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If only it were that simple. "I bought a car yesterday" -- Did I buy a specific car?

Have anyone seen similar articles about other countries?

I wonder if it's possible to come up with an alphabet where different sound clusters are addressed by individual letters. For instance:

'h𐑬se' and 'aut' - where 𐑬 is read as 'au' in RP, but as 'oy' in NI.

The downside is that the said alphabet would have more letters and it won't be always easy to guess the spelling based on pronunciation (still easier than currently in English), but the upside is that one can always read any word correctly in their accent.

> do I need to get to the next level?

It depends on the company. A few companies have a terminal level that is approximately equivalent to Dropbox's IC3/IC4. This level does not involve managing people, but it does require owning projects that can span across several teams.

The boom _during_ Covid has been crazy, but I think it's still possible to get a FAANG job that will get you to the US. The other route would be joining a FAANG in the UK and then changing teams after 1-2 years.

> The simple answer? They can afford it.

I'm honestly not trying to nitpick, but the explanation "they do X because they can X" is not a good one. Being able to do X is a prerequisite for doing X, but it is not a sufficient condition. Why do they choose to, though? Perhaps, a part of it is vanity, but

> nothing to do with your skills

is a bit much. I might assure you, a FAANG interview requires certain skills[1], and it's easy to fail or be "downleveled" to a lower salary.

[1] - not to discourage anyone from trying to, you just need to put in some time and work.

I have trouble discerning the author's point exactly.

- Yes, you can't rely on open-source project going in the same direction as you want.

- Yes, any process involving people has a phycological and interpersonal component.

> To this day we read about the war and it feels distant[...]

> [..]don't get blindsided, especially in times of war[...]

I'm glad the author is not affected by the war, but I supposed it's fair to say that it is not hard for the author to stay unbiased (or it might be just indifferent).

In many Russian policies, the concept of a border is definitely lacking.

Chronic stress, when cortisol levels are consistently high, can lead to chronic inflammation.

That is a great insight. I noticed similar tension in my hands hovering over the keyboard instead of resting nearby.

> a Seqable object that will invoke the body only the first time seq is called, and will cache the result and return it on all subsequent seq calls.

To guarantee "only the first time", I suppose you need to have some kind of synchronization at some level.

> Did people end up eating potassium permanganate? I think that would be pretty toxic.

It is definitely toxic and dangerous. Yet, we used a very light solution of it (I'm thinking <0.1%, a very light shade of purple) to cause vomit reflex.

Can I pick and choose?

I see a lot of people are going with `climb the ladder' + `have kids'. Others go for `side hustle' + `fitness`