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Comment on Scarlett Johansson says she is 'shocked, angered' over new ChatGPT voice in ~tech
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Comment on All the good email clients go to hell in ~tech
topkljasd LinkI'm largely in agreement with the author. Most email clients are just bad. There's also this issue with bloat. There are a lot of different kinds of email users. Some people also need calendars,...I'm largely in agreement with the author. Most email clients are just bad. There's also this issue with bloat. There are a lot of different kinds of email users. Some people also need calendars, messaging, extensions, it can get out of hand. For me, I just want a simple and snappy email client that isn't a browser. I don't want to use a terminal interface but terminal interfaces tend to be the snappiest.
Right now, I'm using Proton Mail and it kind of helps that I am sort of stuck using a browser to access it. On my phone, I use the Proton Mail app and Mail.app. Like everyone else I have multiple email addresses for multiple purposes.
I think Mail.app is probably the best email client I have ever used on the phone despite paying for and trying almost all of them. It's just unbeatable in its elegance and simplicity.
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Comment on In WWII paperback books were mobilized to improve morale in ~books
topkljasd LinkVery cool. I wish I could find a book in this format. I absolutely hate hardback books. There's no good reason at all for a smaller book that isn't an encyclopedia or something like that to be a...Most innovative of all was the format, a paperback approximately 16 by 11 centimetres, bound along the short side. The text was set in two columns for ease of reading.
Very cool. I wish I could find a book in this format. I absolutely hate hardback books. There's no good reason at all for a smaller book that isn't an encyclopedia or something like that to be a hardback.
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Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (April 2022) in ~health.mental
topkljasd Link ParentMy job is very fulfilling and rewarding for me. I love it so far. I think of it as my career. This is big because up until now, in my late 30s, I didn't have a real job or career. It was just...My job is very fulfilling and rewarding for me. I love it so far. I think of it as my career. This is big because up until now, in my late 30s, I didn't have a real job or career. It was just shitty job after shitty job. This workplace is great except for the toxicity of some people.
It's a hump I will get over eventually. It's just hard right now because I'm laden with expectations while simultaneously not being given the help I need in order to meet those expectations.
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Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (April 2022) in ~health.mental
topkljasd LinkI started a new job in a new industry. I am in general a positive person who is forward-looking and just wants to get along with people. The position I'm in now doesn't require a license in my...I started a new job in a new industry. I am in general a positive person who is forward-looking and just wants to get along with people.
The position I'm in now doesn't require a license in my state, and I'm being trained on the job by other people who are established there. They all have years of experience over me. I'm a pretty savvy/smart person, I taught myself everything I know. No school.
But this workplace has been extremely toxic. The well-established people there aren't exactly happy to be in the industry they're in. They've all been looking to me to give them relief in the form of reducing their workload, but haven't been the most open-minded or generous about how much training I need.
I can grasp things quite easily, however, it helps me a lot if I'm not trained like a dog. I need to know what the button I'm pushing does, instead of just being told to "push this button". The issue is the same old one--just because you have the knowledge inside your head, doesn't mean you have the capacity or skill to relay it to another human being so that they can understand it.
The other problem is, many of these people take all their experience and knowledge for granted in the way that they forget simple but important details that are so practiced to them, they aren't taught to me. I end up being chewed out because I missed something that was neither taught to me nor ever mentioned to me.
This, compounded with the insecurity and toxicity of more than half the team and office dynamics/politics, has been a recipe for making me feel like shit every day I'm at work.
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Comment on Activision Blizzard settles with federal employment agency for $18 Million in ~games
topkljasd LinkWell, that makes it easy for me. I'm never spending a single cent on anything Activision Blizzard, ever again. Companies like this never learn anything about how to be decent to human beings. They...Well, that makes it easy for me. I'm never spending a single cent on anything Activision Blizzard, ever again. Companies like this never learn anything about how to be decent to human beings. They only learn how to escape punishment and become better at hiding future transgressions.
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Comment on Is a massage gun worth getting? in ~health
topkljasd LinkI've tried a Theragun and a few others before. They seem to work great. I can't comment on how good they are to own. I feel like this is one of those products that is extremely easy to sell based...I've tried a Theragun and a few others before. They seem to work great. I can't comment on how good they are to own. I feel like this is one of those products that is extremely easy to sell based on a brief interaction in the store, that has a short honeymoon phase.
I recall seeing a teardown of it being not much more than a weakened construction tool. I have considered making my own DIY option with a handheld-cordless reciprocating saw, but the loud noise is a bit of a turn off. I also don't have a handheld-cordless reciprocating saw laying around to do a conversion with, nor many of the other tools you might need to make one.
I'm hoping someone else here has more to say on Theraguns and their ilk.
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Comment on Toyota is quietly pushing Congress to slow the shift to electric vehicles in ~transport
topkljasd LinkI'm so sick of companies that want the world to slow down just for them.I'm so sick of companies that want the world to slow down just for them.
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Comment on What keyboard do you use? in ~tech
topkljasd LinkI use a Ducky One 2 TKL. I like it because it's backlit and takes up less space. I'm not a programmer, I just type a lot. It feels good to type on and that's enough for me. It doesn't require any...I use a Ducky One 2 TKL. I like it because it's backlit and takes up less space. I'm not a programmer, I just type a lot. It feels good to type on and that's enough for me. It doesn't require any stupid software, it doesn't need any special drivers, it just plugs in.
I like the keyboard.
This is exactly why I find the tech industry so disgusting. I have refused to work in it again because the tech industry is like capitalism on steroids. The CEO's vision of """innovation""" at whatever cost to whoever.