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That's an interesting insight, thank you. Are there any good articles about his deliberately comic / ironic approach, or his approach in general? His reliance on cliche story build…

Not sure about the critical consensus, but VALIS is by far my favorite Dick's book. I read almost all of his works and love very many short stories and novels, however VALIS is in …

Just out of interest: do you notice any difference at all between different brands of coffee? I am with on the idea that coffee tastes awful, but despite that I still prefer certai…

Maybe we should strive to make it illegal for companies to collect and sell phone data instead of allowing more mass data collection?

You forgot tracking. Tracking and recording every trip you take.

Are you advocating for "speed limits"... for advancing people's careers based on race?

I am not nitpicking and in general am in support of offering more diverse options. However, in my experience I can't remember a single event where soft drinks where not offered in …

Parent comment doesn't limit this to Google.

This is a minor detail but reducing or removing alcohol all together (my company) from social events for inclusion reasons is excluding people who like consuming alcohol at social …

This is a fantastical speculation based on no evidence other than political bias. We do have evidence, though, that candidates had to go through performative hiring practices to pr…

Yes, as it should be. Criticize the policies, not an administration led by a party you don't align with.

I know this is a joke, but iirc there used to be certain procedures that would surgically implant something physically harmful into an addicts arm to scare them into soberness. Lik…

Reminds of the infamous attempt to fight discrimination in orchestras by conducting blind auditions. Which ended up reducing diversity even further.

Even following the charitable interpretation, grouping a dozen of cultures with very different educational and economic opportunities into a single "asian" designation is a bizarre…

"Trillionaire" media moguls were on board with the previous regime for at least the last decade. They are realigning now, not particularly surprising.

These DEI programs were not primarily about outreach. Outreach existed way before DEI (e.g. interns, new grads, Grace Hopper conference, etc) and will continue to exist. DEI introd…

With one caveat - Air is very popular in the enterprise world. It's just so much lighter! And powerful enough to handle the vast majority of non-eng tasks.

I was able to buy it once ~15 years ago (UK).

Some niche markets have alternatives - like Reverb for music gear - but other than that eBay still has the best selection, unfortunately.

Seller reputation is the only reason I still use eBay (when no other options are available). Even when I am desperate, a seller with fewer than 10-100 relevant positive reviews (de…