totalrobe

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   by totalrobe 11y ago

   In the US, yes. My understanding that desktop linux is rather popular in asia, russia, and eastern europe, and I've seen that lenovo offers thinkpads with linux pre-installed outside the US.
2. 92.▲
   by totalrobe 11y ago

   This is why you should party or at least socialize widely in college. To get all that weird socially awkward shit over with before you're in the workplace and it impacts yours or another's career.
3. 93.▲
   by totalrobe 11y ago

   Thinkpad still has a pretty hardcore following among linux users..
4. 94.▲
   by totalrobe 11y ago

   Yeah, the current thinkpads with modular batteries have tiny capacity, unless you get the extended one that sticks out the back.
5. 95.▲
   by totalrobe 11y ago

   Did you see the retro concept they were throwing around? Very curious to see if anything will come of this. http://blog.lenovo.com/en/blog/retro-thinkpad-time-machine
6. 96.▲
   by totalrobe 11y ago

   Oh, hi! How would that work?
7. 97.▲
   by totalrobe 11y ago

   Isn't that kind of your own fault for not price-checking? Stores often claim they have the best pricing.
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   by totalrobe 11y ago

   I've also never seen anyone arguing for this. Many argue for specific issues and policies like estate taxes, single payer health, cost of housing and education, but I've never met anyone that thinks everyone should have the same i
9. 99.▲
   by totalrobe 11y ago

   Don't get me wrong - driving a powerful car is a hell a lot of fun. But to me it was a novelty, and IMO you can get your fill and save a pile of cash by going to a track and renting a supercar for a day.
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    by totalrobe 11y ago

    I think the actual commission distribution as well as the number of people in the position would be fairly consistent and most would assume these numbers are annualized. I'm assuming Payscale does something to that effect.
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    by totalrobe 11y ago

    I do understand statistics but 60k is way off. The lower end of the scale would be weighted more heavily due to turnover in the profession. http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Sales_Consultant,_Au...
12. 102.▲
    by totalrobe 11y ago

    So at each dealership there is one sales guy that is going to be making good money. This is the guy that is given all deals that come through management in order to keep the rest of the floor guys drooling. I believe in the prostitution wor
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    by totalrobe 11y ago

    Greater than $100k as a floor sales guy is extremely uncommon in a modern new car dealership, and really only possible in your major car meccas like houston/atlanta/LA. Most deals are "minis" (varies between $75 - 150).
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    by totalrobe 11y ago

    I was in a tight spot after college (recession 2010-11) and hustled hondas and vw's for a year and while this guy makes some good points, the 'average' car salesman was not making 60k. The guys on the floor were busting their
15. 105.▲
    by totalrobe 11y ago

    I'm not sure this is a great comparison. Consulting rates and enterprise software pricing are two different beasts, especially when hosting infrastructure is involved... On top of this, enterprise buyers are not always going to be soph
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    by totalrobe 11y ago

    I've lived in the DC area for 2.5 years and even during that short time we have seen a big increase in delays and complete service outages, and have had several electrical fires including an entire substation that has to be replaced. S
17. 107.▲
    by totalrobe 11y ago

    For one thing, the app experience would be significantly more complex for users because the consumer would need to choose between drivers based on pricing.
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    by totalrobe 11y ago

    Rent is not high just because of scarcity. It's high in North Virginia even there is plenty of new housing on the market - the problem is that developers are only building luxury apartments and trying to rent at above market prices. Mo
19. 109.▲
    by totalrobe 11y ago

    And what is the video card for?
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    by totalrobe 11y ago

    Luck is the #1 factor in success. Everyone, even super hard working special snowflakes are a product of: - genetics (overwhelmingly influences intelligence and self-control) - family influences - friends - location - education - wealth - so
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    by totalrobe 11y ago

    Sure, most of us have experienced this kind of schedule short term, but I don't know anyone that is actually effective doing this long term. There are some human anomalies that can thrive on that little amount of sleep but I would thin
22. 112.▲
    by totalrobe 11y ago

    Talk about bad timing...did you get into real estate in 2006?
23. 113.▲
    by totalrobe 11y ago

    140 / 7 = 20. You eat sleep and shit for a combined 4 hours a day?
24. 114.▲
    by totalrobe 11y ago

    Sure, the grammar needs a little work but this sentence is the only glaring issue... > He then asked this question “How is a typical call with a prospect looks like?” Should be "How does a typical call with a prospect look?" Al
25. 115.▲
    by totalrobe 11y ago

    Totally depends on where you live. Some areas rent is much more than a mortgage and vice versa.
26. 116.▲
    by totalrobe 11y ago

    Says the guy with 0 submissions and a handful of comments in a 2.5 year old HN account...
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    by totalrobe 11y ago

    TPP doesn't involve China or Brazil. I mentioned China and Brazil because these are countries with high tariffs on imported finished goods which encourages manufacturing in-country.
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    by totalrobe 11y ago

    Well paid DINKs are the only people buying houses where I live (DC metro area)
29. 119.▲
    by totalrobe 11y ago

    Labor is cheap in ireland too. Process engineers at intel in dublin only make about 40k euro with masters degrees.
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    by totalrobe 11y ago

    I would remove the DC metro area from your list - it may be traditionally part of 'the South' geographically, but cost of living is very high and the culture is much more similar to the northeast.