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- Comment on "If you can't afford to tip 40%, then don't eat out" 2 days ago:
Then this conversation isn’t about you. Many places have exceptions to minimum wage for tipped employees. That, plus tip-out policies means that serving a customer that doesn’t tip can actually cost the server money.
- Comment on "If you can't afford to tip 40%, then don't eat out" 3 days ago:
We’re talking about the problem of tipping culture and complaints about being expected to tip too much. If you live in a country that pays waitstaff well, then this conversation isn’t about you. You can self select based on context clues.
- Comment on "If you can't afford to tip 40%, then don't eat out" 3 days ago:
I agree with you, and I don’t have a job that relies on tips. But I live in a place where tips are the source of income for servers, so if I use their services, I tip. I also vote for politicians who want to raise wages for servers and eliminate the exceptions to the minimum wages.
- Comment on "If you can't afford to tip 40%, then don't eat out" 3 days ago:
Tipping culture sucks. You and I agree on that. Servers should be paid decent wages, and tipping should be optional.
That ain’t the system we got, though. And you don’t change the system by abusing the victims of the system.
- Comment on "If you can't afford to tip 40%, then don't eat out" 5 days ago:
Did someone say this, or did you imagine it? 20% is standard for good service, but anything less than 15% is message that there was something wrong with the service. If you cannot afford to pay for good service, you should not seek good service.
- Comment on NYC landlord pleads for help as '9-year-squatter' continues to drain him dry in court saga: 'Twilight Zone' 2 weeks ago:
Oh no, an economic parasite has been siphoning unearned value from society for years.
- Comment on 3 weeks ago:
No, it’s better to have awareness of both. What needs to be done, how long it takes, and what dependencies exist. I feel like taking a nap, but I have work and house chores. So I’ll take care of some small things that aren’t too taxing while I drink coffee and regain some energy.
- Comment on Mermaid 1 month ago:
How else do you think they stay on?
- Comment on How is Alexander the Great so great he gets that name, but not so great that just “Alexander”doesn’t disambiguate him? 1 month ago:
Among Greeks, if you say Alexandros (or Philip for that matter) then people will know who you are talking about. But basically, those names are still in use. Caesar became the word for leaders rather than a name, and it’s relatively rare as a first name.
Charlemagne is actually Charles le magne which means Charles the Great. If you called him “King Charles” you’d need to be much more specific.
I can’t speak for Attila, because I don’t know if the name is popular in any particular cultures. Certainly in the USA, the Hun king is the most famous Attila.
Slim Shady is an interesting example, because its’s basically branding for Marshall Mathers aka Eminem. One of his first widespread hits was a song essentially saying that he’s the only real Slim Shady, and anyone else using that nickname is a copycat poser.
- Comment on Do we know how much apps would cost if we had to replace as revenue with subscription fees? 2 months ago:
If ads weren’t obtrusive and deceptive, I wouldn’t feel the need to block them.
- Comment on Some cheeses are luminescent. 2 months ago:
Ok, you’re ill-informed.
- Comment on Real 2 months ago:
Considering we only know it’s there because it slightly dims the light from its star as it crosses during its orbit, you would be correct. At that distance, we would never see light bouncing off the actual planet. Even the star is basically a single pixel. We can estimate its size and orbit based on how quickly it crosses in front of the star and how much the light dims, and using those two numbers we can estimate its distance from Kepler 452.
- Comment on Valid crashout 2 months ago:
It’s not even as good as it used to be. The quality of the buns and the chicken have dramatically changed. Even the pickles are worse than they used to be. Their sodas have always been mostly ice, and the quality of the waffle fries has always been location dependent. How hasn’t another chain taken over their market share?
- Comment on How will you celebrate? 2 months ago:
It’s sort of like a cancer patient having a tumor removed. There’s still a long road ahead to recovery, and plenty of opportunities for new tumors to replace it.
So I’m going to breathe a sigh of relief, take a few moments to enjoy the reduced weight of the world, and then prepare for the next steps.
- Comment on FEMA official says he teleported to waffle house: "not new ideas for people of faith" 2 months ago:
The molecules tend to shift in the trans-matter… um… event, but, they were transported IN BAR FORM and they clearly were…
And by the way it’s not about making money. It’s about TAKING money. Destroying the status-quo because the “status” is NOT “quo”. The world is a mess and I just need to RULE it.
I’m gonna… that smells like cumin.
- Comment on Will an American remake of Squid Game be bad or better than the original? 2 months ago:
I hope they do an American version that takes place in the same universe but with games more common in America, and an entirely new story. I don’t want a rehash of the same show in English. I saw Squid Games already. Maybe it could be “Squid Games International” because it was so popular among the oligarcyy, they brought it to North America.
- Comment on po-tay-toes 2 months ago:
I love my dog, but I’ve never had to clean potato vomit out of a carpet at 3 am.
- Comment on When you actually pay attention to the lyrics of the song you're listening: 2 months ago:
My theory was that he dipped out of the GOP spotlight to plan his return post-Trump and play the part of the reasonable conservative.
- Comment on Trump: 'I am not happy with the UK' 3 months ago:
Feeling’s mutual, I’m sure.
- Comment on Friendship fallout: Woman fined $10,000 for private comments to trans friend, challenges tribunal ruling 3 months ago:
We don’t have to make that case. The case went before the tribunal and the landlord was fined for making disparaging statements to their tenant. It’s also worth noting that the tenant was evicted, and that’s why the complaint was filed. The tribunal did not find that the tenant was evicted because of bigotry, but did find that the text messages warranted a fine.
We don’t actually know what the “tepid criticisms” were, because the content of the texts wasn’t in the article.
- Comment on Friendship fallout: Woman fined $10,000 for private comments to trans friend, challenges tribunal ruling 3 months ago:
They were friends, yes, but she was also her landlord at the time. Landlords are not allowed to treat tenants poorly due to bigotry. This article paints whatever was said in the most favorable light, but it still describes an event that justifies a fine.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 months ago:
The second fetus may have been terminally underdeveloped, and small enough to be delivered without realizing it was a second baby. They may have told her there was no second baby or that it was part of the afterbirth, or she may have misunderstood what they said.
Doctors have been known to lie to patients in the past, but the practice is not very common anymore in most cultures.
- Comment on CONTACT LEFT! 3 months ago:
It’s called pillaging when it’s an invasion force.
- Comment on CONTACT LEFT! 3 months ago:
So he stole a chicken, which is actually a war crime, and he’s just casually admitting it on social media. Says a lot about the state of the world at the moment.
- Comment on Trump, in an Escalation, Calls for Republicans to ‘Nationalize’ Elections 4 months ago:
That’s a good analogy.
- Comment on Trump, in an Escalation, Calls for Republicans to ‘Nationalize’ Elections 4 months ago:
Hey, you know what? Sure, let’s just do away with the electoral college altogether and make it one big federal election.
- Comment on 'Go Back and Play Morrowind and Tell Me That's the Game You Want to Play Again' — Former Bethesda Veteran Delivers His Verdict on Potential The Elder Scrolls Remasters - IGN 4 months ago:
Combat always ages poorly, because anything happening in real time requires muscle memory. As developers develop new combat mechanisms, it is constantly getting incrementally better. It’s like trying to compare a modern performance car to a Model T, or an '89 honda accord. The 65 Shelby Cobra doesn’t have bluetooth or antilock brakes or passenger airbags, but there are many enthusiastic fans of the car today. The modern Shelby Mustang is essentially a remake with modern tech trying to capture the spirit of the original.
That’s what we want. We want Morrowind, but better. The classic is still the classic, so we don’t need that again. Modders can reskin the game with better graphics.
- Comment on Anon likes pizza 4 months ago:
That’s always the balance between time, quality, and cost. Fast and good js expensive, cheap and fast is crap, cheap and good requires time.
- Comment on Do people eat this? 4 months ago:
I can understand the appeal of a piece of bread that’s been soaked or buttered or even just toasted and salted. I bet that’s delicious, if done right.
My question is, why the other two slices of bread? What’s the thinking there? Why not have three slices of delicious middle bread? If the bread is good enough on its own, why not eat it alone?
It’s like if you made a drink of tepid water by adding ice cubes to a glass of warmed water and then letting them completely melt until room temperature. Who is this recipe for? “Oh, but maybe the ice cubes are flavored” OK then why freeze them before melting them? “Maybe the hot water is flavored with herbs that rele-” Bitch, that’s tea.
I’m so confused, I’m getting mad at imaginary arguments I’m having with hypothetical morons about analogous situations that only exist in my head.
- Comment on That's a whole lotta hydrogen! 4 months ago: