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by ferrumfist 5y ago
There are a few issues with his last 2 years of the podcast: 1. He rarely pushes back on any interviewee if they're pushing an anti-vaxx position. However, he suddenly becomes very skeptical when any medical professional states their s
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by ferrumfist 5y ago
You can see this difference in the subs for gamedesign and gamedev. Gamedesign has great consistent discussion whereas gamedev leans almost exclusively towards entry level devs asking "should I learn game dev" and experienced devs
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by ferrumfist 5y ago
I worked as a helpdesk tech in the USAF years ago. The policy on who gets a new computer if they ask generally comes down to fitting into one of the following criteria: 1. How fucked is the PC? Do we have the skills/time to fix it? 2.
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by ferrumfist 5y ago
I'm not surprised. I've noticed the Air Force has partnered with a few notable esports orgs in the last few years. As a former USAF vet, I totally get it. We are hard-pressed for competent IT folks and our IT presence is only grow
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by ferrumfist 5y ago
A better approach is to simply buy your devs 2 computers: 1 fast PC for speedy development and 1 slow laptop for testing. It makes no sense to give developers a slower computer simply to make them develop better. It's like saying that
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by ferrumfist 5y ago
Software engineering doesn't require talent any more than learning calculus requires talent. We aren't that special or gifted imo. Not only that, software engineering isn't the only path to financial success (though it is fai
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by ferrumfist 5y ago
What the sub is: Teenagers who work in the service industry posting fake "I quit" texts and mix that with a fundamental misunderstanding of capitalism, failing to understand value generation, and labeling any semblance of "wo
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by ferrumfist 5y ago
> What's up with gaming related jobs being at the top though If I had to stereotype based on US gaming companies: -Long hours -Relatively low pay -Typically located around urban centers (so a higher CoL) -If the controversies at Rio
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by ferrumfist 5y ago
Talent is used as a label by someone who doesn't understand the practice involved in the given craft. No one wakes up and paints a masterpiece. It takes years and years of hard work and studying to get to a point before you can even ge
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by ferrumfist 5y ago
There's a delicate balance. I've worked on teams where it felt like I could never rely on one team member because he was using sick leave, personal days, PTO, and going to appointments at every opportunity. I don't hold it ag
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by ferrumfist 5y ago
Reddit is an amazing platform for niche hobbies and tech forums. It is fucking terrible for its political news. It's so clearly biased AND it leaks into every default subreddit.
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by ferrumfist 5y ago
That's absurd. There is no scientific basis that would support your assertion. In fact, increased social media activity leads to a higher chance of suffering from depressive episodes. Meditation has been shown to to actually combat sym
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by ferrumfist 5y ago
You can't possibly compare the USA's culture to Japan's. The USA is incredibly individualistic and many Americans hold deep-seated distrust of any government/societal institutions. Japan's culture is entirely commun
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by ferrumfist 5y ago
Working smart doesn't equal working hard. You can put in 12 hours a day at work doing pointless shit like reformatting powerpoints and that would technically be considered "working hard" but that's probably not going to
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by ferrumfist 5y ago
It's because immigrants proactively make their lives better while average Americans reactively complain about why their lives aren't perfect