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by ed312 6y ago
How is there anywhere enough information in that query to know its about programming? I guess the difference is I don't expect DDG to know anything about the query (imagine talking to a random librarian vs your coworker). This example
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by ed312 6y ago
Can we get some examples of searches from the "DDG is terrible" camp? I've been using DDG for 100% of my searches on laptop and phone for ~3 years without any complaint. I've never used the "pipe it through google&q
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by ed312 6y ago
Also from the area, I get the sense that the Boston area is generally increasing in carbon efficiency (at least pre covid). There simply isn't space to build more/bigger highways into Boston, the only feasible way to expand capaci
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by ed312 6y ago
Fun, but I think I hit the end of the stuff to build. Couple things would be nice: 1. Visual indications on all production structures of active work 2. Some way to incorporate travel time / people walking on roads 3. Sounds
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by ed312 6y ago
The new Kindle Oasis is incredibly fast on page turns - feels almost instant coming from a Paperwhite
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by ed312 6y ago
100% in the same boat, finally coming back to a bit of personal game dev. Just do a little every day (or a few times a week). Try sketching a couple things. Play D&D or any other more creative game to learn design. You're wayyyy mo
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by ed312 6y ago
CarPlay's UI is far better than any manufacturer I've seen so far. Using the same UI/UX as your smart phone is way more intuitive - and it'll keep pace with OS updates. I wouldn't buy a car _without_ CarPlay at this
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by ed312 6y ago
n=22. Didn't see any mention of accidental grounding, not sure this is a rigorous enough design.
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by ed312 6y ago
First thing you do is email them a contract with a _reasonable_ consultant hourly rate. You literally handed them documentation in advance and they didn't bother to read or test it. Don't feel bad, don't get angry, get paid.
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by ed312 6y ago
I've seen this repeatedly with Apple Maps. You consistently get a "simplest" (although not labelled as such), a "shortest distance" route, and a "fastest" route. I've consistently noticed Google Maps
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by ed312 6y ago
Have you considered working in the US? Seems like we're perpetually in a shortage of good web devs (e.g. can do more than paste together frameworks and Wordpress sites)
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by ed312 6y ago
Having lived in a dense suburb outside of Providence RI with a local pub just one large parking lot away, I can tell you: it sucks. Noise at all hours, drunks everywhere, broken glass, constant smell of cigarette smoke. Replace pub with &qu
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by ed312 6y ago
Not everyone can wear jeans + tshirt to the office. Borrowing athletic- and work-wear inspired designs for office/formal cloths has huge potential.
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by ed312 6y ago
I really wanted to like Signal and switch, but it seems to require a phone #. Are you OK with tying private conversations to an identifiable ID or did you find a work around?
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by ed312 6y ago
From the site: "data upload in progress: 9/50 states completed"
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by ed312 6y ago
Any advice on teaching this to junior engineers? Seems like folks with 3-5 years of experience keep trying to not only over-abstract but also keep re-inventing the wheel with abstractions (vs looking for existing libraries).
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by ed312 6y ago
Wow, they all trend the exact same way. End of an era, but sadly missed.
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by ed312 6y ago
That is precisely the point of limited liability companies. We have decided, as a society, that we like the benefits of these over the risks. We could certainly have a discussion around scoping the limits to liability but the fundamental fa
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by ed312 6y ago
This exact scenario happened to me - I was a "senior manager" by HR title but I was actually just promoted to team lead in practice. I meant to illustrate the setting of compensation happened almost entirely without engineering in
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by ed312 6y ago
IIRC, that's the one they used. This struck me as kinda crappy and anti-competitive. Perhaps this is too idealistic, but I would prefer a more transparent and open market for talent.
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by ed312 6y ago
I can tell you as a manager the salary bands are generally set by HR for the whole company. I was told point blank at a previous employer that we payed the 70th percentile. I asked how they knew what that was - apparently there are companie
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by ed312 6y ago
Scrolling back to December of 2019 shows a stark contrast.
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by ed312 6y ago
Couldn't people just set their user agents to ignore or replace lightweight fonts with standard ones?
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by ed312 6y ago
Being a software engineer you can readily switch industries but still have deep knowledge in developing software. Practicing breaking down problems in different domains will train you up in a more dynamic and flexible style of thinking (per
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by ed312 6y ago
Do businesses have any recourse here? E.g. for the pizza situation - can a business ban DoorDash and its ilk?
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by ed312 6y ago
Agreed - repayment of the loan/bailout should be the contingency. Your business has wild post-COVID success? Great! Pay back your bailout and start issuing dividends! No moral hazard in returning capital in a successful business.
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by ed312 6y ago
A key point missing is defining that criteria in advance. If your market economy rewards buybacks heavily and you didn't know it was a moral hazard, why should your company (and its employees & shareholders) suffer? I can see banni
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by ed312 6y ago
Because your competitor who ploughs all their money into growth and rewarding shareholders would crush you within a year. Everyone loves to watch their 401k go up every quarter but hates the reality of how that happens. Sort of like people
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by ed312 6y ago
One of the most common treatments for ADHD is essentially just amphetamines. Not a doctor, but it seems like CNS stimulants generally have this affect on some people with attention disorders.
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by ed312 7y ago
At least a little? That's extremely hostile behavior to new users. I could see not shipping a lot of these things for a highly optimized server version etc. For a standard end user (and let's be honest, middle/large company I

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