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by olcor 7y ago
> One thing I'd like you to understand is that, from my end, I'm worried. I'm worried I'm going to lose vaping and will go back to cigarettes. I hope I don't, but I've failed before, and I have a family who
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by olcor 7y ago
> What are those? What have we tried so far? Btw, cigarettes are still perfectly legal! Why do you think that is? Even after all those full-pack warnings! Don't people know they're bad?! And to answer what we tried: Gutka (a fo
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by olcor 7y ago
> please spare me the "think of the children" argument. For the sake or argument, why? Don't they deserve some thought? Or are you completely insensitive to so many of the teenagers who've gotten addicted and can&#x27
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by olcor 7y ago
Yes, I don't have a clue. No, I'm not calling you weak/lazy/whatever. Incorrigible doesn't mean either of these things. You like smoking, feel free to do so. I'm just saying that it's known that nicotine,
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by olcor 7y ago
Well yes, it doesn't affect me. Doesn't mean that my viewpoint is not of any value. I'm not sure if this decision "kills" people. I know nicotine is addictive. I know giving up addictive stuff is hard. But if you th
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by olcor 7y ago
I don't think the law is driving people to tobacco. The law seems to basically give up on incorrigible cigarette smokers who won't (can't, even if they try?) be swayed by the best of intentions and data, and trying to ensure
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by olcor 7y ago
I'm a life-long straight-edger who knows next to nothing about e-cigarettes except that it looks like they're much better nicotine-delivery systems which don't have the extra harmful stuff cigarettes have wrapped up, so pleas
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by olcor 7y ago
I find it interesting that you try to answer for the millions who are "living in the slums". There is enthusiasm for space in general (many are glued to their TVs or radios because the landing is going to start soon; one could say
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by olcor 7y ago
There are many attempts ongoing to solve immediate problems. Doesn't mean that we can't aim for space or push through with science which isn't immediately focused on solving issues on the ground. ISRO is only one of the gover
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by olcor 7y ago
The “coding seen as too low” mentality is slowly changing. Most of the very well paid employees and even many of the founders of newly found companies are known to be good programmers. People who look down on code are (rightly) missing out
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by olcor 7y ago
I moved back home to India a couple months ago. Apart from the occasional mosquito bite and some customer service issues, there’s little difference. No more nonsensical visa stuff to worry about; I live my current life and plan my future in
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by olcor 7y ago
Based on PPP calculations and the current USD-INR exchange rate, a third of the salary is roughly equal in terms of purchasing power, and half could be a substantial pay hike. Source: http://salaryconverter.nigelb.me which uses
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by olcor 7y ago
The writing on the wall has been there for quite some time. I’ve been hearing lots of issues with foreign students facing issues, not just for OPT, but also difficulties getting or continuing assistantships, finding campus jobs, facing dire
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by olcor 7y ago
I’ve found numbeo to be practically useless for most cities I’ve been to and stayed. MITs calculator is much more accurate, especially if you are someone who doesn’t earn a high wage. Most people aren’t going to stay in Greenwich village&#x
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by olcor 8y ago
I’m going back home this month. There is literally no point living here, given the ridiculous wait times for having a stable life. Even after the “battle” is done, life here, tbh, isn’t all that awesome outside of work. I can always be a vi
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by olcor 8y ago
Exactly; quality of life isn't income (if that was the case, I wouldn't be bothering to move). It's all you say; it's also food you're used to, the people around you, family ties, the freedom to have multiple income
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by olcor 8y ago
Ha! I had a similar experience in the valley (mountain view) during an interview. Took me 15 minutes more, and I got late for my first round. Driving in NYC is out of the question any time of day.
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by olcor 8y ago
> where expats can return to without incurring a major loss in QOL or effective wages. I’m moving back to India soon (NYC -> Mumbai). My quality of life will likely increase; wages will not even be close (savings rate might be the sam
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by olcor 8y ago
Jiro Dreams of Sushi -- the price of commitment Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room -- the necessity of using your head and keeping your eyes and ears open in the face of corporate carrot-and-stick Secret History of the Credit Card -- the
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by olcor 8y ago
Agreed; I'm not talking about people who don't have a safety net. I'm talking about folk wisdom discouraging people who already have a rather substantial one where they definitely do not need to work. The idea is that sloth i
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by olcor 8y ago
Living off interest and investments seems to be a recent phenomenon (FIRE). My grandmother ensured that all her well-off children never sat on their laurels and depended solely on passive income even though it could be considerable. The goa
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by olcor 8y ago
This is a fantastic idea! Keep going. Small nit: If I don't specify a hobby image, I still get a "hobby image" link on my resume. Is it possible to just list hobbies if the user doesn't want to provide images?
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by olcor 8y ago
The article seems to have been taken from the main Bloomberg site: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-24/spain-top... The "click here" link is for terminal subscribers only so I guess Q
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by olcor 8y ago
Brutalist architecture, by itself is fine (example all of the UCSD campus). But when architects decide to put a brutalist building right in the middle of a city where the rest of the architecture is not Brutalist is when it rankles (example
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by olcor 8y ago
Oh definitely you do get much more for the same amount in Seattle today , but it was ~1200 three years ago. Meanwhile rents in NY have pretty much stayed the same (except for minor increases) for me and my peers. I hear that prices have fl
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by olcor 8y ago
Apart from the state/city taxes, there’s little difference in NYC and Seattle any more. My rent has barely moved in the last three years; my friends in Seattle are complaining about ridiculous rent increases. I visited a year ago and d
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by olcor 8y ago
That doesn’t mean that people in NYC don’t talk to each other as much. Sure it might be easier to hop in the car and talk to developers in the valley. But I don’t just want to talk to developers (and even if I do, not necessarily developers
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by olcor 8y ago
+1. Sociology is an extremely important area to learn, not just in tech. How people work, play and live within different types of social constructs (and how these constructs are built and maintained in the first place) is valuable info to a
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by olcor 8y ago
I’m not arguing against criticizing ideologies. I have no intention of republishing what the flagged parent said; I merely pointed out that the criticism needs to be valid, properly sourced and have understanding of nuances. This includes
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by olcor 8y ago
> Islam and Christianity are just two sides of the same coin As an agnostic Indian (Hindu family), I’d prefer if you don’t color entire religions and people with a broad brush. As for Christian missionaries abusing laws and forcibly conv

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