BassaForte

BassaForte , 17 days ago to xkcd in xkcd #2944: Magnet Fishing

There isn't even one instance of an active bomb exploding... And magnet fishing is a pretty common thing. Plus generally people will call the police if they find something potentially dangerous or used in a crime. It's probably fine.

BassaForte , 17 days ago to xkcd in xkcd #2944: Magnet Fishing

From my other comment:

So at best, you find something rare and valuable, and at worst, you're removing trash from the waterways. What's not to love?

Also finding an active bomb anywhere is extremely rare... Not even possible enough to worry about.

BassaForte , 17 days ago to xkcd in xkcd #2944: Magnet Fishing

So at best, you find something rare and valuable, and at worst, you're removing trash from the waterways. What's not to love?

BassaForte , 17 days ago to xkcd in xkcd #2944: Magnet Fishing

Think using a metal detector on a beach, but better... Who wouldn't want to do this?

BassaForte , 2 months ago to Politics in Texas Republicans Call For Execution of Women Who Receive Abortions, IVF In Horrifying Video

We’re so pro-life, we’ll literally kill whoever disagrees.

BassaForte , 3 months ago to Work Reform in Bernie Sanders unveils 32-hour workweek bill with no loss in pay for workers

Now this is my kind of fucking guy

BassaForte , 4 months ago to Work Reform in Is it just me or are 9-5 hours naturally the most stifling?

My job is 9-5 but I work from 8:30 to 4:30, and I work from home most days but visit the office every month or two. I do miss my previous job that was 7:30 to 3:30 though…

BassaForte , 8 months ago to Work Reform in The reason CEOs want workers to Return To Office is because they want you to quit

I thought they misspelled “sarcophagus”

BassaForte , 9 months ago to Work Reform in An Introduction To Class Warfare For The Software Engineer

I was laid off in March of this year. The company didn’t over hire during COVID. We lost a few people right at the start and slowly hired replacements towards the end. It was completely unexpected. The company was doing great and my team was responsible for maintaining and continuing development of a product that was still naking millions. I was laid off with a few other incredibly valuable members of the team, some of which had been with the company long before the team was bought from previous management.

I’ll never understand why it happened, and it was a very stressful time to happen so unexpectedly. Thankfully I recovered and got a pay bump but still, what the fuck.

BassaForte , 9 months ago to Work Reform in Millions of additional salaried workers could get overtime pay under Biden proposal

Nah, 200k. Then as inflation increases and wages inevitably go up, we’ll be good for at least a couple decades.

BassaForte , 10 months ago to Work Reform in FYI: Ed Sheeran is a scab.

And his music sounds like the peeling of one.

BassaForte , 11 months ago to Politics in GOPer Ron Johnson admits he may quietly use donor money to repay himself up to $8.4 million

Fuck Ron Johnson

BassaForte , 11 months ago (edited 11 months ago) to Work Reform in Got tipping rage? This barista reveals what it's like to be behind the tip screen

I’ve dropped my average tip percentage back down to 15% (20% for good waiters / waitresses I see often). Complying with larger tip percentage is exactly what the business owners want us to do, and to think that it’s going to stop at 25%? 30%? Their default tip range will just keep climbing.

BassaForte , 11 months ago to Politics in Teen dies in sawmill accident as US states aim to roll back child labor laws

As someone who’s been to Florence multiple times, I’m not surprised something like this happened. It’s basically MAGA town up there.