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by tinbad 11y ago
They got more common over time indeed, but most things you could buy abroad just weren't available. Mostly tropical fruits and vegetables that wouldn't grow in most of Russia and since there was little import of anything... I reme
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by tinbad 11y ago
Growing up with my grandparents in the 80s in Moscow, I remember standing in line in front of a place literally called 'Store' for hours. Nobody knew what the line was for or what it was the store was getting in that day. Some peo
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by tinbad 11y ago
I travel frequently and have tried replacing the usual hotel chain with an airbnb. I totally agree, the hassle of dealing with hosts and being left disappointed a few times, it's not worth it (for me). Where I found airbnb more useful
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by tinbad 11y ago
Totally agree, however banks actually make a ton on all kinds of 'service fees' so they like for you to overdraft and will be hesitant to do anything about it. I do believe though that if you were to start a new consumer bank from
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by tinbad 11y ago
Thank you! Yep, that all sounds too familiar. Everybody's been saying with twins it will be extremely tough but well worth it :) I'm kind of glad we're having twins right off the bat since there's nothing we can compare
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by tinbad 11y ago
Really curious about your idea. I've had a few startups myself in the e-commerce/fintech space (1 failed, 1 sold) and now working in the R&D department for one of the top 3 U.S. Banks. My goal was to use my time here to figure
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by tinbad 11y ago
As in any modern luxury car, the parts most prone to failure are the 'luxury' features like powered accessories, air suspension and electric systems. Tesla has plenty of those, if not more than a comparable competitive products li
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by tinbad 11y ago
Not saying this is a bad article but the 'first glance' part seems misleading. There's lots more to read than the title suggests.
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by tinbad 11y ago
> And guess what... all of this just makes it harder to put 20% down on a home, further exacerbating the cycle. Especially when you're in a bidding war and someone is willing to outbid you because they're putting less money dow
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by tinbad 11y ago
There's a lot of factors to determine whether it's better to buy or lease but the rule of thumb is usually: if you drive not more than 15,000 miles a year and like to get a new car every 2 or 3 years leasing is for you. If that&#x
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by tinbad 11y ago
As a fairly rookie home owner I can relate to all of this. I'd like to add though that in certain markets (SF Bay Area) it's nearly impossible to buy something with 20% down for a new time home buyer. My first home I purchased wit
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by tinbad 11y ago
As an intern, you usually get to shadow the manager, meaning you're still going to a lot of the events. And then you're expected to do all the work.
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by tinbad 11y ago
Investment banking is all about dealing with other people's money and the customers usually are pretty demanding when it's well, about their money. From what I hear from my investment banker friends a lot of the day is spent socia
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by tinbad 11y ago
So the most exciting thing at the WWDC was the new Notes app?
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by tinbad 11y ago
Not sure what it's supposed to be or who it's for, but looks like the typical crap coming from a big corporation. I'm sure they had tons of synergy meetings about it. Kidding aside, my first impression was wow, what a nice sh
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by tinbad 11y ago
I can assure you that's not everywhere the case. In the bay are, $40k/year will barely make up for your rent/house payment - especially if you have a family to support. And then there's also a student loan payments, heal
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Learn from the best in their field(masterclass.com)
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by tinbad 12y ago
Interesting insights. Not sure if any of this also applies to MyFordTouch... ehh turd. I haven't seen any embedded system as slow, sluggish and buggy as MyFT. After bringing my gf's 2014 Ford Fusion for the 5th time to the dealer
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by tinbad 12y ago
You are so right, we live in San Mateo now and the closest place we could afford to buy a house without maxing out our budget was Tracy, CA (Pleasanton/Livermore are is also still quite affordable). Needless to say the commute is terri
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by tinbad 12y ago
We are definitely not living in financial hardship and I didn't mean to come off as someone who did. I definitely consider myself as one of the privileged ones and it helps that I have someone else contributing to the household. It&#x2
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by tinbad 12y ago
The rent prices in SF (and around) have baffled me ever since I moved here in 2011. Can anyone explain who is supposed to be able to afford $3k+ for a studio? Me and my gf both work in tech (making well north over 100k each) and between the
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by tinbad 12y ago
"Audi did not preprogram things like torque or steering." And that was my point, unlike BMWs famous testrun (with Jeremy Clarkson) where the car was programmed to steer and give gas for every inch of the track, the Audi is actuall
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by tinbad 12y ago
The impressive part about Audi's technology is that it doesn't use very detailed track data to achieve this but is mostly depending on a variety of sensors to anticipate to current road conditions 'on the fly'.
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by tinbad 12y ago
My guess is it's because the current R8 has been in production since 2007 without any significant upgrades and therefor lacks the tech to achieve full autonomous driving, also the RS7 tops R8s performance (out of factory). As an owner
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Wells Fargo invests up to $500k in startups(techcrunch.com)
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by tinbad 12y ago
I don't know anyone who gets charged for receiving SMS in 2014 (and it has been like that at least since 2011 when I came to the US). All the plans I had (Verizon, AT&T, T-mobile) had free unlimited SMS (sending & receiving). I
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by tinbad 12y ago
It sounds scary but just like someone else pointed out it only applies if you're in a country with a lower tax bracket. Since federal income taxes are fairly low in the US it's not likely to be an issue unless you migrate to a cou
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by tinbad 12y ago
Is there a reason that Flapple is spelled "Flapplle" in the title screen?
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The truth behind why I left PayPal(linkedin.com)
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by tinbad 13y ago
Yep. It seems that most people were actually quite close (with the majority at least pointing at other Eastern European countries) and, like you pointed out: most people from Europe wouldn't do much better. An even better comparison wo

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