@giorgio_farace@stateaidguy@mattyglesias Yes. School boards have to pay more for a teacher with a Masters, so they don't want to hire a newbie with one. Get the job first, then in a few years go get a Masters to increase your pay.
@RnaudBertrand Having lived in China, 'Chinese efficiency' is an oxymoron. The close control over residences promotes corruption. The doormen wielding thermometers were just theatre.
@yrfatfriend I lost 30 pounds in less than a month once, but I was very sick and had to be hospitalized. I don't think a diet would have had these results.
@RichardDawkins It's not SF. It is a description of the loss of self; psychological abuse by parental figures; anxiety; depression; a premonition of the fascist horrors to come.
I have a Carl Reiner story that I hold very dear to me. I figured I'd share it today, on the day of his passing, because I hope it will bring some other people some joy the way it does me.
@languages_globe I do not count anything in transit. If I was just in an airport, even overnight, or just in a train crossing a country, I do not count it. If someone actually left the airport and looked around the city, then I would not argue if that person wanted to count it.