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by dvtv75 10y ago
> In technical stuff I've written using feminine pronouns I've had editors change to masculine. Speaking as someone who has had to write headlines, there can be very strict guidelines we have to adhere to. Masculine is still t
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Sometimes we feel the need to justify fun because it takes away from otherwise productive time we would have had. In the past year, I've racked up more than 400 hours playing RimWorld, well over two weeks just playing that. I'm s
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by dvtv75 10y ago
I was under the impression that, due to the changes in the brain's plasticity, if you didn't pick up maths before a certain age you probably wouldn't be able to pick it up with ease after that. If this is correct, and she wa
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by dvtv75 10y ago
Look up the Flynn effect on Wiki, it's not directly related to what you've asked but it may lead you in the right direction.
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When I was in my second year of high school, I was put up a class for math and science. I immediately found myself unable to cope, and my grades dropped from As to Es, in a few weeks. Two years later, the math teacher for that year gave u
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One thing that I haven't noticed anyone here mentioning is: Document everything you've done. Everything. It may help protect you. But get a good lawyer.
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Nope, too close to the screws.
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Coincidentally, a Filipino man was killed in an explosion on a cruise ship just a few days ago: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objecti...
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As far as leverage goes, my present employer relies entirely on there being little alternative to what he offers. If I had a UBI, that would remove his leverage and I could leave - and I would, in a heartbeat. Why work for almost no money
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That's put an unexpected smile on my face.
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I've worked in the low budget end of TV. Studio stuff mainly. The number of close calls I've seen are unbelievable, but nothing quite on that scale. We did have one guy get a minor electric shock because the producer had him cha
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by dvtv75 10y ago
Anecdotally in support of your quote: Where I presently work, about half of the staff have migrated from a technical/support (but not IT) side of the business to the "productive side of the business. They all get the national mini
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by dvtv75 10y ago
Curiously, I can't eat yams. When I do, I often end up with some kind of nasty burn on my tongue. I have the same response to citrus fruits (my favourites), and sweet-and-sour sauces.
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> Buying a home is a massive bet on the local employment market (in your niche) staying fungible over decades. I've seen "fungible" used to indicate flexibility, and I've seen it used to indicate growth and decay. Ar
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Having burned out a number of times, I think that perhaps you would benefit greatly from investigating what burn out actually is, and the causes of it, rather than making broad assumptions about it. For instance, burn-out has less to do wit
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I wondered about the lack of a tactile response, and tried out one of the new MBPs a few days back. I'm also a touch-typist, and you're absolutely right. It bugs me immensely, not having tactile feedback.
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Why should an employee change their lifestyle while on vacation because their employer has no sense of fair and reasonable boundaries?
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> * "Only my lifestyle is the right one and others are just wrong"-mindset This is surprisingly common. A few years ago, I was working "night" shift (mid-afternoon through to 11pm), and I had a number of people get
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by dvtv75 10y ago
In the large New Zealand companies I worked at, the CEO wouldn't make eye contact or even talk with you. Why would he? He worked hard to get his position and you're just a lazy minion. He also had his own office on another floor
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I went in not realizing Tarkin was in it, and the moment I saw him my reaction was "AAAAAAAH! CREEPY!" It was most impressive, but still creepy. I think... I feel that the upper half the face wasn't quite right.
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There's a bit in there (paragraph 8) about how he met or exceeded modern building codes, as determined by an independent third party, yet was getting hit for not meeting modern building code. Whether that's the whole story or not
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I believe there has been a fair bit of research into this, and poor people are more likely to be good at managing their money than those with significant disposable income.
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Four years ago, I was working full time. That job was automated away, but I found another part-time job that paid minimum wage for fewer hours, so my income dropped dramatically. That job was automated away, and I was very lucky to find a
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A no is always good. In my last 100 or so applications, I've had about three responses (one of them was interviewing).
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Don't know about the rest of it, but when I'm at my worst (and that happens a bit these days), a good solid night of sleep can work wonders. It's no substitute for professional help when you need it, but it can help get thin
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A friend of mine was once told "toughen up" by a psychiatric nurse while on suicide watch. Another nurse, on the same watch, gave him a bottle of sleeping pills that she never retrieved. He's dead now.
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Being heard. Actually being heard, rather than having your say and then your words being dismissed outright. "No, my IT guys tell me that your 10 year old computer is good enough for photo manipulation/video editing and compress
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Perhaps if you read the article without the intent to argue everything written because it contradicts your ideology? > What he's saying is that no one needs to do anything of value anymore. Can you point to the particular sentence w
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It's just history, no? Although the "Just saying" part (from the GP) irritates me. You're not "just saying," because if you were there would be no need to explain that to us. It's little more than an und
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A non-zero number of businesses already do this. For example, where I presently work I don't get paid for overtime or public holidays in spite of the law requiring that I do. I complained, and I was told that if I don't like it I

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