Kevguy

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by Kevguy 2y ago
NextDoor used to be bad about that, but they are now much more careful to remove it quickly if anyone does post racist crap. Now it seems to be 50% paid ads, 30% lost/found pets, 10% unpaid ads, and 10% everything else. Worth checking
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by Kevguy 2y ago
1. Thanks for the nuanced view. I agree that zero charity care doesn't necessarily mean greedy execs. 2. In my mind keeping costs lower is a form of charity. Especially with something as frequently difficult to understand as health car
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by Kevguy 2y ago
But also be aware that non-profit does not mean non-profit-oriented. Just that any profit goes to executives [1] instead of toward community/charity services [2]. [1] https://paddockpost.com/2021/06/10/ex
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by Kevguy 4y ago
Zenni is a good choice _if you know your PD_ (pupillary distance) - the distance from nose to center of pupil. 1 mm off will turn your glasses into headache machines. And the phone apps that purport to measure this are universally bad. Get
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by Kevguy 6y ago
https://reddit.com/r/ChangeMyView
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by Kevguy 6y ago
If it is a good course on business communication they _should_ be doing it - in class. And getting feedback and suggestions on improving with every attempt. Internships are a wonderful thing but many people don't realize how they are
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by Kevguy 8y ago
Guess I never paid enough attention to the return policy. That does make me less likely to shop there. Who do you recommend for electronics?
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by Kevguy 8y ago
Newegg does at least have a 'Newegg only' checkbox so you can avoid the outside sellers. I will still buy electronics from Newegg for that reason. No longer trust Amazon for those.
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by Kevguy 8y ago
It is possible to install the Google App Store on a Fire, and does not require rooting it, but it is a pain and most people wouldn't bother. I agree that they really are just to lock people into the Amazon ecosystem.
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by Kevguy 8y ago
I know the standard talking point is that easily available student loans is the only cause of tuition increasing so much over the years. But this ignores the massive drop of state funding that used to go to most colleges, and (IMO even more
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by Kevguy 8y ago
A salaried person working 13 hours a day with no extra compensation is not breaking the law in the United States. I have never heard of a lawsuit about that that succeeded. Good companies do realize that making people work overtime consiste
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by Kevguy 8y ago
There's always time to find another job. For every hour of overtime you have to do, spend an hour looking for a better job. Yes, it is exhausting, but your future self will thank you.
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by Kevguy 8y ago
I will add Finance and Insurance as two more industries where older developers (who keep their skills up to date!) are welcome. Yes, COBOL is still being used at many of these companies, but other departments are using up-to-date .NET or Ja
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by Kevguy 9y ago
Aside from sleepiness for a few days and a (lack of) caffeine headache for a day, what are the strong withdrawal symptoms? I honestly don't think there are any and have never figured out why some people are so against coffee. If I&#x2
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by Kevguy 9y ago
If it was related to higher age, wouldn't blood donations from older males also be problematic?
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by Kevguy 9y ago
I may be misremembering since it has been a long time since I've used it, but I thought at one point Python treated one tab as equivalent to eight spaces.
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Physical activity is not associated with two-year weight change(peerj.com)
2 points by Kevguy 10y ago|0 comments
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by Kevguy 10y ago
In my experience working at a community college 20-25 years ago, no one got a pension, so no long-term liability. This may be different at universities.
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by Kevguy 10y ago
> One year at GenCon (even better than "at Band Camp") a cop at my table mentioned that criminal behavior for games was almost unmeasurable compared to the general population. Unclear probably because I'm tired - Do you me
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by Kevguy 11y ago
Except you can't turn off internet access on a per-app basis...
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by Kevguy 11y ago
My library systems lets you check them out and download them completely online. Never need to leave the house.
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by Kevguy 11y ago
To me, the book wouldn't be ruined if it got wet. It would get wrinkled and a little harder to read, but still useable. I believe the Kindle would actually stop working if dropped in the water. To be fair, I've never tried it to k
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by Kevguy 11y ago
I've always used https://www.charitywatch.org . Both Charity Navigator and Charity Watch give the Red Cross a good rating. The NPR article doesn't seem to agree...
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by Kevguy 11y ago
I definitely _have_ gone "wtf" when dealing with some long functions. A 380 line switch/case comes to mind. I have also had to deal with the 5 level deep inheritance that was equally difficult in its own way. Figuring out whe
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by Kevguy 11y ago
Worked for about 7 years at a smaller (50-100 people) satellite office of a large corporation that mostly ignored us. + Small enough IT department so I got to wear many hats and learn a lot. + I wasn't the _only_ IT person, so there we
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by Kevguy 11y ago
Two cups of coffee would be closer to 200 - 300mg of caffeine. (source: google and http://www.cspinet.org/new/cafchart.htm for more details).
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by Kevguy 12y ago
I have a cheap Samsung Chromebook ($250 in 2013). I've never had a problem browsing with 10+ tabs open and watching hulu at the same time. It is not going to run Visual Studio of course, but it is quite capable for browsing/videos
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by Kevguy 12y ago
Most hospitals(1) require all their employees to get yearly flu vaccinations with threat of termination if you refuse. (1) I only have direct experience with two hospitals in the area, but based on other employees reactions, this is standar
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by Kevguy 12y ago
500 calories/day * 7 days == 3500 calories == 1 lb of fat per week. Not 2 lbs.
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by Kevguy 12y ago
It really depends on the co-worker and the culture of the company. Sometimes I would tell co-workers, sometimes I wouldn't say anything because I was concerned they would leak that to management and I would be asked to leave before I w

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