I’m all for setting a precedent if it’s about banning chinese spyware and propaganda weapons.

https://xkcd.com/1810/

The standard of living in Hungary has been constantly declining since orbán has been in power. His voter base is still going strong nonetheless, especially among the poorest. These people have no future, but also no present either - they’ll vote for the name they hear the most often, or the one their employer tells them to. They being mostly jobless, that employer being the village mayor via the public works programme, and usually a puppet of orbán as well. Checkmate, liberal democracy.

These are the things I’m glad I got back then and would get again if they broke, that fit the price category:

• an onion comb for dicing
• shoehorn with a long handle
• 3 stage knife sharpening station
• wireless phone charger (no more fiddling in the dark with the cable)
• magnetic keychain holder (from AntPocket tools)
• Unicorn Beetle Pro phone case and belt holster (if you’re on board with the aesthetic)
• a pair of Klim earbuds (wired, with foam tips)

This is not about a single coworker and a door, but intended as a generic light-hearted roast for everybody who keep ignoring simple signs such as which waste bin is for paper, how to leave a room, etc. Petty? Sure as hell. Being a dick? Wouldn’t say so.

Yes, that’s my conclusion as well. What job doesn’t require any of these?

Shouldn’t a dishwasher or cook be able to read and follow instructions, like regarding water temperature, food safety, etc?

I guess it’s not about actually not being able to read, just either not caring to read or ignoring what’s written.

You said yourself that a penny is too much. What’s lower than a penny and not free?

Then the problem is not that the practice of renting exists, but wealth inequality. Which we fully agree on, especially since several mechanisms are at work that further the gap between the rich and the poor. These all should be addressed.

What’s holding you back from taking a loan and paying mortgage instead of rent? Risk aversion?

Fuck the soviet union - harder than how the soviet troops fucked both my grandmothers when they “liberated” my birth country, and harder than how the soviet rule fucked the economy afterwards.

I’d say it depends on the scale and the intentions.

My previous one hasn’t raised rent for five years, and even then he asked if it would be okay with us. Which it was, for even the raised rent was significantly below the market rate and he always responded quickly to any issues we have raised. He was a blue-collar worker who inherited a flat he didn’t want to sell, so rented it out to those who couldn’t afford to buy a property on their own.

I’m sorry for your negative experiences, but please be mindful that not only your subjective world exists. I might have been extremely lucky, but all my previous rental places were maintained by nice folks.

By realising that what we now call waste will be the fuel source of the future. And also understanding that the renewables require a lot more area, material and energy to build than nuclear: https://robertbryce.substack.com/p/the-iron-law-of-power-density-part

Roman numerals. I II II L

If you feel your comment did not adequately convey your intentions, you can always clarify the intended meaning.

Please name some instances when a trans person or woman has thrown a violent tantrum and ended up killing more than ten people. These issues are far from being equal or even comparable.

Orders of magnitude maybe?