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ChrisLoer

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About ChrisLoer

@ChrisLoer: VoteUp maker, shy yoga teacher, Navy spouse, naive gardener voteupapp.com Ex-BigFix, Ex-IBM software engineer and engineering manager

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    I'm not sure how the QGIS vector tile renderer works, but for the github demo page it would be easy to add the RTL text plugin to MapLibre to correctly handle the RTL text: https:/…

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    Comment #19455049

    Oh hey, thanks! I didn't expect anyone to see this post after it dropped off the "new" page...

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    Comment #18914907

    I work at Mapbox. Not speaking officially for the company here (for that see https://www.mapbox.com/privacy/ ), but I can say it's definitely an internalized norm that in order to …

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    Comment #9515523

    We're still a few years off from worrying about schools, but it is the sort of thing that makes us toy with the idea of some variety of home-schooling. I'm sure there other nuisanc…

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    Comment #9507285

    I'm sorry if I phrased that sentence wrong. I certainly don't think "enjoyable" things are "non-productive". In fact I think that the things we truly enjoy are likely to be some of…

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    Comment #9507264

    MMM definitely makes most sense for people who enjoy doing the sorts of things MMM enjoys doing. I happen to really like a lot of the around-the-house type DIY projects, so it's a …

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    Comment #9507222

    Yeah, I think living in SF is a luxury -- although I know that's painful to say to someone who really has roots there. I lived there for four years, and it's an amazing town. Livin…

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    Comment #9507196

    - On how long it takes to save up enough money that you don't need to work: depends on your assumptions, but yes it takes some years of work. There are lots of people who write on …

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    Comment #9507132

    Yeah, I think ACA is a huge supporter of this kind of move... although I planned to get an exchange plan, I ended up marrying a member of the US Navy, so I get covered by Tricare. …

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    Comment #9507092

    Yeah, the lack of feedback (and not being embedded in a motivated team) is a very big downside. In my case, I responded by distancing myself a little bit from focusing so much on s…

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    Comment #9507042

    One kid is on the way -- and yes, I have no idea how children are going to affect our lives! I've considered going in two totally different directions: I might go for a high-paying…

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    Comment #9506873

    Haha, he's a pretty impressive example of independence, although I don't think either the million dollars or the parrots are truly necessary!

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