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by napsec 6mo ago
I can't speak personally to what it was like to be a C developer in the early days of that language, but when I started out as a Ruby on Rails developer over a decade ago I was definitely told by some people that it didn't count a
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by napsec 3y ago
The fed has tools they use to influence the value of money, that's true and part of their core mandate. But it's a massive oversimplification to say that they set the price of money.
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by napsec 3y ago
Ordinary banks create money everyday when they issue loans.
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by napsec 3y ago
I'm not convinced most people disagree with these.
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by napsec 3y ago
I've always been a very verbal person but the first time I tried mushrooms I found I wasn't able to describe my experience in words and I really wanted to draw it. Up until that point in my life I had thought of words as being the
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by napsec 3y ago
The talk around AI and developers makes me think of Jevons Paradox [0] where more efficient use of a resource increases it's consumption rather than decreases it. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jevons_paradox
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by napsec 4y ago
> Debatable. The amount is not disclosed. Also just in this HN thread there were some talk about how even if someone saw it coming taking the actual position was a bit risky (because borrowing the stock in a high-interest rate env can ea
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by napsec 4y ago
What exactly do you consider irrelevant about the opening line of the article? I'll quote it here since the comment I responded to was flagged. > Less than an hour before the California financial regulator closed Silicon Valley Bank
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by napsec 4y ago
So you'd prefer articles be replaced entirely with outlines that only bullet point specific items? I suppose that's a position one can take, but I think many people prefer to read articles that include a coherent narrative. This o
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by napsec 4y ago
Looking at the CEO's statement it seems the final layoffs aren't even finalized yet. > Unfortunately, this will include changes that will result in a reduction of GitHub’s workforce by up to 10% through the end of FY23. A numbe
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by napsec 4y ago
That was my question as well. I wonder if they'll phase out the GitHub offices, then, after a time, force workers to RTO to existing MSFT offices.
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by napsec 4y ago
Companies have always preferred to hire experienced ICs. They hired juniors because they couldn't find or afford more senior people. It does seem that a lot of juniors are being impacted. But the hiring front likely reflects the fact t
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by napsec 4y ago
Yup, this is it for GitLab. They've never been profitable. I'm honestly surprised they went this long without layoffs.