IWeldMelons

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   by IWeldMelons 9y ago

   I live in ex-USSR, in Central Asia precisely. The life before the fall of USSR was in many ways much, much better than it is now, and before the Soviet rule it was a medieval swamp. There is still respect towards Russians here, a plenty of
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   by IWeldMelons 9y ago

   Many people in SF, Chicago etc. depend on public transit. Wastelands do not have it, usually.
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   by IWeldMelons 9y ago

   The cheapest way is to use good old soundcard, an opamp and passives. You could fit in $1 easily.
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   by IWeldMelons 9y ago

   most of HN readers are not familiar with EE, unfortunately.
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   by IWeldMelons 9y ago

   Austin is a mostly suburban city. Just look at the map.
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   by IWeldMelons 9y ago

   You and your employer pay for the insurance. This is the hidden 10% of tax, plus your out of pocket expenses you'd end up paying, if you get sick.
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   by IWeldMelons 9y ago

   None of developed countries have healthcare in any way worse than US, but drugs are waaay cheaper.
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   by IWeldMelons 9y ago

   goto is used in pure c code as a substitute to exceptions, to prevent unnecessary repetition of the resource deallocation code. Even in C++ code, it is often way faster than exceptions. Goto is not scary.
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   by IWeldMelons 9y ago

   In parts of the former USSR, energy costs 1/8 or less of the price in the developed world.