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by octokatt 7y ago
No one knows quite what they’re doing. You deserve to be here. Keep learning, you’ll get there. When you see the giant exit, the perfect job, the super-cool ultra-light digital nomad lifestyle... that guy doesn’t know what they’re doing e
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by octokatt 7y ago
Microsoft is actually making their software easier to use at the cost of "performing" security operations. This is an interesting pivot.
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by octokatt 8y ago
Unfortunately, we don't have a good way to measure the difference between "few sick days due to good health" and "few sick days because came into office sick". Or, for that matter, "many sick days due to unsolv
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by octokatt 8y ago
Given the structure for how cities go bankrupt now from public works projects, conversations should be started now for what makes a city insolvent. Otherwise, last-ditch efforts to save doomed cities will destroy the resources needed for th
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by octokatt 8y ago
I would argue with the silent conceit that CS/STEM funding must come from humanities funding. The problem is a lack of funding for useful education. This has led to a hollowing out of useful humanities classes and STEM classes no long
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by octokatt 8y ago
Monopolies are not beneficial for customers. They are always maximally beneficial to the monopolist, because customers have no choice. Therefore, customers will be forced to always pay the maximum amount for a good, instead of being able t
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by octokatt 8y ago
Thank you for making the point I was trying to with less words.
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by octokatt 8y ago
Probably agreeing, yes. The problem here was me hearing what sounded like a knee-jerk-y reply to commenting on a stereotype, which usually means the conversation will descend into a horror pit. Language and behavioral conditioning does wei
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by octokatt 8y ago
For folk in the US, please remember right-to-death in your end of life plans. In other countries, look it up and figure out where your suicide switch is installed. I went through an awful ordeal with my mom in late stage ALS. My mom was a
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by octokatt 8y ago
Yes. Because the focus of the article is about how the gender gap/discrimination in tech issue is nuanced, and the other is literally talking about default stereotypes in tech and how they are damaging. Literally, the article invoked a
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by octokatt 8y ago
n=1, but what happened in East Africa was tragic, and was not the fault of careless people. Anyone who says otherwise is not worthy of thought.
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by octokatt 8y ago
Just saw this. The legacy to your children is to sacrifice for them, be honest with them about what you did, and trust them to do better than you were able to do. Hopefully, the advantage you give them will be enough they can start making
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by octokatt 8y ago
Conversely, if you already learned how to solve problems, learn to code. Especially for women or disabled folk, most likely you've been shoved to learn how to define a problem, how to communicate effectively, how to break a problem dow
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Privacy will continue to be a luxury good, and the price will increase.
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by octokatt 8y ago
What you're saying makes sense. What is unfortunate is that making moral decisions has a price. If you are trying to give the best life possible to your children, the price of honesty may be too high. Instead, you may try to give your
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by octokatt 8y ago
Or none of the women techies you know want to admit in front of you they want a place like this. Not saying you don't know them, but I am saying that admitting to wanting to talk to other women has traditionally been admitting to weakn
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by octokatt 8y ago
> I see a lot of those things still happening in tech companies, which leads to women underperforming in mixed groups. It's an ironic tragedy of the commons.
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by octokatt 8y ago
To run, you need healthy joints. If you're poor, you probably have a chronic injury that was never treated by your thirties. Easily. I'm in the US, countries with real healthcare might be different. As well, it takes money to ha
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by octokatt 8y ago
Java. Because if you’re using Spark heavily, then being able to make your own microservices allows great scaling.
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by octokatt 8y ago
My mom worked as a witch/psychic/medium. She offered clients a potion, called "tea", and then let the person talk about their problems and prodded them occasionally until they realized what they needed to do. Adding som
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by octokatt 8y ago
I was looking for this answer, and sad to see it so far down the bottom. If a company is hiring for a senior position, then _from an HR perspective_ they want the employee to ideally stay for 2-4 years. You're at the age where not onl
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by octokatt 8y ago
/\ This thread is great for illustrating the article in real time. Some people want to be able to put things in purely economic terms to be able to relate the current situation to the past, some want language to reflect the current cri