How do they keep all girls away from this place? I'm kidding of course.
HackerSurfing: Free Housing and Food for Engineers Visiting SF
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#162Earlier quoted context omitted.
You've made a bunch of posts about Firefighters in S.F. Everything I'm seeing is that S.F. Firefighters are some of the highest paid in the world, and have amazing pensions on top of their salaries. I'm curious what your reasoning here is? Just that they live elsewhere doesn't mean they aren't paid enough, it could just mean they prefer to live in another area... Several firefighters making over $300,000/year - http:…
> Several firefighters making over $300,000/year These were due to excessive overtime. The Lieutenant who made $300k ($50k more than the Chief) tripled his base salary. > Just that they live elsewhere doesn't mean they aren't paid enough, it could just mean they prefer to live in another area It means that in a major disaster like an Earthquake, SF might find many of its emergency responders (not just firefighters) s…
> These were due to excessive overtime. The Lieutenant who made $300k ($50k more than the Chief) tripled his base salary.
How many hacker news readers do you suppose that work "overtime" get paid for it?
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>get used to being treated the same way. Can you elaborate on this? IMHO women should be treated equally when it makes moral sense. I.e. women's bathrooms need to be larger because of the various things they need to do in there, not just societal norm things but things like changing tampons, pads. The menstrual cycle also affects productivity and is essentially a reoccurring medical issue that needs regular treatment…
Why do separate bathrooms need to be a thing? Many/most homes don't bother.
Men tend to take care of their home bathrooms (when sharing it with a SO) a bit better than a public restroom.
Do you get out much? Honestly as a guy I'd never want to sit down in a men's public restroom (unless it is an extremely well kept place).
Re: HackerSurfing: Free Housing and Food for Engineers Visiting SF
#164Next free housing for all.
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It'll never happen if everyone just hopes as we do. Take your idea, use it to inspire yourself, and if you have the chance... Make it happen. I'm sure there are many individuals that will appreciate and welcome your idea.
Is that the meat space equivalent of telling grandparent to submit a pull request or something?
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#166that guy working in a jacuzzi did not understand life. --> http://www.hackersurfing.com/assets/dinner5_s.jpg
I dunno about you but I've never tried working naked in a jacuzzi after having finished an entire bottle of McCallan 12 Year so I can't say I wouldn't enjoy it... maybe he just knows something the rest of us don't.
And getting your picture taken at the same time. I think that's the key...
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#167Earlier quoted context omitted.
Why do separate bathrooms need to be a thing? Many/most homes don't bother.
Men tend to take care of their home bathrooms (when sharing it with a SO) a bit better than a public restroom. Do you get out much? Honestly as a guy I'd never want to sit down in a men's public restroom (unless it is an extremely well kept place).
Women's public restrooms are almost always much worse than men's- this is something that has been echoed by every janitor I've ever talked to and accurately reflects my own experiences as well.
That's not to say any public restrooms are generally good, but the idea that women are somehow cleaner than men really needs to die.
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#168So can I use this as an alternative to crashing on the couch at noisebridge? /s I'm planning on making a trip to SF in the next couple of months to hang out there for a while, and while I'm not really looking to move there (Phoenix actually has a pretty cool tech scene right now if you know where to look), if the right offer came my way, I wouldn't be against it. Can I stay at your house?
What are some of the highlights of the Phoenix tech scene going on now?
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#169Earlier quoted context omitted.
Men tend to take care of their home bathrooms (when sharing it with a SO) a bit better than a public restroom. Do you get out much? Honestly as a guy I'd never want to sit down in a men's public restroom (unless it is an extremely well kept place).
Women's public restrooms are almost always much worse than men's- this is something that has been echoed by every janitor I've ever talked to and accurately reflects my own experiences as well. That's not to say any public restrooms are generally good, but the idea that women are somehow cleaner than men really needs to die.
That's weird, all the janitors I know have said its true that women's bathrooms are better kept than men's, and my own experience and friends anecdotes also reflects that. Perhaps there's a demographic aspect to it.
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#170I really hope that some day there is an all female or at least half female hacker house. I really like the idea of a hacker house and love being around smart tech people but some guys don't know how to act around women (I'm sorry but there are guys like that out there and many of them are hackers). It is even worse if you are one of the only single woman in a close community. I've heard from male friends that live in…
I find the assumption that girls are less messy than boys kind of naive and stereotypical. I suppose messy is ambiguous, does it mean clean or organized? I remember living in the dorms my first year of college, and I was amused to note that the average boys dorm room was more organized and the average girls dorm room was cleaner. Of course, that is just my experience.
I find women are messier but also clean more. So more stuff left lying around but less grime. Where as guys will put stuff away but won't even know if there is a mop in the house.
Completely generalising here based on my own experiences.