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rob_austin

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    Comment #32999016

    > that their internet connection isn't good enough a person who wants to work remotely but doesn't figure out how to have a good internet connection, then they are not a good fit f…

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    Comment #32008015

    I'd love to read your essay! My grandpa passed away recently and stuff he had spent over a million dollars over the years to accumulate over the years sold only for $30k. I realize…

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    Comment #23632981

    I wholeheartedly agree with your comment about never being part of them. That experience is real and difficult and one that I experience as well with people from my own culture. Ha…

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    Comment #23118913

    The worst part is consumers have also lost because of uber. The promise of convenient, affordable transportation will not be delivered. Uber/Lyft rides will be more expensive than …

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    Comment #23097639

    I don't feel bad if Uber takes a bigger hit. Earlier, I loved the potential of Uber to make transportation better but it hasn't materialized (for me at least). I had an "animal far…

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    Comment #23087275

    I find that there is a lot of noise out there. You know the content with a lot of words but no message. Somebody has to create the "signal". You can create content with signal by w…

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    Comment #23087209

    very astutely stated. I think many of us make fundamental attribution mistake - what can be attributed to ignorance/stupidity should not be attributed to malice.

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    Comment #22723327

    I agree with you about the tools being in a data science course. What I'm pointing out is a lot of people have spent energy creating intro to programming courses but similar amount…

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    Comment #22679735

    Some example topics that took me a lot of reading from different sources to understand. - how to write a python library that you can host for public/private use - adding test cover…

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    Comment #22679123

    At this point, I feel like there are too many "Intro to Python" courses floating around. It will take a newbie, multiple hours of reading reviews and recommendations to find a cour…

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    Comment #22678934

    Airbnb needs to balance the pain between all three parties: host, guests, and Airbnb. Right now it is passing down all the pain to the hosts as Airbnb probably feels that there are…

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    Comment #22130291

    Would you mind sharing the name of the psychiatrist? I'm looking for one.

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    Comment #19333344

    Agreed. I have been using Airbnb since 2010. I've had more bad experiences when using Airbnb compared to hotels. Earlier it used to be cheaper to stay in Airbnb, but not anymore. T…