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renegadesensei

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    Comment #21604221

    >Engaging in "lewd acts" with a romantic partner is not allowed during your stay. Sheesh. What's the point then?

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    Comment #21310730

    It's a fine line companies walk. They want to build a cohesive company identity with aligned values and goals, but they also want diversity, which makes all of that harder. So you …

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    Comment #21235801

    It's very difficult unless the entire company is remote. It's a very simple human bias. We feel greater connection and trust with people physically present, which naturally makes r…

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    Comment #21233325

    Pretty crazy Saturday evening! Got some friends crashing with me since they were in an evacuation zone. Fortunately we didn't lose power. Just enjoying a windy night.

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    Comment #19935023

    I took it to be a comparison to Netflix. Cloud gaming is analogous to streaming movies with similar tradeoffs, the difference being that games are interactive.

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    Comment #19814182

    DevOps/Infrastructure Engineer with machine learning experience Location: Tokyo, Japan Remote: Yes, many years remote experience Willing to Relocate: No but I can travel and work o…

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    Comment #19734643

    I love this and can relate to it so much. This is very similar to how I ended up in the Japanese matchmaking industry. Noticed a good domain was available and ended up going on an …

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    Comment #18534078

    Must suck to have your sensitive information taken and used without your permission.

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    Comment #18493465

    Agreed. Avoid Google services. Wrote a post about how to do it: https://righteousruminations.blogspot.com/2018/09/migration-...

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    Comment #18227808

    Move to Tokyo!

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    Comment #18227805

    I miss variety in smartphone design. Everything looks the same these days. Samsung and Apple endlessly copy each other and virtually every smartphone has the same phablet aesthetic…

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    Comment #17727737

    They're fine but they need to be understood properly. Whiteboard interviews don't really capture how well someone codes. They are better at capturing thought process, high level un…

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    Comment #17310088

    Yakukon | Tokyo or Remote | Contract | $60 an hour / Negotiable | Designer with programming knowledge | https://yakukon.com Small marriage matchmaking startup based in Japan. We ne…

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    Comment #16876025

    I do the same thing all the time. It's one reason I tend to buy very large laptops.

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    Comment #16868229

    Rejection is part of life. You lick your wounds and move on. My cofounder and I don't regret applying. We did it mostly for publicity. We already have pretty good traction and fund…

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    Comment #16864794

    Haven't heard anything yet either. Crossing my fingers :)

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    Comment #16727149

    I went through the same issues with friends and loved ones wanting me to create a Facebook account. I resisted for years with the same arguments you made. It had some unfortunate c…

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    Comment #16675795

    Updated to reflect that I wrote this in 2015. Still feel raw about it.

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    Comment #16469883

    This is an important point that people defending the author need to consider. I agree that hiring is a two-way negotiation. Flexibility is great. But there is a significant moral (…

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    Comment #16465682

    I'm a little biased as a devops guy and former SRE. When you're on call dealing with strict SLA's, your ability to make intelligent technical decisions quickly is important. I expe…

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    Comment #16465414

    It's an interesting idea. Phrased politely I think it's fine to suggest. Still I can understand why people would refuse your approach. There's an obvious risk involved letting the …