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by ThalesX 2y ago
I'm in Eastern Europe; I've only seen an "American-style" SUV once I think two decades ago. I still can't get that image out of my mind. It was like a tank in front of my car. I couldn't understand how it fits
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by ThalesX 2y ago
> Being able to inspect the state of systems, and being able to manually change things in software, is incredibly valuable. I was hired as a CTO for a start-up that had a shitty solution (bad performance, bad practices - such as storing
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by ThalesX 2y ago
They're open about it, I don't see the problem. This is good money for some, meh money for some and bad money for others.
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by ThalesX 2y ago
> According to Johnson the US has never endorsed the ICC because it's a "direct affront to our own sovereignty. [...] We don't put any international body above American sovereignty and Israel doesn't do that either,&q
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by ThalesX 2y ago
This says nothing about their level of wellbeing. > As is plainly evident, the vast majority of savages have chosen to incrementally create and join civilized societies. Have they chosen? Or were they civilized?
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by ThalesX 2y ago
It's hard to assess, especially from our position, which set of challenges the human soul prefers. But there's an interesting point to be made, touched in both "Civilized to Death: The Price of Progress"[0] as well as &q
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by ThalesX 2y ago
Depends on the checks and balances you have in the 'society'. Are vocally succesful peers lauded? Then perhaps you could run into this situation. Are they mocked for having a big mouth? Maybe the chances are slimmer. > I think
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by ThalesX 2y ago
> This imaginary past where most people didn't live in fear of unexpected expenses, debt, struggling to pay all their bills, and not earning enough money didn't exist. I call bullshit... Debt. Bills. And for that matter, money.
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by ThalesX 2y ago
I've recently finished reading "Civilized to Death"[0] and I can't help feel there's some truth to some of the ideas. One idea that stuck with me is that shit zoos have concrete cages for the monkeys, and they'
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by ThalesX 2y ago
Like another commenter here, I've been full stack since my first working day, and to this day, 1.5 decades in the industry. I've always touched on infrastructure, on the database, on the server side and on the client side. Vertica
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by ThalesX 2y ago
This is easily fixable. I develop using Dev Tools set to mobile and throttled connection. This way mobile-first responsiveness (limited screen-estate) and potential problems with bad connections are first class citizens. Now, what usually h
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by ThalesX 2y ago
What about a micrometeoroid?
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by ThalesX 2y ago
Were the apps available on the App Store? Also yes.
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by ThalesX 2y ago
With you on this one. As a European, I can't help but laugh at the comments in this thread. Words like 'obviously', 'clearly' when it comes to the dangers of TikTok and not a single piece of evidence. It's hila
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by ThalesX 2y ago
Have you been to China? I've been to China and had no problems using all the things you're mentioning with the help of a VPN. Was it as easy as in Europe? No. Did it feel like a ban? Also no.
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by ThalesX 2y ago
I'd take this advice with a grain of salt. The best jobs I found in my life (n=1) were outside of my 'connections'. They were in other countries, continents and with some degrees of separation between the people involved and
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by ThalesX 3y ago
I'm in the same boat. And it's even more confusing to me when my 5 hours per week friend actually has daily stand-ups. When I talked to him about it, he says it's mostly just everyone in the team saying 'still working on
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by ThalesX 3y ago
> Who actually listens to the devs? In my experience it depends on your political skills. I could always find someone in the company to help me come up with a plan of attack for a problem we were all facing. I always suggest to juniors t
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by ThalesX 3y ago
> Are you playing wealth games or status games? Wealth is freedom, CTO role is still a job. I would ideally like to not be accountable to anyone under, or over me. Just hack away at my hobby projects like Thanos did before he got his hea
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by ThalesX 3y ago
In my decade+ experience of work, on executive as well as producer levels, I've found that most people that produce this argument are not very productive when it comes to delivering actual business value. The situations I am aware of a
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by ThalesX 3y ago
When I used to do 3, I found myself filling the time by actually being involved in the business. Talking to managers, stakeholders, trying to actually improve auxiliary concerns. Is this just not how it's done anymore?
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Ask HN: How much do you *actually* work?
15 points by ThalesX 3y ago|18 comments
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by ThalesX 3y ago
911 system for my country. Was part of a small 'special unit' team and we implemented the entire system end to end. Administration, telephony system, even special asset monitoring. Best project I've worked on, and will probab
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by ThalesX 3y ago
> what matters is what the people in the field making the decisions knew at that moment This is insane. What matters is the objective truth, whether or not dozens of preschoolers were killed due to an operational mistake.
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by ThalesX 3y ago
The idea that a nation with resources wouldn't be able to hold a supply chain without <insert_whatever_western_touted_technology> is just laughable. I just don't understand how a mildly intelligent person could hold this vie
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by ThalesX 3y ago
> even with centuries of trying, power is nowhere near as centralized as in totalitarian regimes My grandma's house is older than the centuries the US has existed. > Local and state governments have the greatest influence over th
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by ThalesX 3y ago
I couldn't say honestly if I haven't been burnt out for the last 10 years. I sort of cope with it and drag it on with short bouts of motivation that keep me floating. The only time I see a sliver of hope is when I switch jobs and
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by ThalesX 3y ago
Just saw the 1st episode, great start, thank you for the recommendation!
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by ThalesX 3y ago
I was talking to a friend, he was asking how come I always mention the deep state[0] in the context of western countries, but never in the context of ... others. And it dawned on me that maybe it's because the deep state is the state
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by ThalesX 3y ago
I think it was pretty clear what I mean. Good, great, slightly good, amazing. It’s the same thing.

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