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by handoflixue 7y ago
> coordinating with other people is hard. Only when you're driving around humans. When you're using automated cars to replace errands, it becomes a lot easier to coordinate a set of grocery pickups, laundry dropoffs, and so on.
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by handoflixue 7y ago
Legally they can do whatever they want - you're salaried, so it's not "your" weekend. It's a red flag and you should definitely start job hunting, but I'm not aware of anything that stops them from imposing thi
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by handoflixue 7y ago
I really like Zvi's article on bringing back the Sabbath as a secular tool for disconnecting and ensuring your life is balanced enough that you can survive a day offline: https://thezvi.wordpress.com/2017/10/0
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by handoflixue 7y ago
"I refused to hang out with other disabled or impoverished people." Uh... wow. I've got my complaints about disabled people being used as Inspiration Porn, but throwing that in really makes it clear how much this piece is an
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by handoflixue 7y ago
Children generally only take up the space for a few seconds, so being patient with them is easy. Someone who is taking their time setting up a tripod is blocking the space for significantly longer. If you want to close off a space for a whi
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by handoflixue 7y ago
> With that rationale you literally can't change anything ever. Version 1.0 ever after. The point was IF users hate it, you probably did something wrong in the redesign. That doesn't exclude the possibility of doing a redesign
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by handoflixue 7y ago
"Well, it sounds like it's not much trouble for you. Anything else?" Best advice I've heard here is that you need to talk less about how you're coping, and more about how it's still impairing you despite that.
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by handoflixue 8y ago
You're missing the key modifier: legitimate. It's not an irrational fear of missing out; it is a very real concern about a culture where being less responsive on Slack reduces your influence on key business decisions. "Close
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by handoflixue 8y ago
If you so desire, Kindle has GoodReads integration. I don't personally bother, but when I talk books with people online they'll occasionally link me their list :)
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by handoflixue 8y ago
Fair - I meant title as a proxy for the work that's actually being done. My point was mostly that raw experience is only meaningful up to a certain point. To be a bit longer-winded: If you want to get paid more, you have to demonstrate
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by handoflixue 8y ago
Can you provide a citation for tall people being statistically less successful? All the research I've seen suggests height correlates positively with success.
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by handoflixue 8y ago
I'd argue that when it comes to writing code , technology changes fast enough that after a decade, you've hit a pretty clear plateau. You've got the fundamentals down, and you're a master of your current language. There
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by handoflixue 8y ago
> I think it’s a poor choice for a door lock, but I’m not sure I a priori think it’s unacceptable for a product to not work for some (~10%) portion of the population — especially when it reflects an engineering reality If my employer spe