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Re:Uber cuts 3000 more jobs, closes 45 offices on Monday May 18, 2020 @02:52PM (#23226823)
Not OP, but a lot of American companies do layoffs on a Friday in an attempt to have fewer headlines on a weekend (news outlets aren’t fully staffed then, people are distracted, etc.)

https://www.kornferry.com/insights/articles/bad-news-deliver...

Any other recs?
You get 3+ hours of deep sleep?! I seem to regularly crack 1 hour of deep sleep (tracked by my watch) but that’s it.

Anything you’ve done or do to improve the amount you get?

+1 for EPI. Using it now myself. It's great stuff.
Re:Computer science as a lost art (2015) on Monday July 30, 2018 @11:35PM (#17650346)
+1. It was a terrific read when I took my Computability course, very, very well-written.
Re:YC’s 2018 Summer Reading List on Tuesday July 24, 2018 @10:10PM (#17606438)
I think so (not the original replier).

SPOILER FOR THE FIRST NOVEL . . . . . .

The whole paradigm of Earth defense changes so dramatically, as people realize sophons can see everything people do. I highly recommend continuing, as you see society changes in the series.

Re:US quits Paris climate pact on Thursday June 01, 2017 @06:25PM (#14465463)
> 1/53rd the number of representatives in the House.

I assume you meant 53 representatives?