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From observing various internet forums, including this one, I noticed that people from the "first world" countries think Elon Musk actually cares about freedom of speech and isn’t …

Regarding salaries, pick a number you’re a tony bit ashamed to say out loud and add 5-10%. Use that as a starting point and let them talk you down. You’ll probably want to try this…

The iPad pros are USB-C only, so I think it’s just a matter of time

I went through this exact situation. I wound up telling them like it was - I liked everything about the job except my actual duties. Then I proceeded to describe to them what I’d l…

I’m in the process of starting up a side business for my wife, making and selling physical goods. I’m in Sweden, and the go-to here is Klarna. They have their issues, but integrati…

Write out the whole thesis as headers and fill all the sections with Loren ipsums until you have the page count you want. Then, start filling in the real text

I stumbled upon this when trying to get started with my master thesis. In frustration, I threw a bunch of buzzwords and random thoughts at LaTeX and then stashed it for a day or tw…

Not up to speed on the specifics, but don’t the insurances always have $x000 copayments?

Exactly. 20% ON TOP of your salary. It’s baked in to the US salary. Sure, it doesn’t account for the whole delta but it’s not nothing.

> I don't personally care about daycare and college savings as I'm not planning to have kids Right. But you ARE going to get old and sick and someone else’s children are going to t…

I’m not, but GP seems to be. edit: alright, it was a bit snarky, but he’s basically advocating government intervention so can get more time off from work to run the household

Not income tax, payroll tax, the tax the employer pays for having employees. Most people are not even aware of this existing. It the one marked “Employer” in this table: https://en…

Salaries in the US are pre-payroll taxes, post in EU. Also not included in US salaries: daycare, healthcare, college savings. Is see this trope all the time, but it’s an illusion. …

> What I’d like to see is the government doing more to make it possible for all working women with families to better balance their lives. Or, you know, the dads could pitch in wit…

Looking back at my career, quitting each job meant I learned something about myself or the industry. Job 1: Wanted more money. Job 2: Learned that what companies say and promise is…

Any other third party with funding on the level of FBI

> It's not safe to grow veggies and grains with human manures. Not true. My wife does research on this and post-sewage treatment dried sludge actually has better values than some o…

So do you consider HN social media or not?

Man, I must be getting old, because more and more often something like this pops up and it strikes me that this has been done before. In this case, I was flying through the file sy…

I remember it as 1/12th of a Kessel Run, easy peasy

UK's at the verge of Brexit and my hunch is things like immigration are going to be super messy for years to come. Just a heads up.

Seems like a crazy amount of risk for $200?

It’s not a software system, but rather me figuring out and abstracting away stuff like payroll, taxes, bookkeeping, client acquisition, insurances , pensions and everything else th…

Correct, curse you autocorrect!