adambyrtek

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by adambyrtek 3y ago
37signals (and others) proved that a different approach is possible.
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by adambyrtek 3y ago
See https://github.com/neovim/neovim/blob/040f1459849ab05b04f6bb...
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by adambyrtek 4y ago
Sure, but is constant "direct attention" the best way to empower engineers? I would argue that systemic improvements (e.g. onboarding process, good documentation, team communication or company culture) are more impactful since the
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by adambyrtek 4y ago
Their handling of the Aaron Swartz case (rightfully) caused a massive hit to their reputation.
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by adambyrtek 4y ago
> Everything else about my job is basically just filler for whenever you don’t need my direct attention That might be taking it a bit too far?
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by adambyrtek 4y ago
Then your system is likely wide open to all kinds of known security vulnerabilities.
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by adambyrtek 4y ago
So that Gerhard Schröder could get a job at Gazprom: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Schr%C3%B6der#Relation...
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by adambyrtek 4y ago
Not the best example since she wasn't replaced.
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by adambyrtek 4y ago
Sure, what I meant is that founder CEOs are not as irreplaceable as it might seem.
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by adambyrtek 4y ago
Would you say the same about Travis Kalanick or Adam Neumann?
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The Open Source Paradox (2020)(antirez.com)
1 points by adambyrtek 4y ago|0 comments
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by adambyrtek 4y ago
https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875/ "The data controller responsible for your information is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, which you can contact online or by writing to: Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd. 4 Gra
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Ron Gilbert’s Return to Monkey Island announcement a joke ‘18yrs in the making’(theverge.com)
3 points by adambyrtek 4y ago|0 comments
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by adambyrtek 4y ago
You don't need a lawyer to send a standard "right to erasure" GDPR request and they are required to respond within 30 days: https://gdpr.eu/right-to-erasure-request-form/
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by adambyrtek 4y ago
> No other smart watch had that feature, and (almost) no other smart watch has it today in 2022. That's not really true, unless your definition of a smartwatch is limited to Apple/Android devices with LED displays. I use Garmin
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by adambyrtek 5y ago
I know this is just an anecdote, but a good developer wouldn't ask the manager to approve every small refactoring or expect them to understand the importance of "one method in SuperFactory". They would have instead made a jud
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by adambyrtek 5y ago
Instapaper after multiple acquisitions feels even more abandoned than Pocket.
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by adambyrtek 5y ago
I'm not sure this is a good metaphor since weapons are designed for violence, regardless of whether that violence is legally justified or not. Just to be clear, I'm not trying to make a political stand, this is simply the dictiona
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by adambyrtek 5y ago
Take a look at prompt_toolkit which is a Python library used by IPython among others: https://github.com/prompt-toolkit/python-prompt-toolkit
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I won't let you pay me for my open source – DHH(world.hey.com)
2 points by adambyrtek 5y ago|0 comments
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Tech Questions for 2022(ben-evans.com)
1 points by adambyrtek 5y ago|0 comments
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by adambyrtek 5y ago
Not everywhere, BBC would be a good counterexample.
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by adambyrtek 5y ago
Mathematics is "just" set theory and everything else, including arithmetic, can be built on top of that.
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Spilling the secrets of the canceled Curse of Monkey Island movie(polygon.com)
1 points by adambyrtek 6y ago|0 comments
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by adambyrtek 6y ago
Just out of curiosity, what is your other repository?
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by adambyrtek 6y ago
Are the terms and conditions of these commercial services any shorter?
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by adambyrtek 6y ago
Classic false dichotomy. Do you really think that any software not blessed by Apple must be necessarily malware?
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by adambyrtek 6y ago
Just FYI, Netflix works without any issues on the new Chromecast with Google TV.
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by adambyrtek 6y ago
I think Microsoft has already demonstrated that launching a successful new mobile platform is extremely difficult (if not impossible) at this point regardless of resources and hardware capabilities.
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by adambyrtek 6y ago
Sadly, I get B2B marketing spam like that all the time as CTO, so I'm definitely not as shocked as others in this thread.

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