DoofusOfDeath

10 ms·

31.
by DoofusOfDeath 6y ago
> This is a very stupid proposition Surely there's a more respectful way to criticize the idea.
32.
by DoofusOfDeath 6y ago
[I moved this comment; it was accidentally under the wrong parent.] Netflix sometimes(?) carries "Knights of Sidonia". I only ever saw season 1, but I was really surprised by how bad (IMO, obviously) the animation was [0]. It re
33.
by DoofusOfDeath 6y ago
Post a link to the right Marc Cohn song and you'll be banned for a good month! </j>
34.
by DoofusOfDeath 6y ago
I'm against UBI largely because my understanding of human nature (which could be wrong) suggests it won't work, but will take 1-2 generations for its failure to manifest. I have a lot of empathy for others. Enough so that I'm
35.
by DoofusOfDeath 6y ago
> "Sally really enjoyed talking to you but she's unexpectedly tied up in something" can be market-moving information if you find Sally's role on LinkedIn and tie it to recent news about the company. I'm curious i
36.
by DoofusOfDeath 6y ago
> but the hiring at that company was a whole other song and dance that took very little input from anyone about the hiring process. That doesn't sound healthy to me.
37.
by DoofusOfDeath 6y ago
> We're getting better, but sometimes there are legitimate reasons for things like delays and ghosting that can't be disclosed to the candidate. Can you elaborate? I'm having trouble imagining a legitimate reason to ghost
38.
by DoofusOfDeath 6y ago
It's good that they exceeded it. IIUC, generally accepted negotiation theory says that the first person to name a number loses.
39.
by DoofusOfDeath 6y ago
The headline reminds me of the expression, "Theory is underdetermined by data" [0]. Seems to me that the only way the headline could be true is if we use the older definition of "prove": to test . I imagine this is just
40.
by DoofusOfDeath 6y ago
> Opponents of the bill say DST makes it hard on school children and parents who have to wait at the bus stop in dark hours of the morning. Probably easier to just give them all flashlights, than to have everyone shift their clocks to ac
41.
by DoofusOfDeath 6y ago
Seems to me you might be in a good position to start calculating an appropriate salary. You know what your staff are paid, how productive they are, and (potentially) how their salaries figure into your organization profit-and-loss numbers.
42.
by DoofusOfDeath 6y ago
My impression is that tax laws don't necessarily make sense. Rather, they embody the attempts of the politicly powerful to shift tax burden onto others. In your case, the power imbalance would come from Poland (or the EU?) not prioriti
43.
by DoofusOfDeath 6y ago
In the U.S. legal system, is video footage exposed in this manner admissible in court? E.g., if a prison inmate was physically abused by staff, and his only corroborating evidence would be this video footage, can it be used to justify a civ
44.
by DoofusOfDeath 6y ago
> Today, it's typing. Not for math, at least not for my kids. I was helping my son with his high school physics homework a few days ago, and IMO his poor handwriting was a genuine impediment to his mathematical problem-solving.
45.
by DoofusOfDeath 6y ago
IANAL, but I think the general perception is that by giving reasons, one exposes the employer to additional risk of a lawsuit. So IIUC, the legal system carries some of the blame here.
46.
by DoofusOfDeath 6y ago
This was in the context of downtown businesses not complying. And if a neighbor refuses to comply with noise ordinances because they want faster/cheaper lawn care, they already kind of hate you. They're just being subtle in how th
47.
by DoofusOfDeath 6y ago
The higher the sound frequency, the easier it is to muffle it.
48.
by DoofusOfDeath 6y ago
If they charge quickly, maybe just have two sets of batteries, and require customers to let you charge the unused ones while you work?
49.
by DoofusOfDeath 6y ago
Does California allow civil lawsuits for this kind of thing? It sounds like that might be the most practical way to force compliance.
50.
by DoofusOfDeath 6y ago
> Truth doesn't really care about your sensibilities. I think the GP was questioning the wisdom of seeking a detail answer on this question; not whether or not the question has an objectively true answer.
51.
by DoofusOfDeath 6y ago
Whoa. @elvongray is a real world Ghostbuster!
52.
by DoofusOfDeath 6y ago
I wish it were clearer how to apply these surveys to remote jobs. Having salaries broken out by major city don't seem to anticipate remote workers.
53.
by DoofusOfDeath 6y ago
> They are a trash company. How so?
54.
by DoofusOfDeath 6y ago
> I can't be the only person who thinks that this is an odd and inappropriate comparison to make, can I? You're probably right. But I think there are also many who take a view opposite of yours. Maybe that's why these deba
55.
by DoofusOfDeath 6y ago
> I've learnt that no matter if I'm right or wrong, I should just apologize. It's faster and less painful. I'm genuinely curious if this is a good strategy, relationship-wise. I would expect that insincere / dish
56.
by DoofusOfDeath 6y ago
I used to think that remote whiteboards (e.g. Google Jamboard) were a no-brainer investment for distributed development teams. Especially in the early stages of software design, where (traditionally) crowding around a real-world whiteboard
57.
by DoofusOfDeath 6y ago
Yes! When inspection frequency gets too low, airplanes fail, leading to more frequent inspections. When inspection frequency gets too high, airlines and authorities decide to save money, leading to less frequent inspections. So the insp
58.
by DoofusOfDeath 6y ago
Out of curiosity, does anyone know what's legally required to cancel a typical subscription or membership? For example, are companies like the NYT permitted to force you to go through a red-tape gauntlet of their design? Or, e.g., do
59.
by DoofusOfDeath 6y ago
Sorry, I think my post above was confusing. Please let me clarify: There seems to be a huge number of fields-of-expertise that potentially have bearing on my life or work. E.g., urologists, transmission repair techs, indoor air quality expe
60.
by DoofusOfDeath 6y ago
> I can't imagine it's any different in Citibank. Having worked for companies the size of small startups up through megacorps, my experience has been that megacorps can be unfathomably foolish in these kinds of things. I'd

More ›