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- Comment on Why doesn't the US government just tax illegal immigrants a little bit more than the Average american? Then use those funds to fix infastructure or a new WPA of the 21st century? 2 days ago:
Interesting, I didn’t know this at all. Thanks for the links.
But I wonder how much longer this program can be kept up, now that this administration has made it clear they want all these people to leave, and will dispatch masked thugs to do so. Seems like applying for one of these TINs now is basically putting a sign on your back saying “Deport Me!”
- Comment on Why doesn't the US government just tax illegal immigrants a little bit more than the Average american? Then use those funds to fix infastructure or a new WPA of the 21st century? 2 days ago:
People who are in the country illegally do not have authorization to work. You can’t tax them at all, at least officially, without giving them the authorization to work.
Now, of course these folks are working, and either getting paid without their employers declaring them, or paying them and withholding taxes with fraudulent identities, both of which are illegal for the employer as well as the employee. So, unofficially, they may be paying taxes, but if the authorities knew they were illegal they would probably be deported, especially in today’s hyper ICE environment.
A solution like you propose would acknowledge the basic humanity of these people, which is against everything the ruling party here stands for. So it will never happen.
- Comment on Do the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few? 2 days ago:
Stat Trek has always had Socialist Utopia vibes. And the new stuff on Paramount+ is undeniably woke…
- Comment on Do the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few? 3 days ago:
It’s only logical
- Comment on Duke University lost NIH grants because they used the prefix "trans" in reference to disease transmission, transgenic genetic material, translational studies and signal transduction 6 days ago:
They will do nothing about this until crypto transfers are banned…
- Comment on Update to last week's BestBuy Shenanigan. They refused to refund me after not delivering me the stuff I ordered after a so-called "investigation". 1 week ago:
Yes, the system works, but it kinds sucks that it’s based on getting the biggest gorilla on your side, rather than which side is actually in the right.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
My experience is that managers don’t normally “overcompensate in the other direction” on purpose. After all, if they are friendly with someone, they will be inclined to help them.
Two exceptions:
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Bad managers make bad decisions generally, and usually for illogical reasons, so they might do this by accident.
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Owners of family businesses can be much harder on their kids when they first start out, because the owners mean to have the kids run the business when they retire, so want to do a “trial by fire”
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- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
So, in that case, since we can rule out him trying to get in your pants (unless he happens to be in the closet, but that seems unlikely) the key thing you need to watch out for is any appearance of favoritism. Even if the guy is a good manager and is not letting his free time with you affect his decisions, it might affect how other people on your team perceive your assignments. It could also make your boss uncomfortable if they think that you have more access to the CEO.
And everyone is human, the CEO might be older but he clearly has his own issues. Look out to make sure he is not using you as a proxy for his son. But, on the other hand, if he simply has a desire to mentor someone and you happen to share similar enough interests, there is nothing wrong with that.
Like anything else involving adults, though, communication and transparency is the key thing. When people ask you what you both talk about, be honest, without oversharing. And try not to accept any gifts or favors that make you feel uncomfortable – you are allowed to say no, even if the other side perceives it as “generous”.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
Sorry, but my answer to this post will be a bit different based on your gender and orientation. There is a huge difference between advising a young professional guy who has a few beers with upper management now and then and a young professional woman who finds the CEO “enjoys my company” but there is a “power dynamic”, if you get what I mean.
- Comment on How is spontaneous betting (as portrayed by comics and movies) supposed to work? 2 weeks ago:
A bet isnt a bet until there are multiple opposing sides matched together. If there is no bookie managing it, then it’s up to the individual participants to do it. If someone says “5 bucks on the big strong guy” it’s not an actual bet until someone comes along and puts money down opposite it.
When the supporting character comes along and says “100 bucks on the other guy whose win moves the plot along”, it’s like he’s saying " I will maych all the announced bets on the big guy so far, and everyone else’s up to a total of $100".
They could take the time to show that person taking out a wad of 5’s anc physically matching the bets already thrown down, but it’s more expedient to just do the shouting.
- Comment on Why is U2 considered "grunge?" 2 weeks ago:
The only thing U2 has in common with grunge is that both were popular in roughly the same time period (give or take 5 years or so).
- Comment on Odds of rolling a 7 with a weighted die 2 weeks ago:
If your goal is to roll a 7, then no, weighting one die doesn’t help, because it doesn’t matter which side comes up in the weighted die.
(Another way to look at it is that you can place 1 die on whatever side you like, then roll the 2nd die: you still have a 1/6 chance of rolling a combined 7).
However that is only the case for a 7, because you can roll a 7 with any combination of the first die. If your goal is to roll a 12, then weighting one die towards 6 will affect the odds, because you need a 6 on that first die to roll a 12; any other outcome makes it impossible.
- Comment on It used to be that when most countries were or in trouble or needed help they would go to the US for help. My question is who does the US go to for help if or when needed? 3 weeks ago:
I am one of those people who engaged in the sarcasm and mockery, particularly mocking American Exceptionalism. But you can argue that American position as an Indispensible Nation is (well, perhaps was) a real thing. But it’s important to acknowledge that status was not accorded to us because we’re special, but because we aligned our interests to many of the world’s democracies. They didn’t follow us because of any inherent birthright, they followed because we shared their values and interests.
John Kerry got skewered when he implies that American interests might be subject to a “global test”, but he was 100% correct. Other countries backed us because we backed then. If looking to America for leadership was no longer in their best interest, they will shop somewhere else for leadership.
And that’s what makes Trump so insidious. Generations of Americans (politicians, service people, etc.) put this country in a position of respect, and this guy is tossing it all out the window by being a pety asshole who doesn’t listen.
- Comment on It used to be that when most countries were or in trouble or needed help they would go to the US for help. My question is who does the US go to for help if or when needed? 3 weeks ago:
Haven’t you heard? America is Exeptional, we are the Indispensible Nation. We never need help, because we perfected Democracy. Anyone who says otherwise will be sent to CECOT…
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
There is a difference between customs and immigration. Customs cares about things (and import duties on those things), Immigration cares about people.
As a US citizen, you should be able to just enter as long as your paperwork is in order. (And if Immigration is interested in you beyond the formalities, it means you are probably on some sort of list, and good luck to you!)
Customs will care mainly that you are only bringing in personal goods, and not commercial goods you intend to sell. They will also care if you buy any goods abroad to take back, because you may owe import duties. So they will not care about your Fairphone unless you bought it while in your trip abroad). In normal times you will have an exemption that allows you to bring in some amount of goods duty-free the the world is all topsy turvy now so I would check what the duty-free allowance is before coming back.
They are used to people bringing in phones, laptops, camera equipment, and other personal effects. They won’t cate unless you have a lot of things, and they think you are not being truthful when you say none of it was purchased abroad.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
Your dad is correct in that every driver gets into an accident at one point or another. You have your license, which means you passed the test. And while the test is the bare minimum, you did meet it.
Every driver starts out new, and has to learn a lot. It can take years before you are truly comfortable, and that’s OK.
My recommendation would be to not give up driving cold turkey, but only drive when you are comfortable. Find an errand you need to run once or twice a week and do that route consistently. (Or, if you are working, do your work commute by a consistent route every day). Learn that route, and where all the tricky things are. You may find that after a month or two, you build enough confidence on that one drive that you are not spooked by other drives.
- Comment on If no government shall bare arms against its own citizens. Then what is happening in LA? 4 weeks ago:
- Comment on I made a terminal-based hacker simulation game for CLI nerds. It's free. Feedback? 4 weeks ago:
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
A lot of good advice here! One thing I would add is that large international flights typically board early. So your long-haul flight to Seoul may board 45 minutes or more in advance. And since you are in Business Class, you will board earlier than most.
My advice would be that once you arrive in Munich, check your phone (or look at the departure acreens) to find out what gate your Seoul flight is leaving from, then go there right away. No rush, but don’t hit the gift shop just yet. Once you get there, the screens at the gate should tell you when the boarding time is (or you can ask the gate staff.). Once you confirm that, you can leave for the restroom or to grab a quick snack.
You shouldn’t have to worry about a full meal because they normally feed you well in business class. (Free booze, also, if that is your thing.)
- Comment on Should I just lie on job applications and say I have a college degree? 4 weeks ago:
Certs and experience are more important for sysadmin type jobs anyway. Besides, if the company values a degree more than your experience, would you really want to work there?
- Comment on Inconsistent distances on Google Maps 5 weeks ago:
Maybe I would take a closer look as to where, exactly, Google puts the pin when you tell it to go to a town. If I tell Google Maps I want to walk to the village I am currently living in, it puts the pin in a random spot sort of in the middle of the village. (It happens to be in a parking lot by a bakery, so now I am hungry).
So, you may be measuring it with regard to when you reach the town limits on that road, but Google may be putting the pin in some oddball place, off the road you are biking down.
- Comment on Inconsistent distances on Google Maps 5 weeks ago:
Your answer might be all those blue squiggly bits in the first picture on the left. That part of Scotland seems to have a lot of hills. I bet the 18.7 miles doesn’t take elevation into account at all, while the 21.1 miles does
- Comment on What are the ethics behind purchasing a book from an author you don't agree with? 1 month ago:
Furthermore, since it’s very likely that this author is not going to make really complex points, you could just go to the library, skim through it for an hour or two, and take notes on the two or three points worth quoting. (Or go all old-school and make photocopies of a few pages…)
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
It’s definitely something you can learn in just a few lessons, particularly if you are just driving around town here and there. There’s a rhythm and muscle memory to it, and once you get it, it becomes super easy.
I think I traded in my last stick-shift (a Jetta) 13+ years ago, and there are still times when I am driving and my left foot instinctively moves toward an invisible clutch…
- Comment on How Will We Know If The Trump Tariffs Were A Good Idea? 2 months ago:
- Comment on Why is the NFL draft day so "special"? 2 months ago:
Dude, you live in Green Bay. Shouldnt you have been fully indoctrinated in Packers Football by now? I thought they issued everyone a cheesehead hat at birth.
- Comment on Why hasn't congress passed a law saying that you can only deport people *back to their own country*? 2 months ago:
Well, justice is supposed to be blind, isn’t it? It’s supposed to deal with everything in a neutral manner. The Court is not supposed to pick sides, and they must operate within the system, because their legitimacy comes from it.
- Comment on Why hasn't congress passed a law saying that you can only deport people *back to their own country*? 2 months ago:
But that’s the Court’s job, to look at all the technicalities. The Administration sent him there erroneously, but since he is there now neither US courts nor the administration can compel his release. The Courts need to acknowledge that, while also acknowledging that the Administration likely did it this way on purpose, and the whole “administrative error” thing is a crock of shit. But they can’t come out and say that. And that gives Trump a wedge to split the whole thing apart.
Fascists are good at using the fact that their opponents need to uphold the law against them.
- Comment on Why hasn't congress passed a law saying that you can only deport people *back to their own country*? 2 months ago:
Right. That is why the Administration position on this has some merit which the courts need to defer to. As an El Salvadoran who is back in his home country, the US cannot compel his release. All the US can do is ask nicely.
But, they haven’t even done that. Which is why the courts are so pissed. They know all this, and they know that all the administration has to do is prove they asked, in good faith. They won’t even go that far. They did that performative thing where the El Salvadoran President said “We won’t send him back since he’s a criminal”, but the courts in the US don’t consider him a criminal.
There is no better definition of “contempt of court” then what the US is doing right now.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
Do you know if your dad has been snipped? If not, you had better move out if you are able to. Because otherwise you will end up being free child care in about a year …
