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by gmassman 2y ago
That’s a nice sentiment, but I don’t think it can reasonably be applied to most people. Consider the kids brought up around gang culture and taught to sling dope in middle school. Is that experience a net positive for them?
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Ask HN: What's the most useful technical skill you've learned recently?
4 points by gmassman 3y ago|0 comments
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by gmassman 3y ago
I think personality matters a lot here. One person may flaunt their open source contributions to their colleagues because they like the kudos. Another person may quietly commit and never publicize themselves because they don’t like being th
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by gmassman 3y ago
It seems no more misleading than Jia Tan assuming an identity based on git commit timestamps…
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by gmassman 3y ago
I’m also curious to know why OP prefers naive to tz aware datetimes. IMO naive datetimes are a bad default, and `utcnow()` deserves to be deprecated.
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by gmassman 3y ago
It makes the most sense if you value your own wellbeing over whatever “mission” a company is supposedly chasing.
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by gmassman 3y ago
This morning my coworkers rode in together in a Waymo. One told me it was $16 while an Uber would have been $35.
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by gmassman 3y ago
Use best IoT practices. Treat a medical device like any new product whose data you want to remain secure. On the device itself, ensure your firmware is inaccessible to curious hackers. Most MCUs provide read back protection so enable it! En
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by gmassman 3y ago
This is purely speculation because I don’t work with ML, but I imagine most Ubuntu specific software tutorials can be applied to Debian as well. They use the same package manager (apt) and should effectively be able to compile/run all
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by gmassman 3y ago
Thanks for you perspective, Mike. Completely agree that the interface between data and code should be handled by a single tool. That tool must meet some minimum complexity, because it’s solving a very hard problem! Also just want to say tha
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by gmassman 4y ago
There’s a point in a company’s trajectory where quality becomes more important that quantity (speaking specifically of software features here). Early on it usually makes sense to throw things at a wall and see what sticks. But once there’s
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by gmassman 4y ago
While I agree with your sentiment, the problem with gun ownership in a place like SF is the risk of manslaughter charges. Shooting someone committing a property crime may be seen as justifiable from the eyes of the property owner, but not i
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by gmassman 4y ago
FWIW I’ve been using Linux Mint for years and have never had a major issue. Most minor issues are with out of date repository packages which can usually be installed by other means.
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by gmassman 4y ago
How long before a Lua implementation of gdb for neovim outperforms gdb in Vi-mode?
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by gmassman 4y ago
Type hints in Python are nice, by pale in comparison to truly typed languages. If you want to feel like your language’s type system significantly improves your development experience and the safety of your code, don’t pick Python.
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by gmassman 4y ago
Yep, I started the audio book back in August and just finished it earlier this week... 5 months may be a long time but it's probably shorter than the reign of most chieftains. Honestly I really disliked the audiobook. The reader was dr
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by gmassman 4y ago
I finished the book earlier this week, and can say it does distance itself from the initial chapters pretty quickly. They are important frames of reference, and I can definitely understand the authors reasons to include those ideas so promi
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by gmassman 4y ago
Anaka Harris on Lex’s podcast was fascinating. I loved hearing her perspective on consciousness and the limits of scientific inquiry. Second to that was the John Carmack interview which lots of folks on HN seemed to enjoy!
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by gmassman 4y ago
Typescript support in Svelte is one of the biggest problems with the framework I’ve encountered. We have a couple of production Svelte apps at my job and overall the frontend DX is excellent. However, not being able to use generically typed
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by gmassman 4y ago
I 100% agree. Cutesy names should end once the package name has been chosen. Package authors and contributors that overdo the thematic names should stick to writing fiction, not code.
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by gmassman 4y ago
Look online for singing lessons. If you want to learn in person (which I'd recommend) search for teachers in your area. Most have at least a modest amount of local or online advertising. You can also checkout craigslist or ask on a loc
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by gmassman 4y ago
Piano is a full body experience. It requires the feet to manage pedals and the back to ensure good posture. Not to mention the head which is driving the bus! It's not just the hands and lower arms that are coordinating. In fact I'
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Longyearbyen(en.wikipedia.org)
1 points by gmassman 4y ago|0 comments
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by gmassman 4y ago
I went down a similar kettlebell rabbit hole, now it's one my favorite ways to exercise. I'd highly recommend the Mark Wildman videos on kettlebell technique if anyone else is interested in giving them a go.
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by gmassman 4y ago
I'm also a developer and this is a terrible overstatement. My company sells a product that isn't particularly hard to understand, and our www site makes it pretty clear what we're selling.
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by gmassman 4y ago
Who's Tim?
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Ask HN: What's the simplest way to run load tests?
1 points by gmassman 4y ago|1 comments
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by gmassman 4y ago
I 100% agree with all your issues. Some product manager(s) at Spotify seriously messed up when they designed the queue system. Maybe it's too much to ask for the Next songs to actually play Next?
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by gmassman 4y ago
All companies have unique cultures. Just because a company is a startup doesn't inherently mean everyone works crazy hours, is under a huge amount of pressure, or is forced to sacrifice work-life balance. That may be the case in some p
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by gmassman 5y ago
I agree about having an error to investigate or a question to answer. Some of the python libraries with great code I'd recommend reading are Flask and Werkzueg. Both have very clean interfaces and excellent documentation. Sqlalchemy is

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