Can we stop celebrating this guy and move on? Times have changed, the wold has changed, but the aloof reality distortion continues. I will not rattle off my list of issuex but suffice to say he is not worthy of emulation in a mjority of his actions. I will boldly state: Nobody actually wants to work with the next Jobs, they just want to say they did.
Readit Newswhenchamenia commented on A Sociology of Steve Jobs (2011) kieranhealy.org/blog/arch... · Posted by u/plg
Strange.
The jobs I've been most engaged at, I would usually attentively listen in meetings while others present would spin their wheels discussing technical stuff in the weeds until I'd see a clearly superior alternate solution and put that forward.
It would appear as if I were zoning out in meetings, but I was actually just listening and thinking about the problem. I don't think people are particularly good at thinking while also discussing/debating, but I also don't think I would have as quickly arrived at the better solutions without the ability to attentively observe the relevant discussions.
If you're not even paying attention / thinking about anything relevant while in a meeting, your presence is a pointless waste of time and space and you should be doing something else.
I just read "I decided my ideas were so good I had no motivation to collaborate on a compromise with coworkers", so OP seems correct.
Yes.
Citation pretty please.
Homework is crap. Let learning stay at school. Families are busy, have things to do. The complaints are obvious.
whenchamenia commented on It's time to ban cars from Manhattan? ny.curbed.com/2019/10/3/2... · Posted by u/undefined1
What percentage of people do not? 1%?
So 1 percent minorities don't matter to you? Good to know.
whenchamenia commented on Free Speech Is Killing Us nytimes.com/2019/10/04/op... · Posted by u/pseudolus
A publication, whose right to exist is literally and authoritively the 1st amendment, is arguing against it. Wtf NYT, wtf.
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whenchamenia commented on The true story of the Amazon door desk (2011) glog.glennf.com/blog/2011... · Posted by u/PascLeRasc
There's really no point in making your own furniture these days unless you're doing it as a hobby. Ikea and other flatpack furniture shops have made furniture so insanely cheap.
MDF and plastic fittings have made furniture cheap and disposable, when it used to be something that would last a lifetime (or several, I have furniture from my grandparents). Now it's often easier to just throw your Ikea shit on the side of the road when you move house than it is to take it with you.
I've built plenty of my own furniture in my time, it's something that I really enjoy. But if I was trying to save time or money, I'd never bother.
Disposable furniture is not worth the cost. Buying a 300 dollar chiar seems dumb until you throw out 7 50 dollar chairs in the meantime. Not to mention the environmental impact of this antique mindset.
whenchamenia commented on The true story of the Amazon door desk (2011) glog.glennf.com/blog/2011... · Posted by u/PascLeRasc
Yes, that's the implication, but it even if it was for appearances, It still would have been much less expensive than anything considered "commercial" grade, though you could always get something from IKEA or a spartan option from a big box office supply store for around $100 to $150.
Per tfa they were custom doors and cost more than most desks.
whenchamenia commented on The true story of the Amazon door desk (2011) glog.glennf.com/blog/2011... · Posted by u/PascLeRasc
Why was it hard to buy desks? Herman Miller is top of the line, but even today at any big box office supply store you can find ~5 ft desk for ~$150. And there's always IKEA for even less.
Ikea is crap. If you want a lasting desk, hit up a used office furnishing place in your town. For 50 bucks you can have a classic or modern desk with delivery to boot.