genwin

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by genwin 12y ago
Thanks for explaining. I question my sanity when I see lots of comments and can't tell what's so exciting about a black & blue dress you can change the lighting for.
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by genwin 12y ago
The guilty parties (where known) are local heroes. The US has a bad reputation in much of the world.
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by genwin 12y ago
> It really seems like they're throwing good money after bad. When making rich people richer is the primary goal, it all makes sense.
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by genwin 12y ago
They should default. A few years later the investors will be back the same as before.
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by genwin 12y ago
And likely forevermore too. $10 to cross the lake round trip, increasing faster than inflation.
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by genwin 12y ago
A $5 billion cost overrun is a decent possibility. That's about $20K for every worker in Seattle.
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by genwin 12y ago
For a 1 bedroom? Wow, guess I'm out of the loop on that.
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by genwin 12y ago
I didn't support a surface street because it would have stop lights, in which case it wouldn't begin to replace the viaduct. (For some reason the US can't have Germany-style streets that dip below cross streets.) > The who
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by genwin 12y ago
It could hardly have been more obvious that the cut and cover option (trench with a lid "tunnel") was the best choice for the public.
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by genwin 12y ago
Which isn't worth much in some states, like Texas.
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by genwin 12y ago
And if it goes to trial, the jury's likely to think in terms of compromising on the multitude of charges (rather than outright rejection), in which case the defendant still goes to prison for many years.
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by genwin 12y ago
That's a nice chunk but insufficient nowadays. (The 24-year old in that article might've been able to make several $million in his remaining career.) The Lyft driver could still end up on the hook.
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by genwin 12y ago
Why would it? If you enlarge the scale and find that the principle applies, it's useful.
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by genwin 12y ago
You never get outside the universe, if it's infinitely large (and there's no evidence to the contrary).
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by genwin 12y ago
The principle is meant to apply only at a sufficiently large scale. If any particular scale goes against the principle, one can enlarge the scale to see if the principle still applies.
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by genwin 12y ago
Devil's advocate: She may be as high as she is because of those false credentials, and Amazon might keep her because she's profitable. Falsifying credentials may have a greater average benefit/cost than actually getting the d
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by genwin 12y ago
Good thinking to be considering the demand. Why not a remote job? Also consider the trend. There's a site that ranks language popularity on a periodic basis.
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by genwin 12y ago
Degrees are only HR filters. Businesses often care more about profit than principles, so many of them don't care about lies that don't lower profits.
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by genwin 12y ago
Work teaching is generally efficient. If you're told anything at all, that is; more often you have to ask if you can't figure it out yourself. You can say "I got it, I'll take it from here" and people are happy to h
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by genwin 12y ago
For some, there's a stronger argument against college: you mentally can't abide being taught. Those people need to learn on their own, and for software development there's little reason they shouldn't.
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by genwin 12y ago
Good story! No one asks about my lack of degree. I don't have an education section on my resume. If they did ask, I'd ask in return how exactly it would matter to getting the work done. I'd expect silence.
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by genwin 12y ago
There are two types of those: learners and thinkers. The latter have difficulty doing busy work at any speed.
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by genwin 12y ago
In this case the analogy is: You can ride around on a motorcycle with a helmet that has a "certified" sticker, or no sticker. Same helmet.
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by genwin 12y ago
If you're convinced you can make better use of your time without college, quit! You could see what the market offers for your current skills, then decide. Work your ass off at enjoying yourself too.
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by genwin 12y ago
Once while applying for a major company I asked if my lack of degree was an issue, since it was supposedly a requirement. The interviewer said "Our CEO is a college drop-out. We don't care!" When the OP needs to work for Big
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by genwin 12y ago
I think it depends on how in demand the jobs are. Where I'm at, having no education section on my resume is no barrier. In my late 40s now, moving to a lower-demand state in a few years. Will see if you're right. A buddy of mine i
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by genwin 12y ago
I must've gone to the wrong college. Mine was like high school except there was even more busy work to do, and it wasn't free. With most kids focused on their phones nowadays, could anywhere be like you say? I suspect those days a
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by genwin 12y ago
> lots of people go to college for some reason and the ones who are successful are vastly more likely to have a degree than not have a degree I think it would be hard to find self-teachable software devs who are unsuccessful, degree or n
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by genwin 12y ago
I think you'll find that your lack of degree is almost inconsequential. A few job doors will close and otherwise it'll likely be a non-issue.
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by genwin 12y ago
He could do a rough cost benefit analysis. The break-even time could be very long, considering opportunity cost. Also college could be like prison when you're self-taught.

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