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by torgian 5y ago
Man, that sounds like a crappy future for alcohol.
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by torgian 5y ago
This. And I started low too. But keep in mind my situation is _not_ typical at all. It’s a bit big to share here and it’s late but I’ll get back on this
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by torgian 5y ago
It’s possible if you become a contractor. That’s what I am now, and I have worked for two companies so far. I live outside the states now. But it does mean dealing with your own taxes, charging a higher rate to compensate for those taxes an
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by torgian 5y ago
Almost like you don’t even own the house.
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by torgian 5y ago
I'm not sure this is a good approach. I'm guessing part of this declaration is due to many American's approach with masks (they took my freedums!) I'm not sure if there's enough data out there showing that vaccinate
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by torgian 5y ago
Investors, plain and simple. Many investors don’t know tech, or have a limited knowledge about it, so pitching things in terms and phrases that impress them works.
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by torgian 5y ago
Cali is beautiful, but unfortunately I can’t see myself living there in the future. I wish I could since it’s the state I grew up in, but unless I win the lottery or the equivalent, I don’t see that happening anytime soon. Building more hou
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by torgian 5y ago
I don’t pretend to understand everything here, but it sounds like the paper is saying it is very unlikely to have originated from animals?
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by torgian 5y ago
From what I’ve seen, I’d say around 50-60% of the world population lives in poverty or close to it. But take the States. In the 1980s, having a 120,000 usd annual salary would be insane. You could buy a nice place in Santa Barbara for that
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by torgian 5y ago
I hope not. Today’s reasonable ( 100k a year? 150k? ) is tomorrow’s poverty.
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Show HN: Input Time Selector for odd hours(github.com)
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by torgian 5y ago
Eh, misleading title. I do wonder that, if tech companies ( other than Google ) decide to continue WFH, will they pay a portion of their employees rent, internet, and furniture for their office space?
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by torgian 5y ago
“How Droll”: So-called ‘shocking’ titles actually pretty sensationalist.
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by torgian 5y ago
I was homeless for a few months. It was shit, and the shelter I was able to access was just ok, but not a safe place. This guy saw a need and did something. Whether it is legal or not, isn’t the question. Why the government isn’t working wi
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by torgian 5y ago
Eh. While I "get" luxury brands, I feel like it's always the name and not the product. I'd rather spend a couple thousand US on a completely tailored suit with shoes than three thousand on an overcoat from Dior. Leather
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by torgian 5y ago
I used to have a coworker named Thibault, I wonder if this is the same guy.
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by torgian 5y ago
I think it could be worth trying to dual-boot the system as well, one with Ubuntu. Then you could potentially have best of both worlds.
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by torgian 5y ago
A lot of comments here about the price for older components. But people forget that these guys ( apparently ) spent time and research on figuring out the most secure tech out there to build a laptop. And then probably paying extra to suppli
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by torgian 5y ago
I read about this man and his chess stuff religiously when I was a kid. Loved it and it’s pet of what got me into chess. I’m pretty happy he is making a platform like this, it’s bound to be excellent.
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by torgian 6y ago
Doesn’t mean they actually want to be there though.
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by torgian 6y ago
Somehow, I feel like the best compromise is to have cars all be underground. Underground tunnels to go to different parts of the city, with public subways and carriages to take you wherever you need to go. Underground parking too. And from
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by torgian 6y ago
Not really. I’d be immortal if I could.
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by torgian 6y ago
If it wasn’t for certain experiences that I’ve had in the past, I’d say that death is the final end. But I’m not so sure.
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by torgian 6y ago
To me, after reading the article, it seems like Google saw all these offices they have and realized all the money would go to waste if people don’t use them. And then there’s the middle manager aspect. Google made these offices with the ide
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by torgian 6y ago
I understand this, but at some point you would think investors would cut their losses. I mean... _years_ without profitability. That's a long time.
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by torgian 6y ago
How the heck a company can continue to run without being profitable is beyond me.
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by torgian 6y ago
There's a sci-fi novel I read recently that puts criminals on islands that are inaccessible by any means other than air. The worst sentences are sent there for life in exile, to fend for themselves. Other lesser crimes are kept in your
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by torgian 6y ago
Something people forget, however, is that cash in hand is better than a piece of plastic. It’s arguably easier to negotiate when you have cash. Also, there are taxes. Easier to dodge taxes with cash transactions than it is with a piece of p
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by torgian 6y ago
Not really glorifying poverty. You can be rich and still take the simple route with appliances
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by torgian 6y ago
Nice, good that they gave him something. I didn’t think they would

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