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by nvarsj 4y ago
Housing in America was basically a backdoor pension system for the working/middle class. Without the dramatic rise in housing prices, the boomer generation would be struggling to retire.
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by nvarsj 4y ago
To be clear, I didn't imply I was agreeing with it. Just saying what the justification for this kind of question is. I agree completely it eliminates a huge swathe of people, mostly experienced and older people. FAANG employees, ime, a
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by nvarsj 4y ago
Big tech interviews aren't team specific or even experience specific (with some exceptions). Teams do a wide variety of work, including stuff similar to low latency C++/Java, and team selection doesn't happen until after pass
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It's not really the point of the question. The LC interview is basically a standardized test to eliminate bias as much as possible. If you prepare, you should be able to solve it. "Invert a binary tree" is actually considered
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by nvarsj 4y ago
No offense meant, but your comment already shows your inherent bias. You are looking for people who have solved specific system design problems. That means you are already being overlay narrow in your selection criteria. I have a background
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by nvarsj 4y ago
Oh awesome, I might need to buy one of these.
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by nvarsj 4y ago
I guess it depends on what to prioritize. In a world of high speed internet, I prioritize fast onboarding time and common developer environments with minimal friction. But yes, it does add a network requirement. However VSCode remote dev wo
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by nvarsj 4y ago
VSCode on remote VMs is a really great DX. Preconfigured / managed environment with good links to local infra means anyone can work fully remote from any kind of device. And it makes setup time very short regardless of the project comp
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by nvarsj 4y ago
I guess the main advantage of org is Emacs itself - it's infinitely customizable and you can quickly hack automation and workflows. That doesn't exist in anything else as far as I know. If you just want to get stuff done, then som
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by nvarsj 4y ago
20s gives time to pour hot water and stir. It makes sense when you do it. Start the timer before pouring the first water. Idea is to wet all the grinds - if you fill it right away there may be some dry grinds on the bottom (especially with
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by nvarsj 4y ago
Very much the same. Aeropress user for 10 years now. I bought a metal filter years ago and it’s still going strong - probably the best upgrade possible. Not sure if they exist still - bought it on kickstarter. This year I finally “upgraded”
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by nvarsj 4y ago
Ditto. Although I keep thinking about going back to it. 99.9% of the time self hosting is fine. But then a critical business email is never received (like replying to an interview request or business proposal). The worst part is you never e
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by nvarsj 4y ago
I kind of feel like social media is this generation's moral panic and we need to be careful how we react as parents. Setting overly strict rules is out of touch and old fashioned and the worst possible approach here. That's like w
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by nvarsj 4y ago
Relax. Sounds like a typical HS girl trying to be cool and fit in. When she reaches university she will mellow out substantially.
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by nvarsj 4y ago
I really want to comment on some of these idiotic posts but it basically goes on your “permanent record” so to speak, so I hesitate. Probably the same for everyone else, and why there is nothing at all to stop the rampant fake positivity wh
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by nvarsj 4y ago
The story is complete pretentious garbage, no doubt. No one "deserves" to own a Rolex, good lord. On the flip side, I see nothing wrong with enjoying luxury watches. Rolex make really great watches that will last a lifetime. And b
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by nvarsj 4y ago
Pretty much the same story for me, even down to CircleMUD :). I created a widely used MCCP (zlib compression for telnet streams) patch for it and also added lua scripting support. I was better at C programming than most of my university pro
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by nvarsj 4y ago
I think most Americans have their head in the sand when it comes to healthcare. I agree with you completely btw, as an American expat living abroad. It's so bloody obvious how the profit motive distorts all of US medicine when you are
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by nvarsj 4y ago
This is basically what tools like roam and obsidian are for. When you want to capture a link, make a new note and link the external page. Write down any tags or thoughts so it is searchable. It’s basically my second brain and hugely helpful
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by nvarsj 4y ago
Hah that is a great video. I graduated in '05 and it was very similar. Everyone was asking why I was doing a CS degree - no future in tech, everything is being out sourced, etc. But I did it because I loved computers and coding! That k
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by nvarsj 4y ago
Have you been 10 years at the same company? That is a long, long time. Simply trying something new might be enough to knock you out of your slump. ML is just one niche - why not move to an infra team, security team, sre team or similar? It
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by nvarsj 4y ago
Oh god don't give this away, or it will be ruined. I've said it before but for me the best search I ever used was back in the day when delicio.us was a thing and everyone used it. Basically curated tags/websites, I could find
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by nvarsj 4y ago
> the only thing standing between the world and a Chrome-only monoculture is iOS Safari It's not really a good argument. It should be about user choice. If Chrome is better than Safari, and I prefer it, I should be able to install i
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by nvarsj 4y ago
Oh I completely agree with you. Good managers have an amazing multiplying effect on their team. People underestimate how important it is for a team to gel to be productive - although it's been said since the Peopleware days. On the oth
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by nvarsj 4y ago
Quite a bizarre strawman [1] that doesn't prove your point at all. Here we have multiple professional pilots reporting similar events, with recorded evidence from the tracking systems on their fighter planes. And enough evidence that e
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by nvarsj 4y ago
Yeah, exactly. Galileo was persecuted for stating the earth revolves around the sun. Anything fantastical is immediately seen as taboo and this still happens today. I personally find UAPs/UFOs fascinating. There's some unexplained
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by nvarsj 4y ago
This has got to be satire, right?
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I kind of agree with you. Having worked at HFT and now FAANG, I found HFT more satisfying and challenging overall - although it did have its issues, which is why I left. It's like a start up / small company culture with great comp
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by nvarsj 4y ago
Seemed obvious to lots of people who live in reality. There's definitely a weird echo chamber on HN that decries FB along the lines of "Oh no one I know uses it, therefore why does it exist", meanwhile 2bil+ people are using
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by nvarsj 4y ago
Yes, got my geography wrong. I meant South/South East not East, updated my comment. Basically the former British colonies.

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