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Comment I'm fed up with the obsession too (Score 1) 68

MSFT is not the only company. Every other company who has some development capability are eager on the subject. But zoom is the one that makes me most nervous. On many meetings, we discuss confidential subjects, only to have zoomAI recap a summary and send it to everyone participant over email, a known not very secured method of delivery.

Comment Why allow replacement at all? (Score 1) 69

replaced by fellow Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev

If the Russians are caught in espionage, wouldn't it be a better course of action to terminate their involvement in this flight all together? I don't give a damn if Russia has partial control of the ISS. SpaceX has the right to eject all remaining Russians from the crew due to this case.

Comment Unproven claims (Score 1) 23

It's writings like this that keep brainwashing readers. There are people who analyze and decide for themselves, and then there're people who believe everything they see/hear.

Studies show people who live near coal plants are much more likely to develop cancer

There's always garbage about how studies show something, but there's absolutely no mention of what study was done, who did the research, backed by whom.

Comment Re:What does HR actually do? (Score 1) 98

Everything for the parking permit was above board, they just denied it, baselessly. I had all the paperwork, and the regulations cleared, they just didn't want to give me it.

You can just park into any of the clearly marked spots for disabled persons. You don't have to have your own spot.

The office was 1/2 way between my house, and my parent's house, and I was driving to my parents, and had to go, so I stopped in quickly to use the washroom, twice.

That leaves the last question: How much longer does it take you to get to the destination without having to stop at work to go to the bath room? Unless you have a bladder condition then I'll understand, but you can usually hold for up to an hour. It's a bit uncomfortable but not terribly bad.

Comment Re:What does HR actually do? (Score 2) 98

4. They wouldn't approve my disability parking permit, to spite having paper work from my doctors.

They can't just give you a disabled parking permits based on doctor notes. You have to be legally a disabled person.

16. Coming in on a weekend, to use the bathroom...

Why would you wanna do that? There're countless ways to go to the bathroom, why you have to come to work?

Comment Because a lot of people cry fouls nowadays (Score 1) 98

A significant increase in false claims made in general, not just particularly at work.

At the workplace: - Walking by and happen to look at somebody can be considered staring
- One word of unintentional meaning can "cause emotional distress"
- Sometimes harmless words can still cause emotional distress, all it requires is that someone reports
- Hosting a meeting too long is considered excuses to "taking advantage" of people

In general: - People question why cars change lane even though their accident is unrelated to the lane change
- Guy at the gym facing the mirror, in which there's a woman. She thinks he wants something from her
- Biker causes accident at 120MPH, blames everyone else (including pedestrians), except himself
- Doctors touching patients using the stethoscope is sexual assault

My conclusion: People are less likely to take ownership/responsibility for what they do.

Comment Is corruption happening? (Score 1) 125

When A grades are given en mass, we have to ask ourselves if favors are being done here. It's quite easy to audit this. Demand the review of random tests, essays, projects, etc.. Even a student can tell you if A was given appropriately. Won't take a genius to figure out.

I'm not saying this to undermine the legitimately bright students. But we have to understand that our Ivy Leagues have seen explosive foreign admissions last 20 years. Those students come from international families of either great power or extreme wealth or both. They could and would make attempts to "earn" their top scores because the cost of the trade is insignificant to them. We've all heard story about a prince from middle east who came to UCLA, partying his life away in endless drugs and sex. Somehow he magically graduated with high honors.

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