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Agreed regarding culture. This should always be the goal. Unfortunately it is rarely the end result as humans aren't perfect, so some pieces still need tending to.

It's not that 1-1s are a panacea. They are more a mitigation strategy to catch human issues early and address them before they surface and roll into a bigger problem.

> The employee / manager relationship should be one in which either party can feel free to just raise any concern the moment that it comes up.

This is true in an ideal world, but not everyone is comfortable being direct with superiors. Regular 1-1s establish a baseline and a foundation that can be built on. Plenty of people will delay raising concern until damage has already been done. Regular, private communication lets the manager get ahead of these issues and handle morale problems before they surface.

You can find a list of resources here: https://github.com/lukasz-madon/awesome-remote-job

I usually point people in this direction. It has grown quite a bit so you might need to filter through some garbage, but it should at least serve as a decent starting point.

> at least that's how they are historically lumped together under Rabenvögel in German along with crows, ravens, and jackdaws, probably because they're scavengers

Corvidae or Corvids in English (from the Latin word for "raven" I believe): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corvidae

Regulatory pressure. With privacy comes illicit use. With illicit use, "what about the children / terrorism / etc..." becomes enough of a reason for regulators to pressure centralized exchanges to drop support. Without widespread adoption, centralized exchanges are needed to swap with more widely accepted monetary devices. If centralized exchanges are blocked, the on/off-ramp for privacy coins suddenly becomes much more difficult.

It's not directly about constant relocation. It is about keeping options open and the freedom comes with it. Yes, relocating has it's costs especially on one's social circle, but I'd still prefer a job that lets me decide where I work.

What if my aging parents get sick and I want to spend time with them? Maybe my partner doesn't have the ability to work remotely and needs to relocate for work? What if I develop a health condition that can be improved by location (climate, air quality, distance to medical center)? All of these can be pretty stressful situations and apply to all ages. Do I really want to be forced to find another job or deal with possible financial insecurities during any of these?

Autobreaking typically only cares about what is in front of the car correct? There are possible scenarios where an attentive driver may opt for a frontal collision to avoid a T-bone that could kill them.

There are arguments to be made both ways, but there definitely isn't a clear solution.

> Loyalty does not exist (company, coworkers, etc)

I can't quite call myself a veteran engineer yet, but loyalty and positive relationships with coworkers is a huge boon. I agree that companies will often screw you. Manager and policies can change in an instant and they only look out for their self interests.

But coworkers? Find great coworkers that you work well with and you will always have job opportunities. If a coworker jumps ship to another company, it's likely because the pay and benefits are better. Now I have an "in" for a referral plus insight into how the company operates and how I'll get along with the team.

I do agree with all the other points though.

Looking at games, Minecraft (before being sold) and Terraria would be up there.

WhatsApp is probably the best example from recent history.

You also have private companies like You Need A Budget (YNAB) which are highly successful, but fairly static and not targeting hyper growth.

They support the assets, but they don't control all the Tether in the world and they, the company/people, definitely aren't valued at $68 billion.

The Trojan Room Coffee pot is mentioned in the RFC as an example. https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc2324

edit: but I wouldn't say that it was the motivation

There are plenty of independent communities that exist. In my opinion Facebook has hurt a lot of these group, but if you look they still exist. Similarly there are plenty of independent Discord and IRC servers depending on the hobby. I have a feeling that any aggregator will just end up lowering the quality of posts in the end.

As an example, here is a unicycling discussion board that has been active for 20+ year and was a newsgroup prior: https://unicyclist.com/

There is a similar yet, different community of unicyclists on a Discord server (I won't link, but it's easy to find). And Facebook Groups has a few more communities. There is some overlap between them all.

I'm not sure what you are looking for, but if you have a specific hobby or interest, I'm almost certain a community exists and is likely a few searches away.

*Fun fact, Gilby created TinyURL in order to shorten links in the unicycling newsgroup. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Gilbertson

I would guess it's because it requires more active stabilization of the back and core and as a result muscle tone and posture either stays the same or slightly improves.

I also find that I'm and moving around more often or changing positions more frequently since switching to an exercise ball. I'm guessing several short stints sitting are better than 4-8 hour sessions.

I don't think this is exactly what you are asking, but I find analog computers[1] (specifically mechanical computers) fascinating, especially differential analyzers[2]. I knew of their existence but never really thought about them until reading some books related to Claude Shannon. It's still mind-boggling to me how they work.

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analog_computer 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Differential_analyser

This is required by law in the EU thanks to PSD2. It's not perfect but orders of magnitude better than the US banks I use.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payment_Services_Directive

> Making a post on HN asking how people know when it's time for a new job.

This is played off as a joke, but this 100% resonates with me. I always find myself in denial when I know that leaving is the best choice and I always seek advice and validation elsewhere, be it an old mentor or a HN thread. I have yet to regret leaving a position, but I still fall for the same trap every time.

Just a heads up, the "Software engineer / Developer" has a job description marked as English but it looks identical to the Norwegian.

I recommend reading "A Mind at Play", a biography about Shannon. I found it to be a decent read. Funnily enough, I knew about him more through the unicycling community than I did through computer science. It wasn't until a few years ago when I realised what sort of impact he had on the world.

Like any jobs, your existing network will be best. Outside of that, I usually point people to https://github.com/lukasz-madon/awesome-remote-job which is a pretty good resource and should help you find what you are looking for.

> My assumption is that most people will check Indeed since they've got the most listings these days

I have never used Indeed in my life, but that may be more personal preference as I find job reqs there to be boring, underpaid, and not what I'm actually looking for.

There's Pittsburgh. COL is significantly lower than SF. It's a smaller city and there are fewer jobs, but you some some headquarters there, like Duolingo, and several branch offices, like Google, Facebook, and Amazon. There are several university, such as Carnegie Melon, which brings in AI and self-driving related jobs at places like ArgoAI and Uber. Being a bit of a university city, there are a ton of young people so that might help with the "plaid, hippy and Alanis Morissette" vibe that you want.

Outside the city is typical PA, so a bit redneck and change in demographic, but it gives a good amount of variety. Surrounding area has plenty of nature, if you're into that (biking, paddling, climbing, fishing, hunting, etc...). Weather is decent. Winter doesn't tend to snow that much (avg 28in/yr) and the temperature rarely drops below 0F. Hell, I'd say below 10F is fairly rare, maybe a few nights each year. The roads can suck, but you'll hear that everywhere.

PA state income tax is relatively low, even with the extra 1-2% municipal tax if you live in the city.

Sorry to be pedantic, but a portion of UV light is non-ionizing and can still lead to photochemical reactions that aren't insignificant. For example 660nm light can be combined with methylene blue to make it toxic, which is taken advantage of in photodynamic therapy (PDT).

I did some research on PDT as an undergraduate in university and the absorption of light by cells. I'm not in the medical field, but from what I understand most of the biological effects from lower energies just come from the heating of cells.

Wikipedia has a very brief chart on the biological affects of non-ionizing radiation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-ionizing_radiation#Health_...

And don't forget simple facts like bright lights can blind people. Blanket statements like "(non-ionizing) light isn't dangerous" often have holes in them.

In my experience it is higher than I see people recommend. Yeah, I don't necessarily agree with the people who go 100% stocks. I know some retired, older people who seem pretty stock heavy as well. I guess everyone has their own risk tolerance.

I probably need to rebalance my money, but I'm a similar age (normal health) and I shoot for 10-15% and that's on the higher end of the people I discuss my finances with.

Out of curiosity, how soon do you plan on retiring and and how much longer do you plan on living? Everyone has different allocations, but I rarely see people talk about having 30% in bonds.

Have you been increasing bond allocation over time or just sticking to a 70/30 lazy portfolio?

This is a bit confusing. You say

> of course as the old saying goes time in the market beats timing the market

but you also directly contradict it by saying to wait until after the election.

Of course it depends on the situation. If you are saving for retirement, you will be waiting on the money for years regardless.

If you will need the money in the short-term there are other options/indices (e.g. bonds) that are safer given market volatility but will yield lower returns most likely.

If you want to speculate and try timing the market, I'd suggest mentally separating the money into a different category and accept the possibility that you may lose it or end up with terrible returns. I would try not to consider category that as "investment"

Bogleheads is probably the best resource in my opinion. It's easy to read and very accessible to everyone. If you want a few more resources you can try

- https://www.whitecoatinvestor.com/ - targeted mostly at doctors and other high earners but can be useful

- https://old.reddit.com/r/financialindependence/ - subreddit about achieving financial independence and retiring early. It's a bit boring but the financial advice is pretty sound and never really changes. You can probably just read the sidebar or skim when you're bored.

Once you read the "Getting Started" and "Index Funds" on bogleheads, I'd suggest https://www.bogleheads.org/wiki/Three-fund_portfolio . It shouldn't take long, and by that point you should at least be able to understand enough to set up your investment accounts with some confidence.

How long does the black bar usually remain. I thought it was 24 hours, but it feels like it was less than 12 this time. People were asking for it midday when I checked HN and I didn't notice it until the evening. It is already gone in the early morning here.

Yeah, at least they notified customers. I found a similar issue issue at a financial services company (money lending) where I previously worked as a junior dev. A dev accidentally added a log statement to debug something that made it to production. To make matters worse, the logs were also sent off to 3rd party log aggregator that we used and all devs had access to.

The company refused to do anything. No emails sent, not even a forced password reset. The dev who made the mistake responded with "This is not a real concern. I am disappointed we spent so much time working on this." I brought it up with the CTO who essentially did nothing. Then I brought it up with CEO who came to our standup where the responsible dev than said something along the lines of "we don't serve any heads of state, so it doesn't really matter." CEO did nothing. I emailed the general counsel who told me no one else brought it up with him.

I think I gave notice 2 weeks later. The general counsel apparently left within a year (not sure if related).

Unicycling. There is still a pretty active community forum at http://www.unicyclist.com with some scattered FB and discord groups. There is a subreddit but it gets barely any activity.

Interesting side note: TinyURL was created by Gilby to shorten URLs on a unicycling newsgroup, which eventually became the forum.

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