to those of you who get bored at work if there's lots of downtime, why?
I read posts about people quitting jobs because they’re boring or there is not much to do and I don’t get it: what’s wrong with being paid for doing nothing or not much at all?...
This is the way (lemmy.ml)
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Where did that lead you? (lemmy.world)
Russia's primary chipmaker is struggling with a defect rate of about 50 percent (www.techspot.com)
Sanctions have crippled Baikal’s production and packaging capabilities...
Texas GOP meets group suggesting death penalty for women who seek abortions (www.newsweek.com)
For a Universal Declaration on Fediverse Rights, or: At the Core of the Threads-Debate lies a deeper problem: how can the Fediverse grow without losing its soul in the process? (fungiverse.wordpress.com)
How's that IPO goin'? (lemmynsfw.com)
Russian delete (feddit.de)
United States v. Apple is pure nerd rage (www.theverge.com)
What is the word for someone who is friends with different groups but doesn't have loyalty to any one group?
The closest word I can think of is a sycophant but that’s too strong word and not exactly what I’m looking for. The word I’m thinking of has negative connotations and it’s for someone who is friends with different groups but only at a superficial level and isn’t necessarily honest about who all they’re friends with....
IRS has launched its free tax filing service, Direct File, in 12 states (arstechnica.com)
“Direct File provides a free, secure option for taxpayers with simple tax situations in 12 states to file their taxes directly with the IRS,” the Treasury Department said. “Direct File is easy to use, with no hidden junk fees, and works as well on a smartphone as it does on a laptop, tablet, or desktop computer. Direct...
Pope says Ukraine should have 'courage of the white flag' of negotiations (www.reuters.com)
US Supreme Court sets April 25 Trump criminal immunity argument (www.reuters.com)
The U.S. Supreme Court has set April 25 as the date it will hear Donald Trump’s claim of presidential immunity from prosecution on charges related to his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss - the last day of oral arguments of its current term....
Knights among toner cartridges (infosec.pub)
(Business people) speaking a language familiar and dear to them. Its portentous nouns and verbs invest ordinary events with high adventure; executives walk among toner cartridges, caparisoned like knights. We should tolerate them - every person of spirit wants to ride a white horse. -William Strunk Jr. (The Elements of Style)
Trump's White House Was 'Awash in Speed' -- and Xanax (www.rollingstone.com)
What do you believe was the best era of the Internet and why?
Surge in Wendy's complaints exposes limits to consumer tolerance of unstable prices (apnews.com)
Wait. Why is Reddit losing so much money? (web.archive.org)
Reddit kind of anticipates this critique in its investor docs, and argues that it didn’t really start operating as a serious business until 2018 when it finally started “meaningful monetization efforts” — that is, trying to make money for real....
South Korean companies are offering workers $75,000 to have babies amid the country's desperate bid for more children (www.businessinsider.com)
Two very rare Covid vaccine side-effects detected in global study of 99 million (www.theguardian.com)
Results confirm how uncommon known complications are as researchers confirm benefits from vaccines still ‘vastly outweigh the risks’...
Nvidia’s finally replacing GeForce Experience with this all-in-one ‘Nvidia app’ - The Verge (www.theverge.com)
RIP Gamestream?
Everytime (lemmy.ml)
Disney+ has started cracking down on password sharing in the US (www.engadget.com)
Disney+ started getting strict about password sharing in Canada last year, and now it’s expanding the restriction to the US. According to The Verge, the streaming service has been sending out emails to its subscribers in the country, notifying them about a change in its terms of service. Its service agreement now states that...