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Jesus H Christ, this comment section. What has happened to HN? I think I'm done for good this time. Peace.

The article is wrong. The 14 day limit applies only to working from a different country than the one your job is based in. Partial WFH is very much still on the table for the fores…

This statement as quoted is false. I'm guessing it is a misinterpretation of the policy that employees may work remotely from a different country for up to 14 days per year without…

20% projects (and the policy supporting them) are very much still a thing at Google. Not sure how many people actually participate in one but my perception is that it is a relative…

Indeed, years ago I heard about Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and was amazed at how difficult it was to find an English translation of it.

I don't entirely disagree, but my main gripe is that the former definition is extremely useful so it is unfortunate to have it subsumed by the concept of "shy" (for which we alread…

> its website confirms the refrigerator does have social media capabilities, and the tweet source confirms it was sent from the device. Imagine waking from a coma after 10 or 20 ye…

Interesting that "psytrance" is also listed as a subgenre of "psytrance".

> I would say that I'm an introvert who's really good at pretending to be an extrovert for small amounts of time In other words: an introvert. There seems to be a widespread miscon…

This x1000. You've basically described my dream lifestyle. It does seem indeed very hard to achieve without being retired, but I feel like for those making good money in tech it sh…

While I sympathize with the privacy concerns, carrying two phones around is pretty much a dealbreaker for me.

I highly recommend Khan Academy: https://www.khanacademy.org/

> It is, however, a strong social proof for other things that matter a great deal. > a willingness to abide by the rules and procedures of a complex organization, even when they do…

> What happens when the population and the economy are in a steady state, where we don't expect things to increase at 2% forever https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steady-state_economy …

I live on 80th in the UWS and there is similar construction that's been going on behind my building since I moved in last year. Luckily I'm not home during the week, but they still…

Heh... What's interesting is I personally feel the opposite. I can eat thousands of calories of carbs/sugar no problem, but I fill up on fat pretty quick. I did the keto diet for a…

My opinion, from my own experience: Sure, that definitely works. But the choice of cutting fat is kind of arbitrary. You can do the same with sugar & carbs and get basically the sa…

For those interested in learning more, I highly recommend Ryan Holiday's book The Obstacle is the Way which gives a great high-level modern take on stoicism. The classics are also …

I'd guess the majority of them weren't initially received well. It seems it's kind of characteristic of truly good & innovative ideas that they at first seem like terrible ideas to…

Yup, that was my last company . Had a bunch of inexperienced devs getting promoted to "Senior" all the time. I think I counted once and figured out that we had more people working …

I think I tried this once (accidentally) back when pseudoephedrine was put behind the counter and immediately figured out it was total garbage compared to the real thing. I can't b…

The problem is: it actually works. Really really well. Unlike phenylephrine.