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by verst 6y ago
I'm literally about to do this. Switching from (Senior) Developer Advocate to Software Engineer (2) at Microsoft. Both jobs are on the same ladder / pay scale and in the same engineering org. I was promoted just last September and
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by verst 6y ago
Ubuntu 20.04 has python2 and python3 executables, but no python, so no ambiguity.
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I like using pyenv to manage Python versions which will then always symlink "pip" and "python" to whichever version is my system default, directory tree default, shell default, virtualenv etc.
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Dating styles are very informed by upbringing and culture. For example with my German upbringing but living in the US I am very long term oriented and do not shy away from addressing serious topics early. While this is considered "very
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by verst 6y ago
> Compared to tinder, bumble has more serious people looking to date. The system is set up so girls message first and matches will expire after 24 hr. When a girl messages you first, she is already more invested in getting to you know th
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by verst 6y ago
Sounds like their cloud provider environment was breached. If that's the case then access to databases with salted and hashed passwords is to be expected, is it not? Would be good to know which provider this is and whether it was the f
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Most German PC games seem focused on trade / mercantile or historical themes. There are also some popular simulation and role playing genres. - Anno Series (I just picked up Anno 1800 yesterday) - Fugger / The Guild 1-3 / Pat
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by verst 6y ago
One thing I'd really like to know from folks is this: Surely the startup salary was less than what most medium to large businesses would pay. So what return did you need on options to break even compared to other jobs you could have ta
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Most school districts either use GSuite or Office 365 from what I can tell. As part of those you'd have Google Meet or Microsoft Teams. Why do you use (presumably the consumer version of) Skype when the Microsoft product that supersede
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Thanks for pointing that out. I suppose a RFC writing style guide would be helpful to have consistency in language and interpretation.
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In most internet engineering task force RFCs the standard verbiage for "must not" usually is in fact "should not".
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Unsure why you are being downvoted. Perhaps some founders and investors don't want this to be known...
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Disclaimer: I work for Microsoft, but I'm not here to tell you to use Azure - just providing an example for the use of AAD. Kubeflow is an OSS framework for doing distributed data science / machine learning (including Tensorflow
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Men discover mysterious metal monolith in Utah wilderness, immediately touch it(news.avclub.com)
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Kubeflow v1.2 Release – The Machine Learning Toolkit for Kubernetes(blog.kubeflow.org)
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Beyoncé Teams Up with Peloton(essence.com)
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by verst 6y ago
I'm even willing to pay the premium for a prebuilt PC this time but it will be a while before I can find that Ryzen 5900X / RTX 3080 (Ti?) combo anywhere.
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by verst 6y ago
My OS drive is still the original 100GB SSD from 2012. I replaced my 2TB HDD with a 2TB Samsung 970 Evo Plus in a M.2 PCIE 3.0 x4 riser card. Unfortunately when I switched from the GTX 980 to the RTX 2060 Super all PCIE 3.0 lanes were being
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by verst 6y ago
I still use my 2012 Desktop with a i7 3770K. Except for NVMe upgrades and a RTX 2060 Super (originally 670, then 980) it's still the original Build. I will be going for 3900X for my next machine. Probably waiting for the RTX 3080 Ti I
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I was a "CS monkey" for two years at Google. A job I was overqualified for but it was the only thing that got me into a major tech company. (Nobody at big tech companies ever bothered to even phone screen me for SWE roles) Also y
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by verst 6y ago
Hello neighbor - I bought my first house in Ballard this February myself. For SF / SV readers: Ballard is a hip Seattle neighborhood, somewhat like Hayes Valley but also near a beach and bike paths. My house is new construction and wal
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You assume Nadella had the choice to switch companies freely. You have to keep in mind what it is like to be an immigrant in this country. Nadella gave up his Greencard to switch to the H-1B program in 1994 to bring his wife to the US (and
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No. Neck gaiters are not worse than no mask at all. This experiment was discussed many times. There were several flaws in the analysis. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/neck-gaiters-covid-19/
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They criticized lockdowns as the primary means to control the virus. They didn't argue against the usefulness of lockdowns in themselves. However, lockdowns have significant impact on poor people getting poorer. WHO envoy Dr. David N
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GP is suggesting removing the 85k H-1Bs annual cap but keeping all other requirements in place (with or without new wage standards). EDIT: GP is also suggesting removal of the immediate deportation proceedings should someone lose their job
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Exactly. The H-1B program is intended to be for highly skilled workers. Most folks early in their career (GP is probably thinking straight out of school) can hardly be considered highly skilled. And surely there are plenty of American recen
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Check this out: https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/data/Appr... Contrast that with the previous year: https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/documen
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I wish this were only limited to Office 365. It's most services that use authentication backed by Azure Active Directory. https://status.azure.com/en-us/status A few days ago a similar outage occurred with Google
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Wages in Germany are much lower. Owning a home in a city like Berlin doesn't seem a lot easier than in SF. People are fine doing long term rentals with rent control. Not everything is about Silicon Valley. You can move away to afford b
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Tax rate is 42% for all income above 55,960 Euros in Germany. That doesn't even include a few other taxes you might likely have to pay. Top tax bracket for the income tax portion is 45%.

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