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> In the absence of regulations, everyone does exactly that... eventually. Even with regulation we probably all have our number, our price.

> Accountants and engineers have professional license requirements. The license could be taken away as punishments for unethical behavior. Software "engineers" don't. Oddly enough,…

> Companies lie to employees all the time. My friends and I have no loyalty to our employers at this point. Big or small, we've all been burned. Some places are just less unpleasan…

Software "engineers" could use a lot of this professional and ethical responsibility too.

> I had a family member come down with shingles shortly after getting boosted, hasn't been infected with covid in years. Covid has only been around for a couple of years.

Three cheers for Tory misrule and Brexit.

Second derivative I think. Inflation is change in prices. Change in inflation is a second order derivative? I wish more Americans knew at least a little conceptually about derivati…

> CFPB is amazing. I agree. I just worry that the current Supreme Court would gut the bureau and similar, pro-consumer bodies. https://www.whitecase.com/insight-alert/us-supreme-co…

Three cheers for Brexit and Tory rule I suppose.

In parts of the US they still very much burn the plant stubble in the fall. It creates a large amount of smog that irritates the eyes and give off an acrid smell.

>Supposedly if we fertilize patches of the oceans the dead algae will nicely sink to the bottom not to be release CO2 for centuries. This is not true. Russ George is and perhaps al…

It's very much a stretch to compare Alex Jones to normal journalists, as much as most people seem to dislike journalists on this site.

As it's been explained to me, we're in a demand shock with more or less normal supply constrained by logistics problems.

> I bailed from T-Mobile to Mint, an MVNO running on the same network. Downside is that if there's network congestion you'll be deprioritized behind T-Mobile's direct customers, bu…

> The definition of "desert" only refers to precipitation amounts, not aridity. Water is still available via lakes, reservoirs, rivers, springs, groundwater, etc. Water was still a…

"Companies own or manage 75% of U.S. detention facilities. Two of the biggest companies, CoreCivic and The GEO Group, are publicly traded. In the correctional system, however, less…

CoreCivic and Geo both own and operate the majority of prisons in the US.

> 1. Kicked a lot, couldn't be swaddled, was super active and even liked the same music (we went to see a symphony before he was born and there was a particularly recognizable trac…

Twins or triplets seem like safe assumptions to make at a first read, sure. I wonder if they'd still be able to tell them as well.

Obviously, if UBI is implemented, laws would still need to be enforced.

Hey, you can your relaxation with a side helping of micro transactions and loot boxes.

> Working in a family business is protected. Even working as a 13-16 year old in some jobs is allowed as long as it’s outside of school hours. We allow for a gradual introduction i…

Given how big shipping is for international trade, I'd say that being next to and having control of waterways is even more important today. Especially given this more or less globa…

Try working in fast food.

To beat a dead horse to a pulp, the Tories are awful at running the country and have no one to blame but themselves.