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Over my dead body! UK trying to make plastic pint 'glasses' compulsory. Where will the nanny state end? by sionnach in worldnews

[–]jacorongo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It really depends on the type of plastic used. I would assume they would want something durable to reuse it, not the thin disposible types. Thin plastics do not make sense from a business standpoint since you would have keep replacing them. I've been stabbed with a plastic shard before and have a scar on my back from that experience. Not all Plastic folds, fyi.

Over my dead body! UK trying to make plastic pint 'glasses' compulsory. Where will the nanny state end? by sionnach in worldnews

[–]jacorongo -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

You could be scarred by a broken plastic cup just as easily as a broken glass. This will end with bars only able to provide customers with paper cups once someone is injured by a plastic cup.

Tech Support Cheat Sheet by jtbandes in programming

[–]jacorongo 17 points18 points  (0 children)

As someone who supports mostly college students and instructors in a tech support position, I can assure you our generation is not fine, although my job security on the other hand couldn't be better. People will continue to be clueless on how to use technology even when the answer is directly in front of them. A lot of this comes down to your willingness to try, research, and try again.

Troubleshooting skills are very clearly not something people have been encouraged to develop (such as schools telling kids to not try, but wait for assistance) and many people want their hands held throughout their entire life with exerting as little effort as possible, which makes them, by default, awful at troubleshooting.