Can I get in on the group buy?

Oh hey, me too.

Self improvement is a good thing. Good luck.

I’m rooting for you.

I’m guessing very closeted gay.

Aah. Seems like Batgirl can survive without labeling every little thing.

Is the toilet paper over the tub?

Most of the gig work stuff everywhere will earn less than minimum wage in most areas (where minimum wage is reasonable at least). The only benefit is that there’s basically no skill required, just get a thing (person/food/whatever) and take it somewhere, and you can basically work whatever hours you want; you’re and independent contractor for all intents and purposes.

So if a person has the ability to pick things up, carry them short distances and put them down, plus the ability to transport yourself from place to place, usually via a car, and having a driver’s license, then you can do most of the modern gig work. Whether transporting people or food/whatever… Knowing English isn’t even a requirement even if you’re working in a predominantly English speaking country.

It’s essentially perfect for anyone who doesn’t have the skills or knowledge to do much of anything yet. Not to disparage people that work the job, but everyone should already have these skills with the possible exception of having a driver’s license. Even a “McJob” or similar will require a basic conversational English (or other native language) understanding.

Don’t get me wrong, knowing the language helps, but it’s not a requirement. Translations are pretty good these days, so you can get by without really knowing anything of the language, as long as you can translate stuff to whatever language you speak, you’re all set.

In this way, the “jobs” tend to attract people of a certain type, immigrants are particularly prone to being taken in by it and immigrants have the least agency in the society they live in… At least until they become full citizens of the country they find themselves in.

It’s both unsurprising and sad that it’s happening, but there’s pretty much nothing that most people can do about it. If you boycott the services then those that would need that income will go without. So, is it better to get screwed, but still get something, or not get screwed, and get nothing?

I am unbothered my friend.

I appreciate you taking the time to recognise the fault in the statement. That’s more maturity and self awareness than a lot of people have.

Keep that up.

Cheers.

This reminds me a lot of love. People can’t, or don’t, by default, differentiate different forms of love, though, there are many.

If you express love for anyone that isn’t blood related, the implication is that you want to copulate with them, and often, that’s far from the truth.

I love a lot of people, but not in that way. Right now, the only person I love who I want to copulate with is my partner. At the same time, I have a large group of friends that I also love, as a kind of trust and friendship love, though they’re not related to me through blood, in any way, shape, or form (Besides us both being human, I guess).

Commoners in society are extremely reductive, so the nuances of such things often escape them.

You can like, love or even find something attractive, and that doesn’t define you. You define yourself. That’s the privilege of sapience. We can decide such things about ourselves.

I like your opinion. You can consider me to be bi if you want.

I don’t identify that way and I’m not so insecure that someone having a different opinion about me, bothers me in the slightest. You do you, my friend.

Straight facts:

I am a straight man. Hello everyone. I hope you’re all having a wonderful day.

Also a fact, I support all peoples choices in terms of what they like and how they identify. Not sure why I would care if someone else wants to be gay, bi, trans, hereto/cis, queer, lesbian, etc. I’m not those things, I’m not sure why it would bother anyone that someone else likes things? Whatever.

Also a fact from a straight guy, aka, straight fact.

While I can recognise that some masculine figures are handsome/good looking, I do not… And I can’t stress this enough… I do not feel any attraction to men.

They can be rather good looking, but that doesn’t make me want to get them naked and fool around.

If you have excitement in your pants for someone of the same gender, well… I have news for you… And there’s nothing wrong with that.

Be who you are. Anybody who gives a shit is probably not worth knowing.

Y’know, I can only imagine what the original version of this looked like… Bluntly, whatever advice it gave, was wrong.

I’ve seen more masculine women and effeminate men in my time that you can’t tell Jack shit about this stuff from someone’s body shape…

The ears tho, that’s always a dead give away.

Damnit.

Thanks. Do I get a t-shirt?

Yes. I failed my entrance exam.

Skate bread

Bread flip

Kick bread

Kick flip loaf

I have no idea what this image means.

If I were to do something so ridiculous for a full year for the full amount, I wouldn’t be doing it for me. There’s no way I would be able to spend 10Bn in my lifetime on things for me and my immediate family. I don’t think that’s even possible unless we were literally flushing money down the toilet, burning it, or throwing pallets of $100s from a plane while flying over a populated area.

I would use the 10Bn to create things like scholarship funds for colleges, where the only requirement is that you can prove you don’t come from money (and can afford whatever education you want without help).

I would also be donating large amounts to charities and good causes, especially FOSS and things like the Internet archive.

Above and beyond that, I’d likely use my newfound wealth to create a company that builds open source or modular hardware for things currently dominated by big tech. Like mobile phones, specifically Android phones, and supporting companies doing similar work like framework.

I would only take enough to pay off my house, all debts, and for a savings/income fund so that I can live comfortably for the rest of my life without needing to work, both for myself, my spouse, and some members of my immediate family.

While in the box, I would let me ADHD brain wander endlessly and entertain itself, until it gets bored or tired, then sleep and repeat that 365 times.

I’m with you. A day or two at most is all I would need to be set for life for anything I would ever want.

I like fancy tech, so I might stick around for a second or third day because fancy tech isn’t cheap.

People in my field refer to it as “backing up the money dump truck to (vendor) HQ” … Just to give some context.

Group think. Definitely.

Because thinking for your self takes to much work. Let us think for you!

- the Republicans, probably.

My system is a Dell precision rack 7910, with dual Xeon E5 processors (I forget the exact model off the top of my head) and yes, 64G of ECC memory. DDR 4 IIRC.

I’m telling you, the system is rock solid. I got it refurbished, so it was put through its paces before I got it. Any defective parts will have already failed and been replaced.