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My source is bankrate.com (top google search hit) which doesn't provide an exact line item breakdown. Here are some parameters they consider: - Average Insurance ~ $1,771 per year - Average Car Monthly Loan ~ $700 per month - Average r
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When you factor in the reduced capital costs, carbon emissions, noise pollution, traffic, wear on infrastructure, health benefits, etc of electric bicycles the opportunity cost of car ownership over e-bike adoption is tremendous. The averag
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The us vs them mentality between Agile and Waterfall that coaches often preach is itself a violation of the agile principle of people over process. You should identify what process best fits your product/customer/team, then use th
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Globally there are many large companies of this size.
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In my Big Company (400,000+ employees) it is not permitted to use other systems to host meeting without authorization. Using unapproved software is strictly not allowed. There can be plenty of reasons including business data security, legal
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I appreciate this comment and generally agree. I have observed that teens themselves seem not to understand each other to a greater degree: perhaps the effect is not limited teenagers. Increased inability to relate in ways that allow ideas
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Having exited my teen years just before the smartphones became ubiquitous in the US, I got the opportunity to watch externally how social media and other similar systems effected the day-to-day of my younger siblings through their teen year
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As a struggling software engineering project manager, are there any reference material I could study up on to better help my team? I want to be a useful as possible to them.
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It's quite recent to have multi-billion dollar tech companies develop algorithms that are this affective of hijacking attention.
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I've seen this four quadrant method frequently referenced, most recently I came across it in David Allen's book "Getting Things Done". I don't quite understand the logic behind delegating non-urgent and important wo
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Fascinating read. I'm glad to see these findings get serious attention by researchers. It was really frustrating getting dismissed by my local physician when sharing symptoms like sugar sensitivity, fatigue, and focus issues. It was li
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Maintenance can be interpreted in different ways. In my software career it basically means "no new features" and "bug fixes for a known duration". It's more a project lifecycle status to be understood by customers&#
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My biggest worry is that search engines combine ChatGPT like functionality with the existing ads based business model. Combing ChatGPTs persuasive/confident responses with brand bias feels socially destructive.
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Interesting take. Do you have a set of metrics which where particularly useful? What where they?
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We haven't quite cracked the nuance of programming human biological systems. Anecdotally, the stay-at-home learning during the pandemic was proof we have a long ways to go.
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You perspective is interesting. Do you have an opinion about to help management know how to manage? I'm personally in a constant struggle to improve my management skills but struggle to weed through the sudo-science of management train
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Other commenters have already articulated how internet subcultures are comparable to other historical examples social subcultures. I think the first order bit is to ask the question if being an internet person produces a imminent threat to
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E-bikes as a second or third car replacement quickly pay for them selves and would free family's of the hidden costs associated with vehicle ownership. I suspect people would be more receptive to e-bikes, and other forms of low cost mi
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I've been a huge fan of the RStudio IDE for its Matlab-like look and feel and its support for R. I hope it continues to improve and continue to be a helpful tool for the community.
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The article focuses on a productivity drop observed in 2022 as compared with the past two decades. Anecdotally, this is the first year I've been able to take a meaningful vacation since the pandemic started. Perhaps, the reduction of c
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The article focuses on the drop of productivity measured in 2022. Personally 2022 was the first out of 2 years I could take a meaningful vacation. Perhaps the reduction of restrictions allowed people to improve their work-life balance in fa