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Cake day: September 24th, 2023
  • swallowyourmind@lemmy.worldtoNews@lemmy.world•Red Lobster files for bankruptcy, restaurants will stay openEnglish
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    4 months ago

    Hedge fund gobbled for raping capital.

    Forced sale by Darden by activist (hedge) investors.

    New hedge fund owned RL company immediately sells all its property (land & buildings) to separate property company owned by hedge funds.

    Big dividends for hedge funds! Billions sucked out of company into shareholder pockets.

    New RL then leases all properties, incurring higher costs (now paying rent!)

    Pandemic.

    5 year leases all up! Property company raises rent!

    RL can’t afford higher rent on all locations, no longer has capital to borrow against (all sold 5 years ago), and goes bankrupt.

    MBAs are destroying the world.

  • swallowyourmind@lemmy.worldtopolitics @lemmy.world•Former Obama adviser: Kushner engaged in ‘level of corruption that we’ve just never seen’ with foreign relationsEnglish
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    6 months ago

    Well, I appreciate you being willing to share.

    And thank you for helping me to understand that not all disabilities are permanent.

    It helps to hear about others troubles; we all get so wrapped up in our own we at times forget everyone else is dealing with their own.

    COVID did such a number on needed non-COVID care. My own neighbor was forced to wait over two years for hip surgery to walk again, which they considered elective, which is absurd. I’m sorry that you, like all too many others, had to wait so long, and that the wait extended your recovery window.

    I’m rooting for you to stick with your balancing, stretching, and yoga!

    It is amazing how much can be regained through constant efforts. Physical therapy on my opinion is too often ignored by patients in their recovery, especially in less serious injuries than your own. Just keep at it! It gets better!

    Thanks again for joining and contributing.

    Hope your recovery is as full and as short as can be.

  • swallowyourmind@lemmy.worldtopolitics @lemmy.world•Former Obama adviser: Kushner engaged in ‘level of corruption that we’ve just never seen’ with foreign relationsEnglish
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    6 months ago

    Very much understand. And there are so many interesting folks and things to talk about here! Glad you’re getting involved.

    And very much agree on Reddit toxicity. Terrible. Though in time Lemmy may become the same.

    You mention that you are currently disabled?

    I find that a fascinating way to describe it, because I’ve only known ever known of non-disabled and disabled individuals (my apologies if there are more correct terms).

    My understanding has always been disabilities are permanent, but always love learning how I have been wrong, so please share if you are comfortable.

    Since you are “currently” so, I must assume it is temporary. If you don’t mind me asking, what is your recovery time till no longer being that way?

    Also, hope you have a positive support structure to help with any needs your disability may make more difficult.

    Looking forward to your future contributions.

  • swallowyourmind@lemmy.worldtoAsklemmy•Does anyone else notice an uptick of extreme troll accounts?English
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    6 months ago

    I find at least one commenter with a new account on almost every post with more than 5 comments.

    They tend to be negative.

    Think I’m going to start welcoming them to Lemmy, note their activity to date, and ask them nicely what might have brought them to join. (If they are real, glad to have them, but I have found most Lemmy members came here from Reddit, not to make accounts to post in News or Politics or such places trolls would like.)

    Until Lemmy updates to identify new accounts ala Voyager, I think that would be helpful to inform other users they may be talking to a troll.

    There are approximately 433k accounts but only 48k Monthly Active Users.

    It’s hard to believe that many of posts and comments are often the newest accounts, and though they will change tactics to using older accounts, at least it’s more work for them.

    I recommend others do the same.

  • swallowyourmind@lemmy.worldtoStar Trek@startrek.website•Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Discovery | 5x01 "Red Directive" and 5x02 "Under the Twin Moons"English
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    6 months ago

    Sure, bud.

    Somehow you think I think “her project was the tractor beam”, whatever that means.

    She was disabling ship engines via phaser. Antares was tractor beaming to delay, causing warp field deterioration; endangering Burnham, the warp field, and the potential integrity of all three ships. Warp field deteriorates so low due to tractor beam that Antares captain quits his game of chicken.

    Cause of warp field deterioration is now over, she could now continue to disable the engine via phaser.

    Or she could stay attached to the ship and disable nothing. Starfleet is currently tracking and communicating with her, and thus the vehicle she is attached to, preventing escape, which made the “how will we track” dialogue silly. Just stay on!

    Instead, the warp field is fine after the tractor beam is removed, thieves come out of warp to drop distraction warp flares to shake their tail, and reenter warp.

    It was sloppy and nonsensical.

    Next you’ll tell me there’s a Federation directive not allowing offers of buying stolen artifacts from thieves, so they must be fought and chased around for a season.

    Loved earlier seasons, too bad this season is off to such a bad and predictable start.

    It’s obvious from the selective distortion of the Romulan scientist’s Schrodinger’s mayday message, that the threat is NOT having this technology in everyone’s hands. They will spend the season trying to stop anyone from getting it, when everyone in fact needs it.

    Based on Stamets’ desire for a legacy, the Progenitors likely created the mycelium network, and that is what the key will unlock. Not some weapon or danger.

    Good day. Enjoy the bad writing.