That’s actually insane.

I wonder if they’ve just sent out a generic rejection without checking it.

operational issue

Why be so vague? That’s only ever going to frustrate people.

I did.

I also read a fair chunk of the article you linked and it didn’t change my view.

I disagree that employers fear litigation. Is there something else I missed?

It is very much true

From the link you provided:

This may come as a surprise to some: it is only after two years of continued service that employees have the right to request written reasons for their dismissal.

Employers don’t need to provide a reason for your dismissal.

There are some exceptions but they’re very specific and unlikely to relevant. If an employer wants rid of you they can do so at their whim.

Even if you think you have a case, good luck finding a solicitor who will take on your case. They simply won’t be interested because it’s not easy to win without the rights you get after 2 years employment.

I live in the UK where it’s practically impossible to get fired.

In the UK you only get employment protections after working at a company for two years. Up until then you can be fired without reason

Have you ever tried Rider? I found it such a pleasure to use in place of Visual Studio and I’ve never looked back.

Any times I’ve loaded VS since it just feels so slow in comparison.

You should check out Micro. It’s a slightly more sane alternative to nano:

https://micro-editor.github.io/

Is it definitely the MP3 format at fault here? Was your MP3 from an official source or could it have been from a faulty source or improperly transcoded?

It’s not harmless. They’re maliciously using downvotes and as a consequence lemmy’s algorithm will rank OPs content lower.

This isn’t a case of downvoting individual statements you disagree with, it’s harassment.

The game itself is cheaper than that. I suspect they chose to pay for a deluxe edition

Why would a company have 40,000 VMs?! The scale of computing resources is always astronomically different to what I think a service would need.