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811.
by scott_w 2y ago
> What a ridiculous point. AWS achieves non-trivial things at scale all the time, and brag about it too. Many companies achieve non-trivial things at scale. Pretty much every good engineer I speak to will list out all the incredibly chal
812.
by scott_w 2y ago
The latter: you've used the service so, even if your card rejected the payment, you'd still have a debt with your provider.
813.
by scott_w 2y ago
> Even having the option of a hard spend limit would be hazardous, because accounting teams might push the use of such tools, and thereby risk data loss incidents when problems happen. This is an interesting point and something I can tot
814.
by scott_w 2y ago
I wonder if the reason it's perceived as "easy" is because companies are flying under the radar. In my experience, you get a bit of leeway until the country you're selling into starts to notice and demands you start coll
815.
by scott_w 2y ago
Perhaps but it’s set me up for awful work habits over the past 15 years!
816.
by scott_w 2y ago
I don’t even think they taught that much, I’m pretty sure I learnt about Newtons in mechanics (A-level maths course), Kelvin from reading Wikipedia and Amps I think I knew because my dad worked in motor repairs. My knowledge is old now, pre
817.
by scott_w 2y ago
Honestly I think you’re giving British exam boards more credit than they deserve. You options were so ridiculous that you only needed to pay attention for 2 minutes out of a 1 hour lesson to realise what the answer was. In fact, I’d go as f
818.
by scott_w 2y ago
> But leads to kids guessing. Or, almost as bad, kids learning to approximate the answer. I aced too many multiple-choice physics exams in my GCSEs because the multiple choice was A) 1,000,000 B) 1,000 C) 100 D) 10. Without knowing the f
819.
by scott_w 2y ago
Same here. What you highlighted makes a lot of sense to me and it’s something that happens at every company size.
820.
by scott_w 2y ago
While your chances of winning are lower without a lawyer, they’re nowhere near what you’d see on an episode of Suits. It’s more akin to what you’d see on Judge Judy without the cameras and irritating preaching from a judge.
821.
by scott_w 2y ago
> Now when you have both the data and words of someone who is actually experiencing it every day are you willing to reconsider? No because the data has a gaping hole: it records cyclist deaths per capita, not cyclist deaths per cyclist.
822.
by scott_w 2y ago
Because the statistics show that more pedestrians are killed by drivers on the pavement (sidewalk for Americans) every year than are killed by cyclists. Studies show that cyclists break the law at a lower rate than drivers, too.
823.
by scott_w 2y ago
No, we don’t agree. The original post only pointed out cyclists as the ones making mistakes. You’re trying to both sides the issue. I’m saying that the VAST MAJORITY of mistakes are committed by drivers. Those three positions are not the sa
824.
by scott_w 2y ago
The car driver’s view is irrelevant when determining who made the mistake, only the facts of the matter. And in the vast majority of cases, it’s the car driver.
825.
by scott_w 2y ago
Given the person cited the Netherlands, a nation widely lauded and know for its excellent infrastructure and low pedestrian/cyclist deaths, I’m going to need you to cite some evidence here. And no, I’m not going to accept statistics sh
826.
by scott_w 2y ago
I think you need to cycle in a country with good infrastructure and laws that protect cyclists. Most countries’ “cycling infrastructure” is a pathetic joke.
827.
by scott_w 2y ago
It only takes one to end your life and all you have to do is read Facebook or Twitter comments to see how many harbour a deep fantasy to murder cyclists. Phil Gaimon has done videos describing his experiences, too. If you’d like to experien
828.
by scott_w 2y ago
Except if you’re wearing black: then drivers and pedestrians will scream at you to tell you how invisible you are.
829.
by scott_w 2y ago
> Cyclists make mistakes Stats in the UK show that the majority of car/bicycle collisions are due to driver error, not cyclist error. Given the USA standard of driving is much lower, and policing is much less consistent, I’d put goo
830.
by scott_w 2y ago
Yes, it does depend on the organisation. I do expect my manager to read and have input on my reports, as my team’s outputs indirectly affect my manager’s outputs. I question the value of this the higher up the chain it goes, as managers get
831.
by scott_w 2y ago
> Thankfully my manager told me of it and dismissed it in much the same manner I did but I didn't feel great about being thrust back to junior high school social behavior. I had an interesting interaction years ago where an engineer
832.
by scott_w 2y ago
That’s my opinion, too. I also find that by taking this attitude, you guarantee that you’ll only end up working jobs that confirm your worldview. I have friends who think my work experience is a wild fluke.
833.
by scott_w 2y ago
If I could pick a comment to explain a “self-fulfilling prophecy,” it would be this one right here.
834.
by scott_w 2y ago
I wasn’t trying
835.
by scott_w 2y ago
I think we can criticise the analogy as reductive without insulting people, here.
836.
by scott_w 2y ago
> you're probably on the spectrum, as most anyone here. Your comment starts with an ableist slur so I’m sure it’s going to be good /s > you and i and most people here will never understand any of that. good luck. people who
837.
by scott_w 2y ago
I'm not really sure it is the author's point. I re-read the article to try and find your interpretation and I couldn't really find it there. Maybe a slight hint in the coda?
838.
by scott_w 2y ago
> Processes are the cheap bandaid to fix design, architectural and cultural issues. They can be, yes. I have a friend that thinks I'm totally insane by wanting to release code to production multiple times a day. His sweet spot is on
839.
by scott_w 2y ago
In response to this, I'd like to highlight what I wrote: > We then need to lean on data and experience of what the trade offs of those changes would be. As engineering leaders, this is a key part of our job. We don't just blind
840.
by scott_w 2y ago
I think you can generalise without resorting to silly games like the article does. I gave some examples in a sibling comment that are high level enough to give an idea of the types of things I’d think about, without locking in to a specific

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