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 Discussion on answer by Philipp: If v…

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Panzercrisis
Aug 26, 2022 13:56
This talking about humans vs. animals and other non-humans in the court system reminds me of a murder case in the US, in which the defendant was successfully convicted, where the key witness was a parrot. The thing was, both she and her husband were shot, and he died. The cops originally thought a third party shot both. However the parrot, while the wife was apparently in the hospital or whatever, came under the care of another individual, who kept hearing it continually recite things that were said at the time of the murder. The court treated the parrot basically as an audio recording.
 

 Discussion on question by Panzercrisi…

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Panzercrisis
Apr 25, 2022 16:22
@Ryan_L That's what I'm talking about. Also one of the Ten Commandments. But those are much broader rules, and some of these broader rules seem to be much more globally accepted across demographics, even if there's disagreement on where abortion lies specifically.
Panzercrisis
Apr 25, 2022 16:22
Not really. The arguments on either side of the debate have almost nothing to do with religion, so it seems strange to me that the demographics would. I'll edit this in as a TL;DR.
 

 Discussion on question by PipMan: How…

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Panzercrisis
Apr 8, 2022 00:52
For some reason, the acronym in the title of this question reminds me of a Pip-Boy on Fallout, long before it makes me think of HR. 🙃
 

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Panzercrisis
Mar 3, 2022 22:11
Every legal entity (person or company) has to have an address for legal purposes. What about homeless people? Does this differ significantly between the US and Germany?
 

 Discussion on answer by Schwern: When…

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Panzercrisis
Feb 11, 2022 16:12
Don't tell me we're going to have a meta site post now raising a question on whether all-caps can be used in certain situations and where to draw the line...
 

 Discussion on answer by nvoigt: How s…

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Panzercrisis
Oct 28, 2021 00:30
This really reminds me of when I took a year off from software development and went to teach English in Japan. It took a little while for me to start to grasp some of the material in this answer. And often the students struggled with insecurity over their performance, which made some of them hesitant to even try. I kept having to encourage them and compliment their skill to help them keep participating in exercises. Pressure to learn quickly and perform great, in some ways, was hurting the students. Learning English probably has some strong parallels with learning to develop software.
 

 Discussion on answer by Dale M: Could…

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Panzercrisis
Apr 23, 2021 15:10
@Acccumulation Oh, okay, I see now. Thanks.
Panzercrisis
Apr 23, 2021 15:10
@Acccumulation In other words, I didn't know if, by that expression, the answerer meant that the appeal was super likely to be denied, or if they meant that the new jury was super likely to come to same decision the last one did. I'm guessing they meant the latter, since it sounded like there were grounds for an appeal, and I'm thinking the prosecution will probably pursue the case again if one were granted.
Panzercrisis
Apr 23, 2021 15:10
When you say the appeal will not acquit them, do you mean that, in that case, they'll be denied the retrial altogether, or do you just mean that the retrial will, in that case, just result in another guilty verdict?
 

 Discussion on answer by Ryan M: In th…

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Panzercrisis
Mar 3, 2021 23:13
@gerrit That sounds similar to this: Is it against the law to mispronounce Arkansas?
 

 Discussion on answer by Greendrake: W…

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Panzercrisis
Feb 11, 2021 16:27
Wow, this was really just meant to be a really quick yes/no question/comment about a specific case of refusing the oath as worded, but accepting it in principle.
Panzercrisis
Feb 10, 2021 23:17
I'm guessing they can legally say something like, "I have a religious objection to promising and swearing, per a passage in the Gospel of Matthew, but I do absolutely affirm the statements previously mentioned," right?
 

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Panzercrisis
Feb 7, 2021 16:50
They built that thing just for the view of the river, and they won't let people enter/exit the platform? ...I have to say, that's a far cry from the most impressive natural scenery in the country. And even if we're talking about rivers specifically, those things are a dime a dozen in Japan.
 

 Discussion on answer by Panzercrisis:…

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Panzercrisis
Jan 8, 2021 21:08
Sorry, I'll try to keep this in mind moving forward.
Panzercrisis
Jan 8, 2021 20:34
Well, I have come back after all, just to say this one thing: I am sorry I was not more clear that I wasn't ranting about you. Sorry for the lack of clarity in the way it was worded. And I certainly didn't raise a flag, if that's what you mean. But I apologize for the lack of clarity. * :)
Panzercrisis
Jan 8, 2021 20:34
Well, let me edit that, sorry
Panzercrisis
Jan 8, 2021 20:34
Well, I have come back after all, just to say this one thing: I am sorry I was not more clear that I wasn't ranting about you. Sorry for the lack of clarity in the way it was worded. And I certainly didn't raise a flag, if that's what you mean. But unfortunately the lack of clarity is the main thing I can apologize for.
Panzercrisis
Jan 8, 2021 20:18
@Willeke please note my remarks. Harper did find emotion in the comments - that's what I will grant - but he/she did not find an accusation against him/her personally. It was only a comment that I was not sure either way in this case, but that the community in general has been having problems recently.

If I have been accused to the moderation team, the evidence is clear and unambiguous that I did not accuse any individual of racism, but that I am innocent. I simply mentioned that I was not clear what was happening here, and then complained about a problem that I have seen from other peo…
Panzercrisis
Jan 8, 2021 20:12
I did not call you a racist, plain and simple. Read it again. I said I was wondering where that comment stood and could not tell one way or the other. Read it again.

This is the end of the discussion.
Panzercrisis
Jan 8, 2021 20:11
In terms of virtue-signaling - I was simply saying it was a problem that needed to be dealt with, and that the people who do meet that description need to think twice about their opinions.
Panzercrisis
Jan 8, 2021 20:09
Well, that's why I left a disclaimer for your comment and said that your comment may have not had that problem, and I did so towards the beginning and the end. I said that I couldn't tell one way or the other where yours stood, but that SE in general was having a problem recently
Panzercrisis
Jan 8, 2021 19:56
And personally, I am getting sick and tired of seeing it on Stack Exchange. When I worked in Japan, I suffered fairly severely from anti-American racism and discrimination - not from Japanese themselves normally, but generally from other expats instead. These people thought they were perfection itself, but at the same time, they lied to, manipulated, and cheated their own customers, and they were horrible with how they treated children.
Panzercrisis
Jan 8, 2021 19:56
They had no problem calling us Americans "ignorant and stupid", but they themselves knew fairly little about the world, they were only in Japan so they could take advantage of it, and they treated my students like animals. I am potentially going to start making a big issue on SE about this apparent surge in racism directed at Americans that's getting littered throughout comments and so on. Still, I'm not really sure whether this specific comment is racist - this one may be perfectly fine; it's hard to tell - but I'm certainly seeing it in much more clear-cut cases elsewhere throughout SE.
Panzercrisis
Jan 8, 2021 19:56
Yeah, that link goes to a site that requires disabling your ad blocker, which I'm not going to do; but that said, I'm kind of wondering how appropriate that remark is. At least some people might interpret it as racist. Personally I don't know one way or another, because I'm not going to mess with that site to see. But if it is, just know that most such racists, in my experience, have a problem separating what they see on TV from reality and are actually quite ignorant themselves. They just "learn" from things like TV, FB memes, and what they hear their friends say, not legitimate sources.
Panzercrisis
Jan 8, 2021 19:56
Texas still looks fairly independent. It's interesting to drive through there at least once or twice, both along the Interstate and along the non-Interstate highways. On the non-Interstate ones, you'll go from town to town to town, and they'll all fall into a cookie-cutter format, and the whole system is different from what's in other states. Slightly related - The Lower 48 are mostly divided up into a western power grid/system and an eastern power grid/system. However Texas has its own third grid/system, basically to itself.
 

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Panzercrisis
Dec 14, 2020 00:53
Interesting that California would be at-will.
 

 Discussion on question by Antonio Rag…

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Panzercrisis
Dec 5, 2020 11:23
This question and its responses made me laugh a little. It was definitely informative though; I would've been just as confused as the OP.
 

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Panzercrisis
Nov 18, 2020 08:14
@RonJohn I'm guessing he probably just means that the revolutions that brought them into power were at least partially brought about or sparked by mob rule, then quickly consolidated into authoritarianism. Personally I don't know, one way or the other, whether that was the original spark, but I'm guessing that's probably what he means by it.
Panzercrisis
Nov 18, 2020 08:14
The essence of this answer is not changed by the usage of that one bit of terminology. It's not a big deal. (I got confused by it too, but that was just one minute detail.)
 

 Discussion on answer by nvoigt: I got…

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Panzercrisis
Nov 11, 2020 12:57
The phrase "Very professional" sounds sarcastic at first glance, especially after 10 days is mentioned. It takes a second glance to realize that basically means 10 business days / two weeks, and partially as a result, "Very professional" is meant to be taken literally.
 

 Discussion on question by Panzercrisi…

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Panzercrisis
Nov 11, 2020 11:10
On that point, I remember moving from the US to Japan a couple of years ago, and that part of it certainly felt different. In the US I could and did change entire states and sides of the country basically over a weekend, on multiple occasions, with little or sometimes even zero requirement to report it. But in Japan, I immediately had to get registered at a city office, be signed up for national health insurance, undergo a separate, second registration at a national office afterwards, pay income taxes (residence taxes, IIRC) to even the municipal level), etc. ...
Panzercrisis
Nov 11, 2020 11:10
... It's still just a few quick items to cross off the list, but a lot of it applies to their own citizens as well, not just foreigners, and it has a very different vibe from the US.
 

 Discussion on answer by Kate Bunting:…

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Panzercrisis
Oct 22, 2020 03:17
After reading the picture in the question a few times, I thought it meant, "[This is ] their hunt[,] the roast vegetable sauce. Our roast vegetable sauce." In other words - dang, that's hard to read - but after a few tries, I thought they were saying that their competitor(s) were onto some sort of "me too" campaign, trying to get a hold Sainsbury's sauce, instead of making and relying on their own. I guess the picture is more similar to this answer though.
 

 Discussion on question by ellenoid: H…

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Panzercrisis
Sep 29, 2020 11:38
Let everyone in the room thank AaronF for getting our comments moved. Some of you had stuff like 30 and 50 upvotes.
Panzercrisis
Sep 29, 2020 11:06
@AaronF Are you a troll? Does a moderator need to erase the comments starting with yours, leaving the appropriate ones above untouched?
Panzercrisis
Sep 29, 2020 11:06
I'm an IT guy, but have worked as a teacher as well, partially just trying to have a more social job. I love teaching, and I absolutely depend on having the ability to be around and talk to other people constantly. That said, the teaching job was exhausting, and I still wanted to be alone in many cases. That way I could rest and gather enough energy to go back to teaching and socializing. That way it was fun, and I could do so without being irritable and mentally drained. Even among those who like and depend on being around people, many are introverts and must have rest
 

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Panzercrisis
Aug 26, 2020 15:31
@DevSolar Murder is unacceptable. Defense is not. Things can get a little iffy in war sometimes, but the US and many other countries started the war under attack, so they were acting in self-defense. (This isn't saying every individual action was justified, but the general idea of getting in the plane was defensive.)
Panzercrisis
Aug 26, 2020 13:29
As a Christian, I'd just be scared of being directly ordered to fly under a name like the 10%. Depending on the situation (some I feel are a lighter shade of grey, while others a darker shade), I'd in at least some cases be religiously forced to consciensiously object until assigned to something different. I still understand though that the original intent - what's going on in other people's minds - would normally just be trying to sound tough or whatever.
 

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Panzercrisis
Aug 18, 2020 11:32
The floating cities on Venus that you're describing were depicted in one episode of Cowboy Bebop.
 

 Discussion on question by Theoretical…

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Panzercrisis
Jul 25, 2020 19:26
This question sounds quite applicable to criminal activity.
 

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Panzercrisis
Jun 5, 2020 10:06
Politics aside, many people don't think of it all as either "protests" or "riots". Many people see them as two different things happening at the same time, being carried out by different (but sometimes overlapping) sets of people.
 

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Panzercrisis
Jan 19, 2020 19:12
If it's 500 years from Earth with current technology, how long would it take with the colonists' technology? How much faster will we be able to travel when they depart? Do you mean that, given the technology at that future point in time, it would be 500 years?
 

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Panzercrisis
May 12, 2018 16:55
As a relatively new resident of Arizona, I've only seen these metric signs fairly close to the border with Mexico. It struck me as something they were probably trying to keep close to the border with Mexico to help with international traffic.
 

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Panzercrisis
Feb 21, 2018 01:36
This answer is a little strongly worded, especially when the OP is probably worried to death anyway, and when it doesn't sound like they've been in the professional workforce for that long. Although I agree with some of the content of this answer, maybe the tone could be revised just a little? Plus the OP doesn't need to just give up; there may be room for the situation to be salvaged. I understand this may be a bad situation for the OP, but pushing it too much emotionally may result in an overreaction, not in a well-thought out response.
 

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Panzercrisis
Feb 15, 2018 14:22
I have never heard this is in any common usage whatsoever. The overwhelming majority of native speakers would agree. Let's not be too pedantic over a "lack of sources" here.
 

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Panzercrisis
Jan 15, 2018 21:42
As far as saving the screenshots goes, if he does try to hide it later, he may also tell the institution that the images provided by the OP are fake. In that case, it would be nice if the OP had the assistance of a moderator available, since moderators are often able to see deleted content (and can also talk with someone from the institution in chat). That may be worthy of a question on the meta site.
 

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Panzercrisis
Nov 21, 2017 06:27
As an engineer...I've upvoted your answer. I've only read the edits, not the comments themselves, but nothing seems unrealistic about it. Again, it's mainly just a question of whether they would've invested the effort.
 

 Discussion on answer by Tom Au: Is it…

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Panzercrisis
Nov 15, 2017 17:32
Now that it comes up though, it's interesting to note that, in the Constitutional amendment that forbids slavery, it provides as its sole exception that labor may be mandated by way of criminal penalty. This is not slavery in the strict, historical sense, but is really just a matter of what @TomAu 's answer is dealing with: There are differences in how slavery can be defined, and telling convicts to punch license plates during their prison terms was not the sort of thing that amendment was going after.
Panzercrisis
Nov 15, 2017 17:32
In the US, it is typically not the convention for prisoners to be required to work. (I believe it was due to a court ruling(s) decades ago over some abuse allegations, but that may not necessarily be.) It is common for prisoners to work in the US, but not in terms of forced labor.