lexarflash8g

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by lexarflash8g 3y ago
Not sure if anyone read the article -- its referring to microdosing psychedelics to improve productivity, focus, creativity, and problem-solving Somehow stimulants became focal point of conversation because they are more commonly used -- I
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by lexarflash8g 3y ago
Location: SF Bay Area Remote: Yes Willing to relocate: Possibly, with relocation reimbursement Technologies: AWS, Linux, Kubernetes, Terraform, Linux, Python, Github/Gitlab CI/CD Resume: https://rb.gy/tm53p Email
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by lexarflash8g 3y ago
If you have a "name" in the industry, meaning you are some sort of 10x developer, which 99% is not -- companies will actively poach you like you are some NBA all-star. For the normal people out there -- even having a big-name comp
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by lexarflash8g 3y ago
In my experience its terrible for juniors, and tough right now for senior devs. I'm applying for Snr SRE/Devops roles -- I maybe get a 50 percent response rate since my resume looks good. Get the call with the recruiter -- bla bl
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by lexarflash8g 4y ago
Best describe myself as a Devops/SRE practitioner with an emphasis on platform engineering, specialized in building microservice-based Internal Development Platforms (IDPs). Worked on migrations from monolithic to the -- primarily coll
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by lexarflash8g 4y ago
Some of them didn't want to make the time commitment-- or partied. But a lot of smart students make then had old answers to tests especially in hard majors like the sciences. I think that counts as cheating.. they probably figured out
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by lexarflash8g 4y ago
To get out of reading a long book -- if you want a TLDR or something. I see it as a tool to augment understanding -- bad actors will manipulate it to use to their advantage. Teacher can't go around to each student to help with their un
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by lexarflash8g 4y ago
If you want analytical information then I could see a use-case for GPT-3. I was trying to sign up for health insurance and asked questions -- it didn't give good answers. Sometimes you need a human to help you with it -- so these tools
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by lexarflash8g 4y ago
Basically go to an Ivy League school and you are set for life? Please don't tell me society works like that -- its extremely cynical and it doesn't motivate people to work hard for opportunity-- life becomes based on nepotism or w
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by lexarflash8g 4y ago
I mean can the government tax megacorporations for laying off people -- industry seems like riding a broken rollercoaster you get to the top but some people can fall off when it dips to the bottom
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by lexarflash8g 4y ago
While I don't deny existence of mental challenges like ADHD, anxiety/depression, IMHO these conditions are overdiagnosed and overprescribed by medical establishment. I'm a bit neurodivergent myself, although it comes with ad
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by lexarflash8g 4y ago
Its modern-day slavery -- the problem is way worse in the Middle East -- mostly construction workers and laborers -- and its not just labor from India, but other South-asian countries like Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Nepal. In America, most
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by lexarflash8g 4y ago
I tried meds and they were helpful in a way but had major tradeoffs. Modafinil would make me hyper-focused but would blunt my emotions, cause terrible anxiety. Impossible to relax. I did it everyday for two years (unwise -- should take brea
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by lexarflash8g 4y ago
Too much of our lives are in a reactive state -- responding to events rather than being proactive. Thats a good survival mechanism -- but it causes anxiety by overanalyzing, rather than living in the moment. I think limits and boundaries ar
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by lexarflash8g 4y ago
Where is the discussion on incentives in this argument? Globalization has benefited humanity in many ways but also caused massive climate change, increasing inequality, and a winner-take-all economy.