jonmb

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by jonmb 9y ago
You weren't being a bastard at all. That tweet shows several people telling you that you're doing it "wrong", and your responses were concise and kind. If anything, I think some of those people were being a little rude.
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by jonmb 9y ago
Redbox is a physical rental, not a digital.
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by jonmb 9y ago
Do you have an example in mind for when smoking would be healthy for you?
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by jonmb 9y ago
> I check in once every few months, usually when I need to sign in because someone messages me there instead of email. From what I've been hearing from internal teams, Facebook is hoping to take some of email's pie. I expect to
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by jonmb 9y ago
That's how I feel too. I'm not sure if it's because of Facebook itself, or just more about my personal growth and realizing that spending much time on social media in general was a waste of time. I've found that I just c
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by jonmb 9y ago
Any advice for where I can learn more about proper handling of emojis in my front-end and database?
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by jonmb 9y ago
I recommend Ramit Sethi's book, I Will Teach You To Be Rich. Don't mind the corny title. It's full of practical and solid advice. And unlike many books, he gives you actionable steps to follow through with the advice. That&#x
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by jonmb 9y ago
Root of Good did it too with a modest income compared to Mr. Money Mustache. http://www.rootofgood.com Lots of people have done this successfully, making use of the "4% rule". Though it's always helpful to have a
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by jonmb 9y ago
From what I've seen people want jail time because of the insider stock trading, not because of the security problem itself. So a webdev wouldn't be responsible unless they also engaged in insider trading.
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by jonmb 9y ago
That's cool. I can admire a dedicated Nintendo fan site. I ran Mario-Kart.net for a decade. In its most popular days it was #1 on Google for "mario kart". I let the domain expire recently since the site was outdated and I don
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by jonmb 9y ago
That's what got me interested. The tech itself seems cool, but I bought in at $100 because I wanted to sell around $300, which is what I did. I wonder how many people who buy ETH are doing it because they believe in the future of the t
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by jonmb 9y ago
I like this - the idea has a Mr. Money Mustache vibe to it. His blog is great, if you haven't seen it already. My question for you is how do you manage healthcare costs?
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by jonmb 9y ago
You're getting a lot of sarcastic replies here, but I found your article is full of good life advice that applies to more than just being successful in a job. I've already read a lot of the books your article linked to, and after
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by jonmb 9y ago
> But tricking yourself psychologically into a hard working employee is as crazy as it gets. You are not supposed to feel happy for being an employee and making money for someone else, because you are not in control of your own life. For
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by jonmb 9y ago
> If you can get up out of bed in the morning, have a brain that works, and live in a free country - you have all the luck you need to be successful. In general I agree with this, though of course there are exceptions. One of my brothers
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by jonmb 9y ago
>> I'm home to watch my five kids grow up. << And when you're old and looking back on your life, this is what you're likely going to appreciate much more than being a director inside of an office's four walls
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by jonmb 9y ago
I've worked both in offices and remotely. They each have their pros and cons. I prefer remote. The biggest pros of remote work for me are no commute + not needing to get dressed in business clothes every day. I don't have to fight
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by jonmb 10y ago
The Four Agreements is one of my favorite books, so I was glad to see it already listed, but yeah it does have some nonsense mixed into it as you have pointed out. With that said, the fundamentals are very sound, and for some reason the way
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by jonmb 10y ago
That's a smart habit to have. Reminds me of: "Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom." - Viktor Frankl
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by jonmb 10y ago
I looked up reviews of the Right Cup and they are quite negative. People say the cups just "smell like chemicals" and the water still tastes like water.
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by jonmb 10y ago
When you say something like "nice affiliate hack" it comes with an implication that it's wrong, because a lot of people on the Internet try to trick others into clicking their affiliate links.
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by jonmb 10y ago
Agreed, and this tends to be mostly an aspect of competitive multiplayer gaming. As my spare time for video gaming has diminished, I've been sticking to cooperative online games where all players are on the same team (like Diablo 3), o
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by jonmb 10y ago
Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions An interesting mix of computer science and psychology. Just started on this one recently. Highly recommended by a colleague. Seems great so far.
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by jonmb 10y ago
A colleague is nearly complete with his online CS Masters from GT. He has spoken well of it, so much so that another colleague has already applied and been accepted. I considered it as well, but I'm tired of traditional school and don&
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by jonmb 10y ago
Is a well-curated collection of useful knowledge from other valuable people not valuable in of itself?
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by jonmb 10y ago
I think it's incorrect to compare marginal rates as well. It makes more sense to compare your Effective Rate in retirement versus your Marginal Rate of today. This article explains the math: http://www.gocurrycracker.com&#x2
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by jonmb 11y ago
I would add: develop a philosophy of life that enables you to enjoy the simple things so you don't get caught on the hedonic treadmill, and try to save even more than 20% of your income. Sites like Mr. Money Mustache explain how it&#x2
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by jonmb 11y ago
> I don't know about other districts, but we weren't voting on the sentence. The judge would do that later. The one time I was called to jury duty, the judge told us the same. We're not doing the sentencing. We're ju
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by jonmb 12y ago
Nerd Fitness Academy has created their own game as well, with quests and leveling up. It just released a few days ago. Here's the video tour of it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLLF2RkZnSY
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by jonmb 12y ago
That's how it's done at the University of Central Florida for the introduction to programming course. You learn Python for the first six weeks, and then learn C for the remainder. It's nice!

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