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garbawarb··on Chocolate Is Getting Worse
All the named brands are the cheapest ones out there: the ones you expect to have the lowest quality because cheapness is what they optimize for. There's plenty of good quality chocolate out there, but like everything else, you have to pay more for it.
garbawarb··on Microsoft offers mass buyouts for roughly a quarter of its workforce
Wouldn't they also get layoff severance? Or was the amount significantly lower than tbe buyout would have been?
garbawarb··on Claude Duet
Why buy in your name?
garbawarb··on Ford to City: Drop Dead (1975)
I thought this would be about Doug Ford.
garbawarb··on Florida's HOAs and condo associations are making the housing crisis worse
That's not true at all. The Bay Area is full of people with plenty of money but who don't care about aesthetics.
garbawarb··on 800k involved in nationwide protests in France over rising cost of living
Of course the French like protesting more than most others but any country is susceptible to this: if the majority feels like their standard of living is slipping, a lot of them will start to consider proteating and violence.
garbawarb··on Meta’s new commercial terms will allow the scraping of news sites: experts
I assume this is because of Muse? A lot of businesses block bots which stops Muse from being able to buy from those websites on a user's behalf. It seems like that'd be good for the businesses too.
garbawarb··on Delta’s Biscoff cookies were supposed to be temporary
Same. All these snacks have added sugar or oils, I'd rather have something simple.
garbawarb··on Hiking the world in search of rare cheeses
I recommend Chesterton on everything.
garbawarb··on Muse DAU dropped and Meta insiders decided to sell
Why rewrite the title to a lie? The article says DAU growth fell, this HN title says DAU fell.
garbawarb··on I would like the value of my home to rise, while my property taxes fall
Not true, we have infinite coastline.
garbawarb··on I would like the value of my home to rise, while my property taxes fall
Yes there is. You own a more valuable asset, so now even if you want to keep it you could take out a loan against it for a greater amount than if it hadn't appreciated.
garbawarb··on Trump administration is suspending Microsoft from a green card program
Yes, these are literally the guidelines provided by the DOL. And the government seems to want to punish companies for following the exact published guidelines.
garbawarb··on Trump administration is suspending Microsoft from a green card program
Lower expenses for the company means the shareholders profit more.
garbawarb··on US Suspends Visa Program for Tech Firms Including Microsoft
This is about these companies having the ability to sponsor employees for green cards. They can still employ people on visas. It's more accurate to say the government wants to prevent these workers from eventually becoming American.
garbawarb··on Trump administration is suspending Microsoft from a green card program
Is there a full list of companies?
garbawarb··on Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in literature 2026
Well deserved. Autobiography of Red is stunning, the fragmentary form gives such mythical weight to every word.
garbawarb··on Former German spy chief arrested for attempted treason
Maybe that's what they want you to think.
garbawarb··on George Lucas Returns to Earth, Bearing Gifts
Why is that fortunate? Seems like a loss for San Francisco whose arts scene used to be thriving.
garbawarb··on Canada welcomes EU proposal to become 'associate member'
Can you share some of these degenerate cases?
garbawarb··on Canada welcomes EU proposal to become 'associate member'
Can you share some of these degenerate cases?
garbawarb··on New $100k H-1B visa fee pushes tech jobs offshore
Hard disagree about being overpaid. These are some of the most profitable companies in the world, what else should they do if not pay their workers well?
garbawarb··on 120 days until Google restricts side-loading, declaring war on Android freedom
Why is it called side-loading here? Isn't that just downloading?
garbawarb··on ChatGPT Is Throwing 404
Fortuitous timing for Muse Spark.
garbawarb··on Uber is laying off 10% of staff
> We are also asking the vast majority of remote employees to move to an office, and going forward, only ~1% of employees will be remote.

If you believe in return-to-office as a soft layoff, even more than 10% will be leaving.

garbawarb··on Two German airport workers die of malaria after 'mosquito arrives on plane'
Could these mosquitoes lead to malaria becoming endemic in Germany?
garbawarb··on U.S. State Department pauses immigrant visa applications
Of not violating the law? Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, a company can't use a candidate's citizenship in hiring decisions.
garbawarb··on U.S. State Department pauses immigrant visa applications
Or imagine if an employee works for you and this happens to them.
garbawarb··on Meta reaches $17B settlement over social media harms to children
Fast food and snack companies are the absolute masters of marketing to children. If the United States really cared they'd put a blanket ban on advertising to children like some jurisdictions (Quebec) have done.
garbawarb··on Why some US restaurants are banning tips
"Is everything okay here?"

The answer is always yes. I'd come get you if it weren't.

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