Bakkoda

Bakkoda , 3 months ago to aboringdystopia in Wake up sweetie, the next stage of work has dropped.

Preach it. I fought and fought to get my ASQs and CQEs (quality certs) as an automations guy. I worked in fda/dea/gmp environments with those systems so why they hell not. Took 2 years to finally get both and bailed immediately. Did all my bs six sigma bullshit along the way.

If it’s a smash and grab for them then it’s a smash and grab for me.

Bakkoda , 3 months ago (edited 3 months ago) to news in Some state lawmakers want school chaplains as part of a 'rescue mission' for public education

You ever notice that all these headlines say “Lawmakers want” and “Politicians want” and virtually never say “Voters want”?

It’s almost like maybe it’s an Us vs Them thing?

Bakkoda , 3 months ago to news in ‘I am so scared of them now’: Burned from overspending, some ‘buy now, pay later’ users warn others away

Yeah I’ve got no one to blame for me not looking into then more. I have a savings account with them for my “car loan” which is just me putting money away for the next car and it’s got a great interest rate. I really should move my banking to them but they aren’t really local.

Bakkoda , 3 months ago to news in ‘I am so scared of them now’: Burned from overspending, some ‘buy now, pay later’ users warn others away

I haven’t paid a balance in a decade but here’s the thing: I’m probably a small minority of your <250k earners. Combined our household AGI is ~150k so it’s anecdotal at best. For those who have to use the card it’s stacked so far against them it’s insane.

Bakkoda , 3 months ago to news in ‘I am so scared of them now’: Burned from overspending, some ‘buy now, pay later’ users warn others away

I have a 800-810 credit score. I have positive networth. I have no mortgage, no student loans and one car loan with less than 5k left. The best interest rate on a credit card i could find was over 18%. I didn’t actually apply so the rate might go lower but still, that’s criminal imo.

Bakkoda , 3 months ago to news in Texas GOP meets group suggesting death penalty for women who seek abortions

You ok?

Bakkoda , 3 months ago to piracy in Economic explanation for piracy and the prisoner's dilemma

Just spent hours last night attempting to get my wife’s Kobo to work with overdrive/libby/local library lending and after losing her read status twice, all the series information and collections twice we just gave up and went back to calibre and pirating.

Two clicks and a few minutes vs literally unusable bullshit.

Bakkoda , 3 months ago to worldnews in Yellen says China's rapid buildout of its green energy industry 'distorts global prices'

Subsidized fossil fuels you say? Well ok, coming right up.

Bakkoda , 3 months ago to android in The Google Pixel 8A may get a brighter, 120Hz display

Mine gets warm but not hot. It def doesn’t need a brighter screen though.

Bakkoda , 3 months ago to news in BREAKING: Mystery Illness Impacting Texas, Kansas Dairy Cattle is Confirmed as Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Strain

I really thought you were gonna say English Muffin. 🥴

Bakkoda , 3 months ago to news in Supreme Court signals it is likely to reject a challenge to abortion pill access

I shall consult the bones!

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Bakkoda , 3 months ago to nottheonion in Minnesota Republican legislator opposes safe gun storage law, citing killer cow threat

Anyone wanna start a business selling cow proof gun safes and cow proof trigger locks?

Bakkoda , 3 months ago to news in Wife of Judge on Mifepristone Case Was Paid by Anti-Abortion Group

It’s all about perspective. Do you profit of prison labor? Do you get paid for defending pieces of shit? America sounds fuckin awesome for those people.

Bakkoda , 3 months ago to technology in Video Shows First Neuralink Patient Playing Mario Kart With His Mind

Literally every business he’s ever touched. He’s not an inventor he’s an exploiter.

Bakkoda , 3 months ago to technology in Google is removing third-party apps and clock faces from all Fitbit watches in the EU

As soon as they removed the challenge social feature, we bailed.