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I'll take the VHS/Betamax era porn, with all its schlock and graininess, over the PornHub era any day, thank you very much. At least they seemed to have some semblance of a sense of humor about this stuff, in those days. They al
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Paves the way for... what, precisely? This whole idea of "virtualizing" and "democratizing" (read; corporatizing and monetizing) what is already probably the most intense physical and interpersonal experience you can alr
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Maximum human lifespan could far exceed 115 years – new research(theguardian.com)
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We saw the effects of this during the 1989 quake in areas like the Marina district. A comparatively tiny portion of the city actually. But anyway, this is far afield from the original topic of this thread.
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Here's a good primer: http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/40509-yimbys-the-alt-righ...
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Right, but it was rebuilt in era when humans still knew how to design solid-standing, aesthetically-pleasing buildings for just about any purpose (unlike virtually all of the crap built in the past 60 years). That's why much of its ar
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by kafkaesq 9y ago
It is wrong, and Japan has fixed the problem removing zoning density restrictions at the local level. The result, in 2014 there were 140,000 homes built in Tokyo compared with about 90,000 for all of California and 20,000 in NYC. Well, th
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by kafkaesq 9y ago
It's not exactly uncommon for a production service to have problems and need to be fixed ASAP. Yeah, but if so it's usually of the form of "oh shit, forgot to chmod this little bash wrapper". To the extent that it&#x27
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Let's just say that it's at best a corner case in the the toolbox of approaches our brain has for tackling problems. Yes, it's something we make use of once in a while. But more like a "caught you in the hall, here&#x2
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At the college level physics is almost completely math. It's not the formulas; it's how you look at them. And what they "mean" to you. Linear Algebra, Functional Analysis, and Abstract Algebra aren't exactly &#x
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It's not simply a matter of "asking questions". It's about getting asked (often gratuitously difficult)† in an intrinsically awkward and confrontational situation -- quite often by someone who not only might not have ad
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Can someone explain how someone who has decided to distance himself from math can major in PHYSICS?! The pure math world (and certain rarified branches of physics and CS) are quite different from the "measurement-based" sciences
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But then there are people for who practicaly any question beyond "lets talk in general about what you like and how passionate for technology you are" is unfair and causes black out entry single time. Thay is entirely different.
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You're reading too much into it. That wasn't Torvaldsian at all, by my reading.
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The most stressful professional situations I've ever have been in have been maybe a 4 out of 10 stress-wise, whereas interviews range from 7 to 9 out of 10. Agree mostly -- just that I guess I've fallen into more abusive environ
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Being a professional programmer is not an entirely stress-free job. Sure -- it's just the tenor (and for some people, sheer intensity) of the psychological stress experienced during interviews is, for many people, basically orthogona
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by kafkaesq 9y ago
This point cannot be underemphasized. Edit: that should be 'overemphasized', of course.
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Perhaps it's not as easy a question as you think it is in the heat of the moment during a stressful interview? This point cannot be underemphasized. "Thinking aloud", not just in front of another person but under a very s
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by kafkaesq 9y ago
We ask candidates to solve remotely with Google Docs Google Docs are horrible coding environments. In fact, anything besides the candidate's native editing environment makes for an obtuse and off-putting experience, all around. I
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"unemployed" != "desperate"
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(Of course, there's also plenty of just bad interview questions) Well yeah, there's that unfortunate fact. The problem is, a lot of interviewers can't tell the good from the bad -- and it can only take one bad question to
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Lots of state and city jurisdictions in the U.S., for example.
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But do you really want to spend your precious time talking to people who can't get something as simple as a job req right? If they can't communicate coherently at that stage in the process (and/or just as likely, don't r
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workplace has nothing to do with it. Unfortunately this isn't true, from a legal point of view; in many jurisdictions, the legal definition of SH is specifically tailored (and constrained) to "the workplace". Mind you I&#x2
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To suggest that these people are out to make a quick buck is just -- pure snark. And to think that just because Turkey isn't currently running gas chambers that these people have nothing to worry about is, unfortunately, very naive: A
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by kafkaesq 9y ago
Attempting assassination is just a last show of selfish, pathetic despair, and only makes things worse for the rest of us. I get it, OK? As I think I've made it abundantly clear, I don't advocate (and and certainly not the leas
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by kafkaesq 9y ago
Then put them in the back while you drive a careful 50km/h the first few clicks before and after the border. The point is, I'm actually amazed at the downvotes, and that people aren't naturally, viscerally having a more human
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by kafkaesq 9y ago
Should Merkel not talk to Putin and Erdogan? I suspect that on a certain animalistic level, the "message" that the protestors want to get across (to Merkel and people at her level) is, basically: "Do what you have to do. B
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There are always going to be violent nutjobs that want to prove something by taking out the leader. Who are tired of being expected to keep their heads down while the violent nutjobs at the top commit global mayhem on a much, much broader
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You generally do not want people mixing with your industrial equipment while the truck drives at 90-100 km/h. He should let them ride with him in the cab up front, then. It's the human thing to do - and in another universe (or i

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