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by ck425 4y ago
I find it interesting that all the comments here seem to view the options as "prioritise work/career first and work as hard as possibly can" and "don't prioritise work/career at all and do as little as you can
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by ck425 4y ago
> Everyone has different preferences. Based on those they get different outcomes. I actually have also met, and read on HN tons of people in tech who kinda resent people who work a lot because it makes them look bad. The reason people re
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by ck425 4y ago
> Well, they explicitely state, that they are ready to change a bit, if the shitstorm is big enough. Yes and there already was a massive shitstorm that they attempted to address before these additional details were leaked. That's th
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by ck425 4y ago
What's interesting(/blows my mind) though is that unsubstantiated rumours about the new OGL started going around weeks ago. This caused a massive amount of concern and outrage among the community, to the extend that WoTC actively
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by ck425 4y ago
It's funny you say that because since The IT Crowd ended Chris O'Dowd has been cast multiple times as the relatable normal but still handsome hunk in comedies.
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by ck425 4y ago
What do you think of Joe Lycett's series of Travel Man? I've only watched clips rather than full episodes but while he's very different to Ayoade I've still enjoyed it. I'm perhaps biased though because he has James
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by ck425 4y ago
Have any of the US talk shows started to copy Graham Norton's "all guests on the couch together" style? For anyone unfamiliar Graham Norton hosts a late night style talk show but instead of inviting guests out one by one and
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by ck425 4y ago
I can't find it but Alex Horne did an interview about the US remake and why it didn't work. The main reason in his opinion was that the network insisted on making it 30min (presumably 22min with ads) and that meant they had to cut
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by ck425 4y ago
Imo the success of the US Office is that it took the cringeworthy hyper relatable observational comedy of the UK Office and made it a little more hopeful. It lost some of the shock power of original but made it far more addictive as comfort
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by ck425 4y ago
Is there any actual evidence for the Hair Plugs thing? I've heard it frequently but also heard that it was actually lighting and styling.
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by ck425 4y ago
I think Martin Freeman was semi-established at the time, though obviously not the renowned actor he is now. And Gervais and Merchant had a small following from their radio show.
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by ck425 4y ago
I'm not overly concerned by cost given how much the procession seems to matter to so many people. But I do think people should be allowed to protest if they wish given we tax payers are paying for it. This isn't a private funeral.
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by ck425 4y ago
I live in Edinburgh. Can confirm major disruption and likely costs based on the sheer number of police and event staff I've seen just walking through town.
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by ck425 4y ago
Hmm I'm not sure it's fair to consider student loan repayment a tax. It's limited and many people will pay it off fast. I presume you're based in London if you're on £95k and still have outstanding student loads?
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by ck425 4y ago
I'm not sure encouraging more children will help long term though. Eventually we need to figure out how to make society work without population growth.
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by ck425 4y ago
What do you mean by male feminisation? I get the impression from context that you're referring to biological differences but that could easily be interpreted as "man aren't real men these days and that's why they can&#x2
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by ck425 4y ago
I'm curious, do we actually have higher taxes than most other countries and if so in which specific areas? Personally a well paid individual no dependants I find the Tory focus on cutting taxes ridiculous but I'm aware I'm ig
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by ck425 4y ago
That's an unfair and incredibly dangerous description of ADHD medications. First off there are multiple types of ADHD drugs. I presume you are referring to stimulant drugs which are the most commonly prescribed for ADHD, but there are
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by ck425 4y ago
> I imagine in Europe, it's probably Paris and London that draws both French/British and foreigners. It's not as true in the UK. The salary differential between a medium city and The City isn't as big so while there&
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by ck425 4y ago
I can't speak about other countries but the idea that Russia could use its influence to convince the UK to veto Finland or Sweden's entry into NATO is absurd. The Conservatives may have been happy to take russian money before the
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by ck425 5y ago
This part stuck out me: "It’s a truism that you always want to hire folks with very high standards, but I’ve seen a staggering number of folks fail in an organization primarily because they want to hold others to a higher standard than
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by ck425 5y ago
Pre-pandemic it was still very common in the UK, despite having an extremely high uptake of contactless payments for years. It was mostly takeaways and small businesses like butchers etc. It was changing before the pandemic but I still inst
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by ck425 5y ago
As someone noted above we were already a 90-95% cashless society before contactless payments took over. The majority of us already kept all our wealth in digital form. I continued to use 100% cash day to day many years after all my colleagu
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by ck425 5y ago
Or you know maybe we should insist that the people driving a ton of steel at high speed use their lights.
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by ck425 5y ago
I'm not as cynical. The "pulling rank" types definitely exist but I've worked with a lot of PMs who overshare either because they're aware the engineering team doesn't see all their work and want to "prove
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by ck425 5y ago
That's an interesting concept, never heard of "icebox" before. I've always used the "is this relevant to everyone" questions though. There are often short chats about topics that are extremely useful for those
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by ck425 5y ago
I disagree that the key measure should be value for ICs, or atleast engineering ICs. There are a lot of management and non-engineering IC issues that can be sorted by a quick chat. The alternative to a quick chat at standup tends to be cons
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by ck425 5y ago
This whole thread reminds me of another on the use of emojis in work communication. My main takeaway from that, and from this thread to, was the simply rule: "Presume good intent" There are so many different cultures of written co
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by ck425 5y ago
I don't read regards as fundamentally rude but I do read it as very cold and formal, which can come off in as rude or passive aggressive depending on the context. I wouldn't bat an eye if a letter from my bank or a formal HR commu
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by ck425 5y ago
I wonder why this is. I only speak english so don't have other languages to compare it to. But we use a lot of idioms too, is that also less common in other languages? Could it be because of the wide range of cultures that speak Englis

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