DerekB52
DerekB52 t1_ja6qfmx wrote
Reply to comment by tigerCELL in Google lays off 100 robot workers used to clean its cafeterias, says report by snowmaninheat
Google has employees that are completely remote, and their hybrid model has them in-office 2 days a week on average. I interviewed with them this month and a recruiter told me this around the start of the year.
I am confused by the idea of them needing to maximize office space though. With 12,000 layoffs, and remote/hybrid workers, they have to have less workers in the office than they've had in years.
DerekB52 t1_j355fxr wrote
Reply to comment by pokepat460 in Mexican cartel leader dies in shootout after mass jail break by heroini
Shit. You sold me. I gotta move to mexico. Luckily, entiendo un poco espanol.
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Reply to comment by dejabean in Next Book Syndrome by Successful-Design972
I have bookmarks in like a dozen books right now. I can read parts of 8-10 books in a week. That's probably more than I should. But, I do it. I used to think I was crazy for doing this. But, I recently saw a youtuber say this is actually a good strategy to always be reading. If you stick to one book, you may have a day where you aren't in the mood for said book. We don't force ourselves to only watch one genre of TV, or only listen to one genre of music at a time.
Having several books going at once, means you should always have one you'll be in the mood to open at some point in the day.
DerekB52 t1_j1c9iik wrote
Reply to comment by awesomesauce1030 in Florida Dominatrix Group Demands Taxpayer Money For Dungeon From Local City Council by mnorthwood13
I assumed it was some kind of anti religion protest. I thought maybe the country was giving money to a church or something.
Nope. Just a bold bitch. I respect it.
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Reply to comment by WinoWithAKnife in TIL In 1983, Air Force One (with Reagan aboard) landed six minutes before a microburst slammed into the ground at Andrews Air Force Base, causing wind speeds to hit 149 mph. At the time, that was the fastest wind speed ever measured by an anemometer. by theotherbogart
I guess that's fair. I would argue for Reagan, but that could be recency bias. It's hard for me to objectively judge a presidency from so long ago.
I don't think you can make the case for anyone worse than Reagan from WWII on though.
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Reply to comment by CritaCorn in Prominent Iranian actor removes mandatory headscarf in defiant protest by dutchgypsy
I feel like it'd be easier for the Russians to rise up and get rid of Putin than it would be for Iranians to have a revolution.
DerekB52 t1_ivse89s wrote
Reply to comment by MalcolmLinair in Prominent Iranian actor removes mandatory headscarf in defiant protest by dutchgypsy
I like to think the regime is too smart to turn her into a martyr. Time will tell.
DerekB52 t1_ivscm8z wrote
Reply to comment by SpaciousTables in TIL In 1983, Air Force One (with Reagan aboard) landed six minutes before a microburst slammed into the ground at Andrews Air Force Base, causing wind speeds to hit 149 mph. At the time, that was the fastest wind speed ever measured by an anemometer. by theotherbogart
Idk, Bush called Reagan's infamously bad fiscal policy "voodoo economics". I think I'd take Bush over Reagan. Bush was bad, but I still believe Reagan had the most damaging presidency in US history. I think without Reagan, you never get Trump.
DerekB52 t1_itqwmqd wrote
Reply to comment by CrazyCatLady108 in Are typos supposed to be so common in books? Or am I just ending up getting poorly edited ones? by rabidpiano86
That's what I said. This would work for pre-release stuff. But, it doesn't explain someone buying a finished product and getting a poorly edited mess.
DerekB52 t1_itouw9o wrote
Reply to comment by CrazyCatLady108 in Are typos supposed to be so common in books? Or am I just ending up getting poorly edited ones? by rabidpiano86
This would only work for pre-release stuff. They aren't going to submit multiple ebooks with different typos to amazon, only one. And once it's released, someone is going to buy it, and share that copy and it will trickle through all the free ebook sharing sites.
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Reply to comment by Zealousideal_Role189 in TIL about the famous American novelist Winston Churchill who was the reason why the British prime minister referred to himself as Winston Spencer Churchill. They met on occasion, but gradually Spencer Churchill’s rise to power steamrolled the American into obscurity. by OneLastConquest
To make it worse, I own 2 books written by the comedian, and that isn't even all of them. Also, Sir Winston Churchill ended up winning a nobel prize for his writing. I don't even think most people know he was an author.
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Reply to comment by neridqe00 in As crews remove contaminated soil and liquid from Ohio toxic train wreck site, concerns emerge about where it's going. by ILikeTalkn2Myself
The only problem with this is, it counts something as severe as this ohio incident, the same as it counts an issue that ended up being very minor. A lot of those daily derailments are really non-issues.