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by dbrueck 6y ago
In a way, I agree. To me, C++ is an absolute train wreck of a language and choosing it for a new project borders on malpractice. But if people want to use it and it doesn't affect me, there's a limit to how much energy I'm wi
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by dbrueck 6y ago
(1) Stop applying to the "popular" companies. (2) Stop quitting something every time it becomes hard. (3) Stop thinking you've paid your dues and deserve more already. So take a deep breath, reset your expectations some, and
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by dbrueck 6y ago
Compensation is a hard problem, but this scheme doesn't seem to address one of the key reasons it's hard: you can have two people who, on paper, have the "same" duties and do the "same" work, and yet their outp
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by dbrueck 6y ago
Actually, the opposite is true: an objective examination of both world history and contemporary society produces a pretty favorable view towards religion in terms of net positive effects. It is certainly true that a lot of bad has been do
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by dbrueck 6y ago
Sorry to drift off topic, but this comes across as a wildly uninformed description of religion; a strawman.
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by dbrueck 6y ago
Yeah, although technically the goal behind things like 'super resolution' is to add data that is not there anymore but probably was there before . i.e. you had the original scene that was captured by a digital camera (a lossy o
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by dbrueck 6y ago
Definitely agree that nature has us beat by a long shot, but within the realm of stuff people build, does what we're doing in medicine reach that level of complexity? And to be clear, I'm not trying to make some point or argue som
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by dbrueck 6y ago
Wondering out loud: does any other human creation have the same level of complexity as computer software?
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by dbrueck 6y ago
Exactly this! A couple of times in my career I've stepped over into management, and regretted it each time, in large part because I can never get to the point where the manager-y stuff "counts" as work; instead it's stuf
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by dbrueck 6y ago
The article is great, though a more accurate (but admittedly less thrilling) title would have been "Poorly Documented Source Code Is Virtually Worthless". Good source code includes level of intent comments, it explains the reasoni
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by dbrueck 6y ago
For naps I use an app called Pzizz. Without it, I can't nap. With it, I fall asleep almost every time.
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by dbrueck 6y ago
This could be a gold mine of awkwardness, like if one side of the relationship now suggests a recurring invite twice a month and the other side was thinking, "once a year is plenty for me".
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by dbrueck 6y ago
Speed of editing files (especially code, but not just code) is unparalleled. Anytime I have to use something besides vim, it feels like trying to run in knee-deep water - so sluggish.
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by dbrueck 6y ago
I believe that is definitely part of it, but it's also a lifetime of hearing about government waste, bills passed with tons of "pork" spending, witnessing government mismanagement of resources, and concern that the government
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by dbrueck 6y ago
Yeah, but that's orthogonal to the question at hand, no? Sure, startups aren't for everyone, just like big corporations aren't for everyone. For me, working for a /particular/ startup is unstable and risky, while wo
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by dbrueck 6y ago
I don't know how others do it, but at companies I've started or where I otherwise have a say in things, (1) we don't have any titles and (b) during interviewing we weigh personality almost more than tech ability. If someone i
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by dbrueck 6y ago
Similar experience here - lotsa years at startups, then something worked out great and part of the deal was I had to join $MEGACORP for a couple of years. I left as soon as my time was up, and a big part of it was due to the absurd amount o
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by dbrueck 6y ago
Sincere question: shouldn't the rate of taxation be more related to, say, the proportional amount of government services you consume and the benefits you receive from the presence of the government? Undoubtedly, everyone benefits from
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by dbrueck 6y ago
Hang in there! It's absolutely worth all the effort, and things will likely turn out far better than you may think. I strongly encourage you to talk to a therapist or counselor of some sort - even after just a few chats they can arm yo
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by dbrueck 6y ago
I think editor choice is pretty subjective, but for me it's two main things: 1) Editing speed. I'm far from a Vim power user, but anytime I have to use a different editor, I'm frustrated by how slow and cumbersome it is to ed
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by dbrueck 6y ago
Ok, well, anecdotally I'm hearing the opposite. :) Everyone I talk to recognizes the value of immigration generally and is focused entirely on illegal immigration.
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by dbrueck 6y ago
Outside the issue of immigration, it's pretty well accepted that separating children from their parents is to be avoided, but sometimes the alternative is worse so the state steps in and does it anyway. The state steps in when there is
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by dbrueck 6y ago
> Stop policy B. The executive has the power to do so. There is no law requiring that asylum seekers be kept in detention centers Right, except that there are good reasons against just letting in whoever claims asylum without properly ve
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by dbrueck 6y ago
> What's an example of some common ground you see Consider pretty much any issue and there is big fat core of common ground, but typically the debate is around how to best address that issue - what is the best approach, do we tack
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by dbrueck 6y ago
The last thing I want to do is come across as defending Trump, because I didn't vote for him either time and am happy to see him go. But your reply is a perfect example of the problem I'm talking about, and it is present on both s
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by dbrueck 6y ago
Sure, I don't disagree with you on that point at all - but for every 1 of those there are 10 (100? 1000? more?) who aren't like that but who, given what was effectively a binary choice, voted the same way that they did. The die-ha
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by dbrueck 6y ago
Yes, there is a ton of common ground with 99% of the people on the "other" side, whichever side that is from you. If one big problem facing U.S. politics right now is that everything is distilled down to a binary either-or with no
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by dbrueck 6y ago
The negative effect is probably overblown; keep in mind that subsequent visits by the user to the same site can still use the cached version they loaded previously, and the odds of a cache hit in that case are relatively high.
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by dbrueck 6y ago
But, but, but... you're ruining the movie "The Matrix"! ;-)
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by dbrueck 6y ago
I wrote a book back in 2000 and it's one of those glad-I-did-it-but-never-again experiences. I think the author nailed it with, "I strongly recommend that you estimate the value of your future royalties to be close to zero."

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