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by triceratops 1mo ago
But you yourself said Nike's decisions were driven by "greed, not malice". Wtf is non-malicious hate? If it's greed, it can't be hate. Hate is often ideological, or political, and nearly always personal. Greed is ge
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by triceratops 1mo ago
Tl;dr Men made up 2/3 of Nike's sales. Its ads and marketing and celebrity endorsements reflected that focus: masculine (Michael Jordan), heavy on themes of competition, focus, and win-at-all-costs high achievement. Ads that are p
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by triceratops 1mo ago
> It's not more political than that. I agree, the article wasn't political. But your commentary on it "don’t buy stuff from people who hate you." ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49692857 ) made i
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by triceratops 1mo ago
> Or the local going rate for qualified personel were higher than you were willing to pay Whenever someone says "But then the locals making $400k would make $500k" I have to ask: where are all these qualified locals for whom $4
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by triceratops 1mo ago
"Foreign language teacher" isn't a "highly specialized skill"? Tons of Americans work as English teachers abroad.
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by triceratops 1mo ago
Something about those industries would change. They might charge their customers more or train up more people or get more creative with technology. Or the market might decide it can do without that additional productivity from those compani
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by triceratops 1mo ago
Maybe that's ok? It would raise pay in other industries.
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by triceratops 1mo ago
I think it's more cosmetic than anything else. All black panels blend in better with dark roofs.
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by triceratops 1mo ago
> Who would have thought weather forecasting would be critical to grid maintenance. They already have to keep an eye on the weather. For example, to predict demand spikes during heatwaves or cold snaps.
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by triceratops 1mo ago
Lol thank you for the explanation
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by triceratops 1mo ago
I meant it as a general thing. These days all manufacturers, from all countries, offer 20+ year warranties. Not just Chinese ones. However you inspired me to do some research, and I found this: https://www.cnet.com/home&#x2F
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by triceratops 1mo ago
Wat This is really a thing?
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by triceratops 1mo ago
Why Pizza Hut?
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by triceratops 1mo ago
> and Google doc A doctor employed by Google? A document you maintain and the AI autocomplete recommended Hoka? Something else?
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by triceratops 1mo ago
They don't have short lifespans anymore.
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by triceratops 1mo ago
Honestly a bit shortsighted of the professor. Keeping your projects up was an easy way to catch people who copied.
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by triceratops 1mo ago
Powering through or doing the bare minimum and getting a C is surely better than cheating by outsourcing.
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by triceratops 1mo ago
This horse is deader than disco - which funnily has had a revival this decade. Time to stop beating it. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46292341 - Triceratops' law remains the most accurate original observation I&
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by triceratops 1mo ago
Addressed by the second part of my comment.
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by triceratops 1mo ago
> can be exasperated You mean "exacerbated".
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by triceratops 1mo ago
> "Remind white people of what happened 300 years ago" 1. 1877 was less than 150 years ago, not 300. 2. That year had the strongest El Nino in recorded history. 3. Talking about why so many people died - political and economic
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by triceratops 1mo ago
Right but that government got put in charge after the US-led invasion and war. Before the war the Taliban was already in power.
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by triceratops 1mo ago
Is gambling happiness? I prefer to teach my children about more enduring sources of joy.
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by triceratops 1mo ago
You missed the part where they could just buy the toy for €2. Heck they could run their own carnie games at home with Temu toys. Invite the kid's friends and it would be just as fun.
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by triceratops 1mo ago
> the Afghanistan war gave control back to the Taliban I'm very confused. Who was in control before?
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by triceratops 1mo ago
> it's declining because it's culturally discouraged By whom?
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by triceratops 1mo ago
100% agree if you have suitable neighbors (parents with similar age children) this is an ideal arrangement. Not everyone is so lucky.
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by triceratops 1mo ago
That show is like 10 years old now.
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by triceratops 1mo ago
"Mentally ill" is just a polite way of saying "out to lunch". I like the old phrases too - so much more color. But whatever man.
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by triceratops 1mo ago
Is it shocking people may want to do things other than their job and spending time with their children?

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