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garbawarb··on George Lucas Returns to Earth, Bearing Gifts
Why is that fortunate? Seems like a loss for San Francisco whose arts scene used to be thriving.
garbawarb··on Canada welcomes EU proposal to become 'associate member'
Can you share some of these degenerate cases?
garbawarb··on Canada welcomes EU proposal to become 'associate member'
Can you share some of these degenerate cases?
garbawarb··on New $100k H-1B visa fee pushes tech jobs offshore
Hard disagree about being overpaid. These are some of the most profitable companies in the world, what else should they do if not pay their workers well?
garbawarb··on 120 days until Google restricts side-loading, declaring war on Android freedom
Why is it called side-loading here? Isn't that just downloading?
garbawarb··on ChatGPT Is Throwing 404
Fortuitous timing for Muse Spark.
garbawarb··on Uber is laying off 10% of staff
> We are also asking the vast majority of remote employees to move to an office, and going forward, only ~1% of employees will be remote.

If you believe in return-to-office as a soft layoff, even more than 10% will be leaving.

garbawarb··on Two German airport workers die of malaria after 'mosquito arrives on plane'
Could these mosquitoes lead to malaria becoming endemic in Germany?
garbawarb··on U.S. State Department pauses immigrant visa applications
Of not violating the law? Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, a company can't use a candidate's citizenship in hiring decisions.
garbawarb··on U.S. State Department pauses immigrant visa applications
Or imagine if an employee works for you and this happens to them.
garbawarb··on Meta reaches $17B settlement over social media harms to children
Fast food and snack companies are the absolute masters of marketing to children. If the United States really cared they'd put a blanket ban on advertising to children like some jurisdictions (Quebec) have done.
garbawarb··on Why some US restaurants are banning tips
"Is everything okay here?"

The answer is always yes. I'd come get you if it weren't.

garbawarb··on Why some US restaurants are banning tips
They're not just incentivized to upsell, but also to get you out of the door as quickly as possible so they can get the next customers in. It makes for a much less pleasant dining experience than, say, France where waiters are generally hands-off.
garbawarb··on One corner of China’s internet is insisting that the Tang Dynasty never existed
If Tang Dynasties are real, why haven't I seen one?
garbawarb··on Scientists stunned by children's lung recovery in ultra low emission zone
A lot of jurisdictions have laws that say electric cars must emit thatbnoise while driving. Which is basically because you might not be able to hear them over the louder sound of gas cars. I hope that that requirement can go away if we get to near 100% electric.
garbawarb··on Universal health coverage could save $1T and 114k lives a year: study
Some would, but some would just put that money into savings and investments instead.
garbawarb··on Universal health coverage could save $1T and 114k lives a year: study
That would be a massive hit to our GDP.
garbawarb··on Dear people who work at the airport
So many airports don't have a sign telling you what to take out for some reason.
garbawarb··on German advocacy group lodges criminal complaint over Meta AI glasses
I'd say it's easier to covertly film someone with a smartphone than with glasses that have a lightup LED. With the smartphone you can just angle it to look as if you're casually holding it or using it normally.
garbawarb··on Poland now 6th-largest EU economy, ahead of Switzerland and Belgium
Can you share more? What makes you feel less rich in comparison?
garbawarb··on Why skilled workers come to Germany and then leave again
Where do the German coders go though?
garbawarb··on As downtown Seattle offices empty, city facing years of 'zombie' towers
How will he do that?
garbawarb··on Age verification tech could put children at greater risk, says think tank
Obviously? I'm shocked that lawmakers are so okay with giving up their sons' and daughters' personal information.
garbawarb··on Iran stops negotiations with U.S., vows to 'completely' block Strait of Hormuz
I suspect Iran's goal is to drag this out until US midterm elections.
garbawarb··on DeepSeek makes the V4 Pro price discount permanent
Right before OpenAI's IPO. The boldness.
garbawarb··on Green card seekers must leave U.S. to apply, Trump administration says
Green card is completely independent of whether you're in the US. You can get one without ever having set foot in the US, and you can live in the country for 15+ years and still not be able to get one.
garbawarb··on Green card seekers must leave U.S. to apply, Trump administration says
Not just uncertainty, but the apparent speedrunning of making the US an undesirable place to live compared to other countries.

Where did you move to and what are you doing now? (I'd love to hear from anyone else who's left too)

garbawarb··on USCIS Will Grant 'Adjustment of Status' Only in Extraordinary Circumstances
Doesn't it take a few months to process a green card application?
garbawarb··on Bliss (Photograph)
Appropriately the photographer's name is O'Rear.
garbawarb··on Korea Surpasses Canada as Seventh-Largest Stock Market
A year ago its size was half of Canada's. Insane.
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