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Shepstr, in Does anyone else struggle with silence, particularly when trying to sleep?

I usually fall asleep to a podcast. One that is interesting, but not so interesting that it’ll keep me up. A history podcast or something like that.

Vex_Detrause,

I do this too. Unmade Podcast is my sleeping podcast. 2 dudes talking podcast. It’s a little hard without it.

Shepstr,

I quite like We Have Ways podcast, although they never balance their mics so one of them ends up blasting my ears waking me up while you can’t hear the other one at low volume 😂

W1Z_4RD, in What's the hottest and coldest temperature you've ever been in?

118F -42F. Both extremes experienced in northern Nevada.

K0W4LSK1, in What's the point of buying new phones every years?

Planned obsolescence wiki link

fratermus, in People who work in food service or customer service: What’s the dumbest thing a customer ever insisted was “the law” or “illegal”?
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I once had a b2b customer (store owner) tell me that having different pricing for wholesale and retail customers was racist.

I’m pretty sure meant discriminatory but even that doesn’t make much sense.

Reddit_Is_Trash,

Wholesale customers buy in bulk. I’m sure the customer could get a discount for buying in bulk as well but they would end up spending way more money

shrugal, (edited )
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Also, appart from the obvious restrictions, businesses can structure their prices however they like.

wheeldawg,

I use the word like that too. But not as a customer arguing with a business. Just with friends and family as an in joke.

Funny to hear it used that way but for srs.

Galluf,

It absolutely does make sense because it is discriminatory. He’s absolutely correct.

The mistake that you are making, is thinking that all forms of discrimination are bad. They’re not. Most are in fact good. We just don’t tend to call them discrimination.

fratermus,
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He’s absolutely correct.

He said it was racist, so I’m gonna stick with he’s not correct.

The mistake that you are making, is thinking that all forms of discrimination are bad.

I am aware of the formal and common uses of the word.

Galluf,

You’re right that it’s incorrect about the racism. I was referring to the discrimination aspect.

If you’re aware, then why do you imply that it wasn’t discrimination? Or did I misunderstand that?

Angry_Maple,
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The customer called it racist. The person you were responding to said that discrimination would be a better descriptor, but also that the customer was still silly for thinking they had a case because of it, regardless of what words the customer used.

It takes a certain kind of person to get upset that a store isn’t treating you like an employee. What’s next, demanding access to the private areas? Wait, people already do that too :(

Galluf,

The person I responded to said discriminatory didn’t even make sense. I pointed out why it does make sense, because it is discriminatory and that’s perfectly fine.

Yes, that’s true and not in contrast with what I’ve said.

EssentialCoffee,

Some people just like to argue.

empireOfLove, in How safe is it to eat raw eggs?

Eggs can be pasteurized- aka heated to kill off bacteria such as salmonella - without cooking them. From a quick Google, in the US and Japan it should be standard to make this dish with such eggs as to be safe to eat. I can’t speak to Brazil’s food safety standards though- the chances of using pasteurized eggs could be a lot lower, however if it’s a Japanese export/import, Japan takes such safety very seriously, so it’s likely to be safe.

grahamsz,

If you buy eggs preshelled in the US then they are required to be pasteurized - something like this would be good https://vitalfarms.com/pasture-raised-liquid-whole-eggs/

In theory you can pasteurize an egg in its shell, but they aren't very common round here.

TheSaneWriter, in What can a senior desktop support tech do who is burned out?

If you are wanting to move into a more programming oriented career, then I would say that while a college degree is useful it is by no means required. One of the things that you could do is complete a certification course and then apply for an entry level position, you’ll take a pay cut but unfortunately that’s common when changing careers. What type of work are you currently hope to move into?

ablackcatstail,
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I have to search for a course that would hold weight and not just look like Uncle Slappy’s IT Career School.

TheSaneWriter,

Indeed. I’m certain they exist, but it’s a case of needing to research which organizations are reputable and respected for their certifications.

RIPandTERROR, in Does anyone actually enjoy working out?
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I’d rather hang upside down under water and smack my face with fast moving rocks than work out in a gym

Cuz I kinda do that

Harlan_Cloverseed, in What's a good way to prank your coworker?
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Pen island dot com

PrunesMakeYouPoop,

experts exchange dot com

Mattador0808,

Big bus tycoons dot com

Drekzak,

Fuck that got me good, didn’t know that one

fratermus, in What's the hottest and coldest temperature you've ever been in?
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113F in Dallas Tx, in 1980.
-15F in [the former west] Germany, Jan 1985

Ery, in How safe is it to eat raw eggs?
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Its rare to cause any problem. You can eat it without fear.

Prasaedonium, in What's the point of buying new phones every years?

I upgraded twice from Redmi note 7 to Redmi note 9 to poco X4, only reason I updated was because my siblings lost their phones and I saw it as an opportunity to try a newer version of something I liked.

I don’t think I’ll upgrade unless the new phone also has an IR blaster and headphone jack. The IR blaster is so incredibly convenient

multicolorKnight, in Does anyone actually enjoy working out?

I do. I do it every day, at a public gym/pool. It was originally a way to maintain or regain “ability” (don’t call it “fitness”, I’m still old and fat). After a while, you start feeling better, and some time after that, start noticing things are getting worse if you don’t do it.

For me, doing something fun, out of the house with others, helps a lot. Spin class, circuit training, water aerobics, having others around doing the same thing is motivating. I worked with a trainer for a while, they helped come up with things I like, for example, one of my favorites is tossing a medicine ball. Don’t ask me why, but I like that.

If you don’t enjoy it, try something else.

Lumidaub, in How safe is it to eat raw eggs?
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Depends entirely on how old the eggs are and how they’ve been treated. Fresh eggs laid today are very safe, they have a shell for a reason. Salmonella don’t just magically appear in eggs or chicken would have a hard time procreating. Refrigerated eggs are also probably safe to consume for quite a while although you can’t always be sure whether they were continuously refrigerated. Washed eggs however should be considered unsafe because washing them destroys the protective seal the shells provide. So you’ll need to find out what has happened to those eggs between the chicken laying them and you buying them.

sounddrill,

so if I could work out the logistics of farming chickens, I can crack cleaned eggs into my mouth?

Lumidaub,
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If you can make sure they’re fresh and the seal hasn’t been compromised, I don’t see why not.

cassetti,

For sure. I have a micro homestead with a lot of chickens (dozens upon dozens lol) - we raise them for eggs, meat, and the manure (which we use to make awesome soil for the garden). We keep the coop extremely clean (like multiple times a month we clean it out), and we keep our chickens healthy (constantly treating for parasites, mites, worms, etc) so they live a happy healthy life.

Those eggs come out clean in the nests because we keep them clean as well. I personally would probably rinse it off right before cracking open just because it's me, but yeah there's no salmonella in our coop because we maintain sanitary conditions (probably way more than the average backyard chicken owner).

ryathal, in What's a good way to prank your coworker?

If you are close you can plug in a second wireless mouse and mess with it occasionally.

If they don’t lock their screen, the old take a screen shot of the desktop and make it the background is good.

_haha_oh_wow_,
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We did this years ago, we’d also SSH into random computers and make them say stuff when we were bored.

AttackBunny,
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@ryathal back in the day, when most wireless mice and keyboards had those little dongles, and people used to keep their computer tower either on the corner of their desk or under it, I used to have a prank war going with a coworker. We used to do dumb shit like fill a shit load of little cups up with water and set them everywhere in their office, or glitter/confetti in things that when you opened them it went everywhere. Or wrap everything on the desk in foil or saran wrap type things.

Coworker was older than me, and not the most computer literate guy. I'd go into his office, and disconnect the dongle, while he was away from his desk. Watching him rage about his piece of shit computer was always great amusement.

abbadon420,

I like this. Easy and clever

charlytune, in What's a good way to prank your coworker?

Small post it note over the sensor under the mouse.

Rom,
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Draw something unexpected on it for extra fun. Like dickbutt.

_haha_oh_wow_,
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Damn it, this is exactly what I came here to suggest. Ah well, too late now.

AveragePigeon,
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Scotch tape also works for this.

PrunesMakeYouPoop,

Clear tape works really well, because the mouse will still work, but terribly.

charlytune,

Oooh. Love it.

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