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by ck425 9y ago
Everyone wins except the riders. And possibly the countries where there's no absurd tipping culture and that starts to encourage it.
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by ck425 9y ago
We need to accept that the retirement model simple isn't sustainable. Either you live on less that your means while young and save for retirement yourself, or you work till you die.
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by ck425 9y ago
You're also missing the social aspect, particularly for girls. Depending on your personality, friendship groups, culture and Family it's often not socially acceptable to spend your free time as a teenager hacking away at stuff. Yo
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by ck425 9y ago
I'd argue that: a) as an industry we have far less of a clothes == professionalism association (and that's definitely a good thing) b) if anything dressing in a suit is an indication that you've primarily worked for older, mo
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by ck425 9y ago
Until recently I had a worked with a friend who wears nothing but suits, not just at work but in day to day life. People found it odd for a few months but then he quickly got a rep as that really well dressed guy and most folk enjoyed it. A
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by ck425 9y ago
I think you give the conservatives too much credit. They legitimately think that giving police/MI5 these abilities will tackle terrorism, and that the downsides of these policies are being exaggerated by internet companies/experts
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by ck425 10y ago
Other than property price the latter is reasonably poor, very working class, whereas the latter are upper-middle class and very well off.
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by ck425 10y ago
I already do run to work, and it helps, as well as a reasonably active hobby. But there's a big different between running to work and a job that keeps you on your feet and moving for 40 hours a week.
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by ck425 10y ago
Does anyone else worry about staying fit as an office worker? As much as I enjoy my career, I might give serious consideration to moving into something more physical in future. While you can easily fit in a decent amount of exercise outside
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by ck425 10y ago
It's only anecdotal but I've seen the same (church aside). My very bright, well to do Grandparents are mostly house bound now and have gotten far slower the less active they've gotten. On the other hand my other grandmother i
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by ck425 10y ago
I think that's a really good example of what Sam was talking about. This is becoming more of an issue as more of our communities move to being primarily online.
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by ck425 10y ago
Same here. Coverage is no indication of quality, and lack of coverage isn't necessarily an indicator of lacking quality.
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by ck425 10y ago
The assumption that most of us work in technology, likely software engineers or closely related roles, combined with the fact that the average compensation for those roles is above average compared to most jobs and most employers in those a
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by ck425 10y ago
Not to mention the majority of people reading HN are in favorable economic situations, so will be among the least effected if/when shit hits the fan. That said there is a large opportunity for change post EU if we go after it. Unfortun
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by ck425 10y ago
Strongly considering this. The privacy issues caused by the Tories is also a factor. Thankfully I'm securely enough employed that the economic impact shouldn't be too bad for me personally, if it were to go through.
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by ck425 10y ago
I'd say they're issues that are harder for woman to navigate. Not because they're less capable I should add, but because what's considered acceptable behaviour is different.
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by ck425 10y ago
Hmm my takeaway from the familiarity was that it's harder for woman to manage up, which sucks. :(
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by ck425 10y ago
No one's saying we shouldn't have code reviews or technical debates, just that we need to avoid being overly aggressive. A lot of young males (including myself previously, and sometimes currently) can be very aggressive in present
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by ck425 10y ago
>> the freedom to live as we see fit we must be able to control ourselves Who defines control and how do you do so without inevitably reducing the freedom said control exists to preserve? If you want people to engage is their societie
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by ck425 10y ago
>> And laws are effective deterents if the penalties are appropriately harsh. Except their not. There's vast bodies of research suggesting the war on drugs has been largely ineffective and encouraged a massive amount of related c
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by ck425 10y ago
True, but the author makes a solid point about the new distribution systems being created by people who value efficiency and are experts at disrupting inefficient industries. Netflix and Amazon might currently be just buying content but I&#
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by ck425 10y ago
Can any Californians explain how feasible this is? As a Scotsman I've seen first hand how quickly an independence movement can grow, especially with an unpopular government.
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by ck425 10y ago
This argument always comes up but I'm not convinced. In society people tend to congregate in professions and social where people have similar intellectual capabilities. How many people here were interested in a career in Software Engin
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by ck425 10y ago
This is very interesting to read from a UK perspective. We don't have the concept of jaywalking, except for on motorways (I was actually shocked when an american friend explained it at uni, how the hell does anyone get anywhere, then I
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by ck425 10y ago
What those talks often miss is how closely linked salary often is to status and communication of value. I may not need a raise and the money may not make a notable improvement to my life in and of itself but getting one is a clear signal of
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by ck425 10y ago
Apologies, replied to wrong comment. Meant to reply to comment mentioning negative opinions to a Chinese firm buying a Scottish one.
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by ck425 10y ago
See comments: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/nov/24/skyscanner-...
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by ck425 10y ago
Governments change. Many people argued the same when pre-nazi Germany decided to register peoples religion. Granted that's an extreme example (or perhaps not considering the rise of the alt-right) but what's considered legally &am
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by ck425 10y ago
Worth pointing out that this refers to Scouting in the UK. While other scouting movements are based on the original UK scouting movement, there are notable differences between all the scouting movements so this doesn't necessarily appl
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by ck425 10y ago
That doesn't mean everyone who supported him is racist and sexist, just that they have other concerns. As hard as it might be to understand there are people who think there are most important issues than the fact Trump is racist and se

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