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by issa 8y ago
The only time I ever use a laptop keyboard directly is when I'm on a plane. I travel with an external keyboard and mouse. This is partially for ergonomic reasons, and partially preference. I like having a larger keyboard and full numbe
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by issa 9y ago
Perspective: You are complaining about a job that somehow let you play 4 hours of WoW while at work.
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by issa 9y ago
I've been vegan for 25 years and my weight has been up and down both before and after being vegan. The one thing that everyone should agree on is that there are a TON of factors that influence weight gain/loss. Obviously anyone wi
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by issa 9y ago
"Those who can't, teach". Why not start an incubator? Sounds like you have the perfect skill set to help and support teams with ideas.
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by issa 9y ago
I realize everyone is generalizing but it's easy to lose sight of something really simple: Different jobs require different skills. Not everyone on the team needs to know how to make complicated architecture decisions or write the most
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by issa 9y ago
I think this is great. The current way food is produced in America (and other places) is not sustainable for either environmental or moral reasons. Take your pick.
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by issa 9y ago
"Research in the family and twin studies indicates that geneticists account for 33% of the variation in body weight among individuals." -- those damned geneticists.
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by issa 9y ago
It's so easy for these conversations to go horribly wrong in this format, so please keep that in mind and try to hear what I'm saying. Just because something is done "traditionally" doesn't mean it isn't sexist
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by issa 9y ago
I have read it. And you can't slap some paragraphs about not being sexist in there, then say a bunch of sexist things, and have it be OK. Just to take one example: "Women on average look for more work-life balance while men have a
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by issa 9y ago
You've only met 3 people who didn't believe women should be in tech? Do you mean that you've only met 3 people who openly admit it? Because I've met COUNTLESS people who make comments like "We shouldn't hire he
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by issa 9y ago
People keep saying "the workplace isn't a place for politics" as if the reason minorities have been kept out of tech in the first place hasn't been because of politics. Not being allowed to vote is politics. Not being al
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by issa 9y ago
Exactly. You either think women can be in tech or you don't. If you don't, there isn't really room for compromise, so the notion of an "open" discussion is a red herring in addition to being incredibly insulting.
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by issa 9y ago
I've seen a lot of this argument going back and forth on the concept of "how it would feel to be a diversity hire" or "if more qualified candidates aren't getting the job". This ENTIRE line of thinking misses t
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by issa 9y ago
I rejected using React in a project just for this reason. I'll be perfectly honest: I didn't (and still don't) completely understand the implications, but on it's face it sounds like trouble.
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by issa 9y ago
I think a simple rule is to spend as little as you can for as long as you can. If you're young and can live with your parents...do it. Save your money. If you are single and don't spend a lot of time at home anyway, rent a cheap r
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by issa 9y ago
You are so lucky to grow up in a time when "nothings really changed in say half a year" seems like stagnation. I suggest taking a deep breath and reflecting on what changed between 1990 and now. To give you some perspective, when
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by issa 9y ago
Disclaimer: I build web apps that don't really mean much at the end of the day. Not sure if this will help that shitty feeling when things go wrong, but SpaceX has given me an AMAZING feeling that I was a little worried humanity as a w
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by issa 9y ago
Sounds like you are being underpaid! I would expect an entry-level developer to make at least $75k a year, which would work out to $300 a day.
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by issa 9y ago
I guess it depends on what you consider "making money" to mean. In this case, I felt we were discussing making the equivalent salary to the full-time job you would be giving up. There are certainly other definitions. But overall,
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by issa 9y ago
I think this is just a disagreement over the term "startup". For something like a new restaurant, or a mom and pop store to be profitable, it might take many years. But most actual startups are going to validate an idea quickly an
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by issa 9y ago
As a life long science fiction reader, I feel the "arcology" concept has been imagined for a long time in many different ways. I think the idea is inevitable, although probably more Caves of Steel than Trantor. And hopefully not J
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by issa 9y ago
I've always had a personal explanation that I have nothing but anecdotal evidence to back up. The most important skills that make someone a good coder are that they enjoy solving problems, and are willing to work single-mindedly on som
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by issa 9y ago
The only other $100k+ car I've ever driven is a Range Rover. So I'm not an expert, but I feel like the Model S is considerably "more for the money". Faster acceleration, no gas, large screen, etc. I realize that's n
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by issa 9y ago
I'm absolutely relying on anecdotal evidence. But I spent more than a decade on tour with a band driving vans all over the US and Europe. I've been on almost every stretch of highway in Germany and America many, many times, and I
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by issa 9y ago
This is actually incorrect. When you ask a German how far away another city is, their first question will be: "What kind of car do you drive?" The biggest difference is that in Germany, the speeds are more sustained. In the US, ca
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by issa 9y ago
I believe you have a slight conversion error. I don't think you're seeing speeds of 200mph. (that would be 320+ kph!)
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by issa 9y ago
I have spent a lot of time driving a van with similar speed limitations around Germany as well. I agree completely. While it was frustrating as an American growing up hearing about the autobahn, it was still faster than I would drive in Ame
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by issa 9y ago
I think "plenty" is debatable. Most people are good at IGNORING animal cruelty (ie: where did my veal dinner come from?), but it is the exception that people actively think it's fine (dog fighting, etc). Once animal abuse is
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by issa 9y ago
Whether you're an animal rights activist or not, the fact of the matter is EVERYONE thinks it's wrong to abuse animals. People will go to great lengths to pretend animal cruelty isn't happening and the circus relied on secrec
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by issa 9y ago
Technically, neither of those is particularly hard. I mean, you have to keep latency low, etc., but this is hardly cutting edge tech and lots of companies do it. Do you mean some other aspect of it aside from technical?

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