Ostrogodsky

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by Ostrogodsky 5y ago
Because that is the whole idea of a discussion forum? This is not a "Validate me and cheer me up no matter what I did" kind of site, at least not in principle.
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by Ostrogodsky 5y ago
The irony-meter just exploded
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by Ostrogodsky 5y ago
Who is doing the writing?
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by Ostrogodsky 5y ago
Just lie. Seriously, I am not saying you need to say you worked for X or Y when you didnt,but if you worked 4 years for X company and you have now a 2 year gap , say you worked for 5 years, and you have now 1 year as a freelancer or some
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by Ostrogodsky 5y ago
Thanks so much
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by Ostrogodsky 5y ago
The Power of Habit book suggest that if you want to be X you have to behave like X, what was your routine, not now, but in the period between starting from zero and reaching, say 4k MRR?
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by Ostrogodsky 5y ago
You make good points, but let me ask you something without malice or bad intentions, have you put any of this in actual practice?I have always been fascinated about the huge gap between giving good advice and actually following it. I am tal
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by Ostrogodsky 5y ago
No, I am more confused now. Are you saying white, rich people and women dont get preferential treatment in the US justice system?
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by Ostrogodsky 5y ago
> Racial and gender disparities are real, but against the 'rich' part in this case... Sorry I didnt understand what you meant here.
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by Ostrogodsky 5y ago
Because this a very naive (intended or not) view of the book publishing industry. Yes! everybody can write a book, at least in theory, but that is just 5% of the task. How about distribution, editing, advertising, shelf space in the booksto
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by Ostrogodsky 5y ago
> If people are unhappy with existing books, they should simply create better books. > If you dont like Google you should create your own Google. > If you dont like Peppa the Pig, tough luck, create your own.
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by Ostrogodsky 5y ago
> Google no longer producing high quality search results in significant categories > Amazon no longer producing high quality products in significant categories > Netflix no longer producing high quality movies search results in
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by Ostrogodsky 5y ago
I love and I use exclusively Linux but sometimes I despair: > How do I install Zotero? Mac Open the .dmg you downloaded and drag Zotero to the Applications folder. You can then run Zotero from Spotlight, Launchpad, or the Applications fo
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by Ostrogodsky 5y ago
My "boss key" was Alt+Tab. No need to reinvent the wheel
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by Ostrogodsky 5y ago
One of the replies suggested that everybody should "take a Sabbatical, pack your things and travel the world" haha
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by Ostrogodsky 5y ago
Meh, China is probably the biggest county in DOTA (just as Korea with SC). The piece has very interesting points, but the author eagerness to criticize every single thing about China (ironic, because he complains that the Chinese are petty)
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by Ostrogodsky 5y ago
Or you just need to work because otherwise you will starve and/or become homeless.
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by Ostrogodsky 5y ago
That all is true, but I was not the one who created the dilemma, the original parent did. Tribalism like nationalism is good just in very small doses.
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by Ostrogodsky 5y ago
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by Ostrogodsky 5y ago
Let's see, the global world has brought us international commerce, free exchange of information (95% of a CS curriculum is based on things created in the West), the possibility(limited but existent) of studying and working in a differ
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by Ostrogodsky 5y ago
Regarding Agassi,no doubt he had a hard childhood, but I always take those celebrities books with a huge grain of salt. A book that says, "I had an OK childhood, nothing wild, nothing out of the ordinary, when I won I was happy and whe
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by Ostrogodsky 5y ago
Young people need to realize that the things we love about science: the uncompromising search for the truth, its international and no-boundaries character, the ability to bow down to evidence, the ambition of the ideas, are just a very dist
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by Ostrogodsky 5y ago
Well, as defeatist as going to work fo a FAANG and not expecting that your managers will give a toss about fairness, their users privacy, or the spirit of regulations. Life is like this. Right now in the African Savannah a lion is mauling
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by Ostrogodsky 5y ago
Does GitLab also price their products regionally?
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by Ostrogodsky 5y ago
Because they want to extract as much as value as possible from their employees while paying as low as possible, and listing compensation is against that. In this I am with Žižek.Capitalism is a religious movement, not an economic one. Many
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by Ostrogodsky 5y ago
Tell that to all the people that got their lives ruined. How is the pay rate going on here?: https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/441480-ins... I only get paid 50 cents by the yellow menace and I
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by Ostrogodsky 5y ago
The first article is from Wikipedia so you are being highly disingenuous. The second thing is that it is pretty much okay and acceptable since this has never stopped. You seem to believe that if the US does something wrong and it is reporte
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by Ostrogodsky 5y ago
Meh, I have been alone for like 18 straight Christmas. Life goes on. BTW dont believe the people saying "I care about you" "Feel free to reach me by email", that's an exercise in showing off. If you think you cant c
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by Ostrogodsky 5y ago
I dont know if you are being naive or a troll. In any case, for the benefit of other people reading this thread: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COINTELPRO https://theintercept.com/2014/09/25&#
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by Ostrogodsky 5y ago
Impossible. You are thinking about it as an exercise in rationality and morals. This is a fight of chimp tribes, all the bla bla about human rights,justice, liberty is a very thin coat about the hate for the other band of apes. We are talk

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