How does AirBnB plan to ensure compliance with local construction regulations? That seems like it could be rather expensive for this endeavor.
Move fast and break things™️.
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706f6f70 commented on America’s Epidemic of Empty Churches theatlantic.com/ideas/arc... · Posted by u/mitchtbaum
We don't need faith in God to have a community, only faith in one another. The premise that community cannot exist without a religious basis is a false one.
I would argue that this would be a new event in human history. I can't think of a single major civilization that was not religious in some capacity.
706f6f70 commented on America’s Epidemic of Empty Churches theatlantic.com/ideas/arc... · Posted by u/mitchtbaum
That seems at odds to the decline of religion across Europe.
UK is now majority atheist, and Ireland once devoutly catholic is far more secular than it was. A majority voted to end the ban on abortion in Ireland only this year. So I am baffled at what "crisis of secularism" Kaufman is imagining.
I think that the factor for Europe is immigration. A majority of new Europeans are Muslims and that is by far the fastest growing religion.
706f6f70 commented on Helsinki to Begin Anonymous Recruiting finlandtoday.fi/helsinki-... · Posted by u/rendall
As a tall, handsome young white man with a great employment history at internationally known companies I do not like this at all.
There is no perceivable bias that would penalise me, besides the fact that I do not fulfil diversity quotas... Or do I? I am not straight! I really am the full package.
Come to Canada, you will be penalized so hard you'll wish the public health care system covered pre-crisis mental health.
The good news is that because gender is a social construct, no one can challenge your assertion that you are in fact non-binary. Religion is the same. Verdict is still out on race however.
706f6f70 commented on Helsinki to Begin Anonymous Recruiting finlandtoday.fi/helsinki-... · Posted by u/rendall
That is only true assuming the selection criteria that weren't blinded were themselves free of bias. That's very rarely true.
And if it's not true, arguably what you've done is removed the adjustment variables that could correct the bias, rather than the bias itself.
> were themselves free of bias.
At what point do we start growing people solely for the purpose of leading unbiased existences away from all of humanity? Of course these existences are isolated from all humanity lest they associate the human that gives them food with positivity, or someone having a bad day with negativity. And of course, we kill these unbiaseds shortly after every selection process, since the mere process of selection itself, generates bias.
Some SF writer must have beaten me to this right?
Why do people still live there (apart from those who cannot move)?
Because not all societies enshrine individual freedom as their primary value. China has historically valued orderliness, collective well-being, and personal sacrifice. This sucks from a Western perspective, but it also means that a great many of the problems the West faces will never manifest in China.
There are very few absolute wrongs in the world and it's not clear that this would be one of them.
706f6f70 commented on Apple iPhone Supplier Foxconn Planning Deep Cost Cuts bloomberg.com/news/articl... · Posted by u/petethomas
It's possible that this turns out to be a real sign, and I think other commenters have some good reasons why it could be. That said, I have been an AAPL stock owner and watcher for a few years and have noticed a pattern. Every September, Apple introduces new iPhones. Later in the fall, the articles come out citing weak demand.
2017: "'Anemic' iPhone 8 demand drags Apple shares lower", https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-iphone/anemic-iphon...
2016: "Apple may be cutting iPhone 7 orders as demand falls", https://www.cultofmac.com/456431/apple-may-cutting-iphone-7-...
2015: "Apple stock slides on claims of slashed iPhone component orders, weak iPhone 6s demand", https://appleinsider.com/articles/15/12/01/apple-stock-slide...
Note that there were articles in those years also suggesting high demand. My point being that articles suggesting soft demand happen every year. Except 2014 when the iPhone 6 came out. Everyone was in total agreement then that demand was insane (and that quarter proved to be very hot indeed for Apple).
My point is that we won't truly know what demand looked like for the new iPhones until late January when Apple announces earnings.
There seem to be many unique things to this year though:
* Apple announces it will no longer report unit sales. This is a clear shift in strategy.
* Orders have been cut not once, but twice.
* Suppliers have been slaughtered in earnings reports.
* Suppliers have cut staff and are trying to control costs.
I agree there is a "cry wolf" element to this, but sometimes the wolf really does show up.
706f6f70 commented on The spread of low-credibility content by social bots nature.com/articles/s4146... · Posted by u/infodocket
It strikes me as somewhat ironic that Nature would public this given that they recently tweeted:
> Editorial: The US Department of Health and Human Services proposes to establish a legal definition of whether someone is male or female based on the genitals they are born with. This proposal has no foundation in science and should be abandoned. [1]
That last sentence just absolutely boggles the mind and I'm not entirely sure how this journal retains any semblance of reputation when its editorial board is so clearly willing to put ideology over science.
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