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khaolak

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    Comment #11628247

    This is very encouraging if true. The difference between a 17 year old applying to "a top-10 institution" and a 17 year old applying to "Tumbleweed State" is almost exclusively wha…

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    Comment #11171802

    I remember a time when people protested their local governments to enact laws and policies which they thought were best. Which is exactly what's happening here. I haven't followed …

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    Comment #11115079

    I'd say it's too much to ask at the application stage. If you want to give a code test after a phone screen, that seems more reasonable. Both parties have more confidence that the …

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    Comment #11034966

    I can think of a dozen perfectly good answers. "I'm the tech lead", "I was a developer for X years before moving into management", "Fully technical - I wrote/designed this blah", "…

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    Comment #10823357

    Or stated differently, make everyone pay their fair share. The current system is "I got mine, screw you" for those fortunate enough to have bought property years ago. It's surprisi…

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    Comment #10779687

    Assuming you're in the US, that's not how healthcare works. You'd still be covered by your current plan as part of the provisions of COBRA. You have 60 days to elect coverage, if y…

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    Comment #10724195

    > If guns had been outlawed, I wouldn't have been shot. Murder is also illegal. In your hypothetical scenario, you're assuming the shooter was willing to break the law to murder yo…

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    Comment #10709016

    Which actually highlights the unstated cultural elements of class aside from income. Is an Ivy educated woman working at an NGO for 30k the same class as a shift manager at Walmart…

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    Comment #10697433

    I'll try to help you understand the parent's point. The current environment of VC-backed companies is such that almost all companies in the tech startup ecosystem are following hig…