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> With those odds populations cant have everyone taking risk. Such populations sooner or later go extinct. Not trying to be a jerk, but there is a logical fallacy here. If you've e…

A really bad colleague can make a job miserable. I slightly bad manager can also make it suck.

Most people automate things just barely enough to work. The thing is, having a barely working script or process can save someone thousands of hours. It's actually hugely valuable. …

Some of my favorite qualities in various managers: - Deep technical knowledge. Someone you can respect as a fellow engineer. - Really loud and forceful in meetings. Someone who can…

I really don't think bad Product Manager's is a good explanation for the UI. Any big company like Netflix is going to heavily A/B test any and every change to the UI. They will onl…

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As a morning parent of a toddler, part of the morning routine is playing a toddler exercise video. It's funny, my initial thinking was to burn some of the toddler's energy before s…

> There's a reason people pay for Netflix despite pirating proposing a higher level of quality; Netflix is just easier I'm slightly annoyed how this comment completely ignores the …

> If you are serious about finding a job, you HAVE to rely on your network This is not a hard rule. My last 4 jobs I got without a network connection, and I work at a large, well-k…

This reminds me of when cities in the Bay Area started considering restrictions on free meals at work, because local restaurants were annoyed it reduced their lunch crowd. I'm sure…

LOTR The Matrix Gladiator No Country for Old Men QT: Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs PT Anderson: Boogie nights, Magnolia, There will be Blood Fight Club Nolan: Memento, Batman Galaxy…

Your degree and work experience are huge assets, and it would be wise to leverage them. It's too bad that you got burned on your first job, but there are huge differences across jo…

> The thing about a restaurant is that you'll always have business if the food and service are good. This is just demonstrably false. Good food and service is no guarantee of produ…

As others have mentioned this site heavily implies causality with statements like "we can clearly see that the experiences of their childhood had a huge effect" and "college or tec…

It doesn't seem unlikely to me at all. Lots of people are smart or successful despite coming from a broken home. Weird example but Eminem was extremely poor growing up.

> every business is a scam of sorts that relies upon the weaknesses of human nature to thrive Yes, the next time you go to buy a computer or mobile phone you should just skip it be…

It's true the system may have glitched in the past, but IMO the bigger issue is that the system provides no troubleshooting steps. What if it snapped a photo of every passenger as …

As bad as it is that he was unjustly sent to a mental hospital, I wonder if getting on medication helped him get into a better place and advocate for himself more credibly.

In the article it says they proved his innocence by reaching out to his dad and doing a DNA test.

With a CS degree you are well-positioned to get a job making good money after graduating. CS is still a good career, where you can work sane hours, with low stress, and get paid to…

A few pieces of advice: * It's better to work 10 different jobs over the years, than do a single job for 10 years. * Know how much you are worth and job hop when you are underpaid.…

No. Evidence and research regarding childcare is absolutely better than what parents "naturally know", and when there is clear and compelling evidence it should be taught. Furtherm…

I can't speak to snow tires, but statistics clearly show 4WD/AWD significantly reduces fatality rates for a given car model.

yeah, I remember reading an article once where someone claimed ordering a pizza off the internet was stupid and people would still just keep ordering by phone.

> I don't understand how banning it does anything to address the underlying problem of people wilfully ignoring PPE/safe working practices. maybe it's because the "underlying probl…