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TIL miniblinds with pull cords to raise and lower them are now illegal to sell in the United States in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

It is how you protected yourself from nuclear blasts since it was the cold war and all.

TIL miniblinds with pull cords to raise and lower them are now illegal to sell in the United States in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

I don't have kids so can I have other stuff that might be bad for them around my house?

TIL miniblinds with pull cords to raise and lower them are now illegal to sell in the United States in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Because we need to repeal the 2nd amendment

TIL miniblinds with pull cords to raise and lower them are now illegal to sell in the United States in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

If miniblinds had been around in the 1700s they would've been enshrined in the constitution also

Elon Musk’s X is now worth less than a quarter of its $44 billion purchase price in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

So basically it is more what twitter was really worth anyway

"Would U.S. tech workers join a union?" survey average: 67% likely in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

Those compensation requirements would basically make it financially impossible to have someone on-call or they'd just have to hire people for those hours and say they are normal working hours.

How would you force someone to take time off?

After a year of operation, Switzerland's government closes its Mastodon instance in c/[email protected]

YouTube Premium is getting a huge price hike in over a dozen countries, sparking user backlash. Some countries are experiencing hikes between 30% and 50% in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

Streaming in general is approaching the old cable prices. Once you've subscribed to the fractured marketplace to find the shows you want you are spending far more than you expected.

People who destroy property over sportsball outcomes: Why? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It is always weird to hear fans refer to what happened in a game as "we"

Putin encourages Russians to have sex at work amid falling birth rate in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago

Depending on the industry banging your coworkers will not increase the birth rate.

Putin encourages Russians to have sex at work amid falling birth rate in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago

Finally, my hitting on that hot coworker isn't inappropriate but patriotic.