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by duaoebg 7y ago
It's bad enough to share the road with bad drivers now I have to share the road with poorly written software.
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by duaoebg 7y ago
I know at least 3 people on this list. Pretty much everyone I know considers it to be quid pro quo. One of my friends suggested that it cost their company ~$100K in extra marketing spend to secure a spot. The other two were backed by powerf
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by duaoebg 7y ago
Another big problem is landing weight limits which are lower than takeoff limits.
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by duaoebg 7y ago
I had no idea this was the case. This is awful. Microsoft got so much good will out of those free games and now they choose to nickel and dime people.
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by duaoebg 7y ago
It's a virtue signal in an industry that demands it. A weird but predictable side effect of using affirmative action to promote women is that statistically attendees will see female presenters as worse. (Availably heuristic / sele
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by duaoebg 7y ago
Samuel Brannan, the shovel guy, died poor and in relative obscurity.
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by duaoebg 7y ago
In death everyone is equal.
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by duaoebg 7y ago
I've been on H1B numerous times at big and small companies. Each time they used my immigration status as leverage to pressure me to take increasingly bad deals and are somehow surprised when I quit. I would consider the bulk of H1B to
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by duaoebg 7y ago
There is no need for it to be a systematic policy, it can easily be an emergent behavior. Such behaviors are common when there are conflicting objectives. It's human nature. Good luck fighting that.
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by duaoebg 7y ago
Expanding benefits while simultaneously harassing those who take them gives the benefit of virtue signalling with less of the cost. Most people who receive harassment keep it to themselves as to be public about it is generally a career ende
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by duaoebg 7y ago
The idea that those countries could get along is hilarious. And by Asian do you mean Pakistan as per British terminology?
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by duaoebg 8y ago
We’re Im from real estate is currently crashing with no floor in sight. So sometimes it’s worth it to wait a bit. If it drops 40% I might be able to afford to go back home.
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by duaoebg 8y ago
I planned on water cooling but I never made it that far. They were FE cards. I do miss blower style but I understand they're hitting limits with it.
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by duaoebg 8y ago
I would pay it, and I did pay it. I need a bunch for on-prem Deep Learning. My test rig of 4 RTX 2080tis artifacted after about a week of use. I'd like to buy them by the handful but I've not been able to source a reliable supply.
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by duaoebg 8y ago
That’s not why America is the most powerful. To sum it up “cheap credit.” No other place will give you access to money so cheaply.
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by duaoebg 8y ago
Even if your not mad it sometimes helps to put on a show. Lets others know that you’re serious about security.
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by duaoebg 8y ago
Pretty sure the bridge has bolts. Before the rebuild it hidden spikes hense the myth.
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by duaoebg 8y ago
There aren’t that many Jews left there to be reminded.
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by duaoebg 8y ago
If the ‘lamb’ is unfamiliar with the concept there is no hint you could give that would not also open you up to lawsuits. When I was told that I wasn’t good enough by my new boss and should look for another job on my first day, I thought it
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by duaoebg 8y ago
Can confirm
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by duaoebg 8y ago
In the Bay Area. The restrictions were from a mix of Hindu and Muslim. They made official complaints to upper management that effectivly banned the occasional lunch time beers and Friday afternoon drinks. It was one or two beers, it’s not l
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by duaoebg 8y ago
I once worked at a place with lots of diversity, so no alcohol, beef, or bacon was allowed at official functions. It ended up meaning a number of us started our own private secret social gatherings which excluded those who had these restric
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by duaoebg 8y ago
I’m not touching that one
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by duaoebg 8y ago
Sanctions often have the reverse effect by entrenching state power and creating a outside force upon which to blame the problems. I.e. these onions cost a fortune because of the evil Americans. Also the US does not have a great track record
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by duaoebg 8y ago
Iran and Isreal don’t get along
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by duaoebg 8y ago
Not sure if arresting innocent people is any kind of progress
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by duaoebg 8y ago
I can’t say where I live as there are not enough expats here for me to stay anonymous but I can say work remotely for US companies.
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by duaoebg 8y ago
There is foreign earned income exclusion. Which stops at $100K but this is still a lot for many people. I’m not American so it’s not my problem, but it’s what I hear from other tax exiles. My parents are American but given the choice for me
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by duaoebg 8y ago
I’m a tax exile. It has been the best decision I have ever made. I now save 10x more money each year. More and more Americans are turning up every year doing the same thing. I love America but the idea of paying American taxes is just too m
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by duaoebg 8y ago
The reduction in tax is still substantial.

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