ErrantX

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by ErrantX 5y ago
IMO not surprising. A large part of the value of a degree is, I believe; * fleeing the "nest" and exploring your adult persona in a fresh environment * Socialising and building social capital * Networking Naturally, few of these t
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by ErrantX 5y ago
Hard to be sure either way, but most of the sources I could find indicate this isn't true. E.g. https://www.slintel.com/tech/source-code-management/github-v...
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by ErrantX 5y ago
So, yeh I partly agree. However those orgs often have a Very Big License for GitHub Enterprise, and therefore with some enterprise porting tools it's not that high friction a switch (supplier managers will be all in favour; one less co
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by ErrantX 5y ago
I think that episode is one of the good ones. Because in it he's challenging the standard narrative of a well known piece of history. You need to take it with a grain of salt (and I think it's fair criticism that he goes a bit ott
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by ErrantX 5y ago
Yup I came here to say the same thing; I'd go further and say it's not just mega rich families but most of the middle class. You got options even with just a little disposable income (ie paying for clubs can unlock a career, for e
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by ErrantX 5y ago
And unless you are doing something very specifically tied to revenue generation (so, sales basically) impossible to answer sensibly. Like, what value does an SRE engineer bring? Or a cyber person? For a large company; basically nothing on a
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by ErrantX 5y ago
That doesn't make sense for the same reason individuals should negotiate. The market is currently incredibly hot, which drives up average wages. But a good company will make a sensible offer on the low boundary with a willingness to go
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by ErrantX 5y ago
As an add-on to this; whatever they offer first is likely below what they are willing to pay. So even if they do offer the 30 you'd be happy with, still negotiate. The outcome can only be happier for you.
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by ErrantX 5y ago
Your comment proves the point on marketing; diamonds are not actually that rare, a lot of the scarcity is marketing plus control of supply by De Beers & others. In fact, Diamonds are some of the most common gems in nature! https:/
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by ErrantX 5y ago
intentional naivete is such a great way to put it, definitely going to use that going forward :)
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by ErrantX 6y ago
For me it's about picking and choosing. The value of being able to do the school run, or do some DIY at lunch for 2 hours, and then do a bit of deep work in the quiet of the evening is incredibly valuable.
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by ErrantX 6y ago
So I wonder if the answer actually is; this is an example of correlation != causation. Or in other words; negative drivers to productivity are not related as closely to locale as previously thought.
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by ErrantX 6y ago
I mean, its not even ironic how racist (against Chinese) the response to that was :(
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by ErrantX 6y ago
Sounds like a prequel to the novel "The Girl with All the gifts" ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Girl_with_All_the_Gifts ) (great book by the way!)
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by ErrantX 6y ago
There was definitely a huge amount of disbelief in the German high command. Another example is their agents/spies; most modern accounts suggest that the British captured or turned all of the spies sent into the country - and ran a high
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by ErrantX 6y ago
It's not right, but historically it "makes sense" - the Cold War is between us and WW2. Plus, of course, post-war it plays to the local government's interest to emphasise your own country's contribution. Another fac
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by ErrantX 6y ago
ProductHunt. Any social network you have a following. Niche blogs/communities in your vertical. That's probably in order of impact from lowest to highest.
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by ErrantX 6y ago
As a SE? That seem's off - market rate for most of the UK for 5+ years tenure engineer is around 50-60K. Graduate salaries are starting to push high 30's!
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by ErrantX 6y ago
Ah good tip thanks! I did some external plastering with cement once and it was horrible! So I'm steeling myself to have a go :)
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by ErrantX 6y ago
Agree with all of this. People act really shocked at the level of DIY I get up to, but really the main secret is having a go. You can definitely get as close to as good a finish as a pro, it just takes longer and is more fun for you! The cu
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by ErrantX 6y ago
So I like this, its interesting and useful framing. My personal view that whilst this subtle problem is our long term concern we have a more immediate risk that could cause serious social challenges - which is driven by similar issues as hi
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by ErrantX 6y ago
Interesting! The lower UK leagues are streaming on a shared platform called ifollow internationally as well.
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by ErrantX 6y ago
Which makes somewhat sense for Google (I mean, Gmail is the titular example right?). But Gmail is 16 years old, Gsuite is 14. Where is the next unicorn vs. the much more than twenty failed products to offset this? And more to the point; are
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by ErrantX 6y ago
> sports, meanwhile, is well on its way to being the only reason to keep the traditional bundle. Semi-side note but I feel this will go soon too. Amazon are starting to show sports, inclusive with Prime Video, in the UK.
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by ErrantX 6y ago
Like, why? I wonder sometimes why large corporations bother with stuff like this. OK I understand Gmail was a fantastic unicorn for Google and so might this be - but given that why risk using it? I have a wider question too; large organisat
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by ErrantX 6y ago
Do you mean FibreNest (the Persimmon owned one?). I can't understand how they are allowed to get away with that! We live on a relatively recent Persimmon estate but luckily OFNL got the contract; even that's a bit dodgy, all of th
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by ErrantX 6y ago
This. Another variant of this challenge is; when you have multiple interviewers and some are positive some negative about the candidate. Generally companies will always side toward rejection unless there is a specific reason not to (for exa
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by ErrantX 6y ago
Yep, still grates to this day.
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by ErrantX 6y ago
Scribd have consistently been a horrible company. They actively "slurped" (their word) as many documents as they could, ignoring things like copyright, into their archive. They brushed a lot of those concerns aside which left a re
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by ErrantX 6y ago
I heard it from them [1], slide 23/24. Caveats; that is an old deck and it is a passing reference. I did a lot more research last year as part of exploring other company cultures and found out more - my understanding was 2 adequates in

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