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hoagsobject

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    Comment #39764893

    Getting back with friends helped me a lot. I have been living in another country for a while without close friends. Once I have moved to my _real_ friends for a few months, my symp…

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    Comment #38189185

    >estimates are always wrong so don't put too much effort into it. What people value is how long you spend making up lies so spend some time on it! Why people always say this? In my…

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    Comment #37701158

    > No statistics are actually cited for the "mounting evidence" but the 15% is cited to a "single study" -- so is 85% overprescribed by definition, if they're not helping? I don't k…

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    Comment #37673910

    Article claims that SSRI are overpresribed, and that only 15% derive any benefit. To me it seems that people who don't need it and were over-prescribed the drug do not derive any b…

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    Comment #37595206

    It depends on the subject. You can get feedback from tutors/professors, and evaluation of your work. If you study proofs, you can't verify by yourself if they are good/correct. Apa…

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    Comment #37595093

    As someone who decided to get BSc degree in Math & Stats after 5 years in industry this thread makes me questioning my decision. Everyone says you don't need degree, but in my expe…

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    Comment #37595039

    /r/cscareerquestions has different feeling

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    Comment #37595015

    How did you learn stuff for working in such companies? I always assumed you need a lot of math and theory to work in finance.

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    Comment #37480097

    We are super small company, there is no management. I'm teamlead/backend developer/project manager. If I go, the whole development stops. That's how it is. But yeah, I started send…

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    Comment #37480011

    >Hate unlimited vacation In my company it means you can take the time off whenever you want, but we are understaffed, so if you take time off the whole project will be stopped and …

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    Comment #37334615

    Exactly. Doing all my life software development, since I was kid. I don't have any other skills. I have been considering becoming a cook, or going into the military tho. But it's h…

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    Comment #37334603

    Owning a plumber company does not translate into work on the foot. Probably it will be sitting job