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by cudgy 4y ago
“even if failing to do so bankrupts the country” The conservative corporate elite have been screaming about bankruptcy for decades in the US due to entitlements, but spending for war and corporate bailouts seems to always pass easily along
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by cudgy 4y ago
“But how do we get around the "trailer park" stigma?” Don’t force all of the trailer homes to be in designated trailer parks. Allow for people to place them on their land by removing onerous zoning requirements and minimum housing
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by cudgy 4y ago
“A key finding from the NZ Institute of Directors’ Director Sentiment Survey report, released late last year, was that a significant proportion of boards were not sufficiently prepared for a digital future and had an “it won’t happen to us”
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by cudgy 4y ago
Good leaders are like good parents. They provide their workers the tools they need to succeed without being overly prescriptive; they hold their workers accountable without being harshly judgmental or showing undue favoritism; they care abo
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by cudgy 4y ago
Sure. The stated goal of companies is to optimize financial return, but the reality is that management protects their fiefdom of managers and focus on the financial return and comfort of management, not the company. This is evidenced most g
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by cudgy 4y ago
Only to pay out severance and rehire the same number of people along with all the expenses associated with rehiring over the next few years. Also, the reputation of Google being one of the most stable companies to work for is sullied, likel
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by cudgy 4y ago
> The problem with wood is that if we all burnt it, there would be nowhere near enough, and our cities would be full of smoke and heavily polluted. Isn’t this true of almost every resource, especially in modern societies? Think automobil
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by cudgy 4y ago
> (for example, they talk about refusing stable jobs, but on the other hand, taking a variety of odd jobs) Perhaps they prefer different, diverse jobs rather than a single job doing the same thing day after day. Their admitted aversion t
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by cudgy 4y ago
This post contradicts itself. Basically, it seems to suggest that whatever benefits your role is what needs to be done. However, given that there are far more staff employees, wouldn’t it make sense to optimize for their output?
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by cudgy 4y ago
How does having more time per day to socialize outside of work by avoiding commutes result in less socializing outside of work? Intuitively it makes no sense. Also, many people have families and choose to spend significant time with them in
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by cudgy 4y ago
Even if what your narrative claim holds true across the board (which I doubt), it represents a net loss to companies of how much? A few tickets every week? Also, the wfh trend is new and workflows are still being perfected of course; there
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by cudgy 4y ago
Maybe you missed the whole discussion which was stemmed from complaints about big cities and the frustration many people are finding with being able to save any money, purchase or rent a suitable home, live in a safe neighborhood, avoid lon
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by cudgy 4y ago
Financially though we can be better off saving when we’re young so we can enjoy the fruits of compounding interest over a longer period. This could leave more money to invest in one’s own business once we are older with more experience and
614.
by cudgy 4y ago
Governments are greedy. They want more tax revenue and the power huge budgets convey. Efficient use of resources is only lip service, making good talking points when getting elected. Work from home denies the governments fares and taxes for
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by cudgy 4y ago
Agreed. A proper office with walls is critical for many people and roles. However, even if a proper office were provided at the company location, not having to commute is a huge time and cost savings for the worker that if difficult to igno
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by cudgy 4y ago
“Employers contend there is lower productivity when their employees work from home. The CEO of the Royal Bank of Canada, Dave McKay, has asserted that two plus years of work-from-home has had a negative impact on productivity and innovation
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by cudgy 4y ago
> That you have more shops than one. More restaurants than one. Theaters. Clubs. Sports. Connectivity. Places and activities for kids. Places for hobbies. Concerts. Other various activities and events. Then open a shop, start a restauran
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by cudgy 4y ago
What good is a job, if it doesn’t cover your expenses, doesn’t allow you to save any money, is located in an area where there is no affordable housing, and restricts you from doing normal, societal things like having children.
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by cudgy 4y ago
After paying $40k for a black market lease, “What was I supposed to do,” said the woman, who asked not to be identified, “live under a bridge or queue 15 years for an apartment?” Moving to another country is always an option. If the propert
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by cudgy 4y ago
If the bad actor is injecting malicious javascript over plain text http to the device, doesn’t that get around this? Or is it possible to force the target ios/android/etc device to only accept https packets?
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by cudgy 4y ago
Yes, bootcamps are somewhat effective for simpler, structured, higher level software development like web development frameworks, ecommerce integration like Shopify, and IT support, which is what most of them target. However, it is not as e
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by cudgy 4y ago
No code/low code may increase demand for the software frameworks that empower the domain experts, but this does not mean it increases the demand for professional software developers.
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by cudgy 4y ago
Most developers trust and use libraries that they do not understand or bother perusing, so most will likely accept the ai generated code for the most part without much inspection too.
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by cudgy 4y ago
Your background has no domain knowledge though. It is structured and foundational stem skills (except philosophy) which the ai’s can more easily handle. Domain knowledge about specific industries and what is required by the software seems t
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by cudgy 4y ago
> You kids didn't learn programming from magazine articles typing in your favorite little game into a computer that went away when you powered it off. You didn't have to toggle in a boot loader before you could use the computer
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by cudgy 4y ago
Characterizing diplomatic conversation as a sex act is not exactly a winning move either. Ukrainians are welcome to fight if they want to, but you are seriously misinformed if you believe they have mounted even a small fraction of their fir
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by cudgy 4y ago
“a plug-and-play solution ranging from simple editor to a full blown IDE” It’s still mainly just a text editor and not “full-blown”. There is no significant built-in user interface, gui designer/builders, or emulators for example. The
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by cudgy 4y ago
How exactly does the ICC enforce these decrees? Fly into Moscow and snatch Putin from his office? Fly into Texas and snatch George Bush from his art studio?
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by cudgy 4y ago
He has only funded a hopeless proxy war with Russia (the country with the most nuclear weapons in the world) … no big deal.
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by cudgy 4y ago
Don’t never doubt the lack of not valuing the confusion to the never not reading person.

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