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by hiram112 9y ago
I don't think that most people even look at their pay stubs - either physically or electronically, so adding yet another sheet with a big pie chart with vague slices like FICA , Defense , etc. wouldn't accomplish much. Taxes are
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by hiram112 9y ago
> Don’t be so narrow minded Hey not trying to rain on anybody's parade. :) But, the fact that you work at one of the big 3, responsible for billions of dollars, means you probably graduated from a top school, live in the Bay area, a
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by hiram112 9y ago
Because professional is a somewhat nebulous term when it comes to finance. I do think that there are some firms, who cater to mostly very wealthy clients, who can consistently beat the market, or at least have a good chance of finding som
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by hiram112 9y ago
Completey disagree. If you're a new grad, the most beneficial thing is to get your feet wet - both technically and professionally in a company with a wide range of issues, while making a decent salary and investing it. You could learn
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by hiram112 9y ago
> Agree. In your 20s, your main competitive advantage is your ability to take risks. Disagree. In your 20's, your main competitive advantage is time and exponential growth.
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by hiram112 9y ago
Yes, but first he needs to contact a lawyer. He has already made several fatal moves: 1. Left the marital home which the courts will consider abandonment. She just won legal custody. 2. He is paying her $4K or whatever a month without any j
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by hiram112 9y ago
Yep. In California or New York, it's typically a year of alimony for each 2 years of marriage. At 10 years, it's lifetime. So he definitely dodged a bullet. But for a few years, he's probably on the hook for half his income s
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by hiram112 9y ago
The one advantage folks in their 20s have is time. I actually don't think software engineering is the best career (in financial / lifestyle terms) for someone who might also excel in business, finance, law, or medicine. But there
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by hiram112 9y ago
I tried to fix numerous issues with my car and in my apartment by following very clear and detailed YouTube videos. Unfortunately, it's the little things that usually push me to give up and hire a pro - wrong tools, don't know the
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by hiram112 9y ago
Really? The whole immigrant debate is so political now, it's hard to find any trustful source, including the stats put out by USCIS , DOJ, etc. So if you want to know how the SSN game works for illegal immigrants, find some media who w
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by hiram112 9y ago
Did you even read the article: >In some industries the labour shortage seems acute. Now is not a good time for Americans to remodel their bathrooms: tile and terrazzo contractors earn 11% more per hour than a year ago (and fully one-thir
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by hiram112 9y ago
I would imagine the argument is as follows: Climate, along with dozens of other factors, produced variations in human traits. Some of them, like skin color, height, etc. are obvious to everyone. Others, including intelligence , are not so
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by hiram112 9y ago
Could someone who has taken a decent compiler course and been in the industry a few years comment on how / why this course would be beneficial? There are a lot of things I'd like to look into these days, but only so much time. And
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by hiram112 9y ago
Agreed. I'm seeing a lot of outrage, especially on left leaning sites, at the direction the FCC is headed under the current administration. But to me, it really just looks like a lot of the power that SV has amassed over the past 15 ye
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by hiram112 9y ago
Can you clarify? I tend to use mobile and I have a /r/all (which I never use) and which is the Reddit's defaulted top subs, but I can browse my own 'front page' which seems to be a nice mix of my subscribed subs an
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by hiram112 9y ago
It's strange, but I've never considered Reddit a cesspoll . The fact of the matter - and this is why Reddit is successful - is that it has lots of unique subs and a pretty decent voting system which pushes trolls to the bottom, o
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by hiram112 9y ago
Agree with you. I think the whole ObamaCare fiasco is one of those things that the typical millennial liberals on HN have gotten entirely wrong. For years, the mantra here has been that all those red state deplorables who were wary about go
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by hiram112 9y ago
$1400 a month is the average. I can start collecting that amount at 67, and will statistically die at 78. So 11 years of benefits is $185k. Meanwhile, if I make an average of $100k for just 12 years, then I will have paid that much into the
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by hiram112 9y ago
I still don't understand why you'd convert to Roth. My tax rate will be higher while I'm working and earning a salary than they will when I'm retired. Also, by keeping the base amount higher (pre tax), won't I have
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by hiram112 9y ago
Agreed. I too have had a major surgery several years ago. I was given morphine and than Oxycodone when discharged, but not at high enough dosage for adequate relief - 3 or 4 days of pure misery. There is no reason, when short-term opiate us
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by hiram112 9y ago
I don't doubt that this is the case many times. On the other hand, I'm beginning to think the pendulum has swung way too far in the other direction. I feel I have worked hard to get to where I am. But just because I am white and m
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by hiram112 9y ago
I don't even know of any tech unions in the US. But I can guarantee you, if the typical middle manager told his group of teamsters or UAW members that not only were they going to be fired, but if they wanted their severance, they'
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by hiram112 9y ago
Isn't this equity and stock shares, without the extra conversion step?
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by hiram112 9y ago
You can easily login to Pi-Hole admin and turn off the blocking for 5 seconds, 10 seconds, ..., indefinitely. Though, TBH, this still does not work due to either aggressive DNS caching by the OS or the browser. Even flushing it or switching
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by hiram112 9y ago
It's Fox, but no need to shoot the messenger. The fact of the matter is it happened. And who cares if it was denounced . The DNC a political organization - of course they are going to walk back anything that isn't 100% PC. The re
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by hiram112 9y ago
HBO Go, ShowTime now
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by hiram112 9y ago
The typical narrative is that millions of American and Japanese lives would have been lost fighting for the home islands. The Japanese were pretty intent on dying for the cause if their leadership chose to do so. The bit left out in most hi
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by hiram112 9y ago
Regardless of my thoughts on Twitter as a product, I'm glad they're profitable and might be around for a while. They've released a lot of good open source software - their Scala stuff is great, and it seems like the company a
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by hiram112 9y ago
Not 'their' children. It appears you can pass the home to a child or grandchild and the home is not reappraised at the actual market value. So now you've just created a new aristocracy based on hereditary privilege.
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by hiram112 9y ago
I am certainly aware of the 'Treasure Voyages' and China's abilities up through the Ming dynasty. China was indeed able to travel, trade, and exploit foreign nations at limited distance, but never on a scale as the Europeans

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