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by yashap 8y ago
Uh what? That’s maybe true with extremely junior devs, or in Windows shops, but most devs I know use the command line very heavily.
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by yashap 8y ago
Yeah, last I checked Bitfinex made it incredibly slow and difficult to convert Tether to USD. Like in theory you could do this conversion, but in practice ... not so much. Obviously there was heavy speculation that Tether was a scam. Is thi
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by yashap 8y ago
Most likely a dev wanting to play with cool new tech for not-very-good reasons, and no adult supervision preventing this.
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by yashap 8y ago
Most companies I know of use the maxmind db for geo ip lookups. Would be interesting to check if your ip(s) are being mapped to Japan in the recent version of maxmind’s db.
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by yashap 8y ago
As others have noted, hype from random marketing book != actual laws of anything. If I was starting a startup today, I’d choose Google Cloud. They’re a bit cheaper than AWS, they have all the big types of cloud services you need, and they
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by yashap 8y ago
If they were being negligent, they should absolutely have to pay a large percentage of the damages, maybe even 100%. Getting companies to be responsible for externalities is a no-brainer, even though it’s so often not enforced.
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by yashap 8y ago
Yeah, it’s certainly not a freefall, but still scary. They pulled out of the descent at 928 feet, descending 72 feet per second. Assuming they were still accelerating, they were probably less than 10 seconds from the ground. Good thing the
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by yashap 8y ago
Well, it does say they reached a descent rate of 4,200 ft/min (72 ft/second), which is pretty rapid.
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by yashap 8y ago
Agreed - they had tonnes of amazing, creative talent during both Jobs eras, and they still do, but Jobs was clearly a crucial piece in their revolutionary product development. Without him, they’re not going to be knocking out products that
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by yashap 8y ago
It’s all about the context. That’s a list of things that VCs want to see - their business mode is all about funding companies that have a decent shot to make a TONNE of money, reasonably quickly, so they can have a huge exit in the funds ti
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by yashap 8y ago
IMO json+REST works just as well for contract first workflows. Just write up the contract in an IDL, have both sides agree on it up front, then use codegen tools to generate client SDK(s) for your client language(s) of choice. Same workfl
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by yashap 8y ago
Have used both, and don’t like either. I actually DO like very statically typed schemas, but you can easily do this with json over REST, and using IDLs to generate SDKs. For gRPC vs. REST, I just don’t see the benefits. Performance wins o
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by yashap 8y ago
On top of what was already mentioned, this could also help with unexpected vulnerabilities. Like say a vulnerability is discovered where you can request someone else’s data - as long as they notice the vulnerability within 7 days, they can
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by yashap 8y ago
Agreed. I strongly dislike Trump, but this bill seems very reasonable, some pretty run-of-the-mill regulations that most people would agree with, or at least be OK with.
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by yashap 8y ago
On top of people wanting privacy about that stuff, there’s also probably enough there to get through a lot of “password recovery questions”, for sites that have those. Especially if they can get similar info about your family (through the
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by yashap 8y ago
Anecdotal evidence, but I personally know quite a few people with mental health issues who’ve found psychiatrists very helpful. I don’t know anyone who has received significant help with mental health from a tech startup. Startups are gre
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by yashap 8y ago
Indeed. I actually really enjoy teaching and mentoring, and do a lot of it. I’m also quite experienced with Excel, used to be an analyst before I became a dev, so I’m often the “Excel guy.” When other devs come to me for help, they generall
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by yashap 8y ago
Walter Isaacson’s Steve Jobs biography was a very well written, engaging bio about a deeply flawed but very interesting man. There’s no need to have delusions about becoming a CEO while reading it, it’s just an entertaining book.
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by yashap 8y ago
And really, it’ll probably pay A LOT less than you make using a JVM language, not more.
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by yashap 8y ago
100% this. I think people who have not worked directly in marketing dramatically underestimate just how much of marketing at a big company is taking credit for sales that were going to happen anyways. People have performance driven bonuses&
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by yashap 8y ago
FWIW, I was referring to actual neo-Nazi types, people with a real hatred for other races, who try to put it behind a facade of standard conservatism. Similar to what Linus was talking about here: > Because I may have my reservations abo
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by yashap 8y ago
Very wrong, I’m quite left wing myself, as are most of my friends/family. I’m really not sure why you’re jumping to these conclusions based on my post. In terms of “real life” vs. internet, people are just a lot more reasonable in pers
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by yashap 8y ago
In “real life,” no, but on the internet, yes.
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by yashap 8y ago
His quotes about political correctness are pretty interesting. Basically that neo-Nazis have tried to brand themselves as “just practical people against excessive political correctness,” but really that’s just a facade covering their true h
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by yashap 8y ago
Facebook, Twitter and Reddit are all pretty message board-y, they’re all centreded online discussions/arguments, and that can get toxic in a hurry, unless the discussion is super focused and tightly moderated. Instagram has always bee
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by yashap 8y ago
I’ve found most high end hires work this way: - Person A and person B work together, both are fairly senior - Person B moves on to a new company. New company is hiring for a senior/lead/staff/director/whatever role. Pers
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by yashap 8y ago
Legal marijuana business?
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by yashap 8y ago
Would be interesting to see, for each of the layoff events, an age-histogram of those laid off vs. the company overall.
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by yashap 8y ago
We might have a different definition of resume driven development. Choosing a company that uses a tech stack you think will be good for your career is fine, though it wouldn’t personally be one of my top criteria. But what I’m advising agai
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by yashap 8y ago
Take on challenging problems, ask lots of questions. Always try to understand both the technical decisions and business decisions/value in whatever project you’re a part of. Try to avoid anything resembling blog/resume driven deve

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