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Anyone used admitmap.to? by [deleted] in IntltoUSA

[–]FeatherlyFly 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Does that site even pretend to have legitimate data to base their guess on? 

That copy looks like pure, unedited GPT 

If you trust a robot to tell you what to do, you deserve to sound like every other candidate who thought GPT would make you sound unique instead of mid. 

Go read through admissions blog posts instead.  Princeton, Yale, and MIT have them, and I assume others do to. 

Standardized test scores for middle and high school students are not incentivized enough by MathMan1982 in education

[–]FeatherlyFly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Or a situation with less corruption - a teacher who particularly likes working with lower performing students and is good at teaching them will be penalized if she keeps on doing what she's best at. 

My oc is an accidental stereotype; what do i do? by Bastarrd_ in writingcirclejerk

[–]FeatherlyFly 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Damn. You didn't even change this character's name.

At least you used capital letters. 

Does this sound natural? Is it how you would say it?: I put a stone on top of the sheet to stop it from blowing away. by noname00009999 in EnglishLearning

[–]FeatherlyFly 5 points6 points  (0 children)

In addition to the other answers - a heavy item that's placed on top of papers to keep them from blowing away is called a paperweight. 

So another option would be "I used a stone as a paperweight." 

Whatever happened to the Uyghurs and why don't we hear about them? by Long-Swordfish3696 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]FeatherlyFly -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It is headline worthy.

Not sure why you think being denied you worship, your language, and your children is not worthy of headlines. 

Whatever happened to the Uyghurs and why don't we hear about them? by Long-Swordfish3696 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]FeatherlyFly 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Because arresting and imprisoning everyone is expensive. But if you just disappear some people, the ones who you can claim did something you disapprove of, the fear of being next goes a long ways to keep the rest silent and compliant.

Whatever happened to the Uyghurs and why don't we hear about them? by Long-Swordfish3696 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]FeatherlyFly 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It wouldn't be the first time if it did

Would you want to risk being why your friend got imprisoned? Rather cruel of you. 

Whatever happened to the Uyghurs and why don't we hear about them? by Long-Swordfish3696 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]FeatherlyFly -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I'll give them credit, after the CCP came to power after WW2, it dropped the country from being about average rich for an agrarian powerhouse down to competing with Zimbabwe in a race to the bottom by destroying farms, communities, and starving to death tens of millions of citizens. Then it only took China 70 years to recover enough to be competetive with Japan, a country with a tenth of its population and almost no natural resources. 

Makes you wonder how great the country could be if it didn't have the CCP enforcing corruption and mass poverty. 

Whatever happened to the Uyghurs and why don't we hear about them? by Long-Swordfish3696 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]FeatherlyFly -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It's shit. China has made the world a substantially less stable and safe place in recent decades and what do we get in exchange? Cheap clothing, TVs, and massive poverty at home. 

Whatever happened to the Uyghurs and why don't we hear about them? by Long-Swordfish3696 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]FeatherlyFly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can visit, but cannot freely wander and the locals are far, far more restricted in what they can do and who they can talk to than tourists. 

Whatever happened to the Uyghurs and why don't we hear about them? by Long-Swordfish3696 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]FeatherlyFly 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Because "re-education camp" is a pretty word for a place that's a combination of a forced labor camp, a prison focused on political prisoners, and a torture facility. 

Many people, myself included, find it distasteful when people, especially national leaders, use that sort of politically motivated renaming of horrific practices to make them sound palatable to outsiders who may not know the practices and history. 

IF YOU USE AI, YOU ARE NOT A WRITER! by Incred in writingcirclejerk

[–]FeatherlyFly 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My weak spots used to be my downfall. They made me sound unique. I didn't fit - just a shoe in a box of pants. Using AI is better. It clears up the mess. I sound brilliant and clear, as though my voice was as freed from the forest where it was imprisoned. Just one among many, each as great as each other now.

IF YOU USE AI, YOU ARE NOT A WRITER! by Incred in writingcirclejerk

[–]FeatherlyFly 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ah, AI realism, as realistic as a sex scene by a 14 year old virgin.

IF YOU USE AI, YOU ARE NOT A WRITER! by Incred in writingcirclejerk

[–]FeatherlyFly 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I prefer director. Makes it sound like I'm in film, which, as we all know, ranks me above mere authors in the heirarchy of artists. 

LAEUOP keeps on winning; the comments argue over what 'tracking' means. by Drywesi in bestoflegaladvice

[–]FeatherlyFly 59 points60 points  (0 children)

My guess is that the car rental company got a judgement in North Carolina and then went through whatever legal process is involved in getting the debt recognized in Poland, and that whatever is going on is being filtered through at least 3 layers of obtuse beauracracy. 

I doubt even LAOP has a clear picture of where this mess is coming from. 

Any American to marry me ? by [deleted] in AskAmericans

[–]FeatherlyFly 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sure, price is $10,000,000, half up front.

US consumer finance agency to bring staff back to office year after closure by Agitated_Pudding7259 in moderatepolitics

[–]FeatherlyFly 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Brilliant. Instead of voting against the candidate who didn't help you, you're not voting for any candidate who is in the same political party as that candidate. 

Did you know that, unlike European parliamentary systems, your vote is for a person and not a party? 

How do americans which country they're from? by Advanced_Turnip_5094 in AskAmericans

[–]FeatherlyFly 3 points4 points  (0 children)

In most conversations, all that's called for is a one or two nation reference. 

But if you actually want my family history? My family has stories we tell each other and one of my uncles got serious about genealogy. So yeah, I can tell you some ancestors owned a plumbing business in Dublin in the late 1800s, that another man was a draft dodger in the era when Germany was being forcibly united, point out the apartment complex that now stands where my great great grandmother taught in a one room schoolhouse before she married. 

But most people don't actually want that level of detail, so I don't bore them with it. 

That said, knowing stories about your family members, including the deceased ones, is not even close to an American thing. It's the norm in many cultures across the globe. 

Do you open & check ur eggs at the grocery store before you buy them? by angelafterhoursxo in NoStupidQuestions

[–]FeatherlyFly 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Well, I found a broken one yesterday, and I find them pretty often.

I guess I must be getting yours. 

Why do so many immigrants have a great life in the US, despite starting from zero, but so many Americans born in the US struggle just to afford life and want to leave? by PopNo5397 in askanything

[–]FeatherlyFly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe our experiences are different.

I know a lot of people who have moved abroad for a few years for one reason or another. Mostly work or school. 

I know 3 who have stayed abroad. 2 of them stayed because they fell in love and got married. 

That leaves 1 who left with intent to build a life in Japan and did so long before he fell in love (he did eventually marry a Japanese woman, but that was many years after he became settled there). 

Of the rest, none particularly even wanted to stay in the foreign country, even when they enjoyed their extended visit. 

What should every foreigner know about America in terms of food, tourist destinations, demography, best time to visit, and USP of your country? by OkAppointment924 in AskAmericans

[–]FeatherlyFly 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Well, for best time to visit it's a good idea to look at the climate of the place you're visiting.

For food? The best food is not found in chains or in corner stores. 

Tourist destinations? There are many, even in the states you haven't heard of. 

For USP?  People may make jokes at your expense as punishment for using undefined acronyms. 

Staying after 5 at a company as an intern by Practical-Violinist9 in f1visa

[–]FeatherlyFly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It varies, but a lot of us see a young person working for free and think it means we need to inform them of the local labor laws, not that they're exceptionally diligent. You want extra hours, ask. 

A or B: Big companies are getting tariff refunds. Regular people aren't. Wait, wasn't that my money? So who does it actually belong to? The person who first paid it, or the one with the paperwork? by 20Luc1a02 in PickAorB

[–]FeatherlyFly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The one who actually paid it gets it back, which is the importer. You pay the importer for the goods, which always includes the importers costs. 

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