Reminds me of a time several years ago when I went to pick up the kid from a new day care. I walked up to the desk and said “hi, I’m here to pick up a kid” and the woman behind the counter said “no problem, what’s the kids name?”. Her face went pale and she panicked when I responded “it doesn’t matter, I’m not picky”…
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vrek@programming.devto Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world•I am not a builder… but that does not seem rightEnglish206·15 days agoTo verify your stud detector works you must point it to your self, make a beeping sound, turn to your significant other and tell them “I’m a stud”
vrek@programming.devto Showerthoughts@lemmy.world•Having to manage cables is a very 80s thing that we still have to do in 2025.English5·16 days agoYeah, it wouldn’t be bad if it was done correctly (a little slack and a service loop) but they did everything super tight. What makes it worse is a bad cable is often an intermittent issue and we are a low volume high profit company who can not retest so every time a cable goes bad it’s typically several thousand in lost product.
vrek@programming.devto Showerthoughts@lemmy.world•Having to manage cables is a very 80s thing that we still have to do in 2025.English8·17 days agoSee cable management is great when done correctly. At my job we had a audit complaint that there were too many wires on the ground which would make it difficult to clean under them. Management told all the techs to do cable management so the wires were not dangling. The techs did as told so now we keep getting wires failing because they are super tight and strained. No one mentioned a service loop or anything of the sort. In addition now it takes like 2 hours to replace the bad wire because you have to undo all the wire management, replace the wire and redo all 400 Ip ties.
I agree and haven’t returned but lemmy hasn’t hit critical mass yet… Like I don’t recall a post with over a hundred replies. Reddit used to have over a thousand on every reply on the first page.
Never read that thread on r/askalawyer… Or did I?
vrek@programming.devto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•How do I stop thinking about how many hours there are left on the weekend?English63·3 months agoThe irony of pointing this out when there is literally one less hour of the weekend this weekend…
And x-ray technicians. If your ehs representative say there are too many rads… RUN!
vrek@programming.devto Privacy@programming.dev•France pushes for law enforcement access to Signal, WhatsApp and encrypted emailEnglish4·3 months agoI agree with “if you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear” that said before I get beheaded by lemmy… No on has nothing they don’t want public. Maybe you drink too much, maybe you’re pregnant, maybe you are in debt, maybe you have a ex lover you are try to keep away from. Everyone has something to hid but most governments don’t give a shit (corporations may but that’s a different topic).
That said if a key to a door exists it will be made public. They reason why keys work is there is 10000+ of them. Odds are the keys to my apartment aren’t identical to yours. That said if a universal key was made the idea of locking your doors is irreverent. Because eventually that key will be public, you boss may see your apartment, your mother may, your ex girlfriend may etc.
This like tell lock makers to make a universal key that will open any locked door. Yes it may help investigators if they have a suspicion of who did it(and are willing to break the 4th amendment) but who else may it help?
vrek@programming.devOPto No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•People complain that it's poor design that humans eat and breath through the same pipe(throat). Are there any animals which don't though?English1·4 months agoWait, so fish inhale water… Some process takes place separating the water and oxygen atoms and then they exhale the carbon dioxide and hydrogen out their gills? Or am I still completely wrong?
vrek@programming.devOPto No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•People complain that it's poor design that humans eat and breath through the same pipe(throat). Are there any animals which don't though?English6·4 months agoVery interesting thanks… Now to do more research because this has buged me
vrek@programming.devto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•What are the most cynical corporations that currently exist?English5·4 months agoAtleast on America that is by law if publicly traded. Let’s say a company discovers something that amazing, say cure for cancer and decides they are going to give it out for free for the benefit of mankind. They can be sued and will likely lose. Only real defense would be they thought the goodwill from giving away for free would earn the shareholders more money through goodwill towards the company. A smaller scale version of this would be like a farm raising animals in non-optimal conditions (for profit but nicer to the animals like free-range instead of cages). They could argue the customers will be willing to pay a premium for that.
If not publicly traded they can do whatever they want. If governmental they should have a goal or mission statement that states what their intent is(usually it’s not profit) but if it’s publically traded legally their only motive is profit to the shareholders.
What you can do safely is get a pack of cookie dough, wait till it’s summer time(hotter the better), be in Texas, Arizona or similar state, put cookie dough on pan and leave on your dash board, go to work.
When you get out of work you’ll have fresh baked cookies and your car will smell amazing!
It’s a great time as space age aka 2.0 just released. If you’re the type to get absorbed into min/maxing stuff, remember to say goodbye and I love you to your family before launching factorio.
My doctor said I should not drink brake fluid, I told him not to worry… I can stop anytime
You forgot to include the most important phrase… “I use arch BTW” :)
vrek@programming.devto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•If you have been bitten by an animal badly enough to have to go to the emergency room, what bit you?English24·7 months agoNot me but a former Co worker was bitten by something unknown. He went out fishing, I don’t know if alcohol was included but I wouldn’t be surprised. He got home and noticed two puncture wounds on the back of his leg. Over the next few days his leg really hurt, he went to the doctor was basically told it’s just a little inflamed here’s some ibuprofen.
Another week goes by still in pain so he goes back. Might be a mild infection heres some antibiotics.
A few days go by and pain is getting worse. He goes to hospital. The check him out, he is going into sepsis and his kidneys and liver are shutting down. They put him in a medical induced coma. Once they stabilize him they run more tests, they find stage 4 lung cancer. They send him to some cancer hospital in Kentucky. He arrives late at night(still in coma). They put him in a room. They check on him the next morning and he is dead.
vrek@programming.devto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•When we finally get to a 4 day work week, will you be happy to see Friday go, or Monday?English1·8 months agoWhere I work we do a mix… Some 4 days, 10 hrs each, some 5days 8 hrs each.
Production is typically 4/10 and most other people are 5/8. This allows the other groups a day where production isn’t running and other things can happen, like maintaining equipment and running tests without interfering with production schedules. While not requiring support to come in on a Saturday or Sunday.
It works out pretty well for us, except when production does ot on Fridays for weeks in a row and the other stuff can’t get done…
vrek@programming.devto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•How come older people like to act like furries are this outlandish idea but the thought of being with a mermaid has been around a lot longerEnglish15·9 months agoI went to dragon con one year, people were dressed in all sorts of costumes even though it’s not a furry con. And I know the hotels where the con is are incredibly hard to book. That said just once I want some senior executive to accidently book a room in one because he has some meeting with a potential client of something and just so happen to click it at the right time.
He shows up and is completely bewildered by all the people in costumes. “you’ll never believe it mark. I rode down the elevator with a robot and I swear to God… Tiny from Bob’s burgers”
How long has this been going? A few hours? Days? Weeks?