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by jogjayr 8y ago
Pivotal Labs has had across-the-board pair programming for years[1]. Although the folks there are undoubtedly talented, I'm fairly certain most aren't at Jeff and Sanjay's level. I don't know why companies don't do
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by jogjayr 8y ago
Every company I've worked at as a software engineer, even my first where we emailed patches to each other like cavepeople (and no we were not using git) has had code reviews before check in. It's not at all the same thing as pair
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We are last generation that can stop climate change(theguardian.com)
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by jogjayr 8y ago
The biggest danger that the anti-vaxxers focus on, autism supposedly caused by vaccines, is based on a discredited paper published by a now-discredited researcher. It has no basis in fact.
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A few months ago, I heard people in the break room at work - educated software engineers in Silicon Valley - saying the same thing and nodding their heads sagely. It was hard for me to say something in opposition without losing my temper or
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by jogjayr 8y ago
> it would be a lot better from a financial point of view for a poor person to purchase a 15-year old 1,000 pound Vauxhall Corsa Are you sure about that? Are you taking into account petrol, maintenance (a 15-year old car will need a lot
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by jogjayr 8y ago
I don't have children. I have friends who have children. I don't know if you have children. I have seen that children can be stubborn in their eating habits - I know I was. Low-income parents may be hesitant to introduce new, heal
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by jogjayr 8y ago
Guessed wrong! I do live in the US at present, however. > Obviously it's a bit nurture on both our parts, but sugar for breakfast is crazy, as is being taught that things like soda or snickers should ever be eaten except for in exce
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by jogjayr 8y ago
It doesn't seem insane to me, just a reflection of the reality that people sometimes buy unhealthy foods - for both legit and frivolous reasons. Sometimes your kid will only eat sugary cereals for breakfast, because children can be fus
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by jogjayr 8y ago
That may be. But there's still the T-Mobile Essentials plan that's $30/line for 4 lines - and might be lower for more lines.
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by jogjayr 8y ago
A T-mobile family plan with unlimited data (throttled after 2GB) comes out to ~$25/month. If that didn't exist, I'd look into Google Fi.
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by jogjayr 8y ago
> Is it better to look at per capita or per unit of economic growth? Per capita IMO. Not all economic growth (assuming you're talking about GDP) is created equal, and not all of it is desirable. You can grow the economy both by dril
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by jogjayr 8y ago
Trying out new technologies isn't "chasing fashion". It's an indicator of intellectual curiosity, drive for self-improvement, and openness to new ideas. Blindly adopting everything new and claiming it's the best thi
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by jogjayr 8y ago
> The second will get hired, but may be a much worse employee. Why would they be worse than the first candidate in this example, if they've actually tried out React and the first has not?
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In the short term expensive gas does hurt the lower classes. In the long term, the need for every household to own and maintain at least one automobile is a much bigger drag on the finances of the poor than the well-off. If higher gas price
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by jogjayr 8y ago
Higher gas prices == more efficient usage of gas. And more incentive to move away from gasoline. Isn't that good for the environment and for society in general?
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by jogjayr 8y ago
> 3. Eliminate all competitive sports across all schools and colleges. This is just noise that nobody needs. I wouldn't eliminate college sports entirely - it's useful for brand building, keeping alumni (ergo donors) and the lo
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by jogjayr 8y ago
> The problem is many kids want a luxurious college lifestyle where they do a little work, play a lot of beer pong, and live in nice dorms. But which came first? Did colleges build the nice dorms because students demanded them, then rais
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by jogjayr 8y ago
> Why else would he brag about this in the NYT? To inspire/shame others into doing the same? Imagine if you had to "keep up with the Joneses" in charitable giving rather than size of house or car or boat.
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by jogjayr 8y ago
I don't think it's that big of a deal in Silicon Valley anymore. If you have a few years' work experience as a software engineer and are currently working in the Bay Area, you are sure to be contacted by at least one recruite
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by jogjayr 8y ago
I don't understand the point you're trying to make. To me it sounds like you're saying (and correct me if I'm wrong) "Worrying about the massive human misery caused by ecosystem collapse is a selfish concern. Humans
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by jogjayr 8y ago
Given the sheer number of people who might die or have reduced lifespans due to a collapse, it's a meaningless distinction.
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by jogjayr 8y ago
It's been addressed on MMM: http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2012/04/09/what-if-everyone-b... The key quote: "If an entire society gradually decides that it wants to consume less, then it needs to pro
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by jogjayr 8y ago
It's been addressed on MMM: http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2012/04/09/what-if-everyone-b... The key quote: "If an entire society gradually decides that it wants to consume less, then it needs to pro
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by jogjayr 8y ago
> Chrome is just another browser, they existed before That's a weak argument. Email existed before Gmail, web search existed before Google Search, maps even online ones, existed before Google Maps, mobile OSes existed before Android
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by jogjayr 8y ago
Waymo? Duplex? Photos? Even Chrome is newer than the things you listed.
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I interviewed in JavaScript, so that's not strictly true. And if you're interviewing for an iOS role, Objective-C is obviously going to be a hard requirement. But if you say Python then write Ruby in the actual interview, would th
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by jogjayr 8y ago
Yeah, I didn't really understand this comment. Every living human has a skin in this argument.
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> i believe the dish described is basically the same "Basically the same" as what? "Soup" is a very broad term encompassing many, many dishes. > and the arthashastra in any case outclasses all other attestations ev
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by jogjayr 8y ago
Soup as a dish, or the etymology of the word "soup"? Because soup as a dish predates recorded history certainly[1] (evidence found for it as far back as 20,0000 BC) but possibly even the modern human species. And if the dish is th

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