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oculusthrift··on Ways to Bring Tech Jobs to Rural Areas
i think it’s perfectly fine to invest public money on things that improve everyone’s lives. for me and and many others fiber provides a much higher quality of living even if it doesn’t bring extra growth economically.
oculusthrift··on How the Valley treats experienced people
for what it’s worth i did triplebyte as well and it was actually a really good interview process. I didn’t end up accepting an offer from any of their companies but I thought they asked very practical things instead of just algorithms.
oculusthrift··on How the Valley treats experienced people
in my experience a lot of the younger people spend a lot of the day at work messing around. (socializing etc). they also come in for breakfast and dinner and go to the gym. and then stay late working since they didn’t get much work done during the day. If you naively count the hours spent at the office it does indeed add up to 80
oculusthrift··on If San Francisco Is So Great, Why Is Everyone I Love Leaving?
i think you meant an M not a B
oculusthrift··on If San Francisco Is So Great, Why Is Everyone I Love Leaving?
are you joking? tokyo is inspired by marin county? i can name better food cities in the same state (LA) let alone country or world
oculusthrift··on The Science Behind Making Your Child Smarter
their parents were most likely smart and educated because of their genetics which they then passed down
oculusthrift··on How I wound up finding a bug in GNU Tar
that’s cool! thanks for the write up. i learned a bit
oculusthrift··on Microsoft Admits Normal Windows 10 Users Are 'Testing' Unstable Updates
isn’t that how most companies launch products now adays? test it on 1 pct of users before full launch?
oculusthrift··on Google Tech Dev Guide
why? university faculty isn’t all that impressive? they are usually just people who made the choice to stay in school longer while others wanted to do something useful right away. many google engineers are phds. but once again this doesn’t mean anything
oculusthrift··on Google Tech Dev Guide
i work at google but have no idea what solid is. but i can do dynamic programming. i guess it’s what they select for
oculusthrift··on Google Tech Dev Guide
yes anything that requires competence has those consequences. you could say the same for not learning anything.
oculusthrift··on From Graduate School Student to Amazon Warehouse Janitor
why did she have to make it about being a black woman? instead of the other factors. i know the same exact story but with white men.
oculusthrift··on Trump Prepares to Unveil a Vast Reworking of Clean Water Protections
don’t get why you’re being downvoted. it legislation was passed then it would be much harder to revoke with the next president on a whim
oculusthrift··on Search is on for Google workers leaking secrets
the problem at google is there are radical activities believing everything is type 2. there’s something to be said about solving problems internally. And in many cases no real problem exists but the person “whistle blowing” just wants to feel special or be an activist
oculusthrift··on US Is Net Oil Exporter for First Time in 75 Years
the saudi’s will always be propped up to to hurt iran and help israel
oculusthrift··on Low-Calorie Sweetener Use and Risk of Abdominal Obesity Among Older Adults
Wouldn’t fatter people naturally try to switch over to low calorie sweetener in order to lose weight? whereas non fat people might just enjoy sugar instead?
oculusthrift··on Israeli Software Helped Saudis Spy on Khashoggi, Lawsuit Says
why are you discussing moral relativism so boldly as if it’s a fact. it’s that postmodernist philosophy that’s totally degraded society.

in some societies it’s “immoral” not to rape someone as punishment or to not kill a “unclean” ethnicity and your definition supports that

oculusthrift··on For Decades, Southern States Saw Thanksgiving as an Act of Northern Aggression
yep. states rights to make their own laws about slavery superseding the national law
oculusthrift··on Google could buy $110M worth of land, without subsidies, for San Jose megacampus
really wish they would expand somewhere else instead (i know they are doing NY).
oculusthrift··on The New York Hustle of Amazon’s Second Headquarters
right but how do you factor in longer commutes for existing residents? or current residents having to move or have their children go to different schools? What is your dollar value on that? and before you say that isn't relevant, thats the exact mindset that brought us trump. valuing the dollar value over quality of life of existing people. it also outsources alot of the quality of life to visa holders instead of residents.
oculusthrift··on The New York Hustle of Amazon’s Second Headquarters
>> those claiming otherwise refuse to look at the math and instead want to go with how the deal makes them feel.

its more than a little immature to accuse this of those who disagree with you.

your model relies on the fact that this would all be additional tax revenue that wasn't collected earlier. While a lot of these jobs can be people who already work in NY and simply switch jobs. In addition, it neglects the cost to the govt of servicing this company and all its employees. It also neglects the negative externalities and consequences for current residents (only looking at it through a money lens which is a typical neoliberal fallacy).

oculusthrift··on Inside Silicon Valley, Many Have Long Known Sheryl Sandberg Isn’t a Saint
right but those are the exceptions that prove the rule. its so rare that its known as exceptional when it does happen
oculusthrift··on Transitioning Google Cloud leadership after three great years
i’ve only noticed at least teams/products in google that are more stagnant or don’t have as much work to do. therefore they compete and are territorial with the work. other products that are growing there is plenty for everyone
oculusthrift··on Transitioning Google Cloud leadership after three great years
my guess is that won’t happen until they have significant market share. right now they are playing catch up and having higher prices wouldn’t help
oculusthrift··on Sheryl Sandberg: I want to address some of the claims that have been made
oh please really? her excuse is she’s incompetent and didn’t know who she was hiring? and what about the fact that she yelled at the security chief for being honest about russia?
oculusthrift··on Sheryl Sandberg: I want to address some of the claims that have been made
how can we vote for either part when the leader (schumer) is so corrupt?
oculusthrift··on ‘I Don’t Really Want to Work for Facebook.’ Say Some Computer Science Students
that isn't really a fair comparison considering microsoft makes a significant chunk of money from enterprise and that requires a lot of salesmen instead of engineers.
oculusthrift··on NY state tax break is $48k per Amazon HQ job
so now our govt is paying amazon to create jobs from h1bs and displace natives?
oculusthrift··on NY state tax break is $48k per Amazon HQ job
in economics it’s considered the same thing. either way it adds to less net income for then govt.
oculusthrift··on Healthcare.gov confirms hackers stole income, immigration and tax data
“but my 15 year old cousin can make websites!”
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