OrteilGenou

joined 2 years ago
[–] OrteilGenou@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Where to practice

Tokyo, duh

[–] OrteilGenou@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (5 children)

He's taking it with him, the deal states it will go to his presidential library when he leaves office

[–] OrteilGenou@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

All these Germans

[–] OrteilGenou@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] OrteilGenou@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

As parallels go, this is right

[–] OrteilGenou@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago

Anyone paying attention when the DNC hamstrung Bernie in favor of Hildawg back in 2016 has been aware of the very small number of wealthy elites pulling strings on the supposed left, and that goes a longer way back for the right.

The sharp turn toward fascism began with Trump as far as I can tell, but the Bush and Reagan era of Republican rule - in particular the Cheney/Rumsfeld influence - really set the table for this.

That fact that the Cheneys were Team Joy last time around tells you all you need to know about the state of politics in the United States right now.

[–] OrteilGenou@lemmy.world 64 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Our Uber was in a BYD the other day. Asked the driver how he liked it. He said he had a Tesla for about two years and it didn't come close to the BYD. He said the BYD had more features, longer range, faster charge, and was more comfortable, for about 70% the price of a Tesla.

If it weren't for artificial support and trade barriers, I bet Tesla would be a dead brand already

[–] OrteilGenou@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)
[–] OrteilGenou@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Isn't the size guide there? 1.5 to 3 mm rise per year is defined, so you can extrapolate the rest, roughly

[–] OrteilGenou@lemmy.world 15 points 3 days ago (1 children)

In Europe tipping is optional and the expectations are lower because the base wage is the full minimum, or higher.

In North America tipping has become a necessity because there is a lower minimum wage for waitstaff, which is a stupid arrangement that allows management/ownership to keep wages low and also now claim a portion of tips, for some reason.

Anyone who thinks that is a good system and that the problem is "cheapskates", not the deeply flawed system for paying waitstaff, is not thinking things through

[–] OrteilGenou@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago

Tipping is one of the only reasons to carry cash

I like to pay by card and hand the waiter a bill or two so they aren't giving half of their tip to management

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