Semi-Hemi-Demigod

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 10 months ago to technology in The loss of dark skies is so painful, astronomers coined a new term for it

That’s the best part, I didn’t live in town. They could have their petty bullshit, I just wanted the stars

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 10 months ago to technology in The loss of dark skies is so painful, astronomers coined a new term for it

I only moved about three years ago, so it’s definitely a rural/suburban thing. However, the suburbs have waaaaay less fireflies than a decade ago.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 10 months ago to workreform in Grindr loses nearly half its staff to strict return-to-work rule

I'd imagine you aren't getting severance for this. Unemployment, maybe, since you could say your employer moved the job location too far away.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 10 months ago to technology in The loss of dark skies is so painful, astronomers coined a new term for it

When I lived out in the country I could see it almost every clear night. I could also watch satellites drift overhead, and there were so many fireflies I could walk through the woods at night without a flashlight.

Suburbs fucking suck.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 10 months ago to memes in Twitter, Reddit, Unity, Blizzard... who else?

Literally every company is doing this. There was a time when, for example, Apple could reverse engineer the Word document format and make their own word processor that uses them. This was very common and resulted in things like IBM PC clones that sped up innovation.

Now companies use litigation and corporate buyouts to reduce their competition, then set up ways to extract rents on customers rather than providing a service. Business folks love this because it means a consistent stream of revenue that won't go away. And now you've got carmakers looking to charge by the month for features.

For more details, read Chokepoint Capitalism.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 10 months ago to news in People who work from home all the time ‘cut emissions by 54%’ against those in office

Not everyone can be a happy little robot in a suit. Some of us are normal people.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 10 months ago to gaming in Penny Arcade sums up the Unity debacle in the first panel.

The build up is important, because Oracle is so terrible you need as much context as possible

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 10 months ago to technology in AP News: Hundreds of flying taxis to be made in Ohio, home of the Wright brothers and astronaut legends

The reason I had to go so far back is because after that and a subsequent deadly accident nobody has tried doing a commuter airline with helicopters. Because it's significantly more dangerous than flying a normal plane to a normal airport.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 10 months ago to news in Being Mean to Scabs Is Working

Never cross a picket line

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 10 months ago to news in People who work from home all the time ‘cut emissions by 54%’ against those in office

If you didn't think this was the case in most offices I have a movie to show you

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 10 months ago to news in People who work from home all the time ‘cut emissions by 54%’ against those in office

I pray that you may find a job that lets you work from the climate that suits you best. Probably tropical.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 10 months ago to technology in AP News: Hundreds of flying taxis to be made in Ohio, home of the Wright brothers and astronaut legends

Yes, but also yes.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 10 months ago to news in People who work from home all the time ‘cut emissions by 54%’ against those in office

Ostensibly you could turn down your thermostat during the day to save money, but almost no one does this

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 10 months ago to technology in AP News: Hundreds of flying taxis to be made in Ohio, home of the Wright brothers and astronaut legends

That and seven people died when a helicopter tipped over over on top of a building

2 minutes, 21 seconds after touch down, at approximately 5:35 p.m., the right main landing gear of the helicopter failed and the S-61 rolled over to the right. All main rotor blades struck the concrete helipad. Four passengers who were waiting to board were struck by the blades and killed. One of the blades, 28 feet, 10 inches (8.787 meters) long and weighing 209.3 pounds (94.9 kilograms) flew out over the building’s railing and fell alongside the building before crashing through an office window on the 36th floor. The main rotor blade broke into two segments, one of which fell to the street below, striking a pedestrian and killing him.

The airline had two more accidents because helicopters are just an oil leak surrounded by a million parts that want to fly apart

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago) to news in People who work from home all the time ‘cut emissions by 54%’ against those in office

Or the lady who keeps bringing in a space heater and plugging it into their computer power strip despite being told repeatedly not to do that