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FFS how many different implementations of quicksort in Python can there possibly be? How would they expect you to make yours unique? Different variable names or something?

I'll never understand the concept of plagiarizing long-established solutions to problems.

T580. Touchpad is ok, not MBP level though. But it's got a nubbin and I'm a nubbin guy.

I have a T580. What am I missing out on?

I have a MBP for work and a Thinkpad for personal use. Thinkpad wins, hands down.

>Is there some thrill you get from seeing executives in an orange jumper?

Criminals. The word you're looking for is criminals. And yes, most people like seeing criminals in an orange jumper.

>the right incentives

Like, say, not going to prison? You know, the main incentive used for regular people? Just spitballing here.

If you're buying equities and leaving them alone for decades, sure. But if you're retired and depending on your investments for an income, being 85% in equities is insane. One prolonged bear market could wipe you out.

85% in equities during retirement is a bad idea.

I'm talking about a fixed income, like bond dividends, annuities, etc. It doesn't adjust for inflation; that's a separate problem. Just saying that if you can get a 4% return on 2.5MM, which is on the high side of realistic, that's a 100k indefinite fixed income.

Assuming a 4% return, 2.5MM absolutely does yield 100k per year, forever.

Yes inflation will eat away at the value of that 100k over time, but that's less of a problem if you own your home and have something left over each year to reinvest.

So... sell your expensive shit and buy less expensive shit. That's what us plebs are expected to do. No one's locked into anything.

Don't think of it as a large nest egg; think of it as a modest fixed income. You can easily make 2.5MM last for the rest of your life if you're able to live on 100k. That might require downsizing a bit and moving somewhere with a lower COL, but it's certainly doable.

You need to use soap.

My wife and I are equally capable of both taking care of and teaching our child. Breast feeding is a pretty small part of it, and it only lasts for a year or so.

Are you a parent?

Places with low real estate costs tend to have fewer and lower-paying jobs.

Part of me would love to move back to KY where I'm from, but where would I work? That's the reason I left in the first place, no good jobs.

Dude has a kid but hasn't had a job in 10 years, other than a side gig as a quack. Oh man.

That's why you learn stuff like this before you're in friggin college.

Meh, I'll tip 20% if I want. I don't care what it incentivizes, at all. Thanks for the concern.

I always tip 20% for anything better than terrible service. Because I won't be arsed with evaluating whether my server was "good" or "great" or "truly outstanding" or whatever. It's table service. I shouldn't have to think about it at all.

I would rather tip 20% than use mental bandwidth for that nonsense.

Nah, once you've got 8MM in the bank there's no point worrying about maximizing returns. You've already won. Keep it simple, pay off the house, enjoy life.

How rare false accusations are is completely irrelevant. If the goal is justice, then due process is non-negotiable. Period.

That's not something you should ask someone in a job interview though. And most people (mercifully) don't talk about politics at work. So what would promoting political diversity look like?

That seems like an overly expansive definition to me. If everything is technology, then the word "technology" ceases to have meaning, no?

How exactly is speech technology? Or stories? I get that invented modes of sharing stories, like writing, are technology. But the stories themselves? "Little Red Riding Hood" is technology?

Prices are set to maximize revenue. Most companies aren't going to lower prices just because they can afford to; cost savings should (and usually do) go to shareholders.

If my employer's group health insurance is considered part of my compensation, should I not be glad that health care costs are rising, since that drives up my total compensation?

At least with Amazon Music you can download DRM-free mp3s and back them up somewhere. Can't do that with Amazon Video, which is why I just rent those.

Inflation provides an incentive to not hoard cash. As long as it's under control, it's not a bad thing.

Inflation happens anyway. Unless wages rise faster than inflation, you can't really argue they drive it.

Whoa whoa whoa back up.

>the most assisted demographic in America has been black

source?

>and they've shown little to no progress

source?

>whereas Asians have been the most prejudiced against

source?

>and they've shown the most

source?

And that doesn't even begin to address the issue of comparing Asians, who had the resources to immigrate here, with black Americans, who were brought here as slaves and had restricted civil rights until 1964.