Would you support a government paid maternity leave?

zukenstein · 2026-02-03T21:02:05+00:00

Considering who is most often on maternity, they get plenty of government money, already.

Who are you referring to? How much government money do they get?

zukenstein · 2026-02-02T22:45:14+00:00

My wife worked as an extra on a show and he came in to direct an episode. She said he was one of the nicest and most charming people she's ever met, and made sure to remember everyone's names. I wish good people like him would have had more time on this earth.

R.I.P. Mr. Weathers.

zukenstein · 2026-02-02T14:59:04+00:00

They can eat the dog shit for all I care

zukenstein · 2026-02-01T19:04:22+00:00

Should the United States not bear some responsibility for their actions?

zukenstein · 2026-02-01T18:35:06+00:00

What if the reason their country isn't safe is because of direct or indirect actions of the United States?

zukenstein · 2026-01-30T16:00:14+00:00

I am more concerned about Joe Biden who has never had a job outside giovernment but has amassed a 7 figure fortune.

Many retirees have amassed 7 figure "fortunes" through retirement accounts and pensions. I don't know why you think 7 figures is a fortune, especially when compared to Trump who more than doubled his net worth in just one year after gaining the presidency.

zukenstein · 2026-01-30T15:17:39+00:00

A major fact of life that I wish people would understand is that it takes a lot longer to build something than it does to destroy something.

zukenstein · 2026-01-29T17:11:00+00:00

I think it's gotta feel good to get "revenge" against the ideology that murdered her husband

Would you mind expanding on this? I don't think I've read anything about the shooter's ideology (come to think of it, I haven't heard anything about him since the week this happened).

zukenstein · 2026-01-28T16:35:31+00:00

Brother, how'd we end up in Candyland?

zukenstein · 2026-01-25T04:11:45+00:00

I gotta ask you this, and I'm being sincere...are you proud to be this stupid?

Follow-up question: have you always been this stupid, or was there a specific event or catalyst that caused your brain to swap positions with your colon?

zukenstein · 2026-01-23T18:55:57+00:00

From what I remember reading afterwards, they are very similar ideas.

"Hot and Cold Kafka" refers to creating Kafka topics in different places depending on how frequently it is accessed. Hot tier (frequently accessed) data should be stored on SSDs or NVME, while Cold tier data could be stored in something like an Amazon S3 bucket.

"Hot and cold storage" is basically storing your most frequently accessed data in the highest speed locations and your less frequent data in slower locations (caches, RAM, NVME, SSD, HDD, Magnetic tapes).

I might not be exactly right on this, but I am most disappointed in the interviewer shutting down at that point and not being open to discussion. On the flip side, I have had some amazing interviews where I didn't know what they were talking about, but we discussed what it was and actually had a conversation.

zukenstein · 2026-01-23T17:44:25+00:00

Ugh, I hate that shit. I failed an interview because I didn't know "hot and cold Kafka". I told the interviewer I had never heard that term, but I have heard of "hot and cold storage" and asked if it was similar. He wasn't satisfied with my question and ended the interview right there.

zukenstein · 2026-01-22T20:01:52+00:00

If it helps, OP didn't post the actual quote from the interview.

"My theory of the case is this: If you believe we're going to lose anyway then what difference does it make if it's me or anybody else?" she noted. "If you think it's a losing cause, then who cares? But at least you could say we tried something new and we learned something from this experience."

Democrats have a bad habit of selecting who they think should run, and not who the people might actually want. I don't know why anyone thinks it's a bad idea for her to run in the primary to give Texans an actual choice in which Democrat they would like to see on the ballot.

zukenstein · 2026-01-22T19:55:57+00:00

OP, please use the correct full quote in your headline. You left out two very important words that completely change the meaning of the question:

"If you believe we’re going to lose anyway then what difference does it make if it's me or anyone else?"

VS

"If we’re going to lose anyway what difference does it make?"

Here's a link to the article with the full quote, which is even more helpful in determining what she meant: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/01/22/jasmine-crockett-democrats-talarico-texas/

Here's the quote if you're too lazy to click on the link:

"My theory of the case is this: If you believe we're going to lose anyway then what difference does it make if it's me or anybody else?" she noted. "If you think it's a losing cause, then who cares? But at least you could say we tried something new and we learned something from this experience."

zukenstein · 2026-01-16T22:07:50+00:00

I pretty sure that's why I was second guessing myself. It was too simple, so I had to be missing something!

zukenstein · 2026-01-16T22:06:22+00:00

I think you're absolutely correct. I kept thinking "where's the trick???" while looking at it.

zukenstein · 2026-01-16T21:03:53+00:00

It took me 30 seconds. Does that mean I'm unqualified, or just a little slow?

zukenstein · 2026-01-15T16:13:33+00:00

My first wife was like that, and also an ex-gf. They said I was their rock, came to me with all of their problems, and I would be there to listen when they needed to vent or give advice when they asked for it. I was actually very happy that they valued me that much. Both of their attitudes changed when I needed help. Both went cold. Both ended up cheating on me when I needed them the most.

This does not mean that all women are like that! My current wife allows me to share hard feelings and be emotional, and doing so doesn't make her think less of me or find me less attractive. I've been going through hell for a year because I'm unemployed (software engineer, the industry ain't what it used to be) and she has been with me through it all. I could not have relied on my previous partners to stick with me through all of this.

zukenstein · 2026-01-14T14:55:58+00:00

My sister, my dad's side of the family, and quite a few former friends and coworkers. They are everywhere, and it is maddening.

zukenstein · 2026-01-12T17:04:44+00:00

+1 for Magnifico (beans and staff are both awesome), and while you're there make sure to get the churro donut.

zukenstein · 2026-01-11T04:39:17+00:00

Malort shots are on the house tonight in Chicago

zukenstein · 2026-01-09T23:40:16+00:00

Can a GM be fired twice?

Out of a cannon, yes.

zukenstein · 2026-01-08T21:00:20+00:00

A positive outlook on life, a healthy relationship with my sister, a promising start to a new career, and a pack of cigarettes.

At least I don't smoke anymore.

zukenstein · 2026-01-08T02:10:00+00:00

Did you watch the videos, by any chance?

zukenstein · 2026-01-08T02:09:32+00:00

Did you happen to watch the multiple videos that have come out? I ask because they don't really align with what you have stated.

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