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by freyir 8y ago
Every 5 years or so, there is a rally to make millimeter-wave communications a thing. Every time it fails. Maybe there's enough money and effort his time around to make it happen, but I wouldn't bet on it myself.
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by freyir 8y ago
They advertised luxury accommodations, knowing full well that people would be placed in FEMA tents. That, along with many other facts the lied about or failed to disclose, qualifies it as a scam.
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by freyir 8y ago
It looks like the list and the commentary are on separate pages: List: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/10/technology/these-50-start... Commentary: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02&#x2
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by freyir 8y ago
The author is a cultural anthropologist, if it makes you feel any better.
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by freyir 8y ago
They've spent their lives studying high energy physics. It's going to seem impressive to a non-expert, but to them it's mostly plumbing and bookkeeping.
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by freyir 8y ago
Out of curiosity, what other cities have you lived in? I've lived in few (San Diego, Boston, Phoenix, Los Angeles), visited many more in the US and abroad for work, I'd rank San Francisco near the bottom of the pack. This might no
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by freyir 8y ago
I think the question is what prevented Amazon counterfeiters from selling their fake merchandise under the Spanx name on Amazon. But as said above, Spanx may have had the resources to fight this.
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by freyir 8y ago
I guess you don't live in Russian Hill, Nob Hill, Pac Heights, etc. And even if you, personally, are able to bike up those hills, the vast majority of residents would have a very tough time. Plenty of SF is bikeable, but to say hills a
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by freyir 8y ago
> And the stock grants won't begin to compare. If you're counting stock separately, $180k salary isn't well, well below Amazon. That's the max they pay, and only in Seattle and the Bay Area.
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by freyir 8y ago
Recently, I was searching for a new office chair. Amazon offers the popular Steelcase Leap at full price, $978. You'd likely think you're paying full price to get a new chair. See if you can tell that you're getting ripped of
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by freyir 8y ago
Yes, but people might have limited amount of time they spend watching entertainment. If that time's spent watching Fortnite, it becomes a harder decision to keep shelling out $10.99/month (or now $12.99/month) to subscribe to
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by freyir 8y ago
> a birth at 17 might prevent a birth at 47 It's not an either-or proposition. What "urge for a family of a particular size" could not be satisfied between ages 20 and 47? Hopefully, you're not pushing your child to
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by freyir 8y ago
The headline isn't consistent with the article itself, which states (somewhat confusingly): * As the number of product data grows, the benefits were negligible * More observations per product was important * The results were consistent
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by freyir 8y ago
> the average monthly rent for a one-bedroom apartment at an insane $3,447, according to a 2018 rent report by Adobo. The U.S. Census revealed in March, the median rent in San Francisco in 2016 was roughly over $1,600/month. These
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by freyir 8y ago
> The lack of a policy for dealing with homeless addicts is a effectively just a policy of keeping them in the poorest neighborhoods. No, becoming a drug addict will keep you in poorest neighborhoods. This is simple cause and effect. A
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by freyir 8y ago
> make the addicts much happier and safer This is the current trend in many progressive cities, and so far it's a massive failure. Perhaps it's not surprising that when you work to make addicts happier, you attract more addic
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by freyir 8y ago
> "Lawyers, accountants, doctors, MBAs ... Low pay, low prestige" But that's true almost everywhere. In the U.S. it's true everywhere outside of the Bay Area, and perhaps Seattle. I love Boston, for example, but the
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by freyir 8y ago
It still gives me the feel of C, despite the abstractions (which I generally appreciate). Rust is like something else entirely.
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by freyir 8y ago
For art, perhaps. The more general problem of selling counterfeit products and garbage products propped up with thousands of fake five star reviews is not good for the customers.
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by freyir 8y ago
It’s a bit scary to hear these stories, especially as I squandered 20s getting a PhD, and most of my 30s living paycheck-to-paycheck at a non-FAANG R&D lab that pays peanuts. I’d love to move to a better-paying company, but it feels alm
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by freyir 8y ago
Many artists use technology to create art. That doesn't mean they're not responsible for creating it, or that it's not art, or that others should remove the artist's name.
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by freyir 8y ago
Everyone at Amazon is supposed to be committed to Amazon's Leadership Principles. Each new hire is supposed to learn them and live by them. The very first principle is: Customer Obsession: Leaders start with the customer and work back
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by freyir 8y ago
> The labor participation rate is currently only 63% It's 63% nationwide. But in San Jose, San Francisco, and San Mateo counties, which is what we're talking about, it's closer to 69%. That's quite high.
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by freyir 8y ago
> If you don't believe me then post a help wanted ad with a >$50 hourly wage for unskilled work and watch the applications roll in. This proves nothing. For example, if a >$50 hourly wage is well above market rate, it may le
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by freyir 8y ago
> There is no shortage. The article claims that employment offices do not have enough job seekers to fill the roles. If true, this would suggest a shortage, and an Econ 101 notion of supply-and-demand that disregards time isn't ev
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by freyir 8y ago
The point was that Talib argues it has no value (above ~85), and then says it’s a good predictor of one’s value as a “slave” (very high IQ makes a good slave). In any case, he comes off as childish and bitter. It’s all filtered through th
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by freyir 8y ago
From Wikipedia: Allegro argued that Jesus in the Gospels was in fact a code for a type of hallucinogen, the Amanita muscaria, and that Christianity was the product of an ancient "sex-and-mushroom" cult. Critical reaction was swift
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by freyir 8y ago
No problem! You said exactly what you meant. And it got me interested so I'm watching the video for myself now.
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by freyir 8y ago
> Even today Python 2 is far from dead It's not dead, but as of now, it's mostly relegated to legacy code and a dwindling number of holdout programmers who refuse to adapt based on some misguided principle. It was a long and
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by freyir 8y ago
Ok, we're going down a rabbit hole here, but just to clarify, you meant "pub talk" as in the kind of conversation people have at a pub after a few beers? Or "public talk" as in a public speech, as nikofeyn suggested

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