inoffensivename

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   by inoffensivename 4y ago

   It hurts, but you're not wrong :(
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   by inoffensivename 4y ago

   I started taking flying lessons about 7 years ago, and about 4 years ago I got my instructor certificate. I taught people how to fly on weekends and after work until my 1500 hours came up, then I applied to an airline and got a job. The fli
3. 63.▲
   by inoffensivename 4y ago

   You start off low, it takes a few years to start making that kind of money. In terms of dollars made per effort expended, I think it's quite an easy job.
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   by inoffensivename 4y ago

   We have line checks, but if you're doing your job according to standard operating procedures, it's just like flying any other leg. Not something to lose any sleep over. I used to dread every performance review in tech.
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   by inoffensivename 4y ago

   I'm on a hiatus from tech after nearly 20 years at a FAANG, I'm now an airline pilot. The money sucks and the hours are long, but somehow the simplicity of the mission (go from A to B, don't bend any metal) appeals to me. Bei
6. 66.▲
   by inoffensivename 4y ago

   maybe Krita?
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   by inoffensivename 4y ago

   https://support.cessna.com/custsupt/contacts/pubs/ourpdf.pdf... This is an example of the pitot/static inspection procedure for a Cessna Citation Sovereign. The procedure itself begins on page 9 of the P
8. 68.▲
   by inoffensivename 4y ago

   I was in a similar position a few years ago and I used the opportunity to learn how to fly.
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   by inoffensivename 4y ago

   does festival count as good these days? https://www.cstr.ed.ac.uk/projects/festival/ it's the only one I have any experience with
10. 70.▲
    by inoffensivename 4y ago

    Hah, good one! I personally use Ubuntu Mono as my programming font, I've yet to find any font I prefer to spend hours a day staring at.
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    by inoffensivename 4y ago

    man my kids walk home 1 mile from school on a daily basis, am I gonna get arrested?
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    by inoffensivename 4y ago

    Jeez, this is a blast from the past. I had forgotten all about this program, thanks for bringing attention to it again!
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    by inoffensivename 4y ago

    I'm guessing cyclic redundancy check. You turn the game state in each tick into a number, then play the exact same game on both platforms. If you get the same stream of numbers, you can be pretty sure the game is behaving correctly.
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    by inoffensivename 4y ago

    Can somebody explain to somebody who's apparently way too old for this stuff what RCS is if it's not Revision Control System?
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    by inoffensivename 4y ago

    > Bazel, as Blaze, was created to solve the challenges of Google’s code base, so it’s no surprise that it works well there and that people who’ve spent a lot of time using it make a strong case for everyone using it. I've worked at
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    by inoffensivename 4y ago

    I wanted to be a software engineer since I was in middle school. Fast forward 25 years and I want out... badly.
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    by inoffensivename 4y ago

    I thought this was the POP-CORN phone number, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speaking_clock , now I definitely feel old
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    by inoffensivename 4y ago

    Respectfully, I think this is a little bit naive. While the job ladder doesn't explicitly specify org growth as a requirement to get ahead, leading more people is a classic way to get ahead as a relatively junior manager. If a manager&
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    by inoffensivename 4y ago

    You are a rare engineer who actually pushes back on nonsense. For that, I say "thank you". I feel that there are too few people at Google who will say "stop, that is going to create a problem in the future". Some people
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    by inoffensivename 4y ago

    I use fig, it doesn't solve the problem I'm talking about.
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    by inoffensivename 4y ago

    I've maintained some pretty big libraries inside Google at one time or another in the last 16 years. I believe our system is bad for both sides (library maintainers and users). Here are some of my frustrations: * the One Version Rule m
22. 82.▲
    by inoffensivename 4y ago

    A is supposed to watch the other person and see their hands move to the controls.
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    by inoffensivename 5y ago

    Yes, and this is a good thing! If you're building infrastructure that people are going to come to rely on, it shouldn't change very much. Its interface certainly shouldn't change without very good reason. Another problem Goog
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    by inoffensivename 5y ago

    People hated that they couldn't make atomic changes across components. Google's monorepo means everybody has to move in lock-step, which is bad for everybody: * library maintainers must make sure they don't introduce any regr
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    by inoffensivename 5y ago

    Got older, accumulated enough embarrassing and humiliating moments and just got tired of caring. :-)
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    by inoffensivename 5y ago

    I surreptitiously ran this on my wife's Linux laptop while she was using it. She called out from the other room "it's snowing on my laptop!" Thanks h2odragon and HN, I had completely forgotten xsnow existed and it made f
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    by inoffensivename 5y ago

    Well, the fees aren't wonderful, but the information you can get out of it is excellent. I grew up in not-America, where access to court records is even more difficult and expensive (e.g. have to have a lawyer do it for you). I didn&#x
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    by inoffensivename 5y ago

    PACER is a wonderful tool, but the current website is Byzantine. I'm very happy that it's getting some much-needed attention.
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    by inoffensivename 5y ago

    gradle has entered the chat
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    by inoffensivename 5y ago

    My Mom was diagnosed with breast cancer. After it spread to her brain, she had a surgery which, due to a medical error, caused her to have a stroke. She spend the last 4 years of her life almost completely blind in both eyes and paralyzed o