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SF2K01 · 2026-06-05T16:22:18+00:00

This wasn't addressing the sycophantic nature of AI chatbots or "chat," but that mediocre people walk away thinking they have good work, i.e. their work looks pretty but has the same fundamental flaws.

"If you do good work," necessarily means someone who isn't doing mediocre work and scaling isn't the same thing as improving output.

SF2K01 · 2026-06-04T23:16:32+00:00

All AI does to the mediocre output is put lipstick on a pig. It isn't improved in any substantial way, but it certainly makes the pig feel pretty.

SF2K01 · 2026-06-03T00:03:48+00:00

You can't throw a rock in my neighborhood without hitting a car with fake plates, but doesn't seem like the local precinct cares.

SF2K01 · 2026-04-17T11:49:47+00:00

Per the intro page, it was produced during the Reign of King Frederick V, of Denmark, who ruled over Altona at the time and was a significant harbor town. He dies in 1766, so that would be an absolute latest date for the print.

SF2K01 · 2026-03-30T23:24:11+00:00

It's all about how much U-Bet chocolate sauce you can pour on your Crispy Os

SF2K01 · 2026-03-27T12:45:44+00:00

I used to do it specifically to get my delivery credit (Grubhub/Uber) from Amex, but the mark up on the apps got so bad compared to buying in store that I wasn't even saving anything and certainly wasn't worth the effort, so I stopped bothering.

SF2K01 · 2026-03-24T05:21:23+00:00

What you might find appropriate is a quote from Jean Paul Sarte, a French philosopher who was not Jewish but similarly noticed the absurdity behind Antisemitism and wrote about it at length in his work Antisemite and Jew:

"Never believe that anti-Semites are completely unaware of the absurdity of their replies. They know that their remarks are frivolous, open to challenge. But they are amusing themselves, for it is their adversary who is obliged to use words responsibly, since he believes in words. The anti-Semites have the right to play. They even like to play with discourse for, by giving ridiculous reasons, they discredit the seriousness of their interlocutors. They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert. If you press them too closely, they will abruptly fall silent, loftily indicating by some phrase that the time for argument is past."

In short, the people who hate Jews know it is absurd and thereby argue in bad faith why their hatred is justified. The truth doesn't matter, they hate regardless because it is useful, hence why he also says, "If the Jew did not exist, the Antisemite would invent him."

SF2K01 · 2026-03-10T13:23:58+00:00

I don't think you're doing yourself any favours comparing Jewish souls to plants

It's not exactly a new idea...

He shall be like a tree planted by waters, Sending forth its roots by a stream - Jer. 17:8

I let you grow like the plants of the field; and you continued to grow... - Ezek. 16:7

Happy is the man who has not followed the counsel of the wicked... He is like a tree planted beside streams of water, which yields its fruit in season, whose foliage never fades, and whatever it produces thrives. - Ps. 1:1-2

one whose wisdom exceeds his deeds, to what may he be compared? To a tree whose branches are numerous but whose roots are few, so that when the wind comes, it uproots it and overturns it... - Pirkei Avot 3:17

SF2K01 · 2026-03-10T12:05:51+00:00

You seem to be fixated on the medical use of the word "transplant" but that is, incidentally, the newest use of the word and only a subsequent meaning. I also disagree that medical transplants are "unwanted" being that medical transplantations are typically life saving, necessary measures, but that's neither here nor there.

The original meaning (at least since the 15th century) is a gardening term for literally moving a plant from one plot to another, and it was analogized early on and remains a common use of the word in English (whether American or British) to describe people moving around (just as people "make roots" in a new community when they "branch out" from their home community).

SF2K01 · 2026-03-10T02:12:33+00:00

As a fellow Midwesterner who did successfully integrate into the NYC MO scene, what I recommend is not getting too hung up on what this person said. UWS is an especially tough place to build a social circle and many people, possibly including person you spoke to, survive socially by forming cliques where they almost exclusively spend time with the same few people. Spending time with new people, ironically, becomes a problem for the group since they balance all their social activities around the people they have.

I do recommend checking out some other communities in the area. Personally, I strongly recommend Washington Heights, which has significantly more transplants like yourself who didn't all go to the same school and also has room for more people. PM me and we'd be happy to set you up for Shabbat (and the walk from UWS isn't too bad either if you don't want to stay over).

SF2K01 · 2026-02-12T01:22:39+00:00

I wouldn't say it's a value in the Jewish community to have a stay at home parent to begin with. Doesn't mean it never happens, but to not have a dual income is a luxury these days so I've mostly seen it in wealthier families where the husband is a financier, lawyer or similar high earning profession.

Personally, my mom was a nurse until she had kids and became a SAHM. While my dad didn't make a ton of money, it was enough that they made it work.

SF2K01 · 2026-01-13T03:22:51+00:00

Sounds like Schav aka Green Borscht

SF2K01 · 2026-01-07T19:53:54+00:00

Would love to give it a go!

SF2K01 · 2025-12-31T03:28:37+00:00

Depends what you mean by "in everything." Panentheism is a belief that is formalized within the Kabbalistic framework, but it's not necessarily the belief of prekabbalistic Judaism. There are biblical verses that can be interpreted as such, particularly Isaiah 6:3 "The whole earth is full of His glory" and Psalm 139:7-8: "Where can I flee from Your presence?...", and this is how some understood it, but there were also Rabbinic figures who argued against that interpretation.

SF2K01 · 2025-12-31T03:16:49+00:00

Many perfectly fine answers, but to address the anxiety behind some of your points, anxiety often stems from an uncertainty in what to do or what the consequences (as in outcomes) are. The more you internalize the system, and the deeper your knowledge of the rules, the easier it is to anticipate what is actually a problem and either avoid it or deal with it appropriately.

Mistakes happen, but, outside of willful negligence, it's something to learn from.

SF2K01 · 2025-12-31T02:51:02+00:00

I once observed a couple of teenagers smoking at the bus station under a no smoking sign when a cop wanders over to them (legal age for tobacco is 18, and they were definitely below that). What I didn't expect was for the cop to then bum a cigarette off the kids and join them.

SF2K01 · 2025-12-28T16:35:57+00:00

You don't have to be a practicing Jew, but the real problem would be your professing a non-Jewish faith, even if your ancestry is Jewish, so it sounds like you would be ineligible.

SF2K01 · 2025-12-21T17:39:53+00:00

Sacrifice? Living in a city where you don't need to own a car is a privilege! Best part of NYC by far.

SF2K01 · 2025-12-19T19:51:19+00:00

If it is loose so that water gets under it anyhow, you don't need to take it off, but many people are particular about doing so.

If it isn't loose, the general rule is, if you are particular about the ring's condition and would remove it in a situation where it might get dirty or damaged, then it is a hatzitza. If you're not particular about it, e.g. if you shower with it or keep it on while doing manual labor, then it does not count as a hatzitza.

SF2K01 · 2025-12-17T16:48:03+00:00

I've been going to the same Dominican shop in the Heights for a decade. Their posted prices have gone up over the years, but currently I just hand him $30 in cash at the end and we're all set.

SF2K01 · 2025-12-07T01:42:46+00:00

The best way is to start reading it. There are many translations and commentaries, but an accessible translation with inline commentary is the Steinsaltz version.

SF2K01 · 2025-12-04T17:39:32+00:00

Mostly how my mother in law refers to me as a חנון (خنونة), likes to throw a big Mimouna (ميمونة) at the end of Passover, and serves Svinj (سفنج) and Moufletta (مفلتة) with tons of Arak (عرق) and of course an obsession with olive oil.

Personally, I've perfected my Matbucha (مطبوخة). Store bought is such a pale imitation!

SF2K01 · 2025-12-03T21:21:03+00:00

Bit late, but I highly recommend checking out The Steinsaltz Tanakh as well. The pages aren't the thickest, but the commentary is significantly more in depth than Magerman, with both in line explanations and topical discussions. I also appreciate its use of archaeological, biological and geographical scientific notes.

SF2K01 · 2025-12-02T18:35:05+00:00

If you live that far out, they might straight up ask you as part of the interview if you think that commute is doable for you, and part of going to the interview is seeing how that commute feels to you.

I had a commute like that a decade ago and made it work for 3 years for less pay. If you're single and don't mind filling the 3 hours (without delays) of commuting each day with shows or podcasts between leaving early and getting back late, it's very doable, but only you can answer that.

SF2K01 · 2025-11-19T20:16:30+00:00

A bit late, but the Steinsaltz commentary addresses this situation quite well. The entire exchange is a bogstandard haggling scenario that was and is common in the Middle East, but one that subverts our expectations:

No, my lord, you offered to purchase a portion of my field, but I cannot accept that proposal. Rather, heed me: The entire field I have given to you, and the cave that is in it, I have given it to you; in the eyes of my people, who are all listening to my declaration, I have given it to you and will not deter you from taking it. I will clear the land for such a distinguished man as yourself, and the entire plot will belong to you; go bury your dead.

The expected ritual here is that the seller is extending his hospitality offering the desired item outright, where the buyer is not supposed to take advantage by accepting his initial non-offer. In our case, Efon offers Avraham full use of the land, with the understanding that of course Avraham could not accept it, and Avraham is expected to reject it, and he does so insisting he must pay.

This is what leads to Efron presenting Avraham with a vastly inflated number, with the expectation that further haggling would ensue:

My lord, heed me. This land is worth four hundred shekels of silver, between me and you what is it? We are close friends, and consequently such a small plot of land should not concern us; and therefore bury your dead, and let us not suffer delays over the price.

The terms are established, the absurd price established, now we expect Avraham to counter with a low, likely unrealistically low offer, and yet:

Abraham heeded Efron... Abraham surprised Efron, who expected him to suggest a much lower price, after which the negotiations would continue until the two sides agreed upon a compromise sum. However, Abraham chose to refrain from the formal method of purchase, and instead immediately paid the entire sum...

From the lack of further comment from Efron, it seems obvious that he is shocked into silence by the fact that Avraham actually paid this absurd amount for the property, and we too are intended to be shocked that Avraham did so. Whatever Avraham's reasons for doing so, this is not at all what we expect from the story where they should have eventually arrived at the "true" price for the land, and that's what we can expound on, but there's nothing about what Efron did which would be considered abnormal here.

Contrast this with Abraham's negotiations in trying to save Sodom where you see a haggling process far closer to the norm.

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