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rtlfe

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    Comment #48605074

    Depends which index. S&P isn't giving them anything special. https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/spacex-fac...

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    Comment #33847461

    Using types that encode the units, as suggested in OP, is strictly better.

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    Comment #33671617

    > anything you buy for $5 in a supermarket is neither rare nor luxurious When it's sitting next to a $0.89 box of Kraft macaroni, the $5.00 box definitely feels like a luxury.

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    Comment #33460604

    > Thank you for continuing to adhere to Twitter policies that prohibit you from discussing confidential company information on social media, with the press or elsewhere. Ha.

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    Comment #33460417

    > Twitter said in the email that its offices will be temporarily closed and all badge access will be suspended in order "to help ensure the safety of each employee as well as Twitt…

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    Comment #33304128

    > Also, are the wells well curved/deep The keyboard is flat, but the caps are sculpted

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    Comment #33304110

    For me, the most important thing by far is to not have to extend my pinkies to another column. A good thumb cluster and mod-tap implementation dwarf any of what you listed for my n…

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    Comment #33297924

    If the link in this comment is accurate, part of it could be that Americans eat terrible food. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33297849

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    Comment #33297848

    > Can enter any building? Can I make a hole in the ground? Can I cut trees? Can I kiss NPCs? Can I demolish any building? I'd really prefer for the developer to focus on the gamepl…

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    Comment #33256274

    > Why use the same language as drunken sailors and criminals? Aside from hate speech, I honestly don't care what kind of language my kid uses. But I'd be pretty disappointed if the…

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    Comment #33256026

    > never use profanity (even saying 'crap' was very infrequent) Why does this matter?

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    Comment #33218431

    When you have 100k+ employees, there's obviously going to be somebody complaining about every decision.

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    Comment #33218391

    Most people don't know what those words mean, and they shouldn't have to as a prerequisite for using a browser.

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    Comment #33218372

    > Don't know if it can be used as a proper Docker replacement The readme says "I can make no guarantees that it won't trash your system", so yeah clearly not intended for real use.…

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    Comment #33143453

    Yeah for sure try stuff out. But if it turns out to be hard, be willing to stop without feeling bad about it.

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    Comment #33141265

    Absolutely this. You need to make sure they're clean, fed, safe (physically and emotionally), and are able to play (learn). Beyond that, choosing to parent on hard mode just gives …

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    Comment #33141166

    > There are always tasks that can be done without having to think too much about it As you tack more of these on to the end of the day, you get less rest, and tomorrow's window of …

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    Comment #33062408

    Great, so replace all the ICE parking lanes with electric bus rapid transit lanes. It will do much more for climate change than car chargers. Edit: Should have mentioned the climat…

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    Comment #33062241

    > Put the chargers where the cars are parking. That would really be doubling down on the high cost of free parking. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_High_Cost_of_Free_Parking

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    Comment #33062075

    > few drive more than ~25 miles/day I hope a lot of these people (assuming they're not willing to go car-free, which would be ideal) will switch to low-speed electric vehicles. The…

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    Comment #33062046

    You can get a brand new perfectly functional smartphone for under $200. If electric cars drop to even $30k they're still way out of reach for most people, and we'll be waiting a lo…

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    Comment #33062024

    > Chargers at work. At the grocery store. At your doctors appointment. This doesn't work in cities. None of those places have parking lots. And don't say "chargers on all the curbs…

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    Comment #32719705

    > If we're only concerned with fairness in compensation, cost of living must be a factor. No. The most fair thing a for-profit company can do is pay people proportional to how much…

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    Comment #32717965

    > if they can find a replacement at a lower cost, they will If that was easy for them, they wouldn't have SF-based employees in that role.