I watched it long after the fact, so I already knew about the controversy. I knew that it meant his death.

His death was also a great way to end the series, and the story arc they were in.

I even recognize the artistic merit of showing his death from his own POV.

And yet, somehow it all came together in a way that was very unfulfilling. Maybe it’s just that it’s not the way we’ve ever seen, but it felt very off.

Again, kid logic. Plus, many young parents don’t know (or care) how to properly cook veggies anyway. It’s a choice between canned (and usually salted) veggies, or similarly mushy, over-microwaved fresh/frozen veggies with little seasoning or flavor. It’s not like the green beans are roasted with olive oil, garlic, and balsamic vinegar.

You’re overlooking an important detail - kids love that cheap, shitty food. It was also quick and easy to make, so their tired, overworked parents were easily persuaded to make it.

Naturally there’s a line where it becomes too much, but even rich kids love hot dogs and Mac & cheese.

As a practical matter, how does that work if I’ve never been a patient at that hospital and am unconscious? There are a number of hospitals/health systems in my city that I’ve never been to (and others that I haven’t been to in a very long time, so any expirations would have passed). If I were to be transported to one by ambulance, how would they locate any emergency contact?

Or would I simply be at the mercy of the medical practitioners and their best efforts/judgements until I either wake up or die?

I’m in the US, and we can assume that I have my wallet/ID/insurance card/etc on me at the time.

If it’s working fine in 10, it’s very unlikely to be a hardware fault. Possible (but unlikely) a hardware configuration.

The answer was almost certainly drivers. While I acknowledge that you were unsuccessful at changing them, that is still where your issues came from. You probably could’ve fixed it WinPE/WinRE, which is admittedly way more complicated than it should be.

Part of this is exactly why your boss exists. Raise your concerns with them, and get them on your side. They can also (vaguely) let you know if you are alone on it, or if it’s affecting the entire department.

Your boss is also in a much better position to talk to the other guy’s boss, or someone further up the chain. It also removes the emotional component (similar to how even lawyers should not represent themselves in court), and keeps it focused and level.

There are a lot of other good comments in this thread. Bring them to your boss as possible solutions, and let them fight the battle for you. It also shows you have a desire to solve this (rather than just gripe), and gives them options they may not have considered.

Wild that China is the only one that learned from Trump in 2016, and prepare for what was coming.

Of course, most of that is what China’s been doing anyway for a couple decades, so that may be more coincidental.

That’s where the “cheap bastard” part kicks in. The desire to spend less money outweighs things like social acceptance.

I have a problem with their methodology, although I concede that better metrics would be hard to find.

I’ve known a number of right-wing people that own and love their Prius. They are the “cheap bastard” type, and it’s hard to argue with the value (albeit not the styling nor associations) of a Prius.

As evidenced by the term “bearded clam”

Let’s not forget possibility number 3, that someone lied to him that we are doing it. How would he ever know?

It probably depends on how personalized the ads are. It should come as no surprise that targeted ads have been a thing as long as ads have existed. Coke ads during family shows, alcohol ads (you’ll be cool if you use our product) on MTV, etc.

There are already a number of algorithms to deliver one ad for a product over another, based on likely demographics. Streaming has greatly increased this, since specific demographic details are immediately and directly available when the ad is shown. I won’t get the same as on Hulu that you get.

As for generating ads on-the-fly, that seems unlikely. Few ads are fully generated at all, let alone in response to demographics or the specific viewer(s).

There are also risks when deploying ads without vetting. Some of these viewers will be dressed as Nazis, and will happily share the video to everyone.

reassemble

I’m sure that was autocorrect, but it feels awfully portentous.

Even then it can be dangerous. People move around, and people talk. The people burned can show up again later in so many different ways, in both official and unofficial capacities. I currently work near (different teams, same org) several of my former co-workers, purely by coincidence.

It wouldn’t be a career-ender if I’d screwed them over in the past, but it does make things easier that they have positive experiences with me.

AKA “The Nixon”

Do you have a source on that? It sounds evil enough for IBM, but logistically too problematic to be worthwhile.

The reason why you can (not especially safely) eat takeout pizza that’s been sitting out overnight is because it’s usually loaded with salt. Salt is a preservative, and limits growth of the nasties.

The Nobel Peace Prize, brought to you by Carl’s Jr.

I left them years ago, but their VPN software has (had?) a critical bug - the killswitch treats “connecting” the same as “connected”.

Meaning that if the connection drops for any reason and is not immediately reestablished, you not only lose all protection, but you have a false sense of security.

Christians are the only ones that believe in Satan.

No, satanists do not believe in Satan.