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by lsc 7y ago
If you don't like William Gibson... you and I have very different tastes; Neuromancer is a particularly perfect example of the sort of thing I like. There is a certain amount of calibrating for the awards group; for my taste? the neb
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by lsc 7y ago
As far as I can tell, all recommendations lists fail compared to freely-available experts. Like, if you like literary fiction, go through the Pulitzer prize for fiction, and just read. (I'm not even half way through that list, but eve
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by lsc 7y ago
>So taking time off doesn't have to be a career hit My own experience has been pretty different. I took time off of my work to run a business. we even wrote a book [1] - Now, uh, I needed to run that business, on an emotional
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by lsc 7y ago
Driving is largely unregulated, so I doubt this is about preventing travel.
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by lsc 7y ago
mm. in santa clara, redwood city, san francisco and Los Angeles, Starbucks usually have few places to sit (compared to local coffee shops) - and are usually way busier (compared to local coffee shops) and usually don't offer mugs;
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by lsc 7y ago
>maybe atmosphere (a safe comfortable place to hang for awhile), So I mean, coffee shops in general, yes. But at least in urban areas? Starbucks seems to be really well-designed to maximize throughput and profit; they have fewer seat
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by lsc 7y ago
Thank you. I'll check it out. Huh. the format they use doesn't work with the amazon 'send to kindle' functionality.
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by lsc 7y ago
>reputable public domain copies would be available at reasonable prices so I read a lot. Mostly on the kindle. Lots of public domain classics; I love Conrad and Melville. I'm also pretty happy to kick in ten or fifteen bucks to a
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by lsc 7y ago
>not sure why people are so obsessed with range. so for newer/more expensive car with a 200+mile range? yeah, that's probably enough for most people, with enough reserve to get you to a supercharger. I mean, it is a pain, &#
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by lsc 7y ago
>As a starting point I think you will agree that someone who has a BAC of zero ought to be able to drive. Not if they are tired or hungover. I mean, I don't think people should drive when they are tired for other reasons, either.
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by lsc 7y ago
Yeah, the big problem is labor. if you are only making a few bucks a user, making enough money to make up for your opportunity cost (vs. working as a tech for a large company) requires a lot of users. I've got a lot of experience
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by lsc 7y ago
I read the article as a "just buy a low cost whole market index" - which seems to be the most common advice out there. Assuming your randomness generator was fair and you bought enough stocks, your 'buy stocks at random&#x27
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by lsc 7y ago
Yeah, they'll let anyone with a couple hundred bucks sit for the FE. The chances of getting a PE or even an EIT, though, without a degree are... slim to none. But that's not really my goal? (I mean, it would be if it were just te
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by lsc 7y ago
I personally think it's utterly disgusting that people are allowed to operate what are essentially giant weapons in public with extremely minimal testing or training, and with minimal limits on alcohol usage. I think it's totall
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by lsc 7y ago
If they only have $120K budget, they are interviewing for relatively junior positions in this area and at this time, and thus they are mostly going to get young people interviewing. I mean, a lot of times this is coded in the job descriptio
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by lsc 7y ago
The macbook is not a desktop replacement; it's a very portable laptop. Being as small as possible is a big part of it's function. You pay a lot extra for this, both in terms of actual money, reduced computing power, and proba
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by lsc 7y ago
So, if such things lead to more productive next-generation workers, it's possible that much like education, it's a net win, even if you don't have children yourself. As someone who plans on retiring (without children of my
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by lsc 7y ago
>The poor and uneducated are far more conservative than other groups so... this is a meame that seems really weird to me. I've heard a lot of people opine on why the poor do, in fact, vote against public benefits and for huge tax c
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by lsc 7y ago
so I am studying for the FE (I need a lot of math before taking it is realistic) mostly 'cause it gives me this broad feel for things Engineers all know. (I will take the 'other disciplines' - mostly because I want this to
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by lsc 7y ago
I dunno, man. I own a bunch of stock in BA right now. I bet that the idea of spending twice as much on software engineers and hiring licensed folk to write their software is looking pretty good to Bowing execs right about now, even from a
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by lsc 7y ago
>If there's one thing wrong with our profession is a lack of ethics and accreditation - we're essentially letting random people build critical infrastructure and utilities. https://ncees.org/ncees-discontinuing-
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by lsc 7y ago
Maybe. (and I thought festool was the new hotness? I thought that at least rigid and ryobi had been devaluing their brand by selling cheap junk under their brand? But I'm solidly in the 'prosumer' and not 'real con
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by lsc 7y ago
I don't think you got downvoted for the jokey insults we're trading. (I also think it's pretty funny that I will go out of my way to avoid watching a video. What kind of person do you think I am?) I think you got downvoted b
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by lsc 7y ago
I'm not going to watch a video. what sort of person do you think I am? I do have a reasonable knowledge of modern car safety features, and yes, high end (well, high trim level; these features are optional at additional cost on many ca
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by lsc 7y ago
The fear I feel when driving is not fear for my own safety, but fear that my actions (or momentary inattention) might lead to the death of another. I think driving without that consciousness that you could kill someone else is extremely dan
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by lsc 7y ago
I'm personally uncomfortable driving even really nice cars, 'cause you have to pay careful attention to not kill someone. I mean, driving can be fun or exciting - but it's not comfortable or relaxing, I would argue, at
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by lsc 7y ago
so the non-libertarian answer to privatization of the commons is the pigovian tax. It's got most of the advantages (it uses the power of the market to maximize results per unit effort) and avoids some of the disadvantages inherent to
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by lsc 7y ago
>For example, the main thing that makes affordable housing unprofitable is that artificial scarcity created by zoning rules puts the creation cost above the price threshold for what's considered affordable housing. So you have to fi
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by lsc 7y ago
I dunno. every time I step out into other industries, I'm shocked at how little even skilled people are paid. I dunno much about animation, but I'm pretty sure you could setup, say, a small publishing house and support it for a
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by lsc 7y ago
>(That’s true at every income level, anyway, not having a mansion in the Hamptons is “objectively” worse than having one.) I'm assuming, from context, that the figure of merit for this discussion is having money in the future. Ob

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