jonfw

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by jonfw 6y ago
Did you forget the topic of the discussion?
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by jonfw 6y ago
We are already getting more and better houses, and at a very rapid pace, under our current economic climate (the one where the 1% has so much of the financial wealth) - https://www.aei.org/carpe-diem/new-us-homes-today-
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by jonfw 6y ago
It seems like you're using one metric to shit on the 1% (net worth) while you're using a different metric to discuss impact on the middle class (material conditions) It's important to be consistent here. The 1% may have a lot
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by jonfw 6y ago
The concern isn't what poor people are doing with their money- the concern is what are the people receiving tax dollars doing with their money. > Fortunately, we don’t need to know what the money is spent on to measure whether or no
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by jonfw 6y ago
Health - meaning exercise, sleep, and nutrition is key. The next most important- direction. If you can't get excited about where you're going, you sure as hell won't get there quick.
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by jonfw 6y ago
I've had two cards with 18 month interest free promotions recently. If you invest the cash you would have normally used to pay the card off, than that's a free 8-15% gains! Kills your credit score due to high utilization until the
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by jonfw 6y ago
You are seriously limited in your ability to move past being an individual contributor if you aren't able to write well. Especially in this industry where remote work, even across time zones, is so common. I see some really brilliant p
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by jonfw 6y ago
My experience last year was the opposite- I used Linkedin, as well as my university board and competitors, but LinkedIn landed me 3/4 offers
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by jonfw 6y ago
Where are all of these managers out there running companies making decisions with literally no thought whatsoever? I've literally never seen them- I almost exclusively work with rational human beings who are able to justify decisions,
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by jonfw 6y ago
They've got the only real managed Openshift option right now, and their managed Kubernetes services is really great and seamless IMO.
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by jonfw 6y ago
I don't think he was saying that the people are homogenous, but he was saying that you often get put in a position where somebody way over your head makes a decision that affects your work, and by the time it reaches you, that decision
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by jonfw 6y ago
I 100% agree with this. When you criminalize behavior that is very common, you very naturally create conflict
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by jonfw 6y ago
There is a really really wide gap between sticking with default settings and using suckless tools. I use a lot of tools that I significantly customize- i3wm, tmux, vim, fish, fzf, etc. I'm certainly no stranger to editing and maintaini
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by jonfw 6y ago
Are you ready to double the pay of police? If you wanted to go through a lot of training and be held to high standards, you'd probably look for a more lucrative gig than being a cop
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by jonfw 6y ago
A lot of it is probably location, and also comparing yourself to anecdata. But some percentage of it needs to be standing out. There are a lot of developers in cube farms working with stacks that look exactly like your resume. The javascrip
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by jonfw 6y ago
I'm just giving legitimate examples of wasteful things that people spend money on, because the person I was responding to seemed to have trouble coming up with good ones. Just like the examples you're giving me- 12 dirt bikes? Tha
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by jonfw 6y ago
> Different people have different wants and needs. Would you consider toys for children "spent well"? What about a netflix subscription? What if that netflix subscription gives the kids something to do while Mom goes to school?
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by jonfw 6y ago
I think that's the same argument somebody advocating for the use of armored vehicles would make... no riots is the goal, after all
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by jonfw 6y ago
Who cares? This is about ethics, not laws. If you are a proponent of this argument you would just advocate for changing the law
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by jonfw 6y ago
I agree and I'm generally anti-regulation of the media. But the argument would be that your average forum, blog comment section, etc. isn't one of the most important mediums of communication in the world's leading superpower&
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by jonfw 6y ago
You can either be a 'platform' for other people to speak, where you aren't held responsible for the content you host, or you can be a 'curator' where you control the content and are responsible or what you host. The
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by jonfw 6y ago
What about the uber drivers who rent cars and still find it worthwhile? Do the rental companies also not understand depreciation?
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by jonfw 6y ago
I've never had an uber driver who used to be a taxi driver personally. Also- taxis provided a god-awful service who's pricing was only sustainable because of government regulation
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by jonfw 6y ago
It's absolutely harmful to your creative and professional career, which are shallow metrics by which to gauge your success in life.
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by jonfw 6y ago
If it was the same as the real world it wouldn't make for very good practice, now would it? When I played sports, we spent a fraction of our practices trying to mimic the real world scenario (scrimmaging). And even in a scrimmage, it&#
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by jonfw 6y ago
There are many differences between arguing and fighting. One that comes to mind is arguments ability to be productive. I feel you've made an argument towards me with your comment, and it was welcome because you posed it rationally and
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by jonfw 6y ago
It's a very different medium which is why is presents a valuable feedback loop. It presents a rare opportunity to build the skill of making a strong argument, without putting your reputation at stake. In my work I'm able to make a
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by jonfw 6y ago
You generally start with a pry-bar if you've got to take something apart first, maybe a hammer. If not, you start by cutting some wood to size! Home renovation work is easier done than said IMO
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by jonfw 6y ago
'The "Reddit Contrarian", waiting to snipe your post with their immense intellect' This one is interesting to me. I could certainly be accused of being this guy, you could probably make an argument that I'm being th
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by jonfw 6y ago
$56 per month, not per minute

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