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by rupi 5y ago
Moved here 6 months ago. Lot of what you read is hyperbole. Truth is always somewhere in the middle. Bay Area can be amazing or horrible depending on where you live, where you work and how much you earn. There are some areas where I don&#x2
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by rupi 5y ago
USA here - ordered a Tesla Model Y in July 2021. Estimated delivery was October 2021. A couple of weeks ago, that date changed to April 2022.
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by rupi 5y ago
Everything you said aligns perfectly with what I have heard from friends who still live in Austin/Houston. I personally would still rather live in Austin though as opposed to Houston or Dallas.
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by rupi 5y ago
Property tax is higher but there is no state income tax. Also, property tax increase rates are significantly higher as compared to California. Austin is also growing very fast and is quickly turning into the sprawl that I have always associ
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by rupi 5y ago
The book ‘Cod’ goes into detail on this.
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by rupi 6y ago
I don’t have anything that will make you feel better. However, you should use this as a learning opportunity. Think back to your decision and try to objectively review your decision making process. Why did you make that decision? What infor
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by rupi 6y ago
It depends on what you are trying to achieve. My goal was to spend less time reading news and more time coding and building. I tried automated time trackers but they didn't work for me. I came to the realization that wasting time was a
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by rupi 6y ago
His book ‘Scavenger’s Guide to Haute Cuisine’ is great as well. I always feel it is his most underrated work.
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Ask HN: Books for founders before product market fit
6 points by rupi 6y ago|3 comments
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by rupi 6y ago
When they zig, you zag. With everyone focusing on how bad California is, I think it may be a great time to move there.
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by rupi 6y ago
I think we are in general agreement. While self taught developers have been around from the beginning, until a few years ago, most companies wanted only those with a CS degree regardless of what they were to actually do. DB admin - CS Degre
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by rupi 6y ago
Let us use machines and mechanical engineer as an analogy. These days, you don't need to be a mechanical engineer to operate 'most' machines. Will being a mechanical engineer help if the machine breaks down? Yes. Will there b
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by rupi 6y ago
It depends on how you define work and also who is deciding what you work on. I am working on my own startup as a solo founder. Any time, I am not with my family, working out or eating/sleeping, I am 'working' - about 10-12 ho
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Ask HN: Learning about philosophy
257 points by rupi 6y ago|284 comments