james_s_tayler

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1321.
by james_s_tayler 8y ago
Just went through an interview today that is exactly in the style as you describe it. Gels with my ethos perfectly. I really value this kind of approach.
1322.
by james_s_tayler 8y ago
I'll expand this further by saying yes to all of the above with the addition that to get it perfect in my experience requires about 7 iterations.
1323.
by james_s_tayler 8y ago
This is gold. Part 2 please???
1324.
by james_s_tayler 8y ago
I don't think they are saying that we are predominantly logical with a few exceptions around controversial topics... I think they are saying something much, much deeper and maybe this is just my confirmation bias kicking in here but it
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by james_s_tayler 8y ago
You ever see those guys that put neon lights under their Hondas? What if it's just the cosmic version of that? Genuinely can't tell which one of us is applying Occam's Razor here...
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by james_s_tayler 8y ago
Totally. People misconstrue the design goals of systems all the time and it causes unending frustration. Understanding the real design goals behind most things usually leads to unending sadness. I believe the OP knows what's up.
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by james_s_tayler 8y ago
Between learning to accept things I cannot change and learning to change things I cannot accept, I find them both equally difficult, so I have opted to pursue the latter as it's at least mildly more interesting.
1328.
by james_s_tayler 8y ago
Maybe that's where it should have stayed...?
1329.
by james_s_tayler 8y ago
Hahahahahaha. Perfect. Maybe 2023: gRPC has won and it won't change
1330.
by james_s_tayler 8y ago
Most of life beyond the hunter/gatherer stage is ridiculous. It's ridiculous all the way down.
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by james_s_tayler 8y ago
You know I already have a spare phone at home. Cost me nothing technically since when I upgraded I just kept it instead of throwing it out. Reduce, reuse, recycle. Y'all bitch it's ridiculous (and I ain't saying it's rig
1332.
by james_s_tayler 8y ago
You'll adjust.
1333.
by james_s_tayler 8y ago
So... the logical conclusion is you would instead have a spare phone at home.
1334.
by james_s_tayler 8y ago
That's not an argument against going to Mars for you? Regimes that absolutist and authoritarian usually aren't the nicest of places to live.
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by james_s_tayler 8y ago
Wow. It's almost freaky what you describe as the path you have taken for your overall career... because I went and did a startup to scratch an itch and that didn't pan out so now I'm back to looking for work and in the proces
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by james_s_tayler 8y ago
That's awesome. What has been your strategy to "keep up"? I ask this because I recently left a job I started in 2014 where the people were great but the technology was old, not modern at all. In the time I was working there D
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by james_s_tayler 8y ago
And you do it again and again and again and again as many times as necessary until the child gets the message. Two classic ways to fail at parenting are not setting boundaries and/or setting boundaries and not enforcing them. Some peop