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These interviews are faux IQ tests though. More often than not these interviews tests a candidate's ability to research interviews and their ability to practice brain teasers and memorize common algorithmic solutions.

Complex software engineering is inherently tied to innate ability, as painful as it is to admit.

Highly disagree. There is nothing in the field of programming that cannot be taught or learned. Being a good programmer doesn't make you smarter or better than an average programmer, or a non programmer, as painful as it is to admit.

My take is that the intellectual posturing comes from a social context, and has nothing to do with ability. People love to feel special, and pretending that you have to be a genius to be a top level programmer is easier (and nicer to the ego) than accepting that perfectly average people can excel in this field.

I'm ready for Bitcoin, and crypto-currency mania in genral, to either crash and burn or take off to the next level and produce something of value.

I can't be the only one who is growing tired of seeing the same circular discussions rehased on every click-bait article posted by Bloomberg/forbes.

There's nothing exciting or newsworthy about the price fluctuations that have been present since day 1. Sure, the dollar value swings are larger - but nothing new is happening.

edit: found the wannabe over-night millionaires.

Agreed. Filtration systems are cheap, and even if you don't have one with you it's pretty easy to boil water to be sure.

In the extreme case that you can't boil the water, try collect rain water or water closest to an in-ground source (top of a stream where it comes out of the ground or a natural spring).

The biggest risk factor imo (outside of personal hygiene) is not knowing what lies further upstream. Only takes one dead animal to make you have a real bad time.

I don't have kids, but have the same viewpoint from my personal experience growing up.

Anything that is built to 'encourage child engagement' usually comes off as patronizing or boring.

I learned about tech early on because I had natural curiosity and interest in it. My parents never went out of their way to 'encourage' me to learn about tech, and the things they did try to get me interested in never really stuck with me.

The teaching toys are just toys, and will be treated as such.

User downloads != transactions. A user can download the app once and conduct hundreds of transactions.

Refunds still exist, and are honestly easy to request. My point is that there is most likely a very strong product/business decision as to why there isn't a "get my money back now" button in the app.

Weather it's most or a lot, the noise generated in either case is enough to cause operational issues and bottleneck customer service for people who have genuine needs for refunds.

Steam and Google play are much different services and user bases.

I'd also like to see comparative transaction amounts before you claim "completely false".

It would leave too much room for fraudulent or abusive behavior. Would exponentially increase the time their claims/customer service team has to spend digging through refunds to sort the real ones from the bs.

As a bad customer: I don't like the drivers name - refund. I thought the driver was too slow - refund. I just want to see what I can get away with - refund.

Believe it or not, most people will exploit systems to the fullest extent.

As someone who has been dealing with migraines since I was in my early teens, this is concerning.

I'm curious what the distinction between a risk factor and an early symptom are though. Could it be possible that migraines are just early symptoms of cardiovascular disease versus a risk factor?

Hoping someone with medical knowledge could chime in.

Intelligence aside, I see a difference between actively depleting a population and farming animals as a resource.

There is no value created in exchange for your money down.

It's just betting that the value will change arbitrarily (or through manipulation).

Yeah not saying it's a good choice on their part as it helps perpetuate the conflation between crypto and crypt-currency.

Unfortunately this will be another case of literally/figuratively.

The domain is crypto.robinhood.com and the website title is "Robinhood Crypto".

Title is perfectly accurate.

Original link is to the recode: daily article.

Direct article link: https://www.recode.net/2018/1/25/16897330/new-mother-mom-mat...

I think photos and video are way more distracting than someone not paying attention.

If I pay for a concert ticket I don't want to be forced to watch it through the phone camera of the person in front of me.

how exactly would having your cell phone handy prevent another bataclan?

Encourage discomfort in travelling. It's a hard sell, especially for those who are "obligated" to travel.

Unfortunately most people want to go somewhere "exotic" and still have all the familiar comforts of home, but with a different backdrop.

One of my favorite quotes on idea generation is from Madmen (tv series): "Just think about it deeply. Then forget it, and an idea will jump up in your face."

context?

Exactly. The value of the shares are tied directly to the output and monetary value of the company they are backing - and not hype and word-of-mouth.

It's a ridiculous example, of course. But it's something. Not to mention the actual real applications that were mentioned above.

The point is - crypto-currencies are fairy dust. There is nothing real or tangible about them.

This is why I hate the comparison of crypto to gold or any other "value asset'.

Houses are lived in. Stocks act as a cashflow for companies. Even if the world economy collapses you can still use a solid gold bar as a blunt instrument to kill an animal and eat it.

Cryptocurrencies have exactly 0 secondary uses.

There's no almost about it. It is blatant manipulation.

As a counter anecdote, I got the flu shot and still ended up out of commission for 4 working days + a weekend of recovery.

Still get your flu shot as it helps prevent spread and probably saved me a trip to the hospital. But don't expect to be immune.

Kind of off topic - is uBlock origin enough to stop mining scripts, if not is there a good extension anyone can recommend?

I signed up around the same time and have 0 issues. Got my card right away and have been using it 3-4 times a month with no issues.

I have heard their customer service is slow, which is probably due to the high influx of new customer sign ups.

Best course of action is a CC charge back.

Electronic voting systems are more vulnerable to large-scale tampering. It's a lot harder to rig an election when the votes are spread out over millions of pieces of paper vs. one database.

Reuters and BBC for day-to-day.

Local city newspaper (online).

Google news sorted by topics.

Reddit.

The pros and use cases are all theoretical though. With nothing to stabilize the price it will continue to fluctuate wildly.

From the examples you provided: if that man deposited his savings into Bitcoin last week, and had to withdraw today, he would be at an enormous loss. Not everyone is in a position to 'hodl'.

If Venezuelans deposit their weekly paycheck into Bitcoin, but have no way of spending it on tangible goods - they still need to convert back into their domestic currency. The only thing that changes is now they pay transaction fees.

Yes - the technology can solve some issues. But not how it is currently implemented.

Agree. Too big to fail is a terrible, copy-pasta argument that makes no sense.

The combined worth of all the crypto-currencies put together is a drop in the global-financial bucket. The only people who would be hurt by a collapse to zero are those trying to artificially pump the price to cash out rich.

I used to be anti-FUD, but whatever the term for the opposite is - it's way more infuriating.