czbond

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by czbond 6y ago
I have reached the opposite conclusion of the author. By having more exposure to more: teams, people, problems, industries, architectures, business issues, operating environments, etc I believe I am more mentally agile, decisive, confident
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by czbond 6y ago
A few things I just don't have the stomach for as an engineer, writing software that: - impacts someones health - impacts someones finances - impacts someones freedoms Call me weak, but I think about the "what ifs" a bit too
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by czbond 6y ago
Absolutely agree - and the consequences to a personal citizen for the lack of that basic police work can be long lastingly negative.
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by czbond 6y ago
You articulated very well what scares me about the next 15 years. I have written great software, yet it sometimes had bugs or un-intended consequences. I cannot imagine how I'd feel if it were to accidentally alter someones life negati
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by czbond 6y ago
It is a great game. It has been divisive for some, but the story is engaging and quality high.
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by czbond 6y ago
Wow - I wasn't really excited about the ARM change, but I can see with the SoC changes it enables the progress can be amazing the new few years.
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by czbond 6y ago
You really just turned functional programming around for me. I learned CompSci object oriented (C++) but have always loved how easy data analysis was in unix output. Cheers for making me want to give it another look!
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by czbond 6y ago
I've tried parsing legal data before, and it was difficult to have common formats even between counties in a state. At the time I wasn't sure it would even scale well. I wonder how many counties they extracted.
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by czbond 6y ago
How will they be able to police this - won't it be like fake accounts on Facebook or Twitter? Very easy to setup a new account?
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by czbond 6y ago
Does this mean they might get into the MDM full service game and add testpilot to it?
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by czbond 6y ago
Agreed - lapse in thinking.
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by czbond 6y ago
They have been taxed. Real estate each year is taxed on assessed value; stock market gains unless left in a single security indefinitely are taxed on the gain and placed into another security. To then suggest the money that has been taxed a
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by czbond 6y ago
Totally agree - I jumped thoughts - and addressed engineers directly in an abrupt topic change.
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by czbond 6y ago
> Be kind.... I should have qualified (the materialism statement as pertaining to 'middle class'). 100% those below poverty are fighting and need as much help as they can get. I may sound harsh, but I'm really just trying
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by czbond 6y ago
I could use charts of new car loans and prices over previous 15 years, new home starts, home mortgages values, and for some, high education loans, subscription to cable, restaurant dining. If wealth preservation were a priority - it would b
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by czbond 6y ago
To follow up with the approach: As engineers, this is actually a very easy problem to solve multi-generationally individually for us. It is a resource constraint algorithm. I believe the "habit" should be modified. Educate to begi
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by czbond 6y ago
I agree - which is why I believe the "habit" should be modified. Educate to beging saving small sums from ages 15-23. More from 24-30. Lot more as career progresses. Savings over 50 years for individuals, then pass a part on to th
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by czbond 6y ago
Taxes occur on business transactions (eg: groceries, clothing) which have a high tax (say 8%) since the transactions are smaller and monetary value of the tax is low. Taxes on assets (real estate, stock capital gains) tend to be lower perce
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by czbond 6y ago
I lean libertarian, so probably more so than others. But a formal, functioning, supporting government is clearly needed.
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by czbond 6y ago
I made no reference to intelligence, it was inferred. Many first generation wealthy live paycheck to paycheck, grind it out, figure the rules of the current game (which take persistent observation but not smarts). My take away is any family
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by czbond 6y ago
Absolutely - the first few generations grinding and boostrapping are hard. Doesn't it make you feel great thought that 3-4 generations after you, with the proper planning and effort, they could be centimillionaires?
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by czbond 6y ago
I don't disagree, but one cannot say "i want gobs of money in the future - but I'm not willing to sacrifice my lifestyle down a notch or two today to get it".
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by czbond 6y ago
Furthermore, why is an inheritance tax needed? The income was taxed upon earning, and any growth in that sum was taxed via capital gains. To then take even more via 'inheritance tax' is just government thievery.
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by czbond 6y ago
Chaps my hide with broke journalist mentality: "This means that 40 percent of why some Americans are extraordinarily well off has nothing to do with smarts, hard work, frugality, lucky gambles or entrepreneurial ingenuity. It is simply
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by czbond 6y ago
I don't disagree - but the south of USA this is just called "August"
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by czbond 6y ago
What does re-applying thermal paste do?
777.
by czbond 6y ago
Thanks for sharing. My battery is swollen on my 2014 MBP, and trackpad becoming unusable. New battery replacement coming soon - I'll do this along with it.
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by czbond 6y ago
You make a solidly good point.
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by czbond 6y ago
A bit of fun - "That's what I love about this code, man. I get older, it stays the same age”. “Alright, alright, alright.”
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by czbond 6y ago
You both have valid points; I think OP is talking about the U.S. economy being built on consumerism, materialism, and need to spend for growth. Growth requires the citizen base to continually spend more.

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