JimTheMan

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by JimTheMan 2y ago
These articles about work conditions in tech feel profoundly out of touch with the rest of the world. It's like reading a gazette from Mary Antoinette talking about how tough her life was (pre-revolution..) The rest of the world outsid
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by JimTheMan 2y ago
Historically bombing civilians has always galvanised the public against the enemy more than it 'demoralises' them. For instance the bombing of England during WW2 didn't break their will to fight. The fire bombing of 95% of Ja
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by JimTheMan 2y ago
This platitude doesn't make the back seats of a greyhound bus any more palatable. God they were cheap tickets though..
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by JimTheMan 2y ago
As always, I am super proud of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and their consistent balanced (for the most part) good work.
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by JimTheMan 2y ago
The word mate can be used both positively and negatively, but is predominately used positively. One of Australia's core values is 'mateship'. You will be surprised to find that Champ is the word Aussies will use when unimpres
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by JimTheMan 2y ago
There's an amusing short story from Douglas Adams, who visited Australia back in the day where 'No worries' featured prominently. https://douglasadams.com/dna/980707-08-a.html "and get this, this is
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by JimTheMan 2y ago
If you want to take your 'fair dinkum'-ness to the next level, I offer you the equivalent phrase 'No Wokkas'
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by JimTheMan 2y ago
I don't know if that gels with my personal experience visiting China about 5 years ago. I didn't find the Chinese public to be particularly athletic as a general rule and they didn't seem particularly sport oriented. Walking
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by JimTheMan 2y ago
A question I don't know the answer to. Is the scale of the conflict simply significantly less, or is artillery more accurate(and has a greater range?) and therefore less shells tend to get used in a modern day context?
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by JimTheMan 4y ago
These runners run fast enough that much like cyclists, they get a benefit from following in the aerodynamic drag of another competitor. Unless there is a pacer none of the runners really want to be in front and eating all the aerodynamic d
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by JimTheMan 4y ago
You guys is a gendered term and a perfectly reasonable axiom. And because it's used by everyone, I submit this is true in the court of public opinion.
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by JimTheMan 4y ago
I was thinking about this the other day. You can approach a group of women and say " hey guys", that is fine. To a group of men," hey gals", and that is not fine. "Hey guys" to a mixed group, why... You've
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by JimTheMan 4y ago
Ageist!
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by JimTheMan 4y ago
Take us back to the year 2001 and this would have been regarded as witchcraft. Hell I think it's witchcraft now. It's incredible how dismissive people are. I mean it's like looking at the wright brothers plane and saying, &qu
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by JimTheMan 4y ago
There's a full wall of phone cases at the official Apple Stores... If they were serious, they wouldn't have them.
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by JimTheMan 4y ago
America's allies would probably not support a side unless there was going to be a clear winner OR it was in that nation's interest to do so. America's enemies maybe would pick a side in an attempt to destabilize the country
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by JimTheMan 4y ago
At some point, we will have enough solar/hydro/wind etc that they won't be built using coal power... Right now it's a necessary yes, in the future no. In a way, that last (...) is also a very black and white way of viewi
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by JimTheMan 4y ago
Do the mods deal with reducing the amount of pterodactyls that swoop you?
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by JimTheMan 4y ago
I completely agree, it's wild to hear as an Australian as well. I've never ever heard of anyone having any issues with social services being called on them. If anything, it's really hard to separate children from their parent
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by JimTheMan 4y ago
Homogenous is simply not true, outside of say Japan or China. It's a popular trope thrown mostly around by Americans, and is sometimes (often) a dog whistle for racism.
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by JimTheMan 5y ago
"Entire Agreement" clauses are quite common.
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by JimTheMan 5y ago
Except the npr article literally explains that its due to poor vaccination rates and lack of covid controls like masking?
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by JimTheMan 5y ago
It's only implied, but the coins also bring a certain required 'illegitimacy' to a transaction. ie, if I turned up with cash to organise a hit... you might wonder who I was and if I was a cop. But if I instead rocked up with
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by JimTheMan 5y ago
This happens so often online, that I just assume it is an American thing to just entirely forget the entire World outside themselves and maybe Canada.
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by JimTheMan 5y ago
Who are these tools? I simply cannot imagine other people trying to 'big note' themselves like that! Is it a cultural thing specific to where you live?
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by JimTheMan 5y ago
It's super addictive (at least for me). I'll go from one cup a day to 5 in a flash, and wonder why I'm anxious all the time.
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by JimTheMan 5y ago
I think that's also very true, that no one should feel forced to reveal something about themselves.It's one of the reasons I don't like the well intentioned 'pro-noun' movement, I feel it may out those who don'
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by JimTheMan 5y ago
I have a suspicion a lot of the defenses we put up to hide our 'different' and possibly 'nerdy' interests have since become a shield of a bygone era. No longer are nerds bashed for being nerds. Kids are a lot more unders
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by JimTheMan 5y ago
False.Incorrect.Wrong. Are all easy ways to tell if someone is about to speak like Dwight Schrute from the Office.
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by JimTheMan 5y ago
I think the question needs to be asked, "What am I hoping to get from this?" If its tools to help you solve some problem, great. If its because you find it fun, great. But if its because you feel you want to 'better yourself&

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