The Daily Peeve / Rant

[iris lilies]

Interesting, indeed. I noticed on ChatGPT when I asked a question it flagged, it would show up in red. Red-flagged the question, literally.
It won't let me ask anything on ChatGPT anymore without signing in and paying (?) which I am not willing to do.

Oh, hunh. so there’s a limit eh? Well that’s annoying.

edited to make sense

[rosarugosa]

Shelves too high. The sink just out too much too I think but mainly as the shelves.

yes there are plenty of times when home decor shots are AI generated or at least greatly enhanced and I cannot tell. that’s been a little worrying for me. then there are plenty of fantasy rooms that’s obvious do not exist in real life and they are beautiful and I enjoy them because they are so obviously fantasy generated.

IL: Did you click on the picture? The shelves to the left only have one bracket each on the left, so in reality, the shelves would flop to the right and everything would fall off, or the brackets and shelves would pull off the wall altogether.

[iris lilies]

IL: Did you click on the picture? The shelves to the left only have one bracket each on the left, so in reality, the shelves would flop to the right and everything would fall off, or the brackets and shelves would pull off the wall altogether.

oh yeah, I see that now! That’s ridiculous

[iris lilies]

Sorry, I am becoming obsessed with this topic-- I asked "Why do people believe in heaven?" and they gave a five item list, and gave their sources as:
Bob Jones University, Billy Graham.org, and CoreChristianity.com.

Yikes.

I have asked ChatGPT some “loaded” questions about trans ideology and it seems to give a balanced and reasonable answer, one I can accept, covering a couple points of view. When I asked “ what is a woman “ it gives a biological definition of female and then talks about “trans women “in the gender sense, and I can accept that. I’m not sure radical trans activists would accept that though, they might consider that hate speech. It’s hard to know what hate speech is these days.

[ToomuchStuff]

So I received a call from one of our bankers. She was going to visit "ti" today and asked his address, as he still gives out the wrong one.
So I went to hear it from him, after what he told her (been telling three different stories). Then he tries to renegotiate the house we closed on, and ask me for $80K more. He never read the contract, and is his usual idiot self when it comes to money.
At this point, if he wants to push for it, then he needs to visit a lawyer, get himself declared mentally incompetent and the courts will want to know why the POA isn't doing the POA job. But he has one week left on Dialysis, then next week, hospice.

[Tradd]

Friend had been out of work for a year. Business analyst/PM type stuff. All remote since plague. Lost previous job due to RIF.

She got a new job a few months ago. 2 days in office required. 30 min commute (each way, 1 hour daily). She only kept the 2 days in office for a few weeks. It was the usual type of stuff people complain about: team spread out across country, including boss, hates hot desking, hates the commute. So for more than 2 months she didn’t go into the office at all.

She was fired yesterday for not following the 2 days a week in office rule. Several in our circle had warned her against flouting the rule, but she was like, nope, not going into the office. She acted so surprised. Said she had been told company was strict about the 2 day rule when hired. Don’t know why she was surprised when she broke the rule.

[Klunick]

At 53, the last thing I thought I would have to worry about is my wisdom teeth but here I am having to get one removed. For a week, I haven't been able to open my mouth to eat or brush my teeth like normal. Went to the dentist on Friday and he said one of my wisdom teeth was causing swelling which is why my jaw hurt and I can't open my mouth very wide. Going for a consultation with an oral surgeon tomorrow and I would imagine get that wisdom tooth out. I have never been sedated before and that is scaring me more than the pain of having my tooth pulled.

[Tybee]

It will be quick and heal within a couple of days--we've all had ours done and it was one sleepy day and then a few days of pain and all better pretty quickly. I'm sorry, though, it is such a pain!! One of my sons had seven wisdom teeth--we think he ate his twin.

[catherine]

Friend had been out of work for a year. Business analyst/PM type stuff. All remote since plague. Lost previous job due to RIF.

She got a new job a few months ago. 2 days in office required. 30 min commute (each way, 1 hour daily). She only kept the 2 days in office for a few weeks. It was the usual type of stuff people complain about: team spread out across country, including boss, hates hot desking, hates the commute. So for more than 2 months she didn’t go into the office at all.

She was fired yesterday for not following the 2 days a week in office rule. Several in our circle had warned her against flouting the rule, but she was like, nope, not going into the office. She acted so surprised. Said she had been told company was strict about the 2 day rule when hired. Don’t know why she was surprised when she broke the rule.

I've seen similar situations of people flouting minimal in-office requirements.. and it is strange that they don't expect pushback from management... I think the attitude is there is no one really "keeping score" and it's really "no big deal" because "I'm getting the work done." But still, rules are rules, and that seems like a fairly simple one, especially considering what we used to have to do just a few years ago--endure commutes every single day.

[Tradd]

I've seen similar situations of people flouting minimal in-office requirements.. and it is strange that they don't expect pushback from management... I think the attitude is there is no one really "keeping score" and it's really "no big deal" because "I'm getting the work done." But still, rules are rules, and that seems like a fairly simple one, especially considering what we used to have to do just a few years ago--endure commutes every single day.

I don’t get the attitude either. I laugh at people who whine about going back to the office (been remote since the plague) because they’re “taking a paycut.” It’s not a paycut. You had lower expenses for a few years. Now your expenses are what they used to be. You got a break for a few years.