halkony

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by halkony 4y ago
We covered Baby Rudin in college. That book is so dry and clinical it simply must have something worth learning inside (if you can navigate it).
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by halkony 4y ago
What metrics do you use to identify vacuous books? My current methods so far: 1) Check user reviews for complaints of repetition 2) Read the Table of Contents. If the chapter titles seem more "narrative" (e.g. The Man that Couldn&
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by halkony 4y ago
I think he's more impressed by the trajectory than the current state of affairs.
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by halkony 4y ago
As a guy in his 20s, I'd like to note that certain Amway branches disguise themselves as "life coaching" and "mentoring" programs so definitely do a gut check about the motivations of anyone you take on as a coach&#
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by halkony 4y ago
This looks comprehensive. Thank you for taking the time to respond so in depth.
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by halkony 4y ago
Can you provide good reading, books, etc on this skill? I'm a junior dev and I notice this everywhere in my org. I'm just dipping my toes into DDD by Evans but it's a bit opaque to me.
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by halkony 4y ago
I'm happy they were able to move their stock, but yeah. Something got signed with these terms in it. So you need to account for the possibility or have it renegotiated. This sounds like the business equivalent of college advisors. They
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by halkony 4y ago
Psychiatrists differ from therapists in the US because they can prescribe meds. Antidepressants, ADHD meds, etc. Not sure what his point is though. I understand your frustration with the "go to therapy" response. Even in the US th
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by halkony 4y ago
I see a lot of AI naysayers neglecting the comparative advantage part. If AI completely eliminates low skill art labour from the job pool, it's not like those affected by it are gonna disintegrate, riot, and restructure society. They
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by halkony 4y ago
This approach seems to assume that there is one "correct" position that optimizes likelihood of survival. With biology, it's not like evolution approaches a "limit" of the perfect species, so the most valuable opini
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by halkony 4y ago
Someone else in the thread pointed out this happens when political abstractions fall apart and this is a pretty good example of that haha
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by halkony 4y ago
Maybe an alternative view is that time is money, and your time and talents in the C-suite can be "sold" for shares.
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by halkony 4y ago
Not sure where you live, that seems pretty low for your seniority. I'm going into consulting so I'm curious: 1. Do you do it full time? 2. Do you get more clients than you can work for? 3. Are you comfortable financially?
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by halkony 4y ago
I think your observation is correct. You might be interested in reading "Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion" by Cialdini. In the first chapter, he describes a souvenir shop in New Mexico that had trouble selling inventory. Th
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by halkony 4y ago
To be clear, contractors charge a higher rate exactly because of what you describe. If you make $50/hr as an employee, you'll need at least $100/hr to pay for all the overhead with insurance, accountants, self-employment taxe
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by halkony 4y ago
Assuming you're looking for contract work in general and not specifically refrigerators, he sets a good example for how specialization gets you consistent work. Basically, find a niche industry (refrigerators, greenhouses, toy cars,
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by halkony 5y ago
Sure, I'm really open about my experience. I've always been a sensitive person, but at 25, I found myself acting callously because of a history of being neglected. It was a reasonable choice for my life. Effective. I escaped pover
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by halkony 5y ago
I was diagnosed at 25, about a year ago. I relate to the comment about ADHD being an advantage. I've often thought my brain is well suited to the information age. My home reflects this, I keep a lot of things in plain sight that stimul
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by halkony 5y ago
I got an ADHD diagnosis at 25. Didn't really surprise me, but I went to see a physician with the intent purpose of getting meds to help me. I told the truth and was able to get a Vyvanse script pretty easily. Interestingly, I didn&#x27
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by halkony 5y ago
There's no generic alternative for Vyvanse, so w/o insurance it's going to be costly. I have ADHD. I've tried both Adderall and Vyvanse, and IMO Vyvanse is the much cleaner feeling drug. Kinda glad the price point kept m
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by halkony 5y ago
> Back when I was a kid with no assets to my name piracy made some sense. However, now that I have the means to support creators, I do. This is the most sensible argument I've heard for being anti-piracy. It is a matter of means, an
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by halkony 5y ago
This is true AFAIK. Growing up in a lower economic class, I'd engage in piracy simply because modern computers make it trivial. At first it was for entertainment, but over time it exposed me to programming. Piracy ended up being a gate
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by halkony 5y ago
I'd be interested to know what non-tech work you do. I'm unemployed right now for similar reasons as OP (looking for happiness). Does your current job satisfy the "programmers itch"?
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by halkony 5y ago
I used Glassdoor to find my posting. Part of their schtick is you have to leave an employee review of your company to access their resources. You can see a lot of comments about different companies there.
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by halkony 5y ago
A relevant excerpt: > We also discovered that these interest stereotypes were linked to worse outcomes for girls. The more that a typical girl in our study believed in these stereotypes favoring boys, the less motivated she was in comput
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by halkony 5y ago
I quit my job as an actuary 2 months ago, and I'm only 3 years out of college. I did work setting up Python backends for annuity inventories. I felt underapplied. Quitting was a good decision for me. Another post mentions the common ex