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1dundundun

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    Comment #14898613

    At some point in the (very) near future, we'll all be forced to realize that the deck is stacked against you if you're black in America. It's just one of those inconvenient truths.…

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    Comment #14812582

    I was a technical sales manager at a fast growing ISP focused on selling T1, DS3 and "business grade" DSL. The money was good. It felt like we were on top of the world. Embarrassin…

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    Comment #14561872

    Same reason we put all of our business on Google. Convenience.

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    Comment #14559814

    Good try Swedes. It'll take more than that to keep me from my sweet Model 3.

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    Comment #14559678

    Thank you. That helps.

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    Comment #14559645

    FBI head Hoover was a closeted gay man. That probably played a part.

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    Comment #14559345

    Interesting post from the comments ... "The FBI did not investigate writers according to their literary merits. As Kurt Vonnegut's biographer, I can tell you that, despite his publ…

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    Comment #14559312

    If you were a thinking black or Native American in the USA, wouldn't you possibly feel the same hurt/ anger? He speaks for the voiceless. He wasn't advocating violence, nor was he …

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    Comment #14556069

    Laughing a sinister laugh as I super glue a $20 to the sidewalk...

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    Comment #14555194

    The Chief Diversity Officer often operates in a silo and doesn't have the ability to impact things like hiring so yes, it can be a vanity/PR role if not implemented well.

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    Comment #14555118

    Bottom line is this... At some point EARLY on, you're going to want to put some thought into casting a wider net for talent and wrapping your heads around the fact that people from…

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    Comment #14554896

    Consider becoming a technical project manager. Among other things, a big part of your teams role would be to translate stuff the engineers are doing to other non technical people, …

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    Comment #14540449

    The salaries aren't high. It's just that you're getting screwed.

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    Comment #14540439

    Depending on location, equity, industry, you probably should be making north of $200k.

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    Comment #14286838

    Is this the situation with those RV's lined up just outside of Stanfords campus?

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    Comment #14179421

    Noticed this as well...

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    Comment #13800679

    Your depression and hatred of your current role is impacting your energy and the impression you're making on people. Perceptive people pick up on that, especially face to face. Cha…

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    Comment #13486400

    Gets publicity and $$ over to a good cause. I'm loving it.

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    Comment #11546982

    Thanks for the insight.

  20. story
    Ask HN: A shift from gas to EV's will cause us to deplete another resource, no?

    I do understand that we will not consume lithium at the same rates but isn't the transition from oil to lithium going to land us in similar predicaments to the ones we're in now re…

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    Comment #8783383

    I'm either old as hell or we were broke (maybe both), because I only got quarters!

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    Comment #8783377

    Putting some thought into culture helps you avoid problems down the line. First startup I worked for was fun. It was a frat house basically. Looking back, I cringe when I think abo…

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    Comment #8671371

    This answer will be ignored for the most part but you nailed it. As far as your last two sentences in your reply, I appreciate the honesty. The fact that the convo has elevated to …

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    Comment #8611726

    Annualcreditreport.com doesn't do it on your behalf. It guides you through the steps with each CRA so that you can get your free annual report that the law gives you. It's the only…