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The downvotes :(

Maybe that’s just their way of being weird, at least the occurrences are isolated.

the Unitarian Universalists

What? No! How? Those poor bastards, I thought they were unscathed. Well, at least their heart’s in the right place these days.

That dude’s going straight home to beat his wife. Statistically.

Idea: Encourage police officers to marry the police union.

They only killed a small percentage of the people who purchased them. Please, think of the innocent shareholders.

ETA: Look at the downvotes on this new post. The one on my comment arrived instantly. Not normal on this site.

I’d avoided the exact quote for the reasons in your comment, but it works so well in this context that it’s tough to let go of entirely. Glad you didn’t just see it as a misquote! Nice work helping to keep the record straight.

Those who trade privacy for security achieve neither.

Thank you, democracy fans in the Netherlands!

That was my first question as well, along with counting the many ways this could have turned out horribly. The article calls it a prank, but this had disastrous potential. Not just for the company; anything that goes wrong in that sector, in the way of IP theft and the like, will be blamed on the prankster first, until proven otherwise.

The casual way it’s discussed, and calling it a prank, gets under my skin a little. Am I alone in that?

Think of how much policy will need to be typed up because of this, and again, the potential for disaster, on both sides. I’d be floored if a former employee did this to my team, and I wouldn’t care if it was a joke, at all. At the very least, the dude would be trespassed, if for no other reason than to show he’s been warned.

I’m just going to imagine that this guy wanted more funding allocated for his buddies in the IT department, and did this as a parting gift.

It’s Just a Prank, Bro: Office Edition

Apologies for the confusion, and the late reply. I see what you mean; my comment could have been worded far better.

Exactly because of stuff like the above, I’m just returning from a long break from social media. I’ll do better. Thanks for highlighting the issue, take care.

No, I am not sure, and I should have been clearer about my information being quite dated. Apologies for that, and for taking 3 months to reply (voluntary internet vacation).

In 2005, when I worked in purchasing, we needed a business license to order their business machines, and they were serious about it. But, e-commerce has changed drastically since then, when the only way to order was through the Dell website. Not surprised they’re on Amazon.

Hopefully, the computers are still better on that side of things. What did you end up getting, and how do you like it?

I don’t think it would be fun to be a serf, and I haven’t idealized it. I made a dumb joke, based on a trope, and a couple of you guys just can’t accept that, and have to leave a smug reply.

I worked in manual labor for decades, in worse conditions than any serf ever experienced, right up until my body fell apart. 20 years ago, I would have traded my life with nearly any serf, in a heartbeat, and I’d be far better off now.

But, I’m sure you could show little old me what hard living really is. If only I knew!

Also, what bugs me about this is that your text editor is not “fedora/gnome/whatever” or “FUCKING LINUX” it’s just a text editor. Often, they don’t even install with a spell check dictionary. I guess it would fall under “whatever” but, eh, not in that context.

ETA: Just noticed they’re root. I predict their next post will be FUCKING LINUX ISN’T SECURE!!!1

It’s not just Lemmy, it’s all of the communities and people that he constantly trolls and shits on. The only people he hasn’t tried to piss off are neo-fascists and Russians. If someone doesn’t see that, they must not be paying attention. Which, well… that’s not a bad idea, to be honest.

Regardless, it’s nice that everyone is finally waking up to the fact that he’s just a grifter who likes to call non-grifters pedos.

Also, I caught the comment you made next to this one; what client are you using that shows downvotes? If they’re actually downvoted (shows +1 to me), it’s likely because the sentence, right after the one they quoted, answered their question. So, the comment as-is didn’t really add anything to the conversation.

Had a friend come out to me just yesterday, and his story is identical. So much so that I had to creep your account to make sure you weren’t him.

The similarity doesn’t tell me that two people are going through this, it tells me that statistically, tens of thousands must be. Depressing, but yours is good news. Rickety parental unit aside, I hope you’re feeling as great as my buddy is; I could both see and hear that a tremendous weight had been lifted from his soul.

Best of luck to you and what this new future holds!

You can tell they’re Russian uniforms because they each have a little pouch sewn into the crotch, to hold a bottle of clean urine.

It was meant as a joke. Capitalism isn’t feudalism in new cloths, either, but that gets a pass. I think you just hate ducks.

Besides, serfdom went on for centuries, under hundreds of different lords and rulers, in just as many environments. Your description covers one type, not all types. It’s disingenuous to paint it black and white, just because you have a problem with ducks.

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Serfs in Gucci belts.

Ah, who am I kidding? Serfs had a far better work/life balance than most people in the developed world today. They had to use regular belts, though, which is embarrassing.

Netflix seems to hold on to content for as long as possible, but HBO is going the route of removing content to avoid paying residuals to cast and crew. Frankly, because of that terrible decision, I’m relieved to see people leaving. That’s right; I subscribed and they removed West World right as I started it. I’m bitter, but mostly, that’s just a nasty thing to do to the cast and crew of shows that people love.

Also, side tangent. What the hell is with modern marketing firms getting into the brains of c-suites and talking them into destroying their brand? I mean, “Max”? WTF? HBO has been a household name since the 80s; everyone knows it, there was no need for a change. You know what Max is to most people? Cinemax, another household name from the 80s. Just stupid.

Every time I go to buy cat food I have to hunt down the bag, because some asshole talked them into a logo/design/name change. They’re changing something their customers look for, because some marketer is rattling around in their heads. It’s maddening.

People ask me where my wife works, and I can’t remember the name, because some marketer talks them into a revamp every 2 years.

Did everyone just graduate from the Elon Musk School of Dumb Marketing Decisions? PLEASE STOP, DAMMIT!