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by ecf 5y ago
A little under $100k to manage someone’s calendar as an executive assistant seems like a pretty sweet gig.
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by ecf 5y ago
> And there you have it. What have I been telling the M1 hype squad... > I rest my magnificent case Perhaps people didn’t care about what you had to say because you come off as insufferable.
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by ecf 5y ago
I can’t help but think Rails will be more successful in the long run by removing the dependence on contributors who feel the need to let their political views dictate their work/support to this degree.
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by ecf 5y ago
Have I been living under a rock and failed to notice Hey pivoted to the newsletter/blogging scene?
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by ecf 5y ago
> As you know, I am writing this while on medical leave from Basecamp, a condition that was necessary in large part because of the extreme emotional duress I have experienced as an employee at the company. Author, you aren’t an indenture
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by ecf 5y ago
> I’m hoping the outcome of this case can be used as a litmus test for related bannings/cancellations when people express an opinion “off-campus” Additionally, I hope this can also apply to the workplace.
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by ecf 5y ago
It seems to be that way. The first startup I ever worked for made IT integrate about a dozen different marketing SaaS because each one was able to convince the department that it would enable them to become the next generation of rockstar s
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by ecf 6y ago
> Cambodia had one and Laos zero > GUESS why > censored internet You answered your own question. Governments censoring the death count to downplay it to their citizens.
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by ecf 6y ago
> The (not very deadly) virus would have run its course and we’d be back to normal faster than now. 1) I’m sure family members of those that died from the virus are reassured to hear it isn’t very deadly 2) The amount of hubris required
580.
by ecf 6y ago
I used to do this a whole lot more until Reddit started screwing with the dates of their posts. Now trying to find something within the last year will see results from five years ago show up. Additionally, Reddit realizes they are being use
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by ecf 6y ago
On the other hand, I found this style of writing detestable. > It's really annoying to contribute to the Linux Kernel Mailing list with my preferred email client (this is NOT an invitation to get plaintext email mansplained to me, d
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by ecf 6y ago
Be careful. Writing out steps to send email in the way the maintainers of the Linux kernel desire might be deemed as manspaining. You wouldn’t want to get blocked, would you?
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by ecf 6y ago
Why force future generations to solve a life-or-death problem and rob them of freedoms that people enjoy today? I hope in 50 years the entire adult generation of today is mocked and ridiculed for how they destroyed the only known inhabitabl
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by ecf 6y ago
> * Only available on Chrome and Edge Unfortunate :( Is there a browser API in use that rules out Firefox?
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by ecf 6y ago
I’m in the process of leaving a company who has sent half a dozen surveys to employees about how they think return to office should work, but not a single survey about what employees would like to see from a long-term WFH strategy. It seems
586.
by ecf 6y ago
Unfortunately this scenario with non-existent Google support will keep occurring to unlucky folk until word of how terrible they are reaches critical mass.
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by ecf 6y ago
I hope in 50 years the leaders and adults in general of today will be mocked and ridiculed for the rest of humanity for destroying our only inhabitable planet. My generation has been robbed of the ability to look forward due to the necessit
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by ecf 6y ago
When company culture is created without it becoming the defining factor in performance reviews. Or having your calendar filled with daily culture events that just make entire coworker relationships feel forced.
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by ecf 6y ago
The sooner one of the Justices who played a role in bringing the reign of Citizens United to the US fades into obscurity, the better.
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by ecf 6y ago
If you remove all forms of monetary persuasion and simply look at this from the perspective of a human being, the driver is a monster.
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by ecf 6y ago
Perhaps this is an idealistic and naive world view but internet connectivity _should_ transcend governments and be something that no one has control over and no one can shut down.
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by ecf 6y ago
At first I thought there was a typo and the article meant 1812. But no. They really mean 812. As someone in their late 20s, I don’t see how the future of Earth in another half-century is anything but bleak.
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by ecf 6y ago
Today I learned that 2021 Sega is still in business. Sad to see them devalue themselves and simply become another patent troll.
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by ecf 6y ago
From what I’ve seen, people use these when they notice anyone with an @company.com email address pop up in their Users table.
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by ecf 6y ago
> really shows to me that software engineering education is lacking in terms of teaching general engineering principles Correct me if I’m wrong but Hacker News isn’t comprised solely of software engineers.
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by ecf 6y ago
> Interesting web content is in Reddit I’ve found this to no longer be the case after Reddit has starting doing nefarious tricks with the date of a post. For example, I’ll click on a link in Google showing it’s from last week when in rea
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by ecf 6y ago
The next century of human existence is going to be filled with discoveries about how toxic everyday items are. Take spray deodorants for example. I absolutely fail to believe that adequate studies were conducted to determine if inhaling sma
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by ecf 6y ago
Tim S is openly anti-anything that he can’t insert himself as a rent seeking middleman in.
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by ecf 6y ago
> at which point the engine starts to barf all over itself. I’m really confused as to why games are determining anything whatsoever based on the refresh rate of the screen. Skyrim has this same problem and not being able to play over 60f
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by ecf 6y ago
Nothing highlights the MBA takeover of large American companies quite like the Intel story has.

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