neuroticfish

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by neuroticfish 7y ago
I've been trying to learn to cook off and on for years now and I get so discouraged all the time because I'm still either overcooking or undercooking something, still not getting the flavors right, not using the right amount of oi
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by neuroticfish 7y ago
>think how easy Rails was in 2006 So why not use Rails?
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by neuroticfish 7y ago
> a step towards converting paragraphs of text or conversations into easily stored images If the Major system is for memorizing numbers, what's the link between numbers and text?
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by neuroticfish 7y ago
How would you go about breaking into this field with a BS or MS in compsci?
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by neuroticfish 7y ago
>I picked NLP in the financial space This sounds like something that requires a masters degree. How did you manage to prove that you were knowledgeable/skilled in NLP when you got your first job in that space?
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by neuroticfish 7y ago
How? In the freelance developer space you're either competing with people in developing countries who work for peanuts, or your potential clients have have the money to throw at high quality work which means you're competing with
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by neuroticfish 7y ago
>Yet, somehow, a multiBILLION dollar company can just buy material from warlords or whatever tribe in remote parts of China, and ship MILLIONS OF POUNDS of it out of that region, but nobody can get a fucking receipt? What normally happen
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by neuroticfish 7y ago
>learn something new every day Do you apply everything you learn regularly or something? I like learning new things (by watching nature docs or the like) but it feels like I am unable to recall what I learned a few weeks to a month down
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by neuroticfish 7y ago
No. No. No. What is the point? Why can't we just video conference when it's necessary? How is 3 seconds enough time to "prepare" to be revealed? The advantage of remote work for me is that I'm not being microm
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by neuroticfish 7y ago
Computer science isn't a nascent field, and comparing the discoveries of individuals centuries ago to the collective academic pipeline of today is silly.
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by neuroticfish 7y ago
>I don't feel that some of the recent technologies - Docker, lambda, etc have contributed towards taking the CS, as a subject, or the Software, as an industry, forward. I wouldn't except consumer software like Docker or Lambda
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by neuroticfish 7y ago
The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien I'm a little embarrassed to say it's the only book I've had the motivation to finish this year. It's a fantastic book though, and during the age of the "war on facts&quot
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by neuroticfish 7y ago
>Additionally, what are some ways to use a math / CS skill-set to impact my community in a positive way? You could volunteer at a code camp for underprivileged kids, or maybe tutor math for free for people who cannot afford it.
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by neuroticfish 7y ago
The term? No. Companies rushing to adopt technology or migrate to platforms without understanding the full scope of the consequences? Happens every day and is happening across the hall from me right now.
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by neuroticfish 7y ago
Pretty sure it was rhetorical and not soliciting you for feedback. Telling a person that their genuine, curious questions are stupid is a great way to continue propping up the perception that our community is full of pedantic jerks.
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by neuroticfish 7y ago
>Beyond advocating for data-exports, we should advocate that users have the right to delegate data-access through APIs to third-parties. IMO we should first and foremost be advocating for the right to have our data destroyed.
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by neuroticfish 7y ago
Huh? I had 0 problems upgrading the RAM in my 2011 MBP. Have they made it inaccessible since then?
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by neuroticfish 7y ago
Regarding your list of things you haven't tried, you should certainly try 2 or 6 and 7 before bothering with the other potential solutions (if you're able). Your diet and your exercise habits are going to be play the biggest role
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by neuroticfish 7y ago
I don't have a specific suggestion, but maybe find a good book about Mars? Seems like a logical follow-up to reading The Martian.
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by neuroticfish 7y ago
I desperately want this. I've been looking for something open source like this since I bought my first Kindle.
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by neuroticfish 7y ago
>I'm not so sure it's okay for him to do it on Blizzard's show/event. >She's was arguably right to critize the Pope but was she right to do it from Saturday Night Live's Live broadcast? >I also believe
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by neuroticfish 7y ago
No. That information is already public, freely available, and has been widely distributed by mainstream media, social media, and blogs. People are already aware of the dearth of ethics in the tech industry and are either apathetic or are
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by neuroticfish 7y ago
Personally I can't afford not to. I have student loan debt to pay and no other marketable skills.
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by neuroticfish 7y ago
I just keep trying to remind myself that things could be worse. As soon as I'm out of debt I'm going to save up some money and make a career change, even if I'll be 40 years old.
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by neuroticfish 7y ago
Anything but programming. What I would not give to go back and do something else.
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by neuroticfish 7y ago
How do you define "worth"? As far as compensation goes, working with the legacy systems that nobody else wants to touch is a great way to rake in money. There are plenty of Java shops that aren't reminiscent of Dilbert&#x27
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by neuroticfish 7y ago
>people make mistakes and a military test might be trying hard to deceive them A couple people have mentioned this in this thread and my problem with it is that a military test designed to deceive that same military's personnel seem
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by neuroticfish 7y ago
I used to see my former (non-technical) dev manager browsing HN occasionally.
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by neuroticfish 7y ago
Correct answer, but one corollary: If the only reason you have an office in an open office setting is because you make the rules, you're not a leader. You're a "boss".
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by neuroticfish 7y ago
I used to use Newsblur and the only feature I wish it had (which maybe it did and I just didn't know about it) is to see trending articles like Feedly does, just so I could get a feel for what was going to be a hot conversational topic

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