Mc_Big_G

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by Mc_Big_G 10y ago
It's funny that Slack thinks they've perfectly balanced a unique and special snowflake on the tip of a unicorn's horn when what they've really done is added a pretty UI to IRC. It's a chat room. With channels. So
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by Mc_Big_G 10y ago
Too bad you can't short startups.
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by Mc_Big_G 10y ago
$2/day on a simple ios/android app. Now I just need 1000 more apps.
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by Mc_Big_G 10y ago
Removing the ability for engineers to have input on the product ultimately leads to the team feeling like a bunch of code monkeys. The good ones leave and then you just end up with the monkeys. No thanks.
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by Mc_Big_G 10y ago
A very proud moment for me recently was when someone ran git stats and it showed I'd deleted more code than I'd written. It was glorious.
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by Mc_Big_G 10y ago
Ok, so expanding on that, the problem becomes this: 1) You create a successful app using React 2) Facebook blatantly copies your app. 3) You can't sue Facebook
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by Mc_Big_G 10y ago
I wish employers cared about your github profile in lieu of puzzles, but they don't.
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by Mc_Big_G 10y ago
Don't they just usually release a dump of whatever information they have That's what I'm suggesting they do now, but they aren't. Your particular criticism doesn't apply here That's your opinion. and it se
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by Mc_Big_G 10y ago
Why not just release it? Maybe because you're massaging it to match your agenda? Assange and Wikileaks have failed in transparency and in being impartial bearers of facts. They seem to be in the same league as tabloids now. What a s
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by Mc_Big_G 10y ago
Honest question. You make over $100k and can't afford > $1k/month for rent. Why? Because you morally object to the cost or because you can't afford it?
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by Mc_Big_G 10y ago
True, I misunderstood who was paying the salary. Even at 8 it's just a normal SF salary.
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by Mc_Big_G 10y ago
"plus two full time staff that are employed by other entities (Mozilla and EFF)" So, that's 10. $206k/employee The accepted amount of benefits & costs per employee is around 35%, so now we're at $134k/emp
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by Mc_Big_G 10y ago
This is how a revolution starts.
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by Mc_Big_G 10y ago
I believe there is a solution in the middle. It's not all or nothing. Also, your "sometimes life is unfair" costs me $100k+. Seems criminally unfair.
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by Mc_Big_G 10y ago
It's a great argument, just not phrased correctly. It's more like "I had to work hard and make difficult decisions to succeed which included choosing a field that is guaranteed to pay and being obligated to pay back the mon
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by Mc_Big_G 10y ago
America's student loan policy for the last 20 years: Reward bad decisions, punish hard work and responsibility.
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by Mc_Big_G 10y ago
Heh, since the day I heard of "microservices" the only thing I could think was "have fun maintaining that".
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by Mc_Big_G 10y ago
Boohoo. Millennials don't want to be enslaved by debt and the corporations that profit from it. I've told my kids since they could understand that credit cards are evil and are to be avoided like the plague unless you pay them o
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by Mc_Big_G 10y ago
No, I mean my student loans. My salary is far above what I would earn without the degree. The day before I graduated, the best job I could get was a gas station attendant. The very next day I had an offer for an engineering position maki
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by Mc_Big_G 10y ago
Lack of studies doesn't mean it's not true. Anecdotally, whenever I see a new dentist, the first thing they say (usually the assistant) is "I see you're a flosser!". Then they comment about how healthy are my gums
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by Mc_Big_G 10y ago
Based on my past/present/projected salary minus a normal salary I would be able to earn without an engineering degree. I'm not saying it's a perfect calculation, but even if it's only $2 million, it's still a
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by Mc_Big_G 10y ago
Student loans. Total investment will end up being something like $200k with interest included. Lifetime value added to my income will easily reach $4 million. 20X+ return.
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by Mc_Big_G 10y ago
Didn't read the article, but how is this not obvious?
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by Mc_Big_G 10y ago
Repeatedly solving a simple puzzle only makes you good at repeatedly solving a simple puzzle. s/simple/irrelevant/g a.k.a programming interviews
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by Mc_Big_G 10y ago
That's because bootcamps specifically teach you how to pass interviews. I'm a senior developer and suck at interviews because I haven't taken my spare time to specifically study for interviews. I don't remember how to
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by Mc_Big_G 10y ago
I worked at Pivotal (as a client), pairing 100% of the time in their open office. I liked the guys I worked with but despised everything else about it. Quitting that job to freelance and work remotely was the most liberating and healthy t
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by Mc_Big_G 11y ago
Only hacker news could bikeshed over the definition of man-made food.
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by Mc_Big_G 11y ago
If you don't use any services with ridiculous names, you must be interneting like it's 1999.
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by Mc_Big_G 11y ago
because we can't have nice things apparently...
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by Mc_Big_G 11y ago
Ember barely gets mentioned and includes each "piece of modern web applications" OUT OF THE BOX with a great support community. I love not making all of those decisions and doing all the integration BS work. Ember feels like the

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