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by nnd 9y ago
Those 65,000 workers you are referring to are on H1B visa which might not necessarily require them to be high-skilled. This visa is also a lottery. When I think about skill based migration, there should be a merit-based program available, p
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by nnd 9y ago
> Migration since the 60's has become a giant IQ-sorting system and that's having huge consequences on all sides. And this never seems to get discussed, oddly. Not in the US, where there is virtually nothing except family-based
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by nnd 9y ago
What's wrong with Uber and Airbnb?
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by nnd 9y ago
Awesome, I'm stocked to get my hands on this!
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by nnd 9y ago
When you say HN audience would be one of your target groups, do you mean that your DAW would be more like a development environment/programming language (like Sonic Pi), or would it have a more traditional interface?
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by nnd 9y ago
It was my impression that generative music uses some sort of evolutionary algorithms, no?
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by nnd 9y ago
>>> round(15.5) 16.0 >>> round(16.5) 16.0 I wonder what's the logic behind this.
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by nnd 9y ago
25%-50% of the market? Where do you find them? I've never seen a programmer unable to write at least a fizzbuzz.
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by nnd 9y ago
Are those 10% small 2 person businesses? From my experience even early/mid-size YC startups are not very open to bitcoin.
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by nnd 9y ago
How's Bitcoin an alternative? It would be very tricky to convince a business to pay your invoice in Bitcoin.
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by nnd 9y ago
What are some viable alternatives?
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by nnd 9y ago
What's the reason to use a wire transfer compared to ACH?
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by nnd 9y ago
I've never done anything explicitly illegal in the context of programming, but some opportunities which fall in the gray area of legality are just too tempting to pass upon. I did consulting in reverse-engineering and provided document
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by nnd 9y ago
This sounds like an urban legend.
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by nnd 9y ago
Just to make sure, the skilled point-based migration system is still in place in Australia? I.e. can you obtain a work visa and travel to the country to find a job there?
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by nnd 10y ago
“Without lies, marriages would crumble, workers would be fired, egos would be shattered, governments would collapse.” What's wrong with that?
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by nnd 10y ago
Is there actually any evidence that passion always develops with practice? I heard this argument many times before, but fail to empirically find any proof.
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by nnd 10y ago
And then you burn out if you don't have passion for your craft in the first place.
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by nnd 10y ago
You buy a piece of mind for yourself, but what about the rest of society? Would you let injustice be, or would you do something about it, not for a personal revenge, but as a mindful action?
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by nnd 10y ago
This is mostly true, unless you specialize in legacy technology to serve a niche, like COBOL mainframes. In this regard the profession is similar to that of a doctor or a lawyer, where the knowledge body is not as impermanent.
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by nnd 10y ago
I don't think it's fair to compare software engineering with painting. One is (mostly) a craft, and another is (mostly) an art form. You success as a software engineer is defined by how fast you can learn, be that a new programmin
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by nnd 10y ago
I haven't dug deep into stoicism, but it appears to have a lot of overlap with buddhist philosophy. Is that a fair comparison?
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by nnd 10y ago
Can someone explain why the article starts with "HONG KONG"?
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by nnd 10y ago
What would be the benefit for an indie iOS developer to attend this event? Since all the tech talks from the conference are available online anyway, what would I gain from being there in person?
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by nnd 10y ago
Looks like one would need to wipe their phone before traveling to US from now on. What about laptops though? :/
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by nnd 10y ago
People still use business cards?
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by nnd 10y ago
Prorating salary based on your location always seemed unfair to me. According to it the value of the work I produce would change if I travel to another location, which doesn't make any sense to me.
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by nnd 10y ago
Why would I want use Go for the backend, rather than a Python or Node.js framework? Just looking at the syntax it strikes me how inconcise and it is.
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by nnd 10y ago
You can certainly do that with a jailbreak.
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by nnd 10y ago
Even though Facebook by itself doesn't seem to provide much value anymore, it's incredible how much of a platform lock-in the have. For example, Facebook login becoming essentially a universal identity provider. The worst thing is

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