Since about 2006 my voicemail message has been “for a faster response send me a text message.” When I started my business I added my business name and rerecorded the rest. If a client can’t send a text instead of call then I’m going to charge them more.
FauxPseudo
I offer absurdist edits of absurdist Heathcliff comics and c/keeptrack of absurdist government.
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FauxPseudo @lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•Tech moguls want to build a crypto paradise on a Native American reservationEnglish52·2 days agoLook into the history of libertarians trying to set up paradises of like minded people to find out why this will fail. They start into the 19th century and just keep failing.
FauxPseudo @lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•UK car crash expert says cars sold in Europe are so much safer than in the U.S.English23·3 days agoSo buy an American make and model car in Europe and have it shipped home.
Everyone that has ever gotten hungry at my house “There is no good here. Just stuff you make good with.”
FauxPseudo @lemmy.worldto World News@lemmy.world•New Zealand passes record suspension of lawmakers over hakaEnglish291·6 days ago‘If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine.’
Minimalism is for people that have enough money to solve any problem that comes up by buying the tools or hiring someone else to fix it. It isn’t a lifestyle for the poor. It’s a benefit of being rich.
Does anyone else remember this fake commercial from a real life movie with actual brand names in it?
FauxPseudo @lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•The New York Times Just Published Some Bizarre Race Science About Asian WomenEnglish2·16 days agoDoes anyone else remember this fake commercial from a real life movie with actual brand names in it?
FauxPseudo @lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•Crypto Investor Charged With Kidnapping and Torturing Victim Over BitcoinEnglish6·17 days agoNobody ever wants to talk about white collar on white collar crime.
FauxPseudo @lemmy.worldto World News@lemmy.world•Freddie Mercury had secret daughter, new biography claimsEnglish11·19 days agoNew princess?
FauxPseudo @lemmy.worldto World News@lemmy.world•Senate unexpectedly passes the 'No Tax on Tips Act' in a unanimous voteEnglish3·22 days ago25k in a year is bartender tips. Definitely in the plebe zone. The company I run is service based. If this passes I will need to change my fee structure to rely on tips as much as possible. It could effectively wipe out almost all my income tax.
FauxPseudo @lemmy.worldto World News@lemmy.world•Senate unexpectedly passes the 'No Tax on Tips Act' in a unanimous voteEnglish1·22 days agoBut it’s related to money and the Origination Clause of the Constitution says that anything about raising money must start in the house. I would think that bills about what sources of income can raise money would also start in the house.
FauxPseudo @lemmy.worldto World News@lemmy.world•Senate unexpectedly passes the 'No Tax on Tips Act' in a unanimous voteEnglish2·22 days agoBut why did it start in the Senate?
FauxPseudo @lemmy.worldto World News@lemmy.world•Senate unexpectedly passes the 'No Tax on Tips Act' in a unanimous voteEnglish9·22 days agoThe Senate? And now it goes to the house? I have never understood why some things that seem money related start in the Senate when I think they should start in the house.
FauxPseudo @lemmy.worldto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•What do movies always get wrong about your job/hobby?1·25 days agoBut porn is a popular media format fitting the structure of a movie.
FauxPseudo @lemmy.worldto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•What do movies always get wrong about your job/hobby?13·25 days agoCall centers: that there is time between calls. That people have time off the phone to form friendships with coworkers.
Handyman: we have sex with clients.
IT: that we can just code anything we want regardless of standards, policies and best practices.
FauxPseudo @lemmy.worldto World News@lemmy.world•Trump says US will set new tariff rates for countries, skirting negotiationsEnglish11·25 days ago“not possible to meet the number of people that want to see us” has the same energy as “it’s not possible for you to meet my girlfriend because she lives in Canada.”
FauxPseudo @lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•Google's AI now listens to your English language phone conversationsEnglish21·26 days agoBuddddiey
FauxPseudo @lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•Google's AI now listens to your English language phone conversationsEnglish41·26 days agoAlways read the fine print.
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