Isn't mise au placard a particularly French thing with no real equivalent elsewhere? It's very hard to fire people in France, so mise au placard means assigning all of someone's responsibilities to others, "putting someone in the closet". I suppose it then comes down to how brazen you are about hanging on in there, if you know you can't be legally fired.

I think it's OK to bash totalitarian states with appalling human rights records and a penchant for stealing other nations' IP.

It's likely that their semiconductor manufacturing capability is the thing stopping China from invading. Taiwan could destroy the plants, leaving China with nothing, and having a massive knock-on effect on the world economy.

Isn't this more of a post World War 2 thing (notwithstanding the fact that the French have probably ridiculed our food for centuries, but they're - y'know - French)? My parents' generation grew up with rationing, so things like coffee were always instant, tinned meat was revered rather than abhorred and potatoes went with everything. It's changed a lot in the last 20 years or so. We'll probably never reach continental Europe-levels of reverence for food in our culture, but we've improved immeasurably.

This. I tried PlayStation VR and it was great. There was this Eve Online spinoff that gave you the space dogfighting experience, along with launching from a space station a la Battlestar Galactica. But ultimately, I don't want to sit in my family living room oblivious to my surroundings, apart from the frequent breaks I have to take to demist the glasses that I have to wear, for extended periods of time. If people wanted VR it'd already be mainstream. The technology's been around for ages now. Its greatest prospect is the fact that it might be the technology that ultimately finishes off Facebook, and that will be a genuine win for humanity.

No it's not, apparently: https://www.law.com/newyorklaw...

Fuck mice, we want dinosaurs! I'm not even joking. Jurassic Park for realsies.

They've created Doc Octopus and we're supposed to cheer.

It's increased the use of the term "fiat currency" on the internet to exponential levels. I think the Italian car manufacturer should consider it as a name for their electric car range.

I suspect that the spike in energy prices and the collapse of crypto will mean that it'll simply become uneconomical to continue mining eventually.

I think that's because, deep down, they know that they're just people who are disproportionately angry about having to pay taxes.

This. Who the fuck puts money into a company founded by a guy who's just had a TV show made about what a con artist he is? Is it some kind of 4D chess move to generate new material for a second season?

UK worker here and I get 35 days a year. I've been here just over a year and I work in automotive, so hardly the most generous or glamorous of industries. It's the same allowance for everyone, from shop floor to senior management. Working conditions in the US look horrific.

Is he not discussing ass-to-mouth? *Leaves discussion*

I don't want to work from home. I like keeping the two things separate. I only have a 10 to 15 minute commute, which isn't too onerous. If I could basically split my working persona from my home persona - like they do in Severance - I'd probably go for it.