erlich

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Ask HN: Where can I discuss random ideas?
58 points by erlich 4y ago|63 comments
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by erlich 4y ago
Isn't this more about goal dependencies?
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by erlich 4y ago
Make is actually good. I used to try and avoid it. Many have tried to make something better and its always more complex than make and probably slower.
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by erlich 4y ago
This needs a tldr...
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by erlich 4y ago
Great post. Hadn't heard of JOSS - enjoyed reading the Wikipedia article. > The terminals used green ink for user input and black for the computer's response. Any command that was not understood elicited the response Eh? or SOR
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by erlich 4y ago
The obvious answer is revenue. Most of tech is left. The more outrage the more clicks. I don't think people realize how desperate these news orgs are.
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by erlich 4y ago
This is crazy entitlement. Three months salary in a tech job is more than most people make in a year. If you are moving overseas, maybe wait before selling all your stuff until you pass probation. This idea that you should be guaranteed t
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by erlich 4y ago
> degrowth / massive reductions in consumption Although it can appear a bit disingenuous for activists to disguise their primary goal...their primary goal can be valid if taken from their perspective... Population will be 10bn by 21
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by erlich 4y ago
I don't think people realize that when you have a huge commodity income stream under threat of ceasing to exist, it's quite realistic to spend a huge percentage of this on lobbying to stretch it as far as it will go.
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by erlich 4y ago
I always thought this too. Just googled "how many nuclear reactors for all worlds energy needs". First result: "Why nuclear power will never supply the world's energy needs" [1]. Global energy needs at 15TW. Would n
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by erlich 4y ago
Time and motivation is the main thing. As you are older you simply have less free time. You also usually have less to prove too which eats into your motivation.
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by erlich 4y ago
I think a problem with not drinking is people think 1. you are no fun 2. you have a problem. So sometimes I find I will even have a drink because I don't want people to speculate on me having a problem.
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by erlich 4y ago
And coffee.
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by erlich 4y ago
Would you take the meds if you were retired with more cash than you need?
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by erlich 4y ago
Aren't you worried about side effects and addiction? Say you find some really bad side-effect in the future, can you live a normal life without it, and then you have to think how has your mind changed since getting used to the drug com
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by erlich 4y ago
"No objective test can confirm or rule out the diagnosis of ADHD" [1] "hyperactive impulsive and/or inattentive symptoms for at least 6 months...five or more for adults...no other disorder better explains the symptoms&qu
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by erlich 4y ago
Well said. There are a million starter projects and examples each with a different mix of tools hooked up all in very different ways with tons of files and config. And lots of them with bugs or out of date. The problem with the JS world is
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by erlich 4y ago
A big problem is for anything to be successful it had to be similar enough to the last thing. E.g. all the new frameworks that look and feel like React. Every new thing is constrained and sticky taped onto the older thing. So no one can eve
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by erlich 4y ago
It’s crazy and impressive how we devs created this fucking huge industry where hundreds of millions was spent to solve a problem that didn’t really exist and actually made things harder and more expensive.
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by erlich 4y ago
Spot on. Rails just let you get shit done. All we needed was a Rails for Node.js.
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by erlich 4y ago
I was thinking the same thing recently. I’ve finally realized that React is painful and overly complex. I just followed the crowd and got too deep. Backbone was elegant and simple. I could step through all the code being executed with my de
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by erlich 4y ago
Employees can become managers. This class divide is so much less relevant today than it was due to startup culture. Funding is not that hard to come by.
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by erlich 4y ago
> Long term success Employees concept of this is not aligned with investors. Investors need a return on investment. It’s not enough for them to have a moderately profitable company with happy employees. They need a big exit event that fi
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by erlich 4y ago
> Worse conditions Yes I am saying that. They need more flexibility. Imagine a startup that cannot make employees work longer than 8 hours a day. It’s just detached from reality. There are benefits that come from being early stage startu
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by erlich 4y ago
What has a union got to do with „give devs a seat at the table“? By „seat at the table“ you mean a way to get what they want by force or against the will of the owners. You don’t need a union to collect employee feedback. Smart management w
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by erlich 4y ago
Removing the profit incentive was pretty disasterous throughout history. I just can’t imagine a group of employees being able to veto strategic decisions can work. The system for this is startups which is working great. If you don’t like so
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by erlich 4y ago
Agree but tech is not like this. Especially with the rise of remote work. Unions can also hold down wages by reducing flexibility in conditions to suit different employees preferences.
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by erlich 4y ago
„Having a say“ = making demands / threats when you are unionized. Employees already have a say. Startups trying to survive don’t need the distraction and overhead of unions. What is the point of ideal conditions if the company won’t ex
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by erlich 4y ago
You touch on a common mistake with collective bargaining. It assumes the market and landscape stay static. That the entire industry will not go through huge waves of change and huge levels of innovation will be needed to survive. If compani
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by erlich 4y ago
He provides no ideas that would help the company succeed and find profitability. Only vague mention of returning to open source and that focusing on cars is bad because it bad for the environment. The company raised a huge amount of cash an

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