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by ErrantX 6y ago
All I'd say is; Netflix have a pretty extreme culture[1]. From the outside it looks pretty solid, but I understand the reality is that if you are not above average for two performance cycles in a row they let you go. There is an expect
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by ErrantX 6y ago
Always negotiate this clause out. I see a lot of people saying "it's fine" or they have a verbal agreement. 99% of the time that work's fine. Its unlikely anyone's side projects will be "valuable"[1] enoug
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by ErrantX 6y ago
My take is; there is nothing wrong with looking for this stuff but relying on it is short-sighted. Personal experience of mine is; people who spend a lot of non-work time on side projects and open source bring a specific energy to their wor
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Corona Virus Tech Handbook(coronavirustechhandbook.com)
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by ErrantX 7y ago
Unclear if it answers your question explicitly but a friend mentioned on this; https://coronavirustechhandbook.com/ The WhatsApp group is likely to have a source
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by ErrantX 7y ago
I mean. In case the downvotes arent clear, you are aware of the history of e.g. the British East India Company?
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by ErrantX 7y ago
Random things I feel are coming... - Amazon/Apple/Netflix dominate sports coverage (pushing out e.g. Sky in the UK). - The rise in right wing/conservative power peaks in around the mid 2020s, probably with a smallish 1st worl
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by ErrantX 7y ago
Not at all! The main thrust of that policy is for discussions. Improving Wikipedia by conspiring to write a compliant article is explicitly allowed!
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by ErrantX 7y ago
Have you got an example?
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by ErrantX 7y ago
Where did you try to contribute? Over the years I've come to see wikipedia as a long term project. It's generally terrible or controversial on current events or recent history. When people lose general interest and the more academ
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by ErrantX 7y ago
Thank goodness! I had the same response to this book - it seemed so shallow but I'd heard people rave about it... Ultimately I just couldn't finish the book because of the constant unrelated anecdotes.
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by ErrantX 7y ago
That was mostly a (slightly wierd) knee jerk after Fukushima. They are definitely another outlier.
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by ErrantX 7y ago
Just on your specific point; the US is a bit of an outlier on coal due to protectionist practices around the coal industry. If you look at Europe on the other hand coal is in rapid decline (9% decrease 2017-2018 for example[1]) with many co
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by ErrantX 7y ago
Drop me a line; happy to share. I think its relatively market rate for the uk.
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by ErrantX 7y ago
It was 4x in 3 years, 6x in 6 years (so slowing down ha). Worth stating that I was starting from a below market rate position.
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by ErrantX 7y ago
The small family firm I worked at folded after the owner remortgaged his house. I was told on the Friday and had my last pay check on the monday. (Sad story, I felt for them) After contracting for a bit and running through my savings I was
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by ErrantX 7y ago
The biggest problem is; jackson is not just my dependency, but a dependency of my dependencies. And those packages are not heavily managed enterprise things.... So it's an intense cycle. A great step might be for libraries to note when
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by ErrantX 7y ago
My experience is that whitesource still has some way to go... Someone who can solve this problem effectively could make some real money.
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by ErrantX 7y ago
Its aggravating because then internal security flags pick it up and create "upgrade this lib" busywork for every team. Obviously this stuff (security disclosure) isn't easy but with such a pervasive library near monthly findi
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by ErrantX 7y ago
It makes me terribly sad that reading a book could be considered boring!
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by ErrantX 7y ago
Its funny how we sometimes think about risk; if the caption was 'good egg' would you be more trusting?
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by ErrantX 7y ago
A pretty thin article about an awesome topic! The Ghost Army was [part of] the post-D-day operational aspect of a wider deception named Operation Bodyguard. Absolutely fascinating story - the underlying idea was to convince Axis of an entir
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by ErrantX 7y ago
Yes this started in Africa (its my pet subject!) with a guy called Dudley Clarke[1]. He's fascinating! 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dudley_Clarke
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by ErrantX 7y ago
Maskelyne was mostly in Africa (also his claims are somewhat disputed - much of the research points to Victor Jones[1] as the key man) 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Jones_(British_Army_off...
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by ErrantX 7y ago
JWT and Refresh tokens dont address session issues; so the answer to your question is to introduce strong session management tools. (Id argue that JWT is the wrong tool to use in a react front end - store that in the orchestration and imple
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by ErrantX 7y ago
My start into real programming was through EventScripts for source servers. Used to love that stuff. Taught me Python too.
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by ErrantX 7y ago
HR will be the same; they want you to know what you need to be successful :)
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by ErrantX 7y ago
Just ask the recruiter outright the expected style. They want you to be hired so will happily give you everything they can for you to be successful! Generally tidy dressing, no matter what you wear, and grooming will give a good impression.
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by ErrantX 7y ago
I think, in my experience, that there is a middle way which Ive seen the very best use (and try to follow). Fundamentally it is not about how much you write but how well you communicate. There is a difference in people that rattle off sms-s
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by ErrantX 7y ago
I just struggle to see how a team in which everyone is not on the ball over e.g "noticing the things that might have been dropped" can ever be high performing. Its a managers job to train and build their teams skills in these area

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