moocow01

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by moocow01 9y ago
Is it a given that a speeding car emits more emissions per the distance traveled?
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by moocow01 9y ago
Without knowing you to me it seems that maybe your biggest obstacle is letting go of the idea that money/salary equals a measure of personal or professional development. If what you want to do is switch industries and learn new stuff,
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by moocow01 9y ago
Every large corp Ive been at has been 2 months salary. This gets distributed as a lump sum sometime after signing whatever they want you to sign.
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by moocow01 9y ago
Your missing another big one which is the cost to hold the house. If you're an average flipper that investor money is going to cost you about 1% per month of the purchase price so you can probably assume another 3% or so there. After
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by moocow01 9y ago
"The system was simple and cheap" ... $10-$40 per sqft without labor assuming you are "handy" is not exactly cheap. Presuming most homeowners wont want to do this work themselves it sounds like something that would cost
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by moocow01 9y ago
If savings is your goal I wouldn't do it... Just the difference in your housing costs (about 30k after taxes) wipe out your salary increase. On top of that it sounds like you'd be losing a 2nd income as well by moving so it looks
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by moocow01 9y ago
Despite the down votes, yes Geoff would be correct. We (meaning us the masses) don't live in a world of any of those things yet.
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by moocow01 9y ago
There are a lot of things missing though in this analysis for the homeowner if you want to do a true comparison. 1) The difference between the mortgage payment and equivalent rent for an equivalent place 2) Tax write offs (mortgage interest
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by moocow01 9y ago
I can understand being surrounded by people who you don't think of as highly skilled but some of the statements such as "so now I have to be the one that explains simple crap like Big O" and "I don't know how long I
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by moocow01 10y ago
Im going to assume that this is just damage control to handle the media accusations. Ive never been an Uber employee but have been apart of previous large SV companies that were driven by what I perceived to be management structures plagued
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by moocow01 10y ago
Actually I lied Im a lawyer and have represented many class action lawsuits over my 50 years of experience and my assumption is that you are as well. Happy now?... Look, its very accessible to contact a lawyer and be professionally consulte
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by moocow01 10y ago
To some degree... my Uncle sued Fedex, his employer at the time, for unsafe working conditions about 10 years ago after being injured on the job. I'd actually call his lawsuit frivolous but he received a very large sum of money from i
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by moocow01 10y ago
No - employee lawsuits are not that uncommon. The vast majority are settled before they see the inside of courtroom. The majority that do go to a courtroom go the employees way unfortunately for employers in frivolous cases. Talking to a
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by moocow01 10y ago
In all honesty if I were you I would sue them plain and simple. Partially to discourage this company behavior for the other employees remaining who Im sure continue to endure it. And partially as compensation for having to endure a lot of
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by moocow01 10y ago
Well first of all Folsom has little to no seismic activity nor does Sacramento. If an earthquake hit Folsom hard enough to impact the dam Im pretty sure the bay area would be eviscerated. But if the dam was to falter, the water would actu
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by moocow01 10y ago
Caltrans and UC Berkeley were very seriously working on technology to have cars fully autonomously run on freeways. In fact my father was involved in the project some odd 20 years ago. The difference is that today you have more advanced t
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by moocow01 10y ago
Yes. I have a very strong case of it on my hands. You should buy an iontophoresis machine (I use an Idromed) and do the treatment religiously. It usually takes about 15-20 hrs of treatment (split up over a week or so) for the effect and
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by moocow01 10y ago
I moved from SF to Midtown in Sacramento. I personally really like it. Its probably the most affordable urban area in California. Its not as dense as SF and has nowhere near the tech jobs but its a very interesting enjoyable place in its
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by moocow01 12y ago
BUY YOUR OWN... or at worst buy and don't pay in full if you need something high end. Id even go as far as to say that you should try to perform all your employment-related work on your own computer if you can get away with it. In most
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by moocow01 12y ago
Id guess largely overhyped but something that will continue to happen where it actually makes sense. Id bet there will be 2 buckets that things fall into ... 1) Added connectivity that makes the core functionality better (ex. thermostat tha
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by moocow01 12y ago
What exactly was expected by it? The article consists of anecdotes and fictional numbers to argue and support an agenda which has historically been highly politicized by big tech companies. Perhaps PG doesn't have the same intention
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by moocow01 12y ago
How about Silicon Valley first working on actually optimizing the use of the current labor pool by letting in the REAL other 95% of programmers meaning ... - Anyone over 40 - Anyone who doesn't fit the profile of a 25 year old white ma
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by moocow01 12y ago
Is this what a midlife crisis looks like for a billionaire venture capitalist ?
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by moocow01 12y ago
The world's only unlimited energy source
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by moocow01 12y ago
I'd ask your boss how the bonuses are calculated and ask how you can reach some target (say... 3k for satisfactory performance). If $200 is par for the course and there is no real explanation as to why, Id personally start packing my b
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by moocow01 12y ago
You basically did what the majority of Americans do. There is a difference between fraud and FRAUD. Your story is the equivalent of wondering if you'll be prosecuted for grand theft for taking 2 samples at the grocery store instead of
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by moocow01 12y ago
Yes but Im not sure I will win a prize for how I handled it... 1st death march managers promised bonuses, extra days off, etc etc for working overtime. Everyone went above and beyond to get things done after which all promises were forgott
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by moocow01 12y ago
Perhaps someone with elevated privileges at the NOC or systems groups does but otherwise the answer is likely no - at least at every large company Ive worked at sensitive data on production systems was off limits to 99% of the technical sta
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by moocow01 12y ago
Sounds like a good question for a lawyer but that being said most (established) companies will work with you if you talk with a rep and explain your hardship/inability to pay in full. The business rationale for this being that going a
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by moocow01 12y ago
My boring answer... At every level you'd look at your available investment choices and try to balance a predictable return with the rate of potential growth. Hopefully as you walk up that latter, you get stepped into a more lucrative

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