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Comment on Question: Pedicure pricing differences in ~life.women
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Comment on Wonder announces acquisition of Grubhub in ~food
DrStone Link ParentYou might be interested in hawker centers, like in Singapore. A bunch of varying food stalls to order from and a bunch of tables for everyone. Some have only a few stalls, others are massive.You might be interested in hawker centers, like in Singapore. A bunch of varying food stalls to order from and a bunch of tables for everyone. Some have only a few stalls, others are massive.
[…] UNESCO described the hawker centre as "‘community dining rooms’ where people from diverse backgrounds gather and share the experience of dining over breakfast, lunch and dinner."
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Comment on 2024 United States election megathread in ~society
DrStone LinkLooks like all of the major news outlets have called it. No last minute miracle. Trump wins.Looks like all of the major news outlets have called it. No last minute miracle. Trump wins.
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Comment on Is there a way to hide or otherwise opt out of always seeing votes? in ~tildes
DrStone Link ParentThis was tried a while back Experiment: The number of votes on comments is no longer visible (for the next week) June 6, 2019 Follow-up: Comment vote counts are now visible again June 13, 2019This was tried a while back
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The number of votes on comments is no longer visible (for the next week)
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Comment on E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders in ~food
DrStone Link ParentDecimals like 0.5, 0.25, 0.33 are petty easy because they map to simple fractions that humans are good at estimating (half, third, quarter). If you wanted 0.57 units of something, you’ll still be...Decimals like 0.5, 0.25, 0.33 are petty easy because they map to simple fractions that humans are good at estimating (half, third, quarter). If you wanted 0.57 units of something, you’ll still be estimating it as “a bit more than a half a unit”. For precision, you’ll be using a scale or a ruler anyway and at that point it really doesn’t matter.
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Comment on Recruiting help for election day posters in ~creative
DrStone LinkNot sure which state you’re in, but make sure you’re not going to violate any of the electioneering prohibitions near polling places with your planNot sure which state you’re in, but make sure you’re not going to violate any of the electioneering prohibitions near polling places with your plan
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Comment on E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders in ~food
DrStone Link ParentE. coli commonly contaminates vegetables too. Even in this case, they’re investigating at the slivered onions as a possible source. E. coli for everyone!E. coli commonly contaminates vegetables too. Even in this case, they’re investigating at the slivered onions as a possible source. E. coli for everyone!
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Comment on Passwords have problems, but passkeys have more in ~tech
DrStone Link ParentI’ve had a much smoother experience than @trim. I have an iPhone, two MacBooks (one old intel, one new apple silicon) and a Windows desktop (was 10, now 11). 1Password syncs the passkey around...I’ve had a much smoother experience than @trim.
I have an iPhone, two MacBooks (one old intel, one new apple silicon) and a Windows desktop (was 10, now 11). 1Password syncs the passkey around where I have it installed and integrates seamlessly into mobile Safari and desktop Chrome/Firefox browsers. On my work MacBook, I scan the QR code with my phone and I’m in. Having them in 1Password alongside traditional passwords means I don’t have to think much about whether a particular site uses one or the other.
For some services that I use frequently on company devices, I’ve created another local passkey after logging in once via QR code. Previously I’d have to open up 1Password on my phone and manually type a password since I’m not installing my personal password manager on company hardware.
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Comment on In need of new bedding in ~life.style
DrStone (edited )Link ParentBack when I lived in the States, “sheets” almost never referred to just the fitted sheet. It was always either the full set (fitted, flat, and pillowcases) as in “change the sheets”, or in the...Back when I lived in the States, “sheets” almost never referred to just the fitted sheet. It was always either the full set (fitted, flat, and pillowcases) as in “change the sheets”, or in the more specific context of “hogging”, just the flats.
Some other countries, like where I am now, rarely use flats at all, which took some getting used to.
Edit: Also, many places I’ve found in the states sold both full sets and individual pieces.
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Comment on Sports celebrate physical variation—until it challenges social norms in ~life.women
DrStone Link ParentI think there’s a third reading, or at least how I interpreted it. Back before the topic of transgender entered the mainstream conversation and more people publicly identified/transitioned as...I think there’s a third reading, or at least how I interpreted it. Back before the topic of transgender entered the mainstream conversation and more people publicly identified/transitioned as such, a “manly” woman wouldn’t be accused of being trans or “secretly a man” because that possibility wouldn’t have crossed the minds of the vast majority of people in the first place. The only possibilities other than skill and good genetics at that point (in their minds) would be cheating or performance enhancing drugs, same as for the men. There was no real effort to rigorously define the leagues because there were only two genders and it was “obvious”.
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Comment on Takeaways from AP's report on affordable housing disappearing across the US in ~life
DrStone Link ParentThe Singapore model has several problems in its HDB public housing implementation. Here is a non-exhaustive set. You must be either married or over 35 to buy HDB property, the latter group...The Singapore model has several problems in its HDB public housing implementation. Here is a non-exhaustive set.
You must be either married or over 35 to buy HDB property, the latter group restricted to small units. There is no gay marriage. The issues here are hopefully obvious.
The current system is Built To Order (BTO). A new build will be declared and it is essentially a lottery for who gets the opportunity to purchase. It is oversubscribed by many times, so many won’t get anything and will need to try a few again elsewhere. Only when the units are mostly purchased do they break ground, leading to wait times of 5-10 years to get your key if you even get a unit, let alone a good one. Frustrating, pushes people to get married earlier to start the long process, and drives up the resale market prices for those who can’t wait.
The government builds and subsidizes the initial sale, but resale is a private market. This means the initial owner can, when they sell after the minimum number of occupancy years, make a lot of money, but subsequent sales significantly less so. The BTO award is a lottery win in more than one way.
The govt allows citizens to use their publicly managed retirement savings (CPF) towards the purchase of a home, provided they put the sum back with interest should they sell and not buy another HDB. This, along with early messaging, has made the citizens see HDB as an investment, further driving up resale prices and dissatisfaction over any measures designed to reduce them.
As has been mentioned elsewhere, is that you don’t really own the unit; you have a 99-year lease. Yes, it is transferable, but it does not reset and is a ticking time bomb. On paper, when the lease runs out, ownership returns to the government and that’s it. It hasn’t happened yet, and nobody expects the government to essentially make an entire building homeless without compensation, but it’s all up in the air. Occasionally the govt will buy out the remainder of the lease after a building vote, but not super commonly.
The result is increasingly expensive, increasingly small units, increasingly an unavoidable risk, with young adults squeezed in the middle while.
Many of these problems could have been avoided if the government controlled the process end to end - build, sale, and resale - with a more well defined plan to shift people when redevelopment is necessary instead of a 99-year lease blowing up. Also at least gay marriage, but better options for non-married situations in general too.
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Comment on Linguaphiles of Tildes: where do you get your words? in ~humanities.languages
DrStone Link ParentPlus the differences in representation between platforms (eg iOS vs android) and differences in meaning between cultures/generations/groupsPlus the differences in representation between platforms (eg iOS vs android) and differences in meaning between cultures/generations/groups
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Comment on The massive US port strike has begun: 'We are prepared to fight as long as necessary' in ~transport
DrStone Link ParentIt compounds. For simplicity, assume a starting salary of $100. A 50% increase would be a final salary of $150. Here’s a breakdown (with a little rounding for presentation) comparing a 50%/6yr...It compounds. For simplicity, assume a starting salary of $100. A 50% increase would be a final salary of $150. Here’s a breakdown (with a little rounding for presentation) comparing a 50%/6yr (8.333%/yr) versus what you’d need to get the correct result.
Year 8.3333%/yr 6%/yr 0 100 100 1 108.33 106 2 117.36 112.36 3 127.14 119.10 4 137.73 133.82 5 149.21 141.85 6 161.64 150.36 So 6% increase per year is the effective number. Lower than 8.33%, but higher than 2%, unless I missed something.
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Comment on The massive US port strike has begun: 'We are prepared to fight as long as necessary' in ~transport
DrStone Link ParentI would be very surprised if something like a china->Canada port->USA is price competitive to a direct china->USA port even if we assume existing distribution infrastructure built up around the US...I would be very surprised if something like a china->Canada port->USA is price competitive to a direct china->USA port even if we assume existing distribution infrastructure built up around the US ports are equal to the CA-US border crossing points in this proposal.
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AI digests repetitive scatological document into profound “poop” podcast
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Comment on You're running for office on a somewhat petty, yet univerally-understood single issue. What is it? in ~talk
DrStone Link ParentI am also speaking from personal experience from living in the US with uniform bills and living abroad with varying bills, both for many years. I have had more frustration (minor in the grand...I am also speaking from personal experience from living in the US with uniform bills and living abroad with varying bills, both for many years. I have had more frustration (minor in the grand scheme) and a larger wallet with the latter.
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Comment on You're running for office on a somewhat petty, yet univerally-understood single issue. What is it? in ~talk
DrStone Link ParentDownside to this is that some higher, but still reasonable to carry bills get rather tall, which means you need a bigger wallet which is less comfortable in a pocket. I personally find flipping...Downside to this is that some higher, but still reasonable to carry bills get rather tall, which means you need a bigger wallet which is less comfortable in a pocket.
I personally find flipping through unorganized bills of varying sizes more difficult. If they’re all the same, you can just run your finger slowly over the consistent edge to flip one at a time, like looking through a deck of playing cards.
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Comment on Bop Spotter in ~music
DrStone LinkHeard of Shot Spotter? Microphones are installed across cities across the United States by police to detect gunshots, purported to not be very accurate. This is that, but for music.
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Reddit moderators will now have to submit a request to switch their subreddit from public to private
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Comment on California fails to track its homelessness spending or results, a new audit says in ~society
DrStone Link ParentI wasn’t sure the best place for it, but a search for homelessness brought up a lot of results in ~life about policy, court rulings, and govt actions.I wasn’t sure the best place for it, but a search for homelessness brought up a lot of results in ~life about policy, court rulings, and govt actions.
Where I am, the men’s manicure varies in relative price a bit, and some places don’t split by gender (just levels like express/standard/treat-yo-self), but the men’s pedicures are always explicit and more expensive than the women’s service. When I asked, they told me it was because men’s toenails are thicker, feet are hairier, and callouses bigger and tougher on average.