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by gvd 6y ago
One thing gets overlooked here and it's America's sickening love with elite universities (and other elite institutions). Put some effort in raising the baseline.
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by gvd 7y ago
The 90s simpler? You try learning a new technology on YouTube in the 90s or reading blogs etc. Students have it so easy these days
33.
by gvd 7y ago
git reflog
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by gvd 7y ago
We are ending up being to stupid to solve climate issues
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by gvd 7y ago
The obligatory part is the good part. In the Netherlands it is obligatory and costs are lower than in the US.
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by gvd 7y ago
"(yet)", but then it's still a dynamic language (no typing, not dynamic as in hip). The reason for python is mainly: - it's easy to learn - we've go numpy If I were to pick a language to build significant infrastruc
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by gvd 7y ago
I fail to understand the use of python in a distributed environment while the language has such poor concurrency support (on top of the lack of a type system). You can make your application HA, but they are obviously not trying to squeeze o
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by gvd 8y ago
Iguana! omg I still remember their hearthquake demo. It inspired me to become a developer
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by gvd 8y ago
I think you get the US plus a bunch of other countries that you hear much less about in the US.
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by gvd 8y ago
Of course we can
41.
by gvd 9y ago
It's probably easier to innovate when you don't have the intellectual baggage Google has. You are more likely to think outside the box
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by gvd 9y ago
You obviously never had boerenkool. Probably the reason they don't grow beyond 5f5
43.
by gvd 9y ago
But they might be pushing the actual cost of growing that food into the future.
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by gvd 9y ago
Anybody can drive, not everybody can go hike up the mountain and experience nature's full beauty. If you think sitting on your ass is quality of life, you are missing out.
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by gvd 9y ago
I'm not saying this happens everywhere, but there are plenty of odd cases where medication is given way to easy. They should create some central registry to monitor these prescriptions.
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by gvd 9y ago
When I was living in Europe and had my wisdom-tooth removed I only got a local anesthetic so I wouldn't feel the cutting. Recently I heard a friend of mine (here in the US) say she was given vicodin afterwards. To me that's just i
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by gvd 9y ago
Schools in the Bay Area can become pretty poor once you are in a more affordable area. If you want a decent school the rent/mortgage will reflect that.
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by gvd 9y ago
I never understood a real-estate fee of 6-7%. Real estate agent is what you become if you don't like work and have no other way to be productive to society in my opinion.
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by gvd 9y ago
WA will has higher property taxes. Or at least they get re-evaluated each year (unlike in CA)
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by gvd 9y ago
Most comments here don't even mention kids. Childcare is very expensive on top of your rent/mortgage. It's highly likely that by the time you are 35-40 you will be paying for rent/mortgage AND childcare.
51.
by gvd 9y ago
And freeze your eggs
52.
by gvd 9y ago
I always have to think about Louis CK's "Indians, White People and God's Earth" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWZkwuILn_s It's both hilarious and sad at the same time
53.
by gvd 9y ago
What do you work on now?
54.
by gvd 9y ago
You do know there are other languages out there where such a comparison doesn't hold?
55.
by gvd 9y ago
Let's not kid ourselves. This is Google trying to fill up your account so you will purchase extra space sooner.
56.
by gvd 9y ago
Thanks for telling it like it is. This is pretty much what has happend all over the Bay Area. Goodluck to the homeowners in getting to see their grand-children grow up when their kids can't afford to live here anymore.
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by gvd 9y ago
It's called post docs
58.
by gvd 9y ago
Did you open your eyes the last 100 days? Fuck yeah it matters. We have one of those fuckers pulling the levers right now.
59.
by gvd 9y ago
So far this font has worked really well for me for Haskell, C++, Python. I find it very readable
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by gvd 9y ago
You know what happens in nature when you don't adapt quick enough to change...

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