trentnix

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by trentnix 6y ago
Oh yeah, bike retailers have seen their fair share of exhortations to "innovate". And that's why some of them tried opening coffee shops or brewing beer or hiring consultants to help them create better merchandising to "
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by trentnix 6y ago
It's a number of different things that contribute: - It's common for global manufacturers to sell products at different prices depending on regional market conditions. So EU distributers may get better pricing than US distributers
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by trentnix 6y ago
MAP loopholes (like the thomanmusic.com example you mentioned) have killed brick and mortar retail. Some of those prices you're paying from those European outlets are less than the local retailer can buy it wholesale. So you're as
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by trentnix 6y ago
I've aggressively sanitized my Twitter and Instagram to make sure it's little more than an easy way to see posts about computing, video games, vinyl records, or whatever nerdity I'm into at the moment. The moment one of those
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by trentnix 6y ago
Government is a beast whose appetite is never satiated. Such is the consequence of Pournelle's Iron Law of Bureaucracy: First, there will be those who are devoted to the goals of the organization. Examples are dedicated classroom teac
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by trentnix 6y ago
Incarceration is what triggered a family member to finally have success fighting their addiction. Loss of job and family wasn't rock bottom for them. Incarceration was. And they've since rebuilt their life and their family. Incarc
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You Didn't Fail, You Just Didn't Get the Job(sciencerocketry.com)
1 points by trentnix 6y ago|0 comments
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by trentnix 6y ago
Why? Why not November 4, or December 3, or January 14? Why now, 2 weeks before an election. It reeks of political motivation. There are more types of political motivation than just vote seeking, and the timing is certainly political. If t
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by trentnix 6y ago
Hopefully someone more educated than me will chime in, but inevitably a C&D or some other lawyer letter will reference law (for me, it was trademark law) or will reference a contract. I've gotten both kinds, and found that it was e
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by trentnix 6y ago
Bringing a weak case now guarantees that DOJ won't pursue another case in the future after it gets its ass handed to it in court Simply because a complaint was filed does not mean that investigation doesn't continue. It's n
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Maybe. Time will tell.
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That presumes a lawyer will give you good legal advice. I've been given poor legal advice before by a lawyer, and been given even worse tactical advice. I've gone against a lawyer's recommendations before when their explanati
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Puts them on the record, though.
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This. Many lawyers threaten and posture for a living. Don't let their empty threats bully you into submission if you've done nothing wrong.
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I see what you did there. Have an upvote.
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That trackpad issue sounds like a swollen battery.
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Me too, really. However... “Experience that most brutal of teachers. But you learn, my God do you learn. - CS Lewis
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I believe you are mistaken to assume (or believe the author's word) that theirs is a functional relationship . Sociopaths are incapable of functional relationships. Every relationship is based on manipulation and exploitation. That&#x
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Selfish. You call them self-centered and selfish.
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100%
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God bless anyone with a family member who is mentally ill. That said, the situation described in the article is completely toxic and almost assuredly fraudulent. Which would be par for a sociopath. And despite what the author implies, a hal
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No Prophet Is Accepted in His Hometown(sciencerocketry.com)
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Preach it. The less cognitive load required to dive in and make changes, the better. The young version of me wanted every opportunity to show off, but the grizzled veteran I am today is in love with simplicity and clarity.
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Your price tells the world what you're worth(sciencerocketry.com)
1 points by trentnix 6y ago|0 comments
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by trentnix 6y ago
As much as college was a life-redefining experience for me, I also think it's incredibly wasteful and indulgent to send most 18 year olds to college. To add to the parent's point, one doesn't need to go to college to have a
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by trentnix 6y ago
As Brooks said (paraphrasing), "you can't make a baby in one month with nine women".
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...and this measure is based on what science?
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Great Work and New Beginnings – Resuming a Software Career Paused for 9 Years(sciencerocketry.com)
1 points by trentnix 6y ago|0 comments
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by trentnix 6y ago
I had a (scheduled as such) short consulting stint at AA back in ‘09. Horrible experience. I wouldn’t work there if they doubled my salary and let me take Fridays off.
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by trentnix 6y ago
Recruiters...ugh. About 15 years ago I managed a software team and decided I wanted to consider new opportunities. I wasn't sure I was leaving, but I wanted to see what was out there. A recruiter saw my resume, called my workplace to s

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