Bubbadoo

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by Bubbadoo 7y ago
Working from home is a godsend! Yes, now's not the time for the litmus test but for most people, their commute is the most stressful time of the day, at least under normal circumstances. We are not working under normal circumstances at
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by Bubbadoo 7y ago
Yes, except they were charging 800% more for what was a $10 renewal fee.
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by Bubbadoo 7y ago
Prior to the pandemic, Government spending was out of control. Considering we were/are paying billions for an already obscelete border wall and our defense forces (ironically totally defenseless against the C19 enemy)are soaking up alm
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by Bubbadoo 7y ago
Actually, it's especially good timing to be starting a business during a financial crisis. I know, I've lived through 1987, 1993, 1998, 2002, 2008 and now c-19. During these times when people are getting RIF'd (Reduction in F
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by Bubbadoo 7y ago
Well, if 30 years of public service Bernie has performed are any indicator, absolutely nothing. Bernie's full of these big, revolutionary, expensive ideas, but he's really accomplished very little in his career. Look at Vermont...
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by Bubbadoo 7y ago
Funny when you figure he's funding DOD spending to the tune of almost $1 trillion. Besides, the exalted Mitch McConnell has already nixed the idea of a payroll tax cut-funded stimulus.
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by Bubbadoo 7y ago
Yes, this is the latest scam. I subscribed to the teaser trial for WSJ for an introductory of $1.00 for the first month. The subsequent monthly fee increased to $40. After three months and not really having time to read the publication (a q
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by Bubbadoo 7y ago
You're correct, the oil change is actually a high-stress event for any engine. Doing an oil change every 3k miles is actually very wearing because--even for a split second--there is possible metal-on-metal contact as the oil pump repri
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by Bubbadoo 7y ago
Exactly... not yet. Given the tenor of the social justice warriors and the extreme right's proclivity towards kaos, I am not surprised by any measure of craziness we're seeing in our once stable country.
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by Bubbadoo 7y ago
if you look at many startups that had successful outcomes, you'll generally find people who, if not rich, at least come from affluence. Affluence affords them the ability to take on more risk than say someone from a modest background,
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by Bubbadoo 7y ago
Yes, very good point. Generally, the higher the pricing, the longer the sales cycle. That can mean months of evals, potential customer hand-holding, pre-sales support, etc. In the end, someone in the decision chain at the prospect decides t
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by Bubbadoo 7y ago
Yeah, I think the ageism comes from engineers who, for no fault of their own, have stayed in their positions for decades. All of sudden, they're 45 or 55 and earning senior comp at an 'enterprise tech'. These people are the u
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by Bubbadoo 7y ago
Both of you are kids... I'm 59 and I do cardio mixed with weights. My RHR is 45 bpm, but has been as low as 35. Recently, I had to substitute cycling for running due to a diagnosis of osteoarthritis in my left hip. Sucks, as I love run
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by Bubbadoo 7y ago
Boy, you live long enough and you hear it all. Talk about the least scientific evidence and undermining true climate change discourse. Look, the last year I lived in metro-NY (2017-2018), it started snowing around Thanksgiving and the storm
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by Bubbadoo 7y ago
Wall St. is equally adept at eliminating positions as well as cutting bonuses. I've seen numerous lay-offs during my time working at bulge brackets, some of which enter and leave business-lines on a whim (ie., FX, fixed-income sales, e
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by Bubbadoo 7y ago
Well, it could be worse. You could be mad/anxious all the time and not making the big bucks. The people that are mentioned here, making the big bucks with plush material lives are not the majority. Just like during the 80s and 90s, mos
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by Bubbadoo 7y ago
Most quants are copying their friends algos any way. At least until that model doesn't work. Not too much stress there.
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by Bubbadoo 7y ago
Yes, that 30-day lock up on stocks is killah. I still remember the days of DBL, before the insider trading scandals, where they had these private partnerships that were offered to everybody--from the ceo to the mail room guys--like getting
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by Bubbadoo 7y ago
Bonuses were always very political. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, despite being on the winning team (desk).
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by Bubbadoo 7y ago
Don't know how long ago you worked in trading, but the changes, technically and culturally, have been coming hot and heavy since about 2010. First the technical: as the Bloomberg article points out, most traders today are also coders.
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by Bubbadoo 7y ago
An honest job is no more demoralizing or humiliating than we make it out to be. And, most importantly, no one owes us a job here in the US. Your skills are what determines your worth in our byzantine and feudal job market. At the end of the
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by Bubbadoo 7y ago
Actually, Colorado legalized magic mushrooms earlier this year. Go figure...
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by Bubbadoo 7y ago
Sand theft is very rampant on Long Island. On the north shore, where there have been a slew of high-density developments built, first thing developers do is scrape all of the sand from the lot. Some projects are actually built on what was o
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by Bubbadoo 7y ago
I commuted for almost 20 years in the NY Metro area. My journey, on one of the least reliable mass transit lines, took 4 hours from my day... if it was on time. I was well-paid and lived in a nice home, in a great neighborhood. The real pro
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by Bubbadoo 7y ago
I had the option of having all test results emailed to me. I had the results of my physical before my doctor did. This is a result of modern medical information systems.
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by Bubbadoo 7y ago
Funny, things were substantially different here in the US back around 1999-2004. Cost of living was substantially lower and consumer pricing was actually better in the US than elsewhere. Fast-forward to today and we're all being gouged
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by Bubbadoo 7y ago
Sorry, I don't agree. There have been a number of successful start-ups that monetized publically available data in their products. Real estate and finance come to mind, but there's a ton of data, you just have to grab it and make
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by Bubbadoo 7y ago
Aside from the Dell battery issues, the XPS 15 is a workhorse that runs linux flawlessly. I had some bluetooth messiness but was able to resolve it playing driver bingo. You'll be happy.
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by Bubbadoo 7y ago
Fully agree, throw on top of your points a premium price tag for said flawed products and the sun has set on Apple hardware. It's not the same company Jobs ran.
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by Bubbadoo 7y ago
I hate going to the store. Love ordering online. Besides, isn't AMZN looking at drone delivery? Of course, if that becomes the norm, we'll be seeing articles about drone congestion in the skies over Manhattan.

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