Vanth

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[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 33 points 1 day ago

Zuckerberg offered employees access to permanent desks, a symbolic gesture that unintentionally illustrated how expendable many of them had become.

Ouch, I worked at places like this around the '09 crunch. Fresh out of college and I was absolutely anchorless in my career, unable to find a human manager who knew my name and would recognize me day over day. This sort of shit is going in the pile of counters to "(millennials/Z/Alpha) just don't work as hard or show loyalty to their jobs anymore".

[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Project Hail Mary. For adapting a very long book, I thought they did a pretty good job. Still over two hours long though.

I don't think it will have the staying power some critics are saying. Too superficial, too American monoculture to last long, I think.

[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 2 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Then they are making the business decision to accept more business thry Expedia, etc, at the cost of being misrepresented and having to deal with the fallout. Their choice.

[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 1 points 3 days ago

They contract with Expedia, etc, knowing how those middle-men are representing them.

[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 16 points 3 days ago (5 children)

Hotels contract with Expedia. They can choose not to.

[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 96 points 3 days ago (15 children)

Hotels are paying the price... for using AI tools they know are making inaccurate commitments to customers.

[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 14 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I recommend a web search for the "god of the gaps" fallacy. You have discovered a 300+ year old concept.

[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 37 points 5 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (17 children)

prudish people

Wanna try again with an opening that isn't so bad faith?

Edit: Well, didn't take long to prove my point and double-down. OP laughed at someone's genuine response. OP is getting the "bad faith troll" user tag

[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 10 points 1 week ago

Friendly reminder Trump is tariffing countries he alleges haven't done enough to mitigate slave-labor.

I'm now expecting some convoluted plan from Trump where he tarrifs his own country and routes the fees into his family's bank accounts. Politicians and justifies will stand around with their fingers up their noses saying there's nothing to be done, it's only tradition that has kept presidents from doing this sort of thing previously. Would anyone here actually be surprised by such a headline?

[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 13 points 1 week ago

I nailed it.

So it's B) women, with a twist of C) immigrants, because it's the non-white people who would be scary immigrants if they were to come here 🇺🇸🦅

(This is a joke. I am making fun of my country's systemic bigotry towards anyone who is not a white, male landowner. Safe travels to anyone coming here for FIFA, but I think you're a bit crazy to do so.)

[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 3 points 1 week ago

Me either, TBH.

[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Try here? The NPR article is just a copy/paste from this one.

https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2026/05/26/men-leaving-workforce

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Iron Lung (2026) by Markiplier (filmdb.landmarkcinemas.com)
 

The stars are gone. The planets have disappeared. Only those aboard space stations or starships were left to witness the universe dim, giving the end a name: The Quiet Rapture. Now, humanity decays in the rusting halls of crumbling stations, scavenging barren moons by the ghost light of long-vanished stars. But one moon stands apart. In the darkness of the void, a scanner detects an impossibility: an ocean of blood. In a desperate bid for survival, the last remnants of humanity craft a crude submarine to explore the bleeding depths. They weld one soul inside to pilot it. But as the hatch is sealed, the terrifying reality sets in. Hope in this void is as illusionary as the starlight. This is not an expedition. This is an execution.

Written, produced, acted in by game streamer Markiplier

Indie film inspired by an indie cosmic horror game

<$3 million budget, self-funded release in over 2,000 theaters

 

Have you had one? If so, did the medical professional conducting the challenge stay with you the whole time?

I had one years ago. The person administering the challenge put me in a glass chamber, explained the amount of methacholine would increase until it induced an asthma attack and that how much methacholine it took would determine whether I have asthma or not, then left the room for 10-15 minutes. Looking back now, it seems wild that one would leave when trying to give a person an asthma account. What if I had asthma and was stuck without help for 10+ minutes?

Curious what others have experienced, whether they were left to deal with a possible asthma attack alone or if they were monitored?

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Vanth@reddthat.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
 

Watched my coworker move her cursor to the right edge of her right-hand monitor to get it to over to the left side of her left-hand monitor. When I offered to show her how to adjust her display settings, she said she was used to it and didn't want to change it. I don't think I can walk by her desk while she's working ever again.

What have you got?

 

Also New York and Missouri

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/anthem-insurance-cap-anesthesia-coverage-time-limits/6040608/

Anyone with an Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield plan will soon have to pay out of pocket for anesthesia if a surgery or procedure goes longer than expected, according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists.

The health insurance provider said they will no longer pay for anesthesia care if a surgery or procedure goes beyond a specific time limit. This will apply to patients in Connecticut, New York and Missouri.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists said Anthem can pre-determine the time allowed for anesthesia, and if an anesthesiologist submits a bill where the actual time of care is longer than Anthem's limit, the company will deny paying for it.

EDIT!!! Just hit the wire 30 min ago, https://abcnews.go.com/Health/anthem-blue-cross-blue-shield-anesthesia-policy-new-york-connecticut-missouri/story?id=116479985

 

Inspired by a post since deleted, I feel bad for probably coming off judgemental about the poster's taste in the movie that drove him to consider sailing.

The earliest desired media I can remember that drove me to figure out sailing was DC Talk, a Christian rock band. Pop music was not allowed in my house, so a Christian group was tantalizing and scandalous to a rebellious, young Vanth. Things escalated from there.

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