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by afarrell 6y ago
Saying that there is a false dichotomy between taking down a statue and passing an appropriations bill is like saying there is a false dichotomy between commenting on hackernews and writing a pull request. No, one does not block another...b
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by afarrell 6y ago
This is the reason why court fees and PACER fees exist in the US.
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> I'll fight them to my grave! I would advise you to reflect on which you care more about: 1. Being a supportive to a friend who feels so sad or stressed they need a more expressive word. 2. Urging people to change their words in wa
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Yes. I intend both meanings simultaneously.
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Penny-pinching the cost of the ingredients makes sense if and only if you don't value the impact or you want to pay a team which has "maintaining food supplier relationships" as 1 out of 3 ongoing focus areas. If there is a t
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by afarrell 6y ago
If you think that someone else is wasting money, there are two possibilities: 1. They are spending money foolishly to get things that will not actually help them achieve thier priorities in their context. 2. You misunderstand their context
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Note that a person who is likely to feel that way is also likely to be less well-equipped to predict your specific preferences for how to express that.
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yea. SMART is a tool with flaws that are more or less relevant in different contexts. Being aware of the flaws helps you use the tool better and helps you decide when to choose a different tool.
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> I don't think that's the intend Indeed, it is a possible unintended consequence if you're not reasonably aware of that risk.
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I think your URL is a fantastic choice and hints at what a lot of "accountability coaching" really is: Camaraderie An easily-imaginable person who acts as a reward model[1] you can imagine saying "yea! Make progress on the th
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All of these present problems in different contexts Specific: This assumes that the picture you currently have of what you want is the thing you actually want. Do you want faster horse, a Model T, or swift reliable transportation of a form
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The people should not be afraid of their government. Government employees/representatives should not be afraid of their people either. Breakdowns in trust are a vicious cycle. Just ask the Catholics in Britain and Ireland after Guy Faw
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> scientific studies are not the same as an interview Sure. Only one family's livelihood depends on the outcome of an interview. That is little weight on one's shoulders compared to stalling the response to a global pandemic. &
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For those looking for ways to talk to non-engineers about this topic (without them rolling their eyes and telling you to stop making excuses), I highly recommend the book Leadership is Language.
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> A rational person In what setting have you _ever_ encountered a rational person? I've met people who were capable of calmly evaluating a situation rationally -- sometimes even under a decent amount of pressure. But in my undergrad
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> amateur mistake You wouldn't believe how many software engineers with years and years of experience make amateur mistakes during interviews. Pressure does weird things to people's performance.
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I think I'd need to have serious craving for carbohydrates in order to bring myself to eat 2-month-old bread. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/seasonal-affective-disorder-sa...
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If you found yourself using a boring, proven, working technology ...how vividly would you remember that experience?
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Regulation makes the central planning explicit so that an anticorruption layer can (hopefully) be designed.
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Indeed! "What" questions that calmly ask for a list are often really good because they are easy to answer if you know the information. And if someone doesn't know the answer, it prompts them into the good habits of: 1. Doing
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> If it's simply "I do not know how to do X" and I ask "have you looked at Y" This is helpful, sometimes enormously so. It may be that the only way they could have heard of Y within 2 years of facing the problem
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> One of the lessons junior engineers need to learn is "Sometimes the senior guys don't actually know the answer and part of your work is actually figuring it out." 100% agreed on this. I just think we should be doing more
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Because we write code primarily to communicate and the words we use to name things has a high impact on that communication.
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It's nice that your experience was great. > no absolute truth here Correct, which is why listening is important. It is how to know the experience _of the person you encouraged_.
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Yes, I _do_ think that you don't value something you consider fictional. > any answer to a question asking why people condescend PHP programmers that doesn't dismiss the premise is itself condescending. If that was the mindset
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> I think you learn the most when you steam train into something and get stuck - then figure out how to get out of it. Warning: Please don't apply this to _other_ people who say they need help with something. If someone comes to you
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> Your criticism reads as "PHP solves problems differently than how I want to solve them" Fantastic. Then I am communicating my intent. > You have provided nothing to discredit an assertion that no such tool exists I don&#x2
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> you have yet to substantiate (or even define) that claim in any meaningful way. Sure. To define my claim more clearly: 1. There is a set Q (Programmers who believe that tools have a negligible impact on a programmer's ability to u
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Generally, no. I only slightly understand the problems when I start. I need tools like a programming language which helps me think through the problems more deeply over time and automated tests which help me safely refactor as I learn more
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If you attempted to disagree, you would have to argue one of the following: A. The following is not a common perspective among the PHP community: "Problems do not change based on the language chosen to solve them. Inability to use a

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