smnscu

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   by smnscu 5y ago

   I've been doing Karat interviews for about three years and it's been incredible for my mental health. The work is extremely flexible and there is nothing to worry about when you're not working (I dread deadlines and I'm
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   by smnscu 5y ago

   Huh, TIL, thanks! https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2808646/why-are-the-firs...
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   by smnscu 5y ago

   There are no behavioural questions, the intro bit at the start is just there to not abruptly start asking questions, help you relax a bit, and also nice in case the client wants to look at the video to find out more about you. We do insist
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   by smnscu 5y ago

   I've been an interviewer with Karat for 2.5yrs, it's genuinely great. https://karat.com/ I know you made the statement in jest, but trying to improve on the interview process is not a bad idea. At the very least,
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   by smnscu 5y ago

   The fact that the video wasn't from Technology Connections was both surprising and disappointing. Great share though! I wish ACs and heat pumps were more common in the UK, though I understand why they aren't (yet! I expect an AC i
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   by smnscu 5y ago

   I was curious to see it in action, here's a random Twitch video https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1118988304
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   by smnscu 5y ago

   I think you might be referring to this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flick_(time)
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   by smnscu 5y ago

   If anyone is looking for the Alpine article linked in the first paragraph, it's only available via Gemini, or via a proxy like here https://portal.mozz.us/gemini/drewdevault.com/2021/05/06/Pra..
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   by smnscu 5y ago

   Nice photos, thank you for piquing my interest in Jersey https://www.tom.je/ Also, pretty good advice in this post, bookmarked it.
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    by smnscu 5y ago

    It could've been a fantastic April Fool's release. I like to imagine that was the original intent and a manager went "eh, release it anyway".
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    by smnscu 5y ago

    I got the Sonos Arc, which was (a ridiculously expensive IMHO) £799, and I was expecting to be blown away after reading glowing reviews. Instead, it's just... OK. Using the app to calibrate it to the room made a big difference. I might
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    by smnscu 5y ago

    This is great advice. Something that somewhat helps me is thinking "you're out on a run, you've already won". Though I'm still insanely competitive and I still end up pushing myself, at least I don't care that
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    by smnscu 5y ago

    How do you even get the _feel_ of the device so right? I'm perplexed, such a great project. I started using it unironically to play music, I'd totally pay for a Mac/iOS app haha.
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    by smnscu 5y ago

    I bought it for home use because it looks so nice. Fits perfectly for the small desk in our living room. It's not as comfy as my Aeron but it's not supposed to be, it's half the price and not uncomfortable for even a ridiculo
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    by smnscu 5y ago

    This sounds silly but it's such valuable advice (particularly wrt weights, which I find super fun, though running is my thing). Creating a somewhat disciplined approach to working out has been the only thing (except for SSRIs) that had
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    by smnscu 5y ago

    Top comment nails it: > So you took over someone elses project years ago, made some money off of it and then killed it. Yikes.
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    by smnscu 5y ago

    Another person living in the UK, I agree wholeheartedly; nice insights about Singapore and classism. I live in Manchester and take remote contracts with London clients from time to time. Getting paid London salaries outside of London is one
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    by smnscu 5y ago

    Depression in my case. I started smoking before high school as something to fill the void, only realizing much later that I've been severely depressed for a long time. (SSRIs are an amazing tool in my case FWIW) Once you get used to it
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    by smnscu 5y ago

    I agree that it's likely not a universal experience, but I relate to this so much. I just love smoking, and if we had a way to make it safe I'd be smoking every day. I still miss it a long time after I quit, particularly when the
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    by smnscu 5y ago

    I finished RE8 on Stadia on launch day; it looks great on PC but for some reason it looks even better on a TV with the CCU. As someone who's put hundreds of £s and hours into Stadia, I'm quite content with it, I wish it had more g
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    by smnscu 5y ago

    Thanks to your comment and the sibling, I found this https://old.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/bif6wp/can_ub...
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    by smnscu 5y ago

    I use two Das Keyboard 4 Professional keyboards, one Mac/MX Brown and one Win/MX Blue. They're pretty much perfect and I love the media controls.
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    by smnscu 5y ago

    I once hired two engineers for the same role on my team; they both seemed about the same level during the interview. After working with them for a while, one of them was perfectly adequate, the other turned out to be the best engineer I&#x2
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    by smnscu 5y ago

    Also this -- professional diver discussing the video recorded by someone who dove there unprepared and died https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yv4aK2O1X_M
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    by smnscu 5y ago

    YES! I'm also really struggling with giving up YouTube due to all the wonderful content available there. I wish there was a widely-used alternative like Floatplane to double-post your videos for your supporters.
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    by smnscu 5y ago

    Unless my math is off, that would put his net worth in the $10-20B bracket. That is positively insane.
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    by smnscu 5y ago

    I really enjoy Alec's videos and quirky humour. Beware though, this kind of channel is a massive, addicting time sink. Other similar channels that HN might appreciate (the first two are quite well-known, the last one I found recently a
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    by smnscu 6y ago

    That's a good idea, I wonder whether such apps exist. Just wanted to point out that you _are_ able to pee anywhere, you might not be allowed to, though.
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    by smnscu 6y ago

    FWIW I'm self-hosting a Gitea instance on a server <200 miles away from me. I thought it'd be a stupid idea, but setting it up properly was a lot of fun, and it's just stupid, crazy fast compared to anything managed.
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    by smnscu 6y ago

    I work roughly 60/40 from my office (Windows workstation) and home (macOS laptop). I have a significant insight into how they work and their shortcuts; not only that, but I use Sublime Text and VSCode in both, and am familiar with the