Swizec

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by Swizec 3y ago
But you also hear of the people who work their butt off and can’t get promoted because union rules say promotions happen on tenure not tenure. And of unions where the ceo and union president are golf buddies and they negotiate oh so very ha
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by Swizec 3y ago
> but in the 10 years since this article what have we really gained on the internet that we didn’t have then Figma comes to mind as an obvious standout example. We didn’t even have the technology to support that level of multiplayer comp
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by Swizec 3y ago
Also you're picking between Reward and Bigger Reward. Positive EV no matter your choice so eh don't worry about it too much :) A nice goat fetches up to $1000 to according to a quick google.
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by Swizec 3y ago
Job titles are bullshit unless you are someone who needs a job title to be taken seriously. Like a woman, immigrant, or anyone else who hasn’t learned that upper middle class way of speaking and writing. They are especially useful when talk
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by Swizec 3y ago
> any proof that they are indeed bleeding users more than what is deemed normal? They are, but not to other OSes. More and more people associate computers with something you use for work (and work provides) or for school (and school prov
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by Swizec 3y ago
> Based on what we know about different systems in the brain it might be a stretch to expect hallucination free AGI, using only a single LLM. Based on what we know about brains, it might be a stretch to expect hallucination free AGI. I’v
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by Swizec 3y ago
> what to do with an entire civilization of meatbags that suddenly become cost in-effective Services! All sorts of things are going to become cost-effective that currently aren't. Want a personal trainer? Motivational coach? Someone
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by Swizec 3y ago
> when robots entered the chat and manufacturing jobs got outsourced FWIW: Car manufacturers have started moving back away from robots because productivity gains have not quite materialized. Turns out humans are really really good at sol
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by Swizec 3y ago
> And the reality is that there is almost never a decisive outcome about that resolves the conflict. A bigger conflict happens and prior grievances are put to the way side. The people don't feel that way. > I routinely meet peop
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by Swizec 3y ago
FWIW my middle school history classroom 20 years ago (gasp when did that happen) probably had more maps hanging on the walls than the geography classroom. We had maps for every historical period we learned about. It was pretty neat. It stil
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by Swizec 3y ago
Years later, I read Viktor Frankl and his approach really resonated with me. He adds the nuance that you need meaning, but you can create your own out of anything.
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by Swizec 3y ago
The thing that worked for me was getting so bored of being depressed that one day my mind went “Okay fine, you’re right, nothing matters. If nothing matters, then me feeling this way doesn’t matter either. I’ll just go do the things regardl
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by Swizec 3y ago
Hey 3 years from now the mistakes you’re making today will look like “Wow I wish I was there, that loup-vaillant guy sucked” to some new hotshot :) That is to say: You can start now. There’s always plenty of new mistakes to make.
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by Swizec 3y ago
Here's the thing: You're right. And also you're not. Sometimes, often, feedback is about timing. The time to talk about how better to architect a thing is when it's being architected, not 2 months later. Instead of &quot
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by Swizec 3y ago
Maybe I’ve been extraordinarily lucky, but I’ve always just asked and people were so excited that an engineer would actually care about things that are on their mind all day every day. Might be more common in companies managed by OKR wher
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by Swizec 3y ago
> why does everyone still think that filling up their Technology Bingo card will get them their next job It does for entry and mid level jobs. When you do this you’re advertising that that’s what you’re looking for – a grunt level job. U
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by Swizec 3y ago
> So, not fun, not rewarding, no intellectual challenge, no career benefit. Why exactly should I want to do it? It does help you get the next job. You’re just pitching it wrong. Instead of “Built boring tech” try “Delivered $5,000,000 re
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by Swizec 3y ago
> I've increasingly found myself back to leaning on brand loyalty again You’re making me realize I too have been doing this for a while now. At least when satisficing instead of maximizing … and honestly I’m less and less interested
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by Swizec 3y ago
From your link: > Those new to it [Hákarl] may gag involuntarily at the first attempt to eat it because of the high ammonia content.
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by Swizec 3y ago
Important to note: Not everyone has the same reaction to caffeine. And not all caffeine hits the same. What it’s mixed with matters. The caffeine in tea, for example, doesn’t have as many anxiety inducing effects because you also get a bunc
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by Swizec 3y ago
VSCode is blazing fast on my 5 year old personal laptop. VSCode is frustratingly slow on my M2 work laptop full of corporate nannyware. It’s not VSCode’s fault ;) JS-based apps happen to interact terribly with nannyware for some reason. I s
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by Swizec 3y ago
The risk in upgrading React is lower than the risk in changing your server runtime. React still to this day guarantees a lot of backwards compatibility and the upgrade path has been thoroughly battle tested inside Facebook. Moving to Deno i
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by Swizec 3y ago
> food deserts abound, and the main retail and entertainment areas are also lopsided on the east side of town, with the other being 4th street, which is more like a destination retail area Have lived in SOMA for the past 9 years or so. N
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by Swizec 3y ago
I had a similar issue a few days ago. Watch started pressing random buttons and wouldn’t let me intervene. After a while it stopped. The presses were completely random and amounted to nothing. Looked like the process that reads touch went i
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by Swizec 3y ago
The benefit has to be big enough to warrant switching. Incremental improvements aren’t gonna cut it Breaking is fine if it’s worth the effort. 10x better is the usual rule of thumb for this sort of thing.
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by Swizec 3y ago
> It seems like our careers could just be snuffed out instantly with little recourse available. I say "seems like" because I have no idea if that's real or perceived but it's very hard plan ahead. If the average busin
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by Swizec 3y ago
> in an open meeting Rule #0 about working with humans: You always let people save face. The improvement has to look like it was their idea, even if you planted the seed.
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by Swizec 3y ago
> Corporate "Safe spaces" are not real. Any manager is a representative of the company 24/7 and everything is on the record I have had a lot of success with knowing this, saying “Great! Let’s go” and loudly complaining abo
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54% of Americans have a below sixth grade reading level(crossrivertherapy.com)
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by Swizec 3y ago
> Define "things you don't need" ? Things you wouldn't seek out unless you were first shown an ad. MTG is a great example of the opposite. You seek out something fun to do with your friends. You happen to see an ad fo

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