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Couldn't we solve this with a percentage type for zoning, or adding a "mixed commerical/residential" zone? UI wise that shouldn't be any more complicated.

Or you can change the zoning into japanese zoning, where the UI can stay simple as you escalate the permission level of a zone. https://code.uberinternal.com/T2597239

Re:Digitally preview incoming USPS mail and packages on Tuesday March 05, 2019 @05:33PM (#19314889)
At my apartment building, I only get the email for my unit's mail, not everyone's. Sounds like a bug like other people said.
Re:Samsung’s Foldable Phone Is the $1,980 Galaxy Fold on Monday March 04, 2019 @09:08PM (#19307541)
The macbook and it's 3+ year butterfly keyboard debacle or windows 10 laptops with all of their spyware even when high end being his only 2 practical choices is what he is probably referring to.
Re:24 Hours of Rust Game Development on Monday March 04, 2019 @09:04PM (#19307518)
Sometimes when you prototype something, half the reason is to try out these new fancy architectural styles :p

Usually it's for this kind of project: http://www.commitstrip.com/en/2014/11/25/west-side-project-s...

Re:TLDR Stock Options on Monday March 04, 2019 @08:59PM (#19307487)
I think this is a relatively recent development. 8-10 years ago, working at a startup or working at FANG paid about the same, but the startup came with this lottery ticket, you learned more at a startup and it wasn't a big co with big co politics and process. Back then it definitely made a lot more sense to maybe give up %10-%20 less income in exchange.

Startups & VCs started getting a lot of money in the global search for yield as interest rates dropped to 0 and QE started printing money and giving it to banks who would invest it. The google/apple/etc wage collusion lawsuit increased the amount of competition for engineers. FANG was losing engineers who would rather do their own thing for a little bit less. The H1B lottery system limited the supply. Housing started getting even more expensive in the SFBA. And as you said, FANG prints money so they can afford to keep on going up in the bidding wars.

Compensation started going up in this competitive system as a result until we are at the point we are today, where startups are definitely not competitive comp wise to being at FANG.

Re:The New 30-Something on Monday March 04, 2019 @04:54PM (#19305975)
In a way, it's easier to support parents in a poor country because everything is cheaper there. Give them $1000/month and they will probably live better than you.
Re:TLDR Stock Options on Monday March 04, 2019 @04:39PM (#19305841)
Which is why as a startup you have to offer something that FANG can't offer, like full remote working or similar.

That or taking the people who fail to get FANG offers / naive jrs.

Not quite, because the equivalent pure pcie connection is faster than thunderbolt due to the overhead in thunderbolt.

We need another doubling in thunderbolt's speed for it to not have a penalty when using eGPUs

Well you can already get cheap usb-c cables that only have usb 2 speeds and power delivery capacity, if that is what your hinting at.
Maybe off of your state taxes I think makes more sense.
Re:Lyft Files S-1 on Friday March 01, 2019 @02:36PM (#19284476)
I've worked at 2 companies that decided to do their 'own cloud' vs just use stuff like AWS, and they were not devops tool companies.

It slowed down both them.

Remember that staff cost money too!

Re:Implications of Rewriting a Browser Component in Rust on Friday March 01, 2019 @01:57AM (#19278506)
Graphs are OK in reference counting languages like swift / objective-c, it doesn't have to be done with a GC.

I think you could use Rc<Thing> in rust too if you want to solve it using rust, but then you have "swift with more boilerplate" as one friend said.

Re:$35,000 Tesla Model 3 Available Now on Thursday February 28, 2019 @08:08PM (#19277107)
Unfortunately, tesla does not provide the paperwork to import the car, so you can't import a us tesla into canada.

Probably to protect that margin your seeing.

If I'm wrong, a friend of mine would be interested :D

Re:$35,000 Tesla Model 3 Available Now on Thursday February 28, 2019 @08:01PM (#19277066)
I'd rather use my own cellphone plan & wifi than pay for that kind of stuff indirectly.
Re:Implications of Rewriting a Browser Component in Rust on Thursday February 28, 2019 @07:26PM (#19276870)
From my friends that have tried rust, creating a graph or doubly linked list without using some special structures is fairly painful or impossible. You can create a graph by using some sort of adjacency matrix or some other kind of structure that keeps ownership in some sort of tree without much pain, but that has it's own downsides.
What is more expensive, train or road maintenance? What gets better total utilization rates?
Re:Why I Prefer Dynamic Typing Over Static Typing (2017) on Friday February 22, 2019 @02:24PM (#19228269)
That's called something being stringly typed, and it's a code smell. You make URL classes, UUID classes, timestamp classes, enums, etc to replace the strings.
Re:Google Ends Forced Arbitration for Employees on Friday February 22, 2019 @12:45PM (#19227303)
Security is an economic choice of the producing firm for the most part, and there are plenty of certifications and degrees that employers can discriminate on but do not. They even might have the security training and still fuck up.

Reality is, most customers do not want to pay the price for extra security, other than the CYA (Cover Your Ass) kind and it shows.

Re:Google Ends Forced Arbitration for Employees on Friday February 22, 2019 @12:30PM (#19227160)
Tell your manager you wont check any work stuff on your personal devices anymore, because your worried about security, etc. The problem will either be resolved fairly quickly, or you will have better work life balance.
Re:Some Details of My Personal Infrastructure on Friday February 22, 2019 @12:22PM (#19227075)
Their search team prioritizes latency for sure, and they have performance teams and things like the RAIL model.
Re:My Notes on How to Start a Startup by YC on Thursday February 21, 2019 @05:13PM (#19221022)
I think Calacanis said it best: https://calacanis.com/2019/02/11/what-is-a-startup-vs-a-life...

VCs are optimizing for the unicorn, and there is nothing wrong going for the non unicorn either. It's just you shouldn't go for VC financing. If you make a business that hires 50 people and throws off $10 million a year to you, you'll probably make more than most founders ever will anyway after 3 years of that business.

Re:My Underground Warfare Wish List on Tuesday February 19, 2019 @04:44PM (#19203148)
Why don't they use 18650 batteries now?
Re:Overwatch Randomized Trial on Gender on Tuesday February 19, 2019 @04:05PM (#19202786)
When I played overwatch in a casual way a few years ago (never ranked) I definitely rarely encountered any sort of toxicity. It was much better than dota for sure.

Dota has gotten better as a game as years gone by.

Re:A humble alternative to technical interviews on Tuesday February 19, 2019 @03:10AM (#19197404)
Then they have lunch together and talk about work? They would have to work in unrelated things, which is hard to do when everyone is the same kind of profession.
I'm guessing it's an interaction between your genetics and how you react to food. Just like how some people are more prone to diabetes or don't every really get fat and don't manage their diets consciously.
Re:National Sword on Monday February 18, 2019 @05:35PM (#19195123)
A big advantage of plastic is how it's airtight and waterproof, which is a great property for a lot of food packaging. Reduces spoilage and making a mess if contents break. Also it's a stronger material.

I've noticed with a lot of electronics nowadays, most of the packaging is made with cardboard although, because it doesn't need those properties.

Re:Magic Lantern on Monday February 18, 2019 @05:12PM (#19194955)
A photo management UI on par with smartphones. Fast, easy to use and easy to do edits and sharing with. Along with GPS, WiFi & LTE connectivity that doesn't suck. Maybe direct app integration with instagram and other apps. Put an OLED screen on the back, not just the viewfinder.

Basically slap a fucking android phone on the back when browsing photos. Make it a separate CPU if necessary.

Embrace the 'casual camera' body style more. The viewfinder should not be a big chunky thing in the center, but on the side and a pop up if necessary. Get rid of grips and make them a uniform rectangle, and add a battery grip in the box to make it slr grippy. People are scared of slr style bodies, while they are not scared of casual camera bodies.

They will continue serving the standard pro market who want the big chunky slr style bodies, this is how they can capture the 'high quality life memory / instagram influencer' market better.

So is arresting someone unless your a police officer...
Re:A faster, more efficient cryptocurrency on Monday February 18, 2019 @04:36PM (#19194684)
A PoS that actually matters will turn into a political game as large stakeholders play negotiation games of where the project goes next. Much like stockholder corporations today.

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