totalrobe

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by totalrobe 4y ago
There's an older game called Kohan you could check out. Click speed is not super important compared to positioning and company builds. Doubt there's a multiplayer scene, but I haven't played in forever. Also check out Beyond
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by totalrobe 5y ago
Stormlight Archives are his latest and greatest. I'd recommend those if you were a wheel of time fan, or you could start with Mistborn. They're set in the same universe but it's not really necessary to have that background.
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by totalrobe 7y ago
Corporations that have paid over $9 billion in wage theft penalties since 2000.... https://www.goodjobsfirst.org/sites/default/files/docs/pdfs/...
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by totalrobe 7y ago
My family healthcare coverage at my "decent paying job" at a software company in the US cost me about $13,000 out of pocket in 2018 including employee premium and medical cost before reaching deductible. I would certainly consider
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by totalrobe 7y ago
Plus EU taxes often cover healthcare so there's another huge chunk of change gone for US residents when comparing.
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by totalrobe 7y ago
I was not warned, and was a little put off when we started receiving endless "notices" that listed the exact loan balance at closing.
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by totalrobe 7y ago
NC does the same thing. And if you buy a house, expect to receive endless junk mail disguised as mortgage documentation.
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by totalrobe 7y ago
Installed raspbian then stored it in the closet for 4 years unused
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by totalrobe 7y ago
Now if they would bring that HUD to some of the lower trims..
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by totalrobe 7y ago
Check out this article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2018/11/30/when-use...
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by totalrobe 7y ago
We did the timeout when our 2 yr old first hit new baby and it reduce the behavior short term, but we also had our 2 year old start holding the newborn (with assistance) while giving a lot of praise. That replacement of the negative behavio
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by totalrobe 7y ago
The purpose of a timeout for toddlers / small children is to have a negative (but not harmful) consequence they understand so they can make a choice as to whether to continue a certain behavior or not. There are very few appropriate ne
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by totalrobe 7y ago
If you are angry for hours maybe try going to exercise or meditate(fixing this issue is actually one of the goals of meditation) or something, but that is above my pay grade. With my kid, he sometimes does not cool down during a tantrum unt
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by totalrobe 7y ago
>* Timeouts rarely work. This is entirely opposite of my experience. We do timeouts for harmful things (like hitting newborn baby brother, running into the street) or if he is having a tantrum and isn't cooling down. We didn't
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by totalrobe 8y ago
Great material! I should have said it's not JUST a handbook.
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by totalrobe 8y ago
This is a great tool, inspired I'm sure by the transparency of others like 37signals. It is not a "company handbook", it's: 1) A recruitment tool 2) Marketing
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by totalrobe 8y ago
TIL there is a search on HN after more than 6 years of browsing...never noticed it
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by totalrobe 8y ago
Anecdotally, those $5 Costco chickens are bigger than competitors' $6.49 rotisserie chickens
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by totalrobe 8y ago
Where? Somewhere with decent jobs or do you need a remote gig?
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by totalrobe 8y ago
Depends on the airline and the route. On long haul flights on Emirates, who's known for the inflight system, everybody is using it.
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by totalrobe 8y ago
I haven't looked recently, but at least a couple years ago salaries in LA were terrible compared to the COL.
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by totalrobe 8y ago
This can be done with practice. There are several meditative practices to overcome an obsession with transient thoughts. Check out Daoist meditation as a start: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daoist_meditation There are
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by totalrobe 8y ago
Conceptually, yes. Most mid and large manufacturers are using gov-sponsored programs that allow deferral of duties and VAT/other taxes until final sale. Source; I work in global trade.
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by totalrobe 8y ago
It's more complex than that - it almost seems more like the US is made of 50 countries with open borders. I've lived in 3 different states and each is different in terms of tax. The US Federal Gov primary source of revenue is the
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by totalrobe 8y ago
What would also be nice is a comparison of rentals vs. purchasing a home including property tax considerations with our new deduction limits.
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by totalrobe 8y ago
While that would be much more useful, factoring in state/federal/city taxes including brackets is going to be very high effort in comparison to what was done here.
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by totalrobe 8y ago
Exactly - why do some people consider it a win when folks that are already low risk (and likely high income and most able to afford it) get to pay less?
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by totalrobe 8y ago
I think the key here is "associated". Sleep deprivation has also been associated to dementia.
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by totalrobe 8y ago
Maybe your org is different, but the way your question is worded you are a lead developer, not a project manager. I'm a believer in flat orgs to some extent, but as a product owner/pm myself, this communication should be coming fr
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by totalrobe 8y ago
Wife has a Macbook Air from 2013 that recently was water damaged. I took a look at the lineup and there has been almost zero change to the Airs since apparently 2010...same crap screen, monster bezel, and tiny ssds.

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