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by maxxxxx 7y ago
You understand that a refrigerator puts out heat so in the end it’s a zero sum game?
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by maxxxxx 7y ago
That’s a good point. In my company they have started to solicit ideas and even ways to fund them but this breaks down because it’s still the execs deciding on the winners and there is no financial benefit for the employees who provided the
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by maxxxxx 7y ago
And the worst is that despite this positive experience I will do the same next time. There is no learning.
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by maxxxxx 7y ago
True. When I still did boxing I usually quickly found people.
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by maxxxxx 7y ago
For me it's an anxiety thing. There are certain things I just can't get started on although I clearly know that I can do them well and quickly. I also know that not doing them often causes me a lot of pain but I still won't d
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by maxxxxx 7y ago
That’s something I sometimes envy in religious people. Wherever they go they have a ready network in place. That’s pretty nice. I think one of the advantages of the US is that for me as a foreigner the patriotism here also feels like a reli
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by maxxxxx 7y ago
Why would they buy Tesla though?
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by maxxxxx 7y ago
Just wondering: How long have you been working at this and are you personally happy with the state of things? Do you even use the site? Vendors always ask for feedback but a) when you submit feedback, it usually disappears in a black hole b
519.
by maxxxxx 7y ago
“Just when you're getting going, the rug is getting pulled out from under you.” What do you mean with that?
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by maxxxxx 7y ago
“Banning search engines from your clearly archived content seems unnecessary and extreme ...” Let’s hope MS won’t incorporate this “feature” in the race to make their docs worse:)
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by maxxxxx 7y ago
I started programming in the 90s and then I often would read the documentation like a book. Usually it was well written and really easy to read.
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by maxxxxx 7y ago
Don’t get too excited. Responding here is easy, doing something about it is much harder. MS has gone downhill since the 90s. The MSDN CDs used to be great but somehow they decided they should make things worse regularly. The current web si
523.
by maxxxxx 7y ago
That’s how modern design works. MS is using the same tech of broken links and empty pages.
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by maxxxxx 7y ago
I remember reading it like a book and at the end I had a really good idea how things work. MS documentation was also quite good if you had the MSDN CDs.
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by maxxxxx 7y ago
One thing that has happened in the last few decades is that increases in prosperity mainly went to a few at the top and for the rest it stagnated. I think you can put the blame on the people in power during that time.
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by maxxxxx 7y ago
Exactly. I could make my stuff super rock solid if I could focus on that for the next few years. I am sure we can improve but the main reason for failing software is the speed we are developing at. And the fact that organizational learning
527.
by maxxxxx 7y ago
I would like to see an honest accounting of the costs of nuclear power including decommissioning and waste storage. I am also skeptical that a world wide increase in nuclear power usage can be done in a safe way. Somebody somewhere will tak
528.
by maxxxxx 7y ago
“That's the first thing I think about when I see new cars with their fancy displays. How will this look and perform in five years? In ten?” I wonder about the same. I think there is a good chance that cars will go the way of the comput
529.
by maxxxxx 7y ago
That’s correct. The problem is that you have to explain the problem several times but in the end nobody does anything.
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by maxxxxx 7y ago
" Because you need to some extent be excited about banging your head against the wall, in one way or another. " I think that's really important. Most good programmers are very persistent.
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by maxxxxx 7y ago
I would agree. In addition to abstract thinking being a software dev also means to be willing to put up with a lot of boring and tedious tasks most people would find extremely boring. Also, constantly learning new stuff is not everyone.
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by maxxxxx 7y ago
I think there needs to be a balance. If we want to keep talking about pots at my workplace there are people who produce the same pot quickly but never ever improve. Then there are others who talk about great pots but never make one. And the
533.
by maxxxxx 7y ago
I often get these cheerful E-mails from other vendors. When I tell them what's not going alright they set up a series of meetings with clueless people and nothing happens usually. I would expect Google to be the same.
534.
by maxxxxx 7y ago
This looks to me like the usual textbook examples of inheritance that usually fall apart quickly when they get in touch with reality.
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by maxxxxx 7y ago
The trick is not to enforce the non-compete but to deter other companies from hiring because it's too much trouble.
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by maxxxxx 7y ago
Nothing you write makes sense. A fusion reactor can't explode. There is only a very small amount of fuel in the reactor at any given time. Pretty much all your numbers are plain wrong.
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by maxxxxx 7y ago
From what I have seen most people leave their job on Friday and start the new one next Monday. Almost nobody takes time off. Also, a lot of companies want you to start tomorrow. I have told companies that I want to take a month off before s
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by maxxxxx 7y ago
I believe in theory they don't have to give any paid time off, no vacation, no sick days. I once was offered a job in NYC with 5 days vacation, increasing to 10 after a few years. I said "No, thank you". I can't even ima
539.
by maxxxxx 7y ago
If I had to choose careers again I would probably think more about finding something that’s more active and outside. My current job keeps me permanently at my desk or meeting rooms. No physical activity, no outside,no travel. This together
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by maxxxxx 7y ago
Trader Joe's has a yellow line beyond which you are not supposed to take your cart. I was always wondering how this works so I pushed a cart behind the line. It immediately locked its wheels so it got stuck there. I guess some employe

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