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monsieur_habibi, in ULPT: Keep business cards from people you don't like in your car
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Seemingly small line between “unethical” and “illegal”, eh mate?

cicadamikoto, in [Request] How to get a tiny multitool past airport security?
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If it’s keychain-sized and fits on your keychain, just put it on the keychain and take it through normally. I’ve done so many times in many countries.

mulcahey,

I’m jealous. This has been the exact opposite of my experience, as you no doubt read above

Longpork_afficianado, in [Request] How to get a tiny multitool past airport security?

Fly out of smaller airports. International airports put on the whole security theatre with strip searches and sniffer dogs in order to placate the Americans. If you fly out of small regional airports you can arrive 20 ninutes before takeoff and walk straight onto the plane without anything more than a glance at your boarding pass.

mulcahey, in [Request] How to get a tiny multitool past airport security?

lol getting downvoted in Unethical Life Pro Tips is so funny. Y’all are posers.

rufus, (edited )

I don’t think you’re getting downvoted because of this. You’re not sharing a tip, but asking for advice.

I don’t have any real advice. I forgot my swiss army knife in my backpack a few times. Seems to be completely random if it gets detected. Maybe if the operator of that machine is paying attention. But these x-ray machines and metal detectors seem to work.

Edit: Sorry. Didn’t see this post was already kind of old.

mulcahey,

No apologies needed, but I think you’re mistaken about the reasoning. Requests are explicitly welcome in this community. From the sidebar:

Post titles must begin with “ULPT” or “ULPT Request”, and should be descriptive. [Emphasis added]

rufus,

Yeah. I’m mistaken. Sometimes I read things too fast. Thx. And good luck with your multitool. I feel you. I don’t leave the house without my trusty swiss knife, a spoon, some duct tape and cable ties. And I use these regularly in everyday life and even more so while travelling. I can eat yoghurt everywhere, MacGyver me out of situations and fix somone’s broken-down trolley at the airport with the cable-ties. With those things you’re not only prepared for every situation, but you occasionally make someone’s day.

mulcahey,

I feel you on those cable ties! I keep some on my bike for exactly the same reason.

NeoNachtwaechter, in [Request] How to get a tiny multitool past airport security?

Send your tool in a small parcel to yourself at the hotel’s address.

WhoRoger, in [Request] How to get a tiny multitool past airport security?
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Get a multitool in a form of a credit card. Those usually go unnoticed, but no guarantee.

DharmaCurious, in [Request] How to get a tiny multitool past airport security?
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No advice for you, I’ve only flown twice. :/ but they really should have, like, a lock box in the cabin that flight attendants can put all personal items in. That way of you’re just traveling with a carry on, you don’t have to choose between bringing an entire bag to check, or just foregoing some small item. Then, no danger, and you don’t have to check a bag. Just give whatever small item it is to flight crew, they keep it in the cabin until you’re disembarking.

Pons_Aelius, in [Request] How to get a tiny multitool past airport security?

Put it in a bag that is checked in, not carry on.

DharmaCurious,
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They just said they didn’t want to check a bag, though. :/

Pons_Aelius,

Then they are shit out of luck.

Which is cheaper:

Check a bag.

or

Buy a new leatherman every flight.

jeffw,

Honestly… it’s getting close these days

x4740N, in ULPT: Keep business cards from people you don't like in your car
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A security camera defeats this and can also put you in more legal risk

q47tx, in Rent requirements in the US are nuts
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You wanna live alone? Get gimp.

Kolanaki,
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But if I had a gimp, I wouldn’t be alone. 🤔

seitanic,
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Nonono, you have to get adobe. You want a home, you have to build it yourself! With your bare hands!

nickwitha_k,

Or Abode.

lazycouchpotato, in Rent requirements in the US are nuts
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It might work for a small time landlord, but larger real estate agencies have other ways to check your income.

This is from my work:___ https://i.imgur.com/Rngchh2.png

Nathandee,

So if you can check… why ask in the first place

Lowered_lifted,
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I seriously have no idea how people are getting away with lying on the app. More power to em I guess

JAC,

Bruh, I had one property, and I still did more thorough work than this. The credit unions offer it as a service. It’s like 0 work to do. These people, lol.

PersnickityPenguin,

My company uses that too. You need to earn five times the salary that we offer for a new hire in order to apply for a job here.

MargotRobbie, in Rent requirements in the US are nuts
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It’s easier and way cheaper to rent a room in a house somewhere if you’re looking to save money since the rental market looks miserable right now.

Plus, having roommates can be great.

I_Fart_Glitter,

When I was 22 I lived in a curtained off corner of an attic in a house with 13 other people. It was so, so fun. I thought to myself, I could live this way forever! Why do older people get scammed into believing that they need to spend all their money on living alone?! I’m old now. I’ll live with a partner or live alone. I’m done with room mates.

MargotRobbie,
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13 people is a bit too much. I was thinking like 3. Above that, it gets too messy.

I_Fart_Glitter,

Yeah, some years back I got nostalgic about it and was watching New Girl and decided to get a room mate. Nope. Nopity nope nope nope.

Ew0, (edited )
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Surely esteemed actress Margot Robbie doesn’t flatshare?!

MargotRobbie,
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… Back in the day.

Retrograde,
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It can be great or terrible. Roommate roulette!

MargotRobbie,
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I find it easier if you have multiple roommates. Makes the conflicts less concentrated.

ox0r, in Rent requirements in the US are nuts
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PFF just use gimp

AngryCommieKender,

Look, I love The G.I.M.P. It allows me to recreate both 3D Studio Max, and Fractal Design: Painter into a single program. I have begged every single graphic artist and photographer in my life to switch. They all say it’s far too hard to set up and use. I wish I could help them fix this, but apparently modding anything other than a game is too complex for them. How the fuck do I manage to explain this to them‽

KoyoDraka,

It’s because they already have a good workflow for productivity. There is no point of switching to another program just for the sake of change. My workflow is just happened to be on Windows and Adobe and that’s it! I don’t care shit about these brands.

I’m tired of everyone on Lemmy keeps bashing Windows and trying to force people in to Linux. Stop trying to make people doing something unrelated to their real life. In normal people eyes, computer is no different than a toaster. Who care about all the feature and technology? If it can make good toast then that’s good enough for them.

In my eyes, Linux community is no different than a cult and church, who is trying to force everyone into joining them. And I’m getting tired of Lemmy also. It’s like 50 percent of the posts are all about Linux and bashing Windows. I was supporting the movement, but now I think it’s meaningless with this type of community. Impossible for normal user to join in. Sorry about my rant. Have a nice day, eveyone.

AngryCommieKender,

I use windows. I just use The GIMP because NO One else makes a graphics program that acts like FDP. Fractal Design Painter acts like traditional medium, so it’s easier for traditional artists to wrap our heads around. I only suggest it to traditional artists that hate the interface of Adobe products

ox0r,
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Idk man, fighting the good fight is hard.

aceshigh, in Rent requirements in the US are nuts
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i assume she also had to photoshop her w2, which is required to provide. forging government docs can’t be good… as is getting blacklisted from renting apartments. i am curious about how below she is from meeting the requirements (you need to make 40x the rent).

anarchy79,
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You might not be prepared to take the risk, she was, and it worked. Whining about people not following the system in a rigged system is absurd.

snausagesinablanket,
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I made a fake pay stub to prove I was still working with no gaps in order to get a good job. I have zero remorse.

aceshigh,
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Whining about people

interesting word choice. you seem defensive. but that’s a you problem.

anarchy79,
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I’m actually pretty aggressive.

aceshigh,
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They’re one and the same in the drama triangle, victim and persecutor.

arefx,

Love this response lmao

arefx,

You know the landlords are cheating the system.

ilmagico,

I never had to provide my W2 to a landlord. Then again, I’m in Cali … is it that different in NYC?

Nintendo,

I’m from CA and moved to the East Coast and can tell you the rental process here is insanely bad regardless of what people from here will tell you. CA has inherently less tenant protections in leases than a lot of places here, that’s a fact. your security deposit is probably less safe there. as a normal renter that has a mostly stable life and keeps a nice living area though, it’s completely useless. in fact, I prefer it.

here, both NY and MA, brokers here are not outlawed and not culturally taboo here. listen to this as a Californian and tell me how this isn’t completely criminal: in NY and MA, you usually need to find a broker. pay them ONE MONTH RENT and all they do is forward you the documents to sign and send emails to the landlord. in California, a lot of these rental practices are just non existent if not illegal. people here will tell you that brokers are great because they can just find a place for you with less work. which is just entitlement. also when you move out, you MUST let brokers show your place. that means they CHANGE YOUR LOCKS and EVERY broker will have a key and free reign to show your apartment whenever theyd like. I’d give all my tenants protections just to not deal with that.

Nintendo,

oh and I got carried away with anger. East Coast is the only place I’ve had landlords require invasive proof of income. I even had a place that required me to provide a schedule of when I’d be working from home since they don’t allow people who spend too much time in the apartment to rent since utilities are covered. full time, in person employment only. in fucking sane.

PersnickityPenguin,

Not only is that corrupt, but that’s fucking criminal.

PersnickityPenguin,

5 years of pay stubs, certification to be able to rent an apartment in the state of New York, annual FBI background check, a clean history showing no travel outside of the United States in the last 10 years, no DUI, certification that you have never owned a television, license to not own a pet, 7 years of tax returns. United States birth certificate not in a red state…

It can be pretty difficult to rent an apartment in New York these days. Not to mention all the fees for above can add up to tens of thousands of dollars per year!

ilmagico,

no travel outside of the United States in the last 10 years

Excuse me? This seems completely out of line, of course people want to travel outside the US, and I guess I’d never ever qualify… I somehow find this hard to believe.

aceshigh,
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Yup. I’ve always had to provide that.

iamnotacat,

W-2 arguably isn’t a gov document unless and until it’s filed with the IRS.

The employee doesn’t do that, and wouldn’t file a W-2.

Is it ideal? Nope, not by a long shot. Is it an effective way for desparate people to do what they need to do? Yep.

pH3ra, in Rent requirements in the US are nuts
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Mandatory “use GIMP: is free and open source” comment

DingoBilly,

Just pirate Adobe and get the best of both worlds.

pH3ra, (edited )
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I justify the use of Adobe for professional use cases, like “I have to print a label with a specific set of colors and GIMP has bad CYMK support”.
If you have to put a signature where there isn’t one or stuff like that, GIMP is more than good for the job and in the meanwhile you’re helping a community project to grow.

floofloof,

I’ll always choose the FOSS option first, but if you want something that does most of what the Adobe products do, has decent CMYK support, and doesn’t charge a subscription, the Affinity software suite (Affinity Photo, Designer and Publisher) is pretty good value.

anarchy79,
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The only problem with GIMP is that is comes with every sensible keyboard shortcut mapped to some random function you use once in a lifetime.

sebinspace,

The other problem is that if it’s on your resume, I’m not hiring you.

anarchy79,
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It’s not going to be on my resume. Because I know GIMP.

gamer,

Can you give an example? The defaults seem perfectly sensible to me.

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