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I was very recently one of those students. Knew from the very beginning I never wanted to work for FB. If you don't totally agree with their political leaning, disagree with censorship, and hate ads, why would you want to work there? Sounds miserable.

For my own domains, I have a large number of subdomains and a less-important root page. Because of that, I redirect www -> non-www. It makes me think "this is the root."

While I understand what you mean, many here will not. Cheers!

Same here. I know people who bum out with it much like many other vices. I also know many analytical and intellectual minds that enjoy it's effect for more open-ending brainstorming (architecting code for a solution, etc), then they sleep on it, wake up sober, and flesh-out the work from there. It's the balance that makes this work so well.

I'd love to see more research on this. I may occasionally consume, but one obvious effect is that I remember far less dreams if under the effect prior to sleeping that night. For me this is appreciated because dreaming is a source of mental annoyance the next day.

I have heard that it may reduce REM sleep. Consequently, many people who consume regularly then take a break will agree that after stopping they are flooded with more dreams than normal. They may be more intense, realistic, etc. But the effect subsides to normal quickly. Withdrawal is minor to non-existent for such people. Interesting!!

The day they force the new design (remove old.reddit.com preference) is the last day I use Reddit.

Yeah I'm too frugal to spend like that on a car. At some point I'll buy a used Model 3...once it costs 30% of that.

For now I love my 40mpg and low maintenance and insurance costs of a 10 year old hybrid Civic.

But you have to think about all the people who buy cars for other reasons...supposed signaling, the impression it gives others, devout brand loyalty, good old consumerism... There's just so many reasons that are "misguided" from a financial perspective, but logical from the personal perspective.

This is a good idea. You can easily have too much, especially with the stronger consumption methods we have today.

Also, think up some things you'd like to try while under the influence... Do you have a favorite album or movie? Many things may be found to be invigorating and enjoyable in a way you couldn't have described before.

Are there no police in these areas to deter harassment/assault/robbery? If not, that's certainly a contributing factor.

Many people, me included, disagree with laws preventing the open consumption of alcohol. I just don't see it as much different than a nice cup of coffee. Sure you might get drunkards in the streets, but to me, it's worth it for the additional freedom.

I'm saddened that this is part of what you remember when you think about visiting the US. You absolutely should not tip if the potential recipient of the tip treated you poorly.

They were bullying you by threatening to call the police. The cops would have been annoyed to show up for that, and nothing about what you did is illegal.

I just strongly avoid using any business that deals with tipping. This way I don't worry about tipping calculus.

In the case that I do engage with such a business, I only tip when there is objectively individual work being done: Eating out at a table? Tip the waiter 15%. Waiter was extremely rude? Tip the waiter 0%. Picking up food at a counter after ordering online? Tip 0%. Bringing bags into a hotel? Refuse help so I don't have to tip.

I really wish tipped workers would just get paid an honest wage to begin with, meaning the true cost of labor would be baked into product prices!