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Withdrawing cash from the ATM is subjected to additional fees (even if you have a "feeless" card, there are other charges). Depending on the ATM in question, there's DCC meaning it shows up a prompt whether to accept the ATM's flat rate for conversion or continue without DCC (your bank is handling forex instead). There are alternatives such as Wise or Revolut (for multi-currency accounts).

Currency exchanges are a mixed bag (NEVER USE THE ONES AT AIRPORTS AS THEY RIP YOU OFF). You can go contactless throughout the entire trip (but at least have physical money on hand, in case). You get a smaller cut from the "market" rate referenced online. For instance: if you exchanged $1000 (861€) for Euros, you receive 795€ depending on the place, why is money lost upon conversion?

Also, expensive currencies I've encountered whilst traveling are: UAE Dirham & Kuwaiti Dinar for example since I have a rough idea on how much to withdraw (in order to not exceed my balance). Getting AED 1000 (234€ / $272) is expensive despite using a card without forex fees. That came out as a single bill upon being withdrawn from an ATM in Dubai, will stores accept it for small transactions?

Have you traveled abroad and withdrawn cash where it only consists of one bill (the highest denomination) due to how valuable the currency is (i.e. Omani Rial)? Or the reverse, withdrawn cash where it ends up being a reasonable stack due the currency's value being shit (inflated) like Vietnamese Dong? The reason why Japan is popular for travelers besides anime is the Yen's value has gotten weaker.

I'm not into tipping when I've visited the US, since I come from a country where servers are paid the equivalent of Fr. 20-30 ($24-43) an hour so there isn't an obligation to tip them, but that's the opposite in the US. Am I allowed to hand them large cash tips such as Fr. 1000 ($1236) or 500€ ($583)? It gets weirder: as apparently fast food places demand a tip, like really? It's getting out of hand, what's the point then?

I've watched Cordon (it's a Belgian show) about a viral epidemic involving a lockdown to a specific city (in Antwerp) which aired sometime in 2014. There's a US remake of that show under a different name: Containment (the main setting was changed to Atlanta), however the remake just sucks since the writing is garbage (they've tried their best on retaining the nuances from the original but did a bad job at it).

The MPAA is an American based classification board which they determine the age rating of a movie, but does that apply to let’s say K-Drama or Japanese anime containing themes they consider “inappropriate” for American viewers when they don’t take cultural nuance into consideration. As in you can have a “underage” looking character in anime being sexualized but that work gets accused of glorifying pedophilia in the US.

The predecessor of the MPAA is the Hayes Code, which is even worse with censorship as they sanitize the hell out of movie production (love stories barely have raunchy scenes or violent movies showing no blood) but that only applies to productions from Hollywood while foreign movies are not bound by those rules. Can you create a movie similar to the “Serbian Film” while overseas but will it be approved by the MPAA for theater screenings?

As it stands today, unmanned vehicles (entirely operated by AI with no human intervention) still has shortcomings from accidents or collisions. Also, how would society react to AI being the driver? If there’s no steering wheel on an entirely AI operated car: how can you override its protocols when it becomes rogue? There are “self driving” cars, but how many use that as their main mode of transportation than driving a car?

The technology for it exists, but remains rather niche since there’s still more cars driven by people than cars operated by AI. Do YOU want to replace your own car with an AI operated one or rather keep one meant to be used by humans? As of now, it’s rather rare unless you happened to spot one whilst on the road. Most car dealerships only sell “normal” cars intended for humans, even Teslas still require a human driver.

I know that completing the census is mandatory for citizens and permanent residents in Canada, but does that also apply to tourists? I know a country that enforces mandatory census completion for both citizens and tourists (like Australia for example: they stipulate that even non-citizens are made to fill up the census form despite the fact they don't live there, why should it concern them in the first place?).

I've visited Australia as a traveler, apparently I've heard that "burner" phones over there are not really anonymous since they literally demand for ID (WTF? That defeats the purpose of it being classed a burner phone) otherwise they aren't allowed to sell it to you, what's meant to be a 'disposable' phone turns out on buying a regular one when you consider the fact they ask for driver's license prior to finalizing the transaction.

Don't even talk about SIM cards for BP, since that too is subjected to KYC in Australia as I've learned. They want to harvest data such as driver's license & residential address (for citizens), or passport info / flight confirmation (return ticket) if you're a traveler. Without those things: vendors can't legally sell you a burner phone, so: DON'T BUY A BURNER PHONE IN AUSTRALIA. Their method of acquisition defeats anonymity.

What I mean is people on the spectrum may face the treatment or discrimination equivalent to "Don't excuse me for your autism!" when he or she's having a meltdown dismissing it as "bad behavior" when it's not. It becomes difficult from childhood if schools aren't catered on accommodating this demographic, they're considered normal physically but their outlook on life is different from their neurotypical counterparts.

Classroom teachers may not be trained to deal with such even if they're told in advance, leading to mistaking meltdowns or being upset as "bad behavior" since it's an additional challenge as opposed to teaching kids who are not Autistic. Some parents also tell their Autistic kid to "control your emotions" or "wipe those tears away" to avoid public humiliation (if kid causes a scene) including possible neurotypical onlookers & gossipers.

When kids have a tantrum at public settings (like malls or parks) or confined spaces (like inside a plane), this becomes taxing for parents on raising the kid while enduring awkward moments from onlookers who gossip "tell your child to shut up". Having parents who understand is better than being ignorant even when informed, as parents who understand are likely to defend when their neurodivergent kid is being discriminated against.

There's more info about Autistic kids than grown ups (what they fail to realize is that Autistic kids become adults over time, basically having to co-exist with it for the rest of their lives). Wearing a mask is temporary but not the permanent solution to the root cause of societal misunderstanding. Does it stem from the fact that physical ailments (crouches or wheelchairs) are visible in front of their eyes than neurodivergent people?

As in, they would not push someone on a wheelchair since that's their method of mobility but feel fine on discriminating someone who is neurodivergent. They are not comparable in that sense, since a wheelchair bound person has a physical ailment while someone on the spectrum is able bodied. It could be that there are legal consequences for mistreating someone with a physical ailment versus a neurodivergent person.

The biggest hurdle is that cancer cells move around within your body, alongside multiplying (even if you opt for chemotherapy: there's a probability that'll resist to the medicine or cause more harm than good). Also, Cancer cells aren't foreign invaders like the viruses, bacteria, etc that make humans sick, rather they are the person's own native cells that have "gone rogue" through mutation, making the process on finding a cure complicated.

If you really want to create a permanent universal cure: you will need to study and experiment literally every variation of cancer (it differs by individual too, as the treatment may work on one person but kill another: so the results are R&G to speak). This adds difficulity on creating a 100% antidote, as cancer is linked to a person's own cells (the genetic code varies based on person, it remains a complete mystery if the treatment will work).

The goal of cancer treatments is killing the cancer cells but (ideally) leave many healthy cells as unharmed (if possible), that's easier said than done. Most treatments affecting cancer cells are also going to readily affect a person's healthy cells too (that in itself causes more pain than comfort they would rather die than suffer). Current treatments only provide a working solution, but there's always a chance of resurgence post treatment.

Can Nanobots, mRNA or CRISPR guarantee a 100% cure with absolute zero resurgence on cancer: since how would you know if the patient's body will reject it immediately (even if you knew the person's blood type?). The true instigator of cancer is difficult to answer concretely apart from listing risk factors, since every human being in the world is different (from varying genetic code, health status, pre-existing conditions and etc).

This is different from tech corpo mass surveillance since the government has the authority to imprison, silence or kill dissidents (while Palantir doesn't have that power since they're a company, not the federal government). Put it this way, Palantir can only spy on people harvesting their data but cannot arrest them since they are not cops nor the FBI, meanwhile the government (via FBI, NSA or CIA) has the leverage to detain people.

Instead of Palantir harvesting people's data, it's the FBI or NSA themselves doing that building a profile based on the people they're "keeping tabs" on, what would it be like if mass surveillance is endorsed by the government rather than tech companies in a dystopia? That data gets shared with state authorities (police or sheriff) in which they one day visit your home just because of the content you posted online.

At the time, walkmans were trending: people would use recording devices to record the song if it played via the radio or at a concert. You would know at least one friend who has a legit copy (vinyl or cassette) "borrowing" that for the purpose of pirating music, in which that finished recording is replayed on a walkman to listen.

The invdividual uses a voice recorder, the ones with cassettes to store audio but what could happen is that you can capture other audio cues irrelevant to the song (door opening or people speaking in the background). It's kind of volatile in that sense, unless you are in a room that's dead silent and soundproof capturing the audio.

For perspective: I come from a country where "cafeteria" food at school is good and affordable (most is less than the equivalent of 5-10 USD max and it's not slop, it's actual food), but it's not an obligation for everyone since it's up to the student if they want to buy something or bring their own lunch.

The "cafeteria" in my school isn't a typical American one, rather it's closer to a canteen where they sell food you can purchase from cup noodles, fried stuff, sandwiches, baked goods, etc. also appliances like a kettle or microwave are available in the dining hall for students to heat up left overs if they wanted.

The thing I tend to notice from American schools (according to US movies, there's bias whether it's true or false) is that they tend to depict kids always heading for the cafeteria for recess or lunch picking up whats available instead of bringing their own food from home (left overs from dinner), why is that the case?