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As I said,

> Opinions may vary about the convenience, efficiency or "upsides" of that

I highly doubt that the savings on labor cost will translate to "longer open hours, more organized shelves and cleaner, etc", I would guess the savings translate to more profit and more concentration of wealth at the top.

Look, I'm not so much of a luddite that I _refuse_ to use self-checkout lines, I'm just realistic about what the motivations are: maximizing profit.

Self-checkout shifts the physical and mental labor traditionally done by a worker onto the consumer to save money. Instead, I'm paying for the product _and_ performing the labor traditionally done by someone else chiefly to save the company money in labor costs. Opinions may vary about the convenience, efficiency or "upsides" of that, but in a sense it is the quintessential capitalist scam.

Definitely not the case for signaling to bicyclists and motorcyclists. Intent needs to be communicated as clearly as possible. It bothers me when drivers in the city do not use their turn signals.

I took a MyTaxi in Germany and it was terrible. I absolutely missed Uber when I was in Berlin, MyTaxi was a joke, same with most other taxi apps (i.e. Flywheel here in the Bay Area)

Overnight busses are great for traveling if you're in another country. You can pay for the transportation to get to your new destination, and save a night on lodging cost at the same time by getting to sleep. I took an overnight bus from Venice to Paris and it was a great way to travel: no transfers, didn't need to pay for a hotel that night, and got to see some parts of the countryside I otherwise wouldn't have.

This is an incredible series. The guy's breadth of knowledge is amazing! Super interesting stuff.

Try looking into higher education, particularly major state or well-regarded private universities. Avoid for-profit degree mills. It's a great environment to work in, often times much less stress than in a for-profit environment, with a lot of room for advancement into leadership. If you enjoy working in and around academia that's a plus, often with benefits to take classes and even get a degree while working.

The work can be a bit on the "boring" side, but it also provides great work-life balance and stability. If you live in California, look at some opportunities in the University of California system.

Downsides are generally lower pay, and as I mentioned it can be a bit boring.

Eh, fair enough. I guess I meant, "less culturally diverse" than a place like the Bay Area or Los Angeles.

Unfortunately, I have no sympathy for the company, as they recently laid off much of their full-time, expert-level employees for a quick and dirty buck, likely accelerating their demise. It is a shame, though, because in some places - despite the rise of local bookstores - they are the only place left to not only _buy_ books, but a place to "hang out" around books. They also host readings for smaller writers. Yes, libraries also fulfill this function, but where else can you bring your kids, buy a coffee, look at/buy some books or magazines and then go to the nearby mall?

I've always been amazed at how well-stocked B&N stores are, even in small towns like Fresno, CA. Likely one of the only places to buy a philosophy or classic literature book in the whole town.

A simple GET request? How can a single developer be so grossly negligent as to not protect their API's?

Restricted collections are always amazing to browse. In the Bay Area, for example, the Bancroft Library at UC Berkeley is a fantastic resource for browsing extremely old and rare books. I believe it's open to the public but you have to register[0], and you have to specifically request the items from circulation.

Want to see a Mark Twain manuscript, or an original Dürer print? You will be able to "check" these items out in a time-box, and browse them on-site. It's amazing how available these resources can be, and not many non-academic researchers assume you can see these items with adequate permission.

Having been to many rare book conventions, I've seen the librarians from the Bancroft Library purchasing items often upwards of tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars. The rare book world is very fascinating.

[0] http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/libraries/bancroft-library/plan-...

There's nothing stopping the companies from providing a dine-out per diem if they choose to. They could for example form relationships with local eateries to subsidize those meals either in full or through discounts, which would support the local economy but also provide that benefit to employees. But of course it's cheaper for them if they control the entire operation.

Thumbtack has worked well for me as a client. But that's more of a platform for advertising of real skill as opposed to just performing some unskilled labor. "Gig" work as a skilled contractor isn't new though.

Are people really that lazy that they can't ride bicycles anymore?

You don't even have to self-host it now. You can host it on pretty much any cloud service.

That seems right.

In the past week I've been assaulted and threatened twice by crazed homeless men. The first grabbed a glass bottle from his cart and raised it up as if he was going to hit me in the head (this was by Civic Center BART). The second charged angrily at me near Lake Merritt. I'm really fed up personally with the "homeless advocates" who are willing to overlook this violent and scary behavior in the name of social justice... We all have the right to live in peace.

I wasn't talking about mean or hurtful language. I was talking about telling someone that their question isn't a good fit for SO. The consequence of that may be a feeling of being "excluded". So now everyone has to add a smiley face at the end of their comments when they say, "You didn't add any sample code. I don't know what you're asking help about" or "I can't understand your question, you should rephrase it"?

I don't think what I said came across correctly. Of course overly broad questions will get downvoted. What I meant was, "questions that will likely benefit another person in the community". I.e. there is a sweet spot in terms of specificity. Asking for help about a very specific problem with a homework assignment or asking for advice about what class to take next are too specific and more than likely won't benefit anyone else.

Regarding your point about CS, I meant something like "within the broad range of questions related to practical computer science, specifically programming." Yes, I know there's another Exchange site for more theoretical Computer Science topics, where some questions might be more appropriate...

The one thing I appreciate about SO is that its users aren't afraid to call out dumb questions for what they are. Seriously, the majority of new questions _are_ dumb, or at least misunderstand the point of SO being a canonical source for generalized questions relating to CS/programming.

Consider this recent question: "Should I start edx cs50 course before any other JavaScript course, or in the middle, or after?"

This person _should_ get downvoted and told that this is not an appropriate question. Hopefully they come around after a while and learn what kinds of questions are helpful for the _community_ at large. Does it suck that they feel unwelcome? Yes. But that doesn't mean users should be forced to "be nice" just because of it.

It also used to be called "anti-design". The concept has been around for a while. I really get annoyed when terms like "brutalism" are co-opted as yet another buzzword/trend/fad.

I have a similar story. My current girlfriend was living in another city about three hours away, I never would have seen her profile in my possible "matches" because I wasn't looking in that city. She did a search query for an author we both like, and my profile came up. If she didn't "visit" my profile and pique my interest I likely never would've met her! I'm sad to think that with the changes OKC have made recently (haven't used it since I met my GF obviously) people will have less luck finding people. They want to turn it into a Tinder clone.

Yeah, but then it wouldn't be funny.

I think the caption "The Summer 2017 Y Combinator Batch – Jessica Sitting with Dropbox Cofounder, Arash" for the image should be 2007? Or am I wrong?

Very cool

Saw these guys in LA a few years ago. Mark Pauline is a true visionary.Excellent show, well worth attending.

Not to mention students.

It's getting a pretty good response at Kronnerburger in Oakland.

The funny thing is, the Legalist form to apply here: https://www.legalist.com/equifax/#apply-form

points to the Equifax page here: https://www.equifaxsecurity2017.com/potential-impact/

As far as I remember, you could enter any random information into their form and it will say you were affected. That is the proof that Legalist is asking to provide the basis for the suit.

Basically if you're an adult who lives in the US, you are affected.