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And I see no reason for you to assume that my concern for another human being is somehow projection. You like being alone. Congratulations. So does he. That's great, and I never sa…

An assumption I did not make . My statement about convenience was in reference to being around services central to population centers, e.g. medical facilities. Clearly most people …

I did no such thing. I responded to someone's statement that he's a recluse with the suggestion that perhaps that's not a natural state. Somehow this is offensive? Then I went on t…

Downvotes for an attempt at constructive suggestions. Fly that proud introvert flag, HN!

Would be interesting to see a quality of life comparison (if such a thing can be reliably quantified) The fact that it can't be reliably (more specifically, objectively) quantified…

Not necessarily. As a small business owner, I aspire to this as well, if only because my experience has been "I expect my employers to get all they can out of my while paying me th…

I agree, with the exception of "that's how it's supposed to be." As defined by who? Knowing what happened and understanding why makes deciding on a resolution possible. The suggest…

The idea that this is a potential haven after a man-made apocalyptic event is very much in line with the "well, we fucked up that environment, let's try this one next" way we've le…

I'd have a hard time calling humanity surviving a win here. But then I am pretty good at the Fallout games (as long as you're talking about 1, 2, or Tactics), so maybe if I move to…

I don't understand the outcry at "ageism" in advertising. The point of advertising is to address your target audience , not everyone . The vast majority of products simply do not c…

"It doesn't happen in America" and "it's un-American" are not the same statement. On the assumption you're being serious and not facetious, when an American uses the term "un-Ameri…

Well crap. After reading the intro I hoped to find and take it (in order to, of course, confirm my own rather egotistical beliefs about my language aptitude), only to further read …

I'm definitely with you on the way she treated her team and what she expected from them... but seriously... please put your IQ back in your pants. I don't believe in "learn to code…

Or you were chronically underpaid and didn't realize it. Or you were the victim of circumstances beyond your control that resulted in abnormal financial burdens. Or any of innumera…

Either you don't quite understand the purpose of a non-compete or there's an entire class of them I'm not aware of (which is entirely possible), but in my experience, their purpose…

This was apparently (anecdotally) the case a while ago, but I've never seen a single employment contract that included a clause like this. I don't know whether it's just FUD, wheth…

Somehow you've decided that, despite labeling yourself unsuccessful, people should pay attention to what you say. The only support I see you making for this is citing your IQ, whic…

Maybe its the best we can expect of a corporation. Corporations don't make decisions; they don't do anything at all. The people who control them do. "A corporation" isn't even a si…

It's certainly interesting to read this sort of reflection. The author discusses Jobs' mannerisms without either worshiping or demonizing him, which is refreshing.

ABC. Always be coding. Always. Be. Coding.

This strikes me as the same sort of statistical non-information that people strive to come up with during sports games (at least in the US). "Mr. X is the first person in 17 years …

No, but your name might be. ;)

It's annoying but some people like bumps in the road. You apparently tried to build a prototype with a framework that very explicitly tries to provide more than just prototype capa…

Want your employees to cooperate better? Follow this ONE CRAZY RULE we learned from ants!