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New comment by throwayyy479087 in "EY gets banned from new audit business in Germany"

throwayyy479087 — Sun, 09 Apr 2023 21:32:02 +0000

No, not if you're doing it to save money. If you're doing it because someone else is better, then yes.

See: IBM's software engineering, vs Delta's offering of their maintenance ops to other airlines. One has really, really worked out, the other hasn't.

New comment by throwayyy479087 in "New Support for Some Extinct Tasmanian Tiger Sightings"

throwayyy479087 — Sun, 09 Apr 2023 00:35:19 +0000

That’s what makes it a good movie.

New comment by throwayyy479087 in "New Support for Some Extinct Tasmanian Tiger Sightings"

throwayyy479087 — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 12:31:03 +0000

There's a fantastic movie about this - The Hunter. Strongly recommend. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1703148/

New comment by throwayyy479087 in "Europe drastically cut its energy consumption this winter"

throwayyy479087 — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 02:30:46 +0000

Capitalism worked. Price signals are very effective, though painful

New comment by throwayyy479087 in "How the World Is Getting Better"

throwayyy479087 — Fri, 07 Apr 2023 21:10:34 +0000

I agree on a longer time scale, but my life and the lives of many I know is markedly worse than 5 years ago. Crime is up a LOT in NYC, and the subway for the first time in my lifetime feels sketchy during the day. Inflation has really hurt a lot of my lower SES friends, and there's a general nihilism that's pretty unpleasant.

Also, the mass shooting thing has gotten much worse in the last 30 years.

New comment by throwayyy479087 in "Cancer and heart disease vaccines ‘ready by end of the decade’"

throwayyy479087 — Fri, 07 Apr 2023 21:03:36 +0000

I completely agree, but also agree with their priority - almost all humans will die of heart disease, the remainder from various cancers or kidney failure.

That said, Alzheimer's is the only one that I've discussed with my wife - I'm not going through all that. Absolutely taking MAID in that case.

New comment by throwayyy479087 in "Bob Lee, former CTO of Square, has died after being stabbed in San Francisco"

throwayyy479087 — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 17:18:38 +0000

This post is about a murder in SF. Not about your home state. It's got nothing to do with the GOP.

New comment by throwayyy479087 in "Johnson and Johnson reaches deal for $8.9B talc settlement"

throwayyy479087 — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 16:38:08 +0000

Profit is an accounting illusion. Use free cash flow to see reality.

New comment by throwayyy479087 in "Bob Lee, former CTO of Square, has died after being stabbed in San Francisco"

throwayyy479087 — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 14:30:14 +0000

The fact he believed that was a real opinion is very concerning, and the core of the problem with the modern West Coast. People have become fucking unhinged.

New comment by throwayyy479087 in "Bob Lee, former CTO of Square, has died after being stabbed in San Francisco"

throwayyy479087 — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 14:29:33 +0000

Detroit is almost exactly the same size as SF. Detroit has cheap housing AND STILL BUILDS MORE. SF has decided that NIMBYism is the solution to homelessness, and it's obviously not working.

New comment by throwayyy479087 in "Bob Lee, former CTO of Square, has died after being stabbed in San Francisco"

throwayyy479087 — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 14:27:54 +0000

People don't like to believe that problems are of their own making. You legalize meth, then your city fills up with people using meth - that's not the problem of the GOP. There's approximately no Republicans in Seattle, SF, or Portland - the problem is progressivism.

New comment by throwayyy479087 in "Bob Lee, former CTO of Square, has died after being stabbed in San Francisco"

throwayyy479087 — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 13:44:58 +0000

I agree. The GOP gerrymandering SF so that they have complete control of city council is obviously the problem here. /s

There are no GOP members in City government, and haven't been for a long, long time. This is the result of progressive policies. Accept that or this will continue.

https://sfbgarchive.48hills.org/sfbgarchive/2014/08/05/last-...

New comment by throwayyy479087 in "Bob Lee, former CTO of Square, has died after being stabbed in San Francisco"

throwayyy479087 — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 13:42:17 +0000

This thread is 90%+ people denying the very existence of a problem.

Last time I was in SF, people were shocked that I felt less comfortable than I do in Detroit. Detroit doesn't tolerate half the shit SF does - no encampments, no wandering screamers, etc. Yes, violent and organized crime is much higher - but when you're QOL is lower than the symbol of urban decline........

New comment by throwayyy479087 in "US coal power enters decline, prompting efforts to save it"

throwayyy479087 — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 00:21:16 +0000

Many green plans are laid. I’ll celebrate if it comes to fruition

New comment by throwayyy479087 in "Moderate Drinking Has No Health Benefits, Analysis of Decades of Research Finds"

throwayyy479087 — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 00:20:02 +0000

What about a weekly drinking contest

New comment by throwayyy479087 in "US coal power enters decline, prompting efforts to save it"

throwayyy479087 — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 23:12:10 +0000

It basically is. There’s a few test plants for steel made with hydrogen but nothing serious

New comment by throwayyy479087 in "Google to cut down on employee laptops, services and staplers"

throwayyy479087 — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 19:09:26 +0000

$20 says the company that cared about the spoons had a special bathroom for executives.

New comment by throwayyy479087 in "Ford to drop AM radio in new models, except commercial vehicles"

throwayyy479087 — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 15:41:17 +0000

The popularity of GMT800s has exploded for this reason

New comment by throwayyy479087 in "Alibaba breaks itself up in six"

throwayyy479087 — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 15:36:52 +0000

Agreed, and local power tends to be much more responsive and accountable than the Feds. It's one of the best parts of the system (the Senate is the worst imo)

New comment by throwayyy479087 in "Safari releases are development hell"

throwayyy479087 — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 12:42:54 +0000

His complaints are very well outlined. They are a bit niche due to his use case, but they certainly are real, breaking changes out of nowhere.

Standards compliance really is the name of the game, and I wish people like GP had more pull to force Apple to make these reasonable changes.