Very_Bad_Janet

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Predictions on the state of work in the year 2000 in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago

I would encourage almost any American to get a remote job (or three) and move abroad to a country that has a visa for remote workers and good healthcare. It might be the only way some workers will be able to save and retire some day.

Streaming Pirates Are Hollywood’s New Villains - Illegal subscription services that steal films or TV shows bring in $2 billion a year in ads and subscriber fees. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

How do younpay for these services? I'd imagine you might not want to use your credit cards.

Netflix enshittification will continue until morale improves in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

If you use a VPN, change your country and see if that affects the content you're offered. I'm in Manchester according to my VPN, and Netflix is offering me tons of British sitcoms and dramas, shows not available in my home country.

Jeffrey Epstein: Prince Andrew named in newly released court files in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 16 points 9 months ago (1 children)

And yet Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are treated like pariahs by the royal family. It's interesting how that works.

Why'd they stopped making tv shows as good as x-files? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (3 children)

OP, have you watched:

  • Doctor Who
  • Black Mirror
What is the goofiest Christmas present you received this year? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

A Battery Daddy, which stores batteries in a clear case and has its own battery tester inside. It'll probably end up being less goofy and more useful.

Florida man goes fishing in Bass Pro Shops pond, flees with live 50-pound tarpon in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Florida.

Wayfair CEO sends a harsh wake-up call to employees in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

I guarantee he had ChatGPT write this.

What's a word you've spent a long time not using right? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

Does the character mean to cry "Attica"? Like people who yelled it in the 70s, referencing the prison revolt?

They could be anywhere in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 31 points 9 months ago (1 children)

One of my High School teachers told me that when someone asked him for directions and he didn't know the way he'd just make something up because it made the person so happy and he liked how they smiled at him, all trusting.

What does it say that he was a teacher. Also: What does it say about me that he was my favorite teacher?

What common grocery item(s) is it absolutely fine to buy the cheap/unbranded version of? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Trader Joe's smoked sardines in olive oil is delicious.

Lemmy's active users are up again for the first time since the exodus in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Thank you!

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A look inside Miss Piggy’s creator's art-filled Brooklyn duplex (gothamist.com)
 

A look at interesting New Yorkers in their interesting spaces.

She created Miss Piggy, Statler and Waldorf for The Muppets, and also created the Phillie Phanatic.

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Sports Illustrated Published Articles by Fake, AI-Generated Writers (futurism.com)
 

Sports Illustrated was publishing articles under seemingly fake bylines. We asked their owner about it — and they deleted everything.

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Is skiplagging illegal? (kbin.social)
 

I found a flight that has a connection in Japan that's cheaper than a direct flight to Japan. Is it legal to take that cheaper flight and leave the airport at the layover location as our final destination? Will they prevent us from taking the return flight?

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Is skip lagging illegal (kbin.social)
 

I found a flight that has a connection in Japan that's cheaper than a direct flight to Japan. Is it legal to take that cheaper flight and leave the airport at the layover location as our final destination? Will they prevent us from taking the return flight?

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NYC Severe Weather (www.nyc.gov)
 

Flood warnings in effect starting Friday 9/15/2023 at 6pm.

Be safe!

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Did something happen to No Worries To.Day? (kbin.social)
 

I went directly to https://noworriesto.day/ and I don't see any posts. Apologies if I missed some news or if I am just somehow not doing something correctly.

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Airbnb reshaped these Bed-Stuy blocks. What happens when it’s gone? (gothamist.com)
 

NYC is set to start enforcing new requirements for short-term rentals next week. Thousands of Airbnb listings could be on the chopping block.

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The curious ways your skin shapes your health (www.bbc.com)
 

Weathered or unhealthy skin is emerging as a major risk factor for almost every single age-related disease, from Parkinson's to type 2 diabetes.

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Squabbles is now Squabblr (kbin.social)
 

Just an FYI about another Reddit alternative. New URL, too. I think they decided to change the name to avoid a copyright issue.

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What app do you use to read ebooks? (kbin.social)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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I'm looking for recommendations. I usually use Overdrive with books I've downloaded (I think in the epub format). But now I hear that Overdrive is no longer being supported (I think the company wants people to use their Libby app instead). I'm hoping to find something open source and privacy minded. Also not wild about what Overdrive is doing to public libraries

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The Coming Enshittification of Public Libraries (open.substack.com)
 

Global investment vampires have positioned themselves to suck our libraries dry

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The Coming Enshittification of Public Libraries (open.substack.com)
 

Global investment vampires have positioned themselves to suck our libraries dry

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