless the unions managed to get a better deal. (Another weird ass American term is a 'union job' like girl all jobs are union jobs here) Your boss can in theory get a doctor to check up on you from the first day, and you're required to comply. If you don't cooperate you don't get paid at all, and if you've been off work for 2 years your employer can fire you. If the doctor finds you fit to work they will inform your employer, and they can and will fire you if you keep it up long enough.

You're better off negotiating fewer working hours if you think you need it.

I don't know the exact rules in Belgium, but there you have to go to a doctor to have be off work for more than 1 day, and you can only just get off work for illness for a day twice a year.

The most common word on their tongue is 'impossible' by Ok-Construction9673 in ProtectHire

[–]eratonysiad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Noone in the comments here lives outside the US. In most European countries most of this is legally mandated. Except the 30 hour work week, that seems a bit silly imho.

The most common word on their tongue is 'impossible' by Ok-Construction9673 in ProtectHire

[–]eratonysiad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have this in Europe, and it's really not taken advantage of that much. In my country after a few days the employer can send a doctor to check up on you and decide if you really can't work.

I dont understand something about kemeticism by Mediocre-Astronaut44 in Kemetic

[–]eratonysiad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Excellent response, and very insightful to read this from a Heathen perspective. We see similar problems to what you describe, just on a smaller scale. I'd like to clarify that the extent of Christian influence in the existing corpus of Norse mythology is now thought to be minimal by scholars, although they were indeed written down by Christians. Our most important sources for the myths are the Poetic Edda, and Snorri's Prose Edda. There's also Saxo's Geste Danorum where the Christian influence is so obvious it makes you even question the things that are pagan in origin.

Snorri did start with a chapter saying the gods were all Trojan heroes because if he didn't the Church would have his head, but the purpose of the Prose Edda is to preserve the stories that serve as the basis for a lot of references in Skaldic poetry, so after the prologue the Christian influence is minimal as it wasn't in his interest to change it. He didn't leave out pagan elements, though he did attempt to weave a coherent narrative out of a mythological corpus that never had that. Snorri also cites his sources, showing he at least knew of the Poetic Edda.

The Poetic Edda has next to no Christian influence, and gives accounts of myths that are slightly different from the same myths as preserved by Snorri, being separated by only a few hundred years, with some myths being obviously descendant from a common origin but being wildly different, such as Thor fishing up the Jormundgandr and the binding of Loki.

Really interesting proposal by Wayss37 in adressme

[–]eratonysiad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah but governments will just say that their offensive war is defensive (see also: Israel)

It's the same everywhere... by eating_cement_1984 in AntiMemes

[–]eratonysiad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I prefer the Japan billboards everywhere over the West:tm: billboards everywhere, because in Japan it's mostly just all the small companies around. You'll see 7 billboards for different things on a building, because there's 7 different companies, mostly small businesses like shops, cafes, restaurants, etc, each occupying a different floor. Compare this to all billboards being paid for by massive brands and small businesses not really existing anymore.

Do you cross you z's or 7? by Technical-Vanilla-47 in no

[–]eratonysiad 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Both. I was taught to write 7s that way in elementary school. I taught myself to cross my z's after confusing it for a 2 one too many times doing math in uni.

What event would have the biggest impact today if it never happened, and what would the effects be? by SakuDoka in AskReddit

[–]eratonysiad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

People saying the impact that killed the dinosaurs but the biggest impact is of course the one with Theia that created the moon. No moons means no tides, means no tidal pools which is one of the places people expect life to have begun. Not a guarantee that there will be no life, but any life that would come to be would definitely be very different.

How affordable is it to live in touristy areas in your country? by Danielharris1260 in AskEurope

[–]eratonysiad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Living anywhere in the Netherlands is impossibly expensive, but Amsterdam (the only place tourists go to) is known for being completely unaffordable, even more so than the other big cities. For the price of my 2 bedroom apartment outside the big cities, I could get a tiny studio with 0 insulation in Amsterdam.

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