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by abawany 7y ago
Somewhat unrelated but I would like to also mention Maxima ( http://maxima.sourceforge.net/ ), which used to be maintained by the late Dr. Schelter and is still updated. Here is a link to an old comparison between it and Math
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by abawany 7y ago
In recent times, this verbosity has been accompanied by the (to me) insane decision in some JS prettifier plugins (opinionated even) of effectively putting one word per line. Now every if condition spans 4 lines on average. Delightful!
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by abawany 7y ago
Some of the Android One phones still support bootloader unlocking. I was recently searching desperately for a recent-ish phone to replace my subtly-dead Note 3 and found that the Moto X4 Android One version supports bootloader unlocking (vo
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by abawany 8y ago
Agreed. They will even serve it without a bun, wrapped in lettuce. Good stuff.
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by abawany 8y ago
To add to the 'sucker' anecdote, when I was young and stupid (at least I am not young anymore), I was contacted by a NYC recruiter looking to hire for Bloomberg. Here was his tack to extract salary information: "being a finan
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by abawany 8y ago
I have been very happy with my HP Elitebook x360. It has some user upgradability (ssd, battery), has been rock solid so far, has a great screen, Wacom stylus + touchscreen, and lightweight.
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by abawany 8y ago
Ghiradelli's 86% was surprisingly awesome imo, compared to the corresponding Lindt, which took some effort to finish off.
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by abawany 8y ago
A mouthwash with cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) might help with gum health. Crest makes a version with CPC and Hydrogen Peroxide that was recommended by a dentist at one point. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cetylpyridin
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by abawany 8y ago
I was once in a conflict with a bunch of people at a larger e-commerce tech company because I railed against the practices and requirements of one of the stupidest projects that I was pushed into. The 'wisest' amongst the group, j
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by abawany 8y ago
Same here. Mine had 16k of memory (12k usable).
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by abawany 8y ago
Withings recently announced a watch with the ECG capability: https://www.withings.com/us/en/move-ecg .
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by abawany 8y ago
Unfortunately the only approach that I know of with Citi is this Flash-based app, which is increasingly getting painful to use on desktop browsers and seems impossible on mobile. Have you found a more modern approach to using them?
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by abawany 8y ago
Same with Sling and Britbox - no fuss cancellations all online. Was impressed.
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by abawany 8y ago
AFAIK, it will link their Apple ID with the watch, which means that if they uninstall an app, you might lose it, and etc. The LTE Apple Watch needs a minimum of an iPhone 6 or something to complete setup vs. the non-LTE that can be setup wi
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by abawany 8y ago
Another workplace had a similar scheme: an unlocked machine was an invitation for the person's neighbors to send email on the person's behalf. It was all fun and games for a while (fake product announcements, silly questions posed
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by abawany 8y ago
Motorola (of old, in the 90s) used to have a policy of asking employees to remove name badges when going out for lunches and etc. It was a game between the team manager and the employees as to who admonished the other first when going out f
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by abawany 8y ago
Lyft/Uber came back after the state legislature passed a law that nullified Austin's background check requirement. The same thing happened with Austin's plastic bag ban, btw - some say the state legislature exists just to pun
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by abawany 8y ago
I have seen it vary by city with Houston drivers bordering on homicidal, Dallas being no-nonsense fast (with many left lane hogs), and Austin being a bit too easy going (plus many left lane hogs). I miss MN - people sure (used to) drive nic
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by abawany 8y ago
I found this: https://www.bestplaces.net/cost-of-living/austin-tx/seattle-... . The site doesn't seem fly by night but who knows: https://www.bestplaces.net/docs/team.aspx . Edit: also f
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by abawany 8y ago
Not the OP but I wonder if they meant that the small retirement towns (presumably Buda, San Marcos, Kyle, etc.) are now mostly single family commuters and thus much more expensive and crowded than before.
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by abawany 8y ago
To add to your counter-examples, Apple is spending $1 billion to build a gigantic campus in NW Austin. Also, PayPal and eBay have been here since at least 2008 and various PayPal pivotal technical teams were evenly or majorly present in Aus
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by abawany 8y ago
I am a bit surprised to read this since I often compare Austin and Seattle. IMO, Seattle's property and rent prices are way higher compared to Austin (I guess at least 50%). Both places have no income tax but Austin has slightly higher
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by abawany 8y ago
In my phone with LineageOS, the option was to block anyone who was not in the contacts list.
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by abawany 8y ago
Recent Panasonic cordless phones, which can handle cell calls if configured, have this feature. It lets the user define the 4-digit code that a non-whitelisted caller must enter before their call is allowed through.
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by abawany 8y ago
I have dealt with more than my fair share of HOAs in such housing (townhomes organized as condos, high-rise, etc.) Some of the stories of dysfunctional HOAs are right on the money unfortunately. Also, state laws give HOAs more power than th
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by abawany 8y ago
Agreed. Have seen plenty of 'kiss up, kick down' behavior at larger tech companies. It is at times amusing and a small break from the suffering to see the person transform rapidly during interactions with the kissee or the kickee
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by abawany 8y ago
Submitting claims monthly is fairly standard, at least in my experience. At HP, they gave us a corporate AMEX card but I was responsible for paying it while I waited for the outsourced^2 HR operations to cut me a check.
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by abawany 8y ago
As edoceo says below, I recommend refinancing with a credit union of your choice, preferably one that will pledge in writing to service the loan for its life.
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by abawany 8y ago
I moved loans to First Tech Federal Credit Union, which used to (and still probably do) state in the loan contract that they will service the loan for its life. Very happy with them so far.
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by abawany 8y ago
In Austin, the local grocery chain (HEB) has started its own delivery service in addition to being available over Instacart. Prices for their service (hebtoyou.com) are lower though delivery+shopper fees are comparable. The experience is st

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