[-] SharkWeek 5 points 1 day ago

A couple of weeks back I saw my boss hadn't eaten all her lunch. She said it was because her mother had made it, and always tried to give her too much; just like when she was little.

I replied that my childhood habit was to clear the plate every time, just in case there wasn't enough next time. She laughed because she thought I was making a joke, and then went really quiet.

Yeah.

[-] SharkWeek 3 points 1 day ago

You can choose how to react, too ... for me, when I was living that, it was a case of "this is how it is, and my getting frustrated at the women's entrance to the mosque isn't going to change any minds or help", so I took a step back and just accepted it.

I could write a lot more about this, last night my wife had a panic attack while we were in a Maroqui café, which we went to because of watching series 2 and her wanting to let go of the negativity towards Muslims she was raised with ... she ended up chatting happily to some of the locals by the end of the night, so progress is possible :-)

[-] SharkWeek 4 points 1 day ago

It didn't occur to me at all, but then I've previously lived in a Muslim community and dated Muslim women.

For many non-practicing or casual Muslims it's culture rather than religion, but the two can be tied up together tightly and hard to unbind from one's worldview. The same goes for us all.

[-] SharkWeek 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I just finished watching series 2 of We Are Lady Parts, and it's incredible - can't recommend it enough.

Other good recent ones that come to mind:

Black Doves

Godless

The Marvellous Mrs Maisel

Edit to add:

My Lady Jane

High Potential

[-] SharkWeek 7 points 5 days ago

That doesn't sound plausible given that Leeloo and Corben don't have sex in order to trigger the weapon, but then do have it while recovering afterwards ...?

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submitted 1 month ago by SharkWeek to c/fuck_ai@lemmy.world

Does anyone have links to proper research or statistics regarding the negative impacts or poor quality of AI in business processes?

My sister in law, who is an accountant and doesn't understand computing outside of Excel (in other words, not at all), has been put in charge of a project to offload as much work onto AI as possible.

She's been sent on a course regarding how to set up an AI instance, and has no idea where to go with it ... I'm not sure if she's being set up for failure, or if the upper management are incompetent, or if they're going through the motions to keep stock prices up. Since this is a large multinational, it could be all three at the same time.

I'd like to help her manage expectations of those above, so that she doesn't get burned when it all inevitably fails, hence asking for links to studies :-)

[-] SharkWeek 49 points 1 month ago

I literally had this exact conversation with my mother in 1989 ... she went to an all-girls college (16-18) and said it was considered normal for most girls to have a "pash" with another girl, and she still holds a candle for hers now, aged 85.

[-] SharkWeek 76 points 2 months ago

See also: following the rules too precisely.

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submitted 2 months ago by SharkWeek to c/womensstuff@piefed.blahaj.zone

Big text dump incoming ...

A couple of weeks ago I completely fell apart; I was ill, and pushed myself beyond my limits. The outcome was the most honest conversation I've ever had with my wife, and the conclusion we came to is that I need to air my emotions so I can process them healthily.

So, I've been trying to do that. I've cried at sad bits of TV shows, laughed joyously while teaching my wife to dance, and this last week at work I let myself be angry at incompetence.

When I was little I had emotional problems, and the solution at that time was physical discipline. Since coming through that I've been reserved and private, and taken a certain pride in being able to remain calm no matter what.

When I was angry at work I was careful not to direct it at a person, I focused on the task of fixing the problem. While doing this a member of my team came over to give me an update on his work, I nodded and said ok (all that was really needed) and he looked like a deer caught between the headlights.

I think I really scared him because he was subdued with me for the rest of the week, I've made sure he knows I wasn't angry with him.

So all that is to say, how do I deal with the guilt of scaring someone? I want him to be at ease around me ... my plan is to take some nice food in next week to share with everyone, but I haven't got any more tricks up my sleeve and I want to be able to express anger in a healthy manner in the future.

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submitted 3 months ago by SharkWeek to c/patientgamers@sh.itjust.works

About a year ago I picked up a copy of Dirt 4 for very little money and put it on the side to play later (it appears that rally games drop in price when they no longer feature the latest cars).

One of the environments it features is Tarragona in Spain, which is where I live. Having actually started playing it I can say that the modeling and course design for my home stages is absolutely spot on - I live in a small village halfway up a small mountain which is often used for the WRC, and the stages really do feel like my daily commute.

The car handling, progression, team management stuff, etc, is good - with the variable difficulty settings it's very accessible to casuals like me :-)

At about 3/4 completion I'd give it top marks, and I'm enjoying it a lot more than the more simulation oriented rally games.

Screenshot for context

[-] SharkWeek 58 points 3 months ago

Ah, I get it, the girls sleep well because they've got various armaments under the duvet with them.

Source: am gurl.

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submitted 4 months ago by SharkWeek to c/WomensStuff@lazysoci.al

My work is up and down like a yoyo at the moment, to help avoid doom scrolling during quiet patches I've decided to start reading (nobody at work is going to pay attention to plain text on my screen, we're all in the same boat).

I've got a copy of Naomi Altman's The Power to start off with ... any other recommendations?

(Obviously can't be anything smutty or very funny because I need to be low-key, and lighter stuff would be easier to pick up and put down when I have actual work to do)

Thanks in advance :-)

[-] SharkWeek 48 points 4 months ago

Bonus fun fact: In the original book Pussy Galore is a lesbian who who gets raped straight by James Bond's magical penis.

[-] SharkWeek 72 points 5 months ago

Blahaj user and former Brit here ... well done Ada for consistency and transparency regarding this.

The whole "let it play out" attitude really says it all, it shows cowardice and a lack of leadership ... kind of like the current prime minister.

[-] SharkWeek 98 points 5 months ago

Yuuup. Woman in engineering here. I once had a supervisor whose behaviour I thought of as normal, but two guys I worked with separately reported him to HR for bullying after seeing how he treated me.

It's funny, I had many years with almost no career progression, now my boss is a woman and I'm having to get used to the idea that bonuses and promotions are things that actually happen when I work hard.

[-] SharkWeek 36 points 6 months ago

Because of the existence of Kiwi Fruit?

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submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by SharkWeek to c/armedqweers

Hi, Iḿ not in the US, but earlier this year had the opportunity to try shooting firearms of various sorts for the first time, and it's something I'd like expand my knowledge about ... when I go on youtube the videos I've seen have been American with a right-wing lean which range from comedic, through surreal, and into creepy.

It would be nice to see content from people who are vaguely normal.

(Edit: especially if it has to do with revolvers!)

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submitted 1 year ago by SharkWeek to c/television@lemmy.world

Are there any other shows out there of this sort of lighthearted nature, yet made with quality writing, out there?

It feels like a lot of recent things we've watched has been a bit grim and/or relies on spectacle rather than telling a good story and working a few jokes in along the way ... the world is on fire, I'd like to stop it and get off, if only for a few minutes at a time.

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