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mounds

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About mounds

Programmer, mechanical keyboard enthusiast, amateur barista, tinkerer, and a generally 'old soul'.

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    Comment #20060353

    I'm somewhat confused by the author, more so because even as a 'gifted' student, the other 'gifted' students often took to things faster. Not one gifted student was particularly al…

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    Comment #20060309

    People can work really hard at doing a crap job. Doing the job right makes more sense to determine positive outcomes. Having some academic shreds to back up the common sense is goo…

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    Comment #20060279

    Have you heard about the US college admissions scandal? Surely academia must be flawless, pristine in regard for the moral high ground based on your assumption, and surely they don…

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    Comment #20060190

    Exactly this. I think too there's some homage to those who were die-hard Sega fans, and who continue to be, that find this piece of hardware an extraordinary find. There's a few de…

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    Comment #18319271

    Whoa whoa whoa! Revolutionary idea - signed packages?! /s In all seriousness though, Python's community is so communally fractured, I don't see one standard winning out. When the c…

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    Comment #18244471

    Yes, I believe that's half the issue. Anecdote time. Say Shameless Joe A quit college, got a physical labor job at ok-ish wages, worked his way vigorously through the ranks, and fo…

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    Comment #18244076

    You'd be surprised by the lack of understanding of compound interest overall. When talking about putting away money for a retirement plan, other 20-somethings I work with are deer-…

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    Comment #18185392

    Agreed, either upright or sitting rows are great.