rb808

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by rb808 7y ago
Oooh nice. I see you have a large sum in your account, how about a new car? I see lots of cc charges from designer stores - have you seen this one? I see your regular paycheck from your employer have stopped...
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by rb808 7y ago
yeah I was hoping for more feedback on Superset and with Druid as well. They look great but there's very little buzz about them.
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by rb808 7y ago
Yes, they are the main problem: Nymphal ticks cause most cases of Lyme disease. Because nymphs are as small as poppy seeds and their bite is painless, people often don’t realize they have been bitten. Adult ticks can also infect humans, bu
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by rb808 7y ago
Its getting scary out there, my wife has basically banned us going hiking esp in Spring when the nymph ticks are tiny. Going to the movies never looked so good.
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by rb808 7y ago
The dumb thing is how cheap these go for. If you had to pay 500k for a passport it would make sense. Investing 500k costs very little. You'll likely make more money than if you bought Chinese real estate. Even if you have to borrow 500
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by rb808 7y ago
I like the article of the Swedish lady who went to Nigeria to help her 419 scammer. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-37632259
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by rb808 7y ago
The modern computer world is so interwoven in the internet now. It was only 20 years ago when every company I worked had physical computers, no internet access (except email) and every piece of software had to be installed from CD. I wonder
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by rb808 7y ago
In which other country can unskilled workers earn $30k? OK maybe a handful. (AUD has gone down since 2013) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_wage#/media/File:Hourl...
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by rb808 7y ago
I think you're agreeing. The 10+ years of doctor training is too much, too long and too expensive. But I think you're double counting the residential years as medical training as well as an underpaid job. Yes I agree software deve
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by rb808 7y ago
>The entire system is flawed and opaque so it’s hard to know who is exploiting who. Doctors are by far the highest paid career in the USA. Surgeons are paid enormous salaries. Its pretty clear who is winning. I know there is a complaint
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by rb808 7y ago
NHS and other nationalized healthcare providers, doctors and nurses working in hospitals get salaries, so they could scam some overtime but that's about it. I think local primary physicians get paid per visit, but most are way overwork
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by rb808 7y ago
I dont know a lot about him, but his specialization is a good source of outperformance. If he was to write a graphics based C++ library I would have no doubt he would be a 1000x times developer. If he was forced to modify a existing old cor
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by rb808 7y ago
I have a high deducible plan and think its a good idea that everyone gets one. It means you're much more aware of costs and much more careful. One of the reasons the total US healthcare bill is so high is that many/most people get
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by rb808 7y ago
Not if you're careful. Rice, beans, frozen veg are cheap AF.
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by rb808 7y ago
One big advantage that doctors and lawyers have is that their careers easily progress as they get older, they continue to get paid more and have excellent job security. A 50 year old lawyer or doctor is making bank where no one wants to hir
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by rb808 7y ago
If this happens a few times in a row, I tune out, start browsing something on your phone. When everyone starts doing this they get the message.
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by rb808 7y ago
No other country in the world makes emergency calls public, I dont see why US calls are.
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by rb808 7y ago
agreed. changed it to was a millionaire before he started college
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by rb808 7y ago
I have a variety of ways to analyse this: 0) Remember that social media and the press shows the best parts of people's lives and rarely the crappy parts that everyone has. 1) You can't have it all. Often people sacrifice other par
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by rb808 7y ago
Solar & Batteries work great in California when peak demand is when its hot. In the frozen North though its different, esp if you want to replace gas/oil heating with heat pumps, peak demand would be cold nights in January.
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by rb808 7y ago
One of the differences is that industrial production is paid differently that residential costs. Eg on a Windy and Sunny cool afternoon the spot price of electricity is very low, but residences are charged the flat rate (say 10c), so any en
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by rb808 7y ago
I think everyone needs some time by myself. My wife takes the kids home for a few weeks in the summer and I get the house completely to myself. ITS THE BEST THING EVER. Its great to have them back at the end of it though.
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by rb808 7y ago
Yeah I think Americans often look for economic incentives behind policy and think taxes are carefully chosen. Most Europeans know basically if there is money there it'll get taxed sooner or later.
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by rb808 7y ago
Ooof. 5 hours. Looks good though.
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by rb808 7y ago
disagree, here is a great talk about how Software is more about French Poetry than Physics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LfmrkyP81M
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by rb808 7y ago
I think Python is getting so popular & ubiquitous now I can't see any reason to write bash scripts any more except for perhaps very simple ones that are just a few lines. Other people's bash scripts are regularly just too diff
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by rb808 7y ago
Its not clear if he ever works but often forever travellers dont contribute their fair share to society. Everyone else is working to pay their own bills, pay taxes and help society. Some though are retiring early and living off investments
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by rb808 7y ago
>The corrosive effect of misallocated inherited wealth. For context, BMW's biggest shareholders are the Quandt/Klatten family. I dont know where you got that opinion from. BMW is perhaps Europe's most successful & prof
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by rb808 7y ago
> but after 10+ years they still just work I think this is also a mindset of devs who are committed to a job long term. Many places seem to churn through people every few years. If I had to look for a job every year or two I'd be do
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by rb808 7y ago
> you're supposed to solve problems instead of chasing trends and padding the resume Yeah I thought that until I had to look for a new job and my resume just had boring old technology on it. Now I make sure I do some padding!

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