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by twobyfour 9y ago
Also NYC does have an enormous homelessness problem. It's just that it also has a culture of police action driving homeless people out of upscale areas so that the well off don't have to be distressed by noticing it.
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by twobyfour 9y ago
Do you mean management consulting vs software engineering? Or do you mean working in software development as a consultant (contractor) rather than a full-time employee?
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by twobyfour 9y ago
Yes, links, please?
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by twobyfour 9y ago
For some reason, the mention of pattern matching made me think of Perl. Not that Perl is something I'd suggest anyone learn these days for career advancement purposes; but if you want to twist your brain in new directions it might be w
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by twobyfour 9y ago
We're not there yet. When we reach a level of automation where there aren't enough people to sell goods and services to because there aren't enough jobs (and where conversely, there aren't enough jobs to realistically ex
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by twobyfour 9y ago
15 hours a day? You're almost certainly burnt out. Can you take 6-8 weeks off work? See what happens if you force yourself to step away from the keyboard for that long. That will also give you a chance to re-evaluate why you code. Ma
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by twobyfour 9y ago
Laptop riser. Rarely used external monitor. Snacks. Hand sanitizer. Black pen, red pen, sharpie. Noise canceling headphones. Box of business cards. Meeting agenda printout with notes waiting to be transcribed. Scrap paper. External backup d
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by twobyfour 9y ago
Define "good", and how the best existing ones fail to be "good"?
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by twobyfour 9y ago
Attach, maybe not... But why not remote-control multiple sets of arms doing exactly what the primary pair are doing?
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Gender Pay Gap Facts and Myths(washingtonpost.com)
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by twobyfour 9y ago
We're in a VC bubble. Tons of ideas are getting funded that have virtually no likelihood of producing any return. I would guess that this bubble will fizzle rather than pop. When the pop begins, the VCs themselves will rather abruptly
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by twobyfour 9y ago
If you want a leadership position - and to succeed in it - "soft skills" like empathy and persuasion and self-awareness are at least as important as technical skills.
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by twobyfour 9y ago
Ah, I see. Is cotton production significantly affected by oil shortages? I thought cotton was an issue mostly because farming it is water-intensive and too much of it is produced in dry regions.
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by twobyfour 9y ago
Define "obsolete"?
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by twobyfour 9y ago
I'm not clear on what it is you're asking.
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by twobyfour 9y ago
2010 - 2017 Founder, Software Developer at Re1ser Consulting - Built projects including a, b, c - Mastered technology stacks d, e, f - Sourced and managed accounts with clients including g, h, j 2013, Software Developer (contract), Acme Tec
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by twobyfour 9y ago
NYC pays far more in both state and federal taxes than it receives in services. NY State pays far more in federal taxes than it receives in services. Rural parts of the US receive far more in services than they pay in taxes. The rest of th
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by twobyfour 9y ago
Step away from the grind. There's a reason we get our best ideas in the shower, and it's related to the type of brain activity that relaxation enables. Creativity requires two ingredients: 1) raw materials of information and ideas
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by twobyfour 9y ago
I started using it 1-2 years ago to decrease the amount of data Google has on me. I still return to Google for some things (unit conversions; searches where DDG's results are unhelpful [Google seems to be more effective when you'r
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by twobyfour 9y ago
FB: my friends would probably return to using email instead of FB (which I avoid for a number of reasons) to organize events and announce life changes like births and marriages. I'd be back in the loop. This would be a good thing. Twit
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by twobyfour 9y ago
You're right. Apparently "dumping" is the wrong term here. It's a subset of "predatory pricing"[1], which is regulated and which Uber is arguably engaging in: Pricing below your own costs is also not a violatio
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by twobyfour 9y ago
Pretty sure you need fresh water rather than salt water for that. And desalination is an energy-expensive process.
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by twobyfour 9y ago
Tampons are made from cotton, not plastic. Maybe you're talking about the applicators (which are also sometimes made of cardboard instead of plastic)? Or maybe you're talking about menstrual pads, which - like diapers - have a pla
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by twobyfour 9y ago
The headline doesn't do this article justice.
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by twobyfour 9y ago
It's not necessarily a market price increase that they're waiting for, but rather a higher bidder. Why rent now to a (price-sensitive) local pizza parlor if you have a chance to land a national bank that can afford double the rent
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by twobyfour 9y ago
A standard storefront lease is for 10 years. If you believe you can get 12% higher rent by waiting for a year, it's worthwhile to leave the space empty. What I don't get is why there aren't more fun pop-up shops appearing in
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by twobyfour 9y ago
To be able to write software that functioned? A couple months of study and practice. (Won't claim the output was any good, but it mostly functioned.) To be competent? Two years of study plus three years of professional work. Mastery? I
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by twobyfour 9y ago
I'm pretty sure we also have laws against "dumping" (flooding the market with under-priced goods as a way to drive out the competition) that aren't predicated on dominant market position.
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by twobyfour 9y ago
A lot of things become much more expensive (likely gradually as supplies dwindle). Electricity, until petroleum-burning plants are replaced with nuclear or renewable alternatives. Travel and shipping, while we come up with alternative ways
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by twobyfour 9y ago
I agree - the why skill is crucial and difficult. I won't claim to be any good at it (it's actually one of the things my current manager excels at intuiting and I want to learn from him). One tactic I can suggest (if your manag

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