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by corvallis 9y ago
"Remote" means to most people that the work can be done from anywhere in the world. Consider rewording it to something like "work from home possible" or similar.
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by corvallis 9y ago
Ever since I creepily got an unsolicited email receipt after swiping a brand new credit card (new account), I started paying cash whenever I see a Square console. I always wonder, are the people who work on these features totally oblivious
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by corvallis 9y ago
Anecdote only - My friend recently moved from New York to Berlin. She is from California originally. She is beyond thrilled with the decision. She said the quality of life and social fabric is exponentially better, and she is trying to get
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by corvallis 9y ago
I’m not the above poster, but I did babysit for several families in my grad school years a few years ago. The parents would not generally communicate with me when they were out. If they did, it would be to let me know they’d be early or lat
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by corvallis 9y ago
On one hand, (mostly) new residents complain about lack of housing, on the other, an "innovative" company disincentivizes keeping that housing available for an increasing population.
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by corvallis 9y ago
Investment groups that buy troubled assets are beyond my scope of understanding, but is that what is happening here? It sounds like Theranos is purporting to have a functioning product/business plan in the near future. I work in medici
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by corvallis 9y ago
They pay rent on Page Mill Road and have multiple lawsuits pending, last I heard, so I'm wondering how far that cash would actually take them. Also, if Elizabeth Holmes insists on the same level of control without any biomedical creden
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by corvallis 9y ago
How is this company still operational? Do serious people believe that they will have a functioning and profitable product in the future? Does Theranos still have salaried employees, and if so, what are they working on? The article mentions
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by corvallis 9y ago
Interesting argument. Isn't the product being "flipped" the loans, and not the autos themselves?
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by corvallis 9y ago
Doesn’t matter. I have an unusual name. If you google my first name and my city, you will find my full name (and my workplace, etc). If you google my full name, you will find my entire family’s names and addresses. Someone who views my prof
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by corvallis 9y ago
“I want to buy some Lucky Charms but I only want to pay for the marshmallows because I don’t eat the other bits.” “I want to rent this apartment but I don’t use the oven so I dont want to pay for that portion.” “I want a whopper from BK on
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by corvallis 9y ago
Like I said, that may not have been the exact link. I was just showing you the product. I was doing a quick price comparison and did not investigate who was offering it at that price back then. That link shows an even higher price than I re
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by corvallis 9y ago
How many newspapers do you need to read in order to be well informed? I subscribe to two newspapers and a magazine. I don’t feel like adding more would give me additional value. Surely you wouldn’t feel the need to read every newspaper in e
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by corvallis 9y ago
Do you feel that quality journalism should be free to you? Did your parents subscribe to a newspaper when you were growing up? Not sure why one would feel entitled to a work product without compensating the creator for it when it clearly h
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by corvallis 9y ago
That’s not an accurate way to view this particular situation. I went to the store to look for a toy in a broad category (gender, age, price range). I saw this one that fulfilled my requirements, and I did a quick price check online just to
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by corvallis 9y ago
I don’t remember if this was the exact link as this was several weeks ago. This was the toy: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00OYJNKJG/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=...
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by corvallis 9y ago
I am much more wary about buying from Amazon than most of my peers, who easily click and buy on a whim or out of habit. I went to buy a toy at a brick and mortar, and compared the price to Amazon while there - $12.99 in the store and $27.xx
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by corvallis 9y ago
1) The vast majority of working people do not have much (if any) vacation time, nor the job security/financial security to take it. 2) Even if they do, they may have young children, which would prevent them from taking trips of this so
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by corvallis 9y ago
Moving out of SF proper if one works in SF would be adding at least 45 minutes to the commute. I sincerely wish I could move to Oakland without tripling my commute. I guess every startup has to establish themselves in the already packed-t
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by corvallis 9y ago
I would rather never be a parent rather than be a parent without a partner. The logistics of infant care alone would wreak havoc on my physical and mental health. Working full time to support said infant and time commitments such as doctors
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by corvallis 9y ago
I’m a subscriber, started at $14 a month, and now I pay about $7 a month after calling to see if they’d let me latch on to a promo rate. I don’t understand this hostility toward paywalls or paying for a subscription. Just a generation ago,
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by corvallis 9y ago
I just say “I’d rather not give you my personal information.” The transaction is completed without issue. Try it, it’s much easier than cutting your own hair and growing your own food.
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by corvallis 9y ago
Hmm. Why wouldn’t I go to the library and borrow them for free? The max fine for overdue is $5. Edit: Also, if they are available as e-books, they auto-return so there is no fee at all. One can always re-borrow.
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by corvallis 9y ago
My friends and I used to frequent Etsy to find unique, handmade or independently made accessories and home goods. We haven't been customers for a few years now. The most obvious and notable reason is that the site is full of stuff that
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by corvallis 9y ago
In my pricey metro area, there are many such "low-skill" jobs advertised in restaurant windows. (Side note: can we use another qualifier? Restaurant jobs in fact require quite a bit of skill - social awareness, customer service, o
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by corvallis 9y ago
I’d encourage you to read a book called Drug Dealer, MD. It details how pain was made “the fifth vital sign” and doctors could lose their board certification and license if patients filed complaints alleging that their pain was not adequate
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by corvallis 9y ago
Amazon doesn't have to set this up. I know a handful of people who bought a durable plastic trunk for their porch, and leave it open with a padlock available. There's a sign on it instructing for deliveries to be placed in the tru
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by corvallis 9y ago
I work with prisoners. I have a unique name. My family members and I are the only people with our names in the country, and possibly the world. If you google my name, you will find my family (parents, sibling), their home address, phone num
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by corvallis 9y ago
What part of his deportation was illegal? That would give you a starting point.
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Upload: Lurid Lawsuit’s Quiet End Leaves Startup Barely Dented(nytimes.com)
52 points by corvallis 9y ago|35 comments

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