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Ask HN: Did you ever help your SO learn to code? How did you avoid frustration?
2 points by adetrest 8y ago|2 comments
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by adetrest 8y ago
This is frequently some of the most identifying bits of information about you. Have you try the eff's panopticlic? It'll tell you how much the combination of things like your resolution, available fonts and available extension can
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by adetrest 8y ago
> You have 15 years experience as an IC I really hope that by the time I get there and get laid off in a recession or restructuring, I'll be retiring. I love software, but not enough to do it for longer than I have to and for someon
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by adetrest 8y ago
Thank you, that helps me understand.
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by adetrest 8y ago
1.5x the pay for double the hours isn't a trade-up though.
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by adetrest 8y ago
I could never understand why would someone accept these jobs. What's so great about becoming a manager and work 60h/week? How's that better than 40 a week as a subordinate and letting someone else worry about all the office d
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by adetrest 8y ago
Anybody who puts one of these devices in their home and expects to be fully in control of it or not being spied on is deluded. I'm not saying they're wrong in their expectations, I definitely have an expectation that I won't
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by adetrest 8y ago
Filtered cigarettes do too, just slower. Look at people who've been smoking for a decade or two: their nails are yellow, their teeth are yellow, the hand holding the cigarette also has visible damage.
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by adetrest 8y ago
The same could be said about shit, and yet people find ways to not shit whenever and wherever they feel like (extremely rare exceptions aside)
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by adetrest 8y ago
Could you expand on how you found clients? There are indeed lots of clients, the hard part is how to find them and convince them to work with you.
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by adetrest 8y ago
I can't edit my comment but I misread. Death penalty is in other Asian countries, not Thailand.
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by adetrest 8y ago
Politics aside, this is quite a 7mu turn from a place where weed (and any other drug) would previously net you the death penalty.
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by adetrest 8y ago
I found Taleb's writing style to be extremely pompous and very hard to read. His ideas may be interesting, but I couldn't finish any of his books because every sentence reads like "I'm smarter than anyone else, and I nee
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by adetrest 8y ago
That looks like such a cool book, I'm so getting it! Thank you
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by adetrest 8y ago
I know, right? Isn't racing to the bottom just great? Why should we try and stop it, it's such a nice thing to aspire to.
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by adetrest 8y ago
While I agree that marketing and advertising is bad for the world, suicide is no joke. Words can have big consequences, especially online when they can reach so many and you can't see who reads them.
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by adetrest 8y ago
> so they think they "burn out". Do you not believe burnout is real? If so, I hope you never find out, because it is very real and sucks a lot.
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by adetrest 8y ago
AKA the "not a hotdog" algorithm.
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by adetrest 8y ago
Chernobyl killed a lot of people. Even today, more people than ever get thyroid cancer and disorders thanks to Chernobyl. While very few people were killed by the explosion itself, millions were affected and died from the event's conse
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by adetrest 8y ago
The way we treat animals is so repulsive and sad. As the article says, take a moment to think about how your meat, fish, mill, eggs are made and how much suffering and pollution they cause, then see if its worth re-evaluating your food choi
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by adetrest 8y ago
I buy 4 index funds (domestic stocks, foreign stocks, domestic bonds, foreign bonds), same amount, every month. I don't pick stocks because I don't believe that's a viable strategy.
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by adetrest 8y ago
A broken clock is right twice a day. These articles get old, if you predict a financial crash "very soon" (as has been the case for years now), you'll eventually be right. It doesn't mean you predicted accurately, you ju
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by adetrest 8y ago
Probably because it's a public school, so it has to go through a tender process with an absurd number of requirements and paperwork. That'll 10x the cost because of the extra paperwork.
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by adetrest 8y ago
Regardless, they mocked apple for doing it. That should be reason enough for this news to matter. That it's on a budget phone or top of the line phone doesn't change that.
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by adetrest 8y ago
Isn't that trespassing on military property? I would shit myself, the risk is too high to be detained and accused of spying.
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by adetrest 8y ago
I might have replied to the wrong comment by mistake because yes, we're essentially saying the same thing :)
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by adetrest 8y ago
That's worked so well for the US, beacon of democracy and individual liberties.
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by adetrest 8y ago
I guess you've never worked those jobs. Try it for 6 months or a year and then tell us if you still feel that way. It's dehumanizing, and petty to try and squeeze people out this way.
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by adetrest 8y ago
The trick is to not care about internal promotion. You can also get promoted as you change jobs.
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by adetrest 8y ago
The only thing keeping me away from using BSD is the WiFi support. If it started supporting 802.11ac, I'd switch in a heartbeat.

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