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alexathrowawa9

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    Ask HN: Why not base a tech company in a LCOL area as a hiring incentive?

    What would happen if a tech company/startup based itself in a LCOL area like the US midwest or south? Then the company offers say only 70% of tech salaries because it can't compete…

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    Comment #44597532

    Makes sense, I can see #1 being an issue

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    Ask HN: Is the Ask HN algorithm broken?

    I don't understand the ranking algorithm looking in the ask section on HN For example I saw a post with time 6 hours ago with 7 upvotes ranks higher than a post with 22 upvotes 1 h…

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    Ask HN: What are your current programming pet peeves?

    Perhaps someone could point out a solution or discussion could inspire someone to create a solution.

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    Comment #44312536

    Sounds like you have succumbed to the engagement algorithms

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    Comment #44302959

    This right here is the quintessential hackernews comment Pure HN distilled

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    Comment #43415933

    Can a union force a company to continue a project if the company decides to cancel it?

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    Comment #43358142

    Ah yes, my legacy: UserOAuthLoginProfileAPIService

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    Comment #42870334

    The name OpenAI gets more ridiculous by the day Would not be surprised if they do a rebrand eventually

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    Comment #42309438

    On this topic, does anyone know where are the best computer museums to visit? What is the biggest one in the world?

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    Comment #42079336

    Bannister Effect

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    Comment #41206047

    This part is pretty funny "Rhubarb is used instead in the UK where actors say "rhubarb, rhubarb", gur-gur ("гур-гур") in Russia, and gaya (がや) in Japan, perhaps in part reflecting …

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    Comment #41061145

    > Any good stories? One time I walked into a dark room with like 50 test devices to get something and somehow accidentally triggered them and all 50 started talking at the same tim…

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    Comment #41060620

    I remember getting that invite! You could use "baby crying detected" as an automation trigger

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    Comment #41060465

    Throwaway here but I used to work in Alexa org at Amazon and was amazed by how big the org was (thousands and thousands of people) considering it doesn't seem to be a big revenue g…