Yogi Bear (2010)
in Movies ·
I absolutely hated this cartoon when I was a kid—and hey, now that I'm an adult, I can officially hate it with even more authority. How precious 😁
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Standard 40-hour work week?
in Economy ·
I work an office job, and my hours are pretty flexible—though it’s all just a verbal agreement with my boss. Sometimes I clock out a little early, sometimes I stay late, but generally, he’s not a fan of anyone putting in more than eight hours. He joked that we aren't any more useful to him after that, but honestly? I knew exactly what he meant. Once you cross that eight-hour mark, mistakes start creeping in and staying focused becomes a total uphill battle.
And honestly, just saying "eight hours" feels way too broad... I’ve done field work and I've spent plenty of time behind a desk. There is a massive difference between spending eight hours framing walls on a construction site and sitting in an office chair.
And honestly, just saying "eight hours" feels way too broad... I’ve done field work and I've spent plenty of time behind a desk. There is a massive difference between spending eight hours framing walls on a construction site and sitting in an office chair.
North American Open Source Community
in Miscellaneous ·
It was a good run while it lasted...
North American Open Source Community
in Miscellaneous ·
I’m just throwing this out there as a compliment, and honestly, it’s pretty interesting that nobody else has chimed in on this yet. I truly believe that people with tech backgrounds could find work in basically any industry. In the past, it felt like software devs only jumped into stuff like this if they were looking to build some niche indie games or small desktop apps.
To give you a real-world example—I work for an engineering firm that handles electrical blueprints required for building permits; most of the time, those plans are actually used for the construction itself. We used to do everything by hand, but nowadays, almost everything is done in AutoCAD, with the rest spread across Word and Excel. The real headache—if you can even call it that—is that we’re working "raw" in AutoCAD. We aren't using any specialized plugins or automation tools; we're basically just drawing and copy-pasting our way through. Plus, since we rely heavily on old project files as templates, it's way too easy to accidentally miss a detail from a previous version. And don't even get me started on how much of a mess it is trying to keep everything synced between AutoCAD, Word, and Excel.
If there was a high-quality, specialized program that tied all of these moving parts together, our lives would be so much easier and we'd stop making silly mistakes. Even just one little tool to smooth out one part of the workflow would be a game-changer. If such a thing were free, I bet every other firm in the industry would jump on it, which opens up so many doors. My colleagues and my boss don't really bother looking for solutions like this—they don't have much ambition, really; they’re more of a "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" kind of crew. But if I walked in and showed them a finished product ready to go... man, that would be a different story.
I'm not sure if you were thinking strictly about simple software, like basic accounting programs or database management, but I wanted to highlight a problem in my own field that would definitely require something a bit more complex. Maybe this will encourage others to chime in with their own ideas, too.
To give you a real-world example—I work for an engineering firm that handles electrical blueprints required for building permits; most of the time, those plans are actually used for the construction itself. We used to do everything by hand, but nowadays, almost everything is done in AutoCAD, with the rest spread across Word and Excel. The real headache—if you can even call it that—is that we’re working "raw" in AutoCAD. We aren't using any specialized plugins or automation tools; we're basically just drawing and copy-pasting our way through. Plus, since we rely heavily on old project files as templates, it's way too easy to accidentally miss a detail from a previous version. And don't even get me started on how much of a mess it is trying to keep everything synced between AutoCAD, Word, and Excel.
If there was a high-quality, specialized program that tied all of these moving parts together, our lives would be so much easier and we'd stop making silly mistakes. Even just one little tool to smooth out one part of the workflow would be a game-changer. If such a thing were free, I bet every other firm in the industry would jump on it, which opens up so many doors. My colleagues and my boss don't really bother looking for solutions like this—they don't have much ambition, really; they’re more of a "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" kind of crew. But if I walked in and showed them a finished product ready to go... man, that would be a different story.
I'm not sure if you were thinking strictly about simple software, like basic accounting programs or database management, but I wanted to highlight a problem in my own field that would definitely require something a bit more complex. Maybe this will encourage others to chime in with their own ideas, too.
Is democracy actually alive in the USA?
in Philosophy ·
driftingangler6 said:...but how many people would actually end up voting under those rules? You’d basically be killing off the whole democratic ideal right at the starting line.
When you really sit down and think about it... if I've pointed out a fundamental flaw that could cause democracy to fail, then logically speaking, the way we have it set up right now isn't exactly the perfect solution either. (just my two cents responding to my older sister's post)
Is democracy actually alive in the USA?
in Philosophy ·
It exists—sadly...
I think there’s a thread over on the politics subforum discussing whether people should actually pass an intelligence test before they’re allowed to vote. If you sit back and really think about that concept—and then consider who actually holds the right to vote here in America—you’ll realize exactly why I said "sadly" lol
I think there’s a thread over on the politics subforum discussing whether people should actually pass an intelligence test before they’re allowed to vote. If you sit back and really think about that concept—and then consider who actually holds the right to vote here in America—you’ll realize exactly why I said "sadly" lol
Issues with Media Player Classic
in IT Support ·
I’m not even sure if MPC can be "installed" per se... on my machine, it’s just this one portable file I carry around. Anyway, the real headache is that my newer movies—like the latest episodes of Lost and Prison Break—just won't "play." You know that annoying thing where you can scrub through the timeline and the image changes, but when you hit play, nothing happens? Yet, they work perfectly fine in the standard Windows Media Player.
On my other computer (my laptop), everything works just fine, both in the regular player and in MPC. Since I’m pretty sure I have the exact same drivers installed on both, I’m guessing the issue is buried a bit deeper—maybe something with Windows itself or just a weird hardware quirk.
On my other computer (my laptop), everything works just fine, both in the regular player and in MPC. Since I’m pretty sure I have the exact same drivers installed on both, I’m guessing the issue is buried a bit deeper—maybe something with Windows itself or just a weird hardware quirk.