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by csa 2y ago
> From what I gather, life for most of these "regular people" types in Germany was still very much in the tolerable range until well into WWII. Correct. I’ve heard some harrowing stories about the moment of realization straight
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by csa 2y ago
> Maybe they think politicizing the whole executive branch is a little distasteful, but in the eyes of literally millions of Americans, it's a means to a well-justified and long-awaited end. This is a very tight and succinct summary
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by csa 2y ago
> These "regular people" that you seem to condescendingly speak about There was zero condescension in my tone or intent. I put “regular people” in quotes simply because I think most people who do follow the news absolutely don’
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by csa 2y ago
> The cynic in me thinks that the US is going to roll over and take this fascist shake down. The optimist in me thinks that the people will rise up with a resounding NO and do something about it. Right now I'm not sure which I belie
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by csa 2y ago
> I am sure there are parts of government that will cease to function if the wrong 500 people suddenly quit. As I mentioned before, I think the folks doing this would be fine with a “cease to function” outcome. Next steps would be to bla
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by csa 2y ago
> But as it is structured, it is designed to get the best folks to leave, and from unpredictable parts of the org and thus is unlikely to show that result. I believe that this is largely how this round will turn out. The numbers look ver
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by csa 2y ago
> Also, this doesn't save us any money at all. Congress allocates money and in many cases specifies employment levels. Hmmm… this is short-term correct (at a minimum), but may not be correct long term. Time will tell. Yes, the money
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by csa 2y ago
> I meant that that is what the deal seemed to be targeting based on the timing, like a release valve for people who would be angry about switching back to in person. That’s a reasonable take. I don’t think anyone involved is actually on
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by csa 2y ago
> I thought the buyout offer went along with the cancellation of remote work. Your sentiment is a result of their incredibly vague first attempt at messaging. The offer was (or ended up being) a full buyout offer. The “offer” is probably
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by csa 2y ago
> Nowadays most videos hit the 1 hour mark... I'm not sure if this is what the market demands For many genres, this is simply what pays the most for the creators. Some people just flip on a video and let it play — maybe just in the
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by csa 2y ago
https://archive.ph/MMaH2
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by csa 2y ago
> I had to go through a phone tree with the chatbot, say “no” 3 times until it let me type a free response. I’m not excusing this design (it could probably be improved), but it may have been intentional. See below. > And I am a reason
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by csa 2y ago
Thank you. I missed that despite looking for it.
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by csa 2y ago
That’s a discussion of Krugman leaving the NY Times, and I don't think he’s joining Rubin’s newsletter (unless I missed something). Different people, different newspapers, and different new homes, although both are on substack. Just ad
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by csa 2y ago
This post also announces a newsletter (with a free option) that might be a decent outlet for moderate pro-democracy news. Imho, this type of news matters for hackers, whether we like politics or not.
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by csa 2y ago
> The Big 10 hasn’t had 10 schools since 1990, only 3 years after they officially adopted the name. The Big 10 has been the Big 10 since 1916 when Michigan rejoined. I mean, sure, technically they were the “Intercollegiate Conference of
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by csa 2y ago
I wish I could up vote this more. > US goodwill, reputation, and the willingness of those abroad to help and assist the US in future I’m afraid that there is a large group of folks in the US who put no value on these things, while not re
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by csa 2y ago
> The other one is named Marie, making her basically German anyway. Dude, it’s 麻理恵, which merely romanizes to “Marie”, and it’s very Japanese.
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by csa 2y ago
All great points, and I think we more or less see eye to eye on most matters as they currently stand. But getting back to pg’s essay and the zeitgeist of the late 80s and early 90s… > But PG does not allow this nuance in his arguments,
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by csa 2y ago
> Why do you want to destroy market power for people on visas even further Under what auspices are they supposed to have market power in the first place? H1B folks are supposed to be here to make up for deficiencies in the labor market.
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by csa 2y ago
First, let me say that your comment is thoughtful and makes many good points, and it lacks so many of the strawman arguments that some others have laid out. Thank you for that. That said… > Do you think that men were going around in the
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by csa 2y ago
> why referring to an entire, diverse bunch of people as "H1Bs" Even though you seem to be getting downvoted aggressively, I’m going to provide a short, good-faith reply. First, I’m not Peter, and I’m not an immigration lawyer,
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by csa 2y ago
> They definitely should do that if they believe that these applications are controlled by US government. The goal of government entities in these types of spots is to have de facto control and/or influence without appearing to have
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by csa 2y ago
> How does staying at home with just your sibs fair better? This is a very reductionist view of homeschooling. While some folks certainly do have this experience when homeschooled, a well-designed home schooling experience will have an a
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by csa 2y ago
> No one is learning about Critical Race Theory anywhere other than law school (or possibly undergraduate sociology classes that pre-law students would be likely to take). Yes and no. You are correct that almost no one is learning full C
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by csa 2y ago
> Maybe I'm living under a rock; what extreme views are going through the school system? Not op and not taking a stance on any of these here, but: 1. Critical race theory (CRT) 2. Gender fluidity 3. Endorsement and use of Christiani
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by csa 2y ago
> I'd like to call into question your use of the "I'm a liberal" card here I never labeled myself as a liberal, I just said that most folks would put me into that category. I definitely have some beliefs that do not t
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by csa 2y ago
> And what did AOC get in return? We probably won’t know for a long time.
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> Is the entire drama that WordPress is asserting a trademark over 'WPEngine' (i.e. 'WP'), and WPEngine disagrees? That is a minor issue in the disagreement. The bigger issue is that WPEngine had its access to Wordpre
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> “Woke”, for the most part, is a boogeyman that the conservative right uses as a summary label for various political movements on the left. Basically nobody on the left talks about “woke” except for perhaps a period of six months back i

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