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[–] SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 19 hours ago

As a music performance major, graduating in four years with no summer classes required 16-18 credits per semester plus about 3-4 credits worth of zero credit courses. The joke was that college was either the worst four years or best five years of your life.

I ultimately switched to an even more difficult degree but graduated after 5.5 years. I had a blast.

[–] SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 19 hours ago

Same, except I also changed my major twice more and bombed out of two semesters. Employers give zero fucks. I was just discussing earlier how none of them even verify my education and I work in a pretty technical field requiring specialized education.

[–] SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 20 hours ago

I'm AMAB, non-binary but decidedly male presenting, and I've received some comments but no direct confrontation for using individual restrooms labeled as "women's" at public parks. If there's a single occupancy men's room and an equally private, single occupancy room with an arbitrary "women's" designation, I'm going to use either.

[–] SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 20 hours ago

I believe you're 100% right. I didn't attend many, probably most, of my lectures as they're completely useless for me - I simply don't learn well from listening and frantically taking notes. It was much faster and more effective to read the material and interact with it in some way, usually rewording and condensing it into a study guide. The few classes I did attend either had mandatory attendance, so I just ignored the lecture and did my own thing during that time, or the class was significantly interactive so I actually learned from it.

I'm moderately surprised it wasn't the Trump administration shilling for another company.

"The White House, brought to you by Boeing. We'll keep the doors on for you!"

Hey, that first part exactly describes my uncle. We might be related!

I always laugh when anyone seriously refers to Trump as a "man's man". He's so pathetic and weak. Is that now America's idea of masculinity?

[–] SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's gotta fight Idaho first, though

[–] SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I'm only an amateur mechanic and a middling chemist, but I'd estimate the amount of sugar water required for the sugar component to have any significant effect on an engine would just keep it from running. Gasoline won't dissolve water and water is denser, so it'll settle on the bottom of the tank. A fuel line full of water will kill combustion pretty quick.

[–] SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Bingo, and it takes a lot to clog the filter. Plain water is more of a nuisance.

Perfect screen name for this thread!

[–] SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

I dove into the desert and became a sand trout.

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submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/communism@lemmy.ml
 

Hi everyone, I know this isn't 100% on topic but this seemed like the closest fit. You all tend to be more generally knowledgeable than the average Lemming. Feel free to remove if it's too off topic.

In the last few years, I watched what I believe was a YouTube video on South Korean misinformation about North Korea. It discussed defectors, the conditioning they receive after defecting, and celebrity defectors. I recall it also interviewed some North Koreans living in South Korea.

Does anyone know the video I'm thinking of?

 

I couldn't find a more appropriate place to post this. It's a bar in Reykjavik. Cool place, would recommend.

 

Seriously people, use the fucking fan. It clears away odors and covers up the sounds of your dropping a deuce. If you want to stew in your shit smell and revel in the music of your magical poop plops, do so in the comfort of your own home. If you're a guest and the bathroom has a fan, turn it on. We don't want to share.

 

"I live in a right-to-work state, so my employer can shitcan me for any reason".

-Linus K. Lemming

Sorry friends, that's at-will employment, *and you still can't be terminated for any reasons that are protected by law, but we're not here to discuss that. Right-to-work laws mean one thing: that non-union employees cannot be required to contribute to the cost of union representation.

The Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 prohibits "closed shops", where union membership is a condition of employment; however, union represented positions can still be required to contribute to the cost of that representation. Right-to-work laws prohibit that requirement, allowing employees in union represented positions who choose not to join the union to also choose whether or not they contribute to the union's costs, i.e., if they pay dues or not.

I see this mistake frequently and thought folks might want to know the correct information so they don't unintentionally perpetuate it.

Edit: updated to include link to info about at-will employment.

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/12310804

Halp! Calibrating touchscreen on Panasonic CF-30

Hey all! I've been having an issue I can't figure out. Suddenly, I realized I'm in the heart of Linux users! I can ask here! I'm a total noob, so please be gentle.

I installed Xubuntu and got everything but the touchscreen working properly. The touchscreen works but the cursor is consistently off a bit, with the least error in the center of the screen and increasing as it moves to the sides. I've tried running xinput_calibrator but it doesn't help. I attempted to run libinput.calibrate-touchscreen but keep getting a "is a Wayland compositor running?" error message.

Any suggestions?

 

Hey all! I've been having an issue I can't figure out. Suddenly, I realized I'm in the heart of Linux users! I can ask here! I'm a total noob, so please be gentle.

I installed Xubuntu and got everything but the touchscreen working properly. The touchscreen works but the cursor is consistently off a bit, with the least error in the center of the screen and increasing as it moves to the sides. I've tried running xinput_calibrator but it doesn't help. I attempted to run libinput.calibrate-touchscreen but keep getting a "is a Wayland compositor running?" error message.

Any suggestions?

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