Y
HN Search
Hacker News Search
new
|
comments
|
top
|
jobs
lr4444lr
searching PlanetScale…
1.
▲
2.
▲
3.
▲
4.
▲
5.
▲
6.
▲
49 ms
·
691.
▲
by
lr4444lr
4y ago
I don't think you deserve a down vote because it sounds like you mean well, but you're wrong: kids who physically intimidate usually do so because they face violence or threat of it at home, so it's normalized. EDIT: I will
692.
▲
by
lr4444lr
4y ago
This comment is totally opinion and no evidence. But also oh so cathartic to read. Rant on, sir!
693.
▲
by
lr4444lr
4y ago
This is true, but I think you have the reason misconstrued: it isn't that working at a FAANG on your resume provides a signal of greatness, it's that it guarantees a reliable floor competency. The recruiter is concerned with makin
694.
▲
by
lr4444lr
4y ago
No, it's more like a soft version of the Monty Python line: "Some of you will die ... but that's a sacrifice I am prepared to make!" Saying you "take responsibility" is hollow if you don't suffer at all fo
695.
▲
by
lr4444lr
4y ago
Then he should say something like, "this isn't personal - I am just doing my job."
696.
▲
by
lr4444lr
4y ago
Of course he did.
697.
▲
by
lr4444lr
4y ago
Wasn't the COVID death rate something line 0.1% for the initial alpha strain? Losing a job is not as traumatic as you or your family getting a deadly disease, but the point is that very unpleasant, life disrupting events don't req
698.
▲
Scientists Have Reached a Key Milestone in Learning How to Reverse Aging
(time.com)
4 points
by
lr4444lr
4y ago
|
0 comments
699.
▲
by
lr4444lr
4y ago
Before quitting, can you find ways of operating in your current role that bespeak senior level ability? Like introducing a new framework, or doing a bigger than expected refactor that helps other departments as part of your regular work? Ca
700.
▲
by
lr4444lr
4y ago
> why is payment processing the most uptight industry on this planet Commerce law is no joke.
701.
▲
by
lr4444lr
4y ago
It's a methodology that makes software more resilient to the changing needs of the business. Anything that violates the 12 canonical principles[0] should be thrown out - and this has to be determined by each org. individually. [0] htt
702.
▲
by
lr4444lr
4y ago
Honestly, if it weren't, what would you even do about it? Do you really have the time and resources to pursue it? Did you suffer damages from such?
703.
▲
by
lr4444lr
4y ago
A proper course in film appreciation can definitely help here IMHO. Certain techniques of the craft, when repeatedly brought to your attention, become easier to see and interpret as pointing to higher purposes. In conjunction, having a favo
704.
▲
by
lr4444lr
4y ago
It's overdone, IMHO. Should be at the discretion of either party after a certain period of time. Doesn't need to be a forever weekly or even biweekly routine.
705.
▲
by
lr4444lr
4y ago
I haven't dug into the methodology, but for example, a lot of apartments in NYC are rent stabilized. There is universal preK. Many receive Medicaid. Also, did they check whether the household has a living wage or just each of its wor
706.
▲
by
lr4444lr
4y ago
Just my opinion, but the kinds of writing assignments ChatGPT excels at seem to me the least useful ones for assessing student understanding. Why are we making kids write entire persuasive essays and research papers when in the real world t
707.
▲
by
lr4444lr
4y ago
Strawman. 37000 people die each year in vehicular accidents, but somehow people think there's a benefit to using cars, and to use them without making them 3X as expensive just to save perhaps half of those lives. So too do we continue
708.
▲
by
lr4444lr
4y ago
They're sticking objects into your personal space without consent, possibly constituting harassment or invasion of privacy/eavesdropping in some jurisdictions. I highly doubt the court costs for 99% of their sweatshop-made electro
709.
▲
by
lr4444lr
4y ago
This figure includes both the public and private sectors but does not include individuals in IT-related functions Huh? Why exclude IT?
710.
▲
by
lr4444lr
4y ago
But if I don't build it with Rust with pure functional programming, how could I scale type correct, shared-nothing architecture? Who cares if customers like it? It could be a disaster if Coq cannot verify its correctness! ;-)
711.
▲
by
lr4444lr
4y ago
I think a lot of people who major in those subjects with very competitive jobs just don't have it in them either skillwise or motivationwise to work that hard. They have a semi interest in them, and the grading is not as harsh as many
712.
▲
by
lr4444lr
4y ago
Why doesn't he join a union shop?
713.
▲
by
lr4444lr
4y ago
Because privacy matters. You really trust that Pornhub won't be storing the info of people who access it, including specific content tied to users, and that they couldn't have a security breach? If you want to protect children, yo
714.
▲
by
lr4444lr
4y ago
There's a BIG difference between being too lazy or stupid to question political sources of power and being threatened with criminal penalties for being smart enough to do so with religion. Not to mention, you usually don't vote in
715.
▲
by
lr4444lr
4y ago
Yeah, the humor of the OP was subtly alluding to this.
716.
▲
by
lr4444lr
4y ago
How much are you willing to spend, and how many days per week to commit to working out?
717.
▲
by
lr4444lr
4y ago
There's a nugget of truth in what you're saying: it is a valid expectation that knowledge workers be adequately stimulated. But we're not gonna start adding the latest flavor of NoSQL just because it's been popular for 4
718.
▲
by
lr4444lr
4y ago
Speaking personally, I always want to give a technically promising candidate a chance to defend his job hopping, but rarely do I hear convincing reasons for sub 2 year stints unless it is something out of their control, like a spouse needin
719.
▲
by
lr4444lr
4y ago
It's not a terrible list, but #10 and #4 are fine, IMHO.
720.
▲
by
lr4444lr
4y ago
No, you're not wrong, and are even downplaying how seriously disruptive a serial job hopper is to a company. I have without regrets red-flagged numerous well-qualified candidates who were an obvious flight risk at the companies I have
More ›