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by rjmill 4y ago
The plain English campaign [1] has some great advice and tips (especially about using bullet points.) For tutorials specifically, use imperative mood for the instructions and headings. Instead of, "Doing the thing," or, "How
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by rjmill 4y ago
I've been down that road before. Don't force it. Right now, all her computer problems are Microsoft's fault. If you force it, it'll be your fault whenever things go wrong.
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by rjmill 4y ago
If `apply` is your own code, you could refactor it to @apply(lst) def naming_is_hard(): ... I came to python after working in JS fulltime for years, and used to complain about the exact same thing. After I started using decor
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by rjmill 4y ago
Missed your chance with this. OP could have been haiku. Please share your haiku!
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by rjmill 4y ago
Well said. To add on to this, I recommend keeping a journal about your design thoughts and experiences. By putting your thoughts into words, you can further solidify the "feeling" of good/bad design into something that you ca
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by rjmill 4y ago
> how does one identify things that they could be good at? Being "good at" things isn't the problem. I bet you're good at many things! But it sounds like everyone around you is also good at those things. Looks like yo
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by rjmill 4y ago
I don't think everyone assumes that. For example, much research has gone into whether animals possess a "theory of mind" (ie, the understanding that others have their own stuff going on in their heads, and that stuff can be d
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by rjmill 4y ago
I think you may be undervaluing your vision. You will have competitors. Others will try to steal your idea. But do you think some hastily jotted-down notes will be enough for them get the job done? Odds are, the easiest/cheapest way fo
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by rjmill 4y ago
> Some guy C'mon, it's 2050! I sure hope the president isn't always a guy by that point.
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by rjmill 5y ago
How would that look in active voice? "Our trainers and students caught covid, so we had to cancel their classes"? Active voice there feels like they're shifting the blame to their employees, which is never a good look for an
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by rjmill 5y ago
I take the opposite approach. Rather than reducing distractions, I make reading more stimulating. (Even if I clear all external distractions, I'll still get distracted by wandering thoughts.) For tech books, I have clear criteria for t
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by rjmill 5y ago
Are you saying "It's not a bug, it's a feature"? Because that's rude.
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by rjmill 5y ago
> Eventually, if they genuinely are incorrect, they'll be dismissed due to poor decisions and performance. I'm not saying it doesn't happen, but I've never seen it happen. Managers don't tend to get fired for mak
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by rjmill 5y ago
Yeah, I'm not going to assume Raleigh, NC is more important than all the other Raleighs in the world. But it is bizarre that I can get Fort Raleigh City, NC and not the actual capital of the state. Pretty neat tool, but the region sear
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by rjmill 5y ago
Good lord, the Wikipedia picture makes them look much scarier than they are in person. Never had any problems with seeing them up close, but man that picture gives me the heebie-jeebies. For those unfamiliar with wolf spiders, on my size-of
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by rjmill 5y ago
The link is giving a 404.
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by rjmill 5y ago
Sure thing! I didn't want to make my already-long story even longer, but I'm happy to elaborate. 1. Special compute needs (GPU) 2. Many have the specific GPU in their work-issued laptop. I transferred to the team recently, so I ha
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by rjmill 5y ago
I've been in the market for a tool like this. If this or dura used inotify events instead of polling, I'd use it in a heartbeat. [long story about a weird real-world use case for this kind of tool] For "reasons" I work i
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by rjmill 5y ago
Scala is one of the only languages that I've missed after using Python for the past few years. (When I look for jobs, I mostly look for Python and Scala jobs rather than other languages I've worked in.) Other comments point out th
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by rjmill 5y ago
Great points overall. One thing I'd add if you're looking to get promoted in an individual contributor role: Ask your manager what it would take to get a promotion. It's different at different companies. Furthermore, asking l
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by rjmill 6y ago
I try to replace any "I think..." and "Why don't they just..." comments with "I wonder if..." ones. I've found it communicates my curiosity in a way that's less likely to be misinterpreted. It&#x
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by rjmill 6y ago
It's common practice for recruiters to replace your personal contact info with their agency's header/contact info. I don't mind that. It makes sense. I generate my resume as a PDF from HTML/CSS. It's fun to see
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by rjmill 7y ago
I discovered the same thing in college. For me, taking notes became a distraction. It kept me from actively thinking about what I'm listening to. If I'm trying to understand something presented verbally, I now limit my "notes
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by rjmill 8y ago
There's your problem. Experimental rilkef isn't suitable for the operation of nophertrunions, no matter what the benchmarks suggest. In my experience, the speed of experimental rilkef is unparalleled, but there's too much sid
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by rjmill 8y ago
I can't say enough good things about this library. The library is fast, the API is great, the features are awesome, and it is actively maintained. When I was evaluating the library for my use case, I submitted a PR for a small feature
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by rjmill 9y ago
Most of my experience with recruiters has matched this article. Recruiting, on a small scale, is the "volume game" described in this article. That said, the best recruiters I've known don't look at the game like that. Im
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by rjmill 9y ago
>The problem is oftentimes not the individual being insubordinate. Oftentimes the issue is that Roles and Responsibilities are not clearly defined. This is entirely possible too. I just had an experience where I unwittingly cut the techn
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by rjmill 9y ago
Before this release, using shift tab (as well as the function keys and a few other key combos) in the embedded terminal would just output weird junk characters. Now they all get passed through to the terminal correctly and behave like they
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by rjmill 9y ago
It boils down to focus. When you present skills/experience that aren't relevant to what someone is hiring for, it distracts from your main message ("I can do this job well, pls hire") and leaves your audience unsure of w
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by rjmill 9y ago
They missed a great opportunity in the title: "When It's Good to Bee Antisocial"

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