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by bbarn 4y ago
I am a software professional and run my own email and it's a massive pain in the ass. I started also using a google account just to use for all the stupid sign ups the internet makes you do, and use my real email for actual correspond
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by bbarn 4y ago
I'm not sure about OP, but here in Iceland having a smartphone with electronic ID built into it is not TECHNICALLY a requirement but life can be very difficult without it. It is the de-facto identification system used by every governm
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by bbarn 4y ago
So glad I chose regular ET over nuke ET. My whole reason was not wanting to be on a sub, but I've heard tons of stories over the years about nuke life that have cemented that choice.
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by bbarn 4y ago
TDD is another tool in the toolbox. It has it's place, and combined with good tooling, can make for a great development experience. I use it mostly when adding features to an existing code base. In C#, with modern tooling like Visua
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by bbarn 4y ago
iOS makes this very easy where every app launching another provides a link in the top left. I find it hard to believe users of tiktok and snapchat with their weird hidden/discoverable functionality of swiping from different places wou
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by bbarn 4y ago
Furthermore, what company in it's right mind has data on sexual orientation? Are you asking in the annual engagement survey?
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by bbarn 4y ago
Ah, VSS and SVN's bastard love child. Don't miss that.
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by bbarn 4y ago
I think "what are you current pain points" or "What are some of the struggles that you've had in the past" are very good questions to ask. If a manager says everything is great then either they are overhiring, or l
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by bbarn 4y ago
> "What has employee turnover looked like? I prefer to ask "What's the average tenure on my team, and how does that compare to the rest of the company?"
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by bbarn 4y ago
So far the business community's response has been "no one wants to work." because they can't afford to pay salaries. Ultimately, people vote with their feet, or government intervenes on behalf of those who would lose mon
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by bbarn 4y ago
> Ultimately, retrofitting the suburbs is the great challenge of the 21st century. We need more walkability and density in their cores. Basically, we need to bring back streetcar suburbs (which is what my town is, and after going through
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by bbarn 4y ago
This point of view ignores the fact that suburbs are also necessary for employers to be able to have an ample worker pool without paying salaries that are high enough to afford city-only residents (a cost that would go even higher as more p
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by bbarn 4y ago
My first thought as well that it's a massive underestimate. I live on a fishing island in Iceland (Commercial fishing, not quaint little boats like some people imagine) and there are piles of nets everywhere the size of houses, a fact
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by bbarn 4y ago
I have an original Samsung edge with a cracked screen. I keep it because it has an ANT+ radio on it that actually works, and still use it for updating and tuning my old Quarq power meter on my bicycle. It also works seamlessly with the OD
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by bbarn 4y ago
120 in the US is typically on a 15 amp circuit. 240 in Europe at least (and I'd assume most of the world) is generally on a 5 amp circuit. This is speaking in typical household voltages and amperages, so obviously someone will have o
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by bbarn 4y ago
Plenty of people lose all forms of identification at some point in their lives Yep. I lost my wallet once and my birth certificate was in another state at my parents at the time (and I had no passport). It took less than a day of leg work
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by bbarn 4y ago
I think plenty of people "drop out of Ivy league college" simply because they got in and shouldn't have, and find it too difficult. You can apply that to any college level, actually. Add in people's refusal to admit fa
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by bbarn 4y ago
I've never lasted long at any position I didn't rapidly make friends. It certainly doesn't apply to everyone's personality but if I can't enjoy the company of people I spend a massive part of my day with it's
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by bbarn 4y ago
Your value is not dictated by you, but by the market. The above poster pointed that out much more eloquently than I, but it is a fact.
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by bbarn 4y ago
One of my friends on my bike racing team has MS. He does the opposite, and uses it against me all the time. "I have MS, and I can do this, so you'll be at the race with me right?" It usually works :)
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by bbarn 4y ago
I buy that argument. I am a 44 year old atheist and even in my life I've seen the difference in society from when being a Christian in the US was just something most people did, to now where we're all much more secular. Religion&
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by bbarn 4y ago
Ugh, It may be superior in every way (I haven't had time to read up on how or why yet) but the name? Has no one at Google ever developed in the Apple ecosystem? I know it's been 10 years but still.. It's not as bad as Micro
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by bbarn 4y ago
Trust your tooling, and your repository. It's safe to delete if you still have a record of the way the code was before. Too often I see code that doesn't need to exist because someone is afraid to remove it. Modern IDEs are exc
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by bbarn 4y ago
I love unit tests, but admit I have absolutely seen unnecessary complexity including complete classes and namespaces solely to enable testability in many cases. It's a justifiable trade off for me, but I don't pretend that unit te
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by bbarn 4y ago
> Couldn't help noticing the video appears to show the demo car also has 4WS with rear wheels also steering First thing I noticed as well. I would imagine it's also possible without it, but you'd likely be losing traction
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by bbarn 4y ago
Yep, it's the replacement for AX. I can't say I love working in it, but the clients are massive and as such, it can be a rewarding financial choice. The tooling is poor and the APIs are a bit difficult but it's made for som
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by bbarn 4y ago
F&O, sadly...
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by bbarn 4y ago
> I don't like Visual Studio as IDE, but VS Code is an acceptable alternative tool, although I personally prefer the non-free JetBrains Rider. I've used Visual Studio for 20 years now, and while the tooling has come a long way,
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by bbarn 4y ago
I moved to Iceland, and it's pretty much like you say England is. Half the salary, and worse health care than the US by far. If you factor in taxes, and the portion of my taxes that goes to the health care system (61%) I pay more tha
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by bbarn 4y ago
I have rarely butted heads with designers. Most of the time it's mutual respect for what the other does, and both sides have at least casual interest in the other side's profession, so collaboration usually goes well. Now, if you

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