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I just pull the battery out for extended plugged in sessions. Get it to 98%, pull out battery. No need to waste charge cycles.

I think someone can be very passionate about coding and still only do it 9-5. Being passionate about your job, loving what you are doing, taking pride in it, and committing to buil…

I'm not making excuses. I've tried very hard at some things and failed miserably. I've tired hard at some things and had great results that surprised even me. Those are facts. It i…

Yeah, no, you are 100% wrong.

I actually never tried to play the piano, just the flute and later percussion. >For classically pianists, it just means you can read notes and play the corresponding notes Couldn't…

>Most of the 'bad' programmers many of us come into contact with are just farther behind on their journey to being great software developers, and may only be as bad as they are bec…

>anyone can learn to play piano Is there a belief that anyone can learn to play the piano? I can't. I struggled for many years trying to learn various instruments. I failed miserab…

>You have to do a complete change of the engine lubricant how often? Usually not very often. I only need to do it once every 10,000 miles. There is a widely held myth that you must…

I don't believe you are painting a clear picture of the average person's "mental block." Most people I know would love to own a EV but they "aren't there yet" for most people I kno…

Cost to operate the vehicle (gas) isn't the whole story. How much do these vehicles cost to insure and is it comparable with a gas car at a similar price point? (Not being snarky, …

I remember "hot-linking" was a big problem in the 1990s web. Also one time a myspace template linked to pictures on some guys website and became really popular. He decided to goats…

Here's some more ideas: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9427856

I am a Java dev and don't use VS and things basically work "out of the box" for me. I used to be a big "Linux is the best dev env" kinda person but I've changed my mind since I sta…

The law doesn't say "you can't ask candidates for their photo" it says "you can't discriminate based on race/gender/pregnancy status/ethnicity/age (>40)/national origin in hiring p…

I have to be honest here.... I review resumes and have a say in hiring decisions in my company. I would probably have a tendency to disregard this resume because of the picture. It…

I don't believe it is out of date. The reason is the resume is the first impression of you - someone has to make a 60 second choice to look into you further - to call you or Google…

Generally speaking in the US unpaid internships are illegal (for for profit companies) if the employee is doing real work that brings business value to the company.... The DOL has …

I'm from the US and my school required 1 year co-op experience as a pre-req for completing the degree.

Can you explain to me why older cars are easier to steal? I'm not familiar with auto theft/security and I'm curious.

>My 99 Prizm key would work for most all other Chevy Prizm cars. I know that this "cross keying" would work on quite a few different brands and models as well. Back in the later 80…

Grading scales can and do change depending on circumstances of how the class goes. If a majority of the students do poorly on a quiz worth 20% of your grade, the professor may choo…

A syllabus is not a contract. It can be changed unilaterally at any time and is no way legally enforceable. "The court finds no legal support for treating a course syllabus as a co…

Except that it is classified as a war crime under Article 54 of Protocol I of the Geneva Convention: It is prohibited to attack, destroy, remove or render useless objects indispens…

The VA has an overview of the research: http://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/agentorange/researc...

Bayer has got to have the worst history of any company still around. They used concentration camp slave labor and performed medical experiments on them as well. Then someone who we…