[-] OldQWERTYbastard@lemmy.world 28 points 8 months ago

Who can afford kids these days?

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I'm all for it.

[-] OldQWERTYbastard@lemmy.world 103 points 11 months ago

We don't use the word "Spyware" like we did twenty years ago. It's baked into Windows now.

[-] OldQWERTYbastard@lemmy.world 24 points 11 months ago

Native Mississippian here. I can't speak for Alabama, but parts of Mississippi, like the Mississippi Delta, are among the most impoverished parts of the country. While crime is relatively low apart from gang activity, I do remember seeing a notice at a Mississippi delta Dominos location with a special map on the wall. It showed parts of town they would not deliver to after dark.

My wife is from the Midwest and thought that was the most peculiar thing she had ever seen.

On the flip side, there are pockets of disproportionate wealth peppered across the state. These places are beautiful, but mostly unobtainable due to housing shortages and sky high interest rates. If you're lucky enough to snag a home in or around these nicer areas, the already low cost of living in the state can actually be quite nice.

[-] OldQWERTYbastard@lemmy.world 30 points 11 months ago

I knew Tyson was a trash company, but this is blatantly predatory; up there with Nestle. They won't get any more of my money, but I wish there was an easy way to know which house (store) brands are using Tyson.

[-] OldQWERTYbastard@lemmy.world 55 points 1 year ago

Oh the damage has already been done. Trust is a hell of thing. Gained in inches and lost in miles. Let this be another cautionary tale for the rest of them.

[-] OldQWERTYbastard@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago

Technology is allowing us to live "longer," but not necessarily "better."

We shouldn't be ruled by geriatrics. Age limits need to be a thing.

[-] OldQWERTYbastard@lemmy.world 66 points 1 year ago

I'm baffled by the unrealistic demand for constant infinite growth from corporate shareholders and management. Those days are numbered.

[-] OldQWERTYbastard@lemmy.world 81 points 1 year ago

The most valuable company in history with a market cap of $2.96 TRILLION dollars is screwing their employees to save an otherwise negligible amount of cash? Steve Jobs would be proud.

[-] OldQWERTYbastard@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago

My old job at a large corporation didn't want to pay Nortel to fly out from Dallas to host a proper two week telecommunications class to train their new support personnel. Instead they made this 65 year old "Ma Bell" tech to cobble together and teach a one and a half day crash course. I left with a notebook full of unfinished CLI commands, shorthand notes and just enough information to probably not bring down the entire enterprise PBX system. Good times.

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[-] OldQWERTYbastard@lemmy.world 72 points 1 year ago

You mean to tell me that purchasing what is essentially a URL hosted on someone else's server is a poor investment?

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[-] OldQWERTYbastard@lemmy.world 47 points 1 year ago

I installed Pop OS on my laptop since it's pretty gaming friendly. Between that and the Steam Deck, Windows 10 might be my last version of Windows for personal use.

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