CitrusFruits

25 дней назадdiscuss

The article mentions a lot of the reasons. Our building codes, especially the double stairway requirement, eliminate a lot of reasonable layouts and have downstream effects on the economics of apartment buildings. Another reason that isn't mentioned in the article is that there are different ideals for family housing, especially in suburban areas like Walnut Creek. Family apartments just aren't as desirable.

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I've been considering VTV lately, it's somewhat close to what you're describing. It tracks CRSP US Large Cap Value which has more rules in place to be considered for inclusion than S&P 500, but isn't crazy exclusive.

CitrusFruits

2 месяца назадdiscuss

I think opening Gemini is a tragic missed opportunity when you could be Rick Rolling people, or whatever the modern equivalent is.

CitrusFruits

3 месяца назадdiscuss

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CitrusFruits

3 месяца назадdiscuss

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/naturecalls-alarm-reminder/id6...

Two things to call out: the first is it does not work if your phone is on do not disturb or silent/vibrate. He's aware of this and it's a permissions thing you need an exception for. He's applied for the exception but it's unlikely he'll get it because it's supposed to be for stuff that's like life or death. I think for his usage he's OK with that, and he has spent a lot of time working on it the past months so he just wanted to ship it at this point. The second is that it's obviously paid. I think that's fine if he had gotten the permission unblocked but I'd be a little hesitant to recommend buying it right now.

CitrusFruits

3 месяца назадdiscuss

My dad was a software engineer when he was younger, but his skills atrophied over the decades as he worked his way into upper management and spent all of his non work time caring for the family. For the past 8 years or he's had an app idea for something he wants himself on his phone that he's been dying to make, but just didn't have the means to do it. He tried no code/lo code options, but they were just to limited in their API coverage. Finally though in the past 3 months he's been able to fulfill his own personal dream to make that app with an AI driven platform. He has been thrilled and I think he's done a great job developing it. It's an incredibly niche audience and he knows that, but just thought I'd share that for some people out there it's legitimately a dream come true to be able to make and publish an app, while still being clear eyed that it's not going to make you any money.

For those that are curious, it is an alarm app with natures sounds instead of dings and beeps or jingles. As he puts it "none of the other existing apps have good enough sounds or interfaces".

CitrusFruits

4 месяца назадdiscuss

I've been wondering how they've been able to be so generous with Composer usage with it still making business sense. Seems like this is the answer: presumably they think they'll have a competitive advantage in not just the UX space but the model space as well soon. It's a great strategy, but I do wonder if the moat will be big enough with how fast things are moving and how competitive the model landscape is.

CitrusFruits

6 месяцев назадdiscuss

Yeah these are pretty common in the US, but they're just not ubiquitous. Many airports will still have a CT machine next to the old one and it just depends on what line you get out in.

CitrusFruits

6 месяцев назадdiscuss

IIRC the 20k number depended on the 7k federal rebate that recently expired, so it will probably be more like 27k

CitrusFruits

8 месяцев назадdiscuss

I've worked at a couple of companies with pay scales on part with FAANG, as well as a startup that was extremely selective in hiring. We rarely looked at GitHub, and never used it as a in a situation where someone got hired. I could see a situation where someone had good open source contributions it might help them get noticed by a recruiter, but that's so incredibly rare and hard to discover that it's kindof the last place people look. Having a good GitHub profile can't hurt, but LinkedIn is still king here

CitrusFruits

8 месяцев назадdiscuss

Having been to both Indonesia and Myanmar, I can say confidently Burmese food is much better. The one exception is the dessert Martabak you can get in Java is to die for.

CitrusFruits

8 месяцев назадdiscuss

I think Jerk might be too specific of a term. You probably just want to be looking out for someone you don't want as a coworker.

My goto question is to ask people what motivates them. There's a wide range of answers, but I usually find that what people disclose often helps me understand them better even if they may appear a bit like a jerk, and I can consequently give them more targeted feedback or coaching. I think spending 30 minutes to get to know someone is worth every second and can really help team cohesion and productivity.

CitrusFruits

9 месяцев назадdiscuss

I think the idea is that perfect is the enemy of good here and that getting from 90% to 100% involves tradeoffs that aren't actually worth it from a language ergonomics point of view.

CitrusFruits

9 месяцев назадdiscuss

165F is the safe eating temperature recommended for most meats here in the U.S.

CitrusFruits

9 месяцев назадdiscuss

I have that exact same nightmare! The harder I press on the brake, the less it does, as if the brake power is following a logarithmic curve. Although I don't really know why I have that dream, no specific experience comes to mind.

CitrusFruits

2 года назадdiscuss

I'll preface this with saying there are other countries that do many of the following things I say better, but there are many many countries that do things worse. Additionally, I've found most people who have trouble loving the U.S.A. haven't had the privilege of traveling to any of the 130+ countries of the world that have a GDP per capita of less than $15K. Those countries can be awesome in their own right, but they also can help highlight how privileged the U.S. is in many areas. I love the USA because of its infrastructure, it's natural beauty, the principles of its governmental structure, the diversity of people (and food!), how it provides opportunity for people who want that opportunity, for its strong civil rights, and for its natural resources. We can do better to protect and grow all those things I mentioned, but it doesn't mean they don't exist in the first place.

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