JohnFen

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by JohnFen 2mo ago
> I am reminded that Americans voted for him twice. Americans voted for him once. He lost the popular vote in 2016 and only became president because of the electoral college.
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by JohnFen 2mo ago
> "Stop hiring humans" was never a sentence about humans at large, it was a sentence about a category of work. I don't believe a word of it. It seems more likely that they are one of the many genAI companies who basically
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by JohnFen 2mo ago
I'm very, very sure that I don't.
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by JohnFen 2mo ago
The title isn't a bit sensationalist, it's a straight-up lie. That matters because most people won't actually read the article but will see the title and take it at face value. I see the erroneous title as disparaging to scie
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by JohnFen 2mo ago
Excellent point. It's a little sad that this has to be explained, but it very often does.
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by JohnFen 2mo ago
Personally, the ethical question for me isn't about the taking of pictures. It's about what's done with those pictures once taken.
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by JohnFen 2mo ago
Would people who have "outgrown HN" even be here to read or answer your question?
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by JohnFen 2mo ago
The title is radically untrue. Most physicists agree on the overwhelming majority of physics. The body of the article makes clear that the title is deceptive: > asking physicists what they actually believe about ten of the most contested
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by JohnFen 2mo ago
Or a date would look at it as me being so cheap (or secretly broke) that I'm willing to make a production over something that isn't really that big of a deal, financially speaking. But, date or not, it's not something I'
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by JohnFen 2mo ago
Of course not. But Trump has never been overwhelmingly popular, either. If Trump == Americans, that means more than half of US citizens aren't Americans.
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by JohnFen 2mo ago
> in opposition of something that is very expensive And harmful
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by JohnFen 2mo ago
> Simply ask for it to be removed. No, that's too unpleasant and would put a dour note on the evening. Particularly if I'm there with a date. I'm OK with simply not returning.
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by JohnFen 2mo ago
But it does no such thing. Teaching facts, logic, and reasoning without mentioning god(s) is not countering any belief in god at all. A lot of secular humanists are are believers in various religions. There is no actual contention between t
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by JohnFen 2mo ago
The same businesses I'd build if I could use the internet. The internet isn't actually necessary for most businesses.
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by JohnFen 2mo ago
She's very fine with impersonators and tribute acts. I can't speak for her, of course, but I can see how that's not a contradiction.
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by JohnFen 2mo ago
> (and let’s presume secular humanism is a type of religious belief) Let's not presume that, because it's in no way a religious belief. Pretending that it is means that there's little the government could actually do. Whic
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by JohnFen 2mo ago
> Executives are urging their staff to send messages in public Slack channels, open to anyone in the office to see, rather than privately pinging colleagues. This seems like a great way to reduce critical communication amongst staff. Wil
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by JohnFen 2mo ago
Trump != Americans
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by JohnFen 2mo ago
> It's obvious that the focus so far has been on "shipping things faster", and that there needs to be a shift towards "shipping things better". I agree! However, the entire thrust of our industry for decades has
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by JohnFen 2mo ago
They disclose it in the US as well. It's shenanigans to me because it's sneaky. Rather than being honest an increasing the price of the food, they're using a "service fee" separately to try to trick you into thinkin
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by JohnFen 2mo ago
> Almost every service worker requests a tip now. That it's become ubiquitous has made me able to decline tips without feeling weird about it.
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by JohnFen 2mo ago
This is what I do as well. Then I don't return to that restaurant on the basis of shenanigans.
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by JohnFen 2mo ago
> Tipped wage does not preclude the minimum wage. Likely depends on the state, but in many states, traditionally tipped positions have a different, lower, minimum wage than non-traditionally tipped positions.
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by JohnFen 2mo ago
> a waiter in a NYC restaurant made my then girlfriend crying when the waiter decided that the tip was not big enough That's certainly not the norm in the US. I've eaten in restaurants in every state and have never seen or expe
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by JohnFen 2mo ago
I didn't think of that, probably because when I'm in another country I do my very best to avoid touristy places. I want to experience the country, not the show it puts on for visitors.
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by JohnFen 2mo ago
Once early in the meal, and once to clear dishes and check for any after-meal orders is fine. But the several interruptions between those two is too much. I'm certainly engaged in conversation, and they're just interrupting it for
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by JohnFen 2mo ago
> Also Europeans are not, I think, accustomed to asking for salt, or ketchup, on already seasoned food. Not all us Americans are, either. The only time I can remember asking for such things is when the server forgot to provide ketchup fo
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by JohnFen 2mo ago
> You do realize that it's perfectly acceptable and commonplace to explain your group's preferences to the server upon first being introduced? And say what? "Please don't come and check on us, and instead keep an eye
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by JohnFen 2mo ago
As an American, I couldn't agree more. The server frequently stopping by to check on things is incredibly disruptive and annoying and I wish they'd just stop. I'm fine with checking one time early enough in the meal that conv
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by JohnFen 2mo ago
> Cars themselves generated tremendous economic activity but the secondary effects were much more impactful. And awful. Cars (including all electric cars) have presented and exacerbated very serious problems, both directly and indirectly

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