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  1. Comment on Debunking myths on farmworker pay in ~life

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    Yeah sites like that don't help me much, bananas aren't far off for me but I'm not paying nearly that much for bread for example. I assume both countries have pretty decent changes in cost based...

    Yeah sites like that don't help me much, bananas aren't far off for me but I'm not paying nearly that much for bread for example. I assume both countries have pretty decent changes in cost based on location. (And American farmers aren't getting paid more while struggling).

    I have this issue when other folks on East or West coasts talk about food prices too. I'm not saying it's inaccurate just that I wish there was a better way to articulate the complexity of it all.

    1 vote

  2. Comment on Debunking myths on farmworker pay in ~life

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    Are Australian prices lower than American across the board or is it regional? (Like being cheaper than coastal cities, or locally produced items vs imports etc. ) I ask because US grocery prices...

    Are Australian prices lower than American across the board or is it regional? (Like being cheaper than coastal cities, or locally produced items vs imports etc. )

    I ask because US grocery prices vary widely depending on where you live and what stores you shop at.

    1 vote

  3. Comment on Is anyone else having trouble focusing? What strategies do you use to help with focus? in ~society

  4. Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of September 15 in ~society

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    Fair, but to me the removal and the cost increase are a significant enough change that I'd call it "new" even if he's just modifying an existing one for convenience. I actually missed that the...

    Fair, but to me the removal and the cost increase are a significant enough change that I'd call it "new" even if he's just modifying an existing one for convenience. I actually missed that the executive order on that came out yesterday too (COVID vax took me out) so I'm not sure if we knew the method of the "gold card" before that.

    Anyway, stupid, not novel was the point.

    1 vote

  5. Comment on Three Cheers for Tildes: App updates and feedback (April 2025) — Version 1.4 adds a text size setting in ~tildes

  6. Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of September 15 in ~society

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    It is new for the US though? But I called it stupid, not novel.

    It is new for the US though? But I called it stupid, not novel.

  7. Comment on Flight fares surge after US President Donald Trump's surprising H-1B visa move; ‘Extremely bad situation’ in ~society

  8. Comment on Flight fares surge after US President Donald Trump's surprising H-1B visa move; ‘Extremely bad situation’ in ~society

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    It's probably illegal. But that requires lawsuits to progress and/or congress to act. The first takes time, the second won't happen.

    It's probably illegal. But that requires lawsuits to progress and/or congress to act. The first takes time, the second won't happen.

    10 votes

  9. Comment on Flight fares surge after US President Donald Trump's surprising H-1B visa move; ‘Extremely bad situation’ in ~society

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    Unfortunately not how the order is written. I suspect people will have a lot of trouble getting back in the US if they're traveling.

    Unfortunately not how the order is written. I suspect people will have a lot of trouble getting back in the US if they're traveling.

    9 votes

  10. Comment on US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth requires new 'pledge' for Pentagon reporters in ~society

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    They can't solve their leaks, so they're targeting the press. Honestly probably it's the revoking of access that's the violation. Because I assume that if Reporter A from Publication X publishes a...

    They can't solve their leaks, so they're targeting the press.

    Honestly probably it's the revoking of access that's the violation. Because I assume that if Reporter A from Publication X publishes a leak, they'll revoke Publication X's credentials entirely. Now we can find out exactly how much the current press values their access versus reporting the truth I suppose.

    15 votes

  11. Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk

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    Found out yesterday our furnace is genuinely unsafe to keep running. So we're getting a quote today on replacing it..sigh I'd love to be back to saving some money again.

    Found out yesterday our furnace is genuinely unsafe to keep running. So we're getting a quote today on replacing it..sigh I'd love to be back to saving some money again.

    3 votes

  12. Comment on Debunking myths on farmworker pay in ~life

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    This was a great short bit about how little increasing wages would impact our food prices, and how willing some companies and farmers are to see every cent/lb increase as digging into their...

    This was a great short bit about how little increasing wages would impact our food prices, and how willing some companies and farmers are to see every cent/lb increase as digging into their profits, even when major brands are paying that increase.

    It's also telling people why you can't just replace experienced farm workers with Americans who've never been in a field en masse.

    9 votes

  13. Comment on Three Cheers for Tildes: App updates and feedback (April 2025) — Version 1.4 adds a text size setting in ~tildes

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    Hey @talklittle the YouTube player gives an error anytime I try to open a video in it. (To be fair I don't want to necessarily but others might) All videos say "This video is unavailable, Error...

    Hey @talklittle the YouTube player gives an error anytime I try to open a video in it. (To be fair I don't want to necessarily but others might)

    All videos say "This video is unavailable, Error code" 15"
    But I also get a little popup at the bottom of my screen from 3 cheers saying " there was an error initializing The YouTube player. (Error code 0).
    Android 16, on the 1.4.3

    5 votes

  14. Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of September 15 in ~society

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    Probably illegal by itself Also there's no mechanism for collecting this Also if the companies pay it's definitely illegal to make the employees pay it back, because that's basically how you get...

    Probably illegal by itself
    Also there's no mechanism for collecting this
    Also if the companies pay it's definitely illegal to make the employees pay it back, because that's basically how you get passport confiscation style slavery

    Weren't we making a stupid fucking "Gold card visa"? Fuck.
    Who is actually happy about this?

    6 votes

  15. Comment on Samsung confirms its $1,800+ fridges will start showing you ads in ~tech

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    I have turned off the sounds on one machine but not the other. I don't remember which one. I don't know how to turn the other one off. I think it switches on some days which one plays the full song

    I have turned off the sounds on one machine but not the other. I don't remember which one. I don't know how to turn the other one off. I think it switches on some days which one plays the full song

    2 votes

  16. Comment on Is anyone else having trouble focusing? What strategies do you use to help with focus? in ~society

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    Ah I see what you're saying. Those "back in their day" thoughts aren't the thoughts I usually see - though some level of "people are being kidnapped and put in cages and brutalized my problems...

    Ah I see what you're saying. Those "back in their day" thoughts aren't the thoughts I usually see - though some level of "people are being kidnapped and put in cages and brutalized my problems aren't valid" is more common - but lots of people invalidate their own anxiety.

    I can usually catch myself and talk myself down these days but that wasn't always the case. It's taken a lot of practice and therapy to get here.

    2 votes

  17. Comment on Is anyone else having trouble focusing? What strategies do you use to help with focus? in ~society

  18. Comment on Draft bill would, if passed, allow US President Donald Trump to wage war against drug traffickers and countries in ~society

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    Right but right now it's illegal. . He's gonna do it either way. Actually, IMO, (Republican) Congress wants to make it legal so they don't have to hear about it being illegal

    Right but right now it's illegal. So he wants to make it legal. He's gonna do it either way.

    Actually, IMO, (Republican) Congress wants to make it legal so they don't have to hear about it being illegal

    10 votes

  19. Comment on Is anyone else having trouble focusing? What strategies do you use to help with focus? in ~society

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    This is why I have a pumpkin full of ground meat chucked into my supervisees offices every now and then.

    This is why I have a pumpkin full of ground meat chucked into my supervisees offices every now and then.

    4 votes

  20. Comment on Is anyone else having trouble focusing? What strategies do you use to help with focus? in ~society

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    I don't think this is only a pre-Gen Z belief. Anxiety is often coming from a place of unrealistic and unwarranted worry. That isn't a comparison thing, but a "my brain has decided I'm being fired...

    I don't think this is only a pre-Gen Z belief. Anxiety is often coming from a place of unrealistic and unwarranted worry. That isn't a comparison thing, but a "my brain has decided I'm being fired today because my boss sent a short reply instead of a smiley face" thing. (Fun fact, I'm not being fired. )

    But when anxieties revolve around plausible but exaggerated or even an accurate description of the situation just without the immediate doom anxiety tells you is coming, it can be harder to talk yourself out of that reaction. Because things are bad. You just also have to keep up your daily self-care, watering your plants and your cats too, partially because it grounds you and partially because it's important you survive the bad stuff.

    5 votes