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by danwee 4y ago
If there is anything worse than having no 2FA, is to have 2FA with Google. Like, if something is messed up the only way (if any) to recover access to your account is by asking here on HN.
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With depressing I meant: it's depressing that we usually have to work more than 15-20 years (even more, depending on each situation).
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First thought: if I get in the path of the robot I could get seriously damaged. Somehow I do know that when there is machinery around I need to keep distance and be careful. When it comes to robots, since they have human shape and human beh
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by danwee 4y ago
I would be worried if I have to work 35 years as well. Seriously, I don't see myself working more than 15-20 years or so. Depressing.
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The problem with the "10x engineer" topic is: what is X? How can you compare two engineers? Do you compare a junior against a senior? If you do compare two seniors, how do you make sure they are "comparable"? Perhaps the
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by danwee 4y ago
For instance, I am opinionated... but I keep my opinions to my own (e.g., personal projects). When working with others I'm less likely to be like that because, well, everything is more subjective than it seems. From my point of view, t
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by danwee 4y ago
> 11. One of the biggest differences between a senior engineer and a junior engineer is that they’ve formed opinions about the way things should be On the contrary. The more senior I get, the weaker my initial assumptions about everythin
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by danwee 4y ago
I have done something similar recently. I was tech lead (and soon to be promoted to staff engineer) earning X and with tons of responsibility. I quit and got a job for a senior engineer position earning 25% more. Less responsibility. Now I
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by danwee 4y ago
In Germany, when you are laid off (and that's an unsual situation, unless you actually have done something very terrible), you are given a notice period of 3 months. So, I would have 3 months for look for a job.
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Obviously, the answer may not be applicable to you, but here I put myself on your shoes. - let's see, I'm 23. I'm young. How would I like to see myself when I'm 30? Well, probably with that CS degree I'm talking abo
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by danwee 4y ago
It's not that kind of watermarking. See above comments
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Not invisible characters (that would be easy to bypass by not copy-pasting the text ChatGPT outputs). https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/10/openais-attempts-to-waterm...
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I would pay for a Premium ChatGPT only if it comes with disabled watermarking. Otherwise, I'll use something else.
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by danwee 4y ago
Writing tests is a normal experience for me (just like writing code) as long as the tests make sense. As soon as some manager (or senior engineer) start to ask for X% code coverage, then it all goes to hell and writing tests become a roboti
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by danwee 4y ago
> I used to live this industry, but not enough to take a 55% pay cut and keep working 50-60 hour weeks. Fuck it. But there are companies out there that do not force you to work 50-60 hours/week. I'm not sure about your particul
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by danwee 4y ago
For me my job is just a way to exchange my time for money. Since time is the most important thing for me, my strategy is always: 1. work the minimum possible, doing my best every single time (e.g., "Requirements are not well specified;
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by danwee 4y ago
I always wondered how American companies lay off European employees (when the companies have branches in European countries). Usually, in Europe, you cannot just fire someone without a justified reason (and no, saving costs is not a justifi
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by danwee 4y ago
In Spanish it's fine to say "Bienvenido" even to women. It's a generic greeting (used in the plural as well, as far as I know... unless you want to be fancy and say "Bienvenidas y bienvenidos", which is rather
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by danwee 4y ago
All my colleagues pronounced it as if it were a Spanish/Portuguese word.
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Well, one could just add to the prompt: "... ah, make sure Watson is the narrator"
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Because employees are not at the same level as managers/HR. The latter have power over the formers. You like it or not, when horrible people happens to have power, well that's the worst combination possible. Employees cannot fire
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by danwee 4y ago
We've migrated from Slack to Mattermost some time ago. Best decision ever. Not sure why companies keep using Slack nowadays. It's like those companies many years ago using HipChat instead of Slack. Slack's is the HipChat of t
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by danwee 4y ago
I read novels I don't give a damn about the author (in fact I usually remember the title of the novels, and their story... but not the author). So, a robot making amazing stories to read? I'm in. I realized, it's the same abo
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Ask HN: What accomplishments would you propose for a senior dev?
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I just want some AI that can cut my hair, exactly the way I want it.
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by danwee 4y ago
To give a bit more of a realistic point of view to this thread: I have around 10 years of working experience as a software engineer working in a few countries in Europe. Just recently I have reached my personal highest salary: 95K EUR/
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If you are 17 and have already being doing sec research for 3 years... well, why do you have trouble choosing between smart contracts and browser security? From my point of view, you could do both. More seriously, if you haven't alread
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by danwee 4y ago
Maybe not immortality but living longer isn't what it's all about? Before we were dying in our 20s, then in our 30s, then in our 60s, now in our 80s. Perhaps in 200 years we could say we die in our 120s? That would be a good thing
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by danwee 4y ago
Try moving to nowhere. You'll be surprise how little you actually need such platforms.
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> I don't want to be that person that's not reachable but more and more, I'm thinking about closing Slack and opening it 2-3x a day. What's wrong with that? That's how many people work with Slack (myself included

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