MrFoof

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by MrFoof 10y ago
My first job was at a Wal-Mart. My second job was at a meatpacking plant, because it simply paid better. My third job after busting my ass at home was doing web dev, back in the late 90s, in which I was hilariously underpaid. Today I&#x2
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by MrFoof 10y ago
Having worked in payment systems and processing, I'm well aware of the interchange fees and other fees. However, the specific name for the cohort of users who paid a very small percentage of their spend (including 0%) was indeed "
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I realize I'm likely an outlier (as a millenial) in my age cohort but... the whole reason I have no credit card debt is because I'd prefer to not pay interest when I don't have to. I certainly use my credit cards. In fact, I
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by MrFoof 10y ago
Sadly, in my case, it's closer to 90-95%. The new rule is if I don't know who it is via caller ID (by having an existing contact show), I immediately decline the call. If they leave no voicemail, that's it. If they leave a
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by MrFoof 10y ago
He's more referring to where Commuter Rail, not subway, is the method. Problems notwithstanding, subway lines other than the Green Line will always win over driving during peak times. A great example would be coming from Waltham via
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by MrFoof 10y ago
> 1.8 million American truck drivers ... well-paying working-class jobs Those two items right there are exactly why they are being automated (in addition to additional efficiencies and cost reductions). If companies can eliminate those
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>But, as you might guess, eventually the real deal hits. This happened about 7 blocks away a week or two ago. Older building (1950s, wood and brick), 5 stories, 15 units. Unlike my building (CAL133 compliant cabinets, modern fireproo
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by MrFoof 10y ago
Oh, there's much worse problems at least when it comes to fire alarms in apartment buildings -- people simply refusing to leave their home. I live in a (modern, 4-floor, built in 2008, steel and concrete) building with 145 apartments.
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by MrFoof 10y ago
I never got much of a talk, yet every time I did, I questioned my parents' rationale and savvy. It was simultaneously both an epiphany and a dark moment when in your early teenage years you realize you are unquestionably smarter than
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> To have failed in this manner, it would have needed to go un-noticed for some considerable time - I've had ones which have had a year of abuse in extreme circumstances and still been nowhere near as bad as this, so I think you hav
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by MrFoof 10y ago
>Congratulations on figuring out how a BHPH dealer works. In the case of my sister it was a franchised Toyota dealer selling new inventory. Not BHPH. She signed a 3-year lease on a Toyota Corolla with a ridiculous money factor compon
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by MrFoof 10y ago
>After dropping $250 up front for her lease of a 2015 Honda Civic, she pays $160 a week to Xchange. If she keeps the car for the full three-year term, she’ll end up paying Uber $25,210. The Kelley Blue Book fair purchase price for a new
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by MrFoof 10y ago
Those are also far, far, far lower displacement. 19,000rpm, sure, but with 250cc displacement. In 1999, Formula 1 engine displacement was mandated to 2400cc and engine speeds were limited to 18,000 rpm to help keep costs in check -- they
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by MrFoof 10y ago
Another trick Formula 1 has had for a while, that will soon be seeing adoption into production cars, are camless engines. Valves are operated by electronically-controlled pneumatic actuators. This allows the valves to open and close faste
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by MrFoof 10y ago
Here's a question for the recruiters in this thread: When someone is rejected for being "too senior for the role" , what are the actual reasons? I ask this as someone who's been dealt that card 10 times in the past few
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by MrFoof 10y ago
> Motorcycles are the cheap way onto the road So are used cars. A smart person doesn't go out and buy a $20,000 economy car. They go buy a $5,000 used car which in fact will be very reliable when maintained. A lot of people inst
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by MrFoof 10y ago
> Finally a break point is reached where the legislators see that allowing comparatively death-trap like normal cars on public roads is irresponsible, and they become banned. Here's why that won't happen: Motorcycles. If moto
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by MrFoof 11y ago
Yes. Around 60% of "personal computers" (excluding tablets) sold are laptops. What's interesting is tablets. The number of tablets sold basically equals the number of desktop and laptops sold combined.
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by MrFoof 11y ago
Fun things I discovered in just my last performance tuning engagement: * Database with homegrown software load-balancer in front of it, and the database replicated to a half-dozen subscribers. Load balancing required database calls, and th
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by MrFoof 11y ago
I grew up poor. Literally across the street from the projects, which we absolutely qualified for, but didn't because my parents refused to for a myriad of reasons (mostly to avoid shame). We were Section 8 for the first 15 years of m
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by MrFoof 11y ago
Still using an HP LaserJet 1200 I bought in 1999. Uses the 75X toner cartridge, which is still in production. Costs about $50 for ~5000 sheets worth of printing (which is about 5 to 6 years). Has a USB port, so it's networked through
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by MrFoof 11y ago
>an astounding 115,000 of them sent in their deposit before they even knew what the car looked like. Talk to Porsche enthusiasts who buy GT cars from their motorsport division. They'll view such an ideal as not only normal, but req
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by MrFoof 11y ago
No, I think they changed the strategy somewhat. Who has the best margins in the automotive industry? Porsche. In fact, it's almost always been Porsche since their recovery from the mid-90s. Porsche's margins are so good, invest
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by MrFoof 11y ago
>You Probably Don’t Have Big Data "Big Data" is like sex in high school. Everyone talks about it but few people really have lots of it and some just don't have any.
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by MrFoof 11y ago
>When people first took to buying their "random crap" via amazon, it was at least backed by an amazon customer service experience that defaulted to very good - amazon prime shipping Unfortunately, there's a reason I buy wh
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by MrFoof 11y ago
Type 1 for about 15 years now. A1C has always been fine (typically 6.2 - 6.4). Recently I decided to get "back in shape". I'm 5-foot-8, and this meant going from ~170lbs to ~140lbs. I actually dropped it rather easily (jus
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by MrFoof 11y ago
The only ZipCars you'll find for ~$8/hour are hybrids. I live in Boston, and unless I book the car well in advance (or am willing to go well out of my way to get it), they're long gone. $10-13/hour is much more typical
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by MrFoof 11y ago
Bootstrapping Business #2. Well, actually bringing in revenue, since I started this a few months ago. Within about $200 of break-even at this point. In summary, buy reliable used cars that are rough around the edges and with low asking pr
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by MrFoof 11y ago
I have cards from Chase, Citi and Barclay. Every charge yields a notification just like the AMEX.
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by MrFoof 11y ago
I believe this is the case with any credit card placed into an Apple Wallet for Apple Pay, regardless of the card issuer. Every charge initiates a notification. I found this useful when I was wondering about a charge that I wasn't exp

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