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by dsm4ck 6mo ago
Microslop at it again
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by dsm4ck 6mo ago
Oh honey
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by dsm4ck 7mo ago
Show me a disease with multiple unreliable treatment methods and I'll show you a disease that is not well understood
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by dsm4ck 2y ago
The U.S. could of course just have automatic cost of living adjustment s to minimum wage, like it does for social security payments.
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by dsm4ck 2y ago
At least in America, entitlement programs, once enacted, are so popular they have been impossible to remove, as most recently evidenced by the attempts to get rid of obamacare. See also social security and medicare.
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by dsm4ck 2y ago
I was glad to see that social security was mentioned- the universal basic income we already have for the elderly.
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by dsm4ck 3y ago
IT jobs are only a part of the total jobs picture.
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by dsm4ck 3y ago
I am beginning to think, somewhat uncomfortably, that due to industry consolidation most big corps don't have to worry about having great talent anymore. They are squeezing more money out of an established business model in a market th
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by dsm4ck 3y ago
I am sorry to hear about your negative experiences. Do you think you would ever relocate for a job again? Would a relocation bonus make a difference?
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by dsm4ck 3y ago
hey in this instance does this mean you are making ~150,000 or ~500,000?
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by dsm4ck 3y ago
Unlimited PTO is a scam and if anything makes an offer look less attractive.
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by dsm4ck 3y ago
Any big sudden change will have winners and losers. Managers that have gotten by measuring butt in seat time and command and control can no longer rely on these skills, of course they would prefer to go back to the old way vs the much harde
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by dsm4ck 3y ago
My theory is that RTO is a way to reduce headcount without having proper layoffs and severance.
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by dsm4ck 3y ago
Is it realistic to think self-driving cars will have a 0% fatal accident rate?
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by dsm4ck 3y ago
"Most of today's new tech will become tomorrow's 'legacy'" Only the successful ones
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by dsm4ck 3y ago
Hello it's me a software developer. In my experience sprints can be beneficial when managing executives- they understand only so much can fit into 2 or 3 weeks, when you get into months the temptation is too great to keep adding tasks.
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by dsm4ck 3y ago
I feel like the author answers his own question- Government is happy to use existing platforms and avoid diverting tax dollars to compete with the private sector.
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by dsm4ck 3y ago
I really hope one of the bigger third party apps finds a way to just point their front end to a reddit clone and eat reddits lunch.
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by dsm4ck 3y ago
If the new hire has a spouse that can't work remote, the moving costs are nothing compared to the spouse's loss of income.
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by dsm4ck 3y ago
A disappointing part of adult life is how often "just lie" is the best advice.
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by dsm4ck 3y ago
Many other great replies, I would add- If courses have to get bigger for long hitting pros, that increases cost overhead for the course all year long, when players that can't even hit that far are the normal players/customers. Gol
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by dsm4ck 4y ago
I believe the $250k limit is intended to encourage large accounts to invest in assets directly, and to have a limit to the FDIC liability in case of bank failure.
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by dsm4ck 4y ago
where is the money coming from if not taxpayers?
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by dsm4ck 4y ago
Looks like Management has decided that immediate 5 day RTO will cause too many resignations all at once. Start with 3 days, then 6 months later 4 days, and finally full time RTO will spread the resignations out and reduce business disruptio
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by dsm4ck 4y ago
River of the Gods by Candice Millard https://www.npr.org/2022/06/15/1105189330/river-of-the-gods-...
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by dsm4ck 4y ago
From the article it says their cable had four landings- Togo, Namibia, Nigeria and South Africa. In my opinion the location isn't really the interesting part of the article, it points out how the other major cloud players are already s
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by dsm4ck 4y ago
"It’s a way to really just focus on the results" is a wild quote from someone just making sure a mouse is moving and keyboard buttons are pressed the correct number of times per day.
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by dsm4ck 4y ago
I believe the plan is to increase the rate in steps over time as to not shock the marketplace and also be able to see how market conditions change between steps.
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by dsm4ck 4y ago
Generally speaking as interest rates go up peoples purchasing power goes down as they try to keep the monthly payment manageable, which in theory could decrease demand and prices could go down.
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by dsm4ck 5y ago
I find it very strange to be getting public health policy input from an economist.

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