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by amerkhalid 3y ago
> I’m especially grateful that our cofounders understand why we should actually be at the office, and that any expectation of “being more productive” is nothing more but a polite fiction. They sound like great leaders. I also work for a
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by amerkhalid 3y ago
Easy, with so many stories of people getting bills for absurd amounts when using usage based pricing, I rather pay slightly more but a fixed amount and have one less thing to worry about.
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Ok I got curious too and texted him asking what he thought of his happiness level compared to an average person. And his answer totally destroys everything I just said about him. He thinks he is less happy than an average person. He is happ
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by amerkhalid 3y ago
Good question, in his twenties, he dated a lot and yes he was very picky. He did have one longterm relationship in his twenties though. He settled last among our friends group. He is about 40 now. He has been married for about 5 years and b
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Less you know someone, happier they seem. I have made some deep friendships with people who are always joking, laughing, etc. but when they finally open up, you realize they are also unhappy about many things. Sometimes more than serious pe
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That is very recent though.
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Didn't Renaissance Technologies made all their money from technical analysis? Who cares if it is simplification of something, if your goal is to make money, not understand it.
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by amerkhalid 3y ago
Xenogears - great story. It introduced me to various concepts from different philosophies, psychology, etc. Tomb Raider - it was my first 3D game. The sense of adventure and danger was so intense. Uncharted - like Tomb Raider but with jokes
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by amerkhalid 3y ago
Having recently flown with toddler and preschooler, I cannot imagine how miserable the kids on this plane would have been. Babies can overheat easily and do permanent brain damage. This is just inhumane.
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First $100: Placed Google Ads and Amazon affiliate links on my blog. First $1000: Still waiting. (Unless you count selling old stuff on Craig's List)
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In my experience, some of these headphones last really long time. Two of my headphones are over 6 years old. One of them is Bose QC35 which I love. The other one was "cheaper" $100 headphone, it has horrible multiple devices bluet
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No, you should be fine. I had my startup on my resume for a bit and it didn’t seemed to hurt my chances. Some interviewers asked me technical questions about the tech stack. Others were interested in business side of things, it was a good c
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by amerkhalid 3y ago
I believe from uniform they meant wear similar clothes everyday, or at least for work. Like Steve Jobs with his black turtle necks, or Mark Zuckerberg with his back t-shirts.
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I am not an expert in Islam, so some of what I say maybe completely wrong. My parents are from Sunni sect which is the largest sect. But it is further divided into sub-sects. However, you can pick and choose various rules from different sec
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by amerkhalid 3y ago
I started saying exactly this. In my culture, our elders used to say this about old fashioned photographs. Young people used to laugh about this. Now I wonder if those elders were also joking, just didn’t wanted their photos to be taken. ED
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I’m not sure if it’s a touchscreen by itself make it such a great device. I think it’s combination of media consumption focus, responsiveness and super light to hold for reading or writing. When I bought it, I was going to use it just for
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> Boggles the mind why people still fall for the iPad Pro as a serious work machine beyond writing meme. The form factor is incredible. I did this a few years ago, used iPad+vps for personal work. As a backend developer mostly, it was no
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Another resource I recommend is vlogs of families on YouTube. There is some controversy that this is not good for children. But some of them do share tough moments of parenting and that helps you realize that you are not alone when dealing
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Exactly this. While GP has a point but, in general, there is a lot bigger penalty for changing mind than for being stubborn. We would be better off as a society if we balance penalties for changing your position vs being stubborn. And I rat
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I really wish schools taught humility. As a new parents we got tons of books as gifts on pregnancy and baby's first year or two. But then it ended. I continue to buy books on parenting, child psychology, etc. But sadly it seems once ba
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Prioritize your health and then comfort but continue saving money. If you are able to not want anything for a decade, no need to change it now. My partner buys non-essentials significantly more than me each month. Sometimes I get in competi
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What about plain old checks?
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I bought Allen Carr’s Easy Way to Quit Smoking. And it really helped me quit. So there is a market for books on how to quit smoking.
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Depending on project but my default is Laravel. You can make pretty decent non-SPA frontend using mix of html, Blade templates, and some basic javascript (though you can do that with any framework).
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> Buying a home? Give me a break. I love to share the Zillow home price index graph to visually show people how Covid has screwed the housing market [1]. And at least before we had the option to move far from the city to a cheaper locati
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After writing this comment, I was discussing this with my wife. One thing we realized that a lot of people learn these things through their parents who owned homes. But many people are "first generation" homeowners. I was thinking
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This list scares me but some of major stuff like roof should be covered by home insurance. And then you can buy home warranty for some stuff like appliances and AC.
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This is something I am struggling with right now. Yes there are books and YouTube but many times I encounter problems that I don’t even know how to describe. (ChatGPT been helpful here though) What I would really like is a sort of walkthrou
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> This is probably true. Adults too. Defense is going to say that its up to parents and guardians to police the use of these apps. That argument didn't work with cigarettes and alcohol, so I'm guessing won't work here eith
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I really liked The Religions Book by DK Publishing. It is not a deep or thorough book. But it covers almost all religious beliefs starting with hunter & gatherers. What I really liked about it was that you can see modern religions evolv

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