absGeekNZ

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[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 11 points 4 days ago

A non-vote is exactly the same as voting for the winner.

If you would have voted for the winner, then not voting didn't matter because your candidate won anyway.

If you would have voted for the loser, then your non-vote reduced the chance for your candidate to win; which mathematically in a FPTP system means it increased the chance for your opponent to win.

Though, it is one way to always be on the winning team. /s

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 27 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I once long ago worked in the incoming mail department for are insurance company. It was basically data entry.

Thing was, there wasn't enough work.

There were two teams of five, plus a supervisor for each team, and a manager above them.

So what would happen was, we would arrive in and go to our spots, a few minutes later the main would arrive. Most days there was 100 pieces of mail to process, a really busy day may have twice this amount.

Even the most complex items would take me 10 minutes to process. The bulk was around 3 minutes, given the above, could personally have processed all the mail on an average day, with 3hrs to spare for complications.

On an average day, I got in the order of 30-40 minutes of work.

On slow days, it was more like 20.

I started coming in late, sleeping at my desk. Wandering around, going up to the upper management offices and the roof.

I eventually got fired, after months of this behaviour. Not because I was underperforming, no! I got fired, because I was "effecting the moral of the team"

I can see the point of why I was fired. I was an arse, I wasn't suitable for the role.

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 1 points 6 days ago

Inglorious bastards had some great moments. But overall I didn't like it.

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 6 points 1 week ago

I was surprised by the reaction to this movie. I really enjoyed it.

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 7 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I get this, other than Pulp Fiction, I dislike all of Tarantino's films.

I don't like the style or the pacing, I don't like the revisionist take on events.

But people generally like his films.

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 week ago

This fucks me off sooooooooo much; in NZ there are a lot of (a fuck of a lot) of roads that don't have overtaking zones for a long way.

Getting an opportunity to overtake the slow prick you have been following for 20 minutes, just to have them speed up....forcing me to go faster than I'm comfortable with, then being in front and have them sitting on your arse for the next 10km, even though you are going faster than before you overtook them.......FUCK OFF!!!!!

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 3 points 1 week ago

This is the only correct answer

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

That is exactly the same for your kids, it is not until their world expands a bit when they are 3-5YO; before that you are literally everything to them.

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 8 points 1 week ago

Agenda 2025, is not written by trump.

He is easily manipulated.

Those wanting to effect change will have little problem.

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 week ago

Even though it is an Australian movie The Castle is pretty good

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You have to remember these are just simple farmers.
These are people of the land.
The common clay of the new west.
You know....
Morons

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