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by up_and_up 10y ago
System76 has a variety of options that ship with Ubuntu: https://system76.com/laptops
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by up_and_up 10y ago
I have heard good things about https://system76.com/
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by up_and_up 10y ago
That hasnt been my experience. Most of the frameworks I use last much longer than my tenure at a particular position. Are you saying you would really write your own django? jquery? react? chef? git? I would argue the reason some startups ca
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by up_and_up 10y ago
> Except that in software 1000's of groups have already dug 1000's of canals and yet the next group that will build a canal will insist on doing it their way. This is why a prudent developer/team would attempt to leverage
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by up_and_up 10y ago
I am saying moonlight on the side in addition to the fulltime job and stash that money away.
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by up_and_up 10y ago
Just start your own business and shelter the money in an i401K, SEP IRA or Simple IRA: https://investor.vanguard.com/what-we-offer/small-business/c... "For the 2016 tax year, overall employer plus employee co
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by up_and_up 10y ago
Dude, my childless step-mother in-law is this! A childless teacher is a pseudo-parent 8-3:30, 5 days a week, 9 months a year. They honestly havent got a clue. They can head home and chill. While parenting is an endless grind. Kids will wedg
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Plant trees by searching the web(ecosia.org)
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by up_and_up 10y ago
Awesome work! As a 34 year-old I can't believe I am faced with impending discrimination, but I guess its true. Thanks from my future self!
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by up_and_up 10y ago
> But now that people have few or no kids they have plenty of time to tell other people how they are doing it wrong These people honestly havent a fucking clue what they are talking about. As a father of three, I politely smile whenever
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The Binge Breaker – Addicted to Your iPhone?(theatlantic.com)
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by up_and_up 10y ago
------------ FEATLABS.COM ----------- SEEKING WORK - Michigan / Remote * Senior Developer with 10+ years experience and excellent communication skills * Advanced Ruby on Rails product development, React and Backbone JS development, and
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by up_and_up 10y ago
All well and good, but why should the world trust China with that role?
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by up_and_up 10y ago
> Yes, you get a big chunk of the profit. Not as much as you think.
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by up_and_up 10y ago
Not sure, but I know a full professor in Philosophy at a top public University that makes 70k
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by up_and_up 10y ago
> potentially low-earning majors such as History FYI, Lloyd Blankfein was a History major, amongst other Billionaires: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lloyd_Blankfein It's what you do with the degree.
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by up_and_up 10y ago
Business school professors even at Michigan make 200-600k. I know one of them.
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by up_and_up 10y ago
As you are paying off your loans remember the high price of your education helped pay for not just a fancy diploma but also: Shiny new buildings, Hotel-like dorms, Professors making 400k, Administrators making 700k, a moped for every footba
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by up_and_up 10y ago
> Like, this is as good as it gets, guys. This is it. Pretty sure they reference both Sequoia and Benchmarks as having 8x and 11x returns. So not sure this is really as good as it gets. I think it more points to the over hype of certain
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by up_and_up 10y ago
> Google ... loyal consumers Name one physical consumer product that has garnered them loyal customers? Apple on the other hand...
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by up_and_up 10y ago
> It is likely that Patanjali's sutras were largely general knowledge in ancient India as ways to stay fit and limber You must be referring to the Hatha Yoga Pradipika or Gheranda Samhita since PYS doesnt deal with individual asanas
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by up_and_up 10y ago
> To my knowledge Yoga has never been practiced as a form of combat An ancient Indian martial art that includes yoga: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalaripayattu "The foundation of modern Asian martial arts is
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by up_and_up 10y ago
> Are self-driving cars able to handle rainy conditions? Seriously? I pretty sure all current vehicles need to go through extreme weather testing before they can be brought to market. For example my dad worked on a project testing Ford v
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by up_and_up 10y ago
I would never work for a company that went to that level. In 10 years, I havent seen a company pull that. If you suspect that might be part of their hiring process. Just say "I need to make X" and evade all talk of current salary.
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by up_and_up 10y ago
Feel free to tell them what you make just add 15-40% to that number. This has worked well for me. Employers seem happy as well. Example: Assuming your current salary is X. "So I currently make (X * 1.20), but in order to make the jump
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by up_and_up 10y ago
------------ FEATLABS.COM ----------- SEEKING WORK - Michigan / Remote * Senior Developer with 10+ years experience and excellent communication skills * Advanced Ruby on Rails product development, React and Backbone JS development, and
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by up_and_up 10y ago
This. Always add on at least 15-30% if they ask. Has worked very well for me.
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by up_and_up 10y ago
They cant demand that. If anybody tried to pull that I would be outta there.
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by up_and_up 10y ago
> For dynamic workers that move about the company and immerse themselves in lots of projects and want upward mobility, I can't recommend it. LOL. I work remotely and this is exactly what I do all day long. The problem lies with the
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by up_and_up 10y ago
Yeah, find out what the company policies are. Those might trump the job posting if they really want you.

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