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[–] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 36 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

In the mid-2000s, I was so confused by office culture and having to wear dress pants. I was venting at a tech conference about it.

Then the room erupted in laughter. Like, Microsoft employees wearing jeans. Apple employees wearing potato sacks. IT guys wearing ThinkPads.

In interviews, I now ask about dress code. It's a yellow flag if the company has other weird micromanaging rules. Which is also why I don't work in Fintech or gov.

[–] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 weeks ago

In my teens, we were given vitamin water after sports games thanks to corporate donations. Most HS players lived off that.

Yay for-profit schools on poor urban neighborhoods.

[–] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 weeks ago

Disgusting. And you say we've been drinking it?!

[–] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 5 points 2 weeks ago

Still deleted for me.

I shared the direct link, which is unlisted.

If you visit that subreddit, you will not be able to see it/won't exist anywhere without that direct link

[–] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 7 points 2 weeks ago

Coworker just hit me with a #3 and I'm livid.

[–] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 35 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

If you're not familiar with the background

"Today, Mr. Magnus Carlsen breached the dress code by wearing jeans, which are explicitly prohibited under long-standing regulations for this event.

"The Chief Arbiter informed Mr. Carlsen of the breach, issued a $200 fine, and requested that he change his attire. Unfortunately, Mr. Carlsen declined, and as a result, he was not paired for round nine. This decision was made impartially and applies equally to all players.

"Earlier in the day, another participant, Mr. Ian Nepomniachtchi, was also fined for breaching the dress code by wearing sports shoes. However, Mr. Nepomniachtchi complied, changed into approved attire, and continued to play in the tournament.

From https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/other-sports/2024/12/28/magnus-carlsen-world-chess-championship-dress-code-violation.amp.html

[–] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 5 points 2 weeks ago

Podcasts for "bros" in a nutshell.

Except they sometimes leave out the expert.

[–] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 21 points 2 weeks ago

I really can't stop laughing at this

[–] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 45 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

My wife and I. We always talk non-stop about everything non-stop.

I have a habit of saying really wrong things. Maybe it's ignorance or maybe it's because I read something stupid off the internet. And she just accepts it in the moment and gently corrects me later.

 
 

MCNAIRY CO., Tenn. (WMC) - A state animal cruelty investigation has resulted in the arrest of a now-former McNairy County Sheriff’s deputy, who is accused of shooting multiple dogs to death while tasked with ensuring the animals were okay.

According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, 24-year-old Connor Brackin is charged with seven counts of aggravated cruelty to animals and eight counts of reckless endangerment.

The animals were reportedly the subjects of an animal welfare concern call made on November 4.

 

Sgt. Sébastien Plouffe threw part of the 14-year-old motorcycle accident victim's skull into a ravine in 2021 after being chastised by the victim's mother for the way law enforcement handled the scene of the accident.

Plouffe, who lied about his actions on a report, admitted the truth a few days later when the family attempted to retrieve the skull part in order to cremate the victim. He returned to the location of the ravine and attempted to search for the missing piece of bone, but was unsuccessful. A larger search was conducted at the scene with additional officials, and the skull part was eventually located.

 

The original on Washington Post is paywalled. And my usual solutions of bypassing wasn't working. Sorry for the MSN wrapper.

In Gauley Bridge,” prosecutors told the jury, “Larry Clay was the law.”

C.H. had reported that her stepmother sold her to be raped for $100 when she was 17 years old. The buyer, she told the sheriff’s department, wasn’t just anyone — it was Police Chief Larry Clay. While he was in uniform and on duty. The first time, against his department-issued vehicle. The second, inside a police office.

Clay, 55, and the stepmother, 27, were both charged with sex trafficking of a minor.

When Clay spent his shifts doing nothing but parking his cruiser and waiting for speeding cars, Pack was asked to counsel Clay on taking more initiative. When Clay hastily pulled a gun on a hiking tourist, Pack was told to coach him on being less impulsive.

The family was struggling to keep the electricity and water paid. Then, her stepmother approached her with a way of getting cash, an idea from Clay.

“He brought it up to her that he was sexually interested in me,” C.H. said. “We needed the money for bills.”

C.H. tried to describe it without feeling it. Her head being forced down. Then her body on the hood of the chief’s car. “He was raping me,” C.H. testified. “Did you say anything to him during this?” Herrald asked. “Too scared,” C.H. said, balling her hands in her lap.

She testified that she saw Clay give Naylor-Legg the cash. She would later learn it was $100.

 

The controversy is over a two-page document that was handed out to classrooms at Kapolei Middle School.

It broke down where the U.S. presidential candidates — Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former President Donald Trump — stand on the issues.

The state Department of Education confirms the document was put together by a group of teachers at the school who simplified the information in a candidate comparison article in the New York Times.

The material given out to students lists six issues.

CRIME

Harris: “Gives money to police”
Trump: “Sends soldiers to cities”

DEMOCRACY

Harris: “Wants to keep our country a democracy”
Trump: “Tried to overturn the 2020 election

IMMIGRATION

Harris: “Hires more people to watch the border”
Harris: “Limits how many people can move to the U.S.
Trump: “Finds and catches people in the U.S. illegally”
Trump: “Takes children away from their parents”
 

On Sept. 12 at 8 a.m., came across a stopped vehicle with hazards on the left shoulder near John Hanson Highway and got out of his cruiser to help.

"Are you here to help her?" Sgt. Warrington asks the man.

"No, she's taking me to the hospital," he responded.

Moments later, he fires a single shot at the passenger who says he was getting a hat blown onto the road.

"Oh my God, what did you do? What did you do?" the driver screams out.

"He had a gun!" Warrington says.

"No, I don't have a gun!" the man shouts, lying on the roadway.

 
 
 

Just days away from Election Day, many women have on TikTok have hinted that they’re voting for Democratic nominee Kamala Harris, while their parents are voting for Republican nominee Donald Trump. As part of the trend, each video shows social media users with a piece of paper in hand as they leave their houses to go vote.

"POV, [on my way] to cancel out my Trump-loving husband’s vote in a swing state,” she said, along with a blue heart emoji and an American flag emoji.

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