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by vinay427 6y ago
This seems very similar to monetary amounts in at least (most of?) the US and the UK. "One dollar/pound twenty," etc.
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by vinay427 6y ago
There are a number of apps I use and depend on that work fine without Google services. Signal comes to mind, for instance. I agree that a better template would be great, but I can't imagine we'll get there anytime soon, and I woul
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by vinay427 6y ago
At least in the US, to be fair, they don't really take your money but rather the bank's money. Credit cards tend to be much more lenient and generous with fraud protection (among other benefits) in the US than in some other countr
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by vinay427 6y ago
Wouldn't this at least allow for an opening in the market that can be filled by an organization that doesn't exploit drivers? If we continue to support a company that could do better without placing either legal or market pressure
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by vinay427 6y ago
I didn't want to make a Europe-wide comparison as the roles of unions and the rates of union membership vary widely across the continent, including several places with lower membership than the US. I don't think requiring unions
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by vinay427 6y ago
I assume you mean people on C permits? Saying my statement is "simply not true" is a little strong when I specifically included an "and/or." I'm aware that permanent residents won't be kicked out for this
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by vinay427 6y ago
This is not exactly true. It may sort of hold (see below) if you're a Swiss citizen but nearly everyone else who make up 25% of residents is liable to be deported, not be eligible for naturalization down the line, and/or face othe
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by vinay427 6y ago
Speaking as someone generally ignorant of unions, I believe the teeth of unions lie in the collective bargaining that comes from making them mandatory. With right-to-work laws in some states (and other countries) this is often not possible,
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by vinay427 6y ago
The subset of politicians who are pushing for universal healthcare don't all belong to the group supporting coupling with employment. I'm not really sure where you heard that? For instance, I don't believe Medicare for All, a
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by vinay427 6y ago
The larger issue with employers paying insufficiently is minimum wages that are too low. Federal minimum wage still applies for tipped workers, as far as I can tell, so employers are required to compensate the difference if workers make les
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by vinay427 6y ago
It would. The main benefit of trains is that they stop at cities along the way, making many route combinations possible that planes wouldn't be able to service. You don't save much time by not stopping at a a few cities. For examp
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by vinay427 6y ago
Any eligible organization can apply and go through the process with the somewhat new gTLD Program: https://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/global-support/faqs...
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by vinay427 6y ago
My parents' current and previous homes both had two choices. One was AT&T's fiber option (probably FTTN, not FTTH) and the other was cable through the local provider.
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by vinay427 6y ago
Was this in the outer areas (San Bernardino, Ventura, Imperial, etc.)?
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by vinay427 6y ago
> Us Americans can get pretty craaazy with our naming conventions! This really goes both ways. :) Wait until you find out about "public schools" in the UK, or at least England. (They're independent private schools which ar
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by vinay427 6y ago
I think what bothers me about many instances of colonialism is the misleading historical representations that we are left with, as history is often written by (if not the victors) those who had the upper hand at the end of the conflict. The
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by vinay427 6y ago
They weren't saying it was unique to the GOP, and your comment almost makes it sound like the two major parties are equivalent in this respect. At a national level, I think their point stands. I find this distinction actually relevant
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by vinay427 6y ago
> This enables a lot of fraud: I once saw someone apply for a rewards (credit) card in a US store with SSN and no photo ID ("Oh I left my drivers license at home, could you take a student ID?") They could have also just done it
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by vinay427 6y ago
> Spain has states with relatively similar state/federal power to the USA. The EU has nation states with more or less power depending where you look. Australia has states, Canada has provinces... None of these seem like very close c
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by vinay427 6y ago
Honest question: can it not be both a less fatal end to the war and a war crime? This classification of something as a war crime, even if appropriate, isn't the ending of a discussion.
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by vinay427 6y ago
This is generally true in Switzerland as you stated (with those exceptions for more serious issues) for residents, as Swiss citizenship is irrelevant. Anyone resident in any of a host of countries with which Switzerland has signed agreement
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by vinay427 6y ago
I suspect one less petty motivation is to encourage the US to reduce visa restrictions for Brazilians. It wasn't actually reciprocal in practice because as far as I know the process of paying the fee as a USC visiting Brazil was far le
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by vinay427 6y ago
I believe you're thinking of an analog (usually quartz) watch, not a mechanical analog watch which doesn't have a battery. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanical_watch
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by vinay427 6y ago
Where did you find a house in the US without blinds? I honestly don't think I've ever seen one without some sort of window covering. The solid exterior blinds that I slightly prefer are much less common in the US, but both still b
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by vinay427 6y ago
Noted and thanks for the information, but as far as I can tell my point stands if the feature is completely inaccessible. I don't really understand what the GP comment was referring to regarding Apple Watch pulse oximetry accuracy. Oth
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by vinay427 6y ago
Hmm, this is actually rather nifty, although one issue I see is it will only last a few days at most. I don't know how long people who confiscate laptops normally need to run mouse jigglers.
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by vinay427 6y ago
The Apple Watch doesn't have a pulse oximeter (EDIT: it does have one that is not approved and therefore is disabled), so it would be difficult for it to have this issue. You might be thinking of optical HR measurement, for which senso
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by vinay427 6y ago
> They might notice the custom Samsung UI and be annoyed by pre-installed bloatware, but they won't know which version of Android the phone is running, let alone its latest security patch. Honestly, on newer devices within the last
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by vinay427 6y ago
This distinction of brands is notable, in my opinion, as it is largely specific to Chinese brands rather than Chinese products and even then there are exceptions such as Alibaba and Xiaomi.
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by vinay427 6y ago
That is, I believe, what they were intentionally referring to when they criticized the quality. It doesn't seem to have a great reputation these days.

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