Also, echoing @Imotali’s comment below (unfortunately you can’t sticky comments on lemmy): comments that express hate towards any group are a violation of instance guidelines. BE NICE.
If you create a community, please try and populate it with content. I see a lot of new communities with 0-1 posts from the mod. That’s not nearly enough to get people engaged - users are going to see that it’s a ghost town and leave....
Keeps your status green indefinitely. As a bonus, it also keeps your device from going into sleep mode (and timing out of VPN if your company uses that).
Instead of focusing too much on all of the things that are currently wrong, could you please help paint a picture of what a future utopian society could look like?...
Income inequality would be lower in my ideal world. The income distribution should be more like the 50’s. A 4 day work week, and eradication of this “central business district” idea. There can still be offices for some people, but offices can be more geographically dispersed, with different sectors in different areas so half the city isn’t trying to get to one spot in the mornings, or leave that one spot in the evenings.
I was recently talking to some friends about Lemmy and the whole Fediverse idea, as it seemed like a really cool part of the Internet. As I was talking about it, though, I realized how unusually friendly this whole place is, and I joked that I “surprisingly haven’t found any bigotry.”...
Trans men enter Miss Italy contest to protest anti-trans ‘women from birth’ rule (sh.itjust.works)
More details: thepinknews.com/…/miss-italy-trans-men-trans-wome…
[META] Creating a new community is easy, but to get people on board, you need to create some content.
If you create a community, please try and populate it with content. I see a lot of new communities with 0-1 posts from the mod. That’s not nearly enough to get people engaged - users are going to see that it’s a ghost town and leave....
Shorts not allowed as part of the school uniform? No problem!
Not my own story, but my original retelling of a public one....
How to close down Production 101
A few years ago I was working as an international buyer for a manufacturing company....
ULPT: Keep business cards from people you don't like in your car
If you ever hit a parked car accidentally, write “sorry” on one of those cards and stick it on their windshield.
[repost] Want an empty omelette? Sure
So it was my first job was a server at a very popular 24 hour breakfast diner/chain. We had lots of colorful customers....
ULPT: If you are late returning a car rental and you purchased full insurance, you can just crash it.
No more late return fees!
ULPT: Upon arriving at an airbnb/hotel, change your phone system date to the date of your checkout, and take a video walkthrough.
That way, if you damage anything, you have video proof that you left it in good condition.
ULPT: If you're a cashier/server/etc, you can increase the amount of tips you get by including more loose coins with the customer's change.
For example, give them four quarters instead of one dollar....
ULPT: Using Teams and want to stop your status from going Idle? Start a meeting using “Meet now” on teams and change your status to Available.
Keeps your status green indefinitely. As a bonus, it also keeps your device from going into sleep mode (and timing out of VPN if your company uses that).
Viral Wheelchair Riders in China Highlight Concerns Over E-Bike and Scooter Crackdown (time.com)
[REPOST] A Manager Has To Dismiss Me? OK, I'll Just Get Overtime For Doing Nothing Then
[reposted from reddit - I am not OP]...
ULPT: If you're renting a new apartment, save a newspaper from the day your rent starts.
That way, if there are any damages, you can take a picture with the newspaper and “prove” that the damage was there when you moved in.
"Picture of a skin" (www.boredpanda.com)
[REPOST] Military Wife Demands Salute? Never!
[REPOST]...
[REPOST] Don’t Want A Woman Working On Your Car? Have Fun Waiting
[REPOST] Many years ago, I worked at a car dealership. The attached service garage was small and I was the only licensed mechanic....
What does an ideal world look like to you?
Instead of focusing too much on all of the things that are currently wrong, could you please help paint a picture of what a future utopian society could look like?...
[REPOST] Send 3 years' worth of documents? OK sure!
[reposted from reddit]...
I want to test out how a ranked choice poll would work in the real world so I wanna make a ranked-choice poll, what questions would be good to ask here?
What questions would work great for a ranked-choice poll?
Those who tried Linux and went back to Windows, what caused you to go back to Windows?
Additionally, what changes are necessary for you to be able to use Linux full time?
Have you had any bad experiences with people on Lemmy?
I was recently talking to some friends about Lemmy and the whole Fediverse idea, as it seemed like a really cool part of the Internet. As I was talking about it, though, I realized how unusually friendly this whole place is, and I joked that I “surprisingly haven’t found any bigotry.”...
[REPOST] Super extra spicy fried chicken
[NOT OC - REPOST]...