HobbitFoot

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Soon you will be dealing with this at your supermarket check out shaming you to "donate"⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  And honestly, the cashier doesn’t deserve hearing the rest of it unless they ask why.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Vibe coding is to coding what microwaving is to cooking.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  You’re getting into a problem with education where there is value in providing ordeals for students to pass, but the cost of grading is significant and something schools are trying to reduce.

  How do you create a system that verifies that the test taker knows the material?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why is U2 considered "grunge?"⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t think they are nonsense, but they better fit the work rather than the artist. Artists shift genres all the time.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why is U2 considered "grunge?"⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Michael Jackson is disco.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why is U2 considered "grunge?"⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Eh. I’d give them Alternative Rock. The thing that would likely classify them as pop is that they were so famous for a part of their career.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's the best way to respond to a family member who says the COVID vaccines are being used to depopulate?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Ask for the comparison in excess deaths comparison of vaccinated versus unvaccinated.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Top D&D designers join Critical Role after quitting Wizards of the Coast⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  The problem for Hasbro is that, right now, the company doesn’t have that much in non WotC moneymakers and hasn’t had it for years. There have been attempts by activist investors to push for having WotC demerged from Hasbro so WotC isn’t subsidizing the rest of Hasbro. The across-the-board cuts were Hasbro leadership trying to placate investors, but they cut muscle and bone from WotC for some reason instead.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is it weird I sleep with an old blanket I've had since I was a young girl?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  No.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why can countries recognise both...⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Two reasons:

  First, both Koreas accept that there are two different countries through various political actions. That equivalent doesn’t exist for the Chinas; both nations officially don’t recognize each other’s legitimacy and don’t treat each other as independent nations.

  Second, the UN Veto only goes to one country. The USA kept the PRC from being declared the legitimate Chinese government. So, the world is used to viewing the issue of one China, it continues to do so.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Half of businesses rethink ditching humans for customer service bots⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  We’ve been on that long slide for a while, or are they finally going to get rid of the last ones?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Russia's State Duma passes bill to create state messaging app as it considers blocking WhatsApp⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Because it isn’t controlled by Russia.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why are American cops allowed to be morbidly obese?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Some cops are fat, yeah. Also, a lot of cops aren’t. The ones sent to beat the shit out of protestors aren’t the fat ones.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why are American cops allowed to be morbidly obese?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I didn’t have context for your comment and I didn’t say all cops. From what I read, you could have been pulling a stat without context.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨where are worker rights parades? why are we focusing on very limited issues?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  We’ve been seeing the slow rebuilding of the American labor movement, but it is a shell of its old self.

  A lot of the established unions have been resting on its laurels and only narrowly protecting its members while new unions are in building mode, trying to get unions established.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Sounds like depression runs in your family.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why are American cops allowed to be morbidly obese?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Since you’re using terminology tied to BMI, it is important to note that it’s use for police officers doesn’t accurately reflect reality.

  A lot of cops take their fitness regime seriously, including building a lot of muscle mass. If you have significant muscle mass, you are going to be considered obese or morbidly obese per BMI even though they are in great physical shape. This would be true for other fields like firefighters.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is it normal that I have this inner conflict of not knowing where I belong?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I realize no one has asked this bluntly. You have a return ticket, right?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  As long as you can read English, you can navigate almost any airport. Almost all airports have English on their navigation signs.

  You will likely be interviewed both in Europe and in South Korea when you fly. This is routine for all passengers. You should have your return ticket information, otherwise you are going to get flagged as a human trafficking risk.

  Download the airline’s app before flying; it will help get updates from the airline and will update your ticket if there is a change in gate.

  Bring an external battery for your phone with you to keep your phone charged. Also, have an idea how you are going to have phone data in Korea; airport WiFi may be spotty.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Norway adopts tourist tax to combat overtourism⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’d tax cruise ships based on the number of people coming off the ship. Those tourists usually contribute the least to the economy in comparison to visiting sites.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Norway adopts tourist tax to combat overtourism⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It depends on the location. Tourism does generate some employment; some cities have been built on tourism as a base. The problem is that most tourism jobs are low wage. However, if your region doesn’t have any other kind of economic engine, it may be the best thing to develop.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Norway adopts tourist tax to combat overtourism⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Rich people would still be unaffected.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Who is Sodium Lauryl Sulfate and why is she in my toothpaste? 😡🤬😡⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That thing? That thing? That thiiiiinnnng?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨TIL: UnitedHealthcare Caught Paying Off Nursing Homes to Let Seniors Die Because Hospital Transfers were “Too Expensive”⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Or idiots.

  The idea was presented in a way to make people afraid to the point where they wouldn’t think about what the alternative was.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Should I just lie on job applications and say I have a college degree?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  A lot of companies check references and certs.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Why do you want him to return his gift? “A bit too much” can mean a lot of things.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do people confuse your nationality?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve had people think I’m Italian; I don’t have any Italian heritage that I know of.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Gila River Tribes Intend to Float Solar Panels on a Reservoir. Could the Technology Help the Colorado River? - Inside Climate News⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Given other attempts to shade water resources in the West, this looks like a great idea

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Given that vocal rights have been a thing should, it is likely that ElevenLabs can read the writing on the wall and see potential copyright infringement claims in the future.

  Also, AI cloning tools have been used to commit crimes, so I can see ElevenLabs not wanting to become an inadvertent accessory to fraud.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are their any romance movies where there is a male protagonist who is a part of the manosphere?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Probably not.

  Even if you’re going into things like dub con hetero omegaverse content, the men are still written in a way that is attractive to women.