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by zumu 5y ago
I go for runs and bought a treadmill for the winter. I don't run a ton--only around 10 miles a week, which takes me around 3-4 hours including cool down and shower time. I've tried a few different things, but running is really goo
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by zumu 5y ago
I have a feeling lots of small businesses in Oregon are no longer viable. Whether this is the general public best interest, only time will tell. I say this as a former Oregon service industry worker.
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by zumu 5y ago
I'm kind of shocked by the negative comments here. Getting work experience as a teen is great. It teaches you discipline, gives you some independence from your parents and a taste of the working life that can inform future career decis
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by zumu 5y ago
Not super dense no, but denser than most places in the US. In fact, there are actually laws on how far it can sprawl. I lived there for 14 years or so and never lived there more than walking distance from a grocery store. I think the farthe
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by zumu 5y ago
Lisbon is pretty great. Beautiful, cheap, great weather, good public transit, artsy, increasingly international and the language is fairly accessible.
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by zumu 5y ago
Portland, OR is pretty close.
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by zumu 5y ago
Not the parent commenter, but I find Chicago rents cheap relative to the SF Bay Area.
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by zumu 5y ago
FTL: Faster Than Light is simple but great.
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by zumu 5y ago
> HEV is just an ICE with better gas mileage. I don't see how this is true as HEV _are_ electric vehicles powered by a fuel cell. Please expound on how this equates to an ICE. EDIT: My parent comment was misleading perhaps, because
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by zumu 5y ago
Would love to see the sources if you have them handy.
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by zumu 5y ago
That is a very cynical take. They are lobbying to for incentives to include HEV and Hybrid vehicles, not just BEV. https://www.energy.senate.gov/services/files/E2EA0E4F-BAD9-4...
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by zumu 5y ago
One theory I have as to a contributing factor is that the streets are poorly maintained in enough of America that an SUV/Truck suspension is a noticeably comfier ride.
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by zumu 5y ago
>Forget the cost, but the waste! They can just sell the laptop and someone else will use it. For example, I almost never buy new laptops, as perfect Linux support generally lags behind.
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by zumu 5y ago
> Exactly. I see no reason why I’d take strong measures to avoid getting exposed to it (now that I and 90% of adults around me are fully vaccinated) when I never did the same for the flu. It should really go without saying COVID-19 is mu
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by zumu 5y ago
Yea, I've heard mixed things about IdeaPads. My comment was specifically about _Think_Pads. The names are easy to confuse but are very different in build quality.
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by zumu 5y ago
> The thinkpads (at least the X,T and P models) tend to be a different story but even that is changing in recent years Maybe relative to Thinkpads of yesteryear, but in comparison to the field of professional laptops, they are still best
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by zumu 5y ago
I'm not saying "crime, lawlessness and misery" are values, but rather trade-offs for other amenities the city brings, namely walkability, weather, nice parks, decent public transportation, etc. In the US, I find you either li
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by zumu 5y ago
If you want to open a Walgreen's in the FiDi, I'd advise against it, but assuming you're a tech worker, it's a pretty pleasant place to live. While it all depends on your values, it's very walkable for a US city, re
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by zumu 5y ago
The idea that we dug up a bunch of sequestered organic carbon and released it into the atmosphere, only to now try to re-sequester it and stick it back into the ground is really amusing to me.
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by zumu 5y ago
Stop it with the genetics talk, unless you want to cite some research.
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by zumu 5y ago
While I wholeheartedly agree, I'd argue there is value in having R&D teams tinkering around with different ideas. They may churn out duds, but theoretically they will produce something valuable eventually.
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by zumu 5y ago
My first SE gig did remote days, and I used to dread those when just starting out. Nurturing early career engineers in a remote setting is definitely something companies need to get better at.
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by zumu 5y ago
Dynamic languages compare well against languages with poor 'static' type systems imho. In both paradigms, null is still the biggest source of pain. In part, I think the move to mainstream more ML features is to finally try and add
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by zumu 5y ago
> few that make partner and rake in decent cash, which is only like average FANG entry salaries What entry level FAANG pays partner salary [1]? I need to apply. [1] https://www.glassdoor.com/Salary/Sidley-Austin-Part
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by zumu 5y ago
> Unless it’s glass, fibre, or aluminum, you are lying to yourself if it’s going into the blue bin. PET Plastic (#1) is recycled very commonly. Don't lump it in with the other plastics.
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by zumu 5y ago
Meanwhile, Tokyo is somehow more livable than SF or New York.
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by zumu 5y ago
Does anyone else think the % of the student body metric is misleading? Shouldn't it be a % relative to college age population?
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by zumu 5y ago
I highly suggest going the consultancy route. You will get exposed to a large breadth of technology and projects very quickly. In my first year, I wrote JavaScript, PHP, Ruby, Golang and a little Python. Just stay thirsty and keep going. On
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by zumu 5y ago
This is the exact machine setup I used for my first job as a professional developer. It was a contracting position and the unemployment from my barista gig had run out some months prior, so I was running on fumes. For $350, the amount of va
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by zumu 5y ago
A nit on the basketball portion of the article: > Now the game has shifted to 3-point shooters and players who drive to the basket for close shots. How did this happen? Almost every team now has an NBA analytics department in the front o

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