[–] 5 points 1 month ago*

In my 20s, I was definitely pulling extra hours for no OT or just off the clock. I'm now in my 30s and am suing my previous employer for wage theft.

If they're doing it to you, they're doing it to co-workers. Save ALL your receipts, stubs, emails, chats... Collect contact info from other employees, so you have that info when they/you quit. Found out it was actually pretty easy to find a lawyer willing to take a (in the grand scheme of things) small payout case on contingency. Don't know how it's going to play out yet, but it's looking good for something the employer considered me being petty.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago

    Don't forget that they are still legally minors, and therefore cannot legally sign divorce papers without the consent of their legal guardian (spouse) or an advocate. Marriage is a contract, minors cannot enter into a contract, modify, or terminate a contract without an adult advocate. With most contracts that would be the parents (or child advocate), unless they sign those rights over through a parent consented marriage.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    For me, I go with:

    One long honk : PAY ATTENTION! Right now to avoid an accident!

    One short honk: hey bud, not mad but the light changed, or similar. Also used when I see someone I know.

    Two short honks: did not respond to one short honk. Also used when I was the one to fuck up - accompanied by head nod/bow, arms up with hands upturned, mouthing "I'm sorry", and/or similar gestures.

    Two long honks: you did something bad, like turning out in front of me with not enough room. I'm yelling about it!

    Combination of short and long honks: I'm pissed at what you just did. Mad enough that I want to shame you, at least enough to make your next several minutes awkward. Given the chance I'm flipping you off, or simply shaking my head in acknowledgment of your shame.

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  • [–] 21 points 6 months ago

    Not even that bigger. Enlargement surgery is highly risky (even if this guy died of a heart attack), and only promises like 2cm in additional length. Girth increases are slightly more substantial though. It sounds like he was getting the type that is just an injection of fat in the dick, which is comparatively less risky.

    The risks involved are wild. A sizable amount of doctors doing enlargements have questionable standings with their local medical boards. It's also not uncommon to find places that are very vague about what they are adding or changing about your body, while promising extreme results. Infections, loss of function, constant erection due to the addition of harder structures, decreased sensitivity are some of the more alarming, yet not uncommon risks. As it's an elective, specialized surgery, practices are often aggressive and manipulative in dealing with clients/potential clients. Is not unheard of for places to require multiple surgeries, when it turns out there were complications with the first one.

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago

    As a person who submitted multiple school papers on a '95 typewriter I can say this: the "newer"style presented a similar issue. Pressing a key was similar to pressing a key on a computer keyboard, as opposed to traditional typewriters where the key press is physically pressing a stamp into ink paper (the ribbon).

    I'm not sure how the 1995 one worked, but there were no physical stamps, and it required power. It still left a visible impression on the ribbon though.

    This one was fancy and had multiple ribbons in a cartridge. The bottom ribbon was ink, but there was also a highlighter ribbon and an eraser ribbon. For the time, this was very high end. Almost like having a real computer!

    The ribbon is just 2 wheels on gears, that work the spool of ink ribbon from one wheel to the other. I've taken them apart a few times, and yeah you can just read what was typed. If you have a fancy one that does erasing, both ribbons move the same, so retyping will end up with a ribbon that has jumbled letters. On older typewriters you can still manually move back on the line you are working on. Depending on the machine, and it's mechanics, it might have a "backspace" button that might roll back the ribbon as well.

    It's not going to remove letters, but you can go over the same space on the paper multiple times. (As example: you accidentally hit "a" instead of "e". You hit backspace to readjust to where the" a" is. You then press "e". Repeat that 5 or 6 times, and the "e" should be visible on top the original "a".)

    If I'm not mistaken, there used to be typewriter tape available, might still be available. Used for instances that the ribbon gets tangled and you have to tape it back together. If that's the case, just rig the receiving wheel so that you can remove used ribbon. Burn the ribbon and done.

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  • [–] 0 points 9 months ago

    I make Claude read a file called "reflections" at the beginning of each session. Actually there's 3 files: reflections, working memory and patterns not to repeat. There's a section in reflections that addresses the fact that I don't like ass kissing, and that I want Claude to tell me things that it thinks might be wrong. Having Claude read this helps. It sometimes tells me things like "i think I'm just being agreeable for the sake of agreeing", and "here's an idea that I don't think will work, but it's okay if I'm wrong."

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