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   by zz865 5y ago

   I'm pushing 50 and its definitely harder to even get interviews compared to 30. As much as I dont like ageism, I get it because lots of the stuff I did 20-30 years ago is irrelevant. Coding now is completely different and I have to lea
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   by zz865 5y ago

   > shes averaging 70% a year. Source? Sounds like someone just made it up. This page said they went from 41 to 115 in 14 years, which is more like 12% a year. https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2020/04/majorit
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   by zz865 5y ago

   If you rarely trade then start buying short dated OOM calls just before news is a easy way to get a call from the SEC.
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   by zz865 5y ago

   They're not powerful enough to do all the work all the time but if you have a lot of web based work they're definitely perfect for a lightweight terminal.
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   by zz865 5y ago

   I think everywhere that pays above market rates needs a strict cutting strategy, otherwise people just sit there and stagnate.
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   by zz865 5y ago

   Its good because that is what is paying for all these apps.
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   by zz865 5y ago

   So front end is dead and back end is dead? We're all just sysadmins now.
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   by zz865 5y ago

   Another good thing with bing is rewards - I get about $5-$10 a month in Amazon vouchers. Was better when I could get skype credit but they stopped it.
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   by zz865 5y ago

   In America that is true which is one of the reasons US public service sucks. Places like France public servants are well paid, desirable and prestigious jobs.
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    by zz865 5y ago

    I understand that people shouldn't benefit from insider information for their personal trading - but there are rules around this. Blanket banning stock trading has a lot of downsides. Its an important part of everyone's financial
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    by zz865 5y ago

    Its a cool project, but the footage isn't that great. Youtube has a bunch of bigger storm & wave footage from ships.
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    SoftBank Energy to buy 2GWhs of iron-flow batteries from ESS(twitter.com)

    1 points by zz865 5y ago|0 comments
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    by zz865 5y ago

    Opel used to be owned by GM since 1931. From Wikipedia: "In the 1990s, Opel was considered to be GM's cash cow, with profit margins similar to that of Toyota. Opel's profit helped to offset GM's losses in North America a
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    by zz865 5y ago

    They're a progressive company, but price wars are generally not a profitable place to be.
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    3G networks are shutting down next year. Here’s what you should know(washingtonpost.com)

    1 points by zz865 5y ago|0 comments
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    by zz865 5y ago

    Missing is fraud, auditors, regulators, lawsuits etc which seem to rule big orgs and small companies largely ignore.
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    by zz865 5y ago

    100 years ago the majority of workers were unskilled or semi skilled bodies desperate to do anything. People died or were maimed. Now 70% of Americans go to college, no one wants to work outside in those conditions and the wages are so low
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    by zz865 5y ago

    The other part is dont over praise them. Last year we had a guy leave and the boss spent 10 minutes talking about how he was the best dev he's ever seen and wondering how we'll cope without him. Geez, he wasn't that good, I&#
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    by zz865 5y ago

    NYC has a website that lists sources https://www1.nyc.gov/content/leadfree/pages/lead-sources Toys, spices, supplements, cosmetics as well as the usual pottery, water, paint etc
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    by zz865 5y ago

    > Any house built before the 1980s could have lead in it, Which essentially means its normal for everyone except some people born in the last 20-30 years.
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    by zz865 5y ago

    Anyone know what is normal in other countries? I grew up grinding and sanding our old lead-painted house. I think its probably common.
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    by zz865 5y ago

    I was more surprised they didn't get a support call at 11pm to interrupt their procrastination.
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    by zz865 5y ago

    VW id4 rocks already
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    by zz865 5y ago

    This is the typical response. OK what are you looking to spend? Ok for that price you can buy this one - gee thanks.
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    by zz865 5y ago

    Its a real joy when you find a stop assistant that actually knows what they're doing and can provide useful advice. In most places though a retail assistant just means someone who knows how to operate the checkout.
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    by zz865 5y ago

    This happened to me. The phone lines are actually cat5 so just need a new socket for home ethernet. That was a happy day.
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    by zz865 5y ago

    Will EU ever allow fracking? I guess its still easier to import fracked gas from other countries. Blessed to have $$$ and keep the EU environment clean.
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    by zz865 5y ago

    While we're on the topic, how many people keep their RSUs vs how many sell?
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    by zz865 5y ago

    The reality is programming has taken a back seat while everyone spends all their time on containerization, k8s, cloud security and keeping up with what's hot right now.
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    by zz865 5y ago

    Not really, the median house price for the US is quite cheap. Perhaps the other solution is get jobs to the places that have cheap housing. Remote work helps.