> I suspect that is not what you meant by "privilege of the current system", I just thought I'd turn it around to demonstrate how deep the BS has got.

"The current system" is still one that privileges the same groups it always has. DEI did not change that, it barely got a chance to do anything before the usual whiners complained about losing their special positions. I'm sure you thought you were being super clever though.

> It is near impossible for applicants to any job, university, or whatever, to differ on nothing but their DEI "scores". Someone is almost certainly to come out on top on measures of pure merit. DEI policies had an inherent problem of undermining merit based selection. Selection on merit alone is diluted if there's anything but merit being considered. There is no fixing racism with more racism.

Yeah, I guess since we can't define a perfect evaluation system, we should go back to just letting qualified people slip through the cracks for no reason other than "this is how we've always done it" (seasoned with a little racism on the side).

DEI asks that we acknowledge differences in opportunity and what "qualified/competence" looks like and attempt to account for it in our thinking. To you that may look like "racism", but it's a far cry from what historically falls under that umbrella (e.g. refusal to serve blacks, separate facilities/schools, refusing to hire them, refusal to rent to them, refusal to give them access to financial institutions). So white people are terrified of having to compete with a minority who might even be slightly less qualified if one were able to perform a perfect objective analysis (spoiler alert: this isn't possible anyway and we all know the interview processes are largely a crap shoot already anyway), but if it means opening the aperture to consider a wider swath of candidates, and what unique and valuable things they might bring to the table that haven't been traditionally considered, that does help address some of the intrinsic structures and penalties that historic racism (see that other phrase you probably hate, critical race theory) has put in place.

It's very similar to the paradox of intolerance. Nazis don't get to say "you must tolerate my intolerant beliefs, or else you're not supporting tolerance". They also don't get to say "you can't give the same advantages to the people we oppressed, as i've enjoyed my entire life because now you're being racist"

Except DEI (and equal opportunity and affirmative action) is intended to be exactly what you describe at the end. "hire the more diverse/minority candidate all things being otherwise equal". Sometimes that means you have to look a little harder to *find* the equally qualified diverse candidate, because of the results of systemic challenges and processes. Hence things like the NFL coaching interview process that requires them to interview(not necessarily hire) a black candidate.

But as usual to people who've enjoyed the privilege of the current system, any attempt to even the scales feels like oppression to them.

But you probably knew this.

Oh and you're wrong about tang too:

"Tang was used by early NASA crewed space flights. In 1962, when Mercury astronaut John Glenn conducted eating experiments in orbit, Tang was selected for the menu; it was also used during some Gemini flights, and has also been carried aboard numerous space shuttle missions."

https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.m.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FTang_(drink_mix)

Your other snark aside, the space pen was used in space.

"Fisher invented it independently and then, in 1965, asked NASA to try it. After extensive testing, NASA decided to use the pens in future Apollo missions.[8][10][11] Subsequently, in 1967 it was reported that NASA purchased approximately 400 pens for $2.95 apiece (equivalent to $26 each in 2022).[10][12]

In 2008, Gene Cernan's Apollo 17-flown space pen sold in a Heritage auction for US$23,900.[13]"

https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.m.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FSpace_Pen

Sure, it won't make errors that are easy to statically check for.

But will it create race conditions?
Data corruption?
Code that falls over at scale?
Subtly misinterpretted the requirements and ends up doing the wrong thing in edge cases?

There are so many other ways for code to be fundamentally flawed that are not easily checked for or universally handled correctly in any existing code it could have "learned" from.

I see it the other way. Code is generally either right or wrong, there isn't much margin for error. Artistic/creative works have much more leeway. As such, given how today's AI systems work, i think they are likely going to be better at doing work that has that margin for error or multiple correct answers. It may be a useful tool for coders, but producing correct code without skilled supervision seems harder than generating clip art, stock photos, or creative writing.

Also, overdraft protection is not a loan from the bank. They are moving your own money from your other accounts you have with them, to cover the withdrawal. If you don't have another account w/ sufficient funds, overdraft protection won't do anything, your withdrawal will be denied(and you'll probably pay some other fee for that)

I don't really see any reason that can't/shouldn't be a free service, except that:
1) banks want to force you to keep money in the lowest interest yielding account (your checking account)
2) there are federal limits on how many times you can transfer money out of a savings account, per month

Those are certainly good reasons for the rules/system, but there are also cases where banks deliberately order your transactions to maximize the overdraft pain (withdraw the largest amount first, then ding you for each and every subsequent transaction that overdrafts, instead of drafting the smallest amounts first, and then dinging you for overdraft on the final large transaction that exceeds the balance)

Which I would definitely categorize as "some sneaky attempt to profit excessively from small balance account holders"

no, but it makes it unlikely you're going to get a reply to your question of "What particular Files are you trying to "Move" between what two particular Apps?" which appeared to be directed at me since I doubt you expect the author to respond.

All of that was quotes from the article. I've never used an iPhone.

from the FAQ in the article:

Why don’t you just use an iPhone Mini?

I actually do now! I switched from Android back to iPhone in late 2021 because the Pixel 6 was too ridiculously large. This was my first iPhone since the OG iPhone.

But only 5% of all iPhones sold are Minis (roughly 10m phones per year). This means that Apple may decide to kill the Mini. For Apple, 10m phones is peanuts. But for an independent company 10m units per year would be spectacular.

If Apple kills the Mini, those people will need a new home. An Android phone (with Beeper for iMessage) might be an adequate alternative.

Also, personally, after 6 months of iOS I am itching to get back to Android. Why? The notification system SUCKS on iOS compared to Android. It’s impossible to move files between apps. Hard to get any work done on it. Beautiful hardware though!

on the phone? sure. via tethering to a pc? no...nothing in the advertisement promises that.

oh come on. it's clearly just a fluke!

spoken like someone who's never been there.

first off there's no food for sale.

There is ice, mainly because that's one item that most people will probably want and can't provide themselves very easily.

Coffee is also available for sale, i have to admit i don't understand that one, but plenty of people provide free coffee for themselves and anyone else. There was a community tea/coffee house around the corner from my tent that offered free coffee/tea every morning. My guess is they use it as a bit of a fundraiser for the organization....if that's a problem for you, don't buy it...I didn't.

I'm not sure what offends you so much about a week in which you can't spend money....i found it fascinating. Not going to claim society could work that way long term, but it's certainly a novel experience.