The creeper paradox: the harder you try not to be, the more you appear to be.

I replied to OP but I also need to say that I have definitely been the bully before. Very very inept coworker that after months of mentoring started to blame me for their short comings. So, after that, I stopped being so nice. There was only so much bullshit I could handle.

So at the time, it felt justified? But looking back I wish my response was to just ignore them.

The last time I was bullied, was by my own boss, back in 2007-2009. Truth is I didn’t deal with it, and eventually they fired me. Next job basically taught me that it was possible to enjoy your boss & coworkers.

If you’re going through it now, best advice is to find people to talk to. Partner at home, work friends, anyone you trust. If it’s to the point of harassment, you tell management. If they blow you off, look for employment elsewhere.

I’m with you on the rats, no question.

I had many, 10 total? Only having 2-3 at same time. We absolutely loved having them, tiny dog personalities. Even decent with kids. Just got sick of how often we lost one.

Man they were amazing though.

Oh jeez, yes sorry, I’m not saying we should bring them back! Just that it wasn’t deadly to the touch, etc.

Asbestos should definitely be removed from our surroundings.

“fake snow” was asbestos flakes for a long time.

But, as much as it’s joked about, large flake asbestos isn’t generally going to be a problem. It’s a problem when you drill/grind/pulverize into a dust (friable) and inhale it.

I bet it’s also common/planned that they would just reopen another one somewhere else. Esp if it closed for bankruptcy, etc.

short answer would be they aren’t taking it seriously, and it helps support their ‘fake trial’ stance.

I know exactly what you mean with Adam. I do like him, and his content, but wow yeah his “brand” of engagement can be exhausting.

and the other 99 million?

it’s when I thought of it, and decided to just type it out!

There’s no way Steve knew or intended this would blow up the way it did. After Steve’s original 45 min video, the situation was still “recoverable” at LMG.

Then Linus dug in not once, but twice, and then the Madison post.

Has Steve said anything else recently? Hopefully he kinda backs off, honestly. It’s gone way beyond the original scope of his video.

Thanks! Fortunately (unfortunately?) I’m all Windows atm. Other than my pihole and photoframe.

oh I wouldn’t say I’m “adamant” - but to answer your question I was looking to unGoogle my Google Drive and GMail, and Proton popped up pretty quick for having both. I’m currently paying for Private Internet Access VPN, but once that expires I could also get a 3rd function out of Proton with their VPN. I also want my new mail service to allow custom domains, which Proton also does.

Me too! Pretty close to moving to proton though. Might wait for Black Friday rates.

thanks. so I guess I need to try out one of the actual-apps. Just when I thought I was keeping up with the cool kids…

Dumb question… I went to beehaw.org on my mobile browser, and clicked “install”. Which app does that mean I’m using?

Why is Obama doing the milkin’?

I’ll admit that I struggled to figure out Mastodon when twitter changed hands. For me it was either too confusing or not worth figuring out. Maybe it was just the nature of it being more about personal posts, so each server was much more different.

I had no such trouble with Lemmy/Beehaw. Drop-in replacement. That said, I don’t think I’m a communist? I’m not a raging capitalist either though? I’m just kinda here.