alex_lav

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by alex_lav 2y ago
What is newsworthy about this?
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by alex_lav 2y ago
Speaking only my own experiences, my contract was ~2x what competitors were paying in the US. This was similar amongst the contractors I worked with, depending on seniority.
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by alex_lav 2y ago
The nature of an interview...
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by alex_lav 2y ago
It’s a big organization, which means there will be areas full of great people and areas full of less-than great people. To discount all work from a group that large is just silly.
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by alex_lav 2y ago
Yes, exactly. Language is fluid and the value of preciseness depends entirely on context. As in, when discussing language design (like we’re doing in this blog post and these comments), method vs function is important. Because of the contex
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by alex_lav 2y ago
“People will know what I mean, so why bother being correct or specific” is a flimsy argument, to me, as to why a person shouldn’t care about using correct and precise language. Nor does it really challenge the need for correct and precise l
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by alex_lav 2y ago
> I have never had a discussion with coworkers that hinged upon whether or not a particular function is, was, or ought to be a method Because _you_ haven’t means the entire industry is wrong?
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by alex_lav 2y ago
> Methods are loosely the same as functions that take a '&self', and only because your brain had that word for it, not because it's a good word. Isn't this just true of any word with increased specificity? Why cal
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by alex_lav 2y ago
Ok buddy :)
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by alex_lav 2y ago
Maybe the billion dollar corporation could consider paying a real wage to entice workers to stay? Just a thought.
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by alex_lav 2y ago
What's scary about it?
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by alex_lav 2y ago
Are all doctors men?
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by alex_lav 2y ago
This is a weird title. "Freak of Nature" do not appear in the linked information.
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by alex_lav 2y ago
> It will totally change your relationship with modern medicine I'm glad you really like your primary care doctor, really, but no it won't. They're still slaves to the broken system they work for (insurance) and they'
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by alex_lav 2y ago
We've had autocomplete that could choose the wrong word for over a decade. And?
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by alex_lav 2y ago
Sure, so why would we replace the two words that have correct meaning when the real problem is laziness?
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by alex_lav 2y ago
Ah, there it is.
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by alex_lav 2y ago
Surprised to see something made by 37signals that isn’t marketed with all kinds of teenage-esque rebellion and adversarialism.
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by alex_lav 2y ago
This article seems like it was written by AI.
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by alex_lav 2y ago
Where are the tech people using it? I've mostly only found bsky employees and politics doomscrollers...
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by alex_lav 2y ago
Unfortunately just the weekend. I'm just in Portland tho so will definitely be back.
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by alex_lav 2y ago
Totally off topic but I'll be driving there later this afternoon. Hoping it's as beautiful as last time!
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by alex_lav 2y ago
Definitely just grouchy.
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by alex_lav 2y ago
"Invalidates" certainly seems like a stretch, but with all opinion-posts I definitely think it's important to understand a person's biases and incentives.
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by alex_lav 2y ago
A human tailgating doesn’t invalidate the fact that this was a bug that caused human harm. Both things can be true.
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by alex_lav 2y ago
> All just Kabuki theater at taxpayer expense. America in 2024 is this, but for everything.
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by alex_lav 2y ago
Cultivating startup ideas by just asking HN users what they should do is an interesting choice. I'll be paying attention to see how it works.
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by alex_lav 2y ago
Yes I'm sure companies can think up a whole array of excuses as to why they won't delete your data :)
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by alex_lav 2y ago
fwiw HN does not delete your content when you get rid of your account.
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by alex_lav 2y ago
Yeah, I would categorize this response as > In my experience it's all pretty bad.

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