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by rmk 6y ago
I don't know exactly, but my experience is that most parents say private schools do a better job (teachers are better engaged and aren't checked out, apathetic pencil pushers). In the areas with good school districts (and there ar
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by rmk 6y ago
Mass transit is what enables population growth, but the numbskulls in the Bay Area decided to have a dozen different transit agencies who all fight like mortal enemies when it comes to even simple things like coordination of schedules. Not
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by rmk 6y ago
The major obstacle to living in SV is the insane cost of homeownership that puts the (pretty commonplace) aspiration of living in one's own home with a nice yard out of reach of all but the richest (even being in the top 5% of incomes
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by rmk 6y ago
I recommend Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder for a whirlwind tour of philosophy. It's a great read!
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by rmk 6y ago
Wood is abundant (in America and many other new-world countries) and well-suited for building dwellings. You build with what's cheap and robust. Even in the 21st Century, economics rules.
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by rmk 6y ago
Privacy in grieving is nothing disrespectful. It's having an expectation otherwise that is disrespectful.
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How does one accomplish a semblance of this? Has someone tried and written down what worked (or did not work)? I'd love to read up more on this.
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Cool! One request: Can you not auto-play when the website loads? It's an annoying UI design thing that has spilled over from ads and news sites (looking at you, CNN).
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by rmk 6y ago
Don't know why you are getting downvoted, but most of what you have said is reasonable. I also share the sentiment of making things better around you, not someplace far away (although that's good too, I think improving your surrou
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by rmk 6y ago
Is this a cultural thing? I have noticed that people from Latin cultures are very generous, particularly with the hungry. I was at a small Mexican restaurant, waiting to order some takeout. Outside, on the pavement, there were a few diners
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by rmk 6y ago
I doubt the pendulum will swing back before significant damage is done. We always swing to extremes, and it's reflected in public policy. Once it gets into that phase the damage is extensive and hard to undo.
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by rmk 6y ago
Thanks! This is very informative. The disqualification from holding future public office is the most effective remedy here.
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by rmk 6y ago
This is a very troubling trend of activism that hurts more than it helps. It looks like this new woke mentality will end up having a chilling effect on all forms of dissent: ironically, these people are replacing the tyranny they apparently
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by rmk 6y ago
For the latter, it's the FCPA. For the former, is there a specific act that's violated, or is it just part of the US Code?
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by rmk 6y ago
There are plenty of extenuating circumstances. For example, if you were a spouse of a corrupt law enforcement officer who's already facing domestic violence, would it be racketeering if you did not report your spouse's conduct? I
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by rmk 6y ago
That's correct. They are to be obeyed globally by the (US) corporation, which is why they make you go through the training. When you are acting on behalf of the corporation you are expected to help the corporation comply with applica
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by rmk 6y ago
How about when going to the private property, e.g., via a highway? I assume permits are needed for that?
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by rmk 6y ago
Right, but the Federal Government has stepped in when it was taken too far. That's why Ruby Bridges was escorted to school 60 years ago.
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by rmk 6y ago
I believe this sort of thing is explicitly outlined in the FCPA, which deals with corruption by US Corporations abroad. FCPA is pretty stringent, and this is what is covered in the in-house mandatory training you end up doing at any sizeabl
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by rmk 6y ago
Help me understand how this bribery works. If someone "donates" iPads to "the Sheriff's Office", does this mean that they can be taken by people who work there (for example, Sung could sell them on and pocket the ca
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by rmk 6y ago
Lot of commenters saying software has fucked them up. I wonder if it's the extended period inside that the pandemic has necessitated, that's triggering this angst. I am also feeling the same way, but I can't help but feel tha
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by rmk 6y ago
Yeah... This is the same company that gutted the careers of thousands (possibly tens of thousands) of employees because they had grown too old (and thus too expensive) to make room for a cadre of young, cheap and very pliant employees in In
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by rmk 6y ago
Definitely. One thing I have realised over many years in this industry is that it rarely pays to stay longer than two years at a given place. That's usually enough time to figure out whether you'll be (a) making more money or (b)
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by rmk 6y ago
Meh... Ultimately it has to result in something meaningful; without that, it's just thankless work. Many places (particularly growing companies) have managers who simply do not know how to evaluate technical work (which should be the b
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by rmk 6y ago
It depends. A person who doesn’t want to learn doesn’t pick up either, in my experience. On the other hand, having a style guide helps in coding, and it helps everyone express ideas using a uniform style and idiom, which enables a lot of im
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by rmk 6y ago
Sadly this sort of thing rarely matters when performance review time comes. I have never received any significant benefit career wise or money wise from doing this, despite this kind of stuff making a huge difference for the new joinee.
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I very much doubt if these things were possible. I have a strong feeling I will be proven right: Joe Biden will also not impose a mask mandate, rightly realising that he lacks the authority to do so. It was definitely a huge mistake to appo
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by rmk 6y ago
I don’t think the handling of Covid is really indicative of government incompetence (except perhaps a complete lack of coordination nationwide on Covid efforts). Our federal structure was a compromise to keep the U in the USA. So it is expe
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by rmk 6y ago
If CA couldn't manage a high-speed rail line between two major urban centres, what makes you think they can move electrical lines underground? The last major project the state undertook was the Hetch-Hetchy aqueduct, and that project w
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by rmk 6y ago
One thing that jumps out is that the whole Palantir triumvirate has decided to bail out of CA at the same time. I've seen this type of thing happen very often: company makes it big, there's a huge pot of money, founder has made pl

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