BenchRouter

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by BenchRouter 9y ago
We're not disagreeing. Allen's feedback is direct, to me. What's indirect about it?
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by BenchRouter 9y ago
> Being thoughtful, articulate, but well stated and polite is not considered kind, but "mean". According to who? Certainly not the article: It puts forward Allen's comment as an example of being kind. > Any attempt to u
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by BenchRouter 9y ago
People often conflate "kindness" with "kid gloves" (for lack of a better term). Being kind doesn't have to mean giving "compliment sandwiches" all the time, or avoiding direct feedback. In many contexts, b
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by BenchRouter 9y ago
Yeah that's fair, but I don't think anyone affected by this is preparing to file a lawsuit or implying there was a breach of contract. Other than basic human sympathy, I don't think too many posters here are really expressing
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by BenchRouter 9y ago
Ehhh, let's not pretend it's not a two-way street. You offer your service for free because you want people to use it. Maybe people shouldn't expect much from free services, but free services also then shouldn't expect mu
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by BenchRouter 9y ago
> Anyways, I'm not surprised that most of the comments here are either outright defensive or are just proposing ways to undermine the content of the study To be fair, alcohol is one of those topics where research is frequently contr
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by BenchRouter 9y ago
If the index (presumably the Nikkei, similar to the S&P 500) drops 3% in a single day, the stock exchange will stop all trading for a period of time. This gives people the chance to cool off and not sell blindly in a panic, hopefully re
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by BenchRouter 9y ago
In NY or SF a 300 sq. foot studio would be about $1800/month, at least. You could get cheaper, but you'd be far away from the actual city (at which point you might as well just live somewhere else).
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by BenchRouter 9y ago
> No one is owed anything except for equality of opportunity. Are we wishing for equality of outcome? On its face, I can't understand why that would ever make sense. I hear this frequently, but it's sorta missing the point. Nea
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by BenchRouter 9y ago
FWIW I've been part of it at two public companies as well, and my experience nicely lines up with yours. Incredibly vague mandates that result in extremely complex rules and systems. Lots of things being marked as "financially sen