Predictions on the state of work in the year 2000
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    7mo ago 100%

    I would encourage almost any American to get a remote job (or three) and move abroad to a country that has a visa for remote workers and good healthcare. It might be the only way some workers will be able to save and retire some day.

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  • Netflix enshittification will continue until morale improves
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    9mo ago 100%

    If you use a VPN, change your country and see if that affects the content you're offered. I'm in Manchester according to my VPN, and Netflix is offering me tons of British sitcoms and dramas, shows not available in my home country.

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  • What is the goofiest Christmas present you received this year?
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    10mo ago 100%

    A Battery Daddy, which stores batteries in a clear case and has its own battery tester inside. It'll probably end up being less goofy and more useful.

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  • memes
    memes 10mo ago
    Jump
    They could be anywhere
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    One of my High School teachers told me that when someone asked him for directions and he didn't know the way he'd just make something up because it made the person so happy and he liked how they smiled at him, all trusting.

    What does it say that he was a teacher. Also: What does it say about me that he was my favorite teacher?

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  • The fashion industry is still pushing crazy thin body images
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    10mo ago 100%

    The fashion business seems to thrive on either body positivity or body negativity, but not body neutrality. If you feel neutral.about you body, I guess that doesn't prompt you to spend a ton of money on products to celebrate or disguise it.

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  • People Who Don't Wear Deodorant or Seemingly Bathe Regularly, Why?
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    11mo ago 100%

    My advice is to use a body wash or soap with salycitic acid. It's in products for preventing or treating acne - the salycitic acid kills the bacteria that causes body odor. You can also apply a toner with salycitic acid directly to your armpits (Stridex pads work well for this - they even make ones that are larger for use on the body). I do this and have zero B.O. Some people use other antibacterial soaps like Hibiclens or Paroxyl.

    Also make sure that you are wearing clean clothes (wearing the same tshirt a couple of days in a row is taking a chance).

    ETA: This won't help reduce sweating but it will help with the bacteria that feeds on the sweat.

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  • Indian Food is praised worldwide and celebrated in countries like the UK and Germany. Americans, why do all your comedy shows rag on Indian food?
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    11mo ago 98%

    I'm American and I can't think of a comedy show that makes fun of Indian food. Can you name one of them so I can check it out?

    I'd say most medium to large sized cities in the US have Indian restaurants, so it's not so unusual.

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  • https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/a-look-inside-miss-piggys-creators-art-filled-brooklyn-duplex

    A look at interesting New Yorkers in their interesting spaces. She created Miss Piggy, Statler and Waldorf for The Muppets, and also created the Phillie Phanatic.

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    futurism.com

    Sports Illustrated was publishing articles under seemingly fake bylines. We asked their owner about it — and they deleted everything.

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    I found a flight that has a connection in Japan that's cheaper than a direct flight to Japan. Is it legal to take that cheaper flight and leave the airport at the layover location as our final destination? Will they prevent us from taking the return flight?

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    I found a flight that has a connection in Japan that's cheaper than a direct flight to Japan. Is it legal to take that cheaper flight and leave the airport at the layover location as our final destination? Will they prevent us from taking the return flight?

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    https://www.nyc.gov/site/severeweather/index.page

    Flood warnings in effect starting Friday 9/15/2023 at 6pm. Be safe!

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    I went directly to [https://noworriesto.day/](https://noworriesto.day/) and I don't see any posts. Apologies if I missed some news or if I am just somehow not doing something correctly.

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    https://gothamist.com/news/airbnb-reshaped-these-bed-stuy-blocks-what-happens-when-its-gone

    NYC is set to start enforcing new requirements for short-term rentals next week. Thousands of Airbnb listings could be on the chopping block.

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    www.bbc.com

    Weathered or unhealthy skin is emerging as a major risk factor for almost every single age-related disease, from Parkinson's to type 2 diabetes.

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    Just an FYI about another Reddit alternative. [ New URL, too. ](https://squabblr.co/) I think they decided to change the name to avoid a copyright issue.

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    I'm looking for recommendations. I usually use Overdrive with books I've downloaded (I think in the epub format). But now I hear that Overdrive is no longer being supported (I think the company wants people to use their Libby app instead). I'm hoping to find something open source and privacy minded. Also not wild about what [Overdrive is doing to public libraries.](https://open.substack.com/pub/karawynn/p/the-coming-enshittification-of-public-libraries?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email) Crossposted on the kbin books magazine.

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    Books Very_Bad_Janet 1y ago 100%
    What app do you use to read ebooks?

    I'm looking for recommendations. I usually use Overdrive with books I've downloaded (I think in the epub format). But now I hear that Overdrive is no longer being supported (I think the company wants people to use their Libby app instead). I'm hoping to find something open source and privacy minded. Also not wild about what [Overdrive is doing to public libraries](https://open.substack.com/pub/karawynn/p/the-coming-enshittification-of-public-libraries?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email)

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    open.substack.com

    Global investment vampires have positioned themselves to suck our libraries dry

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    Books Very_Bad_Janet 1y ago 100%
    The Coming Enshittification of Public Libraries
    https://open.substack.com/pub/karawynn/p/the-coming-enshittification-of-public-libraries

    Global investment vampires have positioned themselves to suck our libraries dry

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    kbin.projectsegfau.lt

    Hi! 👋 Here's our [#introduction](https://kbin.social/tag/introduction). We're BBC Research & Development; we explore and test new technology to discover how the BBC can best make use of it in the future. For 100 years our engineers have been at the forefront of developments in broadcasting. We're now researching how everyone could get TV & radio via the internet...

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    CasualUK Very_Bad_Janet 1y ago 100%
    BBC Launches A Mastodon Instance - fediverse - Project Segfault Kbin
    https://kbin.projectsegfau.lt/m/fediverse@kbin.social/t/19913

    Hi! 👋 Here's our [#introduction](https://kbin.social/tag/introduction). We're BBC Research & Development; we explore and test new technology to discover how the BBC can best make use of it in the future. For 100 years our engineers have been at the forefront of developments in broadcasting. We're now researching how everyone could get TV & radio via the internet...

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    kbin.projectsegfau.lt

    Hi! 👋 Here's our [#introduction](https://kbin.social/tag/introduction). We're BBC Research & Development; we explore and test new technology to discover how the BBC can best make use of it in the future. For 100 years our engineers have been at the forefront of developments in broadcasting. We're now researching how everyone could get TV & radio via the internet...

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    https://www.vice.com/en/article/epzyva/ai-chatgpt-tokens-words-break-reddit

    Reddit usernames like ‘SolidGoldMagikarp’ are somehow causing the chatbot to give bizarre responses.

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    https://gothamist.com/news/mta-approves-1st-subway-fare-hike-since-2019

    The MTA board voted unanimously to raise the cost of a single ride on the subway or bus from $2.75 to $2.90.

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    Books Very_Bad_Janet 1y ago 100%
    Chuck Tingle Goes Mainstream...ish
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    Perhaps the most surprising thing about prolific queer erotica author Chuck Tingle—who, talking via Zoom, wears a bubblegum pink bag over...

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