I was thinking about how I missed having an indoor thermometer that measures humidity. It's such a small specific thing, one I'd never think of getting unless pushed to it (which I was by one particularly dry winter). But I like having one now....
I just started interning and it's my first office job (Yay!) but most of the clothes I feel comfortable wearing are not really office attire. Especially shoes. I have no "appropriate" shoes because shoes have always been a particular source of sensory issues so I wear the same black pair of mesh trainers. I have to commute in a...
Look up "uniform supply" or "restaurant supply" stores. I had a job with a uniform and found that police shoes are surprisingly comfortable. Nurse shoes and waiter/waitress shoes are also designed for lots of standing/walking.
As long as the shoes aren't wildly ornamented, most places won't care.
[off topic] "The Space Merchants" by Frederik Pohl and CM Kornbluth. In a polluted future where the wealthy ride in rickshaws, an advertising company is given the job of selling the human race on emigration to Venus.
It was written back in the 1950s, and it's funny to see how some of the things the writers thought of as satire became normal business practice.
I constantly see angry mobs of people decrying "woke", "critical race theory", ""grooming"", and whatever other nonsense they made up this week. They march around with guns, constantly appending lib as a prefix to any word they can use to denigrate. They actively plot violence and spew hatred in the open....
Saw a cartoon years ago. Panel 1 = "How Democrats See The World." It's a globe with the USA divided into Red States and Blue States. The rest of the countries are pink/green/orange except for a few black spots with a skull and crossbones marked 'Terrorists.'
Panel 2 = "How the GOP Sees the World.." Same globe, except there are only two colors; the Red States and everything else is "Terrorists."
Back in the day, the Soviets overtly backed Leftist positions across the world. They ended up empowering the Far Right by giving them a concrete enemy. Former KGB operative Putin reversed it; he's been supporting the Right to undermine the West for years.
"We've almost got some of their telecommunications cracked; the front end even runs on a laptop!" The Mac that sunk a thousand ships could have been merely clunky product placement, not a bafflingly stupid tech-on-film moment....
Christopher Reeve Superman. How come he's fast enough to go back in time, but not fast enough to save Lois in the first place?
Scene needed is Jor-El explaining that Clark is as strong as he believes himself to be. He can literally focus the entire power of the Sun if he's strong enough.
In a similar vein, Supes could be much weaker if he were asleep or distracted. In the current iteration, if Clark Kent gets hit in the head by a ninja the weapon breaks; in the new one, he can be knocked out if he isn't pumped up. Sort of like how Houdini was killed when he told a fan they could hit him as hard as they wanted; he meant after he'd had a moment to prepare.
The people in charge of these drills are the same folks who told putin that Ukraine would fall in three days. They used the money meant for the military to feather their own nests.
None of them will risk their dachas and harems to start WW3.
Emilio and Harry Dean Stanton are on a stake out. Stanton says "I hate normal people. Normal people spend their whole lives trying to avoid tense situations. Repo man spends his life getting into tense situations."
"The Flight Of The Phoenix" is a great old-style Hollywood movie. A plane crashes in the African desert and the crew and passengers have to find a way to get home. Exactly the kind of movie Roddenberry would have been thinking of when he pitched TOS.
Under appreciated movie from the 1980s, "Repo Man."
Harry Dean Stanton tells Emilio Estevez "I hate normal people. Normal people spend their whole damn lives trying to avoid tense situations. Repo man spends his whole life putting himself into tense situations."
Socialization is a slow process. Many people who have good families and rich environments still have problems learning how to have face to face conversations. Look how many people on this site talk about not wanting to have a conversation over the phone or talk to a stranger in a shop.
Socialization is a slow process. Many people who have good families and rich environments still have problems learning how to have face to face conversations. Look how many people on this site talk about not wanting to have a conversation over the phone or talk to a stranger in a shop.
That's my original comment. Never said anything about banning the internet.
The Post is a New York paper; there are plenty of people with Ukrainian ancestry in the area, not to mention other East European immigrants. That doesn't mean that other Murdoch owned outlets are going to go along with it.
They have a long history of speaking out of both sides of the mouth.
I know Congress needs to be involved to actually declare war, but there have been a number of times where something was kicked off by presidential authority alone....
There's what's legally possible, and what can be done in reality.
No one is going to let Biden unilaterally attack Canada; he'd be impeached AND thrown out under the 25th Amendment five minutes after he announced the attack.
Used a couple of US recipes recently and most of the ingredients are in cups, or spoons, not by weight. This is a nightmare to convert. Do Americans not own scales or something? What's the reason for measuring everything by volume?
For example, I was doing research for a blog article and found a paper by a guy named Christian Messenger. That man was definitely destined for missionary work, but the paper was about football.
Are there any household gadgets you found unexpectedly useful after you'd gotten them?
I was thinking about how I missed having an indoor thermometer that measures humidity. It's such a small specific thing, one I'd never think of getting unless pushed to it (which I was by one particularly dry winter). But I like having one now....
Rise up those with Bill Gates microchips in our blood to protect us from fake 5G Chinese flu hoax ( lemmy.world )
Does it seem odd to track my lifespan?
So I have a widget in my phone's home screen tracking the days I have lived so far, to remind me of the time I have, and not to waste it....
Trump May Owe $100 Million From Double-Dip Tax Breaks, Audit Shows | A previously unknown focus of an I.R.S. audit is a dubious accounting maneuver that effectively meant taking the same write-offs 2x ( www.nytimes.com )
The only Monarch I support ( lemmy.ca )
Need advice on new sensory friendly office shoes
I just started interning and it's my first office job (Yay!) but most of the clothes I feel comfortable wearing are not really office attire. Especially shoes. I have no "appropriate" shoes because shoes have always been a particular source of sensory issues so I wear the same black pair of mesh trainers. I have to commute in a...
Do you consider Lemmy/Reddit (and similar platforms) to be social media?
I had this discussion with a friend, and we really couldn't reach a consensus....
What are your best intrusive ads ideas?
If your job was to come up with greater enshittification for society, what would you do?...
First rule of writing your characters ( lemmy.ml )
alt text: a circle pointing to "suffering builds character" repeatedly and on itself into infinity
Polyamorule ( files.catbox.moe )
Gonna need to be a full on poly commune at this rate if prices keep going up.
How come liberals dont hate conservatives the way conservatives hate liberals
I constantly see angry mobs of people decrying "woke", "critical race theory", ""grooming"", and whatever other nonsense they made up this week. They march around with guns, constantly appending lib as a prefix to any word they can use to denigrate. They actively plot violence and spew hatred in the open....
What plot holes could be adequately explained away with a single shot or line of dialogue?
"We've almost got some of their telecommunications cracked; the front end even runs on a laptop!" The Mac that sunk a thousand ships could have been merely clunky product placement, not a bafflingly stupid tech-on-film moment....
The Kremlin announces nuclear weapons drills on Putin's orders ( www.euronews.com )
The move comes after an acrimonious exchange with senior Western officials, labelled by Moscow as 'provocative threats'....
'Real men wear diapers': Trump supporters wear nappies ( news.sky.com )
Trump celebrates Billboard success of J6 Prison Choir recording at donor retreat ( www.usatoday.com )
What's a job you couldn't get paid enough to do?
Donald Trump says Democrats wanted him to overturn Roe v. Wade ( www.lgbtqnation.com )
The Flight of the Phoenix illustrated in the style of a NASA infographic. ( startrek.website )
From user Uniderth on Trek BBS
the ol' Uno reversey! ( lemmy.world )
Who Are Todays Heroes?
Who are the heroes of our time? Who is driving us to a better future? And who is inspiring and guiding us?...
30% of Children Ages 5-7 Are on TikTok ( www.honest-broker.com )
A universal basic income to the ultra wealthy would be perceived by them as being given a couple pennies every month
The way someone with $100,000,000 would perceive $1000 is how someone with $100,000 would perceive $1.
Rupert Murdoch signals he has changed sides in the battle for Ukraine ( slrpnk.net )
Who decides when the US goes to "war"
I know Congress needs to be involved to actually declare war, but there have been a number of times where something was kicked off by presidential authority alone....
Why do Americans measure everything in cups?
Used a couple of US recipes recently and most of the ingredients are in cups, or spoons, not by weight. This is a nightmare to convert. Do Americans not own scales or something? What's the reason for measuring everything by volume?
R(ul)evenge USA edition ( lemmy.blahaj.zone )
The discourse on American politics sometimes devolves to "Leftists who won't vote" & "MAGA Republicans" teaming up to "getting revenge on liberals".
What is the most on-the-nose or strangely objective name that you have heard?
For example, I was doing research for a blog article and found a paper by a guy named Christian Messenger. That man was definitely destined for missionary work, but the paper was about football.
Iceland will tunnel into a volcano to tap into virtually unlimited geothermal power ( www.zmescience.com )