tim58

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by tim58 7y ago
> Either they acquire a company for their tech, for their people who work there (talent), for their data or finally, just to be able to kill their company/product. To make the list more complete I've seen large tech companies a
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by tim58 7y ago
I think this is a problem with scale. Starbucks has to make sure all of their coffee in all of their stores tastes the same. That's a lot easier to do with a locally owned coffee shop than it is with an international chain.
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by tim58 7y ago
Who pays for the home? Where do you locate the homes? How do you qualify for a free home? People will disagree endlessly about questions like these.
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by tim58 7y ago
It's 100% possible to take notes during a meeting without opening up another program.
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by tim58 7y ago
I'd like to provide a counter-argument. Every software release includes risk. There's risk that there are bugs. There's risk that it will introduce regressions. There's risk it will cause a major crash. We can do thi
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by tim58 7y ago
I usually fit in a backpack. * Eight shirts (4 undershirts, 4 overshirts) * 4 boxer-briefs * 4 pairs of socks * 1 toiletry kit * 1 laptop or tablet depending on the nature of the trip * 1 phone charger * 1 tablet/laptop charger * 1 med
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by tim58 7y ago
What are you really doing with two carry-ons and two checked bags? If I'm staying for less than 4 days I can fit everything I need in one backpack. With a backpack and a carry-on I can bring everything I'd want for weeks.
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by tim58 7y ago
> Or I can just let them look in my empty trunk. There is a significant chance that if you assert your rights you will shortly be let go and if you let them search it will be a lengthy process. There is a non-zero chance that evidence is
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by tim58 7y ago
The entire point of surveillance is to shift security between groups. The security cameras around my house make it less secure for those that try to steal from me and more secure for myself, my family and my possessions. Mass surveillance
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by tim58 7y ago
I'm not sure about Oxycotin specifically, but people in severe pain generally should receive medication to alleviate it. I've had severe burning. Pain medication greatly reduced the amount of suffering that occurred.
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by tim58 7y ago
Federally the only laws for US gambling are about online/interstate gambling. The rest of the laws are state/local laws which vary greatly.
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by tim58 7y ago
I've come to really enjoy grocery shopping, planning a week worth of meals, being adaptive when good deals come up, trying new things, working to minimize waste. Eating a healthy diet. One of the things I like about grocery shopping is
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by tim58 7y ago
> I think that was by union contract rather than by law. Time and a half on sundays is not CA state law. Source -- A guy that recently programmed overtime rules into a computer system.
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by tim58 7y ago
> Or perhaps you haven't browsed a news site with ad blocker off? Yeah, it's been years and years since I did much browsing with an ad blocker off.
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by tim58 7y ago
The CA law is 1.5x for the 8th-12th hour and 2x for the 12th hour plus [0]. Federally overtime is only required for non-exempt employees working more than 40hours a week, but other states have shift limiting laws as well. https:/&#x2F
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by tim58 7y ago
So theoretically the more remote a location the faster the starlink will be because it is shared by fewer people. Which is the exact inverse for wired infrastructure.
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by tim58 7y ago
It's really impressive that we've reached a point where missing a launch window is more expensive than 1/60th of the payload.
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by tim58 7y ago
People that are surprised by this should consider investing more in their meditation practices. Meditation has a way of making your emotional and physical state data the mind considers instead of a force that drives the mind.
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by tim58 7y ago
People please be safe. This is a friendly reminder that the fourth amendment is significantly weaker within 100 miles of an international border than it is for the rest of United States [0]. https://www.aclu.org/other/
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by tim58 7y ago
I spent a good five minutes on the article and didn't see any actual code. It is sacrilege to introduce a new programming language without even a "Hello World." I love the name, and I love the concepts talked about, but you
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by tim58 7y ago
What is the drowsiness test? The convenient thing about breathalyzers is it provides a quantitative number we can use in judgement. I can't think of a similar test for drowsiness. Maybe there is a blood test? Maybe someone could crea
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by tim58 7y ago
I did the math once for the local area I was in ~10 years ago and found out your 10x more likely to be arrested for drinking and driving than you are to have an accident while drinking and driving. I tend the interpret these numbers to mean
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by tim58 7y ago
The complexity of DOTA comes, in large part, to teamwork.
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by tim58 7y ago
I change the location of my gravitational field every time I move my body. I modify my gravitational field with every breath as I breath out heavier gases and breath in lighter gases. The thing about gravitational energy is that it's
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by tim58 7y ago
I think 1) and 3) are the only ones that do not require advances in fundamental science to achieve. Space based energy requires a way to send the energy to the surface for monetization. The three ways to do this would be 1) Wireless transm
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by tim58 7y ago
It would tarnish reputations at the minimum. Legacy matters to the ultra rich.
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by tim58 7y ago
control-b + pageup control-b + pagedown
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by tim58 7y ago
Universal Basic Income
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by tim58 7y ago
I worked remote for 3 years and I did midday gym visits. It helped.
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by tim58 7y ago
I've been part of two buyouts, have joined recently bought out teams, a recently IPOed team, and part of four teams looking for a buyer. I'm talking for personal experience from someone mid-career that moves around a lot in the in

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