johnnyb9

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by johnnyb9 2y ago
This reminds me of my idea to replace EBT with unlimited amounts of soylent
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by johnnyb9 2y ago
Well, they did just spend an enormous amount on building a new tower on Park Ave.
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by johnnyb9 2y ago
The meals are pricey, no doubt, but the app is where the real value is. In NYC, I’ve scored insanely cheap deals—last week I got 10 chicken nuggets for $1. Right now, I’ve got a 50¢ double cheeseburger offer staring me down. I’d redeem it d
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by johnnyb9 3y ago
Wind power is generally higher at night.
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by johnnyb9 3y ago
In theory it sounds great, but try interviewing with companies and see their reaction when you tell them you can't start for > 6 months.
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by johnnyb9 4y ago
The study is from NASA: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/es3051197?source=cen&
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by johnnyb9 5y ago
Sure, like Fukushima, which is rare, and had a single death?
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by johnnyb9 5y ago
Nice, now I can visualize how much more I'm paying after the shutdown of Indian Point nuclear plant in favor of expensive fossil fuels.
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by johnnyb9 5y ago
Just curious, has anyone ever had a candidate actually fail FizzBuzz in front of them? I think the original statement was something like 90% of candidates can't do it. In my experience, every single candidate I have ever given that que
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by johnnyb9 5y ago
I always thought a significant benefit of being a teacher is receiving a pension, summers off, government benefits, not necessarily pay. https://www.aei.org/articles/no-teachers-are-not-underpaid/
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by johnnyb9 5y ago
If the childhood mortality risk associated with Covid is comparable to the flu (which seems to be the case) why weren't we masking every child before Covid?
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by johnnyb9 5y ago
> Their choice to not be vaccinated or wear masks results in people we love dying. It's hard to see how vaccines stop the spread when places like NYC or Israel (some of the most vaccinated places in the world) had record setting num
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by johnnyb9 5y ago
My 5X died in my pocket before a year of usage. Just died and wouldn't turn on. I called support and they said to ship it out, and I would have a new one in about a week. Never mind 1) phones shouldn't just randomly die, and 2) a
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by johnnyb9 5y ago
Crude analysis of gender pay gap. What is the difference in experience level, hours worked, industry, etc.? Pay gap "headed in the wrong direction" could easily be more women entering the field at a junior level, which would actua
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by johnnyb9 5y ago
I have lived in NYC for 10+ years and I can't say I've had a single encounter with the police.
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by johnnyb9 5y ago
Actually, a recent study showed there is a "U" shaped curve where the least educated and the most highly educated are the most vaccine hesitant. https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.07.20.21260795
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by johnnyb9 5y ago
I can't help but listen to the terminator theme song in my head while watching these ala https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCeb5DfENaY
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by johnnyb9 5y ago
Actually, I think if anything, when you make "Google" money, the stakes become a lot higher. Taxes are easy enough to ignore when the base amount is low.
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by johnnyb9 5y ago
COVID cases are up 600% from 3 months ago!
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by johnnyb9 6y ago
"Florida did a very poor job with Covid" - care to elaborate? Death rate per capita: Florida: 110 Population: 21.5 million New York: 206 Population: 19.4 million
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by johnnyb9 6y ago
This quote stood out for me as well, for the reason that my own depiction of a "good coder" has evolved into someone who codes a solution in the simplest way possible using the best tools, not the "hardest" or most &quot
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by johnnyb9 6y ago
I once used Google Maps on a Greek island and it told us a path that led to a dead end on a narrowing gravel road.
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by johnnyb9 6y ago
The top 1% of earners pay 40% of New York City's income tax. The real question is how will NYC cope with the decreased tax base.
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by johnnyb9 6y ago
I live in NYC and renting a car, either with a car rental agency or via ZipCar is an utter shitshow. With ZipCar, the cars are usually either (1) changed last minute to a different garage, (2) have mechanical issues (I showed up once and th
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by johnnyb9 6y ago
YouTube TV not working on my phone.
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by johnnyb9 6y ago
I recently requested a Lyft “wait and save” and had to suffer through 3 cancellations (I was going to the airport). I think there are definitely cracks in the “independent contractor” model if Lyft can quote me a definite timeline (15 min w
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by johnnyb9 6y ago
Just because their argument appeals to emotion doesn't make the argument for school closure any more valid. There will always be a risk of death in life... what if a child gets the flu? These are remote risks that we accept may happe
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by johnnyb9 6y ago
At what point does it become "safe" enough to open the schools? What about the flu? Auto accidents? Bus accidents? Has this been articulated? "Children were 0%-0.8% of all COVID-19 deaths, and 20 states reported zero child de
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by johnnyb9 6y ago
Perhaps you can contextualize the situation you are in. Were you detained rioting next to a federal courthouse? Maybe then you can assume it's a federal agent. Were you walking down the street in a suburb? Maybe not.
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by johnnyb9 6y ago
It depends who you want to take a bath, the universities by abolishing student loans or the taxpayer (government) by allowing bankruptcy.

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