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871.
by barrenko 5y ago
The incompetent and the corrupt and more often than not the same person.
872.
by barrenko 5y ago
Eh.. In the end it's one of those "chop wood, carry water" situations. Big emotions are only useful for a while.
873.
by barrenko 5y ago
We are abstracting the coworkers away.
874.
by barrenko 5y ago
There is some space to earn money by providing "curriculum" for self-taught devs.
875.
by barrenko 5y ago
Once again it pays off to work in a Java shop :).
876.
by barrenko 5y ago
You'll be okay without a job, money, maybe even housing and food.
877.
by barrenko 5y ago
Boil the eggs in salted water (no matter if start is hot or cold, for hard boiled cook for 15 minutes from cold start, 10 if start from boil point). After they are cooked place them in cold water until they cool off a bit. You'll h
878.
by barrenko 5y ago
The subtitle is "You're right, it shouldn't be this hard."
879.
by barrenko 5y ago
The classic example of how (sometimes) when you're an employee you can't capture not even nearly enough of a value you create, as the existing form of employment was really not designed with this end in mind.
880.
by barrenko 5y ago
Not sure, I really think we are in the first inning of wfh & further transitions.
881.
by barrenko 5y ago
Ain't gonna happen. Resignation is only starting.
882.
by barrenko 5y ago
Ahh the old young prodigies vs. old masters dichotomy. Relevant https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=268710 .
883.
List of 1970s one-hit wonders(en.wikipedia.org)
2 points by barrenko 5y ago|3 comments
884.
by barrenko 5y ago
Rounadbout way to say the same is - Money is cheaper the closer you are to the source (whoever is printing it).
885.
by barrenko 5y ago
One of the most marvelous hobbies.
886.
by barrenko 5y ago
No description of lifestyle or diet before cancer in the text.
887.
by barrenko 5y ago
We don't understand our actions. We call it economics. But does not mean there are no laws because we don't want to see them.
888.
by barrenko 5y ago
Don't bother, it's easier to talk about religion.
889.
by barrenko 5y ago
My (naive) idea - 1) build any kind of prototype 2) Go to Shenzhen, China and find a manufacturer / partner.
890.
by barrenko 5y ago
Do you think this book is useful for someone just looking to get more into statistic and probability sans machine learning? How would I go about that? Currently I have lined up - Math for programmers (No starch press), Practical Statistics
891.
by barrenko 5y ago
The recent behaviour from Russia is idiotic, but makes sense because they are in panic mode. It (Russia) will need to be seriously declawed and this only makes sense because of that. You cannot have imperialistic ambitions of this scale in
892.
by barrenko 5y ago
Turtles all the way down. Also, meditation is a vehicle, not the destination, at one point you're gonna have to go further.
893.
by barrenko 5y ago
The ida that the brain models something "outside" is just another thought.
894.
by barrenko 5y ago
I did my first hour of therapy this week and while I couldn't say anything unusual happened, I'm still in shock.
895.
by barrenko 5y ago
I had such a shitty high school teacher that I still stay away from it. Looking for introductory texts, might give "Exercises..." a go.
896.
by barrenko 5y ago
Good luck, I've dreamt about this as a kid.
897.
by barrenko 5y ago
My advice to you or anyone in high pressure industries such as IT (or NBA for that matter) - get a phychologist or some kind of coach, someone you'll pay to talk to on a weekly basis (ideally has a degree in medicine, like a psychiatri
898.
by barrenko 5y ago
Honestly programming and CS in general feels like one of the biggest addictions in my life. Often times I'd like to quit, but... (if someone's got tips on that, I'm listening)
899.
by barrenko 5y ago
Most human systems would rather fail together than succeed. Most systems are built for nothing but subsequent failure (even if it's 300 years into the future). Think about that.
900.
by barrenko 5y ago
Idiotic concept.

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