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This is quite applicable to many situations I‘ve witnessed. I‘ve also witnessed the exact opposite. I.e. managers blame themselves to avoid making hard decisions with employees. It would be great to have this article and another article which addresses „hard decisions“ in order to help managers navigate ambiguous situations.

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I've always been satisfied with my grocery-bought olive oil, but also curious as to what "good" olive oil actually tastes like. Is there a brand or vendor in the US that sells such a product?

You may consider looking into industrial / manufacturing positions, even if only temporary. These firms have a desperate need for technically minded people, and often apply programing principles in their engineering processes or physical automation systems. The problem has been so long standing, many don't even advertise for these types of roles anymore and instead pay headhunters' finders fees or have in-house training programs. Walking into their building and inquiring if your skill set could be useful is not at all a bad approach.

Either way, they certainly pay better than retail.

Best of luck, friend; I hope you're able to turn this challenge into an opportunity

This!

They will be more work. They do have the budget. They will negotiate, hard.

Think of your highest price, then add 15%. It will be ok.

If they don’t buy, it wasn’t because of price if you’ve already made it this far.

Hey,

I'm sorry, this sounds really tough and those words probably don't do it justice.

Prayer, which is distinctly different from meditation has been helpful to me. I'm not an expert on any matters pertinent to mental health or spirituality for that matter--but if you just want to talk, DM me here: @awicz

This is sound advice.

I don't think this deserved to be down voted. While I can appreciate the idea that innovation drives advancement...I have the same honest question.

Asked another way: are there any current fringe use cases for residential users to make use of this kind of bandwidth?

*edit: ugh. Sorry, replied to the wrong comment.

This is such a refreshing comment. It's far better to engage in dialogue with those whom you disagree in order to understand their position opposed to assuming they are evil, stupid, or otherwise sub-human. Wouldn't it be wonderful if such an approach was applied not only to religious conversations but those of politics, work disputes, conflicts with your significant other...everything?

I've been using Brave. I like it because it's not Google, but cannot comment on what's under the hood.

This is wonderful advice. I went on a news hiatus some time ago and can attest to its benefit.

Many, many hours of my life were lost to to C&C. It’s a fine game.

Wow. That is an interesting model! Do you know how they determine how the funds are distributed?

Serious question about torrents: How is this not stealing? I'm not trying to be judgemental. I certainly don't have any room to do so as I used Napster and the likes back in the day. Now with the advent of Amazon Prime, Hulu, Netflix, etc, I'm genuinely curious to know the moral argument for using services and platforms that utilize torrents to distribute media other creators are actually trying to sell?

Edit: Apparently this question has upset a good number of people. It was a genuine inquiry. It would have been nice to see your thoughts in written form instead of the downvotes.

To those that did answer--thanks! Really incredible how complicated the licensing arrangements are across the world.

They've already started. We've been replacing Dell laptops at work these past couple months and it was nearly impossible to fully boot Windows without signing in via a Microsoft account. The whole process just felt ridiculous, especially on a computer clearly intended for a business.

I switched to https://ynab.com a while back. It's not exactly the same concept as what Mint was intended to be, but I couldn't be happier with the move.

“While we cannot comment on rates for emergency room services..."

Why not?

Doesn't seem to be for me either. Either way, this has been long over due. Glad to see improvements are being attempted

"You will never know if the benefits outweigh the risks... "

You're probably right. That's why it was a weighted decision based on the information available.

Your other points do not match the same model we used to make our decision. Flipping someone off or giving the middle finger is a choice that one can make, and later apologize for and move on. Penile cancer or many STDs do not fall into that category.

I'm surprised that this topic is even on HN, and even more so by the presumptive and emotional responses that clearly didn't read the post in its entirety. So, I don't think this is a conversation I will engage in any further.

According to the Mayo Clinic there are multiple medical benefits to circumcision [1]

To address some of the other points here, I can only give a anecdotal example from my own experience. My wife and I decided to have our son circumcised and not because of religious reasons, but rather because of those listed in the referenced article, among others--and after much condsideration. At the end of the day we decided that the benefits outweighed the risks.

As far as who should have the choice of this procedure, ideally it would be the individual on whom the procedure is being performed. However, the procedure and pain as an adult would certainly be more memorable. My parents made the choice to circumcise me when I was an infant--I'm glad they did because I don't remember any associated pain or discomfort.

I think that there should be more discourse over this parental choice. If parents are making these decisions for mere aesthetic or ritualistic reasons then that is a problem. However, labeling circumcision as 'genital mutilation' across the board is not accurate. There are advantages and disadvantages that should be weighed carefully.

[1] http://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/circumcision/basi...

Hans Rosling truly changed the way I view information, and the world. A great loss indeed.

The criticisms of Rosling seem to surround around him painting with a broad brush and forming distilled conclusions. The trouble is that if Rosling were to dive into the details of these data and leave out conclusions the average person listening would get lost, have no actionable thesis, or both. I would include myself to be among these people.

The admirable thing about his presentations are that he encourages his listeners to trust data and question their preconceptions.

Certainly his methodolgy is not perfect. However, given how the public forms decisions right now (See US presidential election), I can't help but think this mentality is exactly what is needed.