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by tspike 6y ago
Even better for you then that you don't have to get a remote gig to live in Boulder.
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by tspike 6y ago
I have a detached office in my back yard. It’s a wonderful middle ground.
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by tspike 6y ago
Primary benefit for me is to be able to live somewhere I enjoy (small town near mountains). I like to visit cities, but I loathe living in them.
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by tspike 6y ago
> Employers would have increase wages significantly above the UBI level in order to attract workers Couldn't another possibility besides inflation be that this incentivizes automation (which can have deflationary effects)?
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by tspike 6y ago
I agree the marketplace stuff sucks. FWIW you can pretty reliably filter the retailer to 'Walmart.com' and only see first-party stuff.
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by tspike 6y ago
yeah, I don't get it. If you need someone's attention, make it your task to get their attention. In my experience, I'm rarely blocked by someone else on my team, so saying I'm blocked in standup is like complaining about
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by tspike 6y ago
Next day: well, I drank too much coffee, and I'm burned out on socializing from brainstorming all day. I still don't know how so-and-so particle gets the energy to reach the next quantum state, and honestly I just want my coworker
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by tspike 6y ago
4 hours is close? I could probably get to a Colorado ski area in less time via air.
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by tspike 6y ago
> do you currently see pay adjustments based on housing costs Yes, it's commonly referred to as "cost of living adjustment." The rational basis is that the employer sees strategic value in having a physical presence in a g
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by tspike 6y ago
> No one could have ever predicted ...
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by tspike 6y ago
If you have good domain knowledge and regular 1:1s, remote or not, it should be pretty darn easy to know if your team is being productive. Why is this so difficult?
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by tspike 7y ago
You're getting downvoted (I guess because of the all caps and self proclaimed very good reasons?) but you are absolutely correct. Headphone jack + ergonomics + modern processor + price were the key selling points for me on the previous
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by tspike 7y ago
Wouldn't a smaller screen with a thicker phone last longer? Less screen area to light up. I'm curious what the tradeoff is on increased energy consumption is with the larger screen / larger battery / thin phone setup.
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by tspike 7y ago
Microsoft especially has been aggressive in courting large companies away from AWS for cloud needs.
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by tspike 7y ago
The short-term benefits have been worth it. Long-term is much more questionable.
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by tspike 7y ago
Conversely, on public transit you can engage in other activities. When I take the train to work, it takes twice as long but I'm able to catch up on e-mails, take a nap, read a book, watch a show, etc. That's not possible while dri
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by tspike 7y ago
I'm confused by this comment. What about https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43803340 ?
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by tspike 7y ago
“Suicide Mode” would be as successful, I’m sure.
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by tspike 7y ago
Does smoke interfere with operation? Is a clear line of sight to the sky required?
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by tspike 7y ago
I understand that argument, and it's seductive, and in many cases probably true. But it's advertised as a 2-3x productivity gain and that is simply not the case.
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by tspike 7y ago
This overstates the gains by a lot. 1) Each platform still requires a good amount of special attention. 2) The React Native project introduces breaking changes far more frequently than the underlying platforms 3) Being an abstraction layer,
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by tspike 7y ago
Zoning is a big issue, neighborhood associations almost universally oppose new development and they have a lot of say in the process.
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by tspike 7y ago
Buy cash, refinance later. In a competitive housing market, sellers would rather take the cash than risk a contingency falling through.
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by tspike 7y ago
I've set DDG as my default search, but it's frustrating how often I still have to make my way back to G.
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by tspike 7y ago
Bright = overexposure or unmanageable dynamic range Fast-moving = more likely for it to traverse your field of view while the shutter is open
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by tspike 7y ago
My first performance review as an employee was good. I had a manager that cared about his employees and understood their strengths and weaknesses. I was challenged on some key shortcomings but got enough positive feedback and reward to keep
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by tspike 7y ago
This is actually a great argument in support of OP's conclusion. Once starting a software-based business achieves a sufficiently high cost to entry (at some point most of the profitable problems to solve will be out of reach of a handf
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by tspike 7y ago
Most engineers at GAFAM (or whatever the trendy acronym is) are doing CRUD work.
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by tspike 7y ago
Yeah, I can't see CRUD app development providing top-tier salaries for more than 5-10 more years.
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by tspike 7y ago
So much kneejerk reaction to this perspective - it's understandable, I suppose. If you are leveraging your lifestyle against your skillset to the fullest extent possible, the idea that it could be unsustainable would be extremely threa

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