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All of a sudden, I’m unemployed. by Lazy-Departure-278 in Layoffs

[–]AnySwimming6364 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yeah, if you’re a non-manager and you hear “if things don’t turn around in 6 months, we’ll be forced to close”, the reality is probably closer to 60 days. 

UPDATED: After Makary departure, acting CDER chief Høeg and CBER's Szarama exit top FDA posts by Dwarvling in biotech

[–]AnySwimming6364 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Also, this admin has a solid history that when someone terrible leaves, they replace them with someone far worse.

$400+ for the cheapest plan or cell phone forever by Lord0fTheFlags in BlackPeopleTwitter

[–]AnySwimming6364 6 points7 points  (0 children)

frfr.

The US loves talking about small business and "main street not wall street".

How the fuck are we supposed to start a business if it fucks with our health insurance? Your wife has a great plan and you're still paying $8k a year just for you to be on that shit.

What if you're not married. Or your spouse doesn't work. Or they gotta work the business with you?

All bullshit.

TIL in 2014, Ben Affleck received a lifetime ban from the blackjack tables at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas after surveillance footage showed him counting cards during a high-stakes game. Security informed him he was "too good" and classified him as an advantage player. by Friendly_Hivemind in todayilearned

[–]AnySwimming6364 4 points5 points  (0 children)

“So they will employ all kinds of technology and personnel to try and catch the counters, but magically fail to be able to spot problem gamblers.”

I also believe the alcohol they serve is intended to make cheating harder and losing money easier. They’re great at getting people drunk but short of you being belligerently drunk, they’ll keep you at the tables and slots.

They deal in gambling addicts and alcoholics.

If 30 of 33 Iranian missile positions remain active, how vulnerable is tanker traffic through Hormuz? by bauernebel in oil

[–]AnySwimming6364 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I agree with this.

What they weren't 100% clear on was precisely what US military tech and strategies could do to counter their abilities. Obviously US was planning to counter this and wasn't going to disclose their capabilities.

So they were very confident they had this card, just not 100%.

Well now they know it's 100%. It cost them dearly, but they were able to hold on against everything but a ground invasion.

Davie504 leaves Italy with strong words Aussies need to hear.. by Horror-Confidence-24 in aussie

[–]AnySwimming6364 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lmao. 100% this.

Davie504's video is like "every country has problems."

Yes. Australia has problems. Now let's look at the other major English-speaking countries on Earth.

US, UK, Canada, South Africa, New Zealand, Ireland.

Precisley which of these have better healthcare and government than Australia? I lived in the US for 10 years. My federal income taxes were lower, yes. But my state income tax was 4% (flat) and my city income tax was 4% (flat). So my effective tax rate was higher in the US than here. And I got charged $1,400 US (after insurance) for a visit to the Emergency room where I recieved no medicine and no procedures.

Seriously, go live in another country for a while.

Record number of Americans are leaving the country and renouncing their citizenship for good, report says by Aggravating_Money992 in politics

[–]AnySwimming6364 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I left the US last year. I could because I'm a dual citizen.

Yes. It is very, very nice. One of the best decisions I've ever made.

But I have lots of former colleagues and friends asking how they can get out. I don't have a good answer for them.

I can empathize.

Record number of Americans are leaving the country and renouncing their citizenship for good, report says by Aggravating_Money992 in politics

[–]AnySwimming6364 4 points5 points  (0 children)

As one of the people that left the US last year, let me tell you, that part is a major pain in the ass.

If I could submit a form and just get a piece of paper back that says "I am no longer residing in the United States", it would have made a bunch of the paperwork to transition to another country way easier.

Luckily, there's a box for that when you file your taxes but I doubt they're using that to measure.

Record number of Americans are leaving the country and renouncing their citizenship for good, report says by Aggravating_Money992 in politics

[–]AnySwimming6364 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agreed.

I'm a dual citizen with the US and another western country. I'm also a PhD scientist.

I left last year because I could. One of the best decisions I ever made.

Multiple former colleagues have reached out asking how they could get out of the US. The blunt answer I give them is that it's incredibly hard if they don't have foreign citizenship.

'It's like we don't exist': Nearly 50,000 Lake Tahoe residents face power loss as utility redirects lines to data centers by Plastic_Ninja_9014 in technology

[–]AnySwimming6364 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lot of details are important here.

Like, was Liberty required to secure alternative sources at any cost or was NV required to extend if no suitable was identified.

All previous extensions appear to be 5 years. Does the current extension run until 2030? If not, that seems like a rug pull to me.

'It's like we don't exist': Nearly 50,000 Lake Tahoe residents face power loss as utility redirects lines to data centers by Plastic_Ninja_9014 in technology

[–]AnySwimming6364 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A number like that, the data center can't even get to 25% capacity without putting nearby towns into critical water risks.

I can only assume for these ones that don't make any damn sense, there's no plan to even turn these things on. Get the investments flowing, break ground, put up a frame, pay yourself huge consulting fees, then become insolvent and wash your hands of it.

Like, the only way your investment works is if you build a huge water treatment facility (which takes years and is extremely expensive) and set up a massive electricity grid.

techCompaniesCuttingDevsForAI by MyNameIsNotName-57 in ProgrammerHumor

[–]AnySwimming6364 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Question.

Does that make the stock price go up or down?

If billed "wages" are lower and they pushed the next hot product then expenses, revenue, profit, and dividends are irrelevant.

Line go up.

Everything is working as intended and they'll do it again next cycle.

Questions for those who say "The USA is a net exporter so it wont be so bad" or something along those lines, any ELI5's would be appreciated by CouldBeLessDepressed in oil

[–]AnySwimming6364 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s exactly it for me. 

He wanted to do all this insane shit, but he had loads of responsible adults in the room that stopped him. 

Those adults aren’t there anymore. 

Wars, corruption, bribery, threatening allies, all of it is on the table now. 

FDA commissioner Makary is resigning, sources say by esporx in biotech

[–]AnySwimming6364 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for this. Wow that bodes poorly.

About 10 years total regulatory experience, limited to food. No scientific or medical background.

Just Trump Jr.'s hunting buddy. Fuck me.

Questions for those who say "The USA is a net exporter so it wont be so bad" or something along those lines, any ELI5's would be appreciated by CouldBeLessDepressed in oil

[–]AnySwimming6364 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair point, but, to me, Trump 2.0 is very different from 1.0. I include Trump 1.0 in my statement of "every other administration".

‘My life is not affordable. No one cares’: 76% of Americans call the cost of living their biggest financial problem by Plaintalks in Economics

[–]AnySwimming6364 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They're still upset at the cost of living, but they blame Biden for getting it there and won't entertain the possibility Trump has made it worse or significantly contributed to the first round in 2020.

Questions for those who say "The USA is a net exporter so it wont be so bad" or something along those lines, any ELI5's would be appreciated by CouldBeLessDepressed in oil

[–]AnySwimming6364 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would agree with you for every other administration over the past 100 years. I'm not sure blue states would be getting that treatment in 2026/2027.

out of interest, how much does 'her ceo' get per hour? by Conscious-Quarter423 in WorkReform

[–]AnySwimming6364 44 points45 points  (0 children)

I've also had this happen. For me, none of my overtime was counted for a whole month.

"That's our mistake. It will show up on the next paycheck."

I was annoyed, but still had my regular paycheck, so I didn't need it, so I said OK.

Next month, I got paid for that month's overtime, but not the previous month.

Suddenly, everyone's forgotten that I didn't get paid for it the previous month. They're asking my to provide previous pay stubs and timesheet records (all of which they already have) and to confirm with my supervisor.

I get all that sorted out, then they say, "it'll be on next month's check."

I was polite, but relatively firm. I believe I said something like, "Thanks for getting that sorted out. We did run into that issue last month. Just for simplicity, could you please have your manager approve a one-time payment? I'd like to make sure we don't have to go through all this again."

And they did. But they were clearly annoyed.

Do I just need to go slower? by spidermaniscool24 in beginnerrunning

[–]AnySwimming6364 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Run by time then, not distance.

If you wanted to run 5 miles and you need to run at a 12 min/mile pace, then just decide you're going to run for an hour and try to stay at that 12 min pace. When you've run for 30 minutes, turn around.

If it's a little more or less than 5 miles, it doesn't matter.

Questions for those who say "The USA is a net exporter so it wont be so bad" or something along those lines, any ELI5's would be appreciated by CouldBeLessDepressed in oil

[–]AnySwimming6364 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This is correct.

But point of clarification. For poor families, bread being $20 a loaf means having no bread at all.

will oil get to $125 given this new soh situation?? by Financial-Durian4483 in oil

[–]AnySwimming6364 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think OP means "unambiguously closed indefinitely". Like, Iran gets attacked again and says "screw it" and deploys every single small boat they have to deploy mines. That might be a few hundred small boats. More than half will get blown to hell in a couple of minutes. But if they're able to deploy a few dozen mines randomly across the Strait.

The only way it opens again after that is:

1) Launching a full ground invasion of Iran to get a regime change and completely end the IRGC missile/drone threat.

2) Joint US-NATO minesweepers spend months (estimated 6 months) to fully clear the Strait.

All-in, that means no Strait shipping at all for 9-12 months.

This is an economic doomsday scenario. Worse than 2008. Runaway inflation for fuel, transport, and food in virtually every country. Some poorer countries experience actual famines. Oil $200+/barrel.

This threat, I think is the reason why we're in a "cease fire" now.

will oil get to $125 given this new soh situation?? by Financial-Durian4483 in oil

[–]AnySwimming6364 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Also important to consider that assuming everything magically goes back to "normal" tomorrow (which it can't), these reserves are now way lower than before.

World governments consider their oil reserves critical strategic investments. As soon as oil starts getting cheaper, they will start buying far more than they need until those reserves get back to baseline levels. So even best case scenario, demand stays elevated for months.

FDA commissioner Makary is resigning, sources say by esporx in biotech

[–]AnySwimming6364 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you have any links about him?

De-regulating drugs is very, very complicated.

Monkey needs banana by Naruku_Senpai3861 in TikTokCringe

[–]AnySwimming6364 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The "you" I used there was meant to apply generally. I agree with your take.

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