itsmemattchung

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by itsmemattchung 4y ago
How does this company — or any company, for that matter — continue operating in the long term with that much significant (i.e. 1B) gross loss?
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by itsmemattchung 4y ago
As an ex-sys admin, couldn't agree more with your pet theory. Many of us thrive when there's a sense of urgency ... but then can feel pretty unproductive during times of calm.
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by itsmemattchung 4y ago
Check out this podcast: https://www.hackingyouradhd.com/adhd-podcast-network Filled with tons of practical tips on managing your ADHD
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by itsmemattchung 4y ago
Just a couple days ago, my wife and I were having this same exact conversation. In fact, I wonder if big tech company — as dystopian as this sounds — tries to attract individuals that exhibit strong ADHD traits. Side note: I'm 34 years
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by itsmemattchung 4y ago
This might interest you as well: https://github.com/emichael/dslabs That distributed systems lab is what Georgia Tech's Distributed System lab[0] is based on, at least when I took the course back in 2021 [0] - ht
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by itsmemattchung 4y ago
If building a distributed KV store interests you, you might want to check out Georgia Tech's OMSCS Distributed Computing course: https://omscs.gatech.edu/cs-7210-distributed-computing . While rewarding, this class was
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by itsmemattchung 4y ago
Passive voice: it's a tool[0]. And in some scenarios, more preferable to active (as you correctly mentioned). Not only does it depend on genre (e.g. scientific writing), but on the writer's intent and how they want the reader to i
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by itsmemattchung 4y ago
Reminds of Amazon EBS and a white paper describing the philosophy of deploying millions of tiny databases: https://assets.amazon.science/c4/11/de2606884b63bf4d95190a3c...
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by itsmemattchung 4y ago
> One possible aid for sexual loneliness might come from online dating apps such as Tinder. In theory, online dating could provide an efficient way to find a partner. However, online dating divides people heavily into winners and losers
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by itsmemattchung 4y ago
> trying to learn how to keep your system healthy by only studying its failure is like trying to learn how to keep your marriage healthy by only studying divorces Of course, you need to study both: not an XOR situation. When married, you
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by itsmemattchung 4y ago
Here's an observation: many men end up throwing themselves at work even more, after they have children. Why? Now that I'm a father of a 3 year old, I can honestly say that the first couple years can be rather difficult: You&#x27
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A strategy for battling your mind’s “open loops”(digitalorganizationdad.substack.com)
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by itsmemattchung 4y ago
Transitioning into a state of deep work while fighting interrupting thoughts
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by itsmemattchung 4y ago
Different strokes for different folks. Although the article advocates for eating breakfast, I found what works best for me was skipping breakfast, skipping lunch, and eating a single meal a day, also known as OMAD (one meal a day). For me,
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by itsmemattchung 4y ago
> That description of his childhood works for me in sociological terms — let’s avoid stuff that we know to create monsters — but not on individual ones (i.e. the monster, having been created, is indeed a monster). Can you elaborate on th
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by itsmemattchung 4y ago
Not sure if you are referring to (S) corp in particular but currently, still an LLC w/ out S corp tax status. That might change this year though...
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by itsmemattchung 4y ago
Agreed that guitar can turn into work. I'm guilty of that too; when I first started out with guitar, I would overly intellectualize it. In fact, I had convinced myself that learning how to play the different modes across the neck and
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by itsmemattchung 4y ago
From Wikipedia: Jones experienced 'brutal conditions' during his childhood, suffering neglect by his parents, sexual assault by his siblings, and extreme poverty.[7][4][8] His mother threatened him with a gun, and when he was seve
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by itsmemattchung 4y ago
> 1. Only go deep into nature (out of cell range) with someone experienced. I think the above is probably the most important. Having someone experienced within arms reach would be the best bet when/if shit hits the fan.
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by itsmemattchung 4y ago
Some tips on where to begin to learn more about nature and survive in the wild? Maybe an REI class? I'm a little embarrassed to admit that should I ever venture out into the wilderness, I would definitely not survive. I lack basic su
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by itsmemattchung 4y ago
Happily married for 5 years. But if I had to do it all over again, would require partner to be able to invert a binary tree.
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by itsmemattchung 4y ago
Not sure what you consider "work"? Assuming you work in tech and your work involves sitting behind the computer, do something that takes your hands off the keyboard. Something that gets your body moving. Work a different part of t
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by itsmemattchung 4y ago
You'd be surprised to see how often this occurs. Sometimes, for piloted projects, especially during the prototyping phase, a single point of failure—or, as pestatije pointed out, "bus factor" — sometimes inevitable. So you ei
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by itsmemattchung 4y ago
Thanks for sharing the article. Sounds like the article recommends against training while fasting, but that advice is geared towards endurance athletes: "Our review of the literature suggests that there is little evidence to support th
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by itsmemattchung 4y ago
> Its possible to do IF on an early schedule. I'm considering inverting my IF schedule. I typically eat 1-2 meals today. Some days, I won't eat my first and only meal until 5:00 pm. Other days, I'll eat my first meal later
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by itsmemattchung 4y ago
Strikes fear in my heart. Just a little over a year ago, July 2021, I left FAANG to start my own software consulting company and there were periods of feast or famine (especially during early days...I mean its still early days, I guess) wit
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by itsmemattchung 4y ago
No where do I see mentioned how much was actually saved in dollar figures. What are we talking here—thousands, hundreds? Similarly, I'd be interested in knowing engineering effort involved in the migration. As a software consultant foc
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by itsmemattchung 4y ago
I just purchased a physical copy of the book! In case anyone wants to purchase it too, there's one left I found over at abesbooks: https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=2072352131...
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by itsmemattchung 4y ago
I'd be interested in seeing an example of your writing process, using Excel as a way to break writer's block.
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by itsmemattchung 4y ago
Thanks for sharing this!!! I know that the video clip itself is supposed to be satirical, but I actually found it quite useful. I loved it and watch all 10 minutes of it. Out of curiosity, in the skit, do you know which book the actor is re

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