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by twh270 3y ago
> No one is suggesting killing yourself for someone else’s dream. Nobody makes it that explicit. Managers just ask you (your team) to deliver more story points, go the extra effort to meet a deadline, etc. And the risk of setting boundar
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by twh270 3y ago
Apparently it's even worse (slightly, but still...) in 2021 according to https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/72/su/su7201a6.htm . This is horrifying. These kids are going to become adults who will, to s
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by twh270 3y ago
Those "long-term roadmaps" are, in my experience, created by self-important architects who are far removed from the realities and needs of everyday developers. Full of lofty ideals, grandiose abstractions, and "silver-bullet-
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by twh270 3y ago
Or large projects. It's been several years now, but IntelliJ could be a real tortoise when I was working in a medium-sized monolith Java/Spring project with ~20 Gradle subprojects.
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by twh270 3y ago
There are more choices than "ship-it-quickly and fix bugs later" and "over-engineer something complicated that ships later". There are _lots_ of good practices which reduce the (potential) bug count without making things
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by twh270 3y ago
Not necessarily. "Inner wisdom", wisdom about yourself and who you are, usually can only come from your own experiences (both mistakes/failures and successes/victories). You can learn a lot about yourself by "blowin
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by twh270 3y ago
Are they? Link I pasted above ( https://www.ada.gov/resources/web-guidance/ ) tells me they aren't. Happy to correct if I'm wrong.
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by twh270 3y ago
They aren't a "public accommodation" ( https://www.ada.gov/resources/web-guidance/ ).
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by twh270 3y ago
For me, the part that's most exhausting is the constant struggle to remain competent with the ever-changing landscape of frameworks, libraries, and services that are used in modern software development. This is made worse by their size
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by twh270 3y ago
It's not quite the same thing, but The Architecture of Open Source Programs ( https://aosabook.org/en/index.html ) has a wealth of knowledge that is well worth exploring.
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by twh270 4y ago
The problem is that, no matter the organization or system we devise, people who want power and control sooner or later (and usually it's sooner) find a way to work their way to the top, where they can f*ck over everyone else. Until we
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by twh270 4y ago
It's not really about the distance; it's about how drastically conditions change in 100m depth of water -- to the point that very specialized equipment is necessary for humans to survive, and if we're not careful on the way u
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by twh270 4y ago
You kid, but the movie Unstoppable, about a runaway train, is based on a real life scenario. There are some interesting trivia details at https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0477080/trivia/?ref_=tt_ql_3 .
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by twh270 4y ago
He'll take them out behind the woodshed, give them a stern talking to, and then give them a handshake and a "Thanks for this truly productive discussion, see you at our usual watering-hole tonight?" Maybe a few weak regulatio
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by twh270 4y ago
One thing I think is missing in this write-up is the element of autonomy. Yes, it's undeniably degrading that Amazon employees piss in bottles to make sure they meet their quotas. But: they aren't forced to take that job, or to pi
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by twh270 4y ago
The article describes how he created a layout based on optimizing 'rolls', which is (I think) the same as piano runs as you describe: striking keys in sequential order across the hand. So for example 'the', 'you&#x2
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by twh270 4y ago
Family member works for USAA and really likes it there. I can attest they truly do care for their employees and customers.
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by twh270 4y ago
> it didn't crash, it just worked. You've got some very rose-tinted goggles. Remember the "blue screen of death" and how often it would appear? I used to reboot my Windows machine regularly because a driver or the OS
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by twh270 4y ago
Very reactionary take here. Blaming developers for everything that's wrong is just as bad-wrong as blaming everything on management, the C-suite, capitalism, or anything else. I've worked with some very ignorant, lazy, incompetent
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by twh270 4y ago
There's also the app CopyMeThat, which will capture recipes from darn near anything, let you tag and otherwise organize them, let you make a mealplan, and more. We have 3000+ recipes in it now (of which we've made probably a coupl
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by twh270 4y ago
Most of these can largely be mitigated if teams/organizations intentionally support socializing and interaction. For example - the team I'm currently on hold all meetings with cameras turned on (it's the social norm, not an o
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by twh270 4y ago
We need to get rid of "what's good for the economy" (aka corporate revenue/profits and high employment) as the sole yardstick for making policy decisions. It is very, very clearly not working. The economy should exist fo
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by twh270 4y ago
You called him sexist without using the word 'sexist', and now that you've been caught you're pretending otherwise.
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by twh270 4y ago
No, this is about acceptance of the 'hand' you have and having an understanding of what you can control and influence. Which is pretty damn empowering, compared to blaming structural or systemic problems for your situation.
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by twh270 4y ago
Worker's rights are "pretty extravagant"? I completely disagree. Work/life balance for most people/families is way out of whack, we are putting far too much of our physical and mental health into work and not enough
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by twh270 4y ago
The most important thing to do IMO is to make it part of your acceptance criteria or definition of done for any story/feature. My observation is that observability gets ignored if it isn't baked into the culture. In terms of imple
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by twh270 4y ago
I haven't seen one up-close (yet!) but I agree. This was pure science fiction when I grew up, watching a booster landing is a thrill every time.
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by twh270 4y ago
I'm currently a happy Gruvbox 'customer'. If I may ask, what make you switch to Everforest?
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by twh270 4y ago
I interpret this as "disregard what other people say when their words cause you to doubt or second-guess yourself for no good reason". In other words: have confidence.
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by twh270 4y ago
And you can lose a friendship, romantic partner, child, or anything else for reasons out of your control. Yes, expectation and attachment are core causes for pain/grief/suffering. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't have

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