PakG1

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by PakG1 8y ago
I'll forever be scarred by a web app I made to make the workflow in a mainframe terminal obsolete. Was so proud of what I'd done and all the theoretical productivity I had enabled (hey, I calculated the numbers, and the manager s
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by PakG1 8y ago
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the majority of the publishing expenses these days probably do come from marketing.
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by PakG1 8y ago
I think such organizations would not be capitalized well enough to make AAA games. Look at the development costs of the most expensive games out there: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_expensive_video_g...
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by PakG1 8y ago
On a micro scale, yes. On a macro scale, it's easy to see that even the higher ups are just players in a bigger game, the rules of which they did not make. But the most successful ones (according to a specific definition of success)
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Could you break down how that's possible? The only way I can think of that being possible is if you move the goal posts for one group and compare apple mathematics to orange mathematics.
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by PakG1 8y ago
>> 1. Push stuff to physical. Newspapers? Paper delivery. Magazines? Mailed. When the new one comes in, the old one gets thrown out. I don't think pushing stuff to physical solves my problem of not consuming my desired content.
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by PakG1 8y ago
Sounds like it's not about the money for her though. But sadly, without money, the place will just deteriorate and fall apart. And who knows where that money would come from. The future is probably unfortunately already written.
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by PakG1 8y ago
I can't begin to imagine what that must feel like, but I gotta say, your kind of company (i.e. non-VC-funded, don't care about the unicorn status, just serve the customers well) is the kind I'd like to do one day. The vision
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by PakG1 8y ago
Even for companies that aren't in trading, I can't think of many reasons why anyone would want to switch back to Slack on an organizational basis. Public communities, sure. But organizationally? No contest IMHO.
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by PakG1 8y ago
Temper this with the understanding that many workers don't have a good view of what their boss actually does and just assume that their boss puts in a third of the effort, when in fact he might put in much much more and the situation m
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by PakG1 8y ago
No, it's the language of the Nuosu people to which I'm referring. Yeah, them being a different language family wouldn't stop them from writing in Mandarin. I know that, having learned Japanese and Korean. My point is that
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by PakG1 8y ago
This is quite interesting. I'd like to do more research to confirm the veracity, but it would make sense, thanks.
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by PakG1 8y ago
I'm not sure why you think I don't know what other dialects sound like. I know what various languages and dialects in China sound like, and am most familiar with Cantonese, Sichuanese, Hunanese, Hakka, Shanghainese, and Yi. Yi s
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by PakG1 8y ago
It may be true that Mandarin is based to a very large extent on what the people of the Northern Plain speak, more specifically those of Beijing. I have no idea, but I've heard it said so many times that I'm willing to consider th
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by PakG1 8y ago
I think you genuinely think you're right and everyone else wrong. I'm not sure how to explain to you the implications of over 90% if you don't understand already. China could have a million ethnic groups and it wouldn't
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by PakG1 8y ago
Dang, I'll have to start considering something like this. And keep all my data on the cloud instead. :(
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by PakG1 8y ago
I believe that's what the word unlucky is for. Lucky is for positive rare occurrences, unlucky is for negative rare occurrences. I'll admit I have no clue what normal/average occurrences would then be.
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by PakG1 8y ago
Limiting the power outlets used to be effective until laptops started getting USB Type C. Now everyone can just bring a power bank to charge their laptop, right? Charging for the Wi-Fi would probably have a greater effect, plus additional
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by PakG1 8y ago
>> These clubs offer a lot of stimulus for freelancers and you're surrounded by people of various different fields, which sparks interesting discussions. Could you elaborate on how cafes frequented by other designers and develo
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by PakG1 8y ago
It's not factually correct, and off-topic, but why do I see so much hyperbole so often? Have you really never seen such an imprecise article? I believe I've seen plenty, and this one isn't the most imprecise one I've e
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by PakG1 8y ago
While this is true, the anti-vaccine debate and the flat earth debate is verifiably settled and only continues because people refuse to accept it. Diversity of opinion is great for society, but if it gets in the way of verifiable AND veri
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by PakG1 8y ago
This is the real test. If money was taken care of, I'd probably be doing something else with my time. In my case, I've found the most fulfillment volunteering in very remote areas. My job is good, but I'm under no illusion
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by PakG1 8y ago
When I compare the history of China and the history of Europe (and let's face it, North American norms derive a lot from Europe), I think there's a huge cultural divergence that can be pinpointed to one spot in history: Europe ha
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by PakG1 8y ago
If you want to say it that way, then the corresponding question is why hasn't there been a huge sell-off of waterfront properties, especially since their current value is so high and their long-term value will probably only degrade in
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by PakG1 8y ago
I honestly don't know how Snapchat ever was able to maintain the veneer that snaps are temporary and can't come back to haunt you after they disappear. Their own users often would take screenshots, so how did the story that snaps
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by PakG1 8y ago
Why not just retie the shoelaces at halftime?
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Seems like it could be the same thing, at least that's what McGwire said to himself to justify to himself that it was OK to juice up. McGwire said he took steroids to get back on the field, sounding much like the Yankees' Andy Pe
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by PakG1 8y ago
I think it really depends on the psychology of the student and their perception of their performance for which they are awaiting results.
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by PakG1 8y ago
Yeah, business strategy MBA kinda stuff. Although honestly not sure how useful it really is. I guess it helps you have a broad checklist of things you should look at.

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