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by creamytaco 5y ago
They do, we had plenty of dead weight at Google, usually acquihires.
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by creamytaco 5y ago
Python is a mess of bad design, it gives you plenty of rope to hang yourself regarding approaches to a problem. I suggest learning a language like Go, where the Python motto "There should be one-- and preferably only one --obvious way
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by creamytaco 5y ago
Any smart, sufficiently motivated engineer can get hired at one of these (which are a lot more than just FAANG) companies and make top dollar. Realistically, the vast majority of "senior engineers" stuck at random company are not
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by creamytaco 5y ago
Not a single one of these books is worth reading imo.
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by creamytaco 5y ago
I was making, on average, 600k a year at Google, 5 years ago. I hear it's a lot better these days. The "deadend salary progression" allowed me to retire at 40.
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by creamytaco 5y ago
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21157018/
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by creamytaco 5y ago
We know aluminum is harmful and implicated in multiple serious health conditions. The only unknown here is the degree of aluminum leeching from the pot to the coffee. For something you do twice a day, this is a different kind of preventabl
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by creamytaco 5y ago
You're not worried about Alzheimer's disease? Even if there is no current moka pot-specific evidence (there haven't been a lot of studies), why take the chance?
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by creamytaco 5y ago
Here are some early signs of the anti-singularity: + Intelligence is decreasing worldwide, due to both accumulation of mutations detrimental to intelligence (dysgenics) and differential fertility (less intelligent people having on average t
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by creamytaco 5y ago
I instantly realized this "art" was generated by computers since it has all the characteristics of computer-generated "art": All surface and no substance. Which is why it's not really Art.
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by creamytaco 5y ago
Akan Kay is obviously referring to "genius", someone who is able to see things outside of the consensus POV and make leaps that others can't. Alas, this is not transferable through language. There have been precious few that
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by creamytaco 5y ago
Running on Linux doesn't tell us much in itself. Can it compete with long-established alternatives on that platform? Does it have adoption? I think the answer to both these questions is a strong no.
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by creamytaco 5y ago
Is .NET relevant even on Windows these days? With MSFT's Linux embrace ever tightening, why would anyone without sunk costs invest in .NET when every alternative seems to be better (or quickly getting there)?
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by creamytaco 5y ago
I've used a Japanese Topre daily for 10 years, didn't replace anything and it still works and feels like new.
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by creamytaco 5y ago
I wouldn't wear that shirt if you paid me. I bet half of it is plastic ("polyester") unhealthy and damaging to the environment in 100 different ways. I'll stick with plain old cotton, you can keep the "anti-microbia
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by creamytaco 5y ago
You described arithmetic, not calculus [1]. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calculus
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by creamytaco 5y ago
This was a 5 minute job with windbg. If I was the author I'd be too embarrassed to post this write-up.
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by creamytaco 5y ago
I'm not exactly a Lisp fan (I'm firmly in the statically typed camp), but this is a weak argument. Common Lisp specifically is one of the most cohesive experiences one can find out there, the language has had a long time to mature
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by creamytaco 5y ago
Before I left SV (and consequently, US) I consulted for a startup focusing on hard-realtime control systems. I found out that Forth is widely used in multiple embedded domains but unlike most popular programming languages this usage is not
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by creamytaco 5y ago
I find this comically out of touch with reality. To think that the most powerful information replicators of our age can be under the control of some mythical centralized entity (USA) so that “everyone else is losing this battle” is to be so
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by creamytaco 5y ago
Fruity loops is great, since it comes with everything you need. Reason used to be another good choice but I haven't used it in many years. The best advice I was given relating to this exact question (20 years ago) was to invest in a mi
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by creamytaco 5y ago
Pretty sure that this isn't the post's purpose but it makes me want to never touch Clojure. I'm obviously not used to it however I can't help but think that it takes serious mental gymnastics to consider the "optimi
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by creamytaco 5y ago
I've never read anything that wasn't a bad regurgitation of ideas better presented elsewhere from this guy, and I have to wonder why he has amassed such a following.
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by creamytaco 5y ago
I don’t need to have the escort experience to know it sucks. Not only have I had close friends that did (there was a group at Google that started out as typical virgin nerds and dabbled in high class escorts) but reading those escort testim
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by creamytaco 5y ago
This sounds completely off the mark for anyone that is moderately attractive, outgoing whilst possessing intelligence and social skills (I know, such a high bar to clear amongst SV types). The fact is, if one is above average in these areas
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by creamytaco 5y ago
Blender won, in a few years it will kill every and all competition. It is a great example of open source disrupting markets that have been traditionally entirely dominated by proprietary software.
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by creamytaco 5y ago
This seems to me like you're talking more about your background and particular bubble rather than give any sort of "overseer" insight about a phenomenon whose various aspects and manifestations you seem painfully unaware of.
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by creamytaco 5y ago
Corporate power, greed and profiteering is a much more substantial cause for the devastation of the "community". It used to be that hackers hacked (read the_uT prophile for a good definition on what hacking is) and -for the most p
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by creamytaco 5y ago
If you do a wine blind taste test I bet you'll discover you're throwing your money away.
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by creamytaco 5y ago
Sounds like you haven't tried it. First few packs are disgusting, one is not used to nicotine so can get vicious headaches and nausea, the smoke is harsh and irritates your nostrils and your throat. Once you get addicted to nicotine an

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