codefreeordie

14 ms·

61.
by codefreeordie 4y ago
The people who are being paid aren't the same people as the people who are having to make do without.
62.
by codefreeordie 4y ago
It's certainly possible, though I don't think it will unfold that way -- the dynamics this go around are quite different, making it hard to make a prediction with any degree of confidence. In 2008, there were many many more homeow
63.
by codefreeordie 4y ago
I recall a time a few years ago when it was deemed illegal for the president to delete Twitter content
64.
by codefreeordie 4y ago
We will most likely remember it just like we will remember the rest of the prosperous time of the last several decades. Folks who didn't live through prosperity will never really believe that things were as good as they were. Even man
65.
by codefreeordie 4y ago
Simple, look and see whether or not it becomes a crime to claim the threat was man-made. If it does, it probably was.
66.
by codefreeordie 4y ago
People will pay for the ability to lie -- to themselves or to others -- about the magnitude of their losses
67.
by codefreeordie 4y ago
No. Let's not.
68.
by codefreeordie 4y ago
And we know it's misinformation how exactly?
69.
by codefreeordie 4y ago
QR code menus are fine, if made well, for quick-service and casual restaurants where the customer's interest is primarily in a quick and efficient meal (even a quick-and-efficient delicious and high-quality meal). But if you are operat
70.
by codefreeordie 4y ago
People distrust institutions more than ever because we have an ever-increasing parade of conclusive proof that they will lie, cheat, and generally do whatever it takes to get the result they want, truth and law be damned. In other words, be
71.
by codefreeordie 4y ago
> Based on this combination of factors, the available evidence appears to be inconsistent with both historic precedent and the scientific understanding of how natural zoonotic spillovers of respiratory viruses like SARS-CoV-2 occur. Ulti
72.
by codefreeordie 4y ago
This is primarily a way for PayPal to take money from people, but it is also a way to bully people that PayPal is mistreating into silence: not worth getting dinged $2,500 every time you post a tweet critical of PayPal for stealing from y
73.
by codefreeordie 4y ago
I couldn't find a good article talking about the topic that was from a vaguely neutral site, so I've simply linked directly to the user agreement. Search for "$2,500" and you'll find the paragraph which is almost e
74.
PayPal quietly re-adds $2,500 “misinformation charge” in user agreement(paypal.com)
39 points by codefreeordie 4y ago|9 comments
75.
by codefreeordie 4y ago
Well, if we have two quarters of positive GDP growth, that would signal an end of an ongoing recession.
76.
by codefreeordie 4y ago
Yeah. It makes much more sense to me in jurisdictions that call that level of court a "superior" court instead. Calling any inferior court "The Supreme" court just seems absurd. I know, I know, the reason for smart peo
77.
by codefreeordie 4y ago
I always find it weird that in some states the "Supreme" court is the lowest court. Why did some states (like NY) name their courts this silly way?
78.
by codefreeordie 4y ago
I think that leetcode-style interviews probably used to be more useful/more predictive when they weren't super common. Also, if you're one of the most-desirable employers in the market [as Google was at the time it populariz
79.
by codefreeordie 4y ago
If you get half credit for no work, you also devalue the work -- doing the work is now only worth half as much.
80.
by codefreeordie 4y ago
"now" is "within one year", and we're already in a recession, so they don't need to predict much.
81.
by codefreeordie 4y ago
There's a spectrum. Moonlighting for a direct competitor is obviously problematic. Moonlighting for a customer is also somewhat problematic, due to the appearance of a conflict of interest (is the customer getting special treatment
82.
by codefreeordie 4y ago
Generally speaking, in most states in the US, it would not be permissible to prohibit moonlighting for an unrelated second employer in an employment contract. There are exceptions, but in general, this is the case. It is, however, also the
83.
by codefreeordie 4y ago
No, it can't, because at this point, each considers the most minor breach by their enemy to be worthy of instant eradication, but considers even the most blatant and heinous act of their ally to be utterly beyond reproach or considerat
84.
by codefreeordie 4y ago
Does she live in Canada? ( https://youtu.be/5g196vURUDo )
85.
by codefreeordie 4y ago
It is just as true as any other "race" determined by phenotypy.
86.
by codefreeordie 4y ago
Google's spam filter automatically marks Republican campaign mails as spam at a significantly higher rate than it does for Democratic campaign mails, which is how this whole thing got started.
87.
by codefreeordie 4y ago
Surprised they didn't just charge them a $2,500 fine for each pro-democracy comment.
88.
by codefreeordie 4y ago
If you read farther in to the article, the reasons why Republicans aren't using the verified political sender program (which is available to legitimate political campaigns of all parties, not just Republicans). Republicans have been co
89.
by codefreeordie 4y ago
It is all political virtue signaling. The entire company is just selling political-virtue-chocolate-product. Sadly, they'll probably make a lot of money. There's a ton of demand for this kind of virtue points.
90.
by codefreeordie 4y ago
and by "cuts ties" they mean "banned from holding bank accounts"

More ›