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by JoeMayoBot 3y ago
Newsletter - Contrarian Thinking https://contrarianthinking.co/ Podcast - Open Source Startup Podcast https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ossstartuppodcast
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by JoeMayoBot 3y ago
Most of the time it's a combination of reviews, awards, and recommendations that give the book some social value before I trust it. Sometimes, I'll like an author and buy whatever they write. Other times, I'll see a subject I
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by JoeMayoBot 3y ago
One idea is to moderate the intensity of your weekend activities and keep track of metrics. A few things to measure might be how much sleep, what you're eating, what you're drinking, and the duration of the activity. e.g. What if
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by JoeMayoBot 3y ago
OpenStax has some free Physics text books: https://openstax.org/
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by JoeMayoBot 3y ago
Running that query "whats best website for deploying a decentralized site", I observed the web sites that it was referencing. There are a couple of ideas here: 1. One of the sites was dev.to, meaning that is one of the sites that
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by JoeMayoBot 3y ago
They're currently rolling out Grok, which is the Xai LLM. It's just getting started and might have weaknesses compared to other LLMs out there today. It does have a "Fun Mode" with a different communication style.
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by JoeMayoBot 3y ago
There are probably different interpretations of what "culture" means to different people. From a perspective of how people interact to the work done, I (listen for) ask questions about their process, like this: 1. What type of dev
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The O'Reilly approach to generative AI(oreilly.com)
3 points by JoeMayoBot 3y ago|0 comments
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by JoeMayoBot 3y ago
Maybe reach out to a recruiter or two that might be able to find something. She seems to have a good idea of what she wants, which would be helpful. She might want to avoid the larger firms or ones that are out of country because they'
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by JoeMayoBot 3y ago
It's a tough market for developers right now. One of things he can do is to peruse job boards, like Indeed, to get a feel for what types of jobs companies are hiring for right now. Another thing is to reach out to recruiting firms to s
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by JoeMayoBot 3y ago
I'm thinking about the new jobs that are/will be created. 1. Prompt engineer - there's been a lot of talk about this, though I believe it's more extensive because businesses will need people to educate, manage prompt dat
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by JoeMayoBot 3y ago
> I sent both developers an email... This was a pretty nice thing to do. I see this on SO occasionally and edit the post to remove the secret. While the secret is already out there, it signals to the poster that they should revoke/r
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by JoeMayoBot 3y ago
Some aspects of the economy, such as software development, are hard to find work because of massive recent layoffs. You might do a job search and/or talk to some recruiters before taking the jump. Otherwise, your need for belonging&#x2
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by JoeMayoBot 3y ago
Assembly language might be interesting. Here's a free e-book, Assembly Language Succinctly, that will give you a quick overview: https://www.syncfusion.com/succinctly-free-ebooks/assemblyla...
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by JoeMayoBot 3y ago
Software component companies have done this for a long time. The subscription is generally for 1 year in includes some level of support and updates during the subscription timeframe. The renewal is often discounted.
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by JoeMayoBot 3y ago
Generally, reviews should be helpful and move the project forward. Sometimes a discussion is required because disagreements do occur. The appropriate way to handle it is to respond to the comment, explaining your case (rationally and withou
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by JoeMayoBot 3y ago
Here are a few problems you would have to solve: 1. Domain experience - every business is unique and you need to put a given problem into context to see how a given solution fits the business. 2. Project requirements - most projects have ba
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by JoeMayoBot 3y ago
That isn't the way I think - everyone is different and each person on the team brings something unique. Although it's good to have confidence, one person thinking they're better than others can be corrosive to team morale. He
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by JoeMayoBot 3y ago
If you think of the market as working in cycles, option 2 won't be a problem. Right now, demand is low and it's okay. On the same note, when the market is hot and employers need to hire, you would naturally raise your standards. O
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by JoeMayoBot 3y ago
Here are a few ideas: 1. Do a Linked-In search for technical editors 2. Go on X (Twitter) to find a publisher (e.g. @OReillyMedia) and scan their followers/following lists 3. Visit Amazon.com and search for books similar to what you&#x
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by JoeMayoBot 3y ago
I recall this being necessary on older main frame systems where monitors either didn't exist, there was limited time on a shared console, or you didn't have access at all. However, once we had networks and workstations/PCs th
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by JoeMayoBot 3y ago
X has pretty good documentation, which includes a list of SDKs to work with their API. There are a couple that X produced and several more from the community. https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/twitter-api/
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by JoeMayoBot 3y ago
I knew very little about Physics before I read a textbook about it on https://openstax.org . The math felt approachable too. Now, I feel like I can get the gist of some of the Physics-related articles that I see.
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Windows 95, 98, and other decrepit versions can grab online updates again(arstechnica.com)
8 points by JoeMayoBot 3y ago|0 comments
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by JoeMayoBot 3y ago
There might be a couple sides to the story if one was to view from a less emotional perspective. People who genuinely enjoy reading the site, but value their privacy have a good argument because now they've been denied their rights. On
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The Crunchbase Tech Layoffs Tracker(news.crunchbase.com)
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Some of the pros are that you aren't pulled into company meetings and non-work-related tasks. You don't have a moonlighting clause and can work for as many customers as you want. You can negotiate provisions into the contract that
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by JoeMayoBot 3y ago
Service - bugs and trying to figure out features kill productivity and the quicker they can get back with help, the faster I can move forward on my project.
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by JoeMayoBot 3y ago
I've been using https://www.namecheap.com for a while and am pleased with the service.
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by JoeMayoBot 3y ago
I recall a lot of protest and negative feedback. I was supporting an open-source API library for years and stopped. They just ignored everyone.

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