randomthingsonthenet

1173537 pts · July 12, 2019


Most of what I post are things I find on the net that amused me and might amuse others.

it says AI generated at the bottom left, but I'm not certain. This looks pretty real to me.

7 hours ago | Likes 40 Dislikes 1

Can't see the forest for the trees

4 days ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

And ponies. Maybe this year is ponies with guns

4 days ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 3

so it is ok to vote for a meme today.

4 days ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 6

Why are you here commenting on a meme instead of voting for people that can fix things?

4 days ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 13

right on cue.

4 days ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

sure, but that's a sliver of a giant pie.

4 days ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Yes, but lets not equate the dems and gop. Swimming in a neglected algae filled pool, loaded with mosquito larvae, while nasty, is not the same as swimming in a septic tank. But you are right to bring light to the idea that the dems are not a pristine pool, no matter what they tell you.

4 days ago | Likes 19 Dislikes 0

I lost my uncle, who I was never able to meet, to the Vietnam war, and that's tragic.
The fact that I know so little about the Vietnam war because it was never taught through all my schooling, is also tragic. We should be taught not just the good things, but also the blights on our past. The current gen may have had nothing to do with the past, but letting history fade or "whitewashed" does not help for a better future. Our scars should not be hidden.

4 days ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

oh man, sorry to hear about that! Really hope (if you have one) that your pension is ok. They seem amazing (vs 401k) but then I hear horrible things about total pension collapse with 80 yr olds having to go back to work :( FIL was union now retired on pension and so far ok.

1 week ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I don't expect much of myself as is! I work in a field that is greatly impacted by federal funding so the past 1.5 years of "fun" has had some impacts on the good ol mental health.

1 week ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

Cause I didn't know her beyond the image in my favorite's folder.

1 week ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

Not a bot but thanks. I lose track of time with my job.

1 week ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 3

Sadly, I can't grow hydrangeas where I live.

1 week ago | Likes 13 Dislikes 0

I have no personal need for using your work, but I love that you do it for others!

1 week ago | Likes 12 Dislikes 0

FYI, you can set an upload to private, not public.

2 weeks ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 3

But a wonderful day to have fantastic moobs!

2 weeks ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 2

This had a shitty added audio track, so I uploaded without sound.

2 weeks ago | Likes 347 Dislikes 13

2 weeks ago | Likes 14 Dislikes 0

Hi, it’s me, your wife. I’d love it if you would make this for me!

2 months ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

I agree. Everyone deserves a livable wage, but using TIPS is not the right way IMO. Just pay people livable wages.

3 months ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 1

Managers exist for a reason. Fire the lazy/shitty ones, pay everyone fairly. Using customer tips as a performance review (at best, and raw guilt at worst) is just passing your job as a manager onto the customer.

3 months ago | Likes 12 Dislikes 0

the federal minimum cash wage for tipped employees (waiters) is $2.13 per hour, provided tips bring the total hourly earnings to at least the $7.25 federal minimum. If tips fail to meet this, the employer must pay the difference. However, many states require higher base pay (for exampl up to $17.13/hr in WA), with several requiring full state minimum wage before tips.

3 months ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 0

Credit card tips are fully tracked and taxed automatically. The only "loophole" is cash tips, which are a shrinking share of an already niche income stream. The actual unreported cash tip pool is maybe $2-4B nationally. At a 22% tax rate, we're talking $500M in federal revenue against a $7 trillion budget. That's not even a rounding error. I'd rather a transparent menu price rather than guilt driven tip culture.

3 months ago | Likes 17 Dislikes 2

This is the same phenomena that makes oil slicks on water look like a rainbow. And it's the principle behind making optical mirrors with very high damage thresholds (metal mirrors absorb some energy) and very high reflectivity mirrors.

3 months ago | Likes 12 Dislikes 0

If it happened in 2026, ICE would sweep you up as a terrorist and ship you off to Somalia or similar.

3 months ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

From what I read (and I want to be clear, this is currently in the speculation real, not verified fact), there was a small fire set first. Sprinklers went off. First responders arrived and shut off sprinklers according to protocol as fire was under control. Then multiple fires were set by the individual while the fire suppression system was down. Everything worked as it should have.

3 months ago | Likes 310 Dislikes 2

"If you can read this, you are probably not blind"

3 months ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

well, my april fools joke was a flop and was taken seriously :P

3 months ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

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