lytefm

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by lytefm 4y ago
Yes! The problem with being a „can-do everything problem solver“ is that I get overloaded with tasks from all over the organization whenever has a question or wants to get something working quickly. While helping everyone with whatever come
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by lytefm 4y ago
> I have never read something describing me that perfectly, however I'm unsure if the post is not just too generic. It is quite generic. Anyone who ever did something outside of the clearly defined scope of their role can be feel as
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by lytefm 4y ago
I'd say INFJ would fit the wildcard description more than INTJ. But that's just my own small-sampled observation and me reading a bit about these personality stereotypes.
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by lytefm 4y ago
I'd also say that being a T shaped person is how I'd try to be „hirable“ as a generalist. Get really good at one thing that has a title (in my case: „Data Engineer“) but also have a broad range of skills.
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by lytefm 4y ago
It's funny how while this might make some sense for the US, it doesn't apply at all to Europe: - many positions in EU, especially on the leadership level, straight out require a Master's degree. - most masters are consecutive
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by lytefm 4y ago
I don't think the advice is completely bad, but it doesn't seem to tackle the core issue. Getting out of the comfort zone, being exposed to a new environment and trying out new things can definitely help in order to figure out wha
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by lytefm 4y ago
„How to talk to anyone” by Leil Lowndes is also a great and actionable book. +1 for scepticisms towards pickup artistry. I'd rather aim for „how can I become the person that women actually want“.
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by lytefm 4y ago
> But every night, the emptiness of this endless cycle hits me and it feels so paradoxically heavy, like an insurmountable gravitational pull into the void [...] The advice I've read concerning this sort of disillusionment boils dow
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by lytefm 4y ago
Sure "Machine Learning Research at top tier AI company" is a different boat. I'm talking more about "Data Science/ ML Department at a typical company". You won't see salaries above comparable SWE roles the
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by lytefm 4y ago
> Also, most of the time, models don't really matter. What makes or breaks most DS projects is soft-skills, stakeholder management, and data cleaning / feature engineering. I have the same impression. I did my Master's deg
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by lytefm 4y ago
> Gone are the days of just a shell and vim. Now it's all yaml, dockerfiles, scrum meetings, ERDs ,et cetera. It kinda feels like too many weasels got their hands in the pot. Oh no, I'm in my twenties and already begin to feel
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by lytefm 4y ago
> It turns out that penetration of credit and debit cards in Germany is significantly behind other parts of the EU. Yep. Therefore, we also use PayPal a lot to transfer money to a friend when we're at some place that is cash only an
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by lytefm 4y ago
Or: why would they start a business/ side project that makes them some money if you'll barely get to improve your financial situation due to high taxation? It's much more profitable to continue in an employed Position. Or to
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by lytefm 4y ago
Well, the answer to your question would always be "You (or the responsible person in your team) needs to figure this out". I'd love to have some very clear rules and metrics as an answer, but I doubt that there are any.
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by lytefm 4y ago
> Find a company with a mission you can get behind, which should help motivate you to excel, and thus have a sense of accomplishment I'd say that having realistic expectations about work (you're not "changing the world&quo
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by lytefm 4y ago
I see this as a strong reason for: (1) becoming a domain expert who is fine at coding rather than a coding wizard who doesn't know much about the business/ domain. (2) working at a small company with little process/ few middl
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by lytefm 4y ago
While a bit snarky, this points in the right direction. OP simply seems to be more extroverted, enjoying personal interaction with colleagues more than their introverted peers. At least from my experience at work + university, IT attracts s
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by lytefm 4y ago
> Only write necessary tests — specifically, tests whose estimated value is greater than their estimated cost. Definitely. Ensuring that basic functionality works and that no awful regressions are introduced, using high-level tests (e2e,
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by lytefm 4y ago
> There is quite clearly a spectrum of mental capabilities from mentally challenged all the way to genius level. To believe this has no impact on what you're capable of achieving in a lifetime is quite naive. I agree that Seth'
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by lytefm 4y ago
This is good advice. The "Zaiste Programming" [1] is a nice intro to Doom Emacs. I'd say using Vim Keybindings in VSCode, being able to use Vim when on some remote machine and using Doom Emacs with its included packages is a
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by lytefm 4y ago
Fun fact: A Scrum poker set that's commonly used in Germany uses it as an image corresponding to "infinity" in terms of story points or hours. It also has a question mark with a train station on it, since "I just underst
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by lytefm 4y ago
They don't need to work 1 on 1. Any uploaded app is automatically analyzed for API usage. At least I've been getting warnings about deprecated or unsupported APIs in my apps once in a while and other developers too - even if it so
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by lytefm 4y ago
> The intention behind Apple and Google’s policies is to force developers to make sure their apps run successfully on the latest devices and operating systems. The intention is to not support old iOS APIs with new versions of XCode and i
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Currently, it's not an immediate military threat - mainly thanks to deterrence by NATO and the US. But let's see how the situation develops in the next years. If the US withdraws troups and weakens NATO, e.g. because Trump get ree
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> I don't agree with you about not wanting people to suffer now bit, though. Allowing relentless and cheap consumption of resources got us to this place in the first place. I'm fine with "a bit" of suffering or inconv
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From the point of view of someone living in central Europe, I disagree. The only story that matters right now is Russia waging a war against the Ukraine and preparing to attack Europe once they get a realistic chance. If the US weakens the
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by lytefm 4y ago
And great if you're feeling better! > I'm much happier now, because I'm not ill; I just have lots of reasons to be fed-up. Reminds me of what Jordan Peterson often mentions in his Podcasts: When a patient comes in and tell
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by lytefm 4y ago
> Arguably "worrying too much" is a symptom of depression, rather than a cause. Well, it's not like you're suddenly getting a depression out of the blue and then start having obsessive negative thoughts. Repetitive in
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> What is your procedure for distinguishing between neuroticism and awareness? Accurately calibrated concern and ignorance? I'm not a psychologist, but AFAIK neuroticism is a personality trait. So my hypothesis would be that people
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by lytefm 4y ago
I'd add that many people go vegan/ vegetarian due to awareness of impact of meat consumption on global warming and hunger. Worrying too much about the future and the state of the world in general can definitely lead to depression.

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