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albatross
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Comment #26809076
Is that really a reason for skyrocketing pay though? Struggling to come up with any instances where this actually happened and such "hazard pay" was "justified."
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Comment #24117829
Friend of mine had a Bear Stearns cigar box (humidor? My poor underclass brain knows not the word). Was pretty good for a laugh.
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Comment #23929214
If you find yourself with significant free time but don't want to abandon the comfort of your current role, start a side project.
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Comment #23920973
> Even in a no-limits, fully-government-paid education system, Tidmarsh Community College is going to have to convince students to come there instead of Harvard or State U. They'll…
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Comment #23920840
Made the following assumptions about rough classes income brackets: - Those at the low end, eligible for financial aid. May be eligible for complete housing/tuition financial aid, …
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Comment #23918655
It seems like an educational instituion relying on income from real estate properties points to the greater issue here: General lack of funding for education. Making money off hous…
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Comment #23899055
You could write the cleanest, most bug-free and user-friendly app, release it in the US, and likely never see this level of adoption (I believe is the point that is being made here…
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Comment #23879642
I think the average non-technical reader could figure out that "plain text" refers to some variant of "········" rather than "password," even if the understanding is lacking techni…
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Comment #23879631
I'm sure the folks shorting TSLA would disagree on Elon's DMs. Maybe Kanye's DMs would reveal he's really just fucking with everyone and hasn't actually completely lost it. Well...…
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Comment #23865909
I feel like a lot of the debates going on in the comments here are missing the forest for the trees here: Those with much money have too much of it, and those with little have too …
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Comment #23815063
I'll adjust my search parameters. Thanks for the advice!
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Comment #23814235
To some degree, yes. However, I've found there is often a chicken/egg problem of needing experience in the role to be hired for it. That said, it's been a few years since I looked …
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Comment #23813427
I have been a generalist my whole life, and have struggled significantly to translate this into a meaningful career. I have thrived in interdisciplinary roles, but have always foun…
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Comment #23809075
Sawstops are great and likely the reason I still count in base ten (I set one off in my university's woodshop years ago). The saw I was using at the time cost upwards of $10k (I wa…
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Comment #23795928
A video is a series of pictures, so not "technically" inaccurate...
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Comment #23787071
- Given $2000+ laptop by company - Complains I get that a lot of folks here are engaging in what they view as "healthy design criticism," but, as a creative professional who does n…
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Comment #23496790
I believe this only works if it is coming from a corporation and targeted at an individual -_-
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Comment #9060162
Information has been lost and reconstituted for as long as civilization has existed (and longer). Short of preserving the actual experience, all of what we perceive to have experie…