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I was totally with them until this bit: "The burritos already came conveniently wrapped in aluminum foil - it would be trivial to accelerate them with powerful magnets."

Isn't the most lasting legacy of MS Bob the Comic Sans font?

picture looks like "Exerpeutic 900E Bluetooth Under Desk All User Height"

Not a lawyer or organized labor person, but a favorable vote would turn the warehouse into a "union shop," where the union negotiates on behalf of everyone, member or not, with regard to wages and working conditions and collects dues from everyone, member or not. In my very limited experience, the union offers some benefit like vision coverage to encourage people to join.

But this kind of artifact must have been expensive to produce, requiring time and skill of one or more masons. I can't find the weight mentioned, but given the dimensions and the density of schist, it should be around 3000 pounds.

The one time I worked in a union shop, I was told that I didn't have to join, but I did have to pay dues. If I chose to join, there were certain benefits provided by the union to members (optical coverage IIRC).

I'm trying something new this year re ubiquitous capture: an international pocket briefcase wallet from Levenger. It's a bulky wallet that incorporates a 3x5 card holder and writing surface. We'll see how it goes. https://www.levenger.com/stationery-notebooks-322/pocket-bri...

"cargo cutting" is a rather felicitous typo in view of the parent article.

Earlier discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25261068

"Up and out." Nothing to do with Titanic, but based on reading disaster articles on Wikipedia, my advice is, if a ship you are on takes on a noticeable list, get to the high side immediately. If the list worsens, get outside on the deck. Beyond a certain point, a list has a way of accelerating, and interior corridors become canyons and floors become walls, dooming everyone on the low side.

From the ruling, p. 62: "In sum, our assessment is as follows. The trial court found that rectifying the various forms of irreparable harm shown by the People more strongly serves the public interest than protecting Uber, Lyft, their shareholders, and all of those who have come to rely on the advantages of online ride-sharing delivered by a business model that does not provide employment benefits to drivers." Reporters simply paraphrased the court's opinion.

"Pissed" meaning inebriated and not angry.

Like this? https://dilbert.com/strip/2003-11-13

This profile says "1945 - 1920." Y2K lives on?

Maybe you're thinking of "inflammable," which due to confusion has mostly been shortened to "flammable."

I believe the pro-polio advocates are an unhealthy part of society.

Maybe that explains the portable vacuum. Seems like it wasn't fully effective.

From the "WHO best practices for naming of new human infectious diseases" (2015):

Terms that should be avoided in disease names include geographic locations (e.g. Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, Spanish Flu, Rift Valley fever), people’s names (e.g. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, Chagas disease), species of animal or food (e.g. swine flu, bird flu, monkey pox), cultural, population, industry or occupational references (e.g. legionnaires), and terms that incite undue fear (e.g. unknown, fatal, epidemic).

https://www.who.int/topics/infectious_diseases/naming-new-di...

I think it helps if you play the Blue Danube Waltz while you do this.

At my work: This site is blocked due to a security threat that was discovered by the Cisco Umbrella security researchers.

I love that chrome offers to translate this page from Welsh.

Since nobody's pointed it out, I'll just say that "Obit" makes me think of "obituary," which may not be an association you want to have.

Not everyone agrees with this assessment. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2004973

Usually the frames are left behind.

https://www.npr.org/2015/03/18/393565096/25-years-after-art-...

If so, it's still indirectly caused by the pandemic.

Now, I've got fat fingers. If I accidentally tap the wrong spot, I lose a todo. On iphone I don't see an undo. What am I missing?

http://marko-editor.com/vis-a-wiki/ ?

The Romans they go the house?

Dan Bron's accepted answer is rather lengthy and surprisingly interesting, given the subject matter. I find it very persuasive.