alvvayson

alvvayson , 10 days ago to Mildly Infuriating in Unfortunate post placement

Unfortunate reality, but headline placement is quite OK.

alvvayson , 1 month ago to 196 in 📄 rule

As your links explain, C series is used for envelopes, while B and elongated A are special case that aren't commonly used.

In any case, none of those series has an equivalent to American Letter.

The only paper that you will commonly find in European offices are A4 and (to a lesser extent) A3.

A big office printer might have 4 trays stocked with A4 and one tray with A3, for example.

alvvayson , 1 month ago to 196 in 📄 rule

As a European, I do appreciate Legal as a format.

It just happens slightly too often that an A4 is not long enough and the last bit, including the signature, goes to the next page.

I wish Legal was common here. Or perhaps we could get a Long A4 with a third extra height or so.

The Letter format should just be replaced by A4 though.

alvvayson , 2 months ago to Memes in Israel gotta go

Exactly.

If the USA tried to again be a White/European ethnostate and allow anyone with Caucasian heritage to immigrate and barred everyone else from immigrating, then no one today would accept that.

And if they went full on apartheid and started putting natives and minorities in locked down ever-shrinking reservations, people would really lose their shit.

When white nationalists try to advocate for such policies, they are rightfully criticized for being racist.

I can never understand why Israel gets special treatment in that regard.

alvvayson , 2 months ago to Technology in How rental ‘libraries of things’ have become the new way to save money

Indeed, also it's much nicer to use a shared high quality tool than to buy an el-cheapo disposable tool.

Even something simple like a crowbar. I once borrowed a (shorter) professional crowbar after struggling with a (larger) cheap one. The thing I was trying to pry came out like butter.

Even though physics dictates that a shorter lever should be inferior, it just had a much better design and grip.

Better for our wallet, sanity and environment.

alvvayson , 2 months ago to 196 in rule

Looks like they at least made it sturdy enough to withstand a car wash.

Progress!

alvvayson , 2 months ago to solarpunk memes in Strange, isn't it?

True. It also shows how most humans tend to think in social hierarchy where money and status are interlinked.

That's actually one thing capitalists (as you call them, I'd call them managers) are good at. Their focus on money allows them to ignore status.

This is also why workers need unions. Workers need experts that understand the inner workings of corporations to lobby on their behalf.

alvvayson , 2 months ago to solarpunk memes in Strange, isn't it?

I like your way of thinking.

Actually, Unions tend to do something similar with overtime and weekend pay.

If the factory needs you at night or in the weekend, they gotta pay up.