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I'm curious to see how many of these people who make SF level salaries while living in the Midwest stand up for their beliefs and refuse the 6 months severance Not that most of the…

I submitted this because I've been thinking about this problem a lot lately, and so was pleased to find this. I'm unable to find any "meaty" articles, however - everything I find i…

Am I the only person who was angered because I assumed they were doing a piss-take on a serious subject? Fuck's sake, people - learn how to explain yourselves in the context of you…

It was not, and stayed not the next 5+ years There was a recession, actually

sorry, I don't have a more scientific link to point you to, but thought the topic would be interesting to this group

Which part of Japan are you in? There are two very active Slack communities (Tokyo & Kansai) that can help you even if you can't do face to face with anyone ( http://hnkansai.slack…

Started bouldering at age 48. Stronger than I've ever been in my life, and in better shape generally since my mid-20's

This isn't really the main point of his article, but he glosses over one very important point about young people & the work ethic today: People who get labelled as "freeters" aren'…

Off Topic - I do wish magazines that exist for long form articles would build the page so you could use the space bar to advance without covering the top lines with their navbar. I…

lawyers don't write in a bunch of permission clauses. they turn what their clients asks for into legalese.

Are there any alternatives out there that let me: 1) Oauth2 into my account so I can see new postings in my subscriptions (not "the one you've been avoiding clicking for 8 weeks") …

It seems to me the whole problem amounts to companies deciding to redefine the word "entry", then acting all disappointed when no one else uses that definition. "Entry" means "to e…

I think it is xenophobic in Japan, but the point they were trying to make is more that many of the jobs require licenses for anybody , and much of it very difficult for foreigners …

See how this is an example of how the need to take a swipe at some group ends up making you look foolish? Your point was that trains are "self-driving cargo". If you'd left it at t…

You're right. The article I read was more business oriented and used both terms, and I didn't notice.

Interesting - was just reading this morning about Astranis & their low-orbit satellites to supply more of the world with broadband Seems like a tie-in, although Electric Thrusters …

I'm trying to page you on Yahoo but not getting an response :-( EDIT: oh, I see your note "my yahoo pager is screwed too"

I had to use a js library for something today. npm install downloaded 113 new packages. I'm not even a javascript programmer; I'm saddled with being "full-stack" I'm supposed to re…

I gave regularly to kiva,org, charitywater.org & local causes. I do the occasional programming volunteer tasks when I have time & find a fit (usually small things like giving web s…