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by wnolens 4y ago
Along these lines, you can't attach a debugger anywhere and dissect it like some lifeless cadaver. You have to rely on having taught the system in advance to report what's going on and draw conclusions from a set of signals.
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by wnolens 4y ago
> but software engineering (to say nothing of "programming") is a series of scar tissue in bits Lol. I will use this from now on: A software engineer is a computer scientist with scar tissue.
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by wnolens 4y ago
It really is. Sometimes it's useful like 3d-printing (make custom thing), but often it's just like having the right replacement part for something that broke. Here's some real examples from myself: Repairs (crotch of my jeans
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by wnolens 4y ago
I think you're free to use your money to buy yourself out of discomfort and into a nice place for your family, but to gate-keep others out of the freedom you enjoy is wrong. Yes, you might have to face discomfort so that others can aff
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by wnolens 4y ago
Yes, sounds great. Useless, vacant land v.s. new neighbors + taxes paid to the city. The benefit is obvious when you put aside your prejudice against those from different walks of life.
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by wnolens 4y ago
If your point was strong, people would have listened. But it wasn't, so you had to make a meta point which came off as condescending. Instead of reading that sentence above and having the gut reaction of not feeling understood, try and
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by wnolens 4y ago
> Python is an anti-social language. It focuses primarily on the needs of developers and not as much on the user of the software That's why I love it for tools. It's MY job to help my users. For them, I write Java. For ME, I wr
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by wnolens 4y ago
I agree most are hard working and no complaints, but that isn't necessarily the best quality. I so often have to speak up against BS because my 90+% Indian team is too passive. I'm also an immigrant, so same work authorization con
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by wnolens 4y ago
It's like Tim Ferris, filtered for the "intellectual" topics. Yawn
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by wnolens 4y ago
This is sweet haha. I want Mapo Tofu, nearby, ranked by price and distance. Next: what's the sentiment about that dish (from reviews). Or at least a restaurant rating. Love how fast it is and the non distracting design. Bookmarked.
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by wnolens 4y ago
As a long time chiro-goer, I've noticed that some chiropractors use the lower bar to entry "doctor" label to appear experts in other fields like nutrition or mental health. But one can obviously steer clear of those. My chiro
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by wnolens 4y ago
Many people have no kids, or no parents (passed, or in another country), or live in a city (no yard, no car). The shape of their life is much different than yours. The lack of responsibility by comparison allows for this sort of venture to
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by wnolens 4y ago
A house costs more than some people have. Without a rental market, those people become homeless or completely dependant on government. Neither is desirable. Without the profit incentive, what developer would build a multi unit apartment bui
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by wnolens 4y ago
There's really only two things you can do: ask for it directly and press for a good reason why not, and job hunt where that is what you're looking for (make it clear). I feel your pain. Legacy systems breed a laziness in me person
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by wnolens 4y ago
So.. about that hiring freeze/slowed revenue growth/etc. Glad to see they still have bandwidth for this kind of stuff (not sarcasm)
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by wnolens 4y ago
This has always been the case (source: I've worked at 2 FANGetc companies over last 10y) but they've just had the economic climate to brush it off. It's the tax they pay for offering such high salaries regardless of team, and
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by wnolens 4y ago
Thanks, this is great advice. Something I've been trying to do, too.
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by wnolens 4y ago
I think my ambivalence comes from a lack of excitement while just casually socializing. I have plenty of best friends who are hilarious and fascinating, that by comparison I can feel quite empty with a woman who is otherwise quite a catch.
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by wnolens 4y ago
> Not everyone gets so lucky. Some people have to settle for a partner they can love but is not really their ideal match. > This is where it takes work. You have to accept the fact every day this is your partner, you have to wrestle w
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by wnolens 4y ago
Maybe that says something about the quality of his words. He is a kingpin of insight porn.
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by wnolens 4y ago
The latter. I can barely watch him. I'll admit he's incredibly original and I really appreciate a skit or two. But he borders on sociopathic, and his latest movie is a great encapsulation of that.
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by wnolens 4y ago
The price for 3mo doesn't seem high to me at all IF that ought to be enough to complete a single project with 1-2h/day. Coding books cost upwards of $50-80. So I would prefer a per project pricing. And a trial that doesn't re
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by wnolens 4y ago
I blame Tim Ferris. He's the poster boy for productivity porn. He has a podcast where he tries to extract productivity tips from accomplished people, then compiles the tips and sells it as a self help book. And he's completely gen
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by wnolens 4y ago
Are you really learning though? Or are you reaping the rewards of imagining that you are improving by "consuming content"? Of the last 500 things you read, how many changes have you implemented and sustained? If your answers to th
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by wnolens 4y ago
Yea that's fair. I do mentor quite naturally. I just miss the arms-length access to 20 years of experience which I was lucky to have at a previous work place. There's as much to learn when you are absent of mentors though. Self-su
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by wnolens 4y ago
Big thanks to you greybeards out there. My ages 23-29 were spent under your close tutelage and I learned so so much, often via direct lecture on a whiteboard. Now I work at a place that burns out young folks and I literally have no one to l
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by wnolens 4y ago
I think you meant to say you have no "internal identity"? You have an external identity by virtue of other's witnessing you. They think something , whether or not you choose to recognize it or manage it or 'internalize
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by wnolens 4y ago
> They don't know it will help, but it might. So this hamster spends all their time on the wheel. This is the salient part of the analogy. I like it a lot. I don't know that all this hard work and reaching for career heights wi
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by wnolens 4y ago
I resonate with this. I'm not 100% FI, can't simply coast from here.. but I could make it work with almost any salary given my savings and lifestyle. Yet I still interview for better paying gigs, and generally turn up the heat on
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by wnolens 4y ago
Oh God I can't wait that long. It's so hard to make friends in North America right now.

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