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by yibg 2y ago
The Japanese toilets are “just” bidets though. They have heated seats for the winter, automatic wash and sometimes drying functions.
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by yibg 2y ago
I just wish installing one in North America was a bit easier. Need access to power (usually no outlets near the toilet) and water (requires some minor plumbing work).
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by yibg 2y ago
> For instance, in the meetings in which these ideas are proposed, why are they not considered a serious, fireable offence, like bringing up racist or sexist comments? Hate to tell ya, those aren't fireable offenses at the highest o
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by yibg 2y ago
I agree each thing is not difficult to replace, but replace all SaaS products that are used might be more challenging. Some data out there from a quick google is saying companies use on average 300+ SaaS products. Not all of them are going
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by yibg 2y ago
But this isn't just cloud infra / platform like AWS etc right, but also various SaaS products. e.g. Office 365, gsuite, github etc. Are there even equivalent (enough) versions of all those that are not only hosted but owned by EU
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How would that even work if fully enforced? Are there even enough EU owned cloud and SaaS services to fill in for all the US owned ones?
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by yibg 2y ago
Both Trump and Musk have a history of not paying people if they can get away with it, so would fit the pattern.
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by yibg 2y ago
Thanks for the info, I'll read into it more. EDIT to make my current position clear, I do think there is probably waste in various government agencies. My objection with the current approach is mainly 2 folds: 1. The lack of transparen
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by yibg 2y ago
Can you point me to some of the evidence being presented? I know elon's been posting claims of fraud and abuse, but I'm only seen his claims, without any evidence.
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And this time, people don't seem to care about that anymore. Despite the right supposedly being the group that's all about the constitution and rule of law.
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I don't disagree with any of this and I can definitely see this in the election results. But this has been the case for a while now. The US has lagged other developed nations on many indicators for a long time. Income inequality, life
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by yibg 2y ago
I’m not sure there are many people arguing for the latter. The former yes, but more than that it’s the types of things that are being targeted. Method aside, musk is trying to save a few million here and there on things that are “wasteful”
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by yibg 2y ago
Retaliation seems like the norm from the current administration. Calls to investigate and jail political opponents, agents that investigated the Jan 6 “protestors”, to deport the Bishop for calls for mercy. Bullying, intimidation, arrogance
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I think this is part of the problem. There is merit in the stated goal. Most people think there is waste in government, so cleaning things up resonates. The issue though is with the way it’s being done. Giving it the most charitable take, i
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by yibg 2y ago
We all know years of experience doesn't always mean someone is qualified.
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Roughly half the voting population wants a king. It's not just rolling over, this is welcomed with open arms. I try to understand how the "other side" is thinking about this. Disagreements on policy aside, why would "fre
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by yibg 2y ago
I have no problem with that. I don't even disagree with government waste, we all see it. If what trump and musk did was: - Audit spending (at USAID or wherever else) - Come up with details of where there is waste, being transparent abo
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by yibg 2y ago
Part of me thinks this is just incompetence. People put in charge to "change" things without knowing what the thing is or does and just randomly mashing buttons.
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A few countries may not want him after this.
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That's ridiculous. I use whitelist and blacklist just fine and have for the last decade plus. No one in the government told me it wasn't allowed.
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by yibg 2y ago
Seems like we need a news 2.0 that isn't something controlled by a couple of entities that can filter and shape narrative at the whim of a political party (either political party). Problem that we don't seem to have a good answer
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by yibg 2y ago
Does the president have authority shut down USAID?
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by yibg 2y ago
"I saved you a tone of money by taking your credit cards and bank accounts without authorization. Now your expenses are way down!"
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This assumes there will be a next time. Sometimes once momentum is allowed to build it's very hard to stop or even slow things down.
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Would it matter much? It seems like the election is fueled on false narratives and outright lies amplified by social media and technology that many of us here helped to build. Apathy is a real thing but at least close to half the population
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by yibg 2y ago
Yea, looks like the US is going full on Russian mode here. I'm not all that disappointed in Trump himself, this was no surprise. I'm disappointed at the lack of meaningful opposition. Most of the republican part have fallen in lin
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by yibg 2y ago
Funny you'd use "best actor" as an example. What makes the best actor? For a long time there were no leading Asian male actors for example, is that because Asians can't act or because of cultural bias?
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by yibg 2y ago
I agree with this, maybe I'd summarize things in a slightly different way: think of employment as a mutually beneficial transaction. That doesn't necessarily mean simply working the contracted hours, but keep in mind that jobs are
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So he wants the US to become more like China. Got it.
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My challenge is I can’t even tell if me and someone else are seeing the same facts. Take trump for example. Policies etc I may disagree on but I can see why someone else would support them. As a person, looking at everything he says and doe

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