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Calist0

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    Comment #30190261

    Meta however is buying FB shares. They spent 20 billion in Q4 and 14 billion in Q3 on buying back shares. They must be confident..

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    Comment #30188368

    Facebook is doing great. To put things in perspective: - On average, they net around 35 billion a year. With a valuation (MC) of 887 billion. - On average, Google net around 51 bil…

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    Comment #30188251

    Lots of people have long-distance relationships. But even if you're not very into socializing online. You'll be able to sit and work at an EMPTY desk, with no monitor and no mouse,…

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    Comment #30188172

    What is it good for? - Work meetings - Socializing - Dating - Creative endeavors - Improved workspace You'll be able to have work meetings at a virtual office. You can do that now,…

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    Comment #30188098

    Yes, unfortunately I bought in 2 days ago. The market is irrational. Facebook literally missed its projections by 3% and loses 0.15% of its active users (mostly due to things openi…

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    Comment #30188056

    I think this pandemic has proved how sane the idea of a Metaverse would be. Imagine meeting someone online, dating or friendship, you put on a lightweight VR headset and get transp…

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    Comment #30187960

    They're still growing year-over-year. They were just off their target in the last quarter by 3%. They're valued at $3.67 per share versus the $3.78 expected. Their stock literally …

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    Comment #30187940

    They have to invest in something if they want to remain relevant. They make loads of money from their ad revenue. They may not be able to acquire the next Instagram or TikTok when …

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    Comment #30187895

    They lost 3 million active users out of 1.93 billion active users. That's 0.15%? As countries are opening up more. And that's newsworthy? I don't see how that justifies the stock c…

  10. story
    Ask HN: Best way to learn JavaScript in 2019?

    I'm a frontend developer and I know enough JS (with JQuery) to get by to create simple web interactivity. It's time for me to learn the fundamentals, so I can then learn libraries …

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    Comment #19671097

    You got the idea. Break it down into steps. Design it into 3~ tabs. like so: https://imgur.com/a/XaOwZND

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    Comment #19422205

    This is when you open up devtools and remove the pesky obstacles.

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    Comment #16162907

    As expected there's lot of nonfiction readers here. Does anyone else find that they get more out of fiction than nonfiction? There's a lot to learn from putting yourself in a chara…

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    How do you follow a daily schedule without becoming discouraged?

    I have tried to follow a daily schedule and to-do list many times in the past, but never succeeded in sticking to it. It's discouraging to look at my schedule and know how much nee…

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    Comment #14296983

    I'm sure that a lot of these designers would love to have the freedom to try new things and to innovate. But unfortunately creating unique interfaces has a very high chance of conf…

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    Comment #13149199

    That study used 400UI of vit E, which is more than 10x the RDA. Mega-dosing is what's dangerous. Good multivitamins use a fraction of that dose. The BBC article is merely clickbait…

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    Comment #12870089

    Does it matter if the degree is unrelated to the job? Example, a dev holding a psyc degree.

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    Comment #12870040

    How do you program your way out of a bag? genuinely curious

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    Comment #12766659

    5% of people have design skills, yet 17% of employers seek designers. Interesting.. Maybe I should turn to design, instead of front-end development.

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    Comment #12766537

    Start by learning HTML and CSS. Then if you want to learn JS, learn plain JS and learn it well. Forget about frameworks and libraries for now or you'll confuse yourself.

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    Comment #12666977

    I would have walked out after hearing that. How could a recruiting firm be of any help to you if their goal is to get you to accept a low paying job asap. They'll be fighting with …

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    Comment #12511776

    You want a tldr on a biography book?

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    Comment #12511761

    More like he lives at work. I'm sure his giant mansion means very little to him.

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    Comment #12485549

    >but poor senior engineers By the time the bootcamp junior reaches the senior level he/she would have already accumulated 5+ years of experience. That experience surely negates mos…

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    Comment #12399940

    Do you know if many remote companies offer part-time work?