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by dencodev 6y ago
I don't have kids and never will so that's not an issue. That's a good question. I honestly don't know. I've also tried to recently learn some machine learning/AI stuff and the motivation is just completely gon
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by dencodev 6y ago
I'm an experience senior dev trying to transition to project management but it's difficult to find jobs right now that are entry level and software focused. Any suggestions? I feel like they just see my senior software engineering
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by dencodev 6y ago
Do you not feel compelled to do something ? There isn't any particular cause you want to work towards? Something political, community oriented, non-profit? I feel like there's so many causes I care about that I would love to orga
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by dencodev 6y ago
I spent a year doing nothing and it also drove me crazy, but I think a big component of that was knowing I needed to work againg eventually . If I had FU money I would probably find myself much less paralyzed and fine something I really en
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by dencodev 6y ago
As a long time senior dev who's desperate to get out of development right now because I'm sick of it, my overwhelming advice is to be sure you're working at places where you can grow. I job hopped from one consultancy to anot
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by dencodev 6y ago
People promoting violence usually means targeted violence. Proposing violence against a specific person or group of people. A protest that happens to have people in that become violent and then those some people posting online is a complete
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by dencodev 6y ago
Asking platforms to not host and promote violent and racist content is hardly censorship.
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by dencodev 6y ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23943441
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by dencodev 6y ago
Because the patent is probably meaningless, just like 99% of patents filed these days. But it costs so little to patent stuff so they just throw literally everything at the wall. There's endless patents on technology that doesn't
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by dencodev 6y ago
Previous discussion on this made it seem pretty obvious that the UFO unit existing was largely (if not only) due to nepotism and they're not releasing anything if substance - just more speculation for more funding.
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by dencodev 6y ago
Twitter is such an annoying format for this sort of content
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by dencodev 6y ago
After being a Windows advocate my entire life and refusing to use Apple products, I bought a Macbook yesterday. I am tired of Windows and its bloatware, the updates that break my drivers, the constant battle to fix these issues, having to d
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by dencodev 6y ago
I would recommend redefining wealth in your life to be something other than money. We all die and life is short - find something that you're fulfilled doing while you're still alive. I don't anticipate I will ever retire, but
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by dencodev 6y ago
There are a lot of ways to have kids in your life and to be a parent figure for them without actually being a parent. Even if you're older. If you find yourself wishing you had more a bond with a child in your future, get more involved
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by dencodev 6y ago
Probably how much you're paid and whether you get a raise if you ask for it.
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by dencodev 6y ago
I don't think Google could "easily" outspend Disney. Google has 5 times the market cap but Disney's entire business model relies on intellectual property laws. Disney will go bankrupt defending those laws before they let
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by dencodev 6y ago
The easy answer you might not like: interview at small places that don't have a lot of existing technical experience and don't pay very well. I've had 3 jobs now at small agencies (3-4 devs) that paid under $100k and none of
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by dencodev 6y ago
If the US military has game changing, society shocking technology it's not going to freaking patent it and make it public. It serves no purpose to do so.
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by dencodev 6y ago
What is conventional rebellion? I label myself as anti-capitalist which is pretty uncommon in the US, but communism as a concept is not in any way unique or new and there have been millions of supporters of communism throughout history. If
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by dencodev 6y ago
>It’s so unconventional that almost every Fortune 500 corporation has done so in unison. For literally the first time in history, and most of the Fortune 500 "speaking out" is just empty words without any real action. Look how
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by dencodev 6y ago
I'm not sure I find much meaning in this essay because everyone's definition of "conventional" and "independent" depends on their own bias. PG's own definition of independently minded seems to be "the
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by dencodev 6y ago
Is there a single instance of a hundred millionaire/billionaire having a "real job"? With "real job" defined as doing something you'd otherwise not do if it wasn't for the pressure of having a place to liv
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by dencodev 6y ago
I'm of the opinion that the non-conformists these days are the people that think capitalism shouldn't exist at all and choose to minimize their role in it as far as they can without starving and going homeless.
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by dencodev 6y ago
Baskets of deplorables.
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by dencodev 6y ago
People are usually on a payroll as either an employee or contractor (slightly different tax treatment, with the contractor being less favorable to the worker). I have heard of instances where people form a company and work under that, but i
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by dencodev 6y ago
Warrants aren't even needed these days with the Patriot Act
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by dencodev 6y ago
I applied to and was interviewed for a non-profit in the area that serves to connect volunteers with non-profits that need their help. Maybe they just really didn't like me in the interview (I didn't get that impression at all) bu
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by dencodev 6y ago
It may be less about it being cheaper, and more that you know what your budget is for a given year but perhaps not what it is three years from now. You can spend this year's budget with confidence and not worry about having to lay off
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by dencodev 6y ago
Laughed at this - sounds like something a YC exec would post under an alternative account even though I'm sure it isn't
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by dencodev 6y ago
It's not clear to me how anyone can make a judgement about whether models are more conservative than reality. We have no ability to independently measure climate change within our tiny data point of existence. Even a decade of observin

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