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⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨WILD⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
If you change your orientation, this could still be clockwise
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do I throw up after smoking weed?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:
It is most likely this. OP is one of the unfortunate people that just cannot use marijuana safely due to his biology. If you have cannabinoid hyperemesis, best to stay away from weed because the constant nausea/vomiting can lead to unintentional weight loss and a lot of other physical problems that are no fun.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨And you will never catch up as Bezos make 8,000,000 per hour⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:
I’m addition to convenience Amazon has just killed off a lot of retail options. The only competitor left with brick and mortar is Walmart and somewhat best buy for electronics. Very hard to find those small specialty stores nowadays for little random things unless you live in a big metropolitan area. Even stores like Walmart now will have the same products by a million different brands instead of having an actual variety of products.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Excel⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:
There’s a white color. You can tell they erased it from the legend
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Science of Storytelling⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:
It was a poor reference to a quote from the TV show Community. The half Palestinian character Abed says that his father’s falafel restaurant had been struggling for a while because “9/11 was pretty much the 9/11 of the falafel business”
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Science of Storytelling⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:
9/11 was the 9/11 of the Jenga business
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google lays off hundreds of 'Core' employees, moves some positions to India and Mexico⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
10/10 write up
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google lays off hundreds of 'Core' employees, moves some positions to India and Mexico⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
Most programming (simple tasks, scripting data analysis, most common web apps, basic automation) is about as difficult as doing your own plumbing (which likely includes fixing a faucet or doing other minor tasks around the house). But just like in any profession, the “professionals” are able to handle the complex tasks that others can’t/don’t want to do. For plumbers that means building the whole home systems to maintain proper pressure/temperature at every outlet, suitable for whatever climate the home is built in, or in commercial settings where the systems are much larger and more complicated.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google lays off hundreds of 'Core' employees, moves some positions to India and Mexico⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
Not sure what you’re referring to, but Microsoft has always had security incidents because they make the platform (s) that almost everyone uses, and so is commonly the target for malicious actors. This has been the case with Microsoft as long as Windows has been the dominant OS which is since the 90s. Not sure what hiring people outside of the US has to do with this.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Texas Attracted California Techies. Now It’s Losing Thousands of Them.⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
Don’t know if it’s a low service state. They have pretty strong welfare programs, despite what Republicans will have you believe. Their public education is ranked pretty similarly to California for K-12, if not better depending on the specific list. Their public universities are among the best in the country. Their hospitals are the best in the country.

The biggest drawback is that their legislators think they can practice medicine without having the relevant qualifications. But Californian medical laws and viewpoints have their own drawbacks. Let’s not forget, before covid, anti-vaxers were primarily associated with crunchy liberal moms refusing to vaccinate their children. California was among the first to have a resurgence of measles. CA is also a state trying to obfuscate medical roles by allowing advanced practitioners (NPs and PAs) to practice independently (without a surprising DO or MD), as well as allowing naturopaths to identify themselves as physicians. While it’s easier to see the harms of Texas’s medical laws right now, California has had it’s fair share of negative impact on it’s populous.

A lot of the Republican rhetoric is empty, meaningless, and far from the truth. This is what makes Republican politics so frustrating. They say one thing, want something else, and do something entirely different. As a liberal it makes it difficult to engage in a meaningful conversation with them. But this sort of state comparison based on broad generalizations also increases the divide, while being very helpful.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨But how would they be able to live on that?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
Youre right about income tax and to some degree income tax does primarily effect the wealthy except the brackets haven’t been updated to reflect inflation and the new ultra wealthy class appropriately. The other thing is, many of the wealthy don’t have incomes in the traditional sense, and it makes no sense to differentiate capital gains from regular income. The argument that you don’t want retirement investment income taxed as regular income tax is a little moot since that’s why we have tax advantaged retirement accounts. If those accounts aren’t enough for all retirement investments, maybe those limits need to be increased or the way the tax advantage works for them needs to be changed.

Past failed attempts are also a good point, but to me they sound more like administrative failures rather than a failure of that type of policy. In the US we already have some wealth taxes on the value of homes and cars. Some of these failed European policies seemed to define wealth poorly and as a result either weren’t fully taxing wealth or spending more resources on administration than collections. But banks already do a great job of assessing an individual’s wealth. This is how the ultra rich are able to get huge lines of credit to play with rather than having to use their own capital directly. I don’t see how the government can’t use similar systems to calculate an individual’s total wealth. And the argument about the wealthy fleaing the country are also a little moot in the US. The wealthy in the US make money off of American tax dollars. Amazon/Bezos is rich because the US government started using AWS. Tesla is successful because the US uses their influence in South America to cost effectively obtain raw materials for batteries (not to mention those tax credits on EVs). There are all the military industrial companies, and the insurance companies. If the government had the backbone to say Americans who got wealthy using the American market have to pay taxes in America or they lose their right to sell to the American market (government or to the public), no one is going anywhere.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨But how would they be able to live on that?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
At least in the US, most people already pay local and state property taxes that are higher in high population density areas. The problem with this tax is that it still disproportionately affects middle class home owners instead of only affecting the billionaire class. Also, land is just 1 aspect of wealth. Most of the wealthy in the US don’t keep any significant part of their wealth in land.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨But how would they be able to live on that?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
You make it sound like factories don’t actually net them profit LMAO. Even after paying taxes they’re still making money. If they weren’t, it would be a terrible business. Also what do you mean sell them to whom? Other billionaires that still exist even with a wealth tax, non billionaire investors, international investors. If they can’t find someone to sell their shares to, then clearly their shares are overvalued and that’ll take care of some of the problem in itself.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨But how would they be able to live on that?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
I agree a wealth tax is difficult to implement, but that alone is not a reason to dismiss the idea. Also, for shares, you can always sell shares to pay the taxes that are due. The point of wealth tax is to wealth, not income. Much like a property tax.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do (desktop) PC have so few USB ports ?⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
Awesome thanks!
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do (desktop) PC have so few USB ports ?⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
Do you know how motherboards split up this 1amp spec? Does each USB port on a motherboard have 1amp, or do they often end up sharing?
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do (desktop) PC have so few USB ports ?⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
I’ve actually found that I cannot add too many more ports without it being a powered USB hub. Expanding 3-4 is fine, but if you’re trying to add on like 10-15, it won’t work unless the hub is powered.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Another “patent troll” defeated by Cloudflare and its army of bounty seekers⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
Even if they aren’t earning income, they should be able to show they had a product/prototype actually built with the patent before the company they’re using developed their product. That way legitimate patent holders who weren’t able to monetize their technology but had a working prototype will still be able to protect their patents. So many times, patent trolls hold patents to “ideas” rather than working inventions with prototypes.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How does employing a rapist not constitute an unsafe work environment for female employees?⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
Yeah I guess the employer could choose not to employ them but I don’t think they have to not employ them.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How does employing a rapist not constitute an unsafe work environment for female employees?⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
I think someone who’s committed murder is a perfect analogy actually. For people who serve their time or whatever after committing murder, there’s no legal standing for not employing them. You might feel uncomfortable as their coworker, which is totally valid. You may also believe that there is no forgiveness or second chances after committing certain crimes like rape and murder. But unless the employer has a good reason why an ex-murderer cannot perform their work duties or is currently doing illegal things at work, I don’t think they can not hire them just based off of that.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨HP CEO: You're 'bad investment' if you don't buy HP supplies⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
Yeah it’s definitely cost effective over time, and the printers generally seem to be higher quality. I’ve heard about inkjet printers breaking a lot during moves, but I’ve moved with my brother printer like 5-6 times and it’s been fine through everything.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨HP CEO: You're 'bad investment' if you don't buy HP supplies⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
Yeah the Canon has been pretty good. I’ve had it for around a year now. I sort of print in batches, like I’ll have a week where I print a few photos then nothing for a month or so. When I had a long break once (2-3 months), the printer started printing streaks so I had to run some sort of fixing cleanup cycle which fixed the issue although it wasted some ink. I haven’t had to buy any replacement ink yet because again I don’t print a lot, but I’m sure if I was using a traditional inkjet I would’ve had to buy replacement ink cartridges a few times already.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨HP CEO: You're 'bad investment' if you don't buy HP supplies⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
Not OP but I only use a brother MFC black&white laser printer at home. It addresses the HP issue in 2 ways. 1 - The genuine brother toner costs much less per page to the point that it’s not terrible to have to buy it if necessary. And 2 - brother does not put DRM on their printer and there are tons of 3rd party toners available at about 1/3rd the price. Generally brother printers cost more up front, but basically last a lifetime, and the toner is pretty cheap.

Also I want to add that if you need color inkjet printing, the Canon Megatank and Epson Ecotank printers are an awesome option for most home printing. I use a Canon g6020 at home for photo printing and I love the photos that come out of it.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨help⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
It’s kind of wild how many PhD positions there are for so few jobs. Maybe they should just start limiting how many PhDs can graduate in a year in the country to however many jobs there are. Create some sort of stability in the market and limit the number of young people wasting a 10+ years of their lives in a field where they may not be able to build a career. Similar to how med schools limit numbers to start proportional to the number of residency positions.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨help⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
Yeah but there used to be hope for affording a house after you finished and got into a tenure track position. But now there are barely any tenure track positions and even those don’t always pay enough for a house
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Netflix confirms it is increasing subscription prices, again, after adding 8.8 million customers⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:
That’s a good point. I’m not sure why Microsoft doesn’t get a spot there. I think when the acronym was made these were the tech stocks that were growing like there’s no tomorrow, whereas Microsoft just always has steady growth, and isn’t as sexy.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Netflix confirms it is increasing subscription prices, again, after adding 8.8 million customers⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:
Netscape must’ve stuck around much longer than I imagined lol
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Netflix confirms it is increasing subscription prices, again, after adding 8.8 million customers⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:
I mean FAANG stands for Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Google. So they’ve always been one.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Raspberry Pi 5 Benchmarks: Significantly Better Performance, Improved I/O⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:
If for nothing else, probably to be able to control it or turn it on or off based on other conditions remotely. But you can do that with an esp8266 too.