I have unlimited and I’ve seen a few people take 2 weeks off consecutively. So it seems like the company is pretty flexible and doesn’t put artificial limitations on it. That said, I’m pretty sure even a month off wouldn’t fix the damage that’s been done to my brain from years stacked upon years of redlining it to write code and solve problems. I find as I get older I need more time off to truly disconnect.

“We’ll keep the genocide going but change our public language to make it sound like a ceasefire is on the table.”

I’m in tech and could never take myself seriously ever again if I built this.

They’re just going to move the goalposts on you again. Capitalism lovers seem to think that if it doesn’t immediately work 100% right away, then it’s trash. They provide nothing of substance while criticizing even the smallest attempts towards actual progress. “Capitalism works for me and allows me to buy pointless shit while dying for nothing, therefore no one should even try.”

Meanwhile in Texas: “water breaks for outdoor workers are banned!”

DuckTales theme plays

We all have McMicroplastics in us.

I’m lovin’ it!

My graphic design teacher in high school had a PowerPC and that thing was awesome.

It’s really up to personal preference but I’m a big fan of the metal unibody of Mac laptops. While my friends’ PC laptops plastic bodies were starting to separate and show wear, my laptop was still looking mint. That alone also helped determine how long I kept a Mac laptop going (I was on a 2017 MBP 13” up to just recently and the body is still near mint).

So while it could be perceived as a simple cosmetic preference, it was also about the longevity of the laptop’s use.

That said, I have an ASUS ROG Zephyrus that has a pretty solid body, despite being plastic. Some of them have gotten better, but a lot are still flimsy crap.

It’s the same reason I prefer the body of my iPhone, vs the multitude of plastic Android flagship phones I churned through back in the day. The G1 still holds a place in my heart though and had a metal body (and I still have it in its original box!)

Before I landed a good job, I was buying used Macs for years. Mac of All Trades is your friend.

https://www.macofalltrades.com/apple-macbook-pro-13-inch-2-3ghz-core-i5-mid-2017/

This is actually a step above the Air for that year.

Every inch of America is made to squeeze profit out of the working class. Had to pay an ambulance fee when I broke my wrist. It was ~$1200 iirc.

This is the story of my life right here.

It’s okay to be wrong.

https://scandinaviafacts.com/were-the-vikings-black/

My profile has “Free Palestine 🇵🇸“ in it lol.

Hey ChatGPT, give me a recipe for air fryer pop tarts.

Weren’t you proven to be wrong in the old thread where you posted this rubbish ass strawman? Elon Musk isn’t even playing in a movie or show, so this legit makes zero fucking sense.

I have an old corded Milwaukee drill that I inherited from my dad. The torque is so strong it will fly out of your hand if you’re not careful, and the whole body is made of metal. If you happen across old tools like that, snatch em up.

In honor of my dad, I also bought a new Milwaukee to go along with it. I adore that thing.

The war machine stops for no one.

We’ve pretty much been forced into a “don’t let the Nazis take control again” position.

Republicans: “we’re going to keep giving weapons to Israel so they can get the job done.” The Nazi party is straight up telling us what they’re going to do.

Democrats: the same thing as above but couched in complacent, obscure language about “reducing casualties”.

It’s time we simply be honest about the reality and stop making this a D vs R, working class vs working class thing. At the core of the Gaza genocide, the message is essentially the same.

Kamala has stated that she won’t place a weapons embargo on Israel because they have a “right to defend themselves”. She may have a full ceasefire mindset personally, no one will ever know, but the US government collective won’t allow it. That’s just the way the war machine works. As soon as they pull the plug on funding Israel, Israel becomes an enemy they are suddenly matched with due to the mass amount of our own weapons we’ve been sending them for decades. Our government has painted itself into a corner, and a continued alliance with Israel ensures that we have a control point in the Middle East.

It should also be noted that Kamala has taken something like $200k+ worth of AIPAC money, but Walz hasn’t taken any as far as I can tell. Not personally a fan of Kamala, but I have cautious optimism with Walz.