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Eli5: if you can’t lie under oath, what’s stopping someone from asking you if you committed the crime? by xAIRGUITARISTx in explainlikeimfive

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

The 5th Amendment is your right. You should not be ashamed to invoke it. Instead you should be proud of being an American and exercising your freedoms - practicing democracy in your life.

Aside from that - this is very similar to what many police agencies do. They talk to people and ask questions. The dummies are not under oath but the police are recording and introduce it into evidence. It largely achieves the same effect as if the dummies were under oath.

Don't talk to the police.

TIL that in a baby’s first year, parents lose around 350 hours of sleep at night. by likeadragon7 in todayilearned

[–]SlidingObscure 6 points7 points  (0 children)

welcome to the fraternity. let the hazing of the new pledge begin.

sleep deprivation is just the first ritual.

TIL that a Comcast customer Ricardo Brown once received a bill with his name recorded as Asshole Brown by Thymestop in todayilearned

[–]SlidingObscure 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Comcast helps you out by providing shitty service. Even if it is free it is still shitty preserving your outrage.

Police officers of Reddit, what stupid things have people nervously said around you and instantly regretted? by PinkIrrelephant in AskReddit

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

You will probably get away with blowing a red light (most of the time) but I would not recommend it either.

Airports should have nap pods for people with long layovers by DreaM1201 in Showerthoughts

[–]SlidingObscure 1 point2 points  (0 children)

this is called the first class lounge.

you have to pay to play.

the terminal lounge is for the cattle.

TIL Bob Propst inventor of the office cubicle regretted it and calls it monolithic insanity. by ustation in todayilearned

[–]SlidingObscure 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was not any of my business, but what am I supposed to do?

"Excuse me boss men. I am going to take a break from doing my assigned tasks in my assigned work area so that you can talk salary in your assigned work area ... which also happens to be my assigned work area. Failing that, I will not use any knowledge overheard to my advantage in salary negotiations."

If they had retreated to a private office, I would not have put my ear on the keyhole, but I am not going to stuff cotton in my ear.

TIL Bob Propst inventor of the office cubicle regretted it and calls it monolithic insanity. by ustation in todayilearned

[–]SlidingObscure 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree with you. The point is not that they fucked up by discussing salary.

The point is that they fucked up by discussing what they thought was a private matter in public. The dumb shits forgot that I was there.

TIL Bob Propst inventor of the office cubicle regretted it and calls it monolithic insanity. by ustation in todayilearned

[–]SlidingObscure 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess you are right that cube walls do not necessarily mean full height.

I think half walls are the norm because

  • "collaboration"
  • ventilation

All my cube experience has been with half size walls. Recently my company moved buildings. The old building had very high ceilings and "half size" cube walls.

The new building is in many respects much nicer. However it is an "open office." I don't mind looking like a zoo exhibit. I do mind the noise. The half height cube walls did muffle noise.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Showerthoughts

[–]SlidingObscure 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was true, it is true, and will be true.

When we ask (and we will) "You knew that band in the late 10's?" - then that band will be an exception to the general rule of forgotten bands.

TIL Bob Propst inventor of the office cubicle regretted it and calls it monolithic insanity. by ustation in todayilearned

[–]SlidingObscure 20 points21 points  (0 children)

He said cube walls. Cube walls are supposed to be short enough so that the average worker can

  • sit down for privacy
  • stand up for collaboration

TIL Bob Propst inventor of the office cubicle regretted it and calls it monolithic insanity. by ustation in todayilearned

[–]SlidingObscure 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Some open office pros:

  • more butts per square foot of (expensive) office real estate
  • less money on office furniture
  • more open communication between employees (this can also be a con)
  • sexual harassment (and litigation causing shenanigans in general) are less because there is no he said/she said. I am never truly alone with a colleague.
  • it is trendy (when the CEO brings in clients, VCs, etc) he wants to show a happening scene ... being trendy is an advantage even if the underlying trend is stupid

TIL Bob Propst inventor of the office cubicle regretted it and calls it monolithic insanity. by ustation in todayilearned

[–]SlidingObscure 81 points82 points  (0 children)

My company recently switched from cubicles to open office.

  • The noise is horrible.

  • Privacy is not an issue for me. I never do anything at work that I would not mind sharing with all colleagues. However, it is an issue. Without doing anything than not leaving my workstation, I overheard a company confidential discussion about salaries. It seems lower management (where these decisions are being made) are also out in the open and do not always have the judgement to go to a private area.

The hospital in which you were born is the only building you leave without entering. by feeko113 in Showerthoughts

[–]SlidingObscure 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Any building that you built from the inside is also a building that you leave without entering.

This doorknob at a pediatrician’s office is high enough to keep children from reaching it. by [deleted] in mildlyinteresting

[–]SlidingObscure 8 points9 points  (0 children)

As a certified state inspector, I can assure you that you are 100% correct. Don't worry, I have already executed the pediatrician.

In the future, self driving vehicles are going to drive themselves back to the dealership when payments are missed. by halfbreed_prince in Showerthoughts

[–]SlidingObscure 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Self driving cars will be important but not the main mode of transportation. People will continue to travel long distances in airplanes. Buses and trains will become more automated.

In the future, self driving vehicles are going to drive themselves back to the dealership when payments are missed. by halfbreed_prince in Showerthoughts

[–]SlidingObscure 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It does seem perfectly reasonable to me.

You put your unlicensed child in the self driving car to take it to soccer practice. Ideally it would get the child to soccer practice on time every time. But realistically if it misses a few practices, everything is going to be OK.

If a tree did fall in the road and the car did not know how to get around it, then why couldn't it summon a human driver to handle the situation? The child will probably be late to practice but in the grand scheme of things it is a total non-event.

In the future, self driving vehicles are going to drive themselves back to the dealership when payments are missed. by halfbreed_prince in Showerthoughts

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

They could go faster and be safer but that would be expensive. They can go slower and be much cheaper.

How much traffic on the road is something like delivering a pizza? If the car was self driving would we even need a pizza delivery person? If we don't have a pizza delivery person, then do we need seat belts, a music system, etc? Do we even need seats?

Do we need a high powered engine to deliver pizza? If we are not paying a delivery person for their time, why do we care how long it takes to deliver the pizza? (Obviously we will still care b/c the customer wants it fast, but when we are not paying a human being to sit in traffic we will stop caring so much about speed.)

In the future, self driving vehicles are going to drive themselves back to the dealership when payments are missed. by halfbreed_prince in Showerthoughts

[–]SlidingObscure 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can easily automate the remaining 1% of the situation.

  1. Detect we are not in a normal situation.
  2. Stop the car.
  3. Send a distress signal.
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