magnetosphere 1mo ago • 100%
I’m experiencing so many conflicting emotions right now. Horrified, amused, enthusiastic, resigned…
There’s smoke coming out of my ears, and I smell a burning clutch from constantly shifting gears.
magnetosphere 5mo ago • 100%
No, but it didn’t matter anyway. That area wasn’t known for earthquakes. By the time my brain got out of “WTF?” mode, it was over.
magnetosphere 5mo ago • 100%
The worst was also the funniest. An earthquake hit while I was on the toilet.
magnetosphere 5mo ago • 100%
Everybody wins
magnetosphere 5mo ago • 100%
In my case, a sack of White Castles.
magnetosphere 5mo ago • 100%
This “man” is utter trash
magnetosphere 5mo ago • 93%
As well he should.
magnetosphere 5mo ago • 100%
I’m glad they accounted for mountains. Otherwise, this would seem unrealistic.
magnetosphere 5mo ago • 100%
Smartass remarks aside, you have my sympathies.
magnetosphere 5mo ago • 100%
I know nothing about the process. How can a decision take months? What else are they doing? Are there counter arguments or something happening in the meantime?
magnetosphere 5mo ago • 100%
Oh, Texas. Your power grid is an endless source of amusement (for people who don’t have to rely on it, of course).
magnetosphere 1y ago • 100%
Almost. Substitute dictatorial control for independence, and you’ve got it!
magnetosphere 1y ago • 100%
I had to keep reminding myself that it’s August, not April 1st. This is asinine.
magnetosphere 1y ago • 100%
I had the opposite experience. I worked for a guy who easily could have retired years before, but kept working because he liked the continuous puzzles he had to deal with.
His books were an absolute mess. His daughter tried her damndest to handle the accounting, but it was a losing battle (the staff wasn’t affected, because there were never any payroll problems). He often forgot to charge customers, and when he did eventually send a bill, the rate was significantly less than what a competitor would charge. He just didn’t care about that part of the business because he didn’t need the money.
magnetosphere 1y ago • 88%
I finally figured out that by showing up unshaven and half asleep on my first day, I set the bar nice and low, and kept expectations to a minimum. Just being punctual, reliable, and civil made me Employee of the Month material.
IMPORTANT NOTE: this advice is only intended for a job that you don’t take very seriously. It is most emphatically not recommended behavior for your dream career.
magnetosphere 1y ago • 100%
Yeah, that was the #1 reason they gave. There weren’t enough mods to keep up with the sudden workload.
magnetosphere 1y ago • 100%
I just wanted something kinda nifty, but ultimately forgettable. I think I succeeded.
magnetosphere 1y ago • 100%
I’m reluctant to bring over the reddit habit of saying “good bot”, but seriously, this is a good bot. Many of us don’t know the “tricks” of the Lemmyverse yet.
magnetosphere 1y ago • 100%
Yeah, that’s possible. You can create a totally private instance (where nobody who’s not a member can even see posts), or just an independent instance that isn’t federated with anyone. I personally don’t know anything else - I’m just paraphrasing someone more knowledgeable.
As for Beehaw, it’s the instance I use most. When they defederated, the mods gave trolls as the biggest reason (they are very transparent about their decision making, which I appreciate). They were simply overwhelmed with mod duties. There weren’t a lot of people running Beehaw (I don’t know if that’s changed in the last few weeks), and they defederated from the instances that most of the moderating workload came from. They said that defederating was a last resort, and hoped they’d be able to re-federate some day. We’ll see.
They are very serious about maintaining a civil atmosphere, but they’re not “word police”. Disagreements are fine as long as you’re not a dick about it. It’s not about what you say, so much as how you say it. If you’re not a rude, nasty person, it feels like any other instance. I’d recommend giving it a try!
magnetosphere 1y ago • 100%
…a purely blind assumption that you’re now spreading as fact.
Hey, let’s not dismiss this technique out of hand. Sometimes, it helps people get elected President!