backzerman

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by backzerman 2y ago
The repo is meant to be used in conjunction with the book Programming with 64-Bit ARM Assembly Language: Single Board Computer Development for Raspberry Pi and Mobile Devices. The primary learning material is the book; the repository sugges
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by backzerman 2y ago
Do you do this all in your head, or do you document it anywhere? How much time (or what percentage of the time) do you spend strategizing?
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by backzerman 4y ago
That's disappointing to hear. It also seems like a mixed bag for these lackluster hires, who get a paycheck but likely have a less-than-stellar work experience and little opportunity for advancement. Is there any effort at follow-up tr
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by backzerman 4y ago
> virulently anti-white, anti-male, or anti-Asian I'm a white guy. I've sat through many a DEI session. I've never, ever felt this. How could I? 85% of the people in the room are white or Asian men. I'm not trying to
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by backzerman 4y ago
I'm seeing a lot of claims here that DEI initiatives are about actively hiring under-qualified under-represented candidates to change the demographics of the company. I've sat through a lot of DEI sessions at work (as have many of
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by backzerman 4y ago
> But the bar is the same at the interview stage. If the bar is sufficiently high, the median applicant, over- or under-represented, won't get the job anyway. I've heard from people who work at companies (specifically big tech)
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by backzerman 4y ago
Counterpoint (from someone who highly prefers in-person communication and video/voice calls to Slack): Slack’s search feature is fantastic, and something I wish I’d discovered the benefits of earlier during Covid. It’s better than emai
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by backzerman 6y ago
> The customers are the businesses on the other end, in Robinhood's case the market makers who are paying for the right to front-run trades. Front-running is super illegal. You're referring to payment for order flow (PFOF), in
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by backzerman 6y ago
omg finally a reasonable minesweeper emulator
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by backzerman 6y ago
Constructive criticism: I was about to send this to a friend who is new to programming, but the introduction is just too short. It would be great if the introduction included one or two motivational examples for the types of trouble you run