mandlar

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C#/Android programmer

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Comment · 9 years ago

Honestly, when I get home I try to avoid the computer as much as possible. It's why I enjoy playing video games on consoles instead of a PC because I don't have to continue doing what I've already done for 8 hours that day (sit close to a monitor, use mouse/keyboard, etc).

Comment · 9 years ago

You may also want to check out /r/financialindependence on reddit.

Comment · 9 years ago

If you like CS, then you should check out Rainbow Six Siege. Very similar play style (one life rounds with an objective). Everyone chooses a unique operator (each operator has their own weapon set/special ability). It's a lot of fun and reminds me of the days I used to play CS in college 10 years ago.

Comment · 9 years ago

Is there an archive of the stream?

Comment · 9 years ago

I don't know what I'm looking for in the demo. I turned off adblock and have hovered over the images but I'm not seeing anything. Maybe I have another plugin interfering. I'm using Chrome.

The pleenq website demos the idea well though.

Comment · 9 years ago

My company has already disabled the auto-updates in our installed versions of Chrome :/

Comment · 10 years ago

Interesting. Although I actually find it useful that they include the flashlight. Win/win.

Comment · 10 years ago

How are they going to verify your current salary? Do companies really go out of their way to do that?

Comment · 10 years ago

My first thought with WWF was wrestling...

Comment · 10 years ago

And if you really want notifications, they can still be enabled via the Google Chrome app when you visit the Facebook website.

Comment · 11 years ago

I'm not a trust fund kid, but I could safely quit my job any minute and be okay for at least a year.

I'm 28. I have a net worth over $130k and a $25k emergency fund. I make over $70k (web dev) in a low cost of living area. I am maxing out my 401k and Roth IRA every year and will be opening a taxable account this year to dump more money into. I'm a renter (2BR for $515/month not including utilities), but I am fully supporting my fiancée who is finishing her masters of accounting degree.

I still spend quite a bit of extra money on video games and board games and a few other luxuries that I could and probably should cut back on. But I don't eat out (we cook in every night) and I live a mile away from my work.

My ultimate goal is financial independence. I want to be able to live off the 4% returns of my investments and not have to work (although I probably would do something, but more for myself than a company).

See: https://www.reddit.com/r/financialindependence and http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/

Comment · 11 years ago

I would suggest http://www.reddit.com/r/programming or http://www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions

Comment · 11 years ago

I've had this happen multiple times. I find it very disrespectful to call me unsolicited at my job about another job.

Comment · 11 years ago

I really thought that Spartan would have been a great name for the browser.

Comment · 11 years ago

I really enjoyed his book My Century, where each chapter covers one year of Germany, 1900-1999.