[-] PaintedSnail@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago

I tip when there is actual service. Deliver my pizza so I don't have to drive out to get it? Sure, I'll tip. Making sure I have enough napkins and my coffee is kept topped up? Absolutely there's a tip. Making the food and handing it to me at the counter? That's not service, that's just giving me what I paid for, so no tip.

It would be nice if tipping went away for the service jobs at well and they were paid a proper wage, but that isn't happening any time soon. Long term changes can't sacrifice short term needs to the point where there is no long term left to change, and waiters need to eat.

[-] PaintedSnail@lemmy.world 26 points 2 months ago
[-] PaintedSnail@lemmy.world 19 points 4 months ago

Well, how does it feel to wnt?

[-] PaintedSnail@lemmy.world 68 points 8 months ago

OP: posts example of Republicans taking credit for things they opposed

ITT: "Roads are bad!"

Kinda missing the point, here.

[-] PaintedSnail@lemmy.world 18 points 8 months ago

This is why you can never disprove creationism sufficiently to convince a young Earth creationist. The hypothesis is unfalsifiable.

[-] PaintedSnail@lemmy.world 28 points 11 months ago

According to Practical Engineering, tracks are no longer given a gap. The gap causes premature wear and excess noise. Instead, they lay the track under tension, and weld the joins between sections.

There is still a limit on how much heat they can handle before buckling, of course. I just thought that was a neat innovation.

[-] PaintedSnail@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

Because the Republicans control Congress, and at this point only an act of Congress can restore it.

It comes down to this: a Republican president would veto any abortion protection law, but a Democratic president would pass it. But the law has to get to his desk first.

[-] PaintedSnail@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago

No thanks, I'm FIN.

[-] PaintedSnail@lemmy.world 54 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Correct. Infant botulism can result from bacteria in raw honey that is otherwise harmless to anyone with a developed immune system.

[-] PaintedSnail@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

"By continuing to use the software, you agree to the new terms..." which is, of course, hogwash, but wouldn't stop them from say "Sorry, the new terms were released and you agreed, so pay up."

[-] PaintedSnail@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago

But do the terms you signed say they are allowed to change the terms at any time with notice?

[-] PaintedSnail@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Roughly speaking, there are three different ways people handle when something they enjoy is changed in a way they don't enjoy.

The first simply cut their losses and move on, abandoning the thing. Nothing wrong with that. Things change and it's okay to move on to something else. Companies that are causing harm to their user base should suffer the consequences of their decisions. Do this too much, though, and you may find you abandon your loves too easily.

The second just accept and bear it. Arguably nothing wrong with that as long as you still enjoy it. Just be careful that apathy is not taken for permission for further change.

The third will attempt to fight back in an attempt to preserve it. These are the type who still use Reddit even though they know it's broken. They do not abandon it because to do so is to lose it entirely. They are trying to work within the system to change the system. Nothing wrong with that either, as long as you know when the battle is lost. They obviously don't believe it has been lost yet.

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