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by gamesbrainiac 4y ago
Bought a standing desk for EUR 385. I got hernia in 2022, and this really helps me quite a bit.
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by gamesbrainiac 4y ago
Over time, the competition to get into these schools have gotten tougher and competition is now on a global scale for schools such as Harvard. If you don't grade on a curve, would it not be normal to see students do better? There are m
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by gamesbrainiac 4y ago
This was previously called Rulex. Glad to see it is getting traction :) I made a video on it a few months ago. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPjCxwEdIIo
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by gamesbrainiac 4y ago
This is so refreshing to read, but so very rare. I thought the "I don't know, but I'll find out" crowd died out in politics.
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by gamesbrainiac 4y ago
I really don't think you can blame social media for designing something that boosts their revenue; they are incentivized to do that. It is better to educate people to stay away from most of the Social Media sites that are harmful or ta
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by gamesbrainiac 4y ago
One of the best decisions I've ever made is to not jump on the Facebook bandwagon. When I was in high school, all the "cool" kids were using Facebook at home and then talking about Facebook in school as well. I honestly felt
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by gamesbrainiac 4y ago
The Federal Agents need to find more useful things to do with their time, and the people's dime. This whole things reminds me of Library.nu. Sad day.
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by gamesbrainiac 4y ago
I've had mine for 2 years. They barely update the software, and things still work!
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by gamesbrainiac 4y ago
> prevent developers from using third-party payment platforms for app sales Does this mean that you can install any application on iOS and tvOS now?
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Dutch Lawmakers Propose to Make Work from Home a Legal Right(bloomberg.com)
41 points by gamesbrainiac 4y ago|11 comments
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by gamesbrainiac 4y ago
Miniclip, Armorgames, Kongregate were my childhood. I guess this is the end of an era.
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by gamesbrainiac 5y ago
There is a lot to learn from the article. It is easier to be right, and harder to show compassion. A show that I recently watched is called "Scenes from a Marriage", and it starred Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain. Best marriage e
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by gamesbrainiac 5y ago
I can share the converse example. My uncle had a once in a lifetime opportunity to get training in the US and get a promotion at his company. His wife did not want him to leave for 6 months. He did not get the training or the promotion. He
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PyCharm 2022.1 Released(blog.jetbrains.com)
13 points by gamesbrainiac 5y ago|0 comments
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PyCharm 2021.3 comes with new a new headless mode(jetbrains.com)
3 points by gamesbrainiac 5y ago|0 comments
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by gamesbrainiac 5y ago
I cried when he died. He chose the path less travelled by, and that made all the difference.
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by gamesbrainiac 5y ago
> Despite the question being rhethorical, the answer is everything that's wrong about this proposal: Because the most important attributes are very hard to gauge and almost impossible to prove — Grit, dedication, responsibility, exc
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by gamesbrainiac 5y ago
Very underwhelming release for Apple Watch.
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by gamesbrainiac 5y ago
Very underwhelming release.
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by gamesbrainiac 5y ago
These immigrants in general have more children, who in turn work and pay for your pension. French birthrate is below 2.11.
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by gamesbrainiac 5y ago
That might me the case at larger consultancies. Also, some jobs even require a PhD, because it is super specialized. But overall, the ROI of degrees have plummeted. A friend of mine finished a Mechanical Engineering degree and couldn't
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by gamesbrainiac 5y ago
I also swore to never buy Samsung, after they messed up the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3. But then, I bought the S7, because they made a lot of improvements. In the end, I'm happy with the purchase, because I got it at a massive discount. How
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by gamesbrainiac 5y ago
And you will need to sell all of that if you lose the right to stay in the US.
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by gamesbrainiac 5y ago
As an immigrant, I'm glad I chose to go to Europe over the United States, because the H1B is something that I did not want to deal with. Not having citizenship or permanent residence is like The Sword of Damocles hanging over your head
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by gamesbrainiac 5y ago
I think some are focusing on his mother's death; it's the straw the broke the camel's back but the root cause is apathy towards him. They are however, ignoring the part where he was declined tenure for no good reason, and des
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by gamesbrainiac 5y ago
Steve Wozniak is such a pure soul.
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PyCharm and Data Science(blog.jetbrains.com)
5 points by gamesbrainiac 5y ago|0 comments
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by gamesbrainiac 5y ago
I'm good with software estimates. The issue is that when I give an estimate, folks want to haggle, as if they are trying to buy something for cheap at a mall. That is what I'm against mostly. If I give you an estimate, you accept
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by gamesbrainiac 5y ago
He said that he would be providing them with the cash equivalent. I don't see the problem here.
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by gamesbrainiac 6y ago
Product Owner Positions would be ideal. They have the least amount of deep work, and the most amount of decision making/meeting work, which you can zone out of.

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