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  1. Comment on How do you feel about your PTO? in ~life

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    FMLA exists for a reason. As someone actively going through chemo, I've had to take about every other week off work. Realistically, that could be 2-3 out of 5 work days every other week.

    I've had a few coworkers get cancer and be fucked by the new policies.

    FMLA exists for a reason. As someone actively going through chemo, I've had to take about every other week off work. Realistically, that could be 2-3 out of 5 work days every other week.

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  2. Comment on Single most useful program you daily use? in ~tech

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    You can always edit your computer's hosts file to block domains similar to pi-hole. It's still a network block, but only local to your PC.

    You can always edit your computer's hosts file to block domains similar to pi-hole. It's still a network block, but only local to your PC.

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  3. Comment on Soldering irons/stations - Buy once, cry once advice needed in ~hobbies

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    Dunno if Amazon is an option for you but I've been reasonably happy with this $80 YIHUA 8786D I 2 in 1 Hot Air Rework and Soldering Iron Station. I have no professional experience (only experience...

    Dunno if Amazon is an option for you but I've been reasonably happy with this $80 YIHUA 8786D I 2 in 1 Hot Air Rework and Soldering Iron Station. I have no professional experience (only experience with the garbage fire hazard soldering irons you mention), but did use this quite a bit for hobby electronics repair. As someone who only uses it intermittently, it does the job well. If you'll be using it all day long, you might want to look elsewhere.

    My only gripe is the hot air tip is pointed directly at the wall, making it tricky to use without pulling the base away. Apart from that, I have no complaints. The temperature control is a nice bonus. Good luck!

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  4. Comment on Prospect Medical Holdings files for bankruptcy in US after owners took hundreds of millions in payouts in ~health

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    Venture capitalist, not veterinary care.

    Venture capitalist, not veterinary care.

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  5. Comment on New gaming PCs - price sanity check and recommendations? in ~games

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    Nvidia compatibility has come a long way on Linux, even in the last few years. I've used Pop!_OS daily for the past year with a 3080 Ti and haven't had any major issues. 4 years ago was a...

    Nvidia compatibility has come a long way on Linux, even in the last few years. I've used Pop!_OS daily for the past year with a 3080 Ti and haven't had any major issues. 4 years ago was a different story I had to switch back to Windows.

    It does get funky for my setup, since I have 3 monitors with all different refresh rates, one of them being 4k and needs scaling. Switching to Wayland lets me run each monitor at their max refresh rate, and get a solid 165 FPS in Overwatch 2.

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  6. Comment on Why streaming services are pushing subscribers to ad tiers in ~tv

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    I gotta say, I find it a little amusing I'm willing to pay $10-$15/mo for a seedbox and not for X streaming platform, however, I think the experience is that much better. I can download whatever I...

    I gotta say, I find it a little amusing I'm willing to pay $10-$15/mo for a seedbox and not for X streaming platform, however, I think the experience is that much better. I can download whatever I want and stream it for that price, or I can pay the same amount and get a select amount of movies.

    Also, I go out of my way to not see ads with any service. I don't use twitch because of how they circumvent ad blockers.

    8 votes

  7. Comment on What silly thing do you argue about with your significant other? in ~talk

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    There was a trend recently where people would microwave whole eggs (which explode). Eg: https://youtu.be/O77e20S5B9k

    There was a trend recently where people would microwave whole eggs (which explode). Eg: https://youtu.be/O77e20S5B9k

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