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Irremarkable , 1 hour ago to AssholeDesign in Dropbox now requires login to download a shared file

Dropbox's own website claims they have >700M users.

18M paying customers is a lot (and I wouldn't be surprised if in terms of percentage of data stored paying customers are the majority), but nowhere near a vast majority.

Irremarkable , 12 hours ago to World News in ‘I am not made for war’: the men fleeing Ukraine to evade conscription

You don't have to be patriotic to end up stepping up. When you see the shit Russia did to the Ukrainians in the areas they annex in 2014, it's easy to see why people wouldn't want that to happen to their family, and why they'd be willing to step up.

Irremarkable , 1 day ago to Chat in Thoughts on the Debate: We're doomed.

To be entirely fair, John Wayne was a nazi

Irremarkable , 2 days ago to News in Shot in 1.6 seconds: Video raises questions about how trooper avoided charges in Black man's death

Oh trust me, I'm well aware how shit most (non cop) first responders have it. Round my neck of the woods, cops start at around 60k will full benefits. That's still damn good money here, and they go up quickly.

Our firefighters don't even make minimum wage. They finally just got a pension. Our EMS hardly makes more than minimum wage.

Irremarkable , 3 days ago to News in Shot in 1.6 seconds: Video raises questions about how trooper avoided charges in Black man's death

The fact that there isn't a minimum of 2 years classroom work before they even get a ride along is fucking ridiculous.

Irremarkable , 4 days ago to News in Boebert faces first election Tuesday since switching districts and the vaping scandal

He's a complete ass, but I have to say, for history's sake, I'm glad we have video of a congressman vamping on the floor of congress. Truly the modern day's version of beating each other half to death with canes.

Irremarkable , 6 days ago to movies in "Inside Out 2" surpasses "Dune: Part Two" as the highest-grossing film of 2024

TIL they made Inside Out 2. I'll have to check it out eventually, first one was good enough.

Irremarkable , 7 days ago to News in Trump says he wants foreign nationals who graduate from US colleges to ‘automatically’ receive green cards

Yeah this is a pretty classic case of "heartbreaking, the worst person you know just made a great point"

Irremarkable , 7 days ago (edited 6 days ago) to politics in Trump's Not 'Bluffing': Inside the MAGA Efforts To Make a Second Term Even More Extreme

I wish I had the same mindset, but moderates have shown time and time again throughout history that they will side with outright fascism rather than any amount of actual social progress.

The conclusion is the same though. Get your ass our there and vote

E: words is hard

Irremarkable , 8 days ago to News in Spectrum Call Center in Charlotte, NC Reportedly Provided Fried Chicken and Watermelon to Employees for Juneteenth

Right? I've never understood how that became a stereotype in the first place. Fried chicken is basically ubiquitous in all cultures in one form or another, including Europe. Turns out the vast majority of people like deep fried meat. Were southern elites just lying their asses off like "fried chicken? Yeah, disgusting. Totally hate it"?

Such a dumb fucking stereotype

Irremarkable , 9 days ago (edited 9 days ago) to A Boring Dystopia in Protect yourself from our shitty infrastructure for just $22.99 per month! One-time installation fees as low as $49.99 for a limited time only!

I can't speak for the person you replied to's experience, but in mine it's usually either a car hit a powerline pole or a storm knocked a tree/branch into some lines and cut it. While I'm sure it's technically possible to make powerlines that can survive tornadoes, that's not practical.

In the case of a car causing it, it's rarely down for more than an hour. Usually less. Storms can be anywhere for a few minutes to hours depending on how bad it is/how big the effected area is. If I had to guess, I lose power for >30min probably twice a year. Mostly depends on how bad tornado season is.

Worst I've personally experienced was ~12 hours after a really bad storm knocked out power to a really, really big area. We got unlucky and were towards the end of the repair cycle.

Then you have Texas, who run their own grid separate from the national grid. It fails when it gets too cold. Not too much of an issue, it's Texas, doesn't get that cold too often. Problem is it also fails when it gets too hot. That's very much an issue, it's Texas, it gets hot real often.

Irremarkable , 9 days ago to Lefty Memes in Capitalists: capitalism is the only system that lets you chase your dreams…

and for them it's easier than ever to live the life off an artist.

I am not an artist,
Very obviously

Irremarkable , 10 days ago to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics. in Stonehenge covered in powder paint by Just Stop Oil protesters - BBC News

And it works, and may actually be effective at spreading your cause, the first couple times

After that, everyone already knows who you are and what you want, so the only thing they think of the next time you come up is "these assholes again?"

Irremarkable , 12 days ago to politics in Senator calls Supreme Court ‘brazenly corrupt’ as he blasts justices over scandals

USPIS, the United States Postal Inspection Service. They've got something like a 98% conviction rate if it goes to trial. You do not fuck with the mail cops.

Irremarkable , 15 days ago to Work Reform in Supreme Court sides with Starbucks in labor case that could hinder government’s ability to intervene in some unionization disputes

I know which side I'm on, that's for damn sure