slaunchwise

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by slaunchwise 7y ago
He had a gig where he could come early, leave early, and work remotely instead of taking vacation. With the potential for life-changing money. He left because they made him follow the same rules as everyone else. He thought oddball office s
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by slaunchwise 8y ago
+1 for the Sturgill Simpson reference
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by slaunchwise 8y ago
A really good job with the postal service
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by slaunchwise 9y ago
Whataboutism doesn't make it right.
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by slaunchwise 9y ago
Here's a revolution that actually starts at home. Government policy aside, Americans are free to follow much of the German advice if they choose. Treat your kids as if their lives are primarily theirs, not yours. Let them take risks (f
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by slaunchwise 9y ago
We don't deserve dogs.
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by slaunchwise 9y ago
I've found this technique also helps when trying to learn challenging (for me) things on the guitar. The act of learning to play something new means inducing muscle memory as well as simply memorizing the tune. I work on it in the even
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Hundreds of Tesla workers were let go for subpar performance, the company says(latimes.com)
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by slaunchwise 9y ago
If I were God, I'd buy on those dips that might get me fired. Then I'd really feel like -- God.
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by slaunchwise 9y ago
+ 1 for bluegrass That particular form presents an interesting challenge. Many performers tend to stay with memorized breaks, or within certain patterns, that they can do on stage without breaking a sweat. The blood only shows in jams or in
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by slaunchwise 9y ago
I love the idea of the drop of blood and I value that in live music. In all fairness, though, it probably helps to be so fantastically talented that you can get farther with 1 hour of practice than other musicians get in 10 hours. I wonder
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by slaunchwise 9y ago
Reminds of a bit by Chris Rock. Paraphrasing: "If you have a job, the clock is your enemy and you can't wait for the shift to end. If you have a career, there are not enough hours in the day." In his world, having a career me
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by slaunchwise 9y ago
Pro tip for getting ahead: learn the difference between 'commiserate' and 'commensurate'. Otherwise you will be unintentionally funny.
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by slaunchwise 9y ago
You can refuse any offer, period. Brokers might make up rules to prevent the seller from dithering (and increase chances of collecting commission) but that's different. You never have to take an offer. Contracts are mutual in general a
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by slaunchwise 9y ago
Remote work, in my experience, also tends to be managed/ rewarded largely on the basis of productivity.
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by slaunchwise 9y ago
So this must be where Barney came from. "Everyone is special" was such pablum.
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by slaunchwise 9y ago
I was a solo for 10+ years. I rented an office when my kids were too little to simultaneously grasp the ideas that 1) I liked them and wanted them near me and 2) I could not actually have them near me right now. When they were old enough to
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by slaunchwise 9y ago
I'm really struggling to figure why I should give a fuck about what, who or how Larry Garfield fucks.
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by slaunchwise 10y ago
The day we believe that is the day the fascists win.
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by slaunchwise 10y ago
Audi? I'd be happy if they could build a car with a damned USB port and a touch screen.
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by slaunchwise 10y ago
Also, never deploy and go camping. Not a knock on camping. You should also not deploy and head immediately to the hospital for scheduled surgery. The point is that if you deploy, on any day, you need to be available in case something is ami
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by slaunchwise 10y ago
The comments on this thread strike me as an unusually good portrait of the HN community. This is who we are, how we spend our time, how much diversity in these viewpoints we contain.
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by slaunchwise 10y ago
Good suggestion!
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by slaunchwise 10y ago
Sounds like Michael Pollan: eat food, not too much, mostly plants
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by slaunchwise 10y ago
> Self driving cars are coming fast. It’s largely a solved problem. Come to Boston.
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by slaunchwise 10y ago
>> I'm afraid the authorities might shut it down because of public safety concerns Yup. Dead people are certainly a public safety concern. Pesky dead people!
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by slaunchwise 10y ago
This. It's like they want marketing credit for the engineering feat of creating 'autopilot' while maintaining the narrow legal position that the system isn't actually automatic or a pilot.
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by slaunchwise 10y ago
+ Gin. Because gin.
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by slaunchwise 10y ago
"Although it's never really been a beacon of fine journalism" Sorry, can't let this go unchallenged. WaPo was THE beacon of fine journalism for decades. Life existed before the 90s.
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by slaunchwise 10y ago
Facing instability, financial markets tend to run the other way. Trump is instability personified.

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