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 Discussion on answer by Dale M: Why a…

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emory
Jun 1, 2022 21:44
As much as its fun to think about tactics to get out of jury duty: (1) there is a risk of a contempt of court citation; and (2) for most juror candidates they go to court, wait around, don't get selected for trial, and the first opportunity they have to show off their tee-shirt they have already been dismissed. If they do get selected, the trial is usually short - much shorter than the time they have already wasted sitting around.
emory
Jun 1, 2022 21:44
Think about it from the defendant's POV. The cop is getting paid overtime to be a witness. Prolonging the process is not a problem for that officer. You are paying the defense attorney you an hourly fee for court time. Needless court appearances are not a problem for that attorney. Similarly, the judge and other court officials are just doing their job. Scheduling "another session" is not an issue. The jurors allied with the defendant in their common interest to get this dumb show over with ASAP.
 

 Discussion on answer by jwh20: Is it …

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emory
May 23, 2022 19:12
@Tim actually the FDIC does mandate mandatory vacation for some employees. I don't think they take away peoples' laptops but it would be a violation for said laptops to be connected to the network during the mandatory vacation. It is not considered a benefit to the employee but an anti-fraud measure because while the fraud is away others are handling their duties and whatever shenanigans they were pulling are likely to fall apart.
 

 Discussion on question by dshin: What…

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emory
Apr 22, 2022 21:49
@Nelson Wouldn't it be easier to set up a TEMPEST device at the StarBucks nearest the target. There is no need to get physical access to the target's machine.
emory
Apr 22, 2022 21:49
@hobbs I would prefer a fake benevolent browser to a genuine malevolent browser.
 

 Discussion on question by Sursula -th…

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emory
Mar 7, 2022 20:29
I do not understand this at all. (1) Reviewers are unpaid laborers and should feel free to ask for whatever changes they need in order to competently review the paper. (2) Measurements should be given in the author's preferred system and the reader's browser should appropriately convert to the reader's preferred system.
 

 Discussion on question by okami: Empl…

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emory
Dec 11, 2021 14:44
@SethR I am not agreeing with this, but my city has foolishly decided to subsidize employment via tax incentives. These agreements were written before the pandemic encouraged the shift to remote work, but they remain in place. If you are one of my neighbors then my tax dollars pay for some of your CorruptCo salary and not otherwise.
emory
Dec 11, 2021 14:44
@JoeStrazzere it makes more sense in the context of in-person work. For example, my state has more and less expensive cities, but needs DMV clerks all over the state. Without adjustment, the expensive cities would have unstaffed DMV offices. For remote work, it can make sense, but it usually involves market distortions like perverse tax incentives.
 

 Discussion on question by Kalliope: H…

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emory
Dec 1, 2021 16:21
Based on your description, I do not see what value the supervisor is providing so I would suggest firing the supervisor and getting a better one.
 

 Discussion on question by Brydon Gibs…

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emory
Nov 19, 2021 03:02
@Molot I am not going to comment on whether force was justified. I have no idea if any of this is true. I am just saying that "hands on holster" is "threatened with weapons" and "a very dangerous action". If you don't believe me then the next time you are pulled over, just casually put your hands on your holster. I guarantee the charging documents will include terms like "threated with weapons" and "dangerous action."
emory
Nov 19, 2021 03:02
@BrydonGibson you were met by a platoon of USBP. There were at most 2 of you. There will be a whole platoon of USBP testifying that the "hands on holster" never happened. You might have video-recorded the incident but "USBP prohibits videotaping or recording anything on government property at a port of entry" - wonder why? So you are going to lose this one. The cards are stacked against you.
emory
Nov 19, 2021 03:02
@WeatherVane The whole story sound fishy, but "hands on holsters" is definitely a dangerous threat. If you or I got into an argument with a third party and put our hands on our holster that would be brandishing - a felony. USBP officers should not be touching their holsters unless they intend to use them. It is a very threatening posture.
 

 Discussion on question by Norman: Can…

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emory
Nov 10, 2021 17:39
@JochenGlueck To the extent that university sells itself as vocational training, yes it does need to change constantly. To the extent that university sells itself in other ways, no it can not continue to demand sky high tuition. To the extent that university decides it does not need to sell itself, enrollments will drop.
 

 Discussion on answer by Andrew: Caree…

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emory
Nov 10, 2021 04:13
This is an example of Sunk Cost fallacy. I do not know whether those years were wasted or not, but one has to forget about them.
 

 Discussion on question by Ted: Admit …

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emory
Nov 4, 2021 20:51
My pedagogy professor told us that he told his students that he from time to time made a mistake on purpose just to see if his students were listening. If they were listening they would notice the mistake and ask him about it. Of course, some times he just makes a mistake and gives his students a little time to notice. If they don't notice he can "catch them not paying attention." If he did not realize he made a mistake, but gets asked he can congratulate the student for paying attention.
 

 Discussion on answer by jwh20: How sh…

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emory
Oct 26, 2021 02:32
@BSMP "Do you have any questions?" is often heard as "Are you really that stupid? Did you pay attention to anything I said?"
 

 Discussion on question by PyRsquared:…

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emory
Oct 19, 2021 15:35
@Michael I would not recommend that. Moreover, how does one open a locked trunk? I assume picking the lock is illegal and would expose oneself to arrest.
 

 Discussion on question by zdm: Why ar…

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emory
Oct 18, 2021 17:13
What would be the value for most courses. Why is Professor Smith's take on the Central Limit Theorem especially valuable?
 

 Discussion on question by JonathanRee…

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emory
Oct 8, 2021 17:54
@JonathanReez I think it is pretty well established that universities are not accountable to anyone and can do whatever they feel like. Otherwise how could they get away with raising tuition at rates much higher than inflation. Not only are they raising tutition at alarming rates they are introducing all sorts of new fees. Everything is going UP UP UP! The real question is why are people still buying into the university scam. Remember Trump University got into trouble not b/c it was a scam (it was), but b/c Trump did not pay off an accrediting body (another scam).
emory
Oct 8, 2021 17:54
@NateEldredge Access codes allow the professor to outsource the grading of assignments to the textbook company. The best analogy would be if a professor charged a homework marking fee. Well with the access code you pay the homework marking fee to the textbook company and they mark the homeworks. That professors have not traditionally charged marking fees has not meant they could not. Frankly in my opinion one of the reasons I have not pursed a professorial career is that I found marking homework deadly boring - so this is probably a change for the better.
 

 Discussion on answer by bdb484: Can I…

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emory
Sep 17, 2021 16:17
@reirab Yes, it is entirely unreasonable but so is the government and it might be up to a jury not a judge to decide this one. You could easily blow several thousand dollars on legal fees defending this one. An acquittal is not a win but a less serious defeat. I would recommend OP against impaired wheelchair operation.
emory
Sep 17, 2021 16:17
@reirab I suspect for the purpose of the statute "public highway" means any street that members of the public can drive on (e.g., excluding closed race tracks) and OP would almost certainly be operating the wheelchair on a "public highway" the first time OP crosses a street. These laws are written to produce convictions.
 

 Discussion on answer by Matthew Gaise…

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emory
Aug 19, 2021 20:29
@NPSF3000 The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior. If there is a mass firing today, there will almost certainly be another one. Everyone in OP's company should be making preparations for the next mass firing.
emory
Aug 19, 2021 20:29
@NPSF3000 I have no idea what the right number is, but it depends on your current compensation relative to the market and how much the company wants to retain you. If the company is massively overpaying you relative to competitors then they can get away with a $0 retention bonus.
emory
Aug 19, 2021 20:29
@NPSF3000 I assume it is structured like a forgiveable loan. You would be best to just take the retention bonus no matter how little it is. Then if you get an enticing offer it either has to be worth repaying the loan or if the new company is flexible on the start date.
emory
Aug 19, 2021 20:29
@FrankHopkins To be honest "a promise of a bonus after X months" in that situation is worse than useless. A cynical employee would figure out that the company could work the employee to the bone and then lay them off a single day before the bonus is realized. OP's company needs to hand out retention bonuses and as they vest refresh them.
 

 Discussion on question by riorio: Ref…

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emory
Jul 27, 2021 18:05
I would love it if some one could come up with a good answer to this one. I would be so rich.
 

 Discussion on question by Ally: How c…

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emory
Jul 22, 2021 15:50
@mcalex I see. Nonetheless I would be reluctant to cash the check without knowing the check's provenance because it seems a central feature of many scams is taking advantage of what people don't know about banking (ftc.gov/news-events/blogs/data-spotlight/2020/02/fakechecks‌​). Basically there is almost a 0% chance that anyone is gifting me $41,000. There is a much greater chance that the $41,000 check is the beginning of a scam.
emory
Jul 22, 2021 15:50
@mcalex would you cash the check? IANAL I am not Australian. I am not an expert on US laws, but I am pretty sure that if I cashed a "bogus check", that the bank would go along with it. I would "see that $41,000" in my account but it would be restricted until the check clears. When it fails to clear, it would magically disappear and be replaced with fees. That is why I would hesitate to cash the check. Maybe I am totally wrong about how the banks work, but I would have to be convinced that there would be no negative outcomes before I cash the check.
 

 Discussion on question by Dev1: Landl…

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emory
Jul 22, 2021 02:40
@MonkeyZeus since one can anonymously call the police, it is very possible that the caller can lie with impunity. Getting evicted is far from the worst thing that can happen as a result of a dishonest call to the police. If we as a society are not doing anything about SWATing then why do you think we would do something about evictions?
 

 Discussion on question by Michael: Wh…

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emory
Jul 5, 2021 16:17
@forest I can only speculate that OP means that municipal governments should aggressively persecute poor people in an effort to encourage them to move elsewhere and that the cities that do not put a foot down against such quality of life issues as "feeding the hungry" (theguardian.com/us-news/2014/nov/05/…) are going to be overrun.
 

 Discussion on answer by 1muflon1: Why…

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emory
Jun 20, 2021 14:00
@1muflon1 I had not heard of the invisible statue, but it reminds me of John Cage's 4'33" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4%E2%80%B233%E2%80%B3
 

 Discussion on answer by Kate Gregory:…

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emory
May 21, 2021 09:20
@Kyralessa IANAL I do not think sign makers are obligated to tell the truth. Despite what the sign says, presence does not indicate consent. I suspect that the crew will ask everyone filmed to sign consent forms. The crew will blur out or completely edit out those who refuse. In the unlikely event that they accidently leave a refuser in, they are hoping the sign might protect them. It might and a sign costs almost $0.00 (that is 0EURO) - so why not put up a sign.
 

 Discussion on answer by Rob Watts: Do…

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emory
Apr 18, 2021 16:42
In addition that both parties having incentives to not publicize, I suspect that the most successful negotiations happen without explicit ultimatums. The employee negotiates a nice offer from prospective employer. The employee is emboldened to ask for a big raise from the current employer. If the raise is granted then it is not a counter offer because the employer never knew about the prospective employer's offer.
 

 Discussion on answer by Old_Lamplight…

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emory
Mar 26, 2021 11:25
@computercarguy I think you are misunderstanding. You don't talk about your side gig that you are trying to grow to replace your job. You ask the other guy what s/he likes to do on the weekends. Either they talk on and on and you pretend to be interested or they ask you what you like to do on the weekend then you have found a kindred spirit.
 

 Discussion on question by Franck Dern…

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emory
Feb 7, 2021 16:50
@RobertColumbia evidently there are pedestrian tunnels but if the only way for ordinary passengers in/out the station was through a metro or bus transfer then I think it should be counted.
emory
Feb 7, 2021 16:50
@Randall I did not see them, but you are probably right.
emory
Feb 7, 2021 16:50
@hszmv if you are not a Pentagon employee can you do anything other than transfer to another bus/train, visit the Pentagon Memorial, or go on a tour? I suspect if you are a Pentagon employee you could properly walk away. They must have a way to access the huge parking lots surrounding the building.
emory
Feb 7, 2021 16:50
The Pentagon Metro Station is useful for Pentagon employees and as a transfer station for others. You can transfer from rail to bus or bus to rail, but you can not walk away from the station. I do not think taxis or ubers can reach the station either.
 

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emory
Dec 14, 2020 00:53
@RonJohn I agree. I would recommend signing it, unless you are supremely confident that you can find a replacement job on short order. If you are supremely confident that you can find a replacement job on short order, then you would have already done it. Remember that two weeks notice is a custom not a legal requirement.
 

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emory
Nov 18, 2020 10:09
@0xC0000022L While the thought of Jared Kushner spending time in federal lock up makes me happy, if Trump pardons JK, Biden can not unpardon him. Why does Trump need Biden to do it? Moreover, if Biden "double-crossed" Trump (said he would pardon Kusher and not follow through) what would Trump's recourse be? I doubt any federal court is going to force Biden to pardon Kushner (even if Biden swore on a stack of Bibles he would).
emory
Nov 18, 2020 10:09
While Trump has been soundly thrashed, he retains all the powers of the presidency until January 20. Between now and then, he can pardon or immunize anyone he wants. Until then, Biden can not pardon or immunize anyone. Only the President can pardon. If Biden could pardon, then he would not need to pardon to attain the presidency because he would have already attained it.
 

 Discussion on question by Craig Hick…

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emory
Nov 13, 2020 14:55
@alephzero my understanding (and I could easily be wrong) is that Trump did not request the Georgia recount but it is required by law when tallies are within a specified tight margin.
 

 Discussion on question by gerrit: Are…

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emory
Nov 6, 2020 00:19
@gerrit - an even more extreme example - qz.com/india/1607559/… - The Gir Forest voting district in India has exactly one voter.
emory
Nov 6, 2020 00:19
@Statsanalyst they do publicly release turnout statistics
 

 Discussion on question by BobE: Ballo…

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emory
Oct 8, 2020 19:23
@Polygnome I think the US problem is with the poll workers. They are paid basically nothing for working a very long day.
emory
Oct 8, 2020 19:23
@Polygnome I do not think there is a US mandate on voting district size but it seems like it would not matter. Consider publicintegrity.org/politics/elections/…. The wait time is horrible but the voting district appears to be in compliance with the German requirement of 2,500 voters.
emory
Oct 8, 2020 19:23
@Polygnome This year election day will be a holiday in the US for the first time ever. I think it is an empty gesture for multiple reasons. (1) I like a lot of Americans will have voted prior to election day; and more importantly (2) given employment at will it does not really matter much which days are government declared holidays
emory
Oct 8, 2020 19:23
@gmauch I share your concerns about ballot secrecy, but this year I will be voting by mail. Given the situation in the US, disallowing vote by mail would be massive voter suppression. Might as well let Trump be President for Life. Short Term: Vote By Mail. Long Term: We need a better solution.
emory
Oct 8, 2020 19:23
@Polygnome as a us voter, I have never had to wait more than a few minutes. For a couple years, the balloting place was the lobby of my building. Voting has never been inconvenient to me. The people waiting 7 hours typically live in poorer areas. Making voting hard for the "wrong people" is a time honored tradition. What is the wait time for the "wrong people" to vote in Germany?