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For what it's worth, Stripe is the only place I've ever worked that did not pay out accrued PTO. It does so only in jurisdictions where it is legally required.

Coin Flip Rule: If I think about a tough decision for too long, it's a sign that the decision may be tough because the choices are really close and additional thinking is likely no…

On one hand, startups strive very hard to become more diverse workplaces, believing that by having different kinds of people, more and better work will be done. On the other hand, …

I know you're still working things out, but I feel that your free tier is overly generous and your Business tier is a steal at $20. If it assuages a pain point for someone, that pa…

Isn't it just as, if not more, likely that a teacher would i.e. refuse to teach evolution (or even just be generally incompetent) and irremovable because of tenure? How does that i…

I wish it were possible to have a tech community that politics didn't eventually dominate.

This is an awesome idea! I signed up. Random feedback. I think you should get to claim your first tickets on the confirmation page (this is what I came here for :) Since I'm only f…

5&6 - it is nonsense to lay the blame for any aspect of the ACA/Obamacare at the feet of the Republicans (they hated on a lot more than the death panels, many things that also came…

This is kind of a fundamental part of bloom filters. They're probabilistic data structures, which is the trade you make for space efficiency. If you get a false back, you can guara…

>> A truly free market is not necessarily capitalist Can you elaborate?

This disdain for "common" investment is over the top. A much bigger concern than the potential for poor decisions by individuals is the creation of financial instruments that are, …

Check out Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software by Charles Petzold for a slightly romantic take, or Malvino's Digital Computer Electronics for an undergraduat…

> 1.) Are you a human being? [ ] No -- Sorry! [ ] Yes -- Great, you're covered. Is this actually true? Does the NHS (or any so-called universal government healthcare programs) real…

I am not a slave, and I won't have any.

$106,187 is the you're-rich-enough cutoff (at least for an Other Race-male)

$4.99/mo seems pretty cheap for this service.

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