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by maxxxxx 7y ago
I agree. My first interviews were like "You have no clue about C but you are good at FORTRAN and you are smart. No problem. You'll pick it up in a second. Read this book before you start.".
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by maxxxxx 7y ago
Worked in SW since early 90s. Back then you didn't have to think much about security and you could push things to the limit. Also things were not as "professional". When I started out my boss told me to figure something out a
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by maxxxxx 7y ago
Thank you. I like precise answers!
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by maxxxxx 7y ago
When he had the summit with Putin he definitely was weirdly nice to him. I don't think he is controlled by Russians but I am sure Republicans would have thrown a complete fit if Obama had publicly stated that he trusts Putin over the C
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by maxxxxx 7y ago
Can you imagine what they would have said if Obama had called the North Korea guy a "great guy"?
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by maxxxxx 7y ago
Or the stock market keeps going up steadily over the last 10 years and one half thinks it was a complete disaster until 2017 and then glorious and the other half thinks everything went to hell in 2017. Same for the development of employment
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by maxxxxx 7y ago
I think today's growing inequality together with distraction through social networks and "fake" news translates pretty well to Brave New World. Add to that improvements in gene manipulation over the next decades and it's
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by maxxxxx 7y ago
" it was about how history is rewritten and people are trained to change their beliefs on command." That has been achieved in hyperpartisan US politics already. A lot of people of people will change their opinion and perception of
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by maxxxxx 7y ago
Don't submarine missiles work like this?
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by maxxxxx 7y ago
Correct. Also called cougar.
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by maxxxxx 7y ago
I remember some years ago (2012?) we looked into using Macs instead of Windows machines and back then the Macs (Macbook and Mac Mini) were quite competitive price wise when you compared specs. I can accept some premium since the hardware i
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by maxxxxx 7y ago
It's still important to criticize them for doing this.
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by maxxxxx 7y ago
For most people getting a Border Collie is really bad and just mean to the dog. These dogs are very smart and active and they lose their mind if they have nothing to do. They are working dogs, not pets.
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by maxxxxx 7y ago
With a clear hierarchy you also have more accountability. In my company (which isn't flat but like everywhere else there is a shadow hierarchy) we have a few people who have the ear of upper management and influence decisions but are n
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by maxxxxx 7y ago
That seems a like a great place to work.
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by maxxxxx 7y ago
Whenever I hear about flat organizations the old quote comes to mind: "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others". It seems to me that all these orgs are a few people at the top that have a say and everybo
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by maxxxxx 7y ago
It’s hard to draw a line. I would however support better treatment of farm animals and also make it more difficult for people to get pets. We foster dogs and I find it hard to understand how people can get a puppy for the kids for Christmas
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by maxxxxx 7y ago
Interesting. Sounds like they hate that kind of work. Or maybe it makes them more competitive.
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by maxxxxx 7y ago
Rodeo is animal abuse so I don’t support that. But otherwise it’s good for prisoners to have something to do. I have read about programs where they train dogs. If i was in prison I’d be happy to do that.
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by maxxxxx 7y ago
Let’s hope this will soon be extended to other animals like bears, mountain lions and other who have huge ranges they usually live in. They develop a lot of psychotic behavior in captivity like constant pacing and others. Not sure if it’s m
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by maxxxxx 7y ago
“At one time, the argument was made that having them perform for crowds was necessary to keep them from going crazy.” I think that’s actually a valid argument if you keep something in captivity. When you put humans in jail it’s also better
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by maxxxxx 7y ago
i am surprised that you are surprised :)
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by maxxxxx 7y ago
Not to criticize you but I remember reading similar lines in books that dealt with slavery: “they look so happy”, “they are being kept so well”. It’s probably best to always assume that the natural habitat is the best for animals.
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by maxxxxx 7y ago
Personally I would think that person a) generally thinks more about money management but in the end both are probably equal. I would probably only look at defaults.
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by maxxxxx 7y ago
I didn't say it's well thought out...
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by maxxxxx 7y ago
"Of course getting these divisions down is really hard and therein lies the heart of why getting microservices right is hard. " I think you can only get this right if you deal with pretty mature processes that are well understood.
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by maxxxxx 7y ago
When I play (I don't know why but somehow I find it fun) I actually play SuperLotto which has a chance of 1 in 41,416,353 vs 1 in 292,201,338 with PowerBall. Better to make a few million with better odds than a few hundred million with
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by maxxxxx 7y ago
Military by definition has the attitude to achieve a single objective through any means possible. It's not exactly surprising that they don't care much about other things. In addition if you are a soldier you often are in pretty
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by maxxxxx 7y ago
I lost money. Which would make a successful startup these days :)
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by maxxxxx 7y ago
I know you mean well but let’s not optimize too much. If you do something, really anything, you are already way ahead.

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