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by heedlessly2 9y ago
Its kind of funny. These Silicon Valley types make $150k, but still can't get a girlfriend
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by heedlessly2 9y ago
there's also a lot people who just don't care. They have both lyft and uber, whichever is faster or cheaper, they take. Sometimes you just need to get from point A to point B
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by heedlessly2 9y ago
in this day and age, any gossipy tabloid accusation is viewed as true by its audience if it fits a certain narrative. Sometimes companies think its an easier/faster solution to pay them even if the accusation is false. But sometimes, t
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by heedlessly2 9y ago
in the comments below i wrote the big difference is that i don't have a family. But i'm not super frugal. I pay $700/month with utils + internet for my own 1Bedroom apartment. I could've gone much cheaper if I didn'
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by heedlessly2 9y ago
Index funds overall returns are closer to 6 or 7%. The small difference does make a big difference long term.
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by heedlessly2 9y ago
40 years from now $1.1 million won't feel that much actually.
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by heedlessly2 9y ago
i got to a midwest state university and our average for CS majors is $95k, for Stanford I would estimate $125k is the average.
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by heedlessly2 9y ago
that's why i said midwest. its not as big as SF but I live Downtown in a 120,000+ area i know its expensive out there in the Bay but its still my $70k/year vs his $120k/year
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by heedlessly2 9y ago
the big difference is that i don't have a family. But i'm not super frugal. I pay $700/month with utils + internet for my own 1Bedroom apartment. I could've gone much cheaper if I didn't live Downtown (120,000 city
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by heedlessly2 9y ago
i make $70k before taxes and save $3k after taxes and other expenses.
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by heedlessly2 9y ago
just curious, do you work a lead developer/architect or as a project manager?
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by heedlessly2 9y ago
>whether it's better to take more risky start-up jobs for equity or stick with safer enterprise jobs at a good salary, but with less chance to start something myself and possibly hit the jackpot. You're better off taking the hi
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by heedlessly2 9y ago
can the kids still attend that school district after you get fired/quit?
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by heedlessly2 9y ago
i feel the same way except i'm an American living in the midwest. I make $70k in the midwest and save $3k/month. That's $3k after taxes, insurance benefits, rent, food, etc.. So I'm surprised the 120k guy isn't putt
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by heedlessly2 9y ago
You should be putting away way more than $2k per month. I know it's the Bay Area and all, but that's still $120k I make $70k in the midwest and save $3k/month. That's $3k after taxes, insurance benefits, rent, food, etc.
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by heedlessly2 9y ago
why would the midwest specifically be a problem? Outside the Bay, Ann Arbor & Detroit are the leading cities conducting research on autonomous vehicles thanks to the University of Michigan and the motor industry. Besides most people hav
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by heedlessly2 9y ago
The woman is 60. Most people taking showers in the university showers are undergrads in the dorms. The age difference would make it uncomfortable and admin staff do not get the same privileges as current students anyways because they don&#x
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by heedlessly2 9y ago
why do people think coding bootcamps are a replacement for a CS degree? 99% of successful bootcamp grads already have a previous Bachelor's degree and use the bootcamp as a career changer.
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by heedlessly2 9y ago
your logic makes no sense. That's like saying coding bootcamps don't produce chefs. Different goals for different programs.
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by heedlessly2 9y ago
a hobby you can always pick up again whenever. Harder to comeback to a job and much more awkward to hangout around old coworkers.
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by heedlessly2 9y ago
you actually think the Vegas shooter cared about the legality of bump stocks when firing into crowd of over 20,000 people?
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by heedlessly2 9y ago
but realistically, you'll be hanging out less often and you'll fade into feeling like an outsider?
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by heedlessly2 9y ago
>Did anyone ever use Facebook for more serious stuff anyway? i've noticed that people use Snapchat for the fun "throwaway" day-to-day stuff. People are posting less frequently on Facebook now. It's not used for those
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by heedlessly2 9y ago
It would just be easier for Facebook to build their own VPN for China. It's actually fairly easy to get around the Great Firewall of China
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by heedlessly2 9y ago
certain topics are off-limits for discussion with coworkers even if they occur away from the office. For example, if I feel strongly about pro-choice but my coworker, she feels very strongly about pro-life, then there may be some extra poli
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by heedlessly2 9y ago
>For most of us here around HN, judging from posts, comments, and discussions, the NoSQL era was very real so you're favoring buzzword hype over actual production environments? Who cares if people are talking about it but not really
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by heedlessly2 9y ago
thanks, i didn't notice it from the title's parentheses
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by heedlessly2 9y ago
but what profit % do they have? Android dominates mobile OS usage, but iOS has equal profits if not greater than Android
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by heedlessly2 9y ago
why are you name dropping?
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by heedlessly2 9y ago
sounds like your company is doing something wrong

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