President Unelect Musk is doing fine with that all on his own.

https://web.archive.org/web/20241113001602/https://qz.com/elon-musk-x-twitter-transparency-brazil-turkey-tesla-1851656960

Although I absolutely think we've gone overboard on tipping, I genuinely think tipping shouldn't be completely banned. Rather, ban expected tipping.

For instance, last time my wife and I were in London, we, as a clueless American couple, visited a tavern during their busiest period after work. We left a few pounds above and beyond the bill because it was clear they went above and beyond to serve us promptly and excellently despite the fact that they were literally overflowing with patrons. That's how tipping should work.

Yes.

https://www.axios.com/2024/07/17/jack-smith-appeal-dismissal-classified-documents

Pretty sure they're either a troll or wildly ignorant. Either way, it's probably safe to just ignore them.

It is.

I'd rather establish licensing/training requirements for light truck operation. Nobody likes it when someone takes away their stuff. But convince them that the only people allowed to operate such heavy machinery are "elite" and they'll gladly take pride.

Normal passenger car driver's licenses in most of North America have such a comically low bar because people need them for life. You lose your license, you can't live. It's not just harder. You physically cannot get to work, get food, meet friends, etc. It's bonkers. Solving that problem is hard. But making sure that people who really absolutely shouldn't be driving something as dangerous as a truck can't get one "just because it's cool" is a different, much easier solved problem.

Can't be going and adopting kids all willy nilly, or else the adoption factories might ramp up production!

/s

Turns out there's a lot of historical context. Also, whether it was God or Satan who influenced David is somewhat ambiguous thanks to quirks in translation.

https://www.gotquestions.org/David-census.html

I display a clock at work that I proudly label as "Standard Time" year-round. Screw daylight stealings.

For those of us still naive ... Why does Lemmy say "Ubuntu bad" now?

I was homeschooled through middle school because the public school administration wanted to put me on Ritalin despite the school psychiatrist's objections.

Public schools aren't perfect either.