And if I get the answer then that it’s customary here to pay 20% more than the amount on the bill, then I say "no thanks" and leave - because I have to assume then that wages aren't at a decent, humane level? That doesn't work for me, would be rude.

I just want to go out for a meal. When I’m a guest somewhere in a foreign country, it’s certainly not my place to get involved in such sensitive issues. I expect the local residents and politicians to handle those matters. As a guest, I wouldn't interfere in political issues like that; it would be completely inappropriate.

With any reputable business where I make a purchase, I expect to be quoted a reasonable price with no hidden extra costs. This applies to museums and shops, as well as restaurants. I don't want to spend my vacation conducting extensive investigations and research every time I spend money to see if the company pays its employees fairly.

And as a tourist, how do I find out if a place pays their workers? Talk to the manager before I enter a restaurant?

That's none of my business.

Basick

Pah, in Chicago they do this on purpose and are proud of it!

Don't worry, there will be suitable USB accessories available for this.

Same goes for kitchens. Give me real buttons and knobs and not these abhorrent touch panels that refuse to work every third time. A good quality kitchen appliance is identified by high quality knobs that last for decades.

The USA just lost the cold war.

Completely stopped using Reddit since they blocked third party apps in July 2023. I never accessed Reddit through other channels than smartphone.

More scientific source on space.com:

https://www.space.com/...

Stop tipping culture. Pay your workers.

It's not their printers which are hated, it's their business model of selling overpriced ink and toner cartridges to a price that's higher than champagne prices and using technical devices to make it impossible to use other toner sources, firmware to make printers stop working when ink runs anywhere near low (they define 'low' as 33% ink left), while at the same time ensuring that as much ink and toner as possible are wasted through unnecessary testing and calibration and cleaning processes.

Been to Japan lately and can share some photos. There are even Kei Fire Trucks, for the many small roads with wooden houses and shrines etc.

And then there are hundreds of different kei truck and van types for all purposes, even concrete mixers.

Also, private houses in cities are often small and space-saving and so are the cars. A sensible use of public space – and cars only park on private property or rented parking spaces.

Mamdani frightens them. Good.

Crypto is the digital coal of our times.

Another fear campaign that ultimately aims only at marketing.

The AI bubble will burst, and it won't end well for the US economy.

Spread it to Everybody from Brazil: Leave Xitter, JOIN MASTODON!

How to join Mastodon:

https://www.followchain.org/join-mastodon/

Reminds me about the fact that a roughly equal proportion of the population does not know that peanuts, just like potatoes, grow underground.

They are large LANGUAGE models. It's no surprise that they can't solve those mathematical problems in the study. They are trained for text production. We already knew that they were no good in counting things.

Soon Musk will offer Trump a special Cybertruck as a replacement for The Beast. Because he doesn't know what to do with all those swasticars nobody buys anymore.