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by ebbv 10y ago
I wasn't saying they were attacking it because it is 50 years old, I said it's easy to attack something that is 50 years old. Computer science and systems design has evolved a lot since then, so of course there were a lot of d
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by ebbv 10y ago
I remember when this was new and I've never found it as amusing as other people seem to. It's super easy to shit on software that's almost 50 years old. But where's the replacement? Windows is still worse as a web server
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by ebbv 10y ago
This is an absolute garbage tier article. What on earth is it doing on the HN front page? The author has no clue what he's talking about (and admits it several times) and makes many logical leaps (one time the author said Gnome should
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by ebbv 10y ago
To me this is like asking how do we crack the littering problem from tourists on Olympus Mons? I still think we are really far from this. Siri, Alexa and Google Assistant aren't anywhere near good enough to replace a human assistant. S
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by ebbv 10y ago
Err I have had my 15" rMBP and have never needed a dongle. It supports thunderbolt/displayport and HDMI. I can connect not only to multiple monitors easily without dongles, I can connect to TVs. The all USB-C design of the new Pro
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by ebbv 10y ago
My approach is not ad hoc. I have refined my questions and technique over a decade of conducting interviews and much more being on the other end of them. Let me be clear; it's what works best for me. It may not work best for everyone.
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by ebbv 10y ago
Asking developers to program in front of strangers is primarily testing for ability to perform in front of strangers and developer skills secondarily (if at all.) I never ask people to code in front of me. I ask them questions to get a feel
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by ebbv 10y ago
With how unhappy you are in your job the lack of motivation is no mystery. You should find another job or found a startup or if you think it will be useful to what you want to do, sure get a degree. I would caution though that usually when
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by ebbv 10y ago
Bravo to Mitch and Freada Kapor for going out on a limb like this. Uber has been toxic for years and everyone has remained silent. Every PR crisis has been swept under the rug and nothing has apparently changed. Hopefully an investor speaki
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by ebbv 10y ago
That's the whole point of the letter, the investigation being conducted is a bunch of insiders with vested interest in protecting Uber. It's baloney.
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by ebbv 10y ago
I think this open letter gives a very clear recommendation; have a truly independent investigation that leads to recommendations for change.
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by ebbv 10y ago
HuffPo should be disqualified as a source regarding Uber. As stated in the NYT piece, Arianna Huffington is on Uber's board. She has a clear interest in shining as positive a light as possible on Uber at all times.
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by ebbv 10y ago
While the initial cost of EVs is higher the idea that you have to buy new batteries every 4-5 years is completely wrong. There are LEAFs with over 100k miles on their original batteries still running strong.
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by ebbv 10y ago
Having owned a Nissan LEAF for the last 2.5 years has been really great. Maintenance is almost nothing, the battery has held up fantastic and the car is a real pleasure to drive. Never having to stop for gas or get oil changes sounds like n
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by ebbv 10y ago
This seems like an issue with out of date examples. This same criticism could be leveled against any language that evolves and invalidates past syntax. PHP7 invalidates tons of old examples on the web. Does that mean those changes were bad
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by ebbv 10y ago
It's a classification of activities and knowledge. Not everyone who calls themselves a ballerina or a chef has a job as one.
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by ebbv 10y ago
Would you say there are chefs and non-chefs? Or just people who have different levels of various skills? Musicians and non-musicians? Ballerinas and non-ballerinas? Of course there are. Yes where you draw the line is somewhat arbitrary and
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by ebbv 10y ago
Unfortunately we have a whole generation that was raised on soda since we were kids. It's a hard habit to kick. But I don't think things like this product are the solution.
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by ebbv 10y ago
Focusing on deaths is one of the favorite moves by nuclear proponents. It works because nuclear creates long term problems that aren't people getting crushed in a coal mine or drowned when they fall off a dam, and both coal and hydro h
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by ebbv 10y ago
I have a 3rd and a 4th gen Apple TV and while I use them daily they feel like unfinished products. That is what it comes down to. For whatever reason (lack of time, budget, manpower, leadership, vision, whatever) they just are missing that
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by ebbv 10y ago
I like your minimalist web site but if you are looking for designer positions you might want to make your web site a bit more along the lines of what the companies you're applying for consider good style. If you are applying for develo
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by ebbv 10y ago
Land was a lot more plentiful in 1950, especially near urban centers. The population has also increased drastically. Inflation alone is not enough to do a reasonable extrapolation of what houses should cost today.
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by ebbv 10y ago
This is a fair point. My thought was that some careers have a higher ceiling at least in terms of pay. Very quickly in programming you hit a point where you have to manage a team or manage projects or manage entire departments in order to g
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by ebbv 10y ago
I agree with you. My point was mostly that people should pursue fields that better fit with their own interests and enthusiasms, and that programming as a career is not a bed of roses and if you're going to go into it without passion y
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by ebbv 10y ago
The word has definitely been abused. Employers use it to mean work 80 hours a week. That's not what I meant. I meant what I said in the post; you really like doing it and have a lot of interest in it. I couldn't think of a better
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Don’t Pursue Programming if You Aren’t Passionate About It(medium.com)
66 points by ebbv 10y ago|78 comments
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by ebbv 10y ago
Not all pure bred dogs have health problems. If you take the time to find a breeder who cares about the dogs more than money then you can find dogs that are healthy and well cared for. This takes effort though and research.
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by ebbv 10y ago
> while the Googles and Microsofts of the world support a program that allows them to hire top engineers from all over the globe. Yes, and exploit those workers with lower salary than they deserve because those workers only have a small
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by ebbv 10y ago
I haven't downloaded the telemetry but we drive it every day and the range we get is extremely consistent. I'm sure there must be some degredation but my point is we haven't really lost any range. The weather and our driving
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by ebbv 10y ago
If I had said "No they maintain 100% at 500 cycles." Then I would also be making a claim. I made no claim, I just said his claim is an internet meme that is bullshit. There's a big difference. I'm not sure why this is so

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