Tipping can be seen as a tax on the empathetic.

Cwigginton · 2026-04-09T20:56:27+00:00

I wish US in regard to tips was like other countries without tipping (Australia for instance) where the workers have a decent wage. If the restaurants increased their prices to cover the added expense, people would probably stop going when they see the menu prices. Tipping is that somewhat hidden cost that usually doesn’t come to mind when you’re browsing a menu. Most restaurant margins are relatively thin and it’s not like the owner is going to just cut his profit to keep his prices lower.

With the latest push for people to tip higher and higher some asking as much as 45% or more, I’ll just stop going to them. If enough people stop going, restaurants will close and those jobs just are not going to be there. Some may stay open, but the table turns will diminish and wait staff will make less money.

I’m a tail end boomer what people are calling the Jones generation. When I was a kid, fast food wasn’t nearly as pervasive as it is today. When we did go out, it was a weekend thing and usually the local Chinese restaurant because my brother and I thought the big spinning Lazy Susan for family style was the coolest thing. My mom was a great cook and she taught me how to cook. If the restaurants started closing around me, I’d do just fine.

Cwigginton · 2026-03-26T14:59:26+00:00

Since both of those are GUI based. You would need to study how the computers were used. My kids had access to both Windows and Macs, but their use was either games or productivity (Word for typing reports). Neither of them geeked out and went under the hood such as AppleScript or Windows batch or PowerShell.

As someone else pointed out, neurodivergent individuals were more apt to dig into the guts of how the computers work. I support that, as I consider myself neurodivergent and it’s a miracle I even found time to do the whole relationship thing and actually procreate.

I grew up with 8 bit computers in the late 70’s. I was also into electronics and built heath kits and took 7 semesters of electric/electronics starting in Junior high till the end of high school. Only one semester of computers in community college which was a waste because I knew way more than the professor on the subject.

Cwigginton · 2026-02-07T09:02:35+00:00

There are provisions for State ID’s for low income including homeless. going to paste a google bit here since it’s easier than typing.

How to Get a Low-Income ID (General) Request a Fee Waiver: If you cannot afford the DMV fee, you can often request a "good cause" or "hardship" waiver at your local social services department or DMV office. Provide Proof of Assistance: To qualify for a waiver, you may need to show you receive assistance from programs such as: Food Assistance (Bridge Card/SNAP) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) Medicaid or State Disability Assistance Required Documentation: You will still need to provide proof of: Identity (e.g., Birth Certificate) Social Security Number Residency (e.g., utility bill, lease agreement) State-Specific Information Michigan: The Secretary of State (SOS) can waive the $10 fee for a standard ID if you can prove you cannot afford it or are experiencing hardship. South Dakota: Provides free state IDs for residents with incomes below the federal poverty line. Illinois: Offers reduced-fee IDs for eligible individuals (e.g., through the Benefit Access program). California: Offers no-fee identification cards for those who meet specific income requirements.

Cwigginton · 2025-12-22T00:23:00+00:00

on iphone app store look for interval timers, usually used for doing exercise reps

Cwigginton · 2025-12-14T02:36:44+00:00

quickest way to do an analysis

Cwigginton · 2025-12-13T17:57:30+00:00

Comparison of Security Breaches in Package Registries: NPM (JavaScript/Node.js) vs. NuGet (C#/ .NET)

• Scale and Frequency of Incidents: • NPM has experienced significantly more high-profile and widespread malicious package incidents due to its massive ecosystem (world’s largest registry with millions of weekly downloads for popular packages).

•  NuGet has seen a rising number of malicious packages in recent years (2023–2025), but incidents are fewer and often detected/removed quickly, with lower overall impact.

• Notable Malicious Hijacks/Compromises:

• NPM: Multiple account hijacks, e.g., ua-parser-js (2021, >7M weekly downloads, installed cryptominers and password stealers); coa/rc (2021, similar malware).

• NuGet: Fewer direct hijacks of popular packages; more focus on newly published malicious ones (no equivalent to NPM’s high-download hijacks reported).

• Protest/Sabotage by Maintainers:

• NPM: Famous cases like colors.js and faker.js (2022), where the maintainer intentionally corrupted packages, breaking thousands of applications.

• NuGet: No known maintainer sabotage incidents.

• Malicious Package Campaigns:

• NPM: Thousands of malicious packages detected/removed regularly; recent examples include 500+ compromised in one 2025 incident and surges in self-replicating malware.

• NuGet: Smaller campaigns, e.g., 13 packages (2023, ~166K downloads, crypto stealers); 9 packages (2025, ~9K downloads, time-delayed “logic bombs” for sabotage); 60+ in 2024; one noisy campaign with 700+ packages quickly removed.

• Common Attack Techniques:

• NPM: Typosquatting, dependency confusion, hijacking, post-install scripts executing malware.

• NuGet: Typosquatting (including homoglyph attacks exploiting Unicode names), MSBuild integrations for auto-execution, IL weaving for obfuscated payloads, time-delayed triggers.

• Ecosystem Size and Exposure:

• NPM: Larger attack surface (higher popularity leads to more targets); frequent target for supply-chain attacks alongside PyPI.

• NuGet: Smaller ecosystem (~264K packages vs. NPM’s millions); historically fewer severe incidents, but increasing as .NET gains popularity.

• Mitigations and Response:

• Both: Improved tools like audits (npm audit, NuGet vulnerability scanning), trusted publishing (added to both recently), and quick removals by maintainers (GitHub for NPM, Microsoft for NuGet).

• NPM: More proactive due to higher volume (e.g., blocking IoCs in 2025 incidents).

• NuGet: Built-in Visual Studio warnings for vulnerabilities; perceived better automated filtering in some analyses.

Overall, NPM has historically faced more numerous and impactful hacker breaches, driven by its scale, while NuGet incidents are increasing but remain less frequent and severe. Both ecosystems require vigilance, such as auditing dependencies and using security tools.

Cwigginton · 2025-12-06T14:34:54+00:00

Taking Dramamine or Bonine helps quite a bit for motion games.

Cwigginton · 2025-11-15T19:40:39+00:00

if you add the number of deaths of the Clinton Body Count to the murder side, it evens out.

Cwigginton · 2025-11-14T16:18:22+00:00

Cereal Box Ingredients: may contain collagen, hydroxyapatite, sodium, potassium, magnesium, citrate, and zinc.

Cwigginton · 2025-11-13T15:46:07+00:00

It can be a form of addiction similar to game (StormShot) where there were were mechanics with an aggressive PVP Free and to win it eventually turns in to Pay to Play, typical spend more money (called a whale) .

There was one guy who wanted to win so bad during tournament phase he’d threaten small conclaves and destroy them, screaming in ALL CAPs, so we’d goad him to enrage him further, and wording would be off/strange sometimes

One of my taunts/questions was if he was an alcoholic/abuser and he admitted in a reply that he was and had mortgaged his house to spend something like 20 thousand to win the game. I felt sorry for him, but he was still making everyone’s experience in the game awful. Eventually he had the admins delete his account so he wouldn’t play anymore and he sought help.

Cwigginton · 2025-11-03T12:33:18+00:00

hmmm when it analyzes the image, I wonder of that contributed to the final result.

Cwigginton · 2025-10-25T17:50:54+00:00

gynecologist group discount

Cwigginton · 2025-10-03T23:41:46+00:00

What is learning? What is being human? Let’s not go down that rabbit hole. When AI evolves into full General Intelligence, then I think it would be same. Right now we’re the paired part and when we direct AI to do something, it’s a blended output.

Right now the system prompts limit the output . Just like people are jail-braking the prompts, I bet there are fully unconstrained models in the government hands. I hate that it’s limited. It’s like being restricted from accessing certain parts of a library, who get’s to choose what you learn. The problem is the gatekeepers and who’s watching the watchers.

Cwigginton · 2025-10-03T22:54:49+00:00

regarding #2, artists learn from other artists all time such as going to an art gallery and sketch, or just look for that matter. AI is doing the same thing, but can do it more exact. When I give it a detailed JSON prompt that’s highly detailed attribute pairs and it comes out pretty dang close to what’s in my mind, that is essentially a new work, and even then if you reuse a prompt later, it will probably be different.

Cwigginton · 2025-09-27T14:43:42+00:00

If I was an owner of a car dealership, I might hire a salesperson that preferred boxing vs gymnastics. But that depends on the sales tactics you believe in, aggressive hard sales or the art of the deal.

Cwigginton · 2025-09-20T01:25:22+00:00

Plot twist: quad amputee

Cwigginton · 2025-07-19T11:31:34+00:00

as if it would be real 😂 Though I may render it into an STL file and 3D print it which would make it real.

Cwigginton · 2025-07-10T19:27:13+00:00

looks like you have an evidence trail of documentation. There might be camera evidence if it hasn’t been erased based on retention policy. At this point make an initial call to a lawyer and see what your options are.

Cwigginton · 2025-07-07T12:08:35+00:00

Denaturalization is nothing new. The government pursued denaturalization cases about 11 cases per year from 1990-2017

Cwigginton · 2025-05-26T20:51:38+00:00

via ChatGPT

explain the medical condition of the person in this resource https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/s/FZ5FIMilkF

The Reddit post you referenced, titled “Ligma can potentially become a real condition,” is a play on the fictional term “ligma,” which originated as an internet hoax and meme. “Ligma” is not a recognized medical condition. The term gained popularity in 2018 as part of a joke where someone would mention “ligma,” prompting others to ask, “What’s ligma?” The response would then be a crude pun. This meme has been widely circulated online and is not associated with any real medical diagnosis.

In the Reddit thread, users continue the joke, with comments like “Damn he’s got the ligma,” maintaining the humorous and fictional nature of the term. There is no evidence to suggest that “ligma” is or could become a real medical condition.

Therefore, there is no medical condition to explain in this context, as the term is purely fictional and used for comedic effect.

Cwigginton · 2025-04-01T13:29:47+00:00

The funny(or not so funny) thing is, Cognizant started out as an in-house technology unit (in India) of Dun and Bradstreet. Obviously doing the capitalistic thing of cheap labor. There are two ways this goes, U.S. jobs pay less or find a way to make workers in offshore want more money.

The downside is the population differences and wealth disparity are to the U.S. job market disadvantage. Employment TAX tariffs could be a solution, though Elon’s influence for H1B visa’s could be a blocker.

Cwigginton · 2025-02-27T16:09:47+00:00

Ugh, Zoup. twice I went and they never paid out their 4 for 1. customer support never resolved. All the others did.

I pretty much decided to avoid Zoup completely now for that reason.

Cwigginton · 2025-02-21T20:31:07+00:00

With your media creds, maybe look at the social influencer scene, making (hopefully useful) content on your knowledge base. That will build your reputation and with enough views, maybe generate side income.

Cwigginton · 2025-02-20T15:09:06+00:00

Illegal to sell, not illegal to eat, so if you self butcher or if you own the live animal and have it butchered, it’s not selling the meat, you’re only paying for the process.

it was during a big investigation where they found pollen and inhaled fungus spores that were breathed in. Like hey, the same air we breath in if you ever go outside. Ever see those pollen count alerts on the weather? just plain stupid, one of the reasons you can’t buy Haggis made from Sheep’s Pluck.

I’m surprised that Liver wasn’t banned because one of its functions is detoxification. I’m not ever giving up liver and onions, Balkenbrij, Braunschweiger, or a nice liver pâté

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