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dependencyinjection , 18 hours ago to News in Former Uvalde school police chief, officer indicted in 1st-ever criminal charges over failed response to 2022 mass shooting

I guess I was wondering if there had been studies on the effectiveness of unions and looking at how many, if not negligible, have had reported cases of corruption and / or fraud.

Like I say I do believe unions do more good for workers than bad, but I also do believe that any organisation that gets to a certain size is inevitably going to be corrupt as the people that are going to be corrupt will do what is necessary to rise to the top.

dependencyinjection , 1 day ago to News in Former Uvalde school police chief, officer indicted in 1st-ever criminal charges over failed response to 2022 mass shooting

I’m not doubting this but I wonder if there is any data to support this claim.

As it would be good ammunition to counter the anti-union rhetoric.

dependencyinjection , 1 day ago to cats in I present to you: Train station cat

This one looks stoned so it’s chill.

dependencyinjection , 1 day ago to Asklemmy in What’s the worst piece of technology you’ve ever owned?

Happy cake day.

dependencyinjection , 2 days ago to Asklemmy in What industry secret are you aware of that most people aren't?

Dashlane is pretty big and I’ve not seen any negative reports from security researchers. They offer bug bounties for people that do find vulnerabilities etc.

I believe the consensus is that password managers are better than any human password scheme. I could host my own manager but then there are more vectors for an attack, and why reinvent the wheel.

dependencyinjection , 4 days ago to A Boring Dystopia in Everything old is new again.

And wages? They couldn’t pay the drivers as little as Uber by making them contractors.

dependencyinjection , 4 days ago to A Boring Dystopia in Everything old is new again.

It’s a lot harder for smaller businesses to invest in that level of development without hedge fund money and trying to corner the market.

If a small taxi company is making £100k profit a year it’s a big ask to invest £20k+ on developer to compete with Uber for what? A small increase in profit.

You need to expand as well as innovate. Hence the one taxi company near me buying out others to have a larger market.

dependencyinjection , 4 days ago to A Boring Dystopia in Everything old is new again.

I guess it depends where you are. In my city there is a taxi company that started buying lots of smaller ones. They now have an app like Uber so you can order it and see where it is. Because they bought so many firms they’re everywhere and considerably cheaper than Uber. I guess it’s only viable in large cities.

dependencyinjection , 4 days ago to A Boring Dystopia in Everything old is new again.

Unless you’re the driver.

dependencyinjection , 4 days ago to Technology in How to make an EV tire that won’t pollute the environment

Why are you so angry bro, can’t we just talk without the anger.

I clearly stated that Manchester has incredible public transport, sure the train prices could be improved as they’re some of the most expensive in Europe, but it isn’t a case of poor infrastructure. It’s just the nature of having to take multiple modes of transport to get to work. Do you want us to build train stations in every shitty little town? What are the implications of that undertaking for the very few people that have a commute like mine.

Imma say if you live in the US then you’re in no position to lecture me about our infrastructure.

As for the job. No there wasn’t a more suitable job for me. I’m a new software developer and I had 60+ interviews with many companies in Manchester and several in London and none of them would hire me, due to the unorthodox method I entered the trade.

Also, no I will not relocate away from my family to spend three days in the office.

You have unrealistic expectations on someone who is vastly in the minority with commutes like this.

Do you shop on Amazon? As I don’t, I don’t support businesses like that. What’s the carbon footprint I’m saving here.

Do you purchase from fast food places like McDonalds? Because I don’t. I don’t support businesses like.

In fact I rarely buy new things and if I do I am supporting my local businesses, even if it means I am paying more.

Do you consume alcohol and all the carbon footprint that that entails? As I don’t.

I’m a simple guy. I drive to work and i rarely leave my home town outside of that. I walk everywhere, 3.6 million steps a year, and on weekends I walk around the woods and just chill out. My commute leaves me driving 12k miles a year and that’s my largest carbon footprint. I don’t go on airplanes, I don’t take taxis as I can go anywhere in Britain on train, heck I can go across Europe on train.

dependencyinjection , 4 days ago to Asklemmy in What industry secret are you aware of that most people aren't?

When Dashlane reports a breach. I change my passwords.

dependencyinjection , 4 days ago to Technology in How to make an EV tire that won’t pollute the environment

I live in Manchester. Which is an amazing city for public transport. I work in Cheshire which isn’t.

As I said. To take the train. I must walk from my town 20 minutes to the Metrolink, then take that 35-40 minutes into Manchester, then take the train 45 minutes to Cheshire, and then finally walk another 20 minutes to the office. That’s without counting any waiting periods in between. VS 75 minute drive.

We haven’t even factored in it rains 70% of days here. Or even the cost.

You can moan at my boss for not allowing fully WFH. But my point was some people can’t just commute everywhere. Perhaps when I’m more experienced I can find a job closer to home or more remote, but for now this is all I can do.

Edit: I have nothing to rebut to people online. I was merely giving an example. Get off your high horse mate.

dependencyinjection , 4 days ago to Technology in How to make an EV tire that won’t pollute the environment

Although I agree that using cars on pointless journeys is a waste and not good for the planet, but using public transport isn’t always an option.

If I’m travelling 6 miles in to town then I’m taking the tram, but it really isn’t feasible when travelling 40 miles to work and back 3 times a week.
Sure there are trains, but I would have to get up an hour earlier, set off an hour earlier, wait 50 minutes for the train home, and get home two hours later. As I would also have to take the tram 40 minutes to the train station and walk 20 mins before that.

I have a car that I use for work. Outside of that I’m walking or taking public transport.

dependencyinjection , 4 days ago to News in AI's Most Ambitious Music Generators Accused of 'Massive' Infringement In New Lawsuit

Tell that to Radiohead and the people that previously sued Radiohead over Creep and had writing credits added for it.

As I mentioned it was more than the progression, but the melody too. As to my understanding of music theory, which isn’t my field of expertise, in this particular chord progression the melody one would put over the progression is further limited.

Edit: Here you can find mention to the songs used in lawsuits

Edit: Here is someone discussing this who has more musical knowledge than I

dependencyinjection , 4 days ago to News in AI's Most Ambitious Music Generators Accused of 'Massive' Infringement In New Lawsuit

IMO music copyright has gone too far. Have a look at the Creep - Radiohead chord progression of I, III, IV, and iV.

There have been a few lawsuits over using the same chord progression, but with music theory there are only so many permutations before you end up arriving at the same logical places. The same is quite true for overlaying melodies to this particular progression.