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mecameron

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    > The architect said to me that we'll never fully recoup our costs of putting the hat on the house. To which I replied that we don't always to things for economic reasons, and just…

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    Gravie | Sr Platform (DevOps) Engineer | Onsite Minneapolis | Full-Time Hi, we’re Gravie. We improve the way employers offer health benefits and provide employees coverage they can…

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    Comment #21038988

    I've used ClojureScript with re-frame professionally for over 2 years, and it's been the first time in over 20 years of development that I've enjoyed working on the front-end. Unid…

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    Comment #20140891

    Added sugar is not necessary for yeast. The yeast is breaking down and using the carbs naturally present in wheat. The simplest breads, like french baguettes, are only made with fl…

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    Gravie | DevOps/Sys Admin | Minneapolis, MN | Full time | ONSITE Gravie is reinventing health benefits, making them easier and more affordable for employers and employees. We're is…

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    Comment #19743912

    I think one thing missing in the responses here is that there is some culpability without intent. Assume there was not ill intent, the fact that so many things that went on still h…

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    I bought a 2013 Model S recently that had its wheels swapped with a 2016 Model S by a third party before sale (I didn't care for the 21" wheels that were on the 2013, and the buyer…

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    For when you can't find any more pretrained ones. Or to get someone for a lower salary and growing them that provides some loyalty and help solving the problem of not having enough…

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    This is the real problem. If the consumer price is $50 but the insurer is paying $250 behind the scenes, then we all pay that price with increased premiums.

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    We've been using Clojure for 3 years and ClojureScript for 1.5 years. We're actively converting more of our legacy codebase to Clojure/Script. It's been a great choice for us and e…

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    Fortunately, gasoline cars are so inefficient that you only need about 1/3 of the comparable energy in an electric car to move the vehicle. Still a ways to go, but we don't need to…

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    The surface of the Earth is finite in size and has no edges. You can keep progressing forward without hitting an edge.

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    I agree, I think they should have taken the high road and tried to build the whole market of any vehicle with a plug instead of the underhanded jab against the volt. There are so m…

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    >> Cost of fueling - electricity is cheaper than gas. >Nullified by the fact that charging stations are scarce AND that it takes a lot of time to finish a charge. People drive cars…

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    I could see that viewpoint if you've never driven electric, but I think ultimately it's just a better product. Quiet, quick acceleration, never visiting a stinky gas station (charg…

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    Except that EVs are uniquely situated to get cleaner after they are purchased. That's already occurring, so an EV purchased in 2013 is currently cleaner per mile than it was when i…

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    Comment #10839745

    Personal experience with nearly all health care insurance plans since the 90's: Each year the premiums go up, the out of pocket costs increase, and benefits decrease (beyond more t…

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    You are not required to use the HSA provider that your insurer/employer is tied to. You can pick and contribute to your own HSA account elsewhere, with one caveat. Your contributio…

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    Two biggest issues: 1. This just reeks of "No true Scotsman". My biggest issue with this REST purist rhetoric is that it seems no one can actually implement REST, but apparently if…