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by laughfactory 9y ago
Yeah yeah, I'm familiar with the study, but it doesn't account for how we employees are generally quite aware of the value of our skill set. Sure, it may take us a bit to recognize the increase, but typically no more than a few mo
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by laughfactory 9y ago
I've never seen a loyal company. I'm not even sure what that would look like.
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by laughfactory 9y ago
Yep. Since I graduated from college 6 years ago, my compensation has increased 165% (starting from mid-five figures). How? By switching jobs every couple of years, and always increasing by a minimum of 10%. And honestly, I'm just getti
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by laughfactory 9y ago
Bad idea, in my opinion. This comes across as manipulative and underhanded. My personal policy is that if the companies I work for are not able to compensate me commensurate with my value then I 1) have a conversation with the appropriate p
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by laughfactory 9y ago
We're using Google WiFi. Not super (or at all) customizable as you'd like to do, but it does work very well. It's stable and offers really good performance throughout our 1000 sq ft apartment (even given all the numerous netw
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by laughfactory 9y ago
True, but a man's gotta eat, and security is more and more critical these days. I don't begrudge him making a living while beating the drum of be-more-security-aware.
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by laughfactory 9y ago
Same for all of us who just hate Facebook. I got off Facebook back in college and now avoid it like the plague. When they bought Oculus my interest in it died. No way am I using any app or product tied to Facebook in any way.
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by laughfactory 9y ago
Wait, wait, wait. She was married and a mother when she had consensual sex with this investor, and explicitly one who would not be investing in her company? And her husband didn't leave her? Maybe I'm old fashioned, but I was too
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by laughfactory 9y ago
My wife and I hate Facebook and aren't on it; and yeah, we sometimes get miffed when people assume everyone who matters (or close enough) is on it, and use only it for communicating with family, friends, a social club, or whatever. We&
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by laughfactory 9y ago
Yeah this will just drive intelligent folks to strip academics dates from their resumes, and limit things to one page containing only their recent employment history. The article was horrifying because I'll be 40 next year, and am just
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by laughfactory 9y ago
The solution is ethical and moral people. Politicians or not, the greatest modern issue is that we don't value honesty and integrity as a society anymore. This means, across the board, we have this weird form of nuanced corruption wher
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by laughfactory 9y ago
There's a famous saying, I forget who said it: "In God we trust, all others must bring data." This suggests "data," as a thing, is infallible. Or that data holds _The Truth_. Problem is, as a data scientist, I'
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by laughfactory 9y ago
Yep. I hate this compelled tipping we've got everywhere these days. How long until we're asked if we want to tip at the grocery store, or the gas pump? Even if the cashier (at, say, retail location) says "feel free not to tip
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by laughfactory 9y ago
Love the content at that link, but holy hell, can't stand the overwhelming advertising (even on mobile!). Geezus, it makes it unreadable.
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by laughfactory 9y ago
This is me, too. My wife complains that it's like I'm trying to have two or three lives instead of just the one. But I know I need the sleep I'm not getting, but I have a really hard time, once the kids are finally asleep, ju
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by laughfactory 9y ago
Many nice people in that religion, but as an ex-Mormon myself, I can unequivocally say that's very reflective of the whole church. They are very dogmatic about a lot of things. In hindsight I don't understand why anyone would tole
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by laughfactory 9y ago
Faster and more efficient doesn't equal good for the environment. Buying a new car is almost always a net negative for the environment. It doesn't even matter if it's more fuel efficient, or electric. What matters is the vast
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by laughfactory 9y ago
Yeah, I'm skeptical, too. Especially of surveys which ask respondents about the future. I.e., here they asked them if they used, or _planned_ to use whatever cloud platform. This is problematic because you rarely get good results from
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by laughfactory 9y ago
Except what it the "market" is other speculators? We're seeing this again now in major metropolitan areas, except now it's international speculation. Foreigners looking to park their money in more stable economies and wi
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by laughfactory 9y ago
Andrew, you are a credit to Firebase, and I salute you for dropping in here and apologizing for the situation. Though you'll get some heat, I think your attitude of humility is a rare one these days, and much appreciated.
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by laughfactory 9y ago
I miss the old Pixar. Yes, now Disney is making better animated films, but I'm not sure it's worth the loss of truly great Pixar films. Plus, it seems that Disney is slipping too. Though they released some good films after the acq
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by laughfactory 9y ago
Yikes. This was a horrifying read. Mostly because my five year old daughter displays some of these characteristics. Like not seeming bothered by others' distress. Or like sometimes maybe enjoying terrorizing her siblings. I think somet
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by laughfactory 9y ago
He who has the gold makes the rules?
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by laughfactory 9y ago
Plus, some outbreaks happen even in vaccinated communities. There aren't many people who are totally against vaccines. Most just recognize that hitting kids with the recommended onslaught of vaccines is associated with a higher percent
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by laughfactory 9y ago
Love everything about this answer. I like how you live. Well done!
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by laughfactory 9y ago
Well put! I like how you Incorporated trade-offs into this comment. Yes, you can have X, but something will have to give. Sleep, time with friends, alone time, time with spouse, learning time, etc... There's only so much time to go aro
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by laughfactory 9y ago
Even without your insane commute, your description of your life sounds like mine. I'm a data scientist by trade, married, and father of three young ones (5, 2, and 4 months). My side project is writing (I've always wanted to be a
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by laughfactory 9y ago
Bottom line: anybody handing a $1000 computer to kid better have deep pockets. I can replace a Chromebook four times for what one Surface laptop costs.
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by laughfactory 9y ago
Your beautiful automobile is also a multi-ton death machine. Worldwide around 1.3 MILLION people are killed by them every year. At that rate they should be banned, or, at a minimum, have much stricter licensing and renewal requirements (eve
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by laughfactory 9y ago
I do, sometimes. It's nice to mix things up throughout the day. Where I work they're standard issue to all employees. Pretty awesome!

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