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gurt

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  1. I don't understand this position. Are they working with pen and paper? Are their tasks not being done via software with easily reviewable metrics? I manage a team at a software company, all of whom wfh, and there is never a question of who is doing their work or not. Just look at the numbers.
  2. sounds like you just work at a company full of retards (what does that say about you)
  3. hey, I don't want anyone to die. But I'd rather it be politicians than innocent folks at the mall or kids in a school. Kind of in a 'the end justifies the means' situation at this point.
  4. Man, I know a lot can change but I don't see how either Worthy or Ewers are 1st round picks. Especially Worthy. I guess the hope is he is like Devonta Smith but that feels almost like the exception that proves the rule.
  5. The thread title takes on a new meaning
  6. i've heard people throw out the possibility of turning vacant office space into residential units. Is that at all actually feasible? Seems like an easy way to pivot, but I'm sure there are a lot of barriers I'm unaware of.
  7. fixed it for ya
  8. No longer feasible for the majority of Americans. A house in 1983 was 3x annual income, now its 5+
  9. you're just jealous you didn't think of it first
  10. WTF? I have no idea who Sam Lin is. Stick to digging up dollar menu deals, you weird fuck
  11. He's got some great tips on how to save a few bucks in the Wendy's drive thru. Maybe we should take him seriously?
  12. You’ve got me all figured out!
  13. they'll still be true?
  14. I'm sure the SF leadership will be along shortly blaming him for not walking around with his pockets turned out
  15. gurt

    Fat People

    As someone who was a fat kid, lost a lot of weight in college and slowly gained it all back to being 3 bills, I see both sides here. Can I blame society/government for allowing there to be so many hidden calories and downright poison in our food? Sure. Can I blame my parents for ingraining that I HAVE to eat everything on my plate when I was a kid? Maybe. Can I lament that I used to walk and have time to play sports so much more than I do now with my wfh job? Yes. But ultimately, as a grown man the buck stops with me. If I want to get back down to a good weight (I probably won't ever be sub 200 but I'd be over the moon with 225) I am going to have to stop eating so much and start moving around a lot more. I've already cleaned up my diet considerably with the help of my wife (she is 120 lbs and very health conscious) but I just eat too much. I'm sure my brain has been wired to not feel satiated, but I can just get used to it. I have before. Ultimately my weight is my responsibility. But I also would never belittle anyone for getting surgery or using medications (though the latter seems like way too much of a gray area to do willy nilly), and I don't think anybody has really done that in this thread. I will deride people who don't even give an effort and say they can't do anything about it, which is the majority of fat people in the US.
  16. Sometimes I feel like there are only about 5-10 topics discussed on this forum
  17. if you're noticing a 1.5% increase in black people you might be somebody who 'notices' a lot of things
  18. Austin1) San Francisco Bay Area2) Los Angeles3) New York City
  19. That is true in my experience too. There are emerging roles via tech that Liberal Arts backgrounds have a fair amount of utility in.
  20. this shows that 8% are social sciences and history, 6% is psychology, visual and performing arts is 5% and communications is 5%. That's nearly a quarter that are varying levels of bullshit. Of course many of those folks go on to have successful careers, like myself, a history and geography major. But I found my way into tech and learned a lot on the job. I can't honestly attribute all that much of my degree to doing this. The ability to communicate clearly and effectively, I suppose. But that is a pretty nebulous ROI for 50k in debt.
  21. Where does the 5% come from? That seems pretty low… Also I think the point is that much of the anecdotes here about getting a good job with non-STEM/specialized degrees/whatever are becoming increasingly less relevant. A 45 year olds experience is not relevant to a 21 year olds in todays competitive landscape, where every kid their age has a degree. Not to mention taking that bet saddled with 50k+ of debt.
  22. Go swing a stick downtown and you'll hit a "head of a digital agency"
  23. add zoom to the tech layoffs (including a good friend of mine) https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/07/zoom-layoffs-impact-15-of-staff/
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