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March_Hare··on Self-hosting your own media considered harmful according to YouTube
You have the right to free speech As long as you're not Dumb enough to actually try it
March_Hare··on Why America's economy is soaring ahead of its rivals
I'm sure it's not nothing, but to what extent does it matter that Alphabet is headquartered in the US? Deepmind seems to still be based in Kings Cross - and London benefits.
March_Hare··on Why America's economy is soaring ahead of its rivals
I recall the state of Indiana was banning dedicated bus lanes. Many of the impositions come from the county and state level.
March_Hare··on How I left a 4 year career in finance and became a software engineer in 5 months
I agree excluding the HTML, CSS and Javascript bit. Lots of great engineers out there that don't ever deal in this bit of software.
March_Hare··on How ‘Bacon and Eggs’ Became the American Breakfast
Funny that you mention American bacon as having a good meat content as I've only ever seen streaky bacon in the states, which tends to be very fatty. I wouldn't even know where to buy back bacon in the midwest.
March_Hare··on How the Maker of TurboTax Fought Free, Simple Tax Filing
I have two, US and IE. The US passport is only used at the US border (per law). Not many countries have a problem with the Irish.
March_Hare··on Hire talent, not five years with Java
I'm not a fan of unusual sizes and colours. That said, printing on a decent linen paper (on the correct side!) has helped me.
March_Hare··on The Ph.D Bust: America's Awful Market for Young Scientists
I chose to travel around Europe for a few months after school and then bothered looking for a job, so I guess by this metric I was unemployed. In the end I left Kansas for a job in London, a much better choice for me than being employed at graduation.
March_Hare··on The sorry state of neighbourhood design in America: a mother writes
There is an order of magnitude between the population of Austin and NYC. Perhaps comparing Austin with a similar sized city, Columbus for example, would be a better comparison.
March_Hare··on Tech’s New (Geographical) Frontier: ‘Silicon Prairie’
In some places, Kansas City for example, cost of living may make up for that 15k.
March_Hare··on What Happens to Stolen Bicycles?
Almost everyone I work with in London has had a bike stolen (or a least a wheel or two), and everyone I know who owns a bike also has insurance. Not great evidence, but I'm not sure theft is any lower.
March_Hare··on Entrepreneurs Tell The White House To Focus On Innovation, Not IP Enforcement
The corporate tax rate is progressive, barely. Making it more progressive is also and option. 75.000 - 10.000.000 is taxed at 34%, adding some granularity would help.

source: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/11

March_Hare··on I didn't learn programming when I was 12
London has plenty of events for developers, you just get out and find them.
March_Hare··on The Differences Between Germany and the United States
London is one of the most diverse cities in the world. Relatively speaking, almost every city in the world is less diverse.
March_Hare··on How I lost 10% body fat, while launching a startup (and raising kids)
The salads at Chipotle are also a good choice.
March_Hare··on How I lost 10% body fat, while launching a startup (and raising kids)
I've often seen recommended protein intake while lifting weights as 1g per lb of lean body mass.
March_Hare··on Why Science Majors Change Their Minds (It’s Just So Darn Hard)
> Especially because it forced my high-school math teacher to think more about preparing students for college-level work.

I believe high school students who take college courses can be a great asset for their high school for this very reason.

As a junior in high school I took college algebra at a community college in the evenings. As a result of the conversations with my math teacher, she made many changes to the subjects she covered in her pre-calc and algebra 2 classes.

March_Hare··on Why Science Majors Change Their Minds (It’s Just So Darn Hard)
As a senior in CS and math, I completely agree. Calc II, III, elementary differential equations, and matrix theory classes are about 85% engineers at my university. As such, theory was not the focus. All I had to do to get an A was learn an algorithm and apply it. Most of my friends in CS seem to think that higher level math courses are the same and if that is the general assumption I don't blame people for not pursuing math degrees.
March_Hare··on Should Your Employees Take Naps?
I worked as an intern over the summer at a small startup and had an hour long lunch break. While the other interns would eat out and be gone for an entire time, I would eat the lunch I brought and take a 30-40 minute nap each day. I slept at my desk, right in front of my boss.

I was away from work for an hour, like everyone else, only I would be much more productive after the lunch hour. My boss was amused by my behavior.