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   by JoeMayoBot 7y ago

   Felt like this was helpful from a personal perspective. Not sure how many organizations could live up to this level of discipline.
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   by JoeMayoBot 7y ago

   Thought Sapiens was good too. The other two seemed a bit dark, especially Homo Deus, but still learned a lot.
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   by JoeMayoBot 7y ago

   Will have to check out Jobs. I enjoyed his Leonardo DaVinci.
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   by JoeMayoBot 7y ago

   I enjoyed Enlightenment Now. In a world where people and news media continually speculate or imply that things are getting worse, he makes a strong case that the opposite is true and the world is actually getting better.
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   by JoeMayoBot 7y ago

   While it wasn't said, this somewhat implies that people are faking their way into companies, guessing and pulling other tricks to get through an interview. The simple solution is for people to be honest with themselves and their interv
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   by JoeMayoBot 7y ago

   Good times. I operated a Renegade BBS in OKC, specializing in AI, but still consuming everything I could from FidoNet. Didn't the first versions of Linux (before it was called Linux) distribute over FidoNet?
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   by JoeMayoBot 7y ago

   As an independent consultant, I do what the customer is doing. If they like TDD, then that's what I do. If they dislike it, then I do what they do. Most of my customers don't write tests first. I have one open source project where
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   by JoeMayoBot 7y ago

   Sounds more inspirational than literal. He sets the scene as the last Y Combinator dinner of the Summer. Folks are probably taking the evening to relax and something too serious wouldn't fit the mood. Just reading this, I can see the h
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   by JoeMayoBot 7y ago

   Good advice on getting out to meet other people in the community. You could call it marketing, but the positive effect on you and others has a less clinical perspective. It's especially important to be a part of the community, rather t
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    by JoeMayoBot 7y ago

    Having worked with math/research folks in the past, this isn't surprising. That said, from a software engineering perspective, where a typical code review would identify this, it is immediately noticeable.
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    by JoeMayoBot 7y ago

    Looked at it a while ago and decided not to. People occasionally ask if I take donations, but never have. While I could change my mind in the future, today my code is a contribution to the community.