Gunax

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by Gunax 7y ago
Of course I am being flippant, so thanks for your thoughtful response despite that. I don't know what you mean about wealthy getting first dibs on money (if I am lending to someone why would I care if they are wealthy or not [aside fro
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by Gunax 7y ago
Sure. I agree. I think everyone agrees. I suppose I just get skeptical whenever a solution has been proposed that is apparently a panacea to all of societies problems. When 'x' has been purported to solve everything for 30 years,
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by Gunax 7y ago
One party wants to fix the economy and promote jobs and enterprise. The other wants to destroy the economy so we are all dependent on government handouts and keep voting for more handouts. See how I can easily spin it the other way? I hate
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by Gunax 7y ago
While I agree it isn't UBI, I think it's UBI-light. I am not necessarily saying it's a bad idea, I am just jaded that solutions always follow existing political ties. I am sure there are logical arguments for it. But there ar
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by Gunax 7y ago
Let's make it 10k per month, then we can all be wealthy.
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by Gunax 7y ago
I too think this is silly. Everyone wants to use this disaster to achieve the policy goals they wanted anyway. Republicans want to use it as an excuse for tax cuts. Democrats want to expand public healthcare and benefits. Everyone is trying
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by Gunax 7y ago
We are responsible for our own actions and not the actions of our children or siblings nor employees. This might be surprising, but that is a relatively new concept. It was quite common in the ancient world to execute people for crimes thei
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by Gunax 7y ago
Why gold? Anyone can choose any commodity for comparison. Re-do it using copper--or potatoes--and you'll get different answers.
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by Gunax 7y ago
You support the virus? Personally, I am against it.
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by Gunax 7y ago
Sorry for the aside, but are those prices in USD? Those seem like very expensive eggs. I am used to paying less than. 10 USD for an egg.
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by Gunax 7y ago
Maybe I'm an old grumpy man, but I just prefer a real computer for serious work. It probably works fine, but I am never as confident on a touch screen. I even prefer to order pizza on a desktop.
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by Gunax 7y ago
I never understood the appeal of using a telephone to trade one's life savings anyway.
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by Gunax 7y ago
You're correct that it isn't surprising. Best action is to bring this to light. Make everyone aware that Reddit is not a free speech zone--its a closely monitored and profit-driven business.
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by Gunax 7y ago
I think at this point we are debating the semantics of '10x programmer'. I would say that coming up with good designs and using proper algorithms is what makes people 10x. I suppose I am saying that if Linus/Junio/whoeve
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by Gunax 7y ago
There is a great WW2-era training film from the US military on how rifles work. Don't want to link it as I am at work, but it's on YouTube. It follows the same philosophy--start with a tube. Add a bolt. Add a trigger. Add a magazi
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by Gunax 7y ago
I shy away from generational griping, because I think a lot of it is misleading. People tend to use statistics that suit them. Eg. a lot more people are staying in school for a lot longer. There are a lot more 25-year-old grad students now
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by Gunax 7y ago
I just want to second #2. It's what took me from casual coding to serious development.
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by Gunax 7y ago
I'm having a hard time getting a job and this hurts :(
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by Gunax 7y ago
One more thing: things seems cheaper when priced over smaller intervals. For some reason, 50 cents per day sounds cheaper than $15 per month which sounds cheaper than $180 per year. I don't know why. It's a bit like how everything
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by Gunax 7y ago
The Bradley fighting airplane.
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by Gunax 7y ago
I am not sure I understand. It sounds like DK claim that assessing one's own competence is difficult (perhaps impossible). I don't see how that conflicts with the title. It is asking for a test that can assess one's rough abi
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by Gunax 7y ago
I think penmanship as an art is basically dead. Yes, kids still work on improving their handwriting, but only insofar as it's legible. I actually think this started out with the death of fountain pens, although computers likely contrib
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by Gunax 7y ago
$70 per hour is incredible, almost too good. It makes me think it's like department store prices though: charge deliberately inflated prices knowing most students will never actually pay the sticker price.
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by Gunax 7y ago
Hmm, I too agree. Essentially we are looking for something between a trade school and the ivory-tower of a university. Bootcamps are close, but I think they are over-promising in their speed (only 12 weeks!) and have some reputational issue
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by Gunax 7y ago
Hmm, that's an interesting perspective I never considered. I wonder if it gets easier to get admitted to (med/law/top undergrad) schools if there is a population drop.
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by Gunax 7y ago
Oddly, I find the most prestigious companies are the ones who care the least. Probably because they have the skills to assess candidates properly, whereas LOCAL STATE BANK manager doesn't know why she needs someone with Spring Boot exp
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by Gunax 7y ago
At some point, it seems the cost of a degree pales to any loss in income--unless you plan to work fulltime while attending school. When I was 19, quitting my pizza delivery job to attend school may have made financial sense. But who would l
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by Gunax 7y ago
I think in software we have been spoiled. For the most part, degrees are really optional. This is mostly luck as it's possible to do software dev at home (try doing petroleum engineering at home). Most professions require a degree eith
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by Gunax 7y ago
I actually agree with it. For all of the criticisms tech receives for being elite and sexist--they are actually quite open to diversity of background. Forget about top schools for a second--there are plenty of people at top companies who di
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by Gunax 7y ago
Since you're reading Hyperion, you might be interested to know the reference to Hyperion and Fall of Hyperion (Poems by Keats, not the Simmons books which share the same names). You say you're almost done, so I assume you have rea

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