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by LargeWu 4y ago
Considering Texas is usually one of the culprits leading the charge on repressive laws that steer the country further in that direction, and reliably elects far-right conservatives to statewide positions, I think it's fair to label Tex
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by LargeWu 4y ago
In regions with colder winters, it's typically a function of freeze/thaw cycles. Water gets inside cracks, freezes, and the expansion breaks up the pavement. Then it thaws and softens, and traffic knocks bits loose. Then more wate
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by LargeWu 4y ago
The car itself is not the means of production. The means of production is the Uber network. Without that you just have a car.
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"All the order did was state Uber & Uber Eats must treat drivers going forward as employees and Uber in response pulled out of the market." That they would choose not to do business there at all, rather than pay people what th
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"A different theory of legal review" which here means coming to a predetermined policy decision, and then inventing legal justification for it, no matter how flimsy.
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by LargeWu 4y ago
It depends on the organization. In my org, the people most often interrupting us either have 1. Power of the purse. They fund our teams and ultimately determine priorities 2. Organizational mandate. Blanket authority to dictate standards an
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by LargeWu 4y ago
I learned it a bit differently, although the first part about February is a bit clunky: Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November All the rest have thirty-one, except February which has 28 Leap year comes one year in four, and F
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by LargeWu 4y ago
Being able to demonstrate technical understanding of a problem isn't credentialism. Conversely, having an undergraduate degree in X isn't evidence of expertise.
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by LargeWu 4y ago
We do 2 hour interview. 1 hr of interactive coding with a sr/lead engineer, 1 with the hiring manager. We want to see them solve a problem, sure, but what's even more valuable is seeing how they approach problems, can they explain
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by LargeWu 4y ago
If I'm making $XXX,XXX, why am I even going to waste my time if I think there's a decent chance you'll offer $XXX,XXX - 20,000? I think what you'll find is that people aren't motivated by money, per se, but they hav
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by LargeWu 4y ago
You are misreading this. The Dormant Commerce Clause is relevant when talking about applying laws unequally for the purpose of protecting in-state commercial entities. For instance, if companies based out of state were subject to salary dis
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by LargeWu 4y ago
One aspect I've noticed throughout my career is that the engineering problems QE engineers face are generally more straightforward, with well-defined parameters, and common patterns. The skills required to be a successful QE engineer r
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by LargeWu 4y ago
Agreed. I've seen comments in similar threads in the past where people rag on games like poker or backgammon because they believe the randomness factor moves them from skill-based to luck-based. In truth, managing randomness is actuall
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by LargeWu 4y ago
One might argue that is many peoples' real version of themself.
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Caveat: This is really great until you do hate it.
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by LargeWu 4y ago
Get out of that situation immediately. Find a situation with: 1. Sane expectations 2. A good team around you One option might be to go be a contractor for a while. In the current climate you'll have lots of opportunity at unflashy but
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by LargeWu 4y ago
Just to be clear, he was teaching undergraduates in survey-level courses.
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No, but Ivy League matters a lot, in certain circles. It's supposed to be the gold standard degree.
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My uncle taught some classes at Princeton while doing his graduate studies. He wasn't allowed to give anything lower than a C. This was in the 80's.
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Mechwarrior in VR
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by LargeWu 4y ago
I think it's instructive to note the difference between 'fake' accounts and 'spam'/'bot' accounts. 'Fake' accounts exist to fraudulently increase follower count. This is what the study is cl
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by LargeWu 4y ago
For my older child, 10, she has a Gabb watch, with very limited cellular capabilities and low monthly cost. My other kid, 7, is unlikely to be in a situation where he's without adult supervision, so not really worth it. Besides, I don&
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by LargeWu 4y ago
My kids get our old phones, without cellular capabilities. That's basically what an iPod touch is anyway.
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You didn’t answer my question, which suggests your argument is not in good faith. The authority figure angle is interesting, though, especially in the case of one of the children I mentioned who has a cisgendered twin of the same biological
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by LargeWu 4y ago
For clarification, the children I mentioned changed their names, appearances, and pronouns to match their own gender identities. It’s not just “boys playing with dolls, girls playing with trucks”.
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by LargeWu 4y ago
As others below have pointed out, gender identity is distinct from sexual identities. But, this does not preclude young children to not have sexual identities! My wife’s best friend knew he was gay when he was 6. He didn’t have the understa
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by LargeWu 4y ago
Let us try a thought experiment. Let’s suppose you have male genitals, and everybody called you a girl in your early elementary years. Would that have caused you to feel confused? angry? depressed? If so, why?
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by LargeWu 4y ago
Both of my children have or had classmates in their second grade classrooms that are openly transgender. The idea that sexual or gender orientation is or should be a taboo topic at that age is harmful to those children, and that kids that a
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by LargeWu 4y ago
Calling what Trump was banned for as "political dissent" is extremely reductionist and naive. He was banned because he was inciting violence and insurrection.
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Being verified isn't going to solve the problem of shouty nutjobs and political shills. We are in a post-truth environment, where people spreading misinformation and flat-out lies don't feel an obligation to issue retractions or c

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