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Comment Re:If Trump hadn't won (Score 1) 65

I don't like Trump in general, but I like the part when Putin says "we have nukes, we are going to test one", Trump's response is "we also have nukes and are going to test one".

While the US can afford to run nuclear tests, russia really can't. Their economy is already under massive strain due to the war and associated sanctions, trying to simultaneously engage in an arms race with america could result in economic collapse similar to what happened to the soviet union.

Comment Re: What? how long can that possibly take? (Score 1) 181

Why pay for you to drive to work? Are you working while driving?

You're carrying out an activity solely for the benefit of the employer that you wouldn't be doing otherwise and you're unable to use the time for your own activity - you are working.

I'm fairly sure the $80-100k salary you make at the office is perfectly fine... the $9 a day ($0.45/mile, 30 miles) you make on the drive to work isn't going to add a whole lot.

Those who live closer or work remotely don't have these costs.
If you assume that there are 252 working days in a year, then your commute costs you $2268 annually, which you have to pay after tax. Many people pay significantly more for commuting, and earn less than $80k.
If you didn't commute daily then you might not need a car at all, or could reduce the number of cars in the household.

For example the following figures published for the UK, where most people commute using public transport:
https://ifamagazine.com/averag...
These costs are paid from people's post-tax salary and the tax rates there are higher than the US.

Another goal should be to make companies put proper thought into where they locate their premises if they need one. Currently they will just gravitate towards the business districts where there are lots of offices but usually very little in the way of affordable housing and extremely congested travel routes at peak times. They don't care about the high cost of housing or the high cost (both time/money) of commuting because that becomes the individual employee's problem. If you make it the company's problem then they will start doing something about it.

Comment Re:maybe I'm too dumb, but (Score 2) 79

Go to https://brew.sh/ - this is legitimate software for macos and the installation instructions are basically "paste this into a terminal".
It downloads a shellscript from github, and executes it.
There are quite a few legitimate programs like this, which trains users that this is normal.

Comment Re:PowerShell defaults (Score 2) 79

Same on macos and linux, it's not a windows specific fault.
In fact there is a lot of legitimate software which provides "paste this into terminal" instructions, for instance homebrew on macos (https://brew.sh). This then goes and retrieves a shellscript and executes it with no validation.

This is a general purpose computer fault. The fact is general purpose computers are not a suitable tool for the masses, they are highly complex tools only suitable for those who know how to use them safely. Most people would be much better off with an appliance.

Comment Re:Are people this ignorant of basic online securi (Score 1) 79

The problem here is that many legitimate companies do in fact send unexpected emails containing links, or make unexpected calls without proving their identity (and even asking you to).
All of this trains users to expect such actions, and makes them more susceptible to the scams.

If you do practice basic precautions and question these companies for their poor practices they will often push back and call you paranoid.

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