KevonLooney

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[–] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 9 points 7 months ago (4 children)

The problem is your boss. I work with tickets and just have a maximum for the average amount of time to be under for the quarter. It's very relaxing.

You need to explain to your boss that different tasks take different amounts of time. Explain that you may be able to do things faster at the risk of larger issues taking up more time later. Then when they tell you to work faster, reiterate that it will cause bigger issues.

Literally give them what they want: fast solutions at the expense of quality. Then don't worry about it when things eventually break.

[–] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 5 points 7 months ago

remove anything

Uh, a US Government mastodon server wouldn't have any way to sign up and comment. I assume it would be all one way announcements.

Who cares about randos who want to talk to the president? People were posting dead bodies on Biden's announcements on Threads.

[–] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago (5 children)

Blockchain is over 10 years old and still not used for its primary purpose: a currency for legal transactions. It's way too volatile and very few institutions accept it.

AI can't reach its promised capability of doing everything for us automatically because it isn't actually AI. It's just advanced Clippy and autocomplete. It can't replace anyone senior. It's just a crappy intern.

[–] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago

Same with NYC. There's no excuse besides being cheap and lazy.

[–] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 3 points 8 months ago (3 children)

None of that makes any sense. California and NYC have similar property values. If anything, NYC price per square footage is higher on average. There are basically no houses on Manhattan, so almost all places to live have a condo board or co-op board. It's similar to an HOA.

California always had nice weather. Homeless people only existed in large numbers after Governor Reagan emptied the mental institutions and provided few resources for the residents. They literally took away their homes. Before that, NYC had more homeless people.

https://calmatters.org/commentary/2019/03/hard-truths-about-deinstitutionalization-then-and-now/

California could house almost all of its homeless people if they spent the money. It's not even that expensive compared to the alternative.

[–] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yes, facts are one thing. But what about what I believe is true? Isn't that more important?

[–] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I wouldn't be surprised

You are just guessing. Look into it more. They are put up in places that are pretty decent for homeless shelters. They're usually cheap hotels, so you get your own room but no kitchen. It's not somewhere you want to live, but it's 100x better than a train station.

Most homeless people are fine in them, but they have security watching the door so you can't have a party, you can't have pets, and you can't have drugs. Maybe you can't smoke. Some people don't want to live under those conditions. Other people have mental illness and don't want to be in any shelter.

[–] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 8 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

Since 1981:

https://www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2021/10/how-nycs-right-shelter-mandate-works/185933/

And why would you think people wouldn't be able to sleep in a train station? It's just like an airport.

[–] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 9 points 8 months ago

Don't blame accountants. They don't make any decisions, and they don't have the technical expertise to know what is dangerous.

The CEO is a good start. I bet the COO and head of engineering are also at fault. People signed off on these planes without doing the required installation of the door. If it's a systemic issue, the quality control team is to blame.

Aviation is a regulated industry, right? I expect the FAA to get to the bottom, if not lawsuits.

[–] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 10 points 8 months ago (12 children)

That is a stupid issue with Mayor Adams, but NYC legitimately spends millions on housing the homeless. The city has to get you shelter. It's the law.

[–] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 0 points 8 months ago

The NYC Library is a huge organization. They deserve that money.

Blame Mayor Adams for the budget. He paid millions for new radios for his police buddies. The old ones work fine, also... radios? That's top priority?

[–] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 30 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Looks like these are for their factory in Hungary. They are having trouble finding workers because all the ones who can are migrating West.

If they paid more, they could probably still hire people. Obviously those who left want to work. It's hard to believe that these robots are cheaper than workers in Hungary. I think they're just following other car manufacturers who are doing the same thing.

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