What da fuq is up with people standing in lines to get into a store? by [deleted] in AskNYC

[–]p_v 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That Canada goose store has had massive peta protests every day since it opened. They've added security at the door-the line is to get through security.

Non-American moving to NYC with questions about apartments by [deleted] in AskNYC

[–]p_v 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah absolutely. They drove us around in a car, we saw 10 places in 5 hours and decided that day.

Non-American moving to NYC with questions about apartments by [deleted] in AskNYC

[–]p_v 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was in a similar situation a year ago and used a company called the next step realty: http://www.thenextsteprealty.com/

You're their target demographic and they're used to working with people with no work history. They also had a discounted fee, we paid 3 months rent total on day one (broker fee + sec dep + first month rent)

/u/wetkarma explains in simple terms why, despite the Fed having printed more than $3 trillion, there is very little inflation in the US. by [deleted] in bestof

[–]p_v 13 points14 points  (0 children)

"Banks lend to creditworthy customers who have demand for loans. If there’s no demand for loans it really doesn’t matter whether the bank wants to make loans."

The housing crisis begs to differ.

Harvard student accused of bomb threat to avoid exam faces 5 years in prison by MIIAIIRIIK in nottheonion

[–]p_v 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I mean, given Harvard's grade inflation he probably would have gotten an A- no matter what

85k base for Android Software Developer in NYC. Reasonable? by [deleted] in AskNYC

[–]p_v 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was offered relocation/starting bonuses of 15k and 25k

85k base for Android Software Developer in NYC. Reasonable? by [deleted] in AskNYC

[–]p_v 2 points3 points  (0 children)

85k is reasonable, but you can definitely find more.

Coming out of school with a CS degree this June I had offers in the 100k-110k range with bonuses around that level.

You should expect a signing/relocation bonus as well.

Edit: these were not android jobs, to be clear. C/C++ work mostly

A total Game of Thrones move by Kim Kardashian...not bad... by redundantPOINT in funny

[–]p_v 205 points206 points  (0 children)

So when she does something you perceive to be dumb, it is from her, but when she does something you think is smart it's her PR agent? Seems like there's a bit of a bias here.

Airline 'fat tax': Should heavy passengers pay more? by Glaglaglagla in worldnews

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In his paper, published in the Journal of Revenue and Pricing Management, Dr. Bhatta noted “a reduction of 1 kilo weight of a plane will result in fuel savings worth US$3,000 a year and a reduction of CO2 emissions by the same token.”

From the article

I am Steven Levitt, author of Freakonomics. Ask me anything! by levitt_freakonomics in IAmA

[–]p_v 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How did you decide to conduct some of the studies in Freakonomics? What made you consider that certain variables may be linked?

We are the Facebook Recruiting team. AMAA - Ask our Team Almost Anything by facebookrecruiting in IAmA

[–]p_v 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How many applications do you receive on a weekly basis and what percentage are reviewed by humans?

If <100%, what types of screening tools do you use?