afroviking

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by afroviking 8y ago
This reminds me of a Neal Stephenson quote from Snow Crash which seems relevant: "When it gets down to it — talking trade balances here — once we've brain-drained all our technology into other countries, once things have evened ou
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by afroviking 10y ago
There's a very interesting video from Keith's Code's superbike school where they built a motorcycle with an extra handle bar that's fixed to the bike to prove that leaning doesn't actually turn the bike much at all.
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by afroviking 11y ago
Few examples I've observed on my 3 month visit there that I haven't seen anywhere else: 1. You can walk in the crowd at the shibuya crossing with your wallet sticking out of your back pocket filled with cash and not worry about ge
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by afroviking 11y ago
Steve Jobs was a fruitarian for a while iirc and he died from pancreatic cancer. I wonder if all the fruit juices he drank had something to do with him getting cancer of the organ that creates a hormone to control blood sugar.
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by afroviking 11y ago
If that's your answer then you shouldn't be applying for a job in the first place. It seems like your attitude would make you a difficult person to work with. Instead you should monetize and work on your own projects.
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by afroviking 13y ago
The problem is it's not that simple though because interviewers like to ask really language specific questions for example a C interviewer favorite: what are the different uses of 'static' in C.
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by afroviking 13y ago
This analogy sort of works because despite what we see in media, men aren't typically the choosers when it comes to relationships, especially when there's an oversupply. In this case PhDs, like women, aren't choosing to settl