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by fatjokes 9y ago
> But I didn't have the foresight to realize some of them knew each other. It sounds like there's a story there. You can't leave us hanging! Also, harmless curiosity: is CMB as full of Asians in Seattle as it is in NYC?
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by fatjokes 9y ago
> I guess my next question would be are genetically people that have genetic similarities more likely to have similar interests. If that is the case, it would lead to the politically uncomfortable question of different genders or ethnic
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by fatjokes 9y ago
> ... “with big price tags on them” that “have to be removed, or Sharpied over, so the housekeepers and staff don’t see them.” This is silly? The staff already knows you're wealthy. How? You're paying their paychecks. EDIT: I k
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by fatjokes 9y ago
+1. The key thing is that this takes a lot of stress off of her shoulders. That 250k annual income is now spending money. She can spend it all and not worry about savings. I make more than that but can't spend most of it because I have
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by fatjokes 9y ago
I use to collaborate with IBM Research. Basically anyone worth a damn eventually goes to Google/FB/MSFT. IBM pays less than half of their competition and doesn't provide a fraction of the resources. Their only appeal is that
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by fatjokes 9y ago
> The bats incinerated the test range and roosted under a fuel tank. Does that mean they survived? I'd really hate to think that they were unwitting kamikaze bombers.
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by fatjokes 9y ago
I'm getting some downvotes but nobody explaining why.
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by fatjokes 9y ago
Reductio ad absurdum. I'm not arguing for zero or even few janitors. Just that they're more interchangeable and thus have less negotiating power.
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by fatjokes 9y ago
Those factor into total comp. Ie. they can buy health insurance and take unpaid time off, which would be equivalent to a significantly lower salary.
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by fatjokes 9y ago
I don't see how having a contract job means never being able to move into a stable position.
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by fatjokes 9y ago
I think articles like this usually do mention the stats a bit, but usually start out with an extreme story to hook the reader. It's a common storytelling technique and something I see often in journalism and pop-sci books.
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by fatjokes 9y ago
It sounds like the real reason for inequality is that the pay for "janitorial work" has simply decreased. The article makes a point to say that the pay is the same, accounting for inflation, but it's disingenuous not to highl
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by fatjokes 9y ago
That just means the worker is not as valuable to the company and easier to replace, so they have no incentive to "rate, engage and more importantly retain" the individuals. Why would a business want to pay the premiums (longer vac
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by fatjokes 9y ago
Devil's advocate: there is an upside here. Come economic downturns, companies can mitigate layoffs by choosing not to renew contracts. It means that those who planned for stability (full time employees) are more likely to get it, e.g.,
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by fatjokes 9y ago
Does the format I like tend to be (even if not all) full of weird table layouts and spammy ads?
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by fatjokes 9y ago
+1. As a user, I love AMP and don't understand the fuss.
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by fatjokes 9y ago
I'm a hypochondriac who also likes sex with randos so I've read up on this extensively. I'm just glad that herpes vaccines are being developed. Even though a lot of people argue that they're just a minor skin condition w
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by fatjokes 9y ago
People just want free stuff. Google did introduce a program (Contributor) which would allow users to pay to fund their content creators without seeing ads. Last I heard that program was not doing well.
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by fatjokes 9y ago
It is in context, but it's not like he's directly quoting something, so I don't think I misunderstood. E.g., I don't refer to African Americans with the N-word when I'm discussing slavery. In any case, I don't
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by fatjokes 9y ago
Heh, reading his sharp responses you forget his age. Then you see him use dated terms like 'Orientals' and remember :).
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by fatjokes 9y ago
I disagree with the EFF on this one. I don't think free speech needs to be absolute. You can draw the line at Nazis. These companies didn't draw the line at Breitbart, or Alex Jones, or any number of far-right sites, but at a site
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by fatjokes 9y ago
Why do they need to? If the goal is to communicate affection, there are plenty of other options.
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by fatjokes 9y ago
It's not sufficient in Western countries either. I.e., high divorce rates.
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by fatjokes 9y ago
I didn't realize you bought the pixels permanently. How did the owner keep up with serving costs?
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by fatjokes 9y ago
Exactly. They don't just hire programming contest folk. Most of the people they hire are those with engineering experience, etc.
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by fatjokes 9y ago
> I agree for the most part, but I think it really depends on the product your team is building. I completely agree. However, 1) Google---whose CTO is the originator of the claim in discussion---definitely works on hard algorithms and 2)
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by fatjokes 9y ago
I'm also a former ICPC world finalist and I'm willing to believe this is the case in a BigCo because: 1) Top ICPC competitors tend to be extremely socially awkward, and may not work well in groups. 2) Vast majority of engineering
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by fatjokes 9y ago
Some of the negatives you're listing are only true in America. In Asia and Europe, high-speed train is much cheaper than train, faster when accounting for security and check-in, and 10x more comfortable. You also don't generally g
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by fatjokes 9y ago
I can see the argument* to say "we can't invest the work to support chromecast". Whereas it's harder to say "we won't talk to these other truckers who work with our competitor". *A argument, not one that w
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by fatjokes 9y ago
I'm not certain, but I don't think that's a coincidence. I.e. convnets were inspired by the neural visual system.

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