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by spratzt 5y ago
It's the converse that's the issue. Projects with excellent communication that are not in the least compelling.
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by spratzt 5y ago
Good communication has got nothing to do with whether developers believe in a project or not. The two are orthogonal.
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by spratzt 5y ago
I absolutely agree. Even worse, of course, are 'passionate' developers. They're a real nuisance.
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by spratzt 5y ago
Does this really need saying in 2021? Surely, by now, even teenage coders recognize the massive downsides to working for a startup.
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by spratzt 5y ago
Your words are too kind. It doesn't even make it easy to play music you bought with the app. The app is truly dreadful.
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by spratzt 6y ago
During its heyday I was an active supporter of UML. Nowadays, I hardly ever hear of it. Does anybody use it any more?
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by spratzt 6y ago
I love the phrase 'toxic optimism'.
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by spratzt 6y ago
This is excellent. It looks like jupyterbook!
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by spratzt 6y ago
Why does Mapout need to use your location even when it isn't open?
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by spratzt 6y ago
Genuinely curious as to what you moved into after working as a data scientist. I'm a data scientist and desperate to get out.
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by spratzt 6y ago
...and salary you could negotiate on. Not even remotely true. COBOL programming is very, very badly paid.
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by spratzt 6y ago
A capacity to endure endless mind-numbing boredom.
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by spratzt 7y ago
As far as i can see the limit on Apple Pay is tied to your underlying card limit. I settled a hotel bill for EUR1200.00 using Apple Pay. Totally painless; no card required.
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by spratzt 7y ago
When I graduated it was said that if your were good enough to get a decent degree then you were wasting yourself in IT. It was true then and it remains true to-day.
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by spratzt 7y ago
Absolutely true. I have several friends who are machine learning practitioners. Many are actively looking to get out. When you strip away the hype and BS the demand in London is very thin.
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by spratzt 9y ago
Me. I took the founder's advice and didn't trust him.
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by spratzt 9y ago
I wish them well. The idea of modelling styles using genetic algorithms is intriguing. It could be even more powerful combined with input from a fashion designer. If I were Amazon I would buy them.
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by spratzt 9y ago
I tried this app with ten photos of flowers; all taken in the controlled setting of a botanical garden. Not one of them was correctly identified!