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More to the point: tip culture is soooo bad. If being a server were a minimum-wage job, you'd expect the server to actually get paid minimum wage. But they don't; the employer reduces their hourly wage under the assumption that the tips make up the difference. So the reality is that tips pay the server more than the employer does, and the employer's reduced payroll means they pay less in payroll tax.

2%-er here. I agree with and will reiterate a lot of what's been said. Here's my full take. Depression is more common in those with high intelligence. I don't know why; I don't think it's the ostracism, the frustration, or the lack of understanding from others. Depression is typically more of a brain chemistry problem than an environmental problem. I'm not sure if ADD/ADHD goes along with that or not, but it's something I struggle with personally. Not learning how to apply myself in school... that's a big one. I don't really feel isolated from other people, but I see people who idolize me. ("He's so smart." "He's the smartest person I know.", yada yada yada) That's an uncomfortable position to be in since I know I don't deserve it. I don't normally get bothered when I see people believe something that I think is ridiculous. If you're not hurting yourself or others, then I really don't care. (Exceptions: religious extremism and the shit-hole that is the current US political environment. You people ARE hurting yourselves and others.) One other problem, though, is the emotional toll I encounter when I find something that I truly don't understand... when I have to solve a logic problem and I can't. My whole life, I've been the guy that can figure it out, so when I can't figure it out, I have to ask what happened to me.

Of my many frustrations, the biggest one actually comes from the community. There are _so_ many unvetted, surface-level blogs about programming patterns and technologies that it's impossible to find quality, well-written, instructive content.

Search for the repository pattern and you'll find hundreds of posts regurgitating the same, insufficient code. Or you'll find hundreds of posts saying, "You don't need it. Entity Framework _is_ your repository." Sorry, guys, but I'm not using EF for my data access layer. And even if I were, my DB schema and my domain structure are so vastly different that I'd have enough EF config code to warrant its own wing in the Library of Congress.

Do a search for authentication in Blazor and you'll find tutorials on how to create a project using the built-in template. (Many of the MS tutorials are also this superficial.) Heaven forbid you chose the wrong template and need to add authentication retroactively! Where are the tutorials and walkthroughs for that?

I cursed when I saw that ADS was being retired. Even if the MSSQL extension in VS Code comes to parity, it's still _another_ extension that I have to load, increasing load times. And when I'm working on database stuff, I typically want it in a separate viewspace from my application code stuff. What I'd really like is a separate install of VS Code with just my app code extensions (for performance) and a different install of VS Code with just my DB stuff.... oh wait, that's ADS and they just killed it. Gah!

There is (or was) an Xkcd shirt for this, though I'm having a heck of a time finding the original store page for it. It's referenced here: [Shirt of the Day: Self Descriptive Shirt from XKCD – St. Eutychus]

Kind of like "GNU". There's actuallya ton of these in computer science... cURL, LAME, gRPC, Nano, PHP....

You can upgrade the class using nanites. You can expand the inventory slots using cash (in-game cash, no need for in-app purchases). At this point, I'm not sure if starting stats even matter any more. For your information, you're looking at a Solar Ship.

The Coriolis effect - describes how a spinning object affects the motion of things on its surface. The spin has the effect of applying a force perpendicular to the direction of motion.

The butterfly effect - in a chaotic system (like weather), a small difference in the starting conditions may have a large effect on the system over time.

Other than for cosmetic reasons (which I, as a male, don't care about for myself), why have toenails at all? Fingernails are useful, yes, for picking guitars and noses. Toenails? Don't need 'em.

There's a place in the Dallas, TX area called The Milk Yard that serves similar... "dishes". Crazy milkshake, served in a jar, stupid amounts of "toppings" on top. I ate one and was literally sick the next day. Plus, the dessert costs the same as a meal at a mid-range restaurant. But was the experience worth it?

FYI: in Labyrinth, that was Michael Moschen. not David Bowie. Bowie's too good of a singer to be allowed to also have the skills of a contact juggler.

The Cocoa Puffs are placed very thoughtfully.

What do I need toenails for?

You do.

The babe with the power.

tl:dr; The metaverse is about a change in our behavior, where our normal daily actions are becoming more and more online. That change is not instant; it's been evolving over the past 30 years and will continue to do so. "Facebook / Meta" is just a company trying to brand themselves and capitalize on that evolution. Ford didn't invent the automobile; FB isn't inventing the metaverse.

In detail:

Let me tell you what a metaverse isn't. A metaverse isn't a new product or service that's about to be launched. It's not something you have to sign up for. Most importantly, Facebook Meta is NOT "the metaverse". FB Meta is just FB trying to attach their name to something.

So what is the metaverse? It's an evolution. It's a gradual change in how people interact. That's not just about chat or VR.

30 years ago, cash was king. If you paid for something by check, the retailer would physically deliver that check to the bank to deposit it. Credit cards were a luxury. Today, I can go to a mom-and-pop diner, scan a barcode with my phone, and pay for my food while sitting at my table. Today, I loath receiving cash for anything because it's so hard to spend. With pay-by-phone, ACH transfers, and real-time credit card transactions, money has become digitized. (Side note: How will the various crypto-currencies play into this? Crypto isn't metaverse, but crypto wouldn't be possible without a metaverse.)

Another big change? Well... how many people are working from home right now? COVID was the catalyst, but remote work is a feature of a metaverse. I don't have to go to an office to have a physical wire connect my computer to the server. I don't have to have a powerful home computer with a huge hard drive, either. All of my files are stored in the cloud. My processing is done on virtual machines hosted on the internet. And I have business relationships with people halfway across the country whom I have never met in person.

Socially? Yes, we have Facebook (and LinkedIn, and Diaspora, and MySpace, and Friendster, and UseNet) to keep us connected with our peers. In the past, those services were gimmicks. Now they're the norm. Gone are the days of walking the school halls telling everyone that you're planning a party Friday night. Just throw it up on a shared calendar and send invites to your friends. No more dropping into a quaint little coffee shop just because it's cute on the outside. Instead, Google it first and check the Yelp reviews, and only then maybe decide it's worth checking out.

Pornhub requires its models to be over 18.

Since I don't know what your mission is, I don't know what types of projects to suggest. Here's a few very generic thought:

• Inventory (not assets, but inventory) management to reduce carrying costs and improve request satisfaction efficiency and accuracy?
• Scheduling software so that shared resources are more easily accessed without causing contention among users? (This could be managing a shared conference room, or appointment scheduling for customers.)
• Process management software of some kind to help make sure critical steps don't get skipped and all of the important information gets entered as appropriate?

No, just like we never run out of words. QR codes aren't magically unique. It's really just like putting a bunch of letters together to make a word.

I can write the word "cat" with a crayon. But when my wife writes the word "cat" with her crayon, it looks completely different. Her handwriting is nicer than mine and my letters look squiggly and ugly compared to hers. Same letters, they just look different. You can make letters on a screen look different, too. That's called a "font". Just like different handwriting... same letters that just look a little different. A QR code is really just a weird font. It's handwriting that looks so funny that only a specialist can read it. (Your scanner is the specialist.)

Did you ever notice that QR codes always have three corners that look like plain boxes? That's how the computer knows which side is the top. If you look at a book that's upside down, you know to turn it over before you try to read it. Those boxes tell the computer which way to turn it before it tries to read it.

There's also something called "error correction" built in. If I put a dot here for the letter "c", then I also put a dot over there to represent that same "c". I don't need both dots; I can use either one. But that way, if part of my QR code gets scratched off or dirty, I have a better chance of reading the right message because the clean parts still have enough information.

And finally, there's something called a "checksum". A checksum is a small fact about what you just read. For example, I might say "cat(3)". That 3 at the end would mean that you should have read a 3-letter word. Or maybe I say "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.(23,12)" and that means you should have read 23 consonants and 12 vowels. If what you read doesn't match the checksum, then you should try reading it again. A barcode scanner can actually read a barcode multiple times if it has to to get it right.

Quick note: There are many different types of barcodes: UPC, QR, Aztec, Code9. There's a different one on your mail. There's a different one on the sticker on the fruit you buy at the grocery store. They're all just different "fonts". Some, but not all, use error correction. Some, but not all, use checksums. Some use both. Some use neither.

The Antikythera mechanism. Oops... I mean...

You have to read between the lines here. These three words aren't a magic bullet. It's really more about representing yourself in a certain way... and wording stuff like this helps you represent yourself as a confident person.

Turn signals, in general: people should use them. Unfortunately, I've seen too many times where someone left a signal on and didn't turn. I appreciate when people use their signal, but I don't trust it until I see them actually start to turn.

Anybody can build a bridge that stands up, but only an engineer can build a bridge that just barely stands up.

You mention women's health, but I perked interest as soon as you said "hematologist".

What's the state of CRISPR cures for hemophilia (specifically, hemophilia b), both for the unborn as well as those that have moved out of the womb? Do you see progress in this? When do you think there will be something available for those with the disease?

I (male) am an adult with nearly negligible symptoms. My daughter (definitely a carrier) is concerned about having children because of the risk that her children will be severely symptomatic.