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It always amazes me when I hear about people asking this question. Don't these hiring managers consider for a second how intrusive and rude it is? Aren't they concerned they may co…

I remember taking a programming course many years ago at a community college. I finished an assignment, which wasn't too hard, and decided to go on to an advanced, unassigned topic…

Same with me. I'm disgusted that they did not do much about had trauma. I'm also disgusted that it is so difficult for me to watch games I want without paying a lot of money, even …

Where I work, we definitely get too many customer recommendations that are treated as show-stopping by someone in our business side. Often the customer will only vaguely remember m…

I had a similar background, but in the U.S. I even lived close to a few big biotech companies, and I could not even get an interview, even when applying for entry-level jobs. Then …

It always amazes me that the people I know who are financially well-off almost always choose to live in an ugly McMansion. Voluntarily. I've determined that if I ever become well-o…

Head First Design Patterns is awesome. I read a couple other Design Pattern books, but didn't really get it. I didn't want to buy a "Head First" book because it looked kind of sill…

Or a hillbilly!

San Luis Obispo is awesome as others have said, but it is about 10 miles from the beach. Ventura County is also good, but has been getting very expensive that last 10 years. Carpin…

Agreed. For a second I thought it was an ad for a job.

historio.us is my favourite at the moment, but all that red can be annoying at times.

What part(s) of Montana?

I went to a little store in a poor neighbourhood a few weeks ago and was surprised to see a tiny container of Tide for 7.99, and there were no other sizes or brands of detergent.

I know someone where people in their department come into the office 3 days a week and they work from home 2 days a week. That seemed like a good balance.

Taking such a long time to get my degrees. When I finally had the educational background I wanted, I found it's difficult to get those entry-level positions when you're over 35. An…

It reminds me of a PC World magazine that I had. It took me over a year and a half to get around to reading it. It had an article about the 50 best websites or something like that.…

S Tacoma, wow, she must be a saint :)

I haven't ordered from newegg in a couple years, but this will motivate me to start buying from them again.

> Satoshi's grammar is always perfect. His sentences are tight. That makes me think it's more than one person, e.g. Wright, Kleiman, Szabo and possibly more. The more people that e…

Agreed. Saying "sorry" brings out the worst in some people. If you pay attention, you'll sense a shift in the power dynamic, and some jerks out there will become more hostile, beli…

There are a few things that have helped me deal with social anxiety: 1. Talking more with people that work in stores when I'm paying for something - Cashiers are great people to pr…

Agreed. I took a networking course at University, and at community college, but didn't really understand networking until I started fooling around with Wireshark.

Here are things that worked for me ... - reduce caffeine intake; I've changed from 5 to 2 cups of coffee a day, and try not to have one after 3pm; I feel I can relax when I go home…

There is a good foreign film about a doppelganger called "The Double Life of Véronique" by the great European director Krzysztof Kieślowski. It's one of the few times I've watched …

I wish there were a Presidential candidate that would make come out strongly against these things. Left or right, I'd vote for him/her. Unfortunately, most Americans probably are n…