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by jacobkg 4mo ago
This article incredibly well written (by a writing teacher). Some choice quotes Writing isn’t just the production of sentences – it’s the training of endurance by way of sustained attention. It’s a way of learning what one thinks by attemp
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by jacobkg 8mo ago
Reinforcement Learning https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinforcement_learning
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by jacobkg 2y ago
The first non-tech company to reach this milestone. Joins Apple, Nvidia, Microsoft, Google parent Alphabet, Amazon.com and Facebook parent Meta Platforms.
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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Hits $1T Valuation on Wall Street(theguardian.com)
2 points by jacobkg 2y ago|1 comments
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The Quiet Magic of Middle Managers(nytimes.com)
3 points by jacobkg 2y ago|1 comments
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by jacobkg 2y ago
I don’t think I have ever read something as wholesome as this in the opinion section of the NY Times. I’m guessing that is it heavily aspirational rather than based on data but it paints a very sweet portrait.
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by jacobkg 3y ago
Does this work for commercial data brokers? E.g will it stop the steady stream of phone calls from recruiters?
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by jacobkg 3y ago
Ah yes it does. Which I guess is another benefit of this setup. I don’t need to know which countries are included with the base plan as they only charge extra for the countries that aren’t
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by jacobkg 3y ago
The one service I have that works this way is AT&T mobile International Calling and Data. I pay $10 USD for any day that I use the service outside the US and Canada. It is always “on” so I don’t have to worry about enabling it before tr
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by jacobkg 3y ago
Wirecutter is definitely hit and miss but I will say that their upgrade pick for towels (Riley Home) are phenomenal and have held up to everyday use for 3 years and counting: https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews&#
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by jacobkg 3y ago
Our company also closes this week. The best thing about it is that you get back and Slack hasn’t piled up in your absence so it’s as close to a true break as you can get.
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by jacobkg 3y ago
Curious what you mean that Mazda is failing
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by jacobkg 3y ago
Bogleheads Forum has been going strong for 15+ years. Straight-laced investing talk: buy and hold, index funds, etc. https://www.bogleheads.org/
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by jacobkg 3y ago
Nice idea! Does it play through the user’s logged-in account? Or in other words, will it use my YouTube Premium account to play the videos without ads?
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by jacobkg 3y ago
Sorry about that! I updated the title
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by jacobkg 3y ago
Unclear. I first learned about this law in an article about employees potentially losing benefits by moving out of state: https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2023-10-31/remote-wor...
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by jacobkg 3y ago
I was reading an article on California worker protections and came across a reference to this. For some reason I had never heard about this law in spite of living and working remotely in CA for years. Note that it may only apply if the empl
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California employers must reimburse remote workers for all necessary expenses(nolo.com)
251 points by jacobkg 3y ago|442 comments
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by jacobkg 3y ago
Would love to see statistics on how many and which software jobs are moving from US to other countries now that these roles are 100% remote. Anyone know where to find this data?
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by jacobkg 3y ago
Like many I have moved on from Sublime Text to VSCode but as someone who cannot live without a Git Client UI, Sublime Merge continues to be my favorite. It has the same Sublime Text ethos around speed and is generally a joy to use
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Sublime Merge – Git Client from the Makers of Sublime Text(sublimemerge.com)
3 points by jacobkg 3y ago|1 comments
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by jacobkg 3y ago
I remember when I first heard about this concept and found it explained a big difference between my brother and I that I had struggled to articulate (he is an asker and I am a guesser)
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by jacobkg 3y ago
Indeed. Not sure why more US-based engineers that are staunchly pro remote work don’t seem concerned about this.
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by jacobkg 3y ago
If I recall correctly, Walter Lewin could also freehand draw perfect circles on the chalkboard
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by jacobkg 4y ago
Agree 100%. The utensils tray is a game changer!
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by jacobkg 4y ago
When we were remodeling our kitchen in 2018, I would ask around to contractors, store sales reps, and others for which appliances they preferred. Couldn’t get anyone to agree on ovens, stoves, washing machines, fridges, or freezers. But eve
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by jacobkg 4y ago
HopSkipDrive | Sr. Rails Engineer | Remote | https://www.hopskipdrive.com/ HopSkipDrive is a rideshare service focused on the transportation of children, primarily to and from school. We work with schools and districts to h
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Ask HN: How was your ChatGPT Experience?
1 points by jacobkg 4y ago|3 comments
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by jacobkg 4y ago
A founder I worked with had both a bone marrow transplant and a lung transplant. He named his company 3dna to commemorate having three sets of DNA in his body
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by jacobkg 4y ago
Thanks for the suggestion. Fantastic story!

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