arrza's recent activity
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Comment on What if we made advertising illegal? in ~tech
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Comment on Google is bringing every Android game to Windows in big gaming update in ~games
arrza LinkLinux games being ported to windows. Interesting!Linux games being ported to windows. Interesting!
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Comment on How do you feel about your PTO? in ~life
arrza Link ParentI was waiting for someone to make this point. This is exactly it. It's a scheme to perpetuate wage theft under the auspices of a benefit. If someone's allowed 3 weeks vacation and they only take 2...I was waiting for someone to make this point. This is exactly it. It's a scheme to perpetuate wage theft under the auspices of a benefit.
If someone's allowed 3 weeks vacation and they only take 2 for whatever reason, they're entitled to a weeks pay to make up the difference. Unlimited* PTO allows them to weasel out of this liability. This is why it's a scam.
Lots of people here giving corps the benefit of the doubt when they don't deserve it. There's no altruism at play here. It's stone cold cynicism and watching their bottom line.
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Comment on US Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer to vote yes on GOP spending bill in ~society
arrza Link ParentOr organize around a third party? I'm warming to the idea that the Democratic party is completely unsavable. These guys drop the ball, and rug pull at every turn. If they're not incompetent...Or organize around a third party?
I'm warming to the idea that the Democratic party is completely unsavable. These guys drop the ball, and rug pull at every turn. If they're not incompetent they're complicit in everything that's happening. This has been happening since at least Obama.
It's time to abandon the Democrats. Will it be painful? Sure, but it's pretty frickin painful now, and these clowns seem intent on just allowing all the bad shit to happen anyways.
So I'm pretty serious about throwing all my support behind something like the DSA. And if we do this, it can't just be for show. Not just so the Democrats apologize and throw us some crumbs. No, we have to quit on them completely. Dems are so hapless and feckless that they can't get out of their own way.
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Comment on Fearing toxic waste, Greenland ended uranium mining. Now, they could be forced to restart - or pay $11billion investor-state dispute settlement. in ~enviro
arrza Link ParentThe part that makes me super uncomfortable is that this is eroding the sovereignty of nations and their citizens right to self-determination. Something really needs to be done globally to rein in...The part that makes me super uncomfortable is that this is eroding the sovereignty of nations and their citizens right to self-determination.
Something really needs to be done globally to rein in the excessive amount of power corporations currently wield.
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Comment on L.P.D.: Libertarian Police Department (Tom O’Donnell, 2014) in ~society
arrza LinkFunny, I always knew this as a libertarian copypasta. It's even funnier now knowing it originated in the New Yorker.Funny, I always knew this as a libertarian copypasta. It's even funnier now knowing it originated in the New Yorker.
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Comment on Critics ask if US President Donald Trump and Elon Musk are 'intentionally crashing the economy', as described in the book Disaster Capitalism and seen in the transition from the USSR to Russia in ~society
arrza Link ParentJust a small nitpick in the language used in you quote you shared. Can we stop using "in anyone's wildest dreams" and instead say "in anyone's darkest dystopias"?Just a small nitpick in the language used in you quote you shared. Can we stop using "in anyone's wildest dreams" and instead say "in anyone's darkest dystopias"?
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Comment on Philosopher Slavoj Žižek on 'soft' fascism, AI and the effects of shamelessness in public life in ~humanities
arrza Link ParentDo they not know how bad that looks? No wonder they lost. If that's not a blinding example of not having any ideology, I don't know what is.we're not the Republicans
Touts endorsements from Liz and Dick Cheney
Do they not know how bad that looks? No wonder they lost. If that's not a blinding example of not having any ideology, I don't know what is.
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Comment on Single most useful program you daily use? in ~tech
arrza LinkI'm a windows admin, so it would probably be PowerShell. Managing accounts, mailboxes, permissions are all things I do daily and I like to use PowerShell rather than the gui.I'm a windows admin, so it would probably be PowerShell. Managing accounts, mailboxes, permissions are all things I do daily and I like to use PowerShell rather than the gui.
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Comment on Lady Gaga - Abracadabra (2025) in ~music
arrza Link ParentYou haven't been following Jungle's music videos! This was outstanding, but Jungle's choreography is second to none.You haven't been following Jungle's music videos!
This was outstanding, but Jungle's choreography is second to none.
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Comment on Does anyone want to talk about stocks/options? in ~finance
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Comment on The attention wars: why creative time is now contraband in ~life
arrza LinkThis is a good, important read. Right now, I want all of you to go into your phones notification settings and turn off all notifications except the 3 or 4 most important things for you. We are...This is a good, important read. Right now, I want all of you to go into your phones notification settings and turn off all notifications except the 3 or 4 most important things for you.
We are locked in a battle to direct our attention where we want it. Our attention has been commodified and failing to be cognizant of where your attention is going is detrimental to your goals and your health.
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Comment on Half-Life 3 playtests begin and 2025 reveal “quite possible,” says Valve insider in ~games
arrza LinkI'm getting real duke nukem forever vibes here. They're in quite a bind with this. I don't see any out for them that's positive. Just keep teasing it forever.I'm getting real duke nukem forever vibes here. They're in quite a bind with this. I don't see any out for them that's positive. Just keep teasing it forever.
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Comment on Supreme Court wants US input on whether ISPs should be liable for users’ piracy, in $1 billion Sony v. Cox case in ~tech
arrza Link ParentYou're misunderstanding. They don't want packet inspection. The don't want any investigation. They just want their accusation, their assertion to be the final say. It's what they've always wanted....You're misunderstanding. They don't want packet inspection. The don't want any investigation. They just want their accusation, their assertion to be the final say. It's what they've always wanted. To be the arbiter, to scare people out of pirating because all they have to do is point their finger and get you cut off from a vital aspect of modern life.
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Comment on What moderate countries are left to emigrate to? in ~travel
arrza Link ParentIf you have a grandparent that was an Irish citizen, you can apply for Irish citizenship yourself, which when granted also makes you an EU citizen.If you have a grandparent that was an Irish citizen, you can apply for Irish citizenship yourself, which when granted also makes you an EU citizen.
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Comment on Thoughts on a Democratic postmortem in ~society
arrza Link ParentIt really just breaks down to the fact that the majority of the Maga base are voting out of spite. They don't care if they wind up suffering, they view themselves as already suffering. They only...It really just breaks down to the fact that the majority of the Maga base are voting out of spite. They don't care if they wind up suffering, they view themselves as already suffering. They only care about making the lesser group suffer more.
I feel strongly that their anger and spite is misplaced, but that's kind of beside the point.
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Comment on Cooking with black plastic is particularly crucial to avoid in ~health
arrza Link ParentYou don't need to bother sanding. Just keep it seasoned, scape it down with a metal spatula once in a while and it will get smooth eventually. If you really want a smooth cast iron pan fresh out...You don't need to bother sanding. Just keep it seasoned, scape it down with a metal spatula once in a while and it will get smooth eventually.
If you really want a smooth cast iron pan fresh out of the box, get a smithey or finex. They are spendy though.
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Comment on Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series, defeating the New York Yankees in five games in ~sports.baseball
arrza LinkI'll be honest, after blowing the lead like they did last night, the Yankees deserved to lose. They didn't play like a championship team.I'll be honest, after blowing the lead like they did last night, the Yankees deserved to lose. They didn't play like a championship team.
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Comment on A proposal for fixing the US healthcare system - discussion in ~health
arrza Link ParentThank you for humoring me in this thread. I wonder what the tipping point is, in terms of societal harm, where it becomes beneficial to begin a broader effort to go after fraud? We both recognize...Thank you for humoring me in this thread.
I wonder what the tipping point is, in terms of societal harm, where it becomes beneficial to begin a broader effort to go after fraud? We both recognize this an issue on some level. This isn't profitable to go after this fraud from a monetary perspective, at least not on a one-to-one basis, but the effect of this fraud is that it drives costs up not just because they're stealing from the system, but because of the increased scrutiny on all claims and the associated administrative overhead that comes along with it. So when does the system get so bad that something has to be done?
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Comment on A proposal for fixing the US healthcare system - discussion in ~health
arrza Link ParentCorrect, you mentioned "rampant fraud exists at the provider level". If it is rampant, i.e. everywhere, then the parties responsible for stopping it are either complicit, incompetent, or...Correct, you mentioned "rampant fraud exists at the provider level". If it is rampant, i.e. everywhere, then the parties responsible for stopping it are either complicit, incompetent, or non-existent otherwise it wouldn't be allowed to continue, right? I'm having trouble wrapping my head around how this industry has become overrun with fraud to the point that it's having trouble functioning.
Maine too!
It's a stark difference going on a drive through New Hampshire vs Vermont.