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by bavila 4y ago
I suppose if the height of achievement we are targeting is "elementary school administrative assistant", then, yes, perhaps our under-educated, grade-inflated students are well on their way to ride that wave of success. But if we
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by bavila 4y ago
It really is bizarre seeing how some people are complaining about a $250 million bond as being a "slap on the wrist". It's not a fine, it's not a punishment -- he hasn't even been convicted of anything yet. He is no
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by bavila 4y ago
> When are lawyers considered with fairness? As any good lawyer would say, "It depends."
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by bavila 4y ago
Heh, I was permanently banned from /r/lexfridman in a thread about his Duncan Trussell interview. My comment was basically: "Oh, great, another 'podcaster interviews another podcaster for reciprocal exposure' episod
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by bavila 4y ago
That seems more like a testament to the intensity of someone who does X to be the "best" at it, rather than someone who does X for the fun of it. Go became more than just a game to him -- it was his identity.
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by bavila 4y ago
If the engineers know it is not ready and they still deploy it despite knowing it is reasonably foreseeable that this system will cause injury or death, that is still on them. Unless the product/marketing people are holding the enginee
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by bavila 4y ago
> If you happen to visit the website and see the Nintendo Power-esque PDF, tell me, shouldn't that grab the attention of the right person? Maybe 30 years ago, but we're all (mostly) grown up now. Even for those old school gamer
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by bavila 4y ago
I'd prefer our most brilliant technologists tap into the desire to explore and expand the domain of robotics. Once I own a robot that can reliably clean every surface of my bathroom without my intervention, maybe then Mars might sound
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by bavila 4y ago
What data do you have that demonstrates what "most" people think is "cool" in this respect?
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by bavila 4y ago
It only looks that way because the link to its stylesheet is broken: <link media="all" href=" https://3skoz1yr97849dum72v8p1rj-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-... " rel="stylesheet" /> The
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by bavila 4y ago
In the HN spirit of reading in good faith, I assume anything posted here ending in "Do better" is a joke until proven otherwise.
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by bavila 4y ago
> If your lawyer can lose a case over formatting (and they can)... It's true that there are certain typographical requirements that must be met in certain court filings, but I have also seen lawyers bikeshed in Word by obsessing ove
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by bavila 4y ago
Have you found it to be problematic that some (perhaps many) lawyers like bikeshedding in Word, as it gives them an excuse to pad their billable hours?
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by bavila 4y ago
I wasn't seeing that popup ad "every time", but after the third one, I said screw it and canceled my paid subscription. Unforgivable.
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by bavila 4y ago
Yes, for like $60 or something ridiculous like that.
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by bavila 4y ago
When I got my security system in my home installed, I asked the sales representative about getting a key fob to arm/disarm the system. Her response was basically, "Oh, haha, you're too young to be asking for one of those. You
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by bavila 4y ago
Agreed. I think your counterpart is too focused on the person's _name_ rather than the contextual _role_ that the person occupies. If someone is coming to me with a question, it is extremely helpful to know up front who they are (with
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by bavila 4y ago
The statement was clearly meant as a joke, albeit a flat and stale one.
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by bavila 4y ago
Courts don't appreciate having their time wasted. It's going to be a lot easier for a court to dismiss a frivolous patent troll than to "assume guilt" and go through the absolutely hellish process of extended litigation.
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by bavila 4y ago
Your common street criminal also tends to go after low-hanging fruit. A "Beware of Dog" sign and a security camera (even a fake one) will go a long way in your favor.
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by bavila 4y ago
AT 2016 SOBO section hiker. Just the northern half (from Katahdin to Harper's Ferry), so I might have only came back half a different person. :) I took it pretty leisurely and stopped in at towns often, so I probably averaged about 9-1
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by bavila 4y ago
I've done an extended backpacking trip (4 months). Probably took about a month before feeling like a truly therapeutic break. I don't think a week would have been nearly enough.
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by bavila 4y ago
The way the button text moves on hover is also distracting and annoying.
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by bavila 4y ago
I had an interestingly similar experience. As the shrooms were starting to hit, I recall my internal monologue was racing with thoughts, as if that part of my mind was desperately struggling to hold on to the reins of consciousness. Then su
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by bavila 4y ago
>...which is a fair advantage as most frontend developers I talk to don't even realise that specificity is a thing. Really? I'm not sure I could take someone seriously if they called themselves a frontend developer and did not
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by bavila 4y ago
I don't have any resources but I can share a personal anecdote, as I've recently been offered a position as a product manager after having worked as a developer for a few years. A couple of product people I used to work with at an
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by bavila 4y ago
So much better. Well done.
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by bavila 4y ago
> A simple "thanks" goes much further than you think. Especially those that are genuine and out of the blue. For some reason managers tend to not use this "magic" word. I used to work in litigation as an attorney befo
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by bavila 5y ago
Context is definitely important. If I'm in a situation where I'm obviously just trying to get some work done in a coffee shop, I'd going to be very skeptical of a stranger who insists on striking up a conversation with me. It
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by bavila 5y ago
Without even reading any content, I feel there's a marked distinction just in the titles alone. "Working with Claire" signals: This is an article about what it's like to work with me. "How to work with me" sign

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