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by javagram 2mo ago
The use of Signal or other disappearing message apps for government communications violates records keeping laws (that date from the age of memos) unless the user diligently screenshots and archives all messages. All written communication f
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by javagram 7mo ago
The vast majority of federal spending is tied to programs like social security, Medicare, and the DoD which DOGE didn’t cut. DOGE actions appear to have been largely based on the chaotic whims of Elon in response to perceived slights and tw
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by javagram 11mo ago
“Could” is doing a lot of work there I think. I suspect most problematic American drivers already know they aren’t supposed to text, drink, or watch or record TikToks while they drive, but simply do it anyway because they are aware these la
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by javagram 1y ago
I think an copyright/IP assignment contract is standard in many or most U.S. software jobs, at least when working for a big enough company that they have a lawyer who handles the NDA/employment paperwork. That pretty much automati
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by javagram 2y ago
So they would rather be homeless? In a market without landlords, everyone who couldn’t afford to buy a home would have to live in their car or camp on the street.
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by javagram 2y ago
Verification and validation of LLM output in this context would mean doing all the same research, training etc done today for human staff and then comparing the results line by line. It would actually take more time. How do you know if the
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by javagram 2y ago
I came from a middle class family (both parents college educated with white collar jobs) and received significant financial aid offers from multiple colleges (2 decade ago). A mix of grants and subsidized federal loans. I think it depends a
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by javagram 2y ago
If DOGE is going to spend the USAID-allocated billions on some other foreign development aid, they are saving zero money. Their claims of cost saving contradict a defense that they aren’t violating the spending laws passed by Congress.
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by javagram 2y ago
Catching the flu virus also gives a high temperature and fever and results in 100s of kids dying each year from the flu[0]. Vaccines have been shown to be much safer than exposing yourself to the virus. [0] https://www.cdc.gov&#x
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by javagram 2y ago
https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/09/politics/house-vote-protect-o... The House passed this Act in 2021 to reduce the presidents power, but Biden never asked the senate to act on it. Reducing his own power was
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by javagram 2y ago
Early retirement can be done through https://www.irs.gov/retirement-plans/substantially-equal-per...
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by javagram 2y ago
Gun and weapon detection is still useful to stop shootings and stabbings that arise out of fights, where one member may suddenly present and use a previously concealed weapon. Agreed that the usefulness against a crazed gunman is less clear
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by javagram 2y ago
The fact check page you provided seems clear that as early as March 5, 2020 (when the fact check was published) experts believed and were stating publicly that the IFR was not 3.4%: > A Feb. 28 editorial in the New England Journal of Med
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by javagram 2y ago
The U.S. has never signed the treaty creating the ICC anyway.
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by javagram 2y ago
Studies showed it decreased infection and transmission against the original strain of Covid.[0] It lost effectiveness against delta and then became nearly ineffective against Omicron (although still helping with reduction of hospitalization
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by javagram 2y ago
“supply” is controlled by government regulations. When laws state that the only housing supply can consist of single family houses, then the number of homes will be limited to the number of legal building plots. Historically, zoning laws we
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by javagram 2y ago
I’ve worked with several excellent Indian SWE colleagues in my career. That said, they had all moved to the USA. In the past, top engineers would come to the USA for higher salaries, mobility, and sometimes for American citizenship and its
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by javagram 2y ago
Since iOS 13 apps need to ask for location permission to access WiFi SSIDs because of this. https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/411798/does-ios-hi...
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by javagram 2y ago
News reports say that Israel had copies of the Oct 7 plans but found it impossible to believe and were convinced hamas didn’t want all out war. Similar to Pearl Harbor where we also had intelligence of the attack I suppose…
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by javagram 2y ago
The app makes it so your food is ready soon after you arrive. You can spend all the time browsing the menu and ordering before arriving at the physical location and then the food is already prepared or is made upon your arrival. Apps are us
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by javagram 2y ago
NYT is the premier digital news outlet. Why should a principal SWE there get paid less than a senior SWE working on Google News, for instance? If NYT has the money it makes sense to me for the employees to ask for higher pay. What else is t
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by javagram 2y ago
“Education for pedestrians” is very difficult, maybe impossible. You’d have to reach and convince 100% of the population, including homeless people who we can’t even convince to stay in free shelters. Even then, there are still fatalities o
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by javagram 2y ago
Cabs cost significant money and will continue to cost relatively more and more due to Baumol's cost disease preventing productivity increases (1 driver can only drive 1 cab at a time). Self driving cars offer the chance for inexpensive
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by javagram 2y ago
> Also suspicious is that protocol is missing. For example, how do you use bug spray Realistically, the people who do not read the instructions literally on the side of the bottle they are applying to themselves are certainly not going t
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by javagram 2y ago
Not a plumber but I’ve installed a few bidets in my homes and it’s easy to see how the flexible supply line could leak if tightened too much or not enough. Toilet braided steel supply lines themselves are supposedly supposed to be replaced
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by javagram 2y ago
Interesting the difference between UK and USA here. Spray foam applied directly underneath the roof deck is very common here and is a recommended assembly by building scientists, e.g. https://buildingscience.com/documents&#x
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by javagram 2y ago
The ID voting requirements are about keeping marginalized American citizens from voting (seniors, poor people who are bad at managing their documents, etc). Studies have been done of before/after ID requirements have been added in vari
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by javagram 2y ago
> One of my friends cancelled daycare for their 3 year old, thinking they'd just watch him at home while they worked. As a parent of a toddler, I’m shocked they thought this would work. Kids that young need constant social interacti
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by javagram 2y ago
Biden is viewed unfavorably by a majority of Americans (as is Trump). As recently as 2008 both major party presidential candidates had net favorable ratings from the country.[0] That’s not even getting into that the claim of Biden as “cente
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by javagram 2y ago
State boundaries date to 70 years old or more. The original “gerrymandering” of those boundaries is incredibly out of date. DC was given electoral votes most recently in 1961 with the expectation that it would be a “swing state” evenly spli

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