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by maxxxxx 8y ago
“change the portion of code you care about, follow the compiler's complaints and by the end you're likely to have a codebase in a good state.” That has always been my refactoring algorithm with C++, C# of TypeScript now. I know a
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by maxxxxx 8y ago
It’s beautiful in a perfect location with perfect climate. San Francisco will always be a desirable place to live.
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by maxxxxx 8y ago
Social security is underfunded and also there is a lot of pressure to not raise the retirement age despite changing demographics. So from one side there was lobbying to give tax cuts instead of funding it and there is also a lot of lobbying
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by maxxxxx 8y ago
Has anybody ever seen such a thing in reality? I have seen quite a few consultants and nobody ever got even close.
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by maxxxxx 8y ago
Yes, there are national parks but if you are not close to one you are out of luck. Go out to the Mojave for example. There are huge areas that are fenced off.
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by maxxxxx 8y ago
8*600 is $4800 per day. What kind of expert in what specialized field do you have to be to make that much? Can you give a specific example?
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by maxxxxx 8y ago
In CA when you go out to the desert areas you often hit fenced in areas you can't/shouldn't cross. This makes it very difficult to approach interesting areas. Sure there plenty of trails but I only realized how confined you a
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by maxxxxx 8y ago
In what way are they putting downward price pressure? every tried to get prices for a treatment so you can pick a cheaper provider? It's close to impossible to get any numbers.
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by maxxxxx 8y ago
Maybe you should make some specific proposals. Otherwise your statement is totally empty.
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by maxxxxx 8y ago
"Trying to do the same in much of the US is likely to result in being chased off with a gun." this is a real problem in the West of the US. There is so much land fenced in that it's really difficult to do cross country hiking
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by maxxxxx 8y ago
That may happen and would be great. I just don't think it's worth to put pressure on myself to achieve something I haven't been able to do for 30 years. For example: I would love to run my own small company. But I have learne
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by maxxxxx 8y ago
I think honest praise is definitely great and as engineers we are often way too negative with each other. But I hate it when people (often in management) are fake positive and give a ton of praise that ultimately doesn't mean anything.
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by maxxxxx 8y ago
I am in my 50s and also have stopped to worry about stuff. I also don't worry anymore about things "I should achieve". It hasn't happened until now so it probably ain't gonna happen ever. It's a thin line to wa
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by maxxxxx 8y ago
I think that’s the future. AI will give people something to hide behind. Imagine a US health insurance that declines you because of “AI”. It’s already bad enough the way it is but this will bring it to a whole new different level.
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by maxxxxx 8y ago
I have worked with physicists. The ones that had respect for software engineering and learned it were excellent. I loved their math skills and they often provided interesting insights. there were others that kept writing crappy research cod
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by maxxxxx 8y ago
the same is happening with cars and phones. Physics, ergonomics and supply chains lead manufacturers converge towards similar designs. There is almost no way around it once things mature. For example I was hoping that electric cars would le
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by maxxxxx 8y ago
“I suspect these may work better as independent establishments as opposed to being part of a chain or large corporation” Agreed. I am always skeptical of large corporations doing charity work. It’s never clear clear where the money is going
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by maxxxxx 8y ago
“For the FB employees reading this: what is your tipping point? Would you say no to that assignment?” There is a good chance that they didn’t know how their work would eventually be used. That’s the problem with big companies. Most people a
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by maxxxxx 8y ago
“occasionally” That’s the keyword here.
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by maxxxxx 8y ago
That's the worst because most likely you are already locked out of most systems so you can't even communicate.
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by maxxxxx 8y ago
"single-payer healthcare is a social program, but it's not the same as socialism" American politics is geared towards appealing to the extremes. Social programs are "socialist" and get connected to the Soviet Union,
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by maxxxxx 8y ago
"After Obama ran on hope and change and won," My theory is that presidents should try to make big changes only in their second term when they understand how the system works. Obama in his first term was a complete pushover with th
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by maxxxxx 8y ago
All the inefficiencies are either profit or jobs for them. US health insurance companies are the worst bureaucracies I have ever seen. They have power over people's lives and almost zero accountability. They can do pretty much whateve
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by maxxxxx 8y ago
That has been the dream for a long time. When Java introduced JIT (Hotspot?) a lot of people claimed that Java was faster than C. Lately people are telling me that JavaScript "can" run faster than C. Usually they present some well
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by maxxxxx 8y ago
"Per Wikipedia a B2 bomber has an hourly operational cost of $135,000." I was thinking about this number when the B-2 flew over the Rose Bowl this year :-)
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by maxxxxx 8y ago
The amount of power they will be harvesting will probably lead to revolution in measuring miniscule amounts of power :)
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by maxxxxx 8y ago
I knew a world class track athlete who also left the sport completely. To her it was something that parents and coaches had forced on her so she got out as soon as she could despite all the success.
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by maxxxxx 8y ago
Unfortunately not many athletes make good coaches.
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by maxxxxx 8y ago
You can easily achieve this with tax cuts....
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by maxxxxx 8y ago
It seems as expected to me. These planes cost tens of thousands per flight hour plus a huge support staff is needed. I don’t think they even fly that much.

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