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Would it make sense for a person in a "privileged class" to move from a red state?
  • Always Be Looking.

    Honestly, early on, I wasn't reliably finding them. But that lasted maybe 6 months?

    If I have a 6mo contract for example, I'm still applying for a couple jobs every week. I'm keeping in touch with recruiters that don't suck at their job and building rapport with them. I'm pinging prior coworkers and just seeing who/what they know is available.

    Obviously, soft skills and resume matter too. I have enough buzzy technologies under my belt that it increases the breadth of jobs I can apply for, which helps.

    Yeah, it was rough at first, but not like...I was destitute by any means. And now with enough of a network built up I'm relatively confident that even if shit hit the fan, I could find a job inside of 2 weeks.

    If you're in the US (or I guess anywhere?) - just make sure to account for taxes...

  • It's not just you: Christmas lights look different now, and can give you headaches — NPR
  • About 75% of LED monitors give me a headache because I can see or "feel" then flickering. It sucks.

    I had a coworker back in the in-office days who had these garbage-ass monitors and whenever I had to pair with him I'd end up with a debilitating headache.

  • $750 a month, no questions asked, improved the lives of homeless people
  • I pay enough taxes to support 125 $750 users like this and would gladly pay it, too. 125 people that are better off would have a significant positive impact to a community, and I'm all for it.

    Also money that they spend, somewhere at some point would likely be taxed.

    Your logic is flawed.

  • What’s the best printer in terms of no DRM/Open source
  • My Brother B&W laser printer is a beast. I've had it probably eight years now and am only, two months ago, on my 3rd toner cartridge despite my relatively low use. That counts the starter cartridge which I am told isn't full.

    My Brother color printer on the other hand is a pain. The yellow toner always runs out first and it won't print without it. Well, it can, if you finagle things, but then it only does for like 3-4 weeks. Annoying as shit.

    But, overall, better than any HP or Canon I've ever used.

  • What are your favourite add-ons/extensions on Firefox?
  • Is there anything that disables / stops sticky videos when scrolling on mobile?

    I get pissed off when I'm reading a news article, scroll down, and their headline video (often just an ad) clips itself to the top 1/3 of the screen.

  • How I think about bills. Am I alone?
  • I'm...sort of inverse? I daily-ize them.

    That way on a day to day basis I know if I'm trending up...or down...or what have you. If my "daily" cost to exist passes some threshold, it's cause for alarm.

  • What show took you the longest to get into?
  • Probably going to be Lost. I'm 3 episodes in as of 2008 and haven't gone back yet...if I ever do, it will be the longest to get into for me by far.

    In seriousness though...As others have said, The Office and Parks & Rec took me about a season to get into.

    Arrested Development, I admit, took me a few episodes.

    Always Sunny took me about a season...I think just to get into a groove of the style or something, I dunno.

  • Don't give Elon more money.
  • I resemble this...sort of. Except my car is already paid for and I really don't think it's a wise decision to just blow money on another car simply to get out of a current vehicle that more than meets my needs.

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