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by bm1362 10y ago
Being part of a strong community seems to be the cure for existentialism.
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by bm1362 10y ago
I played EverQuest when I was 9 and thoroughly enjoyed the mysticism and grandeur of it -- you might as well have placed me in a desert.
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by bm1362 10y ago
Never thought I'd see Polycom on HN. Interned for 2 complete years at Polycom, mainly writing internal tools and doing random IT work. I had little oversight and was free to use any framework/language to solve a variety of problem
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by bm1362 10y ago
I'm also enrolled in Baruch to take a few language classes at night - interesting to find a HN commenter as well since it's CS dept seems more IT focused.
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by bm1362 10y ago
IMO He got the hint and left willingly -- I might be cynical but that's probably what the manager wanted. If I get the vibe or direct message I'm at risk of getting fired, I'd be prompted to immediately find a new position.
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by bm1362 10y ago
Indeed, the subway is a soulless place -- often romanticized by media and visitors to NYC. It still gets the job done though.
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by bm1362 11y ago
Anecdotally, I had a really positive experience writing the HTTP server with TripleByte. I use interview projects to learn new skills and domains, doing so aligns my interest such that even if it doesn't go well I'm better for try
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by bm1362 11y ago
I've adjusted by paying off fixed costs (loans) and living cheaply. The savings growth is obviously greater with such a higher wage. Additionally, the growth of RSUs has exacerbated the difference. I also haven't had to own a car
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by bm1362 11y ago
I can't wait for Austin salaries to catch up to the other tech epicenters. I graduated and left to Seattle for a 2x pay increase over many of my peers. Now in NYC riding the tech bubble and missing the rich family and social networks I
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by bm1362 11y ago
IIRC, it's manual and way up the chain.
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by bm1362 11y ago
Mine are similar: dssh() { docker exec -ti $1 /bin/bash } dexec() { img="$1" shift docker exec $img /bin/sh -c "$@" }
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by bm1362 11y ago
I worked with an older engineer (late 40s) when I was 21 (and with a bunch of young SDEs) and he was proficient, intelligent. His downfall was his ego and inability to make trade offs. He beat every decision, design, code review to death an
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by bm1362 11y ago
I love this story, it's way more interesting than a lot of your peers. I'm sure you'll survive and move on. Although, I question whether you really thought being a reality TV star would ever pan into a engineering career. I h
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by bm1362 11y ago
IPFS ( https://ipfs.io/ ) is essentially the same thing with a use case bolted on top of it.
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by bm1362 11y ago
Aren't your requests going to be greater than the MTU anyways? Might as well send it whenever unless the work resulting from request processing can also be processed- which sounds like an application protocol.
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by bm1362 11y ago
You can really do either with S3- it's just an eventually consistent, immutable kv. A) Keep a consistent manifest of chunk range to keys. B) Keep a ordered list of keys that represent the DAG. In case A, you'll be able to assemble
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by bm1362 11y ago
Diagrams are really good looking, anyone know of a tool to create attractive diagrams, quickly?
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by bm1362 11y ago
Or maybe the job of the tool has become more complex in it's nature.
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by bm1362 11y ago
I think the take away was to avoid optimizing 'potential' and stop focusing on anything really. He meant go do something else with your free time, like meet people and experience new things.
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by bm1362 11y ago
I had just joined Amazon at 21 and felt the same anxiety. I was with another new hire in the kitchen when our principal engineer came in. We both asked him for some advice, as newly minted engineers, on what we could do to become most effec
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by bm1362 11y ago
I can't downvote, but I believe the HN sentiment is that you should contribute to the conversation or not post at all. Your post is pretty much a "+1" in a code review (not helpful).
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by bm1362 11y ago
He's just a man, and has probably made considerable sacrifices to be at the pinnacle of CS research. Last year I saw him present a talk that was rather underwhelming (maybe I'm just dumb) - if that anecdote helps humanize him to y
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by bm1362 11y ago
Uh, well you have to pay them. So either pay them cash or incentivize with equity? Aligning interests is essential for a startup.
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by bm1362 11y ago
Awesome primer on probability distributions.
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by bm1362 11y ago
Buy them on craigslist.
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by bm1362 11y ago
This is obviously something you care about; probably more so than my dissent. I think that prescribing generalized explanations to human behavior (see Economics) is a dangerous gamble. I also believe that the media has the onus to report th
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by bm1362 11y ago
It seems the launch was a bit premature, there are tons of errors. I think this is a symptom of a single developer writing everything from scratch. I respect both Thomas and Patrick for their opinions, but I think HN falsely equates that to
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by bm1362 11y ago
Sure, but isn't that more of an argument that the media isn't being diligent?
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by bm1362 11y ago
At the end of the day, it's very clear this is a story from a young woman as relayed to the author. NYT isn't making any kind of claim otherwise. Additionally, the snopes article cites the State Department giving warnings about th
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by bm1362 11y ago
I'm currently doing this in NYC with my brothers; it's been rather stressful living week to week. I've just started phone interviews with a few companies and it's quite irritating to schedule something only to arrive at

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