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CptJamesCook

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About CptJamesCook

I've worked as a software engineer for the past 2 decades.

Recent public activity

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    Let the sun hit your chest, upper legs, butt, etc. Places that have suffered less skin damage over the years. And that you wouldn't mind getting a bit of sun damage since they are …

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    Comment #28290405

    It is unfortunate that the most clinically backed skincare treatment, retinols, cause so many problems for rosacea sufferers. Not to mention, the 1-month of breakouts people experi…

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    Comment #28204207

    37% federal, 13.3% california = 50.3 Most wealthy people spend another 1-2% of their income on property taxes and a bit on sales taxes, etc. I estimate I pay 53% of my income to ta…

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    Comment #26268309

    This is my surgeon's response to your question: The angle, orientation and position of EACH AND EVERY transplanted graft (of hair follicles) determines the final naturalness of the…

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    Comment #26252078

    A hair transplant isn't extremely expensive, and price is definitely not the limiting factor on the result you can achieve. They cost around $10k on the low end and $35k from the m…

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    Comment #23085506

    In the US every company pays unemployment insurance. When employees are laid off, they receive unemployment benefits from this fund until they find a new job (for up to 39 months).…

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    Comment #19810454

    What does Jack do that you consider to be bullshit?

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    Comment #16638545

    https://ijr.com/2018/03/1077083-ex-obama-campaign-director-f...

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    Comment #16638522

    https://ijr.com/2018/03/1077083-ex-obama-campaign-director-f... Director of the Obama campaign seems to feel they did very similar things, with the tacit support of Facebook (at le…

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    Comment #16439467

    How about a guarantee that the guests won't throw a party in my house and disturb my neighbors? This has been a constant problem for me.

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    Comment #16356717

    SplitOptimizer.com is a very cheap a/b testing tool. It’s not as full featured as optimized but it works perfectly.

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    Comment #15918251

    Reminder: Communism killed 100 million people in the 20th century.

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    Comment #15497020

    I despise my new Macbook's touchbar. I can't get to the volume button without stopping what I'm doing for 4-5 seconds to find the key, then press multiple buttons, I can't use the …

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    Comment #15277811

    Boss here. I care a lot about how hard an employee is working.

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    Comment #14833262

    How do you explain temperatures dropping from 1940-1975 during the same time that CO2 in the atmosphere was increasing faster than ever before?

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    Comment #14772554

    "Kat Manalac – Does YC fund and work with later stage companies? Do you want me to kick that over to you? Anu Hariharan – So yes, yes we do. So the YC continuity fund that was laun…

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    Comment #14666596

    Zillow has been threatening small startups for years. Most just go away quietly. It's good to see people fighting back on their behalf.

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    Comment #14666008

    It's surprising to see an article about insurance without references to black swan risks.

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    Comment #14582863

    Hmm. I've heard it in Maryland and California.