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> My friends would try every angle to weasel their way out of a $100 light hearted bet!

I mean, the guy went to court to weasel out of the bet.

I suspect someone joining the military after being in college and private industry has a higher chance of completing the pilot program than someone 18-20 years old which make up the bulk of the military recruits. (Assuming they both meet all physical requirements.)

> I suspect we'll see a change to WFH, not because workers like it, but because it is cheaper and production doesn't change (not to mention it quickly reveals whose "production" is really just physically presenting in an office)

I’m unconvinced and very skeptical that on the average across all people that transitioned to WFH due to COVID-19 there is “no change” in measurable productivity.

> Interestingly, when I lay it all out like that and add it up, the US monetary policy looks like a big business's bureaucratic system, the kind that'd be ripe for disruption by a startup. Of course, it's not quite so simple when we're talking nation-states and not Silicon Valley ventures

That’s because governments have the privilege of establishing itself as a monopoly. They control the rules of the marketplace via regulations.

Imagine a world where one county underfunds infrastructure because of 5G health fears, but another country does not. Wouldn’t the county that implemented the infrastructure have a competitive advantage?

Imagine not paying and losing access to childcare when you need it again.

What are the chances that these strikes can lead to a union? I imagine a grocery store workers union could do a lot for the health of its workers now.

Look at Trump’s press release today.

How is this not an infringement on the right to assemble?

Right, the actual number of cases is almost certainly over 1. The parent comment just said Idaho had no reported cases which is factually incorrect. The first reported case was on Friday.

Small nit: Boise has one recorded case. It was recorded Friday.

(a) and (c) sound like problems that are solved with very common household equipment.

I moved from Seattle to the midwest.

I’ve seen a lot of very intolerable lines in the suburbs. It’s not unusual for me to wait 15 minutes to checkout at Target or Costco and last December I remember a 25 minute line.

I think this is a product. There’s about six different grocery store within a fifteen minute drive from my house. I’ll switch to the first one to implement this system.

The fake screenshots and the fake videos are both troublesome. How do we know what’s true and what isn’t? How many false facts do you believe?

I can imagine a world where false tweets/videos/headlines are generated specifically for you to keep engagement levels high. The outcome would be not only do we not know the truth, but no one can agree on the truth. It’s something that currently exists in our society, but technology can make the split bigger.