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901.
by blub 6y ago
I've been in software architect roles on and off during my career (currently I'm on) and I feel like I've read similar discussions to the ones in the comments many times over the years. But no matter how you cut it, you can&#
902.
by blub 6y ago
This "average of a list" is a red herring, because in practice one gets some variation of dynamic programming, trees, graphs, etc. And for these kinds of more complex algorithms problems I would not expect most architects to be ab
903.
by blub 6y ago
Now I can't get the picture of Amazon employees in dark robes repeatedly reciting the tenets out of my head... That being said, where's the proof that having PEs is better than having architects? If we look at results, I don'
904.
by blub 6y ago
They (we) can't even deport non-EU citizens!
905.
by blub 6y ago
It seems that this attitude bordering on delusion of being able to change the world for the better is a defining feature of entrepreneurs. I'd say it's the entrepreneurs which are crazier, even if some of them at least succeed at
906.
by blub 6y ago
Your claim would make some sense (not much, but at least some) if companies were panhandling at the train station.
907.
by blub 6y ago
Western European countries seem to be completely incompetent at deporting people. Illegal immigrants, terrorists, criminals, they fail to deport almost everyone.
908.
by blub 6y ago
While this might seem like a victory for human dignity, it's not, it's just going to piss off the locals more and make them dislike foreigners, especially those from certain countries.
909.
by blub 6y ago
Probably killed itself out of boredom at having such an easy-going life. Alternatively, there was something toxic in the water which they were drinking.
910.
by blub 6y ago
I guess it hasn't occurred to you yet that most people can't afford Teslas and $6 tomatoes even in 1st world countries?
911.
by blub 6y ago
Apple are throwing more roadblocks at least partly because developers are becoming more and more deplorable, trying to claw every penny they can by collecting and selling every bit of metadata (or even data) they can get their claws on. Mic
912.
by blub 6y ago
With the minor difference that in Taiwan you're safe from the virus and in Sweden you're absolutely not.
913.
by blub 6y ago
Better one serious lockdown and then having some peace of mind than an endless series of half-assed lockdowns like in Europe. I've lost track of what "lockdown" we're in now and the people are getting really tired of the
914.
by blub 6y ago
Doing all those things and also going to the gym is by definition both unsafe and irresponsible...
915.
by blub 6y ago
This kind of black and white thinking is very impractical and self-defeating, except maybe for RMS, to remind us what we should strive for. For most of us, the real world decision is to either work with a company which is actively working o
916.
by blub 6y ago
Your CV or Apple credentials are not relevant. If one considers privacy important, as you seem to, then they should engage with companies which at least try to behave in a privacy-friendly way instead of typing backdoor in all caps severa
917.
by blub 6y ago
It would be helpful to include some numbers with the above comment :)
918.
by blub 6y ago
While I agree that one should remain suspicious and be vocal about privacy violations and security issues, I find your attitude of continuing to attack Apple inappropriate. Apple competitors Google and Microsoft which control the great majo
919.
by blub 6y ago
Based on how the German press was claiming that Trump was clearly guilty for the Capitol building incident, I was expecting at least some kind of controversial statement, but there's no explicit call for violence or anything in there
920.
by blub 6y ago
Why do you think that whenever we discuss interviews on HN, there's several highly upvoted comments complaining about how many incompetent people show up for interviews and how this basically makes coding interviews necessary? I think
921.
by blub 6y ago
"Whiteboard interviews are used, not because they have a lot of relevance to the job, but because they're a hard-to-fake indicator of high intelligence." By now it mostly correlates with effort spent preparing. There's d
922.
by blub 6y ago
US politics are irrelevant. As I've said, this was happening universally outside of Asia.
923.
by blub 6y ago
Western governments recommending against masks is one of the biggest government fuck-ups I've ever witnessed and now there's no lack of people trying to cover it up and find excuses for it. The quote below is from "Profession
924.
by blub 6y ago
For a moment, I thought you were gonna suggest that Electron developers should be tased in order to make them associate using Electron with pain.
925.
by blub 6y ago
This would be a non-story if Sony (and Steam) didn't have such customer-hostile refund policies. Valve in particular had to be sued in several countries in order to accept refunds... they are class A douchebags.
926.
by blub 6y ago
It's Witcher 3 with a pinch of Deus Ex. As a fan of both, I'm enjoying it.
927.
by blub 6y ago
Funny how everyone that says openings are waste of time have already wasted their time on them and built an opening repertoire :) What do you do know, play specific openings or move by instinct until reaching the middlegame? Willing to bet
928.
by blub 6y ago
The only players I've seen in online blitz that didn't know openings were the 1200s (i.e. complete noob). Anyone rated over 1700 will know openings and middlegame and endgame and tactics and strategy. For blitz openings ar
929.
by blub 6y ago
On iOS I've seen 10-40% battery percentage loss during relatively short calls (5-15m) on multiple devices. This app is the worst battery drainer I've ever seen on an iOS device, considering what it does.
930.
by blub 6y ago
I'm playing on the PS4 slim and yes, there were some crashes and some graphics bugs, but so far the game's at least a solid 8 for me. I was actually worried while downloading and reading all the comments from the doomsayers on red

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