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by UIUC_06 4y ago
Aside from the truth or falsity of the claim, which is amply discussed in this thread: Snopes is, supposedly, a neutral Mythbusters site for the Web. "Urban street gangs initiate members by making them drive at night with lights off an
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by UIUC_06 4y ago
"you seem confused" definitely is, though.
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by UIUC_06 4y ago
Ah. Then you have to use their language. It signals that you're one of them.
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by UIUC_06 4y ago
Different strokes. Maybe you and your mother could subtly make fun of the crazies, in a way that you two could laugh about later. I knew a guy whose standard answer to a crazy conspiracist was to look seriously at them and say, "It&#x2
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by UIUC_06 4y ago
"improve my team's writing skills" wouldn't sound quite so pretentious.
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by UIUC_06 4y ago
Nobody wants to use BS words like "upskill" and "learnings" except the corporate drones who are preaching them. If you have respect for your readers, then you use language they can relate to.
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by UIUC_06 4y ago
What's hilarious is flame language like "castigating" and "personally dislike." Corporate is widely and justifiably condemned. It's not just a personal thing. Even on this thread.
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by UIUC_06 4y ago
You're a nice person. I'm often alone, and I might or might not welcome the company, depending. It's probably easier for a table of three or more to welcome a stranger. There are actually restaurants where "big tables fu
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by UIUC_06 4y ago
No, you're wrong. I made the same suggestion. "Communication" starts with realizing that you have to meet people where they are, not expect them to adopt your style. You have to have some respect for them. "Avoid unneces
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by UIUC_06 4y ago
Here's one easy suggestion: stop using non-words like "upskill." If you used "improve" how would that lose any meaning?
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by UIUC_06 4y ago
.. and Steph Curry! Does anyone have any litigation history on "celebrities endorsing something that turns out to be a fraud"? I would think they wouldn't end up having to pay much, if anything. Their lawyers would argue &q
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by UIUC_06 4y ago
Do you think there's anyone on HN who doesn't know "If you don't know what something is, just type its name into your search engine?" this was on the first page of DuckDuckGo results for "SEO": https:&#x2
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by UIUC_06 4y ago
deja vu : 20 years ago, I was always hearing people in IT at Stanford bitch about Oracle Financials. They'd been struggling through a 2-year migration to it that was mandated by top management. Some things never change.
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by UIUC_06 4y ago
That was my second favorite one. peanut cheese - "it's naturally non-dairy!"
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by UIUC_06 4y ago
My favorite, although there's so much amusing in here. > That MSG—a standard amino acid glued to a sodium atom—is naturally present in lots of things like tomatoes, mushrooms, grapes, and parmesan cheese, meaning Italian food is hig
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by UIUC_06 4y ago
assuming he means "million" not "billion" you two are pretty close.
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by UIUC_06 4y ago
> Through the years Armstrong’s widow would bring twenty-one patent infringement suits against many companies, including RCA. She eventually won a little over $10 million in damages. Insert "(nearly a third of a billion in today&#x2
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by UIUC_06 4y ago
You don't even need AI to get this behavior. Merely having something in writing to point to is enough. How often have you talked to someone at an institution about some egregious wrong, and they defend it as "that's our polic
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by UIUC_06 4y ago
Or if they did, the "auditor" was a firm no one had ever heard of?
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by UIUC_06 4y ago
Temesek says: > Similar to all investments, we conducted an extensive due diligence process on FTX, which took approximately 8 months from February to October 2021. During this time, we reviewed FTX’s audited financial statement, which s
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by UIUC_06 4y ago
Both you and falcolas are off base. Porn restriction for minors is not controversial, legally. Your first amendment argument will go nowhere. So then the question is, should something that harms young minds be restricted? You can argue that
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by UIUC_06 4y ago
Difference between "banning TikTok for people under 18" and "banning alcohol for people under 18" ? Go.
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by UIUC_06 4y ago
Just to complicate things: One usage that is definitely single-sex is, one male might say to another male, "Hi guy, how ya doin'?" "OK, guy, let me tell you how to do this." But he'd never say that to a female.
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by UIUC_06 4y ago
... and yet no other doctor has that policy, or even a hospital. Pretty messed up that an ophthalmologist thinks he knows better than all of them.
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by UIUC_06 4y ago
I've been seeing the same ophthalmologist for years, but last time, they told me I needed to get the COVID booster for next visit. So there was no next visit. I have other doctors and a dentist, and none of them push that. He's
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by UIUC_06 4y ago
> Quantum computers are promising technology, yes, but the same can be said about nuclear fusion and look how that worked out. I've been following Sabine for quite a while. She's really working on her snark.
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by UIUC_06 4y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Station_(restaurant)
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by UIUC_06 4y ago
How many fat people do you see drinking Diet Coke? It doesn't seem to be helping, does it? The answer: just indulge your sweet tooth, if you have one, but be real moderate about it. A quarter tsp of sugar in the coffee, just a couple
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by UIUC_06 4y ago
It takes awhile, but one can already create the personalized Twitter experience Elon cited in his letter to advertisers. You just Block everyone who disagrees with you, even slightly, as well as any nut job you see. It takes a while, but ev
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by UIUC_06 4y ago
A similar article (maybe the same one? not sure) appeared in the weekend WSJ. I have to admit I'd never heard of the Porter sisters. I also just cited Sir Walter Scott as a possible model for Crichton & Grisham's reputation 20

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