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by zaphod12 7y ago
though certainly not what she should/would go to prison for, the claim that she "used a photo of supermodel Kate Upton as her LinkedIn profile photo," does seem the most bold to me.
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by zaphod12 7y ago
That's completely absurd - a good review should highlight and summarize the feedback you've been steadily getting on how you can be a better and more effective employee. It should definitely highlight your success, but it shouldn&
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by zaphod12 7y ago
Fascinating! I live relatively near there and had no idea the history of the region. The Black Dirt Bourbon they mention is quite tasty, too, and I high recommend Black Dirt Red (surprisingly not a blend - but one of the best Baco Noir wine
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by zaphod12 7y ago
Ya know - I agree with the Tech's first statement - it's a FANTASTIC idea. Too bad it's technically infeasible. really too bad that she lied about it over and over. I'm not really surprised that he'd never heard, th
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by zaphod12 7y ago
Keep in mind NY is massively larger than any of these other places. Per capita, it's actually pretty low.
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by zaphod12 7y ago
That's true, but you appear to imply that it's fundamentally bad. I disagree with that strongly and it's a huge way the market functions - a new company comes in and reduces costs for consumers, while still making a profit. O
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by zaphod12 7y ago
I didn't even know schools had 'Software Engineering programs. I've met plenty of Computer Science grads, though. It's truly different. Engineering is more like trade school, Computer Science is foundational. I'll p
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by zaphod12 7y ago
Yes, I have experience and it has always seemed a great idea with a handful of developers and then come back to be a disaster when the team scaled. They become a nightmare to keep everything properly up to date when you have a lot of people
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by zaphod12 7y ago
I am personally wary of folks with PhDs. It's certainly not a reason to reject an application, but I don't really consider a positive, either (for a general software engineer - if I need a systems engineer and you've been doi
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by zaphod12 7y ago
I'd like to question the relevance of this post to HN, but instead I will continue to laugh so hard that tears roll down my face.
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by zaphod12 7y ago
your statement about suicide is incorrect. Females actually attempt suicide more often than males, but males tend to use methods which are more likely to succeed.
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by zaphod12 8y ago
Women actually attempt to commit suicide more often than men. However, men succeed more often (they tend to choose methods with a higher likelihood of success).
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by zaphod12 8y ago
Support your local library! Many libraries have tons of Ebooks to lend out. It's more convenient than going to the library (since it's all online), but otherwise the same deal. Check out, read it, and return it. (1 crappy thing is
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by zaphod12 8y ago
This happens with the subway in NYC all of the time - a very crowded train will announce that it's running express to X stop...a thousand people get off and onto the next one to continue on. It's quite annoying when it's you
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by zaphod12 8y ago
I hear ya! At first after getting off of Facebook, I substituted Reddit, which was WAY worse. Hacker News is the closest I get to a Social Network, now. The problem I have is that there is some news that I really do want. Especially local n
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by zaphod12 8y ago
Excellent list. As an additional reason to buy whole beans, consider this: Researches who work often with cockroaches tend to develop an allergy to them, over time; requiring them to wear heaving gloves to handle the creatures. These indivi
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by zaphod12 8y ago
I disagree with the sentiment around space exploration. Having government involved to support the science is very valuable, but private enterprise has driven exploration for a long time and hopefully could open frontiers more quickly. I vas
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by zaphod12 8y ago
NYC MTA brought in the former leader of London's underground and Toronto's public transit
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by zaphod12 8y ago
Oh man, I know what you mean - it's kind of crazy. When I'm at a company for more then 2 years, recruiters start joking that I'm an old timer and must be dying for a change! I'm all for moving when the time is right, but
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by zaphod12 8y ago
Really? I've never worked in an open plan in which the CEO didn't also have a desk. Never there and always in meetings, but no special office
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by zaphod12 8y ago
Cadillac super cruise is supposed to be fantastic. I've never used either and will not comment on which is better, but it's certainly competitive.
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by zaphod12 8y ago
This is really silly...10k highly paid employees is a drop in the bucket in NY. The effect on rents will be negligible. They are absurd and will continue to be absurd, but 10k employees in a metro area of 20 million won't change that.
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by zaphod12 8y ago
Interestingly, robot lawn mowers are enormously more common in europe than in the US. (They also apparently kill a lot of hedgehogs, which wouldn't be an issue in the states). I don't know if this is because lawns tend to be small
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by zaphod12 8y ago
Value and care for your hands. You can have troubles you never see coming. I developed Emacs-Pinky (though actually from writing a butt-ton of PHP, not using emacs), though I didn't know it had a name at the time. My Hand surgeon could
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by zaphod12 8y ago
These standards of care do exist for a lot of things. (see NCCN treatment guidelines for ones related to oncology). Oftentimes a doctor will not be reimbursed by insurance if they give treatments that are outside of approved standards. Ther
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by zaphod12 8y ago
An aspect of this that is seldom remembered is that Semmelweiss was a HUGE jerk, which didn't help adoption. Instead of telling or showing other doctors how things could be better, he called them barbarian murderers for not washing the
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by zaphod12 8y ago
The author notes most of the reasons why 'Move to SF' isn't great advice, but then totally disregards them. Maybe having to worry about stepping on a syringe isn't a way that someone wants to live! Maybe it's health
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by zaphod12 8y ago
I agree with almost everything you've said, but have to mention that Lime bike was entirely endorsed by White Plains - https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/white-pla... Not sure if th
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by zaphod12 8y ago
Don't know if I'd go so far as to say riding the subway in NYC is "good" experience, but I'll certainly agree that it's one shared by people across the socioeconomic spectrum.
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by zaphod12 8y ago
that's incorrect. contention is the reason being next to all of those other wifi networks tanks your speed. Only 1 device can transmit on a given channel at a time. It's as if everyone is plugged into the same handful of ethernet

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