but also ensure that the population keeps growing in order to produce more and more human labor to “pay back the debts” of previous generations, because all money is borrowed from somewhere else…

This seems like an issue with accepting the current economic system as the only system or leading to some neo-feudalism.

We could restructure society and the economy so that the “debts of previous generations” weren’t such a fucking weight.

I don’t know if they’ll retaliate. I would prepare for that, though. Whatever you do, do not give them more ability to contact you. Try to keep records and keep it professional with Ann until you are out of the position. Once you are in the new job, it will be easier to distance yourself from them. And if Ann starts shit after you have started, it will be easier for you to point her out as the instigator.

The situation sucks, and I hope you have a better and easier time going forward. But it sounds like Ned and Ann are predators, and should be outed as such.

Ignore him, warn others about him and Ann. This is problematic behaviour. Especially since they seem to be acting in concert.

Black.

It’s .ml, i’s likely the mod is some sort of tankie and has “anti-west” bias. Though they also could be an idiot or a bot of some sort.

Arguing that Europe sends aid to Ukraine thay isn’t weapons isn’t nationalism as you are talking about an international community providing the aid to another country.

Distilled water shouldn’t have a taste.

The colour of the walls irritates me.

If you aren’t driving for extended periods.

Well, my job showed up around then. So they would know the term Millwright, but the modernisation would probably make them a little incredulous.

I find rain shells for hiking, or ones made out of Gore-Tex to be effective. These fabrics need to be clean to work at their best. After a bit, you might have to wash them with a compound like Tech wash. Really as long as the Jacket is rated to be waterproof it should be good. Fit is most important. And depending on what style of jacket you are looking for depends on what would be considered good.

Dude, not everything can or should be repaired

This is coming from someone who makes thier living on repairing all manner of items.

That sort of strap is super cheap and meant to be easily replaced. Straps are meant to be the fail point of a wristwatch.

The movement is the part that should be repairable.

You have some serious tunnel vision if a strap ruins the sentimental value of a watch.

Give up move on.

Those pins generally only deform in a plastic manner. Those side covers are crimped in by a machine.

And if the effort, skill, and tools required exceed the average person’s ability then it is effectively not possible.

I repair machines for a living, these straps aren’t something that many people could remove a link without fucking up.

All your instructions are going to do is break that strap.

Yeah this type of strap can only be resized with the clasp. Or getting a new strap.

I saw this and my first thought was: oh no Elmo, that’s not a great thing to ask the internet…

A good rump roast and ale!

Until we eat the rich, in public, en masse.

Ocean sounds don’t exactly have a specific rhythm, and are a popular white noise that people have used to go to sleep.

Russia is getting ammo from North Korea, drones from the Middle East and don’t have domestic chip production for their guided weapons. Their pilots are using phone GPS. The russians don’t have the industrial capabilities to prosecute the war that they are in. And if China was up to snuff, why has winnie the pooh conducted multiple purges last year?

You are a tankie and have swallowed their propaganda hook line and sinker. I mean, should we believe the russians when they have said they have destroyed more patriot missile batteries than were given to Ukraine? Especially when patriot missiles keep getting fired…

The Americans are cagey about their strategic reserves, but thinking the country that has 3 of the largest air forces and the largest blue water capable navy in the world isn’t a superpower tells me that your brain is decidedly more flat than a surface plate.

Glad you got a laugh, but your assessment is rather lacking a basis in reality.

And their nuke aresnal was found to have water in the fuel tanks.

Not a superpower move.

Edit: I forgot ask lemmy was on .ml and people kinda have rose tint glasses when they view authoritarian regimes on this instance.