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Comment on What are the current channels to find remote work? in ~tech
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Comment on What are the current channels to find remote work? in ~tech
nacho Link ParentWe try to respect a candidate's time. Hiring is never more than: Reading the application (we send out rejection letters to more than 90% of candidates at this step, for remote positions that...We try to respect a candidate's time. Hiring is never more than:
- Reading the application (we send out rejection letters to more than 90% of candidates at this step, for remote positions that figure's often closer to 95%)
- A phone call that culminates in either "thanks for applying" or "it's great we've set a time for the interview" to those with an interesting CV and application
- Interview 1 (max 25-30 mins). (Always digital, also for in-person positions unless candidate requests otherwise)
- Interview 2, if made onto shortlist (around an hour, always digital for a remote position, always physical if not)
- Offer/non-offer through their preferred method of communication
The candidate never interacts with more than max 4 different people from the company throughout the whole process.
We arrange for an interviewer being late to interview 1 so we have 3-4 minutes to kill with small talk/whatever.
In interview 2, a different interviewer says at the start that they might get an important phone call they have to take, and apologize in advance if they have to step out for a couple of minutes (they always get the call. One of the interviewers initiates the call at a strategic/right time as the interview progresses.)
Setting tone, interviewers that are experienced and know each other, and with clear roles and preparation (especially for interview 2), following up concern that arises, it's not hard to get through all of this.
It depends greatly from candidate to candidate what we have to explicitly ask about, and what we can just tick off as the conversation goes naturally. It's not like we ask "how often do you go on vacation?"
My sincerest advice for candidates who want to check all the boxes is sadly worn-out, overdone, hard to make use of and frustrating:
- Be yourself. Be relaxed. Be honest. Don't segue to pre-prepared answers; we can tell.
- It's just an interview. You'll have much, much higher pressure situations on the job if you accept an offer to work here.
- Interview us to see if we're, and this specific role, is a match for you
(Again, bear in mind the huge volume of applicants for remote positions in tech, so companies get to be very picky)
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Comment on What are the current channels to find remote work? in ~tech
nacho Link ParentYes, privilege. All of us working remotely just have more time than others because we don't spend that time commuting. What do we use that time for? Again, remote positions are only available to...Yes, privilege.
All of us working remotely just have more time than others because we don't spend that time commuting. What do we use that time for?
Again, remote positions are only available to those who are selected in highly, highly competitive hiring processes.
For at least the last 20 years, our US segment has focused on hiring for longevity.
Training new folks and turnover are very expensive. It's common for people to need significant training/follow-up because they're new for at least a year. That goes for every tech role, even the most entry-level position.
Flexibility goes both ways.
I'd be at a loss if colleagues didn't talk about taking off early an afternoon to see a recital at daycare. If there was so little chat I didn't know what a close colleague's partner does and a little about who they are.
How could the company expect someone to see if they could shift stuff in their personal life to work early or late due to customer time-zones?
How would our workplace environment be if people didn't share the excitement that they're going to their brother's wedding, or let others know they were feeling down because their dog has cancer?
This wouldn't work in our high-pressure environment. It'd be impossible and unprofessional to compartmentalize personal life because our personal lives do impact our performance and how our colleagues want to behave.
It very well may be completely different in other parts of tech. I've been in this field too long to know.
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Comment on What are the current channels to find remote work? in ~tech
nacho Link ParentDoesn't have to be more than a day excursion to visit family, or taking a Friday off to make a weekend trip somewhere close by, or adding an afternoon/morning/night to a work-paid trip to a...Doesn't have to be more than a day excursion to visit family, or taking a Friday off to make a weekend trip somewhere close by, or adding an afternoon/morning/night to a work-paid trip to a customer/function (many roles still have those for us, know that's probably rarer).
The whole point to me is that we all need input, changes of scenery, having a network, wanting to do things is important. This is a marker for well-being in my mind.
Again, I sometimes get push-back on that internally, but I believe it's a good indication: If someone's only ever at the same few physical locations over and over, then most of us won't have a good time.
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Comment on What are the current channels to find remote work? in ~tech
nacho Link ParentThat point also includes progress reports and updates, not just new tasks. To me, this is about managerial exchange. Those doing the work are usually much better at knowing when it's important to...Then again, I'm not really going to be looking for positions where I need to be "volunteering" a bunch of stuff I want to "fill my plate with" because that's just not how I operate. I can work independently, sure, but I just need a big list of crap to do
That point also includes progress reports and updates, not just new tasks. To me, this is about managerial exchange.
Those doing the work are usually much better at knowing when it's important to loop which colleagues in, tasks should have priority and what tasks need to wait. Managers can't ever be as hands on, but often need information exchange.
If that flow is too one-way, there will be friction.
Tasks always materialize for those who're in-person. There're always short tasks that need to be done. The whole process becomes cumbersome if centralized figures have to "collect" what needs to be done, prioritize and then dole out tasks to everyone.
Personally, I know there will always be those who believe working from home means you contribute less and work less.
The issue with those suited to remote work is much more often the exact opposite: That they work too much, too long hours, too few breaks, and too focused on operational metrics (too little time reading/exploring the field, too little time developing/experimenting off-task and so on).
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Comment on What are the current channels to find remote work? in ~tech
nacho Link ParentWe'll happily ship a computer/phone/home office equipment and so on to someone we never intend on meeting physically. But we would disqualify anyone for a remote position if two or more...- Exemplary
We'll happily ship a computer/phone/home office equipment and so on to someone we never intend on meeting physically.
But we would disqualify anyone for a remote position if two or more interviewees feel that one of the following or similar is not met:
- Doesn't handle work/life balance well.
- Doesn't have several hobbies/recuring social settings in their personal life to make up for lack of physical social contact at work.
- Doesn't exude strong planning capabilities and orderliness.
- Seems to dislike online meetings.
- Doesn't speak regularly during online meetings, or misses social cues in hybrid meetings.
- Doesn't take social initiative in digital settings or can't small talk in digital settings.
- Doesn't understand social intent in written communications very well or remember different social preferences of others well.
- Appears not to know how they come off socially or appears to feel individual social interactions have too much at stake to get "right".
- Doesn't volunteer progress reports/updates/new tasks they want to take on/fill their plate with (must be highly independent)
- Isn't social or seems to want to work remotely to avoid socializing with people.
- Doesn't have clear reasons/experiences underpinning why they want to work remotely.
- Doesn't want to speak to their personal life with colleagues to the same extent as they would in-person.
- Has to have strong personal interests/curiosities for the work they perform. If they don't love spending time on at least some of the day-to-day tasks, they're not a fit.
- Must present a realistic assessment of what both their work-life and whole life will look like while working remotely.
There are probably many more I can't think of off the top of my head.
The area others in the hiring process sometimes vote me down is my skepticism of remote colleagues who don't work from the same (few) place(s) all the time, or those who don't take regular vacations and travel to the same extent as in-person employees.
It's extremely demanding on a person's whole life to work remotely and alone. Without a strong social framework, my experience and that from all other areas of the company and those we interact with is:
- Only a small minority of those who want to work remotely are suited to it in the long term. Those do share very similar traits.
- Others work themselves to burnout, depression, boredom, quitting, frustration of colleagues, or delivering at a minimum level.
- If you don't have all sorts of specific personality traits and skills, you won't grow in your role over time working remotely. Only a very small amount of both roles and people are suited to people who don't grow over time.
I want to reiterate: These are attractive positions. We pick from large numbers of candidates.
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Comment on What are the current channels to find remote work? in ~tech
nacho LinkMy experience is that opportunities for remote work in my part of the tech world vary wildly with the skillset/qualifications you have. I've worked partly or fully remotely the last 9 years...My experience is that opportunities for remote work in my part of the tech world vary wildly with the skillset/qualifications you have.
I've worked partly or fully remotely the last 9 years (except when we travel to clients), and do quite a bit of hiring.
We experience much lower circulation. People aren't moving as often as they used to a couple years back.
From the companies I interact with, those who still have reputations for being good places to work get swamped with people who reach out and say they'd like to be notified/kept in mind if positions appear. I don't remember that being common before, but I experience this semi-regularly now. It's been talked about at work on several occasions.
It's the same when we filled a position last week as before covid:
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We've always gotten at least 10 times more applications for remote positions.
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There are so many people I'd hire for in-person work in a heartbeat that I'd never dream of offering a remote position. Based on personality, need for training/building culture, and a host of other concerns. This would also be true if we got next to no remote applications; the demands and skills needed to work remotely are much, much tougher on the employee.
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We always require way more practically relevant experience specifically for a position's expected tasks if it's being filled remotely. There's even less room for learning the job on the job now than there used to be. Why risk it when there are so many other candidates?
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Networking and acquaintances (reliable references) are even more king than before the AI-slopification on both sides of the hiring process.
What I'm trying to say is: I really hope it works out. Manage expectations.
The market for remote positions feels extremely tough right now. Many are hurting for work.
I think more than ever one needs a lot of luck and stand-out qualities to find something palatable that's remote.
Many in our sector are going to have to settle. For many that compromise will be that they don't work remotely. I hope that's not anyone in this thread!
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Comment on 2026 Hungarian election - Results (Currently live) in ~society
nacho Link ParentThe economy seems highly connected with Ukraine and the Middle East. Corruption in government seems highly connected to Russia. Corruption and the economy are both connected with EU penalties,...The economy seems highly connected with Ukraine and the Middle East.
Corruption in government seems highly connected to Russia.
Corruption and the economy are both connected with EU penalties, both economic, article 7 proceedings and intelligence access.
I don't disagree with you, but the policy differences between the two major parties don't seem that different in most regards.
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Comment on 2026 Hungarian election - Results (Currently live) in ~society
nacho Link Parent2/3 majority to make constitutional changes would be huge. They say few national elections are about foreign policy, yet this election seems like it might actually be an exception? I wonder how...2/3 majority to make constitutional changes would be huge.
They say few national elections are about foreign policy, yet this election seems like it might actually be an exception?
I wonder how this might change EU's attitude towards Ukraine and loans and all the other issues Orban has attempted to hold EU hostage on.
Congratulations, Hungary!
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Comment on I’m traveling internationally for the first time and could use tips! in ~travel
nacho Link ParentReplacement busses run for every train departure. They make the trip take about 45 minutes more, according to the website. (2 hours 45, rather than 2 hours). A much cheaper, yet still scenic...Replacement busses run for every train departure. They make the trip take about 45 minutes more, according to the website. (2 hours 45, rather than 2 hours).
A much cheaper, yet still scenic alternative from Trondheim to Ålesund is taking the commuter boat from Trondheim to Kristiansund (around 4 hours, around $80, planner website) and then the bus from Kristiansund to Ålesund ( around 4 hours, $15, planner website)
(you can plan this as a single trip and do it in a day, just wanted to highlight the two two sections).
If part of the reason for going to Norway was seeing where your family's from, wouldn't it be a shame cutting that? I'd rather cut time from Oslo/Bergen to see more rural areas, based on your listed interests. Cities are also everywhere. European capitols aren't that different, but they're very different to US cities for sure.
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Comment on I’m traveling internationally for the first time and could use tips! in ~travel
nacho LinkNorway is expensive. Oslo is well worth a couple days. Oslo is very touristy, If you like castles, the Akershus Castle is the best you'll get in Norway. I recommend the National museum (skip the...The loose plan is that I land in Oslo, spend a few days there, take the train to Trondheim and spend a day or two there. I think then I’ll rent a car so that I can get to Stenkjer (small town, but it’s where my family emigrated from, so I want to see it) and then travel down the west coast, stopping at cool nature spots, and ending up in Bergen or Stavanger for a couple days. I’m planning about a week in Norway.
Norway is expensive.
Oslo is well worth a couple days. Oslo is very touristy,
If you like castles, the Akershus Castle is the best you'll get in Norway. I recommend the National museum (skip the Munch museum), 22nd of July museum, The Vigeland park (Skip the museum), walk to the Opera house (the food is amazing, but expensive). Taking the tram to the Holmenkollen ski jump (and museum) gives amazing views if the weather's good.
If you want to see old Norwegiany stuff, the Norsk folkemuseum is interesting. Don't waste your time with boats or the Oslo-fjord. Sadly the viking ship museum is closed and being rebuilt. It's one of a kind in the world. That'll be for another time.
Trondheim: You don't need tips for things to do here. The city is very walkable. Just do whatever. Good call on taking the train from Oslo to Trondheim. It's beautiful. The easiest way of getting from Trondheim to Steinkjer is also by train (and is quite scenic along the fjord).
However, in the northern parts of Trøndelag (around Steinkjer) you're gonna need a car. To see things. In Steinkjer the Egge museum is worth it for local history, Stiklestad national culture center is okay, do vist the Bardal ancient rock carvings to see them for yourself.
It's good you have a car in Steinkjer, because going south, you get to go scenic driving along fjords without the crazy traffic in the Bergen-Stavanger area. You like driving. I highly recommend driving from Steinkjer, along the northern side of the Trondheim fjord and to Ålesund (route google maps). There are plenty of worthwhile stops, much less folks here you can see rock carvings etc. if you split this transit into two days. You'll get traditional Norwegian car ferry culture. Do leave your car and talk to people on the boats.
If you're lucky, the local strawberries will be ripe when you're there. Buy some from any place with a strawberry sign along the road.
It's much better to take a day trip from Ålesund by the big touristy fjord boats either to the Geiranger fjord or Hjørund fjord (website than traveling the coast by these boats ( it's oh so touristy and the stops are too short in port).
Ålesund itself is also quite a special city due to the way it's situated. A bike trip from the city center to the Atlanterhavsparken aquarium, or just to go to the beach or for a walk there if the weather's nice.
Both Bergen and Stavanger are nice cities, but you dont need to spend more than a day there. I'd much rather spend the time along the coast, taking a day for a hike or similar.
(feel free to reach out if you want more details/stuff regarding travel in Norway)
The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam cannot be missed. It's absolutely spectacular if you're into paintings.
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Comment on Donald Trump posted on Truth Social this morning that "a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again" as his threatened attacks on Iranian infrastructure loom ahead of deadline in ~society
nacho Link ParentFor sure. I think the important thing that's lacking from the news coverage for me, are the follow-up articles that need to come as quickly as possible with equally large headlines putting his...For sure.
I think the important thing that's lacking from the news coverage for me, are the follow-up articles that need to come as quickly as possible with equally large headlines putting his crazy remarks on all sorts of things into context in unambiguous terms:
This is impossible, that is a lie, he never did what he claimed here, and on and on.
Then the politicians and courts who aren't stopping him need to be confronted with that.
Americans tune out at our own peril. What he says, what his following picks up affects our lives.
Solutions, sensible steps to regulate away Trump's room for crazy behavior, all the other issues that aren't getting the attention they deserve now, due to Trump's crazy antics.
Political reporting is very important right now, US politics is relevant to the whole world. We don't have the luxury not to care.
These last few days haven't been just Trump being crazy as normal. To me it seems wilder. Is he becoming more desperate? Cornered by what he's done?
I'm paying attention to flighttracker as today's supposed deadline approaches at least...
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Comment on German males under 45 may need military approval for long stays abroad in ~society
nacho Link ParentEU law supersedes national law, irrespective of everything else including when a law was made. There may be exceptions following from the procedures for EU member states in implementing EU law...EU law supersedes national law, irrespective of everything else including when a law was made.
There may be exceptions following from the procedures for EU member states in implementing EU law into national law, but once that is done, there's no question.
This follows from the famous Costa v ENEL case from 1964, and the result has been reiterated in several judgements since.
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Comment on What if AI just makes us work harder? in ~tech
nacho LinkI, as a technology worker, am spending way more time doing the fun, interesting, mentally demanding tasks than before AI. AI is helping reduce the time I spend doing boring, routine tasks. Is my...I, as a technology worker, am spending way more time doing the fun, interesting, mentally demanding tasks than before AI.
AI is helping reduce the time I spend doing boring, routine tasks.
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Is my productivity way up? Yes.
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Is my work-day much more engaging than before? Yes.
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Is my employer earning more money off what I do? Yes.
My experience over time has been that there have been several different major types of tech workers.
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One of those types is those who work as few minutes during their working hours as possible
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Another type is those who work intensely every moment of their working hours (and sometimes also work in their free time).
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A third type are the folks who work intensely in periods, but also have breaks, sometimes alone, sometimes chatting with workers
Some folks avoid meetings, others try to sit in as many meetings as they can.
AI tools is changing how we work in the tech industry. How those changes manifest vary from type of tech worker to type of tech worker.
For some types, like me, suddenly my job is much more social, more collaborative, more engaging and it feels like I make more of a difference than before.
I struggle imagining how my workdays felt with the amount of time I used to spend writing meeting notes, reports, benchmark documentation etc. that were way, way too long and detailed because that's something that was demanded.
I struggle imagining how they actually had highly, highly paid folks take notes and transcribe things that were said or were recorded in audio/video. We used to do that ourselves, for hours every week!
Yes, many companies are using AI poorly, but those who're using language models to perform language tasks are making work better for many workers. Bad management with AI tools is still bad management.
I think a lot of office working folks have forgotten that many, many other jobs require you pay attention and perform job tasks all the time you're being paid for your time.
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Comment on Getting permission from your significant other in ~life
nacho LinkMy life comes down to planning and logistics. Time is the constraint, so who does what when is a team decision. What has to be done then? What different things do we want to do? When? It's all a...My life comes down to planning and logistics.
Time is the constraint, so who does what when is a team decision. What has to be done then? What different things do we want to do? When?
It's all a big compromise.
I connote a certain "this isn't on the top of my list of priorities, so the partner can say no" to saying something has to be cleared with the boss.
"Getting permission" can also be about planning something in every moment squeezing out some of that precious family time. Not having something planned, but getting an affirmative to there being enough together-time.
Getting permission can also be about whether or not the partner has something to do that requires someone else to pay extra attention to the kids,
Checking can also be about ensuring there are no other plans they don't know of. Has someone promised the kid a movie or playdate with a friend I don't know about?
There are also certain things I decide unilaterally because that's "my domain" and things someone else decides because that's their domain.
I don't know if others split things in different ways, but I imagine there are as many arrangements as there are families. For instance; whoever cooks decides what's for dinner, wouldn't fly everywhere, but it's a lot of fun for me.
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Comment on US Supreme Court rules against Colorado ban on ‘conversion therapy’ for LGBTQ+ kids in ~lgbt
nacho Link ParentI would argue, with strength, that the US supreme court rulings are indeed arbitrary. Especially held to the standards of the rulings of other courts of similar stature. Rulings are not internally...I would argue, with strength, that the US supreme court rulings are indeed arbitrary. Especially held to the standards of the rulings of other courts of similar stature.
Rulings are not internally consistent. Not regarding scope, outcome, principles, past rulings, any of the underlying principles that underpin modern systems of jurisprudence.
In my opinion, Supreme court rulings often undermine the very rule of law.
Looking at rulings from other courts and the standards which they follow strongly supports that notion.
Take a famous European ruling, like Costa v. ENEL that establishes that EU law stands above national law of the member states, for example.
The [ruling Full text pdf is clear, unambiguous, and as Judge Robert Lecourt noted, the decision didn't change the law of the land, it simply interpreted and outlined the necessary effects that follow from the international treaties that led to the establishment of the EU.
Rulings like these follow standards. This is how high courts and international courts routinely function: The form and scope of rulings are predictable, while the balancing of different arguments might not be, at least everyone knows that arguments are coming and that there's a predictable consistency from one ruling to the next.
Lawmakers make laws. Courts interpret them. In the US, the most active body for legislation the last decades has been the Supreme court. That is not natural.
Many Americans cannot envision a different state of affairs. They're used to legislators not doing their job, the Supreme court grossly overreaching and never being held to reasonable standards of high courts in the rest of the developed world.
This systematically lets the unelected members of the Supreme court rule in line with their political opinions.
Here in ~lgbt I would note that this makes it way, way easier for the court to discriminate against all sorts of minorities and to impose and maintain conservative views that hurt minorities more than majorities. The outright badness of the Supreme court, both in terms of harm and low quality, enables the discrimination and stymies progress.
That's the very intent of the minority groups clinging to power to avoid a more inclusive, loving society. Their primary vehicle is trying to lull us into accepting the crazy state of affairs of the courts and lack of political gumption as a necessary state of affairs.
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Comment on US Supreme Court rules against Colorado ban on ‘conversion therapy’ for LGBTQ+ kids in ~lgbt
nacho Link ParentIn direct opposition to you, I abhor they way US legal opinions are written. Being hackish is the norm. Cherry-picking and arguing possibly potential theoreticals that do not apply to the case...the tl;dr is that the Court found that while there might be basis to prohibit physical conversion therapy, Colorado's law [also] applies to speech and speech alone, and is therefore unconstitutional because it permits speech in one direction but not the other. The court specifically noted that a state also could not ban talk therapy designed to affirm a minor's sexual orientation or gender identity.
In direct opposition to you, I abhor they way US legal opinions are written. Being hackish is the norm. Cherry-picking and arguing possibly potential theoreticals that do not apply to the case atually before the court is the norm.
The court sometimes judges narrowly (when it wants) and other times goes way, way beyond the scope of the case at hand. This sometimes leaves clearly unconstitutional laws on the books, and in other cases immediately invalidates them for no reason.
For dealing with precedents, the Supreme court itself follows no standards of consistency.
That's precisely what this opinion does, and which you accurately summarize some main points of.
The distinction between "speech" and "conduct" the court makes doesn't have any practical merit Any normal, sensible person intuitively, a priori, understands that we all perceive any speech as part of someone's conduct.
The whole tortured, wide interpretations of Free Speech meaning unlimited spending, and that words somehow
Further in this opinion, more nonsense happens. Things that your average US resident, average in comprehension, reasoning, social understanding and so on, will never, ever consider in their daily lives. The laws and judgements are wholly unintelligible to them. It is impossible for them to understand and therefore follow regulations if law works this way.
A couple brief more nonsense examples: The court doesn't get into the so-called
voluntary counseling conversations” with her clients.
Voluntary for who? The parents of the LGBT+ child? The child itself?
Should a self-claimed "therapist" have to follow medical safety standards when treating children if that goes against their freedom of speech? Obviously, for the sake of patients.
If the First Amendment is "no word game", as this opinion mockingly, dangerously inaccurately states, free speech in the US should have no restrictions. The framers and no-one else sane has ever argued as much. The US has never allowed divulging state secrets, disallowed patents, found that you can slander people freely, and so on. But arbitrarily, the courts somehow find that hate speech isn't part of these obvious non-mentioned, disallowed types of speech, even though practically all other developed countries have understood this.
The First Amendment still reads:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
But it IS a word game, and a shitty one at that.
The mess of current US supreme court rulings and impact is precisely what the Ninth amendment was meant to protect against.
The whole concept on almost unlimited rights (but also with important exceptions, mostly not present in the constitution or laws stemming from its principles, randomly showing up and being changed in successive court judgements, was left behind, even in the constitutions of the late 1800s.
This old mumbo-jumbo in the US system is failing LGBT+ youth in this particular ruling.
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Comment on US Supreme Court rules against Colorado ban on ‘conversion therapy’ for LGBTQ+ kids in ~lgbt
nacho Link ParentThe Ninth Amendment specifically codifies this principle (although it is worded differently): I.e. the listed rights in the Bill of Rights do not invalidate other "natural" rights. If we're...The Ninth Amendment specifically codifies this principle (although it is worded differently):
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
I.e. the listed rights in the Bill of Rights do not invalidate other "natural" rights.
If we're playing the game of US constitutional law, that means a whole host of "common sense" rights that all free white men would have at the time of the framers.
I'd guess we're then talking things like:
- Right to privacy
- Right to marital privacy
- Right to property
- Right to freedom of thought
- Right to family
- Right to enslavement
- Right to enforce private contracts
- Right to exploit natural resources
- All sorts of other rights. This list is not in any way exhaustive.
There would be obvious, obvious exceptions to the other rights in the Bill of Rights that any sane person in the late 1700s would agree to, like laws against libel, slander and attacking someone's honor, not having free speech to say/do grossly obscene things.
People like Madison and Hamilton explicitly wrote/argued that the Constitution would have way, way too much power in all sorts of areas if the rights in the Bill of Rights were absolute and that such rights would be a really bad idea.
It wasn't until around the mid 20th century that the Supreme court essentially said the Ninth Amendment doesn't count, although for some strange reason it's still on the books.
This principle of having a "Common law" of some form is prevalent in many countries, not the least in the US, where most laws or limits of laws are determined by courts and not by legislators.
To many other countries, it's crazy that unelected judges are more equal than the other two Estates in the separation of powers.
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Comment on US Supreme Court rules against Colorado ban on ‘conversion therapy’ for LGBTQ+ kids in ~lgbt
nacho LinkThis is so surreal, but expected. The view that some US constitutional amendments are more important than the whole essence of the Constitution itself and all the other things written in it has...This is so surreal, but expected.
The view that some US constitutional amendments are more important than the whole essence of the Constitution itself and all the other things written in it has infiltrated and permeated the thinking of the US courts.
It's crazy that rights of US parents supposedly means the right to destroy the lives of their kids without impunity and potentially against the will of their kids too. "your right to swing your fist ends where my nose begins" is no more. Crazy shift.
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Comment on Denmark's Social Democrats have won the most votes in the country's general election, but have failed to secure a majority, after the party's weakest showing in more than a century in ~society
nacho Link ParentFredriksen essentially called a snap election in an attempt to bolster the Social Democrats' representation on the back on her positioning as anti-Trump. This (mostly) expectedly backfired for all...Fredriksen essentially called a snap election in an attempt to bolster the Social Democrats' representation on the back on her positioning as anti-Trump.
This (mostly) expectedly backfired for all the government parties. In a world of uncertainty, the voters rejected the center and move to either side of the political spectrum.
As the process is in Denmark: The King now aks all the party leaders who they want as prime minister. The result will likely be that Fredriksen again has to find a majority, this time that'll be harder than the government that handed in its resignation this week.
That's because they simply need a larger coalition to get votes.
The process of getting a new government can take a couple weeks or it could take months.
All the ministries have effectively not done that much during the election campaign and will become even more impotent now until a new government is first established and then have time to get into the swing of things.
Thus, the Danish position and place in the EU and otherwise on the international stage has predictably been diminished by Fredriksen's attempt to strengthen her grip from that outset.
Good fits for working from home excludes almost everyone when you're recruiting, including many different types of minorities and majorities. The exceptions are people with very specific qualities.
There's a reason we gather folks physically and have spent several hundred years trying to get office working and company structures right. Upending all of that (at scale), in ways that are better than not doing it, demands extremely specific conditions.
To be frank: you get good at interviewing people when you've done it several thousand times, and several hundred times with the exact same interviewer(s) together with you.
Of course we get things wrong sometimes, but interviewing people and adapting what we spend time on based off how things develop leads down roads where you find what areas you need to follow up with this exact candidate.
A 30 minute interview is a long time. You can over a ton of things. It's usually trivially easy to figure out if your tech employees has the tech skills needed for their role within a few minutes, so that doesn't take much of the time either.
Almost all the time in a hiring process is spent mutually figuring out of candidate and role/employer are a good match or not. For the employer if this candidate is viewed as the potentially best package.