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NextDoor used to be bad about that, but they are now much more careful to remove it quickly if anyone does post racist crap. Now it seems to be 50% paid ads, 30% lost/found pets, 1…

1. Thanks for the nuanced view. I agree that zero charity care doesn't necessarily mean greedy execs. 2. In my mind keeping costs lower is a form of charity. Especially with someth…

But also be aware that non-profit does not mean non-profit-oriented. Just that any profit goes to executives [1] instead of toward community/charity services [2]. [1] https://paddo…

Zenni is a good choice _if you know your PD_ (pupillary distance) - the distance from nose to center of pupil. 1 mm off will turn your glasses into headache machines. And the phone…

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If it is a good course on business communication they _should_ be doing it - in class. And getting feedback and suggestions on improving with every attempt. Internships are a wonde…

1. Because doctors and nurses and lawyers are required to go through specific education programs to become doctors and nurses and lawyers. Having the knowledge is not enough for th…

Guess I never paid enough attention to the return policy. That does make me less likely to shop there. Who do you recommend for electronics?

Newegg does at least have a 'Newegg only' checkbox so you can avoid the outside sellers. I will still buy electronics from Newegg for that reason. No longer trust Amazon for those.…

It is possible to install the Google App Store on a Fire, and does not require rooting it, but it is a pain and most people wouldn't bother. I agree that they really are just to lo…

I know the standard talking point is that easily available student loans is the only cause of tuition increasing so much over the years. But this ignores the massive drop of state …

A salaried person working 13 hours a day with no extra compensation is not breaking the law in the United States. I have never heard of a lawsuit about that that succeeded. Good co…

There's always time to find another job. For every hour of overtime you have to do, spend an hour looking for a better job. Yes, it is exhausting, but your future self will thank y…

I will add Finance and Insurance as two more industries where older developers (who keep their skills up to date!) are welcome. Yes, COBOL is still being used at many of these comp…

Aside from sleepiness for a few days and a (lack of) caffeine headache for a day, what are the strong withdrawal symptoms? I honestly don't think there are any and have never figur…

If it was related to higher age, wouldn't blood donations from older males also be problematic?

I may be misremembering since it has been a long time since I've used it, but I thought at one point Python treated one tab as equivalent to eight spaces.

In my experience working at a community college 20-25 years ago, no one got a pension, so no long-term liability. This may be different at universities.

> One year at GenCon (even better than "at Band Camp") a cop at my table mentioned that criminal behavior for games was almost unmeasurable compared to the general population. Uncl…

Except you can't turn off internet access on a per-app basis...

My library systems lets you check them out and download them completely online. Never need to leave the house.

To me, the book wouldn't be ruined if it got wet. It would get wrinkled and a little harder to read, but still useable. I believe the Kindle would actually stop working if dropped …

I've always used https://www.charitywatch.org . Both Charity Navigator and Charity Watch give the Red Cross a good rating. The NPR article doesn't seem to agree...

I definitely _have_ gone "wtf" when dealing with some long functions. A 380 line switch/case comes to mind. I have also had to deal with the 5 level deep inheritance that was equal…