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by josuepeq 5y ago
With annual 100%-150% turnover rates* Amazon needs to figure out some way to keep people around and engaged. They’re simply running out of Americans to employ who are willing to work such a physically demanding job for peanuts. Their bigges
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So You've Moved in Next to a Noisy Venue. What Now?(vice.com)
1 points by josuepeq 6y ago|0 comments
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by josuepeq 6y ago
Let’s hope that the pandemic kills the open office!
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by josuepeq 6y ago
Leaving the Bay Area always seems like a good decision on paper for a brief moment; then my QA brain kicks in and I think about what life would be like elsewhere - based loosely on experiences I’ve had in the past living 20 of my 35 years i
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by josuepeq 6y ago
I wonder, how much shareholder value FOSS, either in a package manager or otherwise, has added to MFAANG and other technology companies over the years? A few years ago, someone did break a package that many companies cloned and integrated..
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by josuepeq 6y ago
Using a new sealed 2016 iPhone SE that I paid $60 for about 5 months ago. It replaced a 2016 iPhone SE I cracked the screen on. Since Apple charges $129 for a display, and since I don’t have any access to touch and proximity sensor calibrat
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by josuepeq 6y ago
I kind of think there’s a lack of understanding amongst Americans regarding the Chinese people. Ever since American CEOs decided to sell out the American worker with decades of offshoring manufacturing to China and our transition to a servi
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by josuepeq 6y ago
The U.S. needs this day, especially this year. With the unmitigated disaster of 2020, I’m “probably not ok,” but I am not in any danger to myself or others. Quite the opposite - I’m optimistic that things are moving in the right direction.
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by josuepeq 6y ago
Alternate opinion based document title: Cable TV industry successfully lobbies Republican controlled FCC in an effort to kill an antiquated standard that did not allow for the collection and monetization of users’ viewing habits.
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by josuepeq 6y ago
Relying on a breaker to save the day if a device draws too much current from an adapter such as this is a terrible idea. My issues with the adapter: - The adapter is allowing higher current devices to connect to an outlet design that only s
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by josuepeq 6y ago
Agree, Wago’s Lever Nuts especially are a game changer. Those DIYers who reject the “licensed electrician and I need a permit” model could benefit most from them - they’re almost foolproof. Instead they’re expensive, hard to find as Lowe’s
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by josuepeq 6y ago
That date is Election Day in the U.S. 1/3 of the US Senate, the entire US House of Representatives, a slew of local and state races and ballot measures. Also, at the top of the ticket is the election of a new (or perhaps not) President
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by josuepeq 6y ago
It’s funny how this became the case; Apple pushed Web Apps until they realized that native App Delivery is a profitable revenue stream. In 2007, Steve Jobs’ originally intended “iPhone OS” apps to be only browser based web apps; way before
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by josuepeq 6y ago
This. I don’t live in the Bay Area because I want to work in tech... I work in tech because I want to live in the Bay Area, and my skill set of technical knowledge aligned with tech pretty nicely. In San Francisco, when the pandemic ends an
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by josuepeq 6y ago
For me, pretty certain I’m staying in San Francisco. Leaving was my original plan for this year. My late boyfriend had never lived outside the Bay Area, we decided were going to change that. Since his passing in March, that’s not an option
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by josuepeq 6y ago
I’m on a brand new 2016 model iPhone SE A1662. Full charge capacity is 100%. I rarely get through the day before I have to charge again with moderate use. I’ve been using a iPhone SE as my primary phone since summer 2016. If I recall, my or
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by josuepeq 6y ago
Sigh. With this news, I wish (the other) Bay Area had a Micro Center. The closest one is in SoCal . Fry’s is either always going out of business (Palo Alto) or always out of stock of whatever I need. Now with Microsoft gone, that leaves us
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by josuepeq 6y ago
Revenue per square foot is high. Profit, not so much. The “family room” employees now make up most of the Apple Store staff. One can buy an iPhone anywhere, but same-day service to fix that iPhone is more limited. I mean, where would you go
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by josuepeq 6y ago
It seems to me there’s a double standard for some apps; Apple’s logic here is ridiculous. I can’t sign up for “Microsoft 365 Home“ or “Personal” inside of Microsoft Word for iOS or any other Microsoft app, but Apple still approves them with
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by josuepeq 7y ago
Exactly. In my early 20s, living in Cincinnati, I used to hate the stress of being tethered to car maintenance and ownership. So I moved into “The City” (Chicago, then SF) and got rid of my car. Well, that worked great in my able bodied you
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by josuepeq 7y ago
Also, here’s part one: https://www.uber.com/blog/california/keeping-you-in-the-driv...
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by josuepeq 7y ago
https://www.uber.com/blog/california/keeping-you-in-the-driv...
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by josuepeq 7y ago
I do rideshare in the Bay Area for extra cash and to maintain my customer service skillset - My driver score is 4.97 (in the last 500 rides.) They’ve removed the “acceptance rate” metric for drivers. There’s no longer a penalty for declinin
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by josuepeq 7y ago
Currently paying $4200 for a 3 Bedroom 3 Bath fully detached single family house West of Twin Peaks (Midtown Terrace.) Giving up walkability for completing errands, I gain a private locking front porch where packages are never stolen, and