HedgeMage

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by HedgeMage 14y ago
I tend to take a different tack -- instead of jumping into a project with code I want to emulate, I jump into a project with coders I want to emulate. I've picked up a couple of my open source involvements based on the people they put me
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by HedgeMage 14y ago
I'd rather have a set amount of PTO. In my experience, the companies who say "unlimited" really mean "you can, in theory, in the vague and distant future, have some unspecified amount of time off" and that future doesn't always come.
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by HedgeMage 14y ago
I've done this for junior high school students with great success. I keep meaning to write up methods/curriculum but haven't found the time yet. You can email me at HedgeMage -AT- binaryredneck -DOT- net if you'd like to touch base and ge
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by HedgeMage 14y ago
I've always just traded favors with more experienced coders for this kind of thing. I'm the sort of person who always jumps in when somebody needs a favor, so I inevitably have people I can turn to when I need one. Best day ever (well two
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by HedgeMage 14y ago
My carry-everywhere notebooks are Moleskines, mostly because I have a ton of them I got for a song on a good sale a while back. When that stash runs out I'll look for something with an equally-or-more indestructible cover and better paper
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by HedgeMage 14y ago
Much heavier paper, less bleed-through. If they don't feather fountain pen ink badly, I may have to invest in some.
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by HedgeMage 14y ago
Pick something you use and improve it. If you aren't sure about jumping into the code base, start by improving documentation, doing issue queue triage, whatever. The project's ML, issue queue, and IRC channel(s) are great places to lurk an
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by HedgeMage 14y ago
Companies' employment practices aren't the problem, posts like this are. When a man isn't making as much money as his peers, he's told to compete: improve his skills, negotiate harder, rack up some accomplishments. When a woman isn't makin
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by HedgeMage 14y ago
Twice. Once, I almost took a job with a military contractor for one of those things where I happen to be the only person with the odd assortment of skills to pull a particular product out of the fire. Despite them really needing me, they r
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by HedgeMage 14y ago
Silly boy. You started with a centralized model, and with trying to set up a contract for ongoing service in another country, and you wonder why you failed at anonymity? 1) Choose a suitable pseudonym. Heinlein, Orson Scott Card, or Orwel
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by HedgeMage 14y ago
Direct your attentions elsewhere. Mixing business and romance is in itself very difficult to pull off without a massive explosion of drama that hurts everyone involved and spares shrapnel for those who just happen to be nearby. Add in the
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by HedgeMage 14y ago
I inherited a predisposition to RSI and was headed for surgical intervention when I made a few minor life changes that cleared it up completely over the course of a few months. 1. I started taking huge doses of vitamin B6. 2. I moved my wor
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by HedgeMage 14y ago
It only works because many people choose to never venture outside what they are hand-fed. The "90%" cited only comprise about 3% of my actual consumption. You can get variety if you're willing to poke around a bit, and it's usually cheape
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by HedgeMage 15y ago
While the spirit of the article is great, I can't say much for the gear selection. It smacks a bit of "tacti-cool city boy" and could be made more practical. Some things to note: Modular packs add lots of weight, and you'll want to travel
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by HedgeMage 15y ago
I'll take the cash. I'd never do an incubator anyway (I have a family and responsibilities, I can't just run off and live somewhere else for a few months). There's no reason not to use some of the cash to support my next handful of startu
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by HedgeMage 15y ago
"it wasn't sexism, merely rudeness" ugh. Sexism is an attitude, the rude introduction was the action. Who cares why it was rude? It shouldn't be more offensive because you can (correctly or not) ascribe a motive to it that you find dis
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by HedgeMage 15y ago
Somebody was (reportedly) rude. This is only news when the person being rude is male and the person on the receiving end is female. THEN it's proof of how horrible men are. Kind of like the reverse of: http://xkcd.com/385
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by HedgeMage 15y ago
Agreed. I don't care where you learned what or how long it took you. I care what you can do, and the best way to prove that is by what you've done.
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by HedgeMage 15y ago
Lenovo has a slim version of the Thinkpad... the hardware is extremely Linux-compatible, and it's a nice machine overall.
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by HedgeMage 15y ago
I'm Susan Stewart... Looking for part-time work to supplement my income while I launch a project of my own. Remote/anywhere or on-site/Indianapolis I've got 8 years experience as a Drupal dev and Drupal trainer, and am a co-author of The De
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by HedgeMage 15y ago
Unless you are a very poor reader, written documentation is simply faster to absorb than videos. Videos are a huge time-suck in comparison, for the same amount of info.
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by HedgeMage 15y ago
We don't have a shortage of kids, we have a shortage of good parents. Adopt! The problem--at least here in the US--is that we create too much friction in adoption, both legally and socially, resulting in people going to insane lengths to c
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by HedgeMage 15y ago
It depends a lot on the power and placement of the EMP, as well as when it went off. There are a lot of scenarios in which it just wouldn't be that bad. Just for fun, let's muse on the worst-case scenario: all except specially shielded (m
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by HedgeMage 15y ago
You know why the fringe nutbags propose this stuff, when it will (at least in Indiana) never go through? Because people like livescience are dumb enough to report on it, and people -- even in HN -- are dumb enough to post about it. The bes
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by HedgeMage 15y ago
"libertarian way for government to get involved" Here's your oxymoron-of-the-week award.
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by HedgeMage 15y ago
Are you sure? Is it a measurable phenomenon, or our perception? I don't know where you are on the globe, but here in the US, the trades have increasing shortages. Even employers offering on-the-job training are failing to find enough qual
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by HedgeMage 15y ago
Prosody has my vote -- it's stable, even with a large user base, handles vhosts gracefully, and is generally a pleasure to work with.
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by HedgeMage 15y ago
Avoid Openfire. I'm in the process of migrating from Openfire to prosody because of issues with Openfire's stability and lack of forward motion (there are features that have been in the works for literally years that still aren't going anyw
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by HedgeMage 15y ago
A poorly-crafted argument in favor of the right idea often does more damage than a well-crafted one in favor of the wrong idea.
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by HedgeMage 15y ago
First, understand that picking one at random will get you further than not deciding at all. Thus, not having a "perfect" way to choose is no good excuse. All else being equal (or just unknown), go with the one you'll get the most immediate

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