rdouble

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   by rdouble 14y ago

   Most writers I know are unsociable alcoholics, much like the stereotype.
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   by rdouble 14y ago

   It's not too surprising in a country where my physics teacher would make comments about my Dutch grandparents (from Denmark) and what I thought of all those arab simoleans (Somalis) down in Minneapolis. And this was in Minnesota, where they
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   by rdouble 14y ago

   a) There might already be something like that. A local guy sold Great Plains to MS years ago for over a billion dollars, and has done a lot to renovate the downtown area and has a local venture fund. b) impossible
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   by rdouble 14y ago

   Muni does have that...
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   by rdouble 14y ago

   I was just responding to his sentence that said wages for engineers are as high as the United States and Europe. This is false, at least for software engineers. When I worked in Tokyo I was shocked at how little my co-workers were paid. I a
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   by rdouble 14y ago

   Tech companies in New York will hire anyone with a pulse.
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   by rdouble 14y ago

   Kia is from Korea.
8. 668.▲
   by rdouble 14y ago

   None of these people were fired simply for their Twitter comments. Their employers wanted to let them go but needed an excuse.
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   by rdouble 14y ago

   Wages for engineers in Japan are nowhere near equal to those in the USA.
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    by rdouble 14y ago

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onion_Futures_Act
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    by rdouble 14y ago

    There are a police versions of the Dodge Charger Dodge Challenger and a new police version of the Chevy Caprice. When I recently drove across the south I saw many highway patrols had the Challenger. That said, nobody is driving 180mph in a
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    by rdouble 14y ago

    I've been planning a trip to Europe and flights to Heathrow and Barcelona from Tucson are < $1000 until Mid may. However, they all go through Atlanta or Houston instead of NY. Maybe it's a NY->UK premium? Strangely, the same flights
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    by rdouble 14y ago

    I agree, but I never bother taking a cab in other US cities.
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    by rdouble 14y ago

    I use Uber when I'm in SF. It seems like a very San Francisco specific service. I would never use it in NYC because I've never had problems getting a cab and the cabs already take credit cards. I would also not use it in any other city I've
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    by rdouble 14y ago

    I lived in Minnesota for 20 years and just got back from Portland. I'd say Minneapolis is average-nice but not "beautiful." The Grand Rounds and city lakes are great. The actual city parts, however, are nothing special and I would argue are
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    by rdouble 14y ago

    Are they "completely revamping the automobile part of urban travel?" Tesla and even ZipCar seem more world-dominate-y in that regard.
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    by rdouble 14y ago

    Kensington, Alameda, Albany.
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    by rdouble 14y ago

    Minneapolis "beautiful?" Portland "great weather?" Can't tell if serious...
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    by rdouble 14y ago

    Peru has had tens of thousands of civilians killed in conflict with the Shining Path.
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    by rdouble 14y ago

    I used to do contract programming work for grant funded research and would have 1 or 2 year funding guarantees.
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    by rdouble 14y ago

    Sort of. I have a friend on the conference / book circuit and he gets a lot of weird email and social media comments and questions.
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    by rdouble 14y ago

    It depends on the landlord.
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    by rdouble 14y ago

    There have only been 3 major terror bombings in US history where cars have been used. One was the original WTC bombing. The other two were OK City and Bath School, back in 1927. There were a couple minor car bombs. Most other domestic US bo
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    by rdouble 14y ago

    Any popular ecommerce site that sells stuff has teams of accountants. PCI compliance auditor SOX compliance auditor
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    by rdouble 14y ago

    The only younger people I know that share that view are close-minded and never see the point of leaving Smalltown, USA. Only if you include metros like Atlanta in your definition of Smalltown, USA. Most American cities are geared towards
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    by rdouble 14y ago

    Compounding this problem are the facts that in many, and I would argue, most, US cities, renting is expensive, the there is a social stigma against renters, and the rental properties available are very undesirable.
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    by rdouble 14y ago

    As a point of interest, miners in Australia are astoundingly well compensated and taken care of compared to resource extraction workers in other countries.
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    by rdouble 14y ago

    This seems to also affect software engineers. I used to split my time between 18-24 month consulting projects and then would take 3-6 months off to travel. I've been lucky to see all of the US and parts of Africa, Europe, Japan, Australia a
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    by rdouble 14y ago

    A couple advantages to medicine are that you can keep working consistently until retirement age, and you can essentially work anywhere in the country for a the same salary. A GP may "only" make $150K in Westchester but they can also make $1
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    by rdouble 14y ago

    "Primer" was made for $7000. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primer_(film)