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 Discussion on question by Piggy: Exce…

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Jun 10, 2023 08:02
I think a lot of folks here are missing or ignoring the fact that they are doing all this to someone who has not started and they are not paying. IMO, it would be a mistake to get involved with what is at best an incredibly disorganized and disrespectful environment, and at worst a cult.
 

 Discussion on question by quantum231:…

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Dec 13, 2022 09:14
"how come I never encountered this type of feedback ever before" -- no one can answer that without being omniscient. Neither we nor you can read the minds of everyone who ever could have given you feedback.
 

 Discussion on question by Henning Kle…

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Jul 30, 2022 17:28
Ha, interesting. What happens when you try to create a contact, does it show that name as filler text?
 

 Discussion on answer by ce4: What's t…

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Jul 30, 2022 16:46
Can you summarize why CWM is unsafe if the bootloader is locked?
 

 Discussion on question by softwaredev…

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Apr 7, 2022 03:39
Programming is creative work, and creativity doesn't answer to a schedule. While you can promote it with a good environment and habits, it's still not a switch you can flip on and off. Accept that midafternoon is not a productive period for you, and listen to your body when it tells you to take a break. No one goes 100% all day in software.
 

 Discussion on question by User284372:…

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Jul 15, 2021 15:12
"Tech Lead" has vastly different definitions based on who's saying it, in my experience. Many assume it means a team lead with technical background, rather than the technical design/implementation leader of a technical area/project. Could you define how you see it? And are you sure that everyone else around you is using that same definition?
 

 Discussion on answer by Joel Etherton…

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Apr 22, 2021 01:52
Surely downplaying one person's health issues because of hypothetical effects in a hypothetical scenario is the response that is trivializing, @PeteW.
 

 Discussion on answer by ShinEmperor: …

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Mar 10, 2021 08:47
In common parlance, "racism" covers discrimination/prejudice against ethnicity, culture, nationality/national origin, and skin color (in addition to race). Sometimes even religion. It's almost certain that OP's friends used it in this broader sense.
 

 Discussion on question by Darth Biome…

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Nov 23, 2020 03:48
So just sharpen the blade before the point it doesn't work anymore. That is hardly the gotcha you think it is, @Trish ... it's what is normally done with blades anyways, and is absolutely covered by the point about "minor repairs".
 

 The Practice Room

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Matthew Read
Nov 1, 2019 15:10
lovely compliment @RoryAlsop, back at you. best of luck to all going forward
 

 Discussion on answer by SmallChess: H…

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Matthew Read
Apr 7, 2019 19:42
@LaurieBamber The client is actively interfering with the contractors delivering them value. Clients also shouldn't pay for contractors that don't deliver value. Both of those problems are on the client to resolve, so I don't see the issue.
 

 Discussion on answer by DigitalBlade9…

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Matthew Read
Mar 11, 2019 11:48
"Your idea belongs to the company, so pay a lawyer lots of money to tell you it belongs to the company" is possibly the worst advice I have ever heard.
 

 Discussion on answer by Richard U: Is…

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Matthew Read
Jan 25, 2019 07:23
Making intentional non-apologies does nothing but assuage one's ego. Johns-305's example response is going to be much more effective at clarifying the facts without worsening the situation. If someone needs to be rebuked, a group email is absolutely not the place to do it.
 

 Discussion on answer by Fattie: How t…

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Matthew Read
Jan 17, 2019 05:03
"software is built by people who build software in the same way people who build suspension bridges build suspension bridges: in a professional, orderly manner. There's a reason everything used to crash all the time 20 years ago". LMAO. What bubble do you live in? Most developers are not actual engineers (regardless of job title) and most software is still a buggy mess. Software being developed like a serious engineering product only happens at places like NASA. Agile, which has exploded in popularity, is explicitly against the kind of rigid process required for engineering work.
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 Discussion on answer by MichaelK: Emp…

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Matthew Read
Jan 8, 2019 01:19
I would be very interested to see a successful legal case against an employer who fired someone underperforming for underperforming despite there being signs of possible harassment if they had realized it. That would strongly support your interpretation here.
 

 Discussion on answer by Jay Gould: Ne…

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Matthew Read
Jan 2, 2019 22:35
@Borgh I think talking about external factors is actually much easier to work with. They aren't entitled to know anything about your job prospects, and if you do decide to give more detail it can be about literally anything ("I'm interested in business X" is a great one if the current company does not do X, and easy to avoid lying if you have any interests). Whereas as a current employee, you are theoretically obligated to tell them about issues with your role (just like a mandated performance review, for example).
 

 Discussion on answer by Victor S: (Ac…

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Matthew Read
Dec 31, 2018 23:29
I was an embedded C/C++ developer for ~3 years, and can confirm the vast amount of difference between myself and someone with 10+ years experience at it. And I consider myself very good at what I do.
 

 Discussion on answer by gnasher729: C…

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Matthew Read
Dec 31, 2018 23:27
@WGroleau That edit seems appropriate and in-line with the author's intention, so you should feel free to make such edits. I've submitted it: workplace.stackexchange.com/suggested-edits/13390
 

 Android Enthusiasts

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Matthew Read
Nov 28, 2018 21:22
Congrats all on the election! Appreciate the shoutouts. Best of luck :)
Matthew Read
Nov 18, 2017 18:13
@FaheemMitha I'd probably go up to KitKat if you can, it was a lot better IMO, but I don't think that's a bad idea at all. Most apps still work on 4.x
Matthew Read
Aug 21, 2017 19:55
https://www.blog.google/products/android/android-oreo-superpowers-coming-device‌​-near-you/
Matthew Read
Oct 9, 2016 17:14
@Edity You've already posted your question on the site, and you already know that harassing people in chat is not okay.
Matthew Read
Oct 5, 2016 22:25
@user2284570 I don't think Samsung distributes firmware on their site. If they did, you could just look yourself
Matthew Read
Oct 5, 2016 20:22
@user2284570 sammobile.com/firmwares is a common site to get older firmware
Matthew Read
Oct 4, 2016 22:03
Might be time to revisit that decision
 

 Discussion on answer by Nuclear Wang:…

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Matthew Read
Oct 27, 2018 23:25
@385703 That's true, but needs to be balanced against the fact that hiring people can be extremely expensive. You don't want to hire someone for a professional position who's going to leave in 6 months.
 

 Discussion on answer by Machavity: Wh…

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Matthew Read
Oct 17, 2018 16:19
It's interesting to argue simultaneously that white people are privileged above other races but she also derived benefit from touting her Native American heritage above being white. I don't necessarily think that's at odds, but it's a pretty intricate argument and, like other commenters, I think this answer would benefit by focusing more on facts and less on drawing its own conclusions.
 

 Discussion on answer by Carduus: What…

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Matthew Read
Sep 29, 2018 09:16
18 U.S.C. § 2381 states: "Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason". Unless I missed the US being at war with Russia, Trump will certainly not be charged with treason. It might be accurate to accuse him of it under the layperson's definition, but not the legal one.
 

 Discussion on answer by Kevin: How to…

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Matthew Read
Sep 17, 2018 21:40
The context switching argument is nonsensical to me because this should not impact it in any way. If it was urgent, it wouldn't be happening over async chat and they wouldn't be waiting after sending their greeting, so treat it accordingly. Review chat messages during a natural break in your workflow, reply appropriately, and then let them sit until your next break. Whether there is "waiting" or a bunch of switching back and forth is entirely up to the individual, and has nothing to do with whether there's a greeting.
 

 Discussion on answer by Allan: Pregna…

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Matthew Read
Jun 1, 2018 03:09
"She has protections as a human being, pregnant or otherwise.. Please, provide links." Do you really need to be taught that the concept of human rights exists?
 

 Discussion on question by PowerDevelo…

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Matthew Read
May 4, 2018 20:07
Everyone's desire to find an alternative solution for you is awesome, however it's worth noting that the ideal situation you're looking for is simply impossible with currently implementations of Linux, Windows, and hardware. Assuming you could easily dump and restore RAM, CPU registers, etc. and switch, the OSes would still need to be capable of that (and restoring from it) and you'd need some sort of hypervisor to manage the handoff. It also wouldn't be as quick as you want unless you had redundant hardware, at which point it's better to just use two machines.
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 Discussion on answer by taylor swift:…

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Matthew Read
Mar 16, 2018 12:23
"Sis" simply doesn't have the same connotations as "bro"; the most distant relationship I could see this being used with is fraternity sisters or close female-female friendships. "Sister" is actually closer, but saying it in informal sentences like this is much more heavily associated with African-American culture IMO.
 

 Discussion on answer by user16029: Do…

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Matthew Read
Mar 14, 2018 12:22
@MrThoughtIKnewItAll I'd also be very interested -- I was just speaking to the point of illegality, not criminality. Apologies if those terms are generally used synonymously here.
Matthew Read
Mar 14, 2018 12:22
@DeanMacGregor The renter is in breach of contract. The driver had no permissions to the vehicle -- the owner didn't grant them, and the renter had no right to grant them.
 

 Discussion on question by kenorb: Is …

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Matthew Read
Mar 11, 2018 16:21
People who can magically triple any amount of money in a month wouldn't waste their time doing so for a small fee, they'd be taking out and paying off bigger and bigger loans/investments until they were trillionaires. They'd also be unicorn-riding leprechauns or something, because humans don't have magical powers.
 

 Discussion on question by Rene: Is th…

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Matthew Read
Aug 26, 2017 08:52
You should stop and wonder for a moment why anyone would randomly contact you from another state asking to pay your credit card. That's one of the most bizarre behaviors ever. If legitimate, you might want to gently suggest that your friend seek professional help for whatever crisis he is going through.
 

 Discussion on question by Unit Root: …

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Matthew Read
Jun 27, 2017 19:14
"How can I convince my employer to act against their interests in order to further my own?" You can't, unless they're stupid. Especially if you're presenting it as wanting to pursue a career elsewhere and don't care that your work for them is usable after you're gone.
 

 Discussion on answer by Richard U: I …

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Matthew Read
Apr 21, 2017 08:33
'If he pulls the childishness about knowing everything about you respond with "Oh, really? What do I have in my upper dresser drawer?" or something like that.' Asking questions of someone you don't actually want to engage further, especially strange ones, isn't a good strategy IMO.
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 Discussion on answer by Monica Cellio…

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Matthew Read
Mar 2, 2017 21:13
@BSMP Given that this is OP's mistake, it is indeed OP's responsibility to deal with it. It's not the responsibility of the colleagues to make OP feel better about it, and OP should not make it their responsibility by bringing it up if they would rather let it lie. Sex and gender entirely aside. (That said, I'm not convinced by the argument "many males here feel one way so OP's colleagues do too" either. This should be evaluated on an individual basis IMO.)
 

 Discussion on answer by Kilisi: Is it…

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Matthew Read
Feb 8, 2017 13:20
What complete and utter nonsense.
 

 Discussion on question by Parassharma…

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Matthew Read
Jan 24, 2017 18:36
>they might just want to know "what should I consider as a beginner buying an instrument?"

Then they should ask that. For all I know they're asking because they want to build one, which is a completely different question. I honestly don't see why it's such an issue to ask for a tiny amount of detail -- just enough that even the advocates for the question don't need to guess at what they "might" want to know.
Matthew Read
Jan 24, 2017 16:50
@topomorto You're absolutely right that there will be big differences between woods for this purpose. Along many, many dimensions. Without any criteria whatsoever, the question will either receive _very_ incomplete answers espousing a particular wood (see the existing answer), or a massive dump of information that is hard to evaluate. (From the help center: "if your question could be answered by an entire book, or has many valid answers, it's probably too broad for our format".)

We're explicitly discouraged from answering such questions (see the second-last section at http://music.stack…
 

 Discussion on answer by Vietnhi Phuva…

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Matthew Read
Jan 10, 2017 01:28
This is certainly over-generalized. My internships paid quite well for student jobs, and my employers all expected results from me -- fewer when I was a first year student, for sure, but still. I think this is more about the school and the bar it sets for its internship programs than anything else.
 

 Discussion on question by Super Query…

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Matthew Read
Jan 8, 2017 23:10
You can definitely create different timbres with the piano, they're just incredibly minor differences compared to other instruments (like the violin as mentioned). You control very few dimensions of the spectrum of things that can interact with vibrating strings.
 

 Discussion on question by Vika: In ca…

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Matthew Read
Nov 21, 2016 19:56
@sgroves That's absurd. You're not paying to instantly get a degree, you're paying to have the privilege to take the courses. It's absolutely you're prerogative to waste your money and not show up, and not do the quizzes or coursework -- but your performance is going to suffer, and it should. If you want to take other courses, do it.
 

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Matthew Read
Nov 8, 2016 06:46
@CcDd Ideas aren't physical objects. When talking about plagiarism we also care about where the ideas originated from, not only who has "rights" to them. That's why Jörg's answer points out the differences from copyright violations. Plagiarism is not purely about theft.
Matthew Read
Nov 8, 2016 06:46
@CcDd Just because something is given to you doesn't mean that accepting it and using it improperly is not taking it, or plagiarism. Consent is simply not the only issue.
 

 Discussion on question by Juan Alvez:…

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Matthew Read
Oct 28, 2016 03:26
Class is a vehicle for learning -- you can learn other ways. Your degree certifies a basic level of knowledge/competency, not that you sat inside a classroom.
 

 Discussion on question by kmil: New Z…

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Matthew Read
Oct 25, 2016 14:40
@Relaxed There is no reason to suppose that someone familiar with such shops in NZ would necessarily know the UK term for them. A simple explanation helps the question to be answered by those with the relevant knowledge regarding the destination; everything else is immaterial.
 

 Discussion on answer by HLGEM: What t…

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Matthew Read
Oct 4, 2016 22:12
@SnakeDoc "We feel you are unqualified" is not discriminatory, and cannot possibly lead to a dsicrimination lawsuit any more than a simple "You were not chosen" can. They can still try it both cases, but it won't be any more successful. As for not having an upside (and Lilienthal's comment saying there is no downside), I disagree -- Glassdoor exists specifically because potential employees are interested in this kind of information. I certainly avoid companies known for wasting the time of interviewees.