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by hn_ 11y ago
I just pull the battery out for extended plugged in sessions. Get it to 98%, pull out battery. No need to waste charge cycles.
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by hn_ 11y ago
I think someone can be very passionate about coding and still only do it 9-5. Being passionate about your job, loving what you are doing, taking pride in it, and committing to building an excellent product doesn't mean you can't e
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by hn_ 11y ago
I'm not making excuses. I've tried very hard at some things and failed miserably. I've tired hard at some things and had great results that surprised even me. Those are facts. It is correct that I can't do things that I
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by hn_ 11y ago
Yeah, no, you are 100% wrong.
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by hn_ 11y ago
I actually never tried to play the piano, just the flute and later percussion. >For classically pianists, it just means you can read notes and play the corresponding notes Couldn't do that. Couldn't read notes, not even very si
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by hn_ 11y ago
>Most of the 'bad' programmers many of us come into contact with are just farther behind on their journey to being great software developers, and may only be as bad as they are because of fear to ask questions and be judged by
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by hn_ 11y ago
>anyone can learn to play piano Is there a belief that anyone can learn to play the piano? I can't. I struggled for many years trying to learn various instruments. I failed miserably no matter how hard I tried. I tried and I tried,
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by hn_ 11y ago
>You have to do a complete change of the engine lubricant how often? Usually not very often. I only need to do it once every 10,000 miles. There is a widely held myth that you must do it more often but its just that - a myth. Modern cars
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by hn_ 11y ago
I don't believe you are painting a clear picture of the average person's "mental block." Most people I know would love to own a EV but they "aren't there yet" for most people I know. I drive very little on
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by hn_ 11y ago
Cost to operate the vehicle (gas) isn't the whole story. How much do these vehicles cost to insure and is it comparable with a gas car at a similar price point? (Not being snarky, just curious)
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by hn_ 11y ago
I remember "hot-linking" was a big problem in the 1990s web. Also one time a myspace template linked to pictures on some guys website and became really popular. He decided to goatse the myspace profiles who were hot-linking his ph
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by hn_ 11y ago
Here's some more ideas: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9427856
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by hn_ 11y ago
I am a Java dev and don't use VS and things basically work "out of the box" for me. I used to be a big "Linux is the best dev env" kinda person but I've changed my mind since I started doing Window's devel
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by hn_ 11y ago
The law doesn't say "you can't ask candidates for their photo" it says "you can't discriminate based on race/gender/pregnancy status/ethnicity/age (>40)/national origin in hiring pra
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by hn_ 11y ago
I have to be honest here.... I review resumes and have a say in hiring decisions in my company. I would probably have a tendency to disregard this resume because of the picture. It is pretty distracting and frankly makes me uncomfortable. I
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by hn_ 11y ago
I don't believe it is out of date. The reason is the resume is the first impression of you - someone has to make a 60 second choice to look into you further - to call you or Google you. If you include a photo you are asking the company
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by hn_ 11y ago
Generally speaking in the US unpaid internships are illegal (for for profit companies) if the employee is doing real work that brings business value to the company.... The DOL has a six point test to see if an employee needs to be paid: ht
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by hn_ 11y ago
I'm from the US and my school required 1 year co-op experience as a pre-req for completing the degree.
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by hn_ 11y ago
Can you explain to me why older cars are easier to steal? I'm not familiar with auto theft/security and I'm curious.
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by hn_ 11y ago
>My 99 Prizm key would work for most all other Chevy Prizm cars. I know that this "cross keying" would work on quite a few different brands and models as well. Back in the later 80s my parents had a Toyota van. One day my mom a
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by hn_ 11y ago
Grading scales can and do change depending on circumstances of how the class goes. If a majority of the students do poorly on a quiz worth 20% of your grade, the professor may choose to bump that down to 10% and give a second quiz worth 10%
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by hn_ 11y ago
A syllabus is not a contract. It can be changed unilaterally at any time and is no way legally enforceable. "The court finds no legal support for treating a course syllabus as a contract. The few courts that have considered the issue
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by hn_ 11y ago
Except that it is classified as a war crime under Article 54 of Protocol I of the Geneva Convention: It is prohibited to attack, destroy, remove or render useless objects indispensable to the survival of the civilian population, such as foo
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by hn_ 11y ago
The VA has an overview of the research: http://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/agentorange/researc...
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by hn_ 11y ago
Bayer has got to have the worst history of any company still around. They used concentration camp slave labor and performed medical experiments on them as well. Then someone who went to prison for 7 years for war crimes was appointed the he
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by hn_ 11y ago
What do the signs shown in Google maps say?
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by hn_ 11y ago
Everyone is in a protected class. Everyone. Even white male Christan Americans. Sure they are less likely to be discriminated against but it surely can and does happen. And lawsuits can and have been filed. There was one the other day h
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by hn_ 11y ago
All that stuff you said is just all stereotypes. Outside of young, hip SV you'll see young programmers and very seasoned ones working side by side on a large variety of projects. My office has the age makeup of most any office you&#x27
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by hn_ 11y ago
And what exactly makes you think that's google's business model?
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by hn_ 11y ago
How have other companies you've worked at been ageist? In their hiring practices? Or job duties? I can't say I've ever personally witnessed any agism in my career (that I could identify) but my current job pretty much only hi

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