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Alona Vasylieva

Always leave windows closed when you fly, says flight attendant: Why

As a former flight attendant, I have good reasons you should keep windows closed when you are in the air and not leave the shades open on a flight.
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ops_6950 For claustrophobic folks keeping that shade up helps them to feel not so boxed in. It doesn't impact me one way or another but I'm that annoying person that can't sleep on a plane so i've got my little light on to read even in the middle of the night. When everyone is in a little tin can hurtling through the air as long as its not hurting others I think you have to let people do what makes them comfortable.
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Georgia Hennessy

Trump says Google CEO rejected his request to rename Atlantic Ocean

"No, no, no. This time I'm not doing it," Trump said Google boss Sundar Pichai told him when he asked to rename the Atlantic Ocean.
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Amanda Goh

Bono says U2 has no problem with rich fans paying more for tickets

Bono said U2 has little say over concert ticket prices, but the band still tries to keep its best seats affordable.
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Tracy Connor

Meta says it shut No Kings account because it suspected bots activity

The account was inaccessible for several hours during the group's nationwide early-voting rallies.
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Uber offers drivers bonuses to boost ride completions

Uber incentivizes drivers with bonuses for ride completions and referrals, boosting earnings amid rising gas prices.
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team_rangerc22de The problem with these bonuses, you might have a great streak where you earned this high bonus but within that two week pay period if you have, let’s say some moderate to minimum rides that are on the lower end maybe below prop 22, any extra that you made on that bonus is going to fill the shortages on those other rides. So I actually wrote Uber recently because I feel a bonus is a bonus. Like a tip as a tip. The bonus should not be used to extract from and fill in the nonprofitable rides that you may have accepted. To where it levels out now versus being an actual bonus. And yet again, without having fixed percentages on their fees, the insurance, costs managing their app, incentives for riders, etc. Without us knowing what those actual fees are based on a fixed percentage of a ride, it makes it very difficult to know if you’re really getting the short end of the stick. I’m sure we’ve all seen what the rider actually pays, and we sometimes get less than half of that. The fact that they can choose whatever their cost may be verses fixed percentages per ride, puts a huge burden on the driver to trust the system is being fair. One time I had similar rides to the airport very short distances and both around $5. In conversation with rider, he inadvertently mentioned what he paid for the ride, $17. My share was $4.65 When I looked at the fee breakdown, on one it Had $11 going to new business. On the other ride it was $.99 going to new business. How are we supposed to understand the methodology of two very similar rides within an hour from each other yet the fee structure is unexplainable.
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Ayelet Sheffey

He retired after student-loan forgiveness. Then his payments returned.

A 71-year-old student-loan borrower got notified that he was approved for Public Service Loan Forgiveness. Now, he's fighting to keep that relief.
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Trying turkey sandwiches at Subway, Jimmy John's, Jersey Mike's; best

I ordered a turkey sandwich from Subway, Jimmy John's, and Jersey Mike's to see which popular chain has the best version of this classic sub.
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wrk_commenter7deb9 I was surprised the author of this article preferred Jersey Mike's over Jimmy John's. I have never been disappointed by ingredients of the ham subs II order from Jimmy John's. The bread always had a "just came out of the oven" taste and texture, and the other ingredients were fresh as well. I went to Jersey Mike's for the 1st (and only) time in July to try their ham sandwich because I had read that they were really good. What a disappointment! Bread was hard and way too thick for my taste; it pretty much took center-place in the taste department. I should probably try the place again to see if it was previously a bad day for them, but I just can't do it. Why pay for something suspect when you can pay even less for something you absolutely know you will enjoy. But then with the cost of living now, who can afford to go out?
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ops_curator504c3 This isn't really a fair comparison for Jimmy John's. Their basic sandwich is much cheaper than the other two. The JJ sandwich was $1.00/inch, while Jersey Mike's was $1.40/inch. For a fair comparison, order the #12, which is a turkey sandwich with many fixings. It comes in at $1.40/inch and it a better comparision. That sandwich has a lot more meat and other items and your experience would be significantly different. JJ shouldn't be dismissed because they offer a lower cost, very basic sandwich. Also, I LOVE their sourdough bread. Maybe the ride to your house spoiled yours, but it is always fresh and delightful for me. I'll take their bread over any other sandwich place, every day!
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Katie Notopoulos

They're spooky, slidey, and sexy. Haunt sliders are going viral.

A crew of "haunt sliders" at Hersheypark have found online virality on TikTok. That's giving ticket sales a lift.
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Aditi Bharade

What is Warhound, the war dog startup that just emerged from stealth?

Warhound, a new startup by Palmer Luckey and Ben Lamm, aims to create a new league of highly capable military dogs.
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Georgia Hennessy

Billionaire flight could cost California more than wealth tax makes

A Stanford paper says billionaire departures could make California's one-time tax a $38.9 billion long-term loss, despite billions raised upfront.
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Rya Jetha

Tesla starts producing Optimus robots at its Fremont factory

Musk said he expects to begin delivering Optimus to customers at the end of 2027.
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Madison Hoff

Gen Z is less likely to have kids than older generations at their age

An analysis shows Gen Zers in their 20s are much less likely to have at least one kid than millennials, Gen X, and boomers at their age.
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wrk_participant0bb7f Mhhhh…. There’s already about 9 BILLION humans draining the resources of this planet faster than they can be replaced, and we produce waste and contamination like no other species ever had, or probably will. We make so much fuzz about “alarming dropping reproduction rates”. Neither the planet, other species or even humans need more humans. Slowing down our growth can only be good for everyone. For anyone deciding not having kids is both, none-of-anyone-else’s-business, and actually the perfect opposite of selfish, it’s wanting to contribute to the solution, not the problem. Humans need to get out of our own heads thinking that we’re the best thing that has ever happened to the planet, we’re not.

2056 for zero population growth rate sounds sooooooo faaaaaaaar awaaaaaay!!!!
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lavitabyanca I just think young people today are just not ready or prepared to have kids. To have kids you need to be prepared. It's almost like taking a test, of course you would postpone taking it when you don't feel prepared or advanced to take it. But what's also confusing, young people think they have a choice over when they would have kids.
Sorry to have to tell you the truth Gen Z, it's up to God on what He want to do with your life. Let's say you hate medical, and hate needles and do not like medicine. But if the Lord want you to become a doctor, then there is nothing you can do about that. This example pertains to me, when I was young, I hated medicine and didn't like anything about the medical field. Now I'm in school to become a Birth Doula. Which is nothing but medical. So never doubt what the Lord would do in your life. The Lord don't care about the economy, the Lord don't care how old you are, the Lord don't care if you have a home to raise the child. Let the Lord surprise you, you will be amazed at what the Lord can do for you. So stop thinking negative and talking about what could go wrong.

The Lord is always right and always on time. Trust God and read scriptures on the miracles of childbirth, Sara doubted, Zechariah also doubted but now they are both parents. So keep reading the Bible, pray and let God take care of the rest, having kids is not your decision. It's up to God.


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Tom Carter

ASML boss says he is tying his pay to employee satisfaction

In an internal memo, Christophe Fouquet said ASML will incorporate employee satisfaction into its compensation strategy for top executives.
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wrk_commenter2ac37 Allowing employees to elect voting representation to corporate boards is the greatest innovation any corporation can commit itself to fulfilling. Who invests more in the success of a company than its dedicated and hard working employees? Who in their decades of service and sacrifice to their employer and customers will receive the least benefit? Employees dedicate a significant portion of their adult lives to cultivating good customer relations which brings in a bountiful harvest of prosperity for the company year after year, All too often that harvest of prosperity is not equitably distributed to employee stakeholders, who have suffered and sacrificed the most, it is instead poached by Corporate Officers and major shareholders thus diminishing the reward for decades of dedicated service.

Why do certain people behave this way? Because we allow and enable them to mock and defile our collective resolute virtue which they handsomely profit from while embodying none of the qualities that are source of their ultra immense high net worth elitism. Profiting from virtue-lessness, oppression, inequity, injustice and the promotion and perpetuation of subjugating tyranny is a pestilence upon all of virtuous humanity we can no longer afford to abide nor endure. Our political, economic, religious, societal, legislative, corporate and judicial institutions must restore equitable and virtuous governance because our current abysmal existence is unsustainable and inequitably abominable to the majority of humanity.

To continue upon our present trajectory is to embolden and incite the righteous indignation and outrage that fuels and stokes rebellion. The mockers and defilers of our resolute virtue will blame us for the uprisings that tears the fabric of our nations asunder. However they know in the dark emptiness of their human vessels that their arrogant and selfish refusal to repent is the architect of their self-destruction.
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Review: I went to Longhorn Steakhouse, saw why it's successful

Longhorn Steakhouse is outperforming many other casual-dining chains. After visiting for the first time, I can see why.
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ops_planner2a7eb You had a great experience, and yet leave such an awful tip? Aroubd $5 for a $100 check? This is not part of the conversation about whether tipping is appropriate or not. It's simply bad form.

If you're not willing to pay for service, get takeout. And make an effort to value other people's time as much as you value yours.
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Tim Paradis

PHP vulnerability: CTO describes stress over cyber risk

A CTO shares what it was like to go 48 hours without sleep as he dealt with the PHP security flaw — and why he expects more AI cyber crises.
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wrk_watcherb08bd This is the dangerous side to open source software. Commercial software vendors have a staff that is incentivized to release secure software and apply fixes immediately. Open source lowers cost and barrier to entry, but you give up a commercial terms of service and backing. Moreover, few people use PHP anymore for new projects, old legacy code that nobody has looked at in years are the breeding ground for major security problems.
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