Kluny

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by Kluny 8y ago
The question is whether cab drivers get paid enough more than Uber drivers to offset that.
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by Kluny 8y ago
> they are absolutely top notch. It's easy to be top notch when you don't have to pay all the expenses you incur. By offloading all of their infrastructure costs onto their employees (that is, the cars and the phones), they can
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by Kluny 8y ago
As a professional WordPress developer, WordPress is a non-stop frustration to work with. But as a blogger, I couldn't be happier with it. I have full control of my content and I'm not reliant on any company for hosting, software o
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by Kluny 8y ago
12-1500 gets you an apartment on your own in Victoria, which is itself considered one of the most expensive rental markets in Canada.
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by Kluny 8y ago
A Miata textile driver's seat. It was like an egg cup perfectly shaped for me. It's very lightly padded, but the plastic is supportively shaped so that it's not a problem. The seat is sloped so you don't feel like you&#x
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by Kluny 8y ago
And Canada
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by Kluny 8y ago
Every bank in Canada does it, even the tiny credit unions. It's common throughout Europe. I don't know about Australia, but they probably have it too. I don't know, just another example of Americans being backwards and thinki
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by Kluny 8y ago
I still don't get it. My bank's app lets me send money to people via interac e-transfer. It's kind of a pain in the ass to add a new payee each time, but the payee doesn't need to have any app themselves. It works throug
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by Kluny 8y ago
And you're Canadian?
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by Kluny 8y ago
Speaking of Mint, has anyone else found it super buggy and unreliable? All of my accounts seem to have incorrect numbers more often than not.
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by Kluny 8y ago
Hermy-own. I stumbled on it every single time.
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by Kluny 8y ago
Well there ain't been anything new on that front for quite some time.
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by Kluny 8y ago
He's talking about the actual definition of contractor according to US law. If a person does not have the right to choose how, where, when, and by what means the work is done, they're not a contractor. https://www.irs.g
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by Kluny 8y ago
I think I'd like to be a project manager, but honestly I'd be happy doing it at my day job. Any suggestions for how to show people that you can do that kind of job?
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by Kluny 8y ago
Obviously if there's so much trash that it's overwhelming, you disregard it for the sake of your peace of mind. Picking up one bag out of millions in your immediate area feels futile. There also might not be any place to put it. F
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by Kluny 8y ago
I can write code that works, finish features, and I'm pretty good at debugging. I can also teach/encourage others without condescending, ask good questions, and explain a problem clearly technically and non-technically (once I und
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by Kluny 8y ago
> 1. Increase your rates. Make them non-negotiable. There's people that are ready to pay for quality. If a client asks you to lower your rate, they probably aren't a good client in the first place. What if you're mediocre,
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by Kluny 8y ago
What does pizza and netflix have to do with it?
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by Kluny 8y ago
As a developer, I always _try_ to talk to the end users. Sadly I find that managers prevent me from doing so more often than not.
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by Kluny 8y ago
> It was nerdy boys, almost entirely (I remember one exception), who wanted to stay after school playing games on the iMacs in our classroom I wanted to as well. I used to sort of hover behind the boys playing Oregon Trail or making stuf
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by Kluny 8y ago
That sounds more like the communist option to me.
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by Kluny 8y ago
I think this is the tragedy of the commons in action. In this the case, the "common" is our collective willingness to post helpful information on websites for other customers. From my point of view, I'm adding value to the me
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by Kluny 8y ago
Haha, yup.
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Learning about upholstery(rocketships.ca)
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by Kluny 8y ago
A one bedroom goes for $1300, but the problem is finding one. The vacancy rate is below .05% right now.
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by Kluny 8y ago
Exactly. I'm making more than my father did when he retired, yet I'll be stretched to afford the cheapest one-bedroom condo. Renting is cheaper, but there are no rentals available.
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by Kluny 8y ago
Exactly that, yeah.
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by Kluny 8y ago
Canadian here. I get $65,000 USD from my remote American job. That's low enough that people on this forum snicker at me, and high enough that companies in the "tech town" that I live in physically wince when I tell them my sa
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by Kluny 9y ago
I guess living kills you. We should all try to be more like Jeanne Calment. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne_Calment She was well educated in France with a liberal arts degree, married well and never had to work, w
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by Kluny 9y ago
As a female programmer, I wish I could have a programmer motivator. It's been a tough week.

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