explodicle

https://www.stlouisfed.org/on-the-economy/2024/apr/how-big-mac-index-relates-overall-consumer-inflation

Just the basic one or adaptive cruise control?

He wrote an otherwise funny episode of the IT crowd, but the B plot involved violence against a trans woman. When he was criticized for it, the universe presented him with a choice:

• reflect on one cheap joke, or
• make it his whole identity

I like to imagine she had the basin of water handy in that moment.

Then maybe you're against aggression and OK with defense. Not all violence is bad.

Consider hosting it over Tor

Does he have any useful skills? Or interests he didn't make enough time for when he was younger?

I recently thanked my dad for not going all crazy. He fixes up old cars and takes pictures of birds.

Then: it's obviously not democratic, that's why they call it a dictatorship

Now: well it's just not democratic in a way you liberals would understand

FWIW I'm jerking my knee at this ritual and interviewed someone who's starting on Monday. I've been on both ends of this and find the rituals exhausting. If I had extra time for frivolous emails, then we wouldn't be hiring!

These are the same people who expected handwritten letters a generation ago.

I can understand not explaining why someone didn't get the job. If it's worded imperfectly, it could open the company up to a lawsuit. And the applicant can't believe that the company would answer honestly anyways.