BigRedDog1669

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by BigRedDog1669 4y ago
Town Hall type meetings only take curated questions normally and heavily gatekeep who is allowed to speak.
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by BigRedDog1669 4y ago
I interpreted them to mean that if they are going to use the app instead of cooking or eating out, they just want to pay to get food. If there is uncertainty about whether the food is coming or not, there is no reason to use the service.
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by BigRedDog1669 4y ago
I think you overestimate the diplomatic services the US would provide if you weren't involved in a situation that was on the news.
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by BigRedDog1669 4y ago
In general, yes they commit less crimes. But does a 45yo person who was caged for 5 years and neglected commit less crimes than a 40yo free person?
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by BigRedDog1669 4y ago
This sounds super interesting, I plan to read it now. I read John Dos Passos: 42nd parallel (1930) and it's set during WWI. It was enlightening how similar problems are then and now. And made me realize there is so much WWII era know
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by BigRedDog1669 4y ago
F-You skills are not technical in nature (above a certain level of competence and willingness to work that most people in tech jobs have). They are people skills and a basic safety net. For me they seem to be: 1. Having an emergency fund an
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by BigRedDog1669 4y ago
Good company to work for is not the same as big company everyone is talking about on hacker news. Those are two different things. Why should people optimize for computer nerd prestige? I might not care to work for Amazon, Microsoft, etc. In
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by BigRedDog1669 4y ago
They say you create the schedule that allows you to get your best work done. The schedule that works for you is part time. That's your schedule. No need to be more explicit about it.
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by BigRedDog1669 4y ago
Yea, don't worry too much. If someone invited me into an almost empty apartment and gave me spaghetti and just seemed interested in talking to me I would be really appreciative. I have friends (some of whom who are really good cooks) b
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by BigRedDog1669 4y ago
Maybe that people outside the us involve others more in decision making and rely on them for support. And in the US people decide things on their own and their conversations are just storytelling. Not sure if that is what the commenter was
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by BigRedDog1669 4y ago
I support you brother
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by BigRedDog1669 4y ago
Find a meetup on meetup.com. It doesn't have to be something you care too much about, it can be a singles meetup, some sport you know how to play, book club, etc. A lot of people are there mostly to do social stuff. Think of it as a
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by BigRedDog1669 4y ago
I totally agree and was put off by that posters assertion. Nicely put.
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by BigRedDog1669 4y ago
He said fuck you money, not Jeff Bezos money.
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by BigRedDog1669 4y ago
I think their point was that if the hotel website is less convenient than booking.com and doesn't give you any benefit: why do it on principle? Yes, if booking directly would give you better service it makes sense to go through more e
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by BigRedDog1669 4y ago
Low trust society means low trust between people publicly (in society). Family trust is private and isn't what is being talked about with this label.
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by BigRedDog1669 4y ago
Reprimand means an 'official rebuke'. Police are not reprimanded except for the most egregious cases. People complain, but they aren't held accountable.
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by BigRedDog1669 4y ago
The mad men model I meant isn't just civility and manners. It is a veneer of manners and charm but pushing off responsibility and externalities onto others because you have prestige. There is plenty of abusive behavior, adultery, and
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by BigRedDog1669 4y ago
What does it mean to 'act your age'? The author says people used to act older than their age and now they act younger. Maybe people prefer informality to the Mad Men pretense of charm and authority. They also say older people are
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by BigRedDog1669 4y ago
Seems like a great idea, but it would be hard to find the people willing to do it. Without a trusted marketplace for this, you might try to meet more people in NYC and ask around to see if anyone with a spare room is interested in doing it.
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by BigRedDog1669 4y ago
Those are the things that don't cost money or relatively little money in societies where everything social costs money. Land and housing is super expensive for someone without a high paying job. In the US at least, anything social co
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by BigRedDog1669 4y ago
Yes, they exist, but are only implemented in very small pockets of neighborhoods in cities across the US and there is usually huge hurdles in expanding them. They seem like window dressing in wealthy neighborhoods rather than as solutions b
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by BigRedDog1669 4y ago
Californians are just the scapegoat for their poor policies. (Not saying that California does not have poor housing policies)
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by BigRedDog1669 4y ago
That jumped out at me too. Not even close to a 'relationship'.
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by BigRedDog1669 4y ago
I used to be me worried until I realized about the out of pocket maximum. But I'm still not sure how it works in practice. Are there ways that hospitals could charge for things that are considered separate from that number, like out of
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by BigRedDog1669 4y ago
Yes, academia sounds extremely competitive and more stressful for much less pay.
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by BigRedDog1669 4y ago
It's not too late to change that, you are young. Social life can take effort to get rolling, but once it does things can change pretty quickly and it becomes fun to look forward to hanging out with friends. There are a lot of people
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by BigRedDog1669 4y ago
Yes, it's not just clicking a "create VM" button or setting up a box in the closet. It's setting up the networking and security so that only the right people can access it and the packages are updated etc. And being the
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by BigRedDog1669 4y ago
Yes, but that is something you can change with practice. It's going to be hard at first though.
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by BigRedDog1669 4y ago
The Atlantic seems to have really gone downhill.

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