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greeniron

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    Comment #24078138

    >you'd end up with another junk food company i'm not sure if i can agree with you on this. if i can create a successful junk food brand like mcdonalds, i'd do it in a second.

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    Comment #24051896

    that's just plain wrong. if you even used tiktok, you'll understand how truly frighteningly powerful their algorithm is at finding exactly the kind of content you want to watch. i …

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    Comment #24051668

    the entire TikTok India is filled with content from the lower caste. like, literally if you check out all the viral ones like the cringey indian joker, or the very popular one with…

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    Comment #23992055

    there's a follow model, it's just secondary. when you log into tiktok, the first page you see is called the For You Page, where content is pushed to you algorithmically. to see the…

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    Comment #23926746

    i mean, it's definitely not "ethnically" wrong LOL. (ps: in case people missed it, it's ethically, not ethnically)

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    Comment #23916688

    i mean... that's a legit theoretical concern, but so far i've bought many dirt cheap electronic products from ali for years and so far they've all worked as advertised.

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    Comment #23897888

    man, i often hear people complain about aliexpress, i just don't understand it. i've been buying and using headscratchingly cheap products from china through aliexpress, and seriou…

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    Comment #23839751

    not sure if this comes across as dehumanizing, but trust me, the employers don't give a shit if the maids judge them. i don't know of anyone who has ever worried about being judged…

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    Comment #23832473

    or in a more Black Mirror-esque reality, maybe after the human dies the robot no longer detects a heart rate or pulse and considers the corpse as trash and just disposes of it auto…

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    Comment #23832459

    move to Singapore then. they have full-time, live-in maids from indonesia or phillipines that can cost as low as USD 300-400 a month. i grew up in Singapore, where I had 3 maids on…

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    Comment #23726021

    is there something wrong with my approach? i'm a hard worker, i just want to be paid the maximum i can get for my work that's all.

  12. story
    How does someone with a CS degree get a non-coding tech job?

    Motivated by the other post I read here, I noticed that there were a lot of people who have anecdotes on their colleagues or managers etc who are apparently completely removed from…

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    Comment #23720373

    i don't think this is the message you're trying to convey, but seriously i'm reading so many stories in this post about how non-technical people can get into these (presumably) hig…

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    Comment #23579474

    this is in BC. every 3-4 months, i keep calling, ask for "customer retention department" and threaten to leave. sometimes i just say "got any promos for me?" and they'll just offer…

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    Comment #23578809

    not sure about collusion between the big 3, but for both my mobile and internet provider (2 different ones), i've successfully pitted them against each other by calling to say i'm …

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    Comment #23532393

    so you're essentially going to become a Technical Project Manager. that's interesting - i'm searching for TPM jobs, maybe i should include implementation consultant postings as wel…

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    Comment #23519544

    yeah, but then you'd have to live in india.

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    Comment #23485553

    wait... this comment is confusing. how is he not contributing towards "keeping the restaurant in business" by ordering delivery vs picking it up in person?

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    Comment #23044470

    unless they're really bad bikes

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    Comment #23024883

    not sure too many people caught your satire.

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    Comment #22824550

    maybe try entry level project management jobs. i have a business and computer science degree, always more inclined towards the business side rather than technical or coding, and pr…

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    Comment #21947808

    seriously? like, even if i'm heading out after dinner, i just leave the leftover box in the car. if it goes bad, then it goes bad, if it doesn't, great! lunch for next day. and not…

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    Comment #21947745

    this is key insight - large portions tend to be mostly massive quantities of cheap carbs like rice and potatoes. the expensive proteins tend to be very "sensible" portions lol.

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    Comment #21947731

    i might be confused, but are you suggesting ala carte restaurants all convert to some form of AYCE system? or would it be a single free refill for the REALLY HUNGRY? cause i'm a bi…

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    Comment #21947650

    not sure where you're from, but i LOVE huge portions in restaurants because that means i have leftovers to take home for the next day. do most people not do that?