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by NTDF9 9y ago
Interesting question. What makes you think anything should be fair?
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The US is the third world country of all first world countries. Tribalism, poverty, uneducated masses, bad healthcare. The only thing in USs favor is their tech leadership and petrodollars.
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For CA, they need to get rid of Prop 13 and use that money for infrastructure projects (thus spreading the wealth a bit). Removing prop 13 also has the benefit of reducing house prices a bit since the property tax will cause some downward p
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Part of the problem is the interview process. So so so many "senior engineers" get hired because they can traverse trees with their eyes closed but when it comes to writing solid designs and the desire to dig deep, they fall short
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This+VR = porn industry dream (also propaganda industry dream)
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Maybe not dissolution, but surely: 1. Such a big fine that their stock goes broke 2. Arresting the execs who took high salaries but did not take their jobs seriously enough
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The risk is when customer calls with a showstopper bug, if I (the new hire) cannot even rely on the experienced, god save that product. I'm not saying people need to know everything inside out. But damn it know some codepath please aft
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by NTDF9 9y ago
>> What kind of companies do you all work for that willingness to "battle" and "risk" is so important? When I (as a 5 year experienced person) have to explain to an older developer how the code base HE OWNED for 2
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3. Folks who understand business, and know a crappy deal or a hopeless cause when we see one. I believe this is the majority of the so called "risk averse." You are number 1 in the categories I defined in my original post. Risk av
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There are 2 kinds of old people: 1. Old battle hardened veterans who can just jump in and clean the floor. The desire more battles and will confront problems head on 2. Folks who are in the industry for a long time and are productive as a c
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by NTDF9 9y ago
>> The Founding Fathers of the United States said, everyone will be free to do whatever he pleases. So why am I being forced to study programming by taking on significant debt, just to be able to pay rent?
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The reality of today's gig economy is that everyone is living on the brink of a failure. One major disaster (healthcare, job loss, natural disasters, recession, divorce) is all it takes for this American dream to turn into a nightmare.
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>> everything from being able to bike anywhere in Munich, to seeing how well everything is maintained, to how courteous the people are, and even visiting a concentration camp to get a sense that even a good people can fall into deprav
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You mean like Republicans vs Democrats?
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>> Do you want a factory worker delivering pizza at night to represent people like him? If so, then he needs funding so that he can put food on the table while he tries to get elected. If people don't crowdfund it then there is n
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by NTDF9 9y ago
>> Politicians should start Patreon campaigns to get livable wages from supporters and then just execute on what they stand for. They'll just seek more and more funds to become richer and richer. This is how corrupt democracies w
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by NTDF9 9y ago
>> The problem here is that Facebook seems to be choosing sides. There is ALWAYS choosing sides. When FB decides to block pornography, they are choosing a side. When FB decides to mark some posts as spam, they are choosing a side. Cou
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by NTDF9 9y ago
Killing other humans. It's not necessary in an abundant society. In a mismanaged/unequal/resource crunched society, like Somalia, it happens routinely. You give far too much credit to humans following the rule of law. There&#
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by NTDF9 9y ago
Censorship is one of those really hard social problems. A completely open web will be inundated with spam, pornography and propaganda. A completely gated web will only serve the gatekeepers. What really solves the problem is a 3rd party gat
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by NTDF9 9y ago
It's cheaper to fly to India, stay in an upscale hotel, meet personable doctors, get treatment, relax and come back. Not saying this is practical for everything but people really should start considering alternate countries for healthc
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by NTDF9 9y ago
It's a suckers game because at any given point of time, you are making a bet with the "hope" that the market will move one direction or the other.
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Stock market: Sucker if you invest, sucker if you don't
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"Ok, you can stick with your 'I didn't know' defense and we'll drop the insider trading case but we'll require that the company separate you for cause and invalidate all post separation agreements." And a
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There are a few kids who end up gaining success out of vanity. But so so so many kids destroy their lives chasing popularity. Looks like more and more kids will learn it the hard way.
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by NTDF9 9y ago
It really is for the advertisers to determine if a "like" from "Jane Lastname" AND "Jane Middlename" is worth anything to them. Orrr, are they throwing money into a blackhole.
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Whatever made you think that tech industry is a beacon symbolizing all the good things about humanity!
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My cousin has a no tv policy in his home. The parents do watch tv but not in the presence of their 3 year old boy. They'd rather take the kid to play with other kids or swimming. This won't last, sure. But by the time the kid grow
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Advice from people about their own failures and people who acknowledge their luck usually works.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson on who to hire(medium.com)
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>> it's not fair and I'll never be in his bracket anyway so I won't have to deal with it And he wouldn't be in my bracket so he doesn't have to deal with struggles either.

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