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by epc 9y ago
If you feel groggy in the morning or just not well–rested even after 7-8 hours sleep, get your sinuses & lungs checked. Could be sleep apnea, but in my case I felt congested all the time. What I thought was allergies was actually the l
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by epc 9y ago
To every US Citizen who replies “what's the big deal?” keep in mind most countries maintain a sort of reciprocity, whatever the US government does to their citizens to enter, they may, out of pique or their own laws, do to Americans en
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by epc 9y ago
I have absolutely nothing to back me on this other than gut instinct that the 20% is the base because that's what the IRS assumes for NYC metro area tippable wages. In reality the TLC probably organized a committee of accountants and
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by epc 9y ago
The default tip on most machines is $0.00, but there's usually three buttons for 20%, 25% and 30% (or 20, 25 and custom). I personally tip 20% most of the time, 25% rarely. If I'm paying cash then typically $1-2.
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by epc 9y ago
The fares between EWR and NYC are insane because New York State and New Jersey don't have reciprocal taxi licenses. That $100 covered the "lost" fare back to NYC as well as the fare to EWR. If you take a taxi from EWR to NY
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by epc 9y ago
We did have search engines, just not as fast or encompassing as Google. Archie came online in 1990 ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archie_search_engine ). Jughead and Veronica followed ( https://en.wikipedia
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by epc 9y ago
We've gone through stretches where we've both worked from home extensively. As long as we've had separate physical spaces to work from it hasn't been a problem, but I don't know that I'd say it "helped&quo
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by epc 9y ago
This US policy doesn't apply to US citizens, but there is nothing to prevent non-US countries from reciprocating and requiring social media accounts from US citizens as part of their visa processes.
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by epc 9y ago
And if you're not a US Citizen/LPR you have no 1st amendment protection at the border. And if US ICE/CBP discover you haven't listed all accounts, that alone could be a disqualifying issue for entry. Most US citizens wi
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by epc 9y ago
I lost one other recommendation there…you want better documentation? Do not reject documentation which accurately documents problems in your OSS project/product. Rejecting pull requests because they (accurately) document a solution to
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by epc 9y ago
Technical writing is dead as a profession. Too many companies expect technical writers to be as savvy, or more, as their developers, but for lower pay, less respect, and zero political power. This attitude bleeds through to open source&#x2F
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by epc 9y ago
I also use Google Authenticator but find the UI breaks down after a dozen accounts (I have 30+). 1 Password also supports adding TOTP but that sort of violates separating password from the second factor…so I use it only for accounts whose
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by epc 9y ago
In this instance, step away from active involvement in investigations concerning a specific subject to avoid appearance of a conflict of interest. Comey still reported to Sessions as A.G. but would not have had to report updates about the
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by epc 9y ago
IBM did a “back to the field” thing in the 1980s to encourage people to leave the various labs and join field teams. This was back in the no–layoffs era at IBM. About ten years later many of those people got caught out as IBM quickly down
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by epc 9y ago
PATH runs on its own tracks, between the IND local tracks on 6th. The cross-harbor tunnels are cast iron, and are not straight. The PATH and NYCT systems are incompatible. I think they use the same track gauges, but NYCT cars (either divisi
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by epc 10y ago
I have a 7+. For the most part I've stopped using headphones (wired or wireless) with my phone. If I want to listen to music I revert to an ancient iPod or my iPad. While the 7+ fits in various pockets, the stupid lightning dongle ju
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by epc 10y ago
MovableType was the established blogging tool for self–hosted blogs. SixApart (the developers) had had a very loose licensing system, it was basically free for most users. MT had a couple of design flaws which became major problems as ind
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by epc 10y ago
Big, bulky noise–canceling headphones are a must. If you can put up a screen behind your display (posterboard works quite well for this) you can block out distracting movements around the edges of your display. Learn to ignore people hoveri
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by epc 10y ago
PairNIC ( https://pairnic.com ) now offer TOTP 2FA (use Google Authenticator or whatever else you want).
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by epc 10y ago
Which is entirely fair. I don't think I've ever received a K1 before April 15th, including from the venture funds I invest in.
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by epc 10y ago
The LLC issues the K-1 to the investors, you just attach it like the other 1099ish forms you receive from other sources of income (e.g. 1099-DIV).
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by epc 10y ago
This story is ancient, and I may have written it up before on hn: In the weeks leading up to Christmas 1998 my team and I were in the process of migrating our web site to a Y2K "safe" complex. Our site ran in two data centers, usi
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by epc 10y ago
39th Street was the cutoff between the 14th St grid and uptown. The huge co-op development in West Chelsea between 23rd and Penn Station has its own generators, but the rest of the area was blacked out. -signed, was w/o power for 4 we
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by epc 10y ago
Not the article I was looking for but from the Atlantic in 2012: http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/05/hidden-c...
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by epc 10y ago
From an opinion piece in 2012 — http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/26/opinion/they-are-taxis-not... — drivers made around $113/12 hour shift after paying the rental fee (also $113). There was a related
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by epc 10y ago
The New York Taxi Workers Alliance is a non–profit that acts on behalf of drivers, but is not a union in the traditional sense. There is no "contract" between drivers and owners for example, there is no defined collective bargain
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by epc 10y ago
I honestly don't know except from my experience that the goal is to keep the fund as low cost as possible: invest in a bunch of companies early, invest in follow-on rounds over next couple of years, and otherwise keep overhead down. Th
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by epc 10y ago
In my case: I knew a guy who wanted to start a venture fund, and he focused on an area that appealed to me (mix of IOT, healthtech, weird stuff). I qualify as an accredited investor (in the US). And I have a small amount of money I'm
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by epc 10y ago
I'm an LP in three venture funds. Typically there's an initial capital call when we commit to the fund, then 25% per year (you can end up with two capital calls in the first year depending on timing). The funds I invest in focus
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by epc 10y ago
Uber operates in NYC under the City's Taxi and Limousine Commission. No medallion, but drivers and vehicles must be registered to the TLC in order to legally operate.

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