StarGrit

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by StarGrit 10mo ago
Yes, In some people minds that is the case. Do you think that is a big own on me? I agree, those guys shouldn't be doing that because they look like idiots. However at the same time I understand the attitude. The fact that I understa
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by StarGrit 10mo ago
> I reiterate my earlier comment about it being childish. "You look like someone I should hate, so I am going to fuck with you in particular." I agree. However if the most vocal members of the group come off preachy, self entit
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by StarGrit 11mo ago
> Define "preachy". Are you sure you aren't the one preaching the fun of burning coal and annoying people under the banner of "can't you take a joke"? What are you on about? I prefaced my post quite clearly.
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by StarGrit 11mo ago
I was being hyperbolic because people seem to be overstating the cost of a cleaner. I used to pay my Spainish cleaners about €20 euros a week for two cleaners. Granted that was while ago, but it was peanuts. Also I'd rather have clean
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by StarGrit 11mo ago
> I suspect you're inventing a subtext that simply isn't there. No I am not. I don't appreciate being gas-lite about this. How this office politik is used is covered in blogs, covered on YouTube. My parents, friends and co
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by StarGrit 11mo ago
As I said. I am not interested in any of this. I am glad you find it useful, but I have the level of technology I am comfortable with.
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by StarGrit 11mo ago
> If you're never seen it used to be helpful, I don't know that to tell you. I have, all the time, and it seems entirely normal and unremarkable. I suspect that you didn't understand the subtext of the conversation. If you
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by StarGrit 11mo ago
If getting a small vacuum out quickly is a big mental load, I dunno what to say to that. It all seems like it isn't necessary. It is like having a smart fridge or something that produce ice-cubes for me and loads of other stupid kitche
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by StarGrit 11mo ago
> It's also well-known language from product managers and UX researchers trying to gather data to improve their product. And well-known language from customer support people trying to gather more information in order to escalate to
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by StarGrit 11mo ago
The point being made is that some people like to make much a do about nothing. Just put the dog or cat temporarily in the other room, outside and the problem is solved.
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by StarGrit 11mo ago
Your reply is exactly the preachy response that causes people to be defiant and resentful. > Yes, people do all sorts of nasty and cruel things because they think it's kinda amusing. That doesn't justify the behavior. Blowing a
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by StarGrit 11mo ago
Exactly. I never ever seen it used in any other way.
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by StarGrit 11mo ago
Ok fair enough.
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by StarGrit 11mo ago
> how did I misstate your position? Straw-man and now gas-lighting. Obviously I wouldn't have the same opinion about a classic novel (however flowery prose is a problem in a many novels) as I do about throwaway news "stories&qu
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by StarGrit 11mo ago
Because it is relatively expensive, totally unnecessary and decadent and probably doesn't do a particularly good job (as people have admitted in their replies to me). Additionally much like people ubering a McDonalds when the drive thr
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by StarGrit 11mo ago
I am English and the phrasing used is a backhanded way to tell you to shut-up and go away. I've seen it used by both native and non-native speakers in this manner. It is about 50/50 though as many people don't seem to pick up
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by StarGrit 11mo ago
> You're allowed to complain of course. Why then make it sound like I can't by deliberately misstating my position in a completely ridiculous manner to be as argumentative as possible? > Just like people are allowed to write
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by StarGrit 11mo ago
You always get a comment like this. I don't particularly agree. There are pros and cons to either approach The tooling in a lot of languages and frameworks expects you to use an ORM, so a lot of the time you will have to put up a fair
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by StarGrit 11mo ago
ORMs have better support I've found in the past (at least in .NET and Go) for Postgres. Especially around date types, UUIDs and JSON fields IIRC.
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by StarGrit 11mo ago
Firstly, I love the straw-man. I am fine with length and the more story driven approach if it is warranted. More often than not I do not believe it is warranted. Secondly, I am allowed (whether you like it or not) to complain about somethin
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by StarGrit 11mo ago
Cats aren't that bothered by vacuum cleaners unless you come at them with it and they normally just run into another room. Never seen a dog that bothered by them.
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by StarGrit 11mo ago
It is an annoying writing style that is done on a lot of sites in both news articles and "stories" as you call them.
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by StarGrit 11mo ago
You could change your attitude. A vacuum cleaner is already a labour saving device
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by StarGrit 11mo ago
Considering some of these things can cost almost £1000. This firmly then lives in the total waste of money pile then. I will stick with my £50 tesco vacuum thank you.
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by StarGrit 11mo ago
It is well known passive aggressive corporate phrase to shut people up. Who it is used by is largely irrelevant, it almost always means the same thing.
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by StarGrit 11mo ago
It is a passive aggressive dismissal.
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by StarGrit 11mo ago
But the cleaners do more than the floors. Vacuuming takes me about 20 minutes once a week. I don't really see the point when I live in a 2 bed apartment.
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by StarGrit 11mo ago
I am not interested in getting one at all.
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by StarGrit 11mo ago
It really depends on how big your properties is. A cleaner here could be done in less than an hour and there is no cleaner charging £150 an hour.
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by StarGrit 11mo ago
Whenever I read about robovac. I wonder gow good are these robot vacs really? Maybe it is just me, but surely would be less effort to hire a cleaner and they can do more than just vacuuming.

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