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by gcheong 4y ago
"her plan for after software is to be a cashier at trader Joe's" Is it that she needs the money/benefits or just wants to keep working at something?
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by gcheong 4y ago
We had a deposit on a model 3, but by the time they started coming out we decided we didn't want to spend that much on a new car. So we bought a used Fiat 500e and it's worked fine for us. I figure if we ever need to drive further
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by gcheong 4y ago
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/the-cornell-lab-review-af...
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by gcheong 4y ago
"1 "systems engineer" (not sure what this means, but doesn't seem like it involves programming since they taught themselves Python after getting laid off)" It's something of a catch-all term I think. When I had
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by gcheong 4y ago
I'd suggest going with your gut next time.
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It's more or less a CYA thing for HR when someone is let go for "performance reasons".
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For larger purchases or specialized items I use a reputable review site (americas test kitchen, wire cutter, etc.) and sometimes cross-reference a couple sites to see if there are common recs. For smaller ones, I usually just get the one th
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by gcheong 4y ago
The Burning Man guy was probably embarrassed and had a bruised ego by being called out for such an obviously stupid mistake and lashed out at you. However my understanding as told to me from a longtime burner is that safety is "third&q
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by gcheong 4y ago
I think safety is the responsibility of everyone in those situations and you did the right thing by speaking up.
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I'm reminded of the story of an old man who the neighborhood kids would harass by calling him names so one day he offers to pay them some amount for each offensive name. The next time they show up he says he can only afford to pay them
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by gcheong 4y ago
I wonder if that's more true for people who went straight from a BS into a MS without spending any time in industry than for people who got their MS after or during working in industry.
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by gcheong 4y ago
A lot of good advice here (therapy, etc.) but one thing you might consider is just getting part-time job such as a cashier, barista, whatever. Something where you have somewhere to go and can put your mind to a task for a while but the job
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by gcheong 4y ago
How much do we spend in the US each year on military to ward off some supposed future threat to our existence? Is it deemed “economical” to do so? I think nuclear should be viewed in the same light given the threat we know that it solves fo
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Reasonable Philosophies Led to FTX’s Crypto Scam Collapsing(skepchick.org)
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by gcheong 4y ago
This would involve some kind of collective organizing and action management. We should probably write an app for this first.
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Longtermism: https://www.thedailybeast.com/elon-musks-secret-obsession-wi...
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by gcheong 4y ago
It might never go away but that doesn’t mean it has to be filled with religion or something equally as bad. There is such a thing as community and public service that have some actual meaning and benefit to society, they just don’t get as m
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by gcheong 4y ago
“I like winter sports” Try the Gala resort. Train from Tokyo right to it. Onsen on-site for after a full day of skiing is a plus: https://gala.co.jp/winter/ Would also recommend jigokudani for onsen and monkeys. There
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by gcheong 4y ago
It’s not about the right for us to claim something but about owning up to the effect our actions have had on others and taking responsibility for it.
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I suppose if you can afford this you can afford to travel on Amtrak time.
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by gcheong 4y ago
At least you'll go out in style. Seriously though, it would be great see the older car styles brought back with modern safety standards or older cars in some way upgraded to modern safety standards.
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by gcheong 4y ago
+1 for the sauna
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Most people do, but I still see plenty around where I live in the Sunset. Enforcement is basically nonexistent like the leash law.
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If it's in the downtown and immediate areas it's probably human, further out into the burbs it's mostly dog.
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This site seems to promote organic agricultural practices as pesticide-safe but organic farming uses some of the most dangerous pesticides (e.g copper sulfate) precisely because of the anti-scientific requirement that anything used must be
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by gcheong 4y ago
This is exactly why I didn't get the Joule sous vide immersion circulator despite it being recommended by some big name sites when it first came out. Why would I get something for cooking that can't be used without an app on a pho
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by gcheong 4y ago
One of the researchers named on both these papers now runs a clinic in Amsterdam: https://kindtclinics.com/en/
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by gcheong 4y ago
Try to find a hobby that has something of a social aspect via an organization of people that do the thing. For me this is astronomy, model rocketry, archery, and, in the past, whale boat rowing.
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by gcheong 4y ago
Started at the end of 2002, ended in the beginning of 2009 when I got laid off and haven’t made any contributions since. Of course not being able to touch it without penalty helps with the patience part.
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Patience and consistency in making investments into my 401k when I was young.

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