My guess is it’s because it’s a similar role to a Reddit Admin, which is to say they’re basically a global moderator. Also, having access of any kind to the site’s SQL server requires an element of trust. That’s probably why they require the video interview.

You’re right about the forums. While they’re useful as smaller chat rooms separate from the “main ones” (for example, someone in a Discord server I know started a forum for fanart and discussion about a specific upcoming video game), they’re completely useless as a replacement for traditional forums.

Also, like you said, the search feature simply isn’t good enough to be able to efficiently search through all those forums. While Reddit’s (and probably Lemmy’s) search engine isn’t great either, it at least has the benefit of being indexed by other search engines.

its completely unbearable

How so?

And, once they discontinue it, I hope someone creates an add-on to bring it back like they did with dislikes.

It’s a bit out-of-scope, but it’d be a great SponsorBlock feature!

Yeah, the dislike bar used to be a thing. You could see how many dislikes there were compared to likes, all represented on a line below the two buttons. It was sort of like this image, except imagine the “yes” and “no” as a single line (but retaining their separate colors).

They’re at least understandable (usually), but they’re like 5-10 seconds behind the video (sometimes longer), and they can be difficult to interpret at times.

Honestly never seen that happen.

Most times, I see it used on ads, political figures, and Elon himself.

4. Sue website admins -> Users find/ create a new site

I recently blocked that instance, so who knows?

That assumes every ad is exactly the same (or at least the same length) and at the same spot for every user.

No, silly, that’s Audio Over Ethernet! /j

I have a coworker on the verge of retirement that eats while working and doesn’t take a “no-lunch”.

That’s actually illegal in my state, and companies can get in big trouble if the employee doesn’t take a break/ lunch.

I will add to what OP said, though, and say that companies will pay for certain types of commutes.

For example, when I used to work at a certain grocery store, some of us were asked one night (I worked the night shift) to go help one of our other stores nearby that had recently been expanded and hadn’t yet hired the staff necessary to keep up. We were paid to cover the gas used to get from point A to point B and back to point A (because we needed to clock out at point A).

I’ve also heard that some construction companies will also pay for commutes to different worksites from the office.

Some companies may also either let you use a company credit card or let you get paid back for expenses incurred on a business trip. (Of course, in both cases, the company would want proof of each transaction.)

Additionally, depending on the circumstances and where you live, you may be able to claim the amount you paid for gas commuting to work on your annual taxes. (Or so I’ve heard. Take this one with a grain of salt. I’ve not been attentive enough to the amount of gas I’m using commuting to work to be able to claim it. This is one I heard about from a friend.)

This isn’t a joke I made up on my own, either. That’s legitimately what Sony calls it.

PlayStation doesn’t have an X button, it has a Cross button. /j

Just based on what I’ve seen from other AI implementations (including Windows Recall), it seems like he was at least right that it’s a security nightmare.

I’m not saying he said that out of the goodness of his heart or whatever. He definitely only said it out of jealousy or some other self-serving reason.

My broken clock statement wasn’t meant to be taken as a compliment. It’s the opposite. He’s been wrong so many times that I’d gotten used to just pointing and laughing at anything he says or does. And it’s gotten to the point that I’m genuinely surprised he actually said something “right” for once, even if it was for his own selfish reasons.

In a series of posts on his social media platform X, Musk shared concerns about whether Apple and OpenAI will protect users’ information.

He called the software integration between the two companies “an unacceptable security violation,” and said Apple has “no clue what’s actually going on.”

I can’t ignore the irony.

I still call it Twitter. I refuse to call it anything with the letter X in it. That includes “X (formerly known as Twitter)”.

Even a broken clock is right twice a day as the saying goes.

Though he’s right for entirely the wrong reasons, I’m betting.