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ihatestylometry
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ihatestylometry
10y ago
He tells us that he "was working on a sandbox to brush up [his] Linux kernel programming skills". I don't deny that he has to prove himself, but there's definitely potential. And I didn't mean that he will get paid
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ihatestylometry
10y ago
I wholeheartedly agree! And you put it way better than me. Maybe we're missing something here, but I got the impression that this is an incredible time for talented people. I've learned all about hacking online - kernel hacking,
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ihatestylometry
10y ago
It's just sad to see that he's already so negative about his options. My comment wasn't about how old one has to be to justify his negativism, I'm sorry if it came across as such. I can relate to his feelings and it make
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ihatestylometry
10y ago
The education system prioritizes that all students have a baseline knowledge above all else. It's not the goal to incentivize high achievers using a hard scoring system, because this'll prevent the success of others who aren'
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ihatestylometry
10y ago
He's way too young for this attitude. I've hacked things in my teenage years too and was obsessed with hacking for many years before I started to do freelance work - the feeling of being superior is a common problem for all types