serge2k

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by serge2k 10y ago
I hate Canadian bilingual keyboards so much.
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by serge2k 10y ago
> good luck bringing children to school in car if they have serious case of motion sickness That's maybe the worst excuse I've ever heard. At least it's the worst for the last... 3 years probably.
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by serge2k 10y ago
and for those of us used to living in cities, living in the middle of nowhere sounds horrendous.
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by serge2k 10y ago
So people should just go live in the woods?
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by serge2k 10y ago
> The affordability measure is based on average household income of C$64,000 and a 25-year mortgage with a 25 percent downpayment. So if most houses are a million you only need 4 years salary for the downpayment. Ouch.
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by serge2k 10y ago
> Surrey, a neighborhood about an hour’s drive Or a city of 500,000. It is part of the GVRD.
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by serge2k 10y ago
> Gabe Newell I'm sure his attitude has nothing at all to do with owning steam and worrying that Microsoft might actually become a viable competitor. Oh, and unlike EA he can't rely on a customer base that has rabid hatred for
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by serge2k 10y ago
The fact that it's from someone well known doesn't make paranoia and FUD any better.
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by serge2k 10y ago
> other fields have solved this issue by unionizing careful with the "U word" around here. We don't need no stinkin unions, or any sort of professional association. I mean sure we don't get OT and too frequently get a
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by serge2k 10y ago
> And the 2nd Amendment WILL be exercise should the government try to ban the 2nd Amendment. That can only be done via constitutional amendment. such an amendment could only realistically pass if the people actually want it. In which cas
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by serge2k 10y ago
> So your logic is, "because politicians have passed Patriot Act and govt spies through NSA, give up your gun rights"?? No, my logic is that it's a problem to give up your other rights but throw a fit about any mention of
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by serge2k 10y ago
Do you really think people in Australia are afraid of totalitarianism? Do you really guns are going to help, when the real threat is government overreach and the inaction of the populace? Keep electing "pro 2nd amendment" politici
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by serge2k 10y ago
Wow.
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by serge2k 10y ago
You counting the war deaths?
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by serge2k 10y ago
In a perfect world it wouldn't matter, because the arbiter would be neutral.
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by serge2k 10y ago
> The arbitration clause, which includes a waiver of the right to sue in court, was at the bottom of Page 7, he said. Can we just go ahead and start restricting the use of these clauses? They have a place in a reasonable contract betwee
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by serge2k 10y ago
> Jed Rakoff, has now, in a 31-page order, called “blatantly fraudulent and arguably criminal.” So? It's Uber, they are above the law. Silly judge. or is this finally the line? Ignoring regulations all over the place, fine. Questio
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by serge2k 10y ago
> Why are you assuming that my job description would/should be "engineer"? Why not, say, QA lead? Because that's what this entire conversation is about.
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by serge2k 10y ago
Justify to me why you shouldn't be replaced by someone who has comparable skills, but doesn't rely entirely on pair programming? I can't hand you an important task and expect it to get done unless I give you a second resource
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by serge2k 10y ago
> People often don't consider cost-of-living when making job decisions. They do. People not living in the cities constantly bring this up. We know. We are not idiots because we live in a bigger city. I have roughly 55k left over aft
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by serge2k 10y ago
> It's hard work. It's important work. It's demanding work. It's not for everyone. It's needlessly hard and too much of it is unimportant. Do you really think people at Google/Facebook/Microsoft/et
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by serge2k 10y ago
and you don't have it during the onsite.
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by serge2k 10y ago
Some claim it's them covering their ass thanks to the SUE SUE SUE culture of the US. I understand that, but when it's a purely technical decision they could easily enough give you constructive feedback. You missed these two edge c
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by serge2k 10y ago
> Experience is more than just being able to code Necessary, but not sufficient. If you can't code you're worthless as a developer. You can be a great coder, but if your other skills are poor you aren't worth a senior engi
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by serge2k 10y ago
It's not condescending to point out that Amazon is a company that will at times require people to know their CS fundamentals.
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by serge2k 10y ago
> I was expected to be on webcam the entire time to verify identity and prevent cheating. No joke about the entire time part - there was a reminder to get any water or office supplies I would need before sitting down, because the interv
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by serge2k 10y ago
So one needs a $2500 dollar computer and the other needs a $2475 computer?
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by serge2k 10y ago
ah derp. Proper units. Too much time in the states with silly freedom units.
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by serge2k 10y ago
I'm in Seattle, and to match my base I would need to be a few levels above where I am (4 years, probably about a 1).
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by serge2k 10y ago
> always ask a new recruit which salary he/she wants publicly (by that I mean in front of a not insignificant part of the company, we are 50) and show them salaries of other people in case it does not really fit. That sounds absolu

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