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by weiming 8y ago
It's not the high information density on the home page (common in Asia) but the overall web design style and functionality. The site was developed over a decade ago and has many interesting bits. For example, the "show me the prod
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by weiming 8y ago
Taiwan may end up in a difficult spot in the coming decades unless they embrace production of distinctive (non-commoditized, like "iPhone" vs. "generic smartphone") consumer brands, or step up their efforts in software.
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by weiming 8y ago
Wouldn't that be Terraform (perfect for setting up cloud infrastructure) vs. Ansible (can do all, but more geared to provisioning servers you already have)?
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by weiming 8y ago
Nothing like watching someone eat a juicy, savory burger and then wipe their hands on their pants and continue typing. Something I see way too often.
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People are recycling too much garbage, and it's threatening the industry(nydailynews.com)
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by weiming 8y ago
It seems like we are treating these children well (and I'm glad): "he seemed cheerful, “He shared how he was learning English, playing games and being well treated,” Ms. Ortiz said." [1] However, I was appalled by the horribl
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by weiming 8y ago
ELI5 what human rights is ICE violating in this case? Is due process not being followed?
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by weiming 8y ago
I am assuming they had some of the best people in the field working on these. Makes me wonder how much the employees were aware of the company's situation, and the infeasibility of some of these goals.
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by weiming 8y ago
There is an older post [1] describing how they do this, curious how much it changed since then. [1] https://engineering.coinbase.com/how-coinbase-builds-secure-...
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by weiming 8y ago
> For example, why would we want to get rid of unskilled workers who work for very little? When I read this argument, it reminds me somewhat of defending slavery.
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by weiming 8y ago
As a legal immigrant (who also has many friends, along with their families, patiently waiting for green cards, sometimes for years... but that's another topic -- we're probably overdue on an immigration reform in many aspects), I
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by weiming 8y ago
I've done this a few times. No big deal other than, well, it costs more money.
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by weiming 8y ago
> So if you’re in Japan for more than 5 years you maybe taxed on your world wide income? Correct [1], even if you're on a regular work visa. "Permanent resident for tax purposes" != "Permanent resident as in visa&quot
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by weiming 8y ago
"低头族" is a phrase for smartphone addicts, can be translated to something like "a group of people who have their heads down." (Unfortunately Google is translating literally character-by-character instead.) "Dedicated
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by weiming 8y ago
I know this is going to be anecdotal, but curious about your experiences with local tech talent. Do you come across enough people familiar with data structures/algorithms, or, instead, more people who have taken proficiency exams like
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by weiming 8y ago
This refers to salary you earn/will earn in Japan. If one has the funds and the desire, can even start own company/branch office in Japan and pay oneself salary. The caveat is that most software salaries would pay closer to 5M yen
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by weiming 8y ago
Can be away for up to a year at a time, or up to five years if you apply for a re-entry permit. Unlike the US, there is no requirement to maintain continuous residency. However, just like US, having permanent residency subjects you to world
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by weiming 8y ago
Can paste 低头族专用通道 into Google Image search if you'd like to see more photos of this one.
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by weiming 8y ago
You can switch between sheets/tabs in the Excel doc. There are three eligible categories: researchers, specialized/technical (like software), and business managers.
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by weiming 8y ago
> The racism isn't scattered here and there, it's a societal issue. I guess one can say that generalizing something so dire about an entire population would also, perhaps unwittingly, be racist.
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by weiming 8y ago
I find it funny that most of Western sentiment about Japan is very boolean: it's either "Japan is a mythical, enchanting land you must visit, great food and lovely people" or "Japan has a rapidly aging population, things
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by weiming 8y ago
The article doesn't mention, but Japan also took steps to make immigration easier for skilled workers with the Highly-Skilled Foreign Professional visa [1] based on this point system [2]. Can even qualify for permanent residency in as
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by weiming 8y ago
Saw this bit from Bill Maher's show yesterday: “I feel like the bottom has to fall out at some point, and by the way, I’m hoping for it because I think one way you get rid of Trump is a crashing economy. So please, bring on the recess
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by weiming 8y ago
Interesting. If I understand correctly, this one is not a drug but a means of replicating a single hair follicle (to then be surgically planted one-by-one as in hair transplants)
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by weiming 8y ago
This also depends on someone's body type (are you overweight or fit?) and facial bone structure. Having a well-defined jawline and facial symmetry helps. There are people who look good bald (see: Dwayne Johnson), but it's not for
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by weiming 8y ago
For domain sockets specifically, there is this Swift library which does various heavy lifting with the C APIs: https://github.com/IBM-Swift/BlueSocket
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by weiming 8y ago
Just a few days ago, Japanese researchers announced major breakthrough in hair follicle replication and start of pre-clinical trials. [1] Can anyone more knowledgeable about the field dissect how viable this looks? This is in addition to Sh
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by weiming 8y ago
> so I am hated every time I talk about politics. For what it's worth, I think the U.S. (and the world) could use more centrists!
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by weiming 8y ago
I agree and I edited post for clarity.
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by weiming 8y ago
> when really we as a national don't honestly want to see marginalized groups succeed This sounds like a very big statement and probably something that can be a long post in itself. Would you be able to expound on that?

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