I wonder how much of this can be attributed to the 9 pro being a more normal size? Better camera, no gimmicky curved edge, and still fits in a pocket.

I enjoy trying to figure out if sovcits are using some special magic grammar or just making normal non magic typos.

I saw someone driving a new tesla but my partner thinks we don't have money for a new car, explain that liberals!

Vegan also implies ethical motivations, whereas plant based implies health motivations. Some people are more open to a healthy food discussion than an ethics discussion.

Edit: I see now the comment I replied to is about subsidizing losses, not about having a state run insurance program.

If the premiums are risk based, why not not? Ideally there would also be a buyback program for homes deemed to be uninhabitable due to climate risk. Maybe something like the state will buy the house at 80% of the value used for property taxes, up to a certain maximum (fixed dollar amount? Percentage over the county/state median?) This buyback program could be used when the premiums become unaffordable.

The cherry picking is usually a compromise to keep the companies operating in the state at all. If the state says a company must offer coverage for all perils for the entire state or leave entirely, it doesn't take an underwriter to know Florida is a bad bet. There are similar carve outs for windstorm coverage in other gulf coast states, and I think for wildfire coverage on the west coast.

Edit: I couldn't find anything about a single peril state plan for California, but this article describes some of the recent insurance issues in the state: https://apnews.com/article/california-home-insurance-wildfire-risk-premiums-047bdfa514ce93dac83c82735a15554a

Water damage to your house is generally covered unless it's specifically excluded (flood). Plumbing leaks are usually covered, and the same goes for wind driven rain.

When it comes to your belongings, coverage is the opposite, meaning nothing is covered unless the policy specifically says it is. Plumbing water damage is covered, but wind driven rain is only covered if an opening is created by the wind or hail. This could be as minor as a missing shingle.

Flood damage (the rising water kind) isn't covered by homeowners insurance for the building or your belongings, but renters policies do typically cover flood damage.

Another thing to know about ahead of time is replacement cost coverage. I knew something that only had cash value coverage for their roof in addition to an $8000 deductible. They got a check from the insurance for about $200 and had to pay the rest out of pocket.

They sometimes have colored milkshakes, I think that counts?

Why not Firefox with ublock origin?

My chili pequin planted in the ground comes back each year in 8a, but it's native here.

The bot serves a very important purpose. It teaches users about the block function. I really tried to tolerate it, but it's just like those pinned automod comments on reddit.

I had never heard of this before. I do generally avoid contact with wildlife, though.

https://news.uga.edu/deadly-raccoon-roundworm-can-infect-humans-without-symptoms/

Decoupling dinner can also be helpful. Sometimes my partner just wants to snack/graze instead of having a whole meal. We call that a "fend for yourself" dinner.

"Do you have a preference for dinner or do you want me to handle it?" is like a magic question. It's so much less pressure than "what do you want for dinner" and potentially turns it into a one person decision. If they say no preference, I'll follow up with "I'm going to cook ____, does that sound alright?"

Considering that you can mute communities or users very easily, I don't see a problem with this. The submissions are on topic, even if I don't necessarily agree with them all.

Edit: After taking a closer look at exactly what is being posted, I retract my "don't see a problem with this" statement.

It's good, but I didn't think it was worth fighting wars over.

I see people selling seeds on places like etsy all the time. Problem is you'll have to let them mature to sell them, which would inevitably be more getting in the yard and germinating.

Reading through the comments on the original post, this sounds like a nightmare for everyone involved. Someone suggested that this just levels the playing field by using automation to get past automation and will in theory force companies to review manually, but what company is going to see 1000 to 10,000 applications to a single job in a day and think, "Wow, my automated application reviewer isn't up to this task. Time to look at these all one by one!"? No, they're going to be glad they have an automaton tool and double down on using it.

To answer your original question, I don't know how real it is or if any of those fifty interviews are for positions the candidate is well suited for. I'm just glad I'm not a recent/upcoming graduate trying to get my foot in the industry's metaphorical door.

She's a much better candidate than Biden, and Biden was a much better candidate than trump or Hillary Clinton. It's been eight years, or closer to ten if you include the campaign season for the 2016 election. People are rightfully excited about Harris. You're absolutely right that we can do better, but this is the most excited I've ever been for a candidate. I was pessimisticly excited for Obama, but was afraid he wouldn't be able to win the general election.