benelvin

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   by benelvin 5y ago

   The problem with this analogy is that athletes have particular physical attributes that cannot be taught or learnt, and their possession of those attributes and their ability to use them (while they're still young) is what gives them t
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   by benelvin 5y ago

   > The thing people don't like about meetings is the power dynamics, you can't speak freely with your manager in the room Why not? There may be a toxic management culture in some places, but in a well functioning organisation
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   by benelvin 5y ago

   >85% of all trading volume is ersatz counterfeit dollars. [2] It really is an open question just how big this market actually is. If it wasn't there would be a Bitcoin ETF. This is in fact the reason there isn't one. Can you ex
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   by benelvin 5y ago

   I'd always assumed (UK) that 9 was a deliberate choice to make it easier to dial the emergency number, 999, because you can just mash 9 until something happens. I guess if it's the same number in all other countries who have a ra
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   by benelvin 5y ago

   My perspective as a hiring manager at a UK based SAAS company is this: I will and do pay as much as I can afford to secure developers who are actually good at their job. I can't really comment on why they're so hard to find, but