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The T in TSMC is Taiwan, not Thailand.

At my company, the most senior ICs (Principal Engineer, Chief Architect) report into the CTO, so the "manager" in this scenario they don't make more than their direct "manager," bu…

Or, maybe they're drawn to companies that aren't already filled with men with antiquated attitudes toward women. I run a product & design team for a high growth startup. Very deman…

I used to be like you until I discovered the thewirecutter.com. I own their recommended bluetooth speaker and it's been great. I've also bought luggage, a TV, <$20 ear buds, packin…

Sorry, I didn't mean to imply that autistic people are mentally disabled or a jobs program as exploitative, though I can see now how it came off that way. I was referring to the pl…

Once again science fiction has explored why something like this might not be a great idea (minor spoilers ahead). Vernor Vinge's "A Deepness in the Sky" explores some of the pitfal…

On the off chance that there is any confusion, the story itself is titled "Story of Your Life," and it is also part of a collection of short stories published as "Stories of Your L…

You should try the short story "Story of Your Life" by Ted Chiang. Just finished reading it, it's the story that Arrival is based on. Haven't seen the movie yet, but the story mana…

I'm currently moving out of SF, and wondering if anyone has experience leasing their place out to a startup. I own a loft in a live/work building that I think would be a good fit f…

Are you kidding me? This was literally the plot of an episode of Black Mirror this season.

Are soup kitchens assholes because Daniel Patterson and Roy Choi are making a big deal about "changing the world" through Locol?

While I am sympathetic to cost of living issues, I think describing moving as "traumatizing" is being quite overdramatic. As a kid, I moved from the Bay Area to another country at …

I think the intended usage for this spreadsheet is more along the lines of "derived," as in where does X derive their current wealth from, or "What current holdings qualify the per…

As a former TA, I can tell you that I got so few requests for help that it wouldn't have taken much to respond to everyone. As a hiring manager who assigns a case study as a core c…

I would agree if she didn't want to learn calculus or linear algebra, but I think long division is a pretty fundamental skill in today's world. How much is my monthly car payment g…

Anecdata, but Apple Maps still places my address as a block and a half way from where it actually is. I know this because the occasional Postmate uses Apple Maps and calls me, unab…

Swiftkey has this, and it really changed the game for me because it baked emoji discovery directly into my typing flow.

It does: "Only Southwest Airlines, which distinguishes itself among major airlines by largely shunning fees, does not charge to switch flights."

If he had other offers for more money, it's not clear to me why he didn't seem to leverage that more. And if he did and they didn't budge, that would seem a pretty strong signal th…

I just use "Hey folks" in mixed company. I have a strong compulsion to be very accurate/precise about things though.

Most cities actually have an airport code as well, ie CHI for Chicago and NYC for New York. It might be worthwhile to piggyback off of that for consistencies sake.

I'm pretty sure UA has more than 48 flights a week to the NY area as well if you're aggregating JFK, LGA and EWR,the number should be closer to 20 per day. I just arbitrarily picke…

As a male with more close female confidants/friends than male, I find it interesting that this article in no way acknowledged the possibility of a platonic male/female friendship.