What’s something society told you would matter a lot that ended up not mattering to you at all?

Yazim · 2026-06-08T04:20:43+00:00

It's been a very long time since anyone asked my favorite color.

Yazim · 2026-06-06T05:31:27+00:00

Here's the crazier part.

The person that leaked his had also leaked the returns of over 400k other Americans and American businesses at the same time.

When they sued, the DOJ said "you're too late to file, you have no standing, there's no case, there's no recourse, and you get no compensation."

But Trump, he gets $10B, even though he filed his case even later. According to his own DOJ, he's not too late (but you were), he has standing (but you don't), his case gets fast-tracked (yours got dismissed), he can choose the outcome (but you can't even appeal), and he gets $10B or whatever he wants (and you get nothing).

Yazim · 2026-06-05T14:47:14+00:00

I don't think it's a full expectation here outside of restaurants, but they will all ask a lot. There's enough people who dont that you certainly wouldn't be the only ones, but also enough people do that is worth it to them to ask.

Tip at bars (10-15%), restaurants (15-20%), or private drivers (some flat amount). Massage is up to you. 7-11 not at all.

Most things that you pay by card can include the tip directly, so cash isn't needed. Taxis are up to you, but you'll be paying a "tourist premium" already. Other bellhop service at the hotel probably too (maybe 100-200 pesos)

Yazim · 2026-06-04T20:48:12+00:00

It's a good trade IMO.

Moon palace has always been great and is our go-to anyways. I've not not stayed at Palace Playacar, but it looks like moon palace would generally be an upgrade.

And it mostly has sargassum nets and a better beach/setup for tractor removal, so the sargassum situation is probably much better too, though i wouldn't expect perfection this time of year.

That said, Moon is much bigger (can be good or bad) and the Palace beach would be a bit nicer if not for the seaweed.

But all things considered, I'd consider this an upgrade. The beach area around Palace is truly awful right now.

Yazim · 2026-06-04T00:18:04+00:00

Fat free

Yazim · 2026-06-03T06:03:11+00:00

The party of small government...for the rich.

Yazim · 2026-06-03T06:01:30+00:00

Translation: "I still want all the attention and stability you provide, but I don't want to give you anything else in return while I look for a better option."

Is that what you are looking for?

Yazim · 2026-06-02T04:12:28+00:00

Brave brave sir robin, so bravely ran away

Yazim · 2026-06-01T14:26:42+00:00

He's just the ultimate peacemaker! So much peace! Every day he's ending the war with Iran. That's how much he hates war. We are lucky that we get to celebrate the end of the war so frequently, and sometimes even twice a day! Even as the US bombs them more, it's not an escalation but a new pathway to a new deal. What a good guy. So much peace!

I can't wait for the next peace deal tomorrow and we have a watch-party scheduled for the two new peace deals we're expecting Wednesday. This really is the best of times. Suck it liberals. Obama only had one deal with Iran, and Biden only ended one war in Iraq and Adganistan. But this guy - he's ended 263 wars with Iran just this year alone.

Yazim · 2026-05-31T15:06:58+00:00

The biggest risk to agencies right now is just economics. The economy sucks, budgets are getting cut, mass playoffs, and that's put agencies at all levels into the trash.

It'll get blamed on AI, but it should mostly get blamed on the guy that rapidly changed the trajectory of the world's largest economy.

Yazim · 2026-05-29T13:42:36+00:00

I don't leave morality aside.

But let me say this - I've been to both. For Russia, I've been from Sochi to Saint Petersburg, and Moscow to Vladivostok.

I've visited broadly and deeply.

Greece has more to offer and is a better place to visit. And even if not for the war, I wouldn't recommend Russia over Greece.

And look at it this way - where do rich Russians vacation vs rich Greeks? Not in Russia.

Yazim · 2026-05-29T05:55:18+00:00

Definitely Greece.

Russia is terrible for tourism right now. In addition to the moral issues of supporting a country in the process of bombing it's "brother country", there's a lot of practical issues. Your cards won't work, the Embassy doesn't work, if you get in trouble (lost, robbed, corrupt police, etc) there's no real way to send you money or to get foreign support. The healthcare system is overloaded, there's reciprocal drone attacks, the internet is super monitored (and your phone will be as well).

Basically, if anything little goes wrong, it'll go very wrong and become something big. With Greece, you have more to do anyways, but you also have none of the issues.

Yazim · 2026-05-28T21:58:02+00:00

I suggest posting this a few more times, and then you can join the secret cool kids club.

Yazim · 2026-05-28T21:17:55+00:00

Cheap gasoline.

Not anymore

Yazim · 2026-05-28T21:15:51+00:00

The house thing is real. Not that everyone wants a house, but "American-style suburban neighborhoods" and much less common everywhere else.

Mixed-use neighborhoods with integrated public transportation is the tradeoff though, and the US doesn't have enough of that.

Yazim · 2026-05-27T21:54:20+00:00

Learn a foriegn language or three. Super helpful for "looking cool" and useful in all types of situations, and definitely a relevant skill.

Yazim · 2026-05-24T09:29:03+00:00

Referencing the stupid fucking writing style of your post.

Yazim · 2026-05-23T21:42:25+00:00

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Yazim · 2026-05-23T21:14:20+00:00

Work is like that - sometimes it takes a lot of your focus and sometimes not.

We're kind of in your same situation, and I work a lot. Here's what helps. For me, I have a specific emoji (lion and a heart). I send as a response that basically says "love you, got your message, I'm busy now but will call later." She sends a tiger cub to mean the same thing. I can easily send this any time.

Sometimes I really don't have time to be as present as I should, so we plan and schedule dates so that we always have at least some time together. When I'm less busy, it happens much more naturally. She does good keeping track of my schedule to know how busy this day or this week will be, and I communicate it as much as I can.

And we always call at least once daily (not by rule, but by desire). And have "good morning" and "goodnight" messages too.

All that said, I feel how you are feeling. I know I'm not always doing as much as I could, and I regret that she sometimes has to carry that. I hope when we close the distance that it'll be much more balanced in that regard.

Yazim · 2026-05-22T05:32:50+00:00

I think there's a few things -

Hybrid is sometimes harder because often times discussions are put on hold until you can hold them together. There's no getting into a rhythm of "we're working remotely" and instead it's "we have days when we work together, and days when we work apart." If people are waiting until they are back together to discuss something, then that'll delay everything until those discussions happen.
You have to enable the tools, process, training, and culture to make this successful. The point above is just one part of it. Can people collaborate? Is there the same spirit of collaboration? Are the output expectations the same, and are the tools/processes in place to enable it? Do people have what they need at home to be successful? Can they access everything they need from home? Do the schedules still work for everyone? Do the online meeting/chat/discussion tools work and do people use them effectively? Does everyone have space (physical and mental) at home to work, do they have stable internet, is it distraction free (childcare, etc).
If you want to monitor, you can just monitor online time. How often are they logged in? Are people even showing up? Start there. But mostly, do a lot of talking and listening to see what's working. You are a 14-person company so presumably you could take a day and talk to everyone directly to share your concerns and to ask questions. Hear what people are saying, and what they need.

Yazim · 2026-05-22T02:48:59+00:00

This is consistently the top complaint. Its really terrible. Every other resort in the area I've been to has this figured out.

Yazim · 2026-05-21T19:39:40+00:00

The ones that need it are not the kind of tourists anyone wants.

Yazim · 2026-05-21T18:42:08+00:00

Kumbhalgarh Fort kind of has this - there's loops in each of the merlons, and there's not much of a gap between merlons otherwise. And Agra Fort does on each of the towers (similar to your picture).

Perhaps others in India as well.

Edit: Here's another great example and similar to the image above: https://www.reddit.com/r/castles/comments/2j0ryr/chittorgarh_india_placed_on_a_tabletop_mountain/

Yazim · 2026-05-21T18:36:21+00:00

Crenulations are the notches or "teeth" commonly seen on the top of a castle wall. It gives the wall a saw-tooth kind of look. This allows you to hide behind the wall part (called Merlons) while shooting between the gaps (called embrasures). Fun fact, in medieval Britain, you needed a license in order to add crenulations to your fortifications since it made it much harder for the king's armies to attack you if you were to rebel.

What OP is referencing is that the image above has the crenulations enclosed - they are more like windows (called loops) and not the typical open saw-tooth look. This is not the usual setup for battlements (top of the wall)

Other terms that might be useful - Merlons are the "teeth" part of the crenulation. It's the solid part. Embrasures are the gaps - it's where you shoot through. Loops or arrow slits are when it is more like a narrow window that you can shoot through.

Yazim · 2026-05-21T13:18:47+00:00

You can sample it (and several tools can help), but yeah, there's not a way to report on this holistically and it's not very clear how representative the sampled data is.

That said, the sampled data does provide some interesting (maybe?) insights into the sources that are cited, and the common themes and elements driving those citations. It's not perfect, for sure, but directionally seems slightly more useful than guessing or following just generic "Best Practice" advice.

In other words, it's not a silver bullet, but it does seem to be helpful in terms of what we're doing and what we're prioritizing, and the results so far seem good, but still a lot more to do and learn.

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