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This is both absurd and obscene. I could think of a million better ways to spend the money and benefit people or ecosystems if I had 10 or 20 million $ burning a hole in my pocket.…

> These allegations are false. Hidden at the bottom of the article, is this: "Public prosecutor Walder of the Competence Center Cybercrime contacted me, saying he had been misquote…

In a country where everything and everyone is for sale, this is hardly surprising unfortunately.

Sharing donut coupons doesn't kill bystanders. DUI and speeding does.

You can do work on the side without disclosing your employers trade secrets, I would hope. There is nothing mysterious about yet another CRUD web application. Besides, confidential…

Count your blessings, every US and Canadian work contract (hell, even some contracting/consulting agreements) I have ever seen or signed had a no-compete and a clause prohibiting y…

It's meant to be struck out but HN doesn't do strikeout text. I meant that just as when you were in school and needed a hall pass or note from your parents to be absent, once you'r…

Meanwhile, in the US and Canada, you are forced to sign clauses that gives your employer full ownership of anything you invent ever while employed and you have to ask your ~parents…

Have you read "how to change your mind"? It touches on the subject. There is also erowid.org that might have the information you're interested in.

Definitely, I was replying to parent who didn't seem to have a problem with a $25k loss.

This has been going on with Apple for as far as I can remember. Apple puts out a new product, a significant number of people are affected by what seems to be a manufacturing defect…

Not even mentioning the ridiculous costs (especially in the US) that come into play should the fire that started in your unit injure or kill anyone.

It adds up really fast, especially when deaths or disabilities (even worth from a financial perspective) are the result of the crash.

I... Don't get this mentality. Yes replacing 25k worth of contents isn't that big a deal (although it would suck), but in a fire there are other costs that dwarf your contents. Thi…

I have a very hard time understanding why do people cut corners and do not follow safety instructions to the T. They're there for a reason, so why ignore them? Same thing why I'll …

Not everyone is a software developer with companies fighting over them. Some really don't have options, and the choice is either get no income and be unable to pay your bills, or g…

C. I only know high level languages (JS, Ruby) but never delved into lower level ones. Not from lack of interest but rather lack of time. I'm going to change that this year.

The US is just nuts. Are you saying that your earned but unused PTO doesn't have to be paid out to you when you're laid off but is rather at the discretion of the employer? How is …

Very neat, and impressive skills from the author! I wish I could do that myself... I started learning C so there is hope.

I agree with you. All these books and essays ultimately boil down to "what worked for me, plus a million other things I'm not mentioning because they're not as glamorous, and a ton…

WiFi support in openbsd? That's the only thing keeping me away from considering openbsd as my daily os: I thought there was no way to get anything else than 802.11n cards to work w…

I recently started working for a new company. My friend got me hired, and the work is ok. They of course have a giant open space office, and we're sitting next to each other on ver…

> Should the company be forced to keep paying redundant employees as some form of social justice or obligation? A lot of developed countries have it: its called employment insuranc…

"how to change your mind" is about psilocybin (magic mushrooms) and it's a pretty good read on the subject of psychedelics. Couldn't put it down, highly recommended.

That's how I see it. Amazon is aliexpress with a 4 or 5x markup and delivery within a week.