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by jogjayr 9y ago
Most of the code I've written in my career is JS/TS, with Java and Python probably tied for second. I'll admit to not liking Java but it's got nothing to do with not wanting to learn a new language. Most Java code is ext
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Follow-up question (and I'm happy to create a different Ask HN, since this is kind of hijacking): How do you find, evaluate and purchase a good rental property remotely?
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I'm one of those employees. I'd still be resentful if my company unilaterally imposed a move on me. And I don't even own a house here. If I move away, I'd want it to be a place I chose, taking into account my own needs a
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> the rest of the essentials of life ain't cheap either. Rent makes up between 1/2 and 2/3 of my monthly spending. Most "essentials" are actually pretty cheap in SV (gas maybe being the exception). Unless you hav
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So...make all of their employees choose between uprooting their lives to move to a low-cost area (which they they didn't get to pick), or leaving their job? Didn't Reddit catch some flak over that recently? (yes I'm aware i
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I'm having trouble understanding what exactly an org's thought process is when they elect to prosecute someone for reporting a security issue. Would they also prosecute a person who told them one of their doors was left unlocked a
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I like the exercise. But from a practical pedagogical standpoint (in the unlikely scenario I ever teach a class probability or survivor bias), what would be a safe point to stop the flipping? 3 students left standing? 2? What if all of the
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Does anyone know of any non-profits that use this approach, along with satellite/boots-on-the-ground verification? It seems like a perfectly logical way to curb deforestation. Having more trees is almost always objectively better, so w
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Do city governments have the power to tax unclean energy? Or is that more of a state/federal government power?
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You could also try finding a book club at the local library.
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+1 To that I would add that consistency is key in forming relationships at activities. If you show up consistently for the same activity without skipping sessions, you automatically become part of the "core group". People new to t
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> Mac accounts for 3% in Steam Wow I really should consider myself fortunate that all the games I like are on Mac. I'd hate to have to get a separate gaming PC.
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But there's the problem that anaerobic decomposition in garbage bags creates methane, which is an even worse greenhouse gas than CO2.
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> then I give it to a local UPS store to reuse Nice one! I hadn't thought of this, but I'll start doing it now.
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> I don't think it's right to enshrine into law that Comcast can't offer her a plan where she pays $5/mo instead for limited access Fair enough... > to the few sites she uses. My understanding is that it's thi
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In effect that's what VC has already done for us, right?
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> It's terrible for humanity. It's stagnant, it kills creativity Your other points may be valid but I'm not so sure about this one. Artists tend to cluster in big cities, often with mass transit (and sometimes without, lik
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Luxe is basically an opposite bet to Uber. To invest in Uber is to be long on a future with no personal car ownership and, eventually, self-driving automobiles available on-demand. Whereas, it seems to me at least, that continued, and growi
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> Is a company that badly off if they need to write down the cost of a building if it gets burned down? That means a company has to always keep cash in reserve against the off-chance of its building burning down just because insurance ca
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by jogjayr 9y ago
> Complaints about how the architecture of new apt buildings on El Camino Real is ruining the character of MV That's bizarre to me. The "architecture" on El Camino in MV is strictly of the suburban-strip-mall variety. Even
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by jogjayr 9y ago
1. Make a list of the people that you actually care to stay in touch with for social reasons (for professional connections you already have LinkedIn). Ensure you have other lines of communication open with them (email, IM, text, phone, Skyp
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The article says a 12 oz beer (slightly larger than the standard 330ml beer) is 1 drink for the purposes of the study.
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For me it was just location. When I was in Atlanta for grad school my LI profile was quiet. As soon as I moved to the Bay Area for work it exploded. And I don't mean after having gained a year or two of work experience; I mean within a
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After grappling with the problem of cleaning communal spaces with multiple sets of roommates and in company breakrooms and kitchens I've come to a couple of conclusions: 1. Even in an environment with conscientious and considerate peop
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The problem with that is there is a large variety of CMSes out there. It may not be cost-effective to write plugins for every CMS. Some of them may not not have documented plugin APIs or may not have the ability to have plugins at all. Libr
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In that case, something that works with your local public library's catalog might be just the thing (and indeed something I've wanted for a while). You set up a reading list and it orders/puts on hold whatever books or movies
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Came here for this comment. Agree 100%. Also to suggest that DemandRush allow people to comment on projects (maybe moderated by the original poster) so that they can say stuff like this.
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> I think that the curation aspect of it is also a big thing. The librarians at my public library are great at making suggestions. They also have themed book displays that they rotate every week (eg. physical fitness one week, high fanta
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> They're decent programs in that they get a untrained individual to put up enough weight to get themselves out of a horribly weak position but they don't teach anything meaningful for long term. Other programs achieve the nece
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> large banks and the federal government artificially inflate property so that it's effectively banned from dropping in value. Tell that to Detroit homeowners. An extreme case but no more than the the bit about rents you mentioned.

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