On a side note: as I was browsing around for a cheap replacement laptop, I was really appalled by the lack of I/O ports on newer machines: my old one had 3 USBs, one ethernet and one SD card slot, and I thought that was a meager lineup back when I bought it. This one I got yesterday has a grand total of 2 USBs and thatâs it. Not even an ethernet port (which of course immediately bit me in the ass when Linux didnât recognize the wifi chipset and I had no way ot downloading the driver}.
Some of the machines in the store only had one USB-C socket. What a strange trend. Donât people need to plug stuff in no more? I really had the feeling the manufacturer would have dispensed with the power socket if they couldâve.
I could get âproâ-branded machines with at least the ethernet, but they were twice the price for half the specs. Just because thereâs ethernet. What the actual fuckâŠ
Yeah I have one, it didnât hold me back for long. But good luck if you need that and the installation thumbdrive plugged in and you only have one USB.
Still, now that the machine is configured, what if I want my camera plugged in, with my Wacom tablet and my fav trackball? Iâm SOL with this machine.
And yes, I know⊠USB hub. But seriously, why not put enough ports on the machine itself so people donât have to solve problems that donât need to exist in the first place? The point of a laptop is that you donât need to lug around a lot of accessories. Iâll gladly pay 50 euros more on a 500 euro laptop for that - just not 900 euros or whatever the pro machine cost.
I am a Nurse in the US healthcare system. I have worked in multiple hospitals that have a policy if you test positive on a random drug test for nicotine, you will be let go (Or allowed to take a leave of absence and attend rehab). This hypothetical in already in practice and further demonstrates, fair or not, that private employers retain hiring and firing rights within reason and especially when it comes to protecting the health and welfare of that employee and other staff members.
Edit: Just seeing how long ago these posts were in the thread. Oops - It came up first under my âUnreadâ and I assumed it was most recent. Sorry to rehash! Iâm new here
You might want to take a look at https://frame.work/
Their forums are very insightful.
LTT did a video on it that explains the benefits. Might be right what youâre looking for.
My employer reserves the right to randomly drug test me, although I donât think nicotine is an issue for them. They do however ban smoking on campus.
To be honest I havenât had a drug test since my pre-employment one about 20 years ago.
They have also required me to have a TB test, and annually I have to either get a flu shot, or document that I have declined the flu shot.
Most users would rather not have the ports so the device is sleek, and have the option to add them if they need. Power users make up such a small subset of the market that thereâs no reason to pander to us.
Bog standard day-to-day users would laugh at us for complaining about this and say âif you need to just use the expansion hub they sell â
I do see that point. Thereâs a few cases where I definitely agree. My school laptop, for example, is so thin that anything other than USB-C ports literally wonât fit. Iâd much rather keep the thin-ness of it then have extra ports.
Usually though, the more ports the better imo!
âWhy have extra features built-in when you can spend money and waste space carrying around a dongle?â
Speaking of cat microchipping, hereâs an odd one that happened to me the other day:
My mom wanted to adopt a cat. Okay, so we looked in the classified, found a cat, called the owner and all that jazz. The owner said the cat was vaccinated but not cut and not chipped.
So I swung by the vet on my way to work and requested an appointment to sterilize the cat and chip it. The lady there looked at me with a puzzled look on her face:
âWhy do you want to chip it?â
âWell, so that if the cat gets lost and found, somebody knows whose it is of course.â
âYeah but⊠Why would you want that?â
Super-perplexed now⊠Why on Earth would the vet tell me that?
âEr⊠In every country Iâve lived, cats must be chipped by law. And people who care about their pet usually do it. Donât people do that in Finland?â I asked
âWell, no!â she replied âHere youâre not supposed to let cats out. If the cat is found and traced back to you, you get a fine. People usually donât chip their cats if they intend to let them out.â
Well what I told her wasnât true. Not all countries I lived required cats to be chipped. But I wanted to make a point, not discuss the finer details of veterinary laws and regs around the world with the lady But required or not, chipping pets make total sense if youâre a pet owner⊠if they go out of course.
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