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@kotep sorry to stereotype you as "Egyptian mystery solver guy", but is there any way you can either translate this, or know where I could go to translate it myself? A new starter at my work included it in their profile, and I'm curious

Capitalism 

@abe_e_seedy also, this whole thing is built from stock images, and like 90% of the time they have white people in the position of authority, and several reflexive assumptions that those who are higher up are male.

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Capitalism 

Love to have "make people work for free" enshrined in this extremely corporate management training course I'm doing

I talk a lot of shit about TinyMans, but "what if zombie pirate vampires?" is exactly the kind of dumb bullshit the Warhammer setting does well.

So, quietly intrigurd by this new DLC, I guess

Pol-adjacent, but good news 

Well I'll be damned, Amazon is significantly increasing their minimum wage. It doesn't make Amazon good, but it's at least a welcome step towards them being less bad: theguardian.com/technology/201

Philosophy 101 ranting 

I mean, I already wasn't planning on going because I knew people would show up as like, Nigel Farage or 'the reality of Brexit' or some shit, but it hadn't really sunk in until then just how many incredibly, tiresomely bad takes there'd be

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Philosophy 101 ranting 

My friend here is planning a Halloween party where the theme is "Dystopia". Last night I talked to one friend about his planned costume, Neo from the Matrix, and his idea that "the real dystopia in that film is the real world, the correct choice is to stay and be cared for by the machines" made me extremely sure I had no intention of going to that party and experiencing more "woah, makes you think man, huh?" bullshit

(for context, she works in sexual health education, hence why model penises are useful)

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Talking with my sister as she shows off her new work space
Her: So, this is my office, isn't it cool! And here's where all the penises are
Me: Please, I've been in an office before, I know where the penises are kept

Proud to have my home country recognised for having a government minister who sounds like a citizen of Duckburg: theguardian.com/world/2018/sep

Adult/dumb memeing 

*slaps roof of mouth*
"This bad boy can fit so many cocks"

Okay no Abe you need to stop with this dialogue

TIL: Arlington national cemetery is where it is because used to be the front yard of Robert E Lee's house, and when they needed a new cemetery in the US civil war someone basically went "well, if he's gonna make all our boys into corpses, then we'll fill his yard with them so no one can ever live in that house again"

TFW you're going to an engagement party in two weeks and you realise you can legitimately say to one of the couple "hey, congratulations on your character getting into Smash Bros"

Pol but good news 

Further updates on alt-right folks trying to speak in NZ - they just got thrown out of their last venue option, and they're officially cancelling their talks in the country. Fuck yeah:
newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand

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