rb808

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781.
by rb808 8y ago
True but those three cities aren't any cheaper than SF, esp given local salaries.
782.
by rb808 8y ago
My best quote from a friend coming towards the end of the drought: "There 8 year old kids in LA that have never seen it rain"
783.
by rb808 8y ago
Define know though. A C++/Java programmer can quickly write some Python code but isn't Pythonic. To me being able to write a program in a language doesn't mean you can write some code in it, you also have to know the paradigm
784.
by rb808 8y ago
I totally agree, high speed trains are glamorous and high profile but I think spoil the main goal. eg California high speed train was hugely expensive, would be much better to expand commuter trains and/or improve the existing Amtrak l
785.
by rb808 8y ago
I thought I was the only one. Also class and method names : is it array.length(), array.len(), array.Length, array.size(), len(array), Len(array).
786.
by rb808 8y ago
The worst thing is people aren't paying $500k, they're investing $500k, so probably will get most of it back again. It really costs them nothing.
787.
by rb808 8y ago
I'd love to give everyone around me huge pay rises each year and only work on really fun new projects but unfortunately the boss doesn't agree. :)
788.
by rb808 8y ago
> Your mentees will support you and promote you for the rest of your life. The problem I've seen is that this is rarely true. We've had a big set of grads we've trained that quit for a 20% pay rise, or a project that they
789.
by rb808 8y ago
The Lindy effect is a concept that Taleb talks a lot about. Basically the best estimate of how long anything perishable will remain useful is how long its been around already. ie the stuff that will remain useful in 10-50 years are the idea
790.
by rb808 8y ago
Yeah my wife would kill me. Something like this would be good, not sure where you get though. (LOL now I read the watermark, it tells you) https://i.pinimg.com/736x/43/cc/e2/43cce2542a8cd5c3ca13f3604...
791.
by rb808 8y ago
Best thing I did was wire my house with cat6, so my TV, computer, server, security cam, nas and printer are all wired. Its so worth the effort. Wifi is now for a rarely used laptop and phones.
792.
by rb808 8y ago
Sport is where a bunch goes, coaches get millions a year. https://thebestschools.org/magazine/highest-paid-college-coa...
793.
by rb808 8y ago
I think its worth reading the original WSJ article if you can. I can only see the first few lines which are: > Weeks into his new job as head of Google’s cloud business, Thomas Kurian identified a chief complaint from big business custom
794.
by rb808 8y ago
> Paris is generally considered to be an okay place. Lol do you know anyone who lives there? It has one of the highest property prices and rents in the world.
795.
by rb808 8y ago
Vienna's metro population has barely changed from where it was 100 years ago, where Bay area is up 5x in that time.
796.
by rb808 8y ago
Interesting to know if they were new or hand me downs. I'm a grown up with a job and I don't want to pay double for an iPhone.
797.
by rb808 8y ago
Plus the other 8,800 banks that exist already https://www.fdic.gov/bank/statistical/stats/2018dec/industry...
798.
by rb808 8y ago
Agreed on IoT stuff. If you're just staying in a place a few days the last thing you want to do is figure out how to get all the smart home crap to work. Stick with regular light switches please!
799.
by rb808 8y ago
Same with "Organic Food" its a label to describe the way the food was grown as low impact on the environment. Some organic foods can have fewer chemicals, or better flavor, but that is a side effect.
800.
by rb808 8y ago
Anyone find the source? NEC study? This didn't seem right: > Yet, the performance when working with a 30-inch monitor dropped compared to the 26-inch “champion”.
801.
by rb808 8y ago
Actually that leads to an interesting idea. If they have a huge sovereign wealth fund, if Russia invades do they get to keep the money?
802.
by rb808 8y ago
WebAssembly is going to make Linux phones rock. Can't wait.
803.
by rb808 8y ago
layoffs in retail, who knew?
804.
by rb808 8y ago
I do like taxes like this, but Property taxes are already really high in many states - its much higher than any other country in the world. It does have many downsides, esp if you lose your job or want to retire and stay near your family.
805.
by rb808 8y ago
I used to agree with this, but then I started to look for a new job without knowing en-vogue frameworks. Now I make sure I include some fashionable tech, its important for people's careers.
806.
by rb808 8y ago
Back to the original citylab article. They should get the fed to reduce cc fees so things like this are cheap.
807.
by rb808 8y ago
The donor doesn't have to file anything, and charity gets the extra money. When donating to UK charity you specify your name and address and confirm you are a UK taxpayer. You pay in after-tax money, the charity then gets extra money f
808.
by rb808 8y ago
You can say a lot of things about US tax system. But working class people usually pay single digit tax rates, much lower than most countries.
809.
by rb808 8y ago
Hopefully nextgen raspberry pi will take sata or some other storage interface. I think SD cards are the main problem with the platform right now.
810.
by rb808 8y ago
I do both, but for cost - often there are specials. www.informit.com often has 2 for 1s or 50% off on black friday etc where I have loaded up. I still prefer books, but have run out of space at home.

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