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In early 2018, I made $105k salary as an entry level "Business Systems Analyst" in San Jose, CA. Rented a studio in Milpitas for $1200 at the time. I built a data integration system with NodeJS, and marketing/customer service
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I think tipping waiters in restaurants, at the end of a meal is fine. It's the request for a tip at practically every cafe or donut shop, where a person is simply pouring drip coffee or placing an item in a bag, for to-go/carry ou
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What a coincidence! I've been thinking about taking a sabbatical and walking the the Camino de Santiago. During that time I will likely study for some IT certs to demonstrate new skills in cloud servers & security. How did you f
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I totally agree. I'd also extrapolate on "If you have no goal, school (and more debt) probably isn't going to help." because I agree with that. Instead of making school the goal, recognize that School leads to a goal of
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"- Where do I even begin?" With logic: - Pick a goal (AKA a destination) - Find a map to achieve that goal (AKA a Roadmap) - Ask a question regarding the above two points, to a search engine, such as "Roadmap to becoming <
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"techbro" always sounds like passive-aggresive envy to me. As though the person saying it wish they were a technologist, so they could earn more.
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Wow. You're right. I didn't believe services are Costa Rica's largest export, had to look it up. In retrospect, it makes sense: English is widely spoken in Costa Rica. And along with Chile, it has the highest rate of human
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Let's follow your logic. Let's assume Well Functioning institutions are in place. Let's take it one step back, and one step forward from there: - one step back: What enables Functioning Institutions? The institutions are com
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Don't count on it. The premise is very incorrect. Latin America has a dearth of educated workers. It's why their societies' infrastructure is barely functional. I've spent 1.5 years living in Mexico. During that time,
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4y ago
that sir, is pathological combustion! (sick burn ;) )
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4y ago
Doubtful. Don't believe everything you read online, kiddos :D
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FYI: re: "the Sierra" There are several mountains in North America, Central America, South America, Spain, the Philippines, and probably other countries w/ Spanish language influence named "the Sierra <something>s&
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Googled: list of additives in PE plastic Found: "Stabilizers are the most widely used additives in the PE industry. Other additives commonly added to polyethylene are stearates (e.g., calcium and zinc stearates to neutralize acidic cat
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>"about the hormonal changes, you'd have to back that one up." Endocrine disruptors [0] are widely distributed by humans within our environment, for use directly or indirectly within food & water resource streams, such
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So, it sounds a bit like Selection Bias-- The guys who create these companies you purchase have a local a network in the industry-- That is to say: The guys who create & run the companies are able to find labor. This article is about a
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Indeed. I know a couple folks in that situation - A 30 year old guy who lives at his mothers house. He's a part time videographer. For the last 5 years, hasn't proactively built any other skillset. Currently he says he'll
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Great point. I didn't think of that, but it's so true. Felony records, Health problems, etc. prevebting people from working.
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I agree. People have differences in satisfaction based on the type of work they're attracted to. Personally, I love working with my hands. But I want a job that pays very well and offers location flexibility. (Plus I love learning a
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I think "Men Without Work" is a euphemism. The problem is: - Men without Skills in-demand-- skills which are at least somewhat fulfilling & interesting to those men. Solution: Research labor data for careers in high demand, th
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OP, An analogy for your question/concern: You want to add 2 numbers. So, I hand you a calculator. That calculator has about 1000 dependencies. I didn't hand you petroleum oil and copper wire, and say "Oh, first, do all these
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When I was trying to figure out my interests, passions, and career in general, someone suggested I ask myself this: "What do I want to DO, BE, or HAVE?" I found it grounding, centering, and it helped me to determine my goals. I s
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Yep. The content of the email was: " Message me when you are free https://to.sv/SomeUUID <list of about 40 users w/ @ sign preceding their github handle> Hey All my photos and videos here https://
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Fantastic work Taylor! A few years ago I was hoping someone would create something like this. Glad to see it becoming a reality!! Taylor, I was just wondering-- Is it feasible to use lasers for killing weeds while retaining relatively lig
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My personal, humble opinion: Recent political trends and the shaky, politicized conclusions they posit do not supersede human nature.
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no offense, but "human nature" disregards all physical/mental characteristics.
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In the last 4-5 years of occasionally looking for books to learn electrical concepts (at the armchair specialist level), this is the best one I've found.
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Unfortunately, Incinerating sounds like a way to release PFAS or some sort of breakdown of them into other (perhaps similar or worse) chemicals, into the air. At which point, they will float and disperse and likely fall back onto/into
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Great idea. A relative of mine has a passion for helping people ("hoarders") declutter their houses in which they hoard tons of unneeded things. I thought "If only I could create a phone app which makes it very quick and easy
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I do, about 10%. That said, I am very sick of getting asked to tip before anything is rendered-- such as at the counter of a cafe where I have coffee or a pastry. Tipping a dollar for a coffee to a barista who lacks any customer service sk
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Yep. I'd say the solution is: Live a modest life, and don't advertise your wealth. I doubt there is any law anywhere prohibiting a millionaire or billionaire from moving themselves and their families to a new place and living a m
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