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   by avisser 8y ago

   > taken to working with candidates to solve a bug or feature as part of the interview process This is unethical. How is this anything other than unpaid labor?
2. 212.▲
   by avisser 8y ago

   Pre-ground beans, a gold filter, & an electric tea kettle are my daily drivers. It's 2-3 minutes longer than the Keurig and significantly better. Give it a try.
3. 213.▲
   by avisser 8y ago

   Any reason in particular why it's "unacceptable"?
4. 214.▲
   by avisser 8y ago

   I live in Athens, GA. * Two-lane road with no shoulder? Fine to park. * Pull it up on the sidewalk? Fine to park. It's a pro-car, it's-okay-unless-the-curb-is-yellow shitshow. The previous poster was being slightly flip, but even
5. 215.▲
   by avisser 8y ago

   Since Kotlin on Android Studio is 100% JetBrains IP, I wouldn't be worried on that front.
6. 216.▲
   by avisser 8y ago

   > 10% vs 90% of share votes being on auto-pilot shouldn't matter? I'm not familiar with these non-intervention clauses, but in the 10/90 scenario haven't you made it much easier to seize control of the company? Now I
7. 217.▲
   by avisser 8y ago

   The fact that the first version shipped in 1979 has to contribute to this as well. The field of software engineering has matured a lot since then.
8. 218.▲
   by avisser 8y ago

   In a C/C++ world, a module is usually defined as a file/.dll/.so on disk. So highly-coupled modules are still modules.
9. 219.▲
   by avisser 8y ago

   As someone who played a lot of sports, the classic "hustle" play was laying out/diving/getting on the ground for the ball. Be it in baseball, basketball or football. You could play the game without hitting the ground, bu
10. 220.▲
    by avisser 8y ago

    > My biggest argument for it is not having to name every thing. This x 100. As a guy who is the only American on a team with a bunch of non-native speakers, taking away naming responsibility is a big win.
11. 221.▲
    by avisser 8y ago

    The context of the article is about iOS & Android apps, so 1st class support on Windows is nice, but not germane.
12. 222.▲
    by avisser 8y ago

    > The phrasing of this question is absurd. Agreed. The flip side question should also be asked - "Should ISPs be allowed to favor internet properties that subsidize user's traffic?" I'm not convinced the question they
13. 223.▲
    by avisser 9y ago

    > Of course hemp is not marijuana I think I know what you mean, but cannabis sativa is both hemp and marijuana. The US gov't just defines the distinction via THC content.
14. 224.▲
    by avisser 9y ago

    All the carbon is ultimately from a star. And the pressure that makes the real/organic diamond is 0% organic. Geo-sourced vs anthro-sourced?
15. 225.▲
    by avisser 9y ago

    A lawyer who will tell you that a hybrid cloud/on-premises solution using Oracle isn't using today's industry-insider (read: us) agreed best practices and might waste a bunch of money? Good luck finding and having enough mone
16. 226.▲
    by avisser 9y ago

    Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie. Hugo/Nebula winner.
17. 227.▲
    by avisser 9y ago

    Great book. The least "non-fiction feeling" work of non-fiction I've ever read. Surprised Hollywood hasn't jumped on it yet.
18. 228.▲
    by avisser 9y ago

    Here here. "Punch a Nazi" is no longer figurative. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvmGWqFYBGk
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    by avisser 9y ago

    I hoped that the fund was investing in companies producing GMO algae to solve large problems: carbon sequestration, energy production, toxin remediation, etc.
20. 230.▲
    by avisser 9y ago

    In its most personified form, the RNG transforms into RN Jesus to whom you pray for good video game luck.
21. 231.▲
    by avisser 9y ago

    Also, in an ICE car, the pump that pressurizes the power steering/breaking system is directly powered by belts off the engine. It's not electric and a computer does not mediate the power transfer. Which really makes me think what
22. 232.▲
    by avisser 9y ago

    I think I'd call it cronyism or nepotism. If his company isn't qualified or they are getting overpaid then I'd call it corruption. It stinks either way.
23. 233.▲
    by avisser 9y ago

    re: the product line - also, is it sticky/easy to migrate away? I've worked for places with products that were not great but had institutional customers who required acts of god to change vendors. We were okay.
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    by avisser 9y ago

    If anyone was curious about how Berkshire Hathaway did over a similar period: 3 May 2007-3 May 2017 S&P 500: +60% Berkshire Hathaway A (BRK.A): +129% Dude is good.
25. 235.▲
    by avisser 10y ago

    Why limit yourself to on-job? You might be 1% likely to die working software, but 20% more likely to lose 1 year of life due to inactivity. Different people might choose differently.
26. 236.▲
    by avisser 10y ago

    It's way easier to be convincing when it's not a lie.
27. 237.▲
    by avisser 10y ago

    And a supervillain is born.
28. 238.▲
    by avisser 10y ago

    This is 100% my recollection of my 2 months of Scala.
29. 239.▲
    by avisser 10y ago

    Maybe he's making negative-space cut-outs to fuck with TSA.
30. 240.▲
    by avisser 10y ago

    So arr = arr.Select(el => el == condition); I'd push-back in code-review anyone who tried to do something not in obvious, idiomatic (read: LINQ) C#.