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by bspn 9y ago
I find the title a little manufactured to be honest. He openly admits that if his kids decide they want to go to college then the fund will cover 4 years tuition, but if they decide to do something else then he'll fund that pursuit to
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by bspn 9y ago
I agree. In my first full-time remote job I quickly realized how much I missed the personal interaction that comes with being in an office setting. Sure, needless meetings get tiring quickly but in my current role I now have the flexibilit
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Why Donald Trump’s diet is bad for America’s health(washingtonpost.com)
3 points by bspn 9y ago|0 comments
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by bspn 9y ago
The water is boiled to thermo-nuclear levels so I'd be shocked if anything nasty could survive it - certainly the flavor can't! I'm not sure if it's because there's more content available these days, but the "g
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by bspn 9y ago
This isn't just an Iowa issue. When I talk to early stage entrepreneurs looking to raise seed capital healthcare is almost always one of their biggest concerns - both for their own families as well as the impact it will have on recrui
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Jeff Bezos 'super optimistic' about paid-for journalism(asia.nikkei.com)
3 points by bspn 9y ago|0 comments
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by bspn 9y ago
I don't know if it's because I've been under a rock, but I noticed Uber advertising on TV for the first time this weekend with a "everyone needs a side-hustle" tagline. I noticed it because it's always a littl
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by bspn 9y ago
> However, they recently announced that the July 1 salary review that everyone was promised will be deferred. The company is obviously facing a cash crunch, but to me this is the key bit and why I would start shopping my resume if I we
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by bspn 9y ago
I think Zappos is a probably a pretty good proxy. They too had a very different culture to Amazon at the time of acquisition, but I believe it has largely remained intact many years post-acquisition. Amazon as a company has many flaws in i
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by bspn 9y ago
I've stopped reading Forbes articles because of it. I have no problem with sites monetizing their valuable content (I subscribe to the WSJ and FT because I generally value their product), but the in-your-face "you may not proceed
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by bspn 9y ago
It's been over 2-3 years, but I would say on average her regime changes every 3-4 months. We saw another specialist recently who introduced us to a test that does a genetic screen to help identify what medicine should theoretically be
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by bspn 9y ago
I have started to take a more active role in my wife's ongoing treatment for this very reason. While I generally like her doctor, his willingness to bounce from drug-to-drug in an effort to treat her depression and anxiety is incredib
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First Interview with the Climber Who Scaled El Capitan Without a Rope(nationalgeographic.com)
1 points by bspn 9y ago|0 comments
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United accidentally strands New Zealand man at SFO without wallet or passport(m.sfgate.com)
3 points by bspn 9y ago|1 comments
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by bspn 9y ago
Agreed, I really didn't enjoy Season 5 and it was a disappointing end to what was otherwise an epic TV series. McNulty was always an edgy character, but planting evidence and feeding it to the media just felt a little too contrived.
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by bspn 9y ago
The beauty of the Nexus 5 is virtually everything is replaceable and an easy DIY project. Sure, you may not be able to get every part OEM, but I've extended the life of mine several times now (including replacing the entire rear housi
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by bspn 9y ago
I have only had an issue with a reclining seat once before. It was a transatlantic flight on a horribly old 767 and the gentlemen in front of me reclined (at speed) and then turned around and ordered me to get my knees out of his back as th
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by bspn 9y ago
Something I've seen a few times is a disclosure mechanism that allows you to declare any side projects that you're working on in your own time and carve those out from the IP assignment rights usually found within NDAs. Now, you c
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The untold story of QF72: 'psycho' automation leaves pilots powerless(smh.com.au)
12 points by bspn 9y ago|6 comments
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by bspn 9y ago
> I think a big factor in burnout is that most work is ultimately meaningless, or even morally wrong, and on a deep level, we're aware of that. I don't this is true across the board, but the challenge is finding a "job&qu
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by bspn 9y ago
My understanding is that mental health therapy should be covered by most insurance plans these days so the out-of-pocket shouldn't be that high. While it's a sample size of only one, my wife sees her therapist bi-weekly and I t
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by bspn 9y ago
Yes, it sounds like the approaches may be slightly different. My wife has needed ambulance care on several occasions due to an ongoing medical issue, so I've got to know the teams pretty well and one of the cops told me that whenever
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by bspn 9y ago
Yes, I believe the origins of the sabbatical are in academia where it was intended to give people the ability to take an extended period of time away from their traditional role and try something different (often travel or an overseas post)
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by bspn 9y ago
> Sometimes people call the police for help. Years before I met her, a friend of mine got out of control, and her family called the police (maybe her 'craziness' was because she was starting to go through menopause). The police
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by bspn 9y ago
> I think Microsoft still has a large advantage in big organizations, due to their traditional dominance I agree, and in fact would extend it to dominance in entire industries where compatibility is key. I can imagine if a lawyer re
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by bspn 9y ago
I agree to a certain extent. I believe backup cameras are this generation's equivalent of the automatic car. Where I grew up, you had pretty much no choice but to learn to drive using a manual/stick which in my (biased) opinion t
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by bspn 9y ago
My wife was born and raised in the Southern US, and whenever we travel on the interstate system here she assures me that so long as I remain within 15mph of the posted speed limit I'll never be ticketed. When she first told me her the
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by bspn 9y ago
Off topic: he's 95 years old?! I don't care how well connected he is, who thought it would be a good idea to have a nonagenarian on the board of a (supposedly) cutting edge health-tech company?!
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by bspn 9y ago
I'm not sure there will be a payday for anyone holding common. Outside investors will hold preferred stock with a preference multiple that will likely absorb any exit returns at this rate.
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by bspn 9y ago
I had this conversation with my parents recently as I share a similar view to the parent comment. My father has made a decent amount of money from his successful business, but by far the greatest proportion of their wealth is tied up in va

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