derfnugget

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by derfnugget 1y ago
"What happens when 4,500 people ask for the same feature? At Firefox, we build it." What a weird flex. I think if you make >700 million dollars a year you should have someone driving instead of feature farming the comments sect
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by derfnugget 1y ago
"These models have more than an individual mind could conceivably memorize." ...so what? Is memorization considered intelligence? Calculators have similar properties. GeoGuessr is the modern nerds' Rubix Cube. The latest in &
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by derfnugget 1y ago
does anyone care if they perform better or does even suggesting that make me a racist in the modern world?
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by derfnugget 2y ago
this is an exceptional example of modern website. very nice job. may i ask what framework you are using for the UX?
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by derfnugget 2y ago
Same. This is more than a nit. It's pretty much a need.
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by derfnugget 2y ago
this post made me immediately reach out for a raise. im not good at this part of the job. i hate this part of the job. im an engineer. first, last, and most importantly.
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by derfnugget 3y ago
I'm a software engineer with 5 years at a FANG company. In the entirety of your time at Google did you ever identify a high performing contractor and make your mission to make them a full-time employee?
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by derfnugget 3y ago
Where's your head aaaaat. Where's your head at? You are unethical because at some point you decided it's not about teaching them, it's about catching them. I think you should take a minute to think about what your role a
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by derfnugget 5y ago
Seems like you're burnt out and you're trying to burn out everyone else as well. I create games in my free time for fun. I enjoy it. I have a game on Steam. It's not great but it's not nothing. And it's mine. Negati
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by derfnugget 5y ago
Minority Report!
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by derfnugget 6y ago
> I'm not saying I am a great hacker, but I do sympathize with this fussiness. Nobody assumed you were. And by sympathize you mean putting forth the argument that "great hackers" are the worst hire an ISV can make? The aut
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by derfnugget 7y ago
Pretty sure I found this here: https://hackernoon.com/how-it-feels-to-learn-javascript-in-2...
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by derfnugget 7y ago
For me, circles seemed to do the opposite. Instead of blasting an update to every person on my friends list (coworkers, family, friends) I could limit the exposure to a subset. This seemed like a better way to control spam in the ~3 posts I
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by derfnugget 8y ago
Appears to be replacing "mixin magic" with "useState" and "useEffect" bullshit. What is this? It does not seem to be any sort of improvement on the existing structure; sneaky side-effects and requiring a linter
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by derfnugget 8y ago
"...CEO Travis Kalanick has been plagued with an array of allegations against himself and his reports...illegally obtaining passenger medical records to discredit rape allegations against Uber drivers, anti-competitive action, opportun
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by derfnugget 8y ago
Currently 'npm i -D electron@latest' is still installing electron@2.0.10 but 3.0 can be installed with 'npm i -D electron@3.0'.
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by derfnugget 9y ago
As a male, the most common time for me to drop 6lbs in one sitting is 8am. Related?
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by derfnugget 9y ago
Pre-link-click: Ooo another site by Google these are usually pretty cool; at least they're well made... First impression: LOL this site was made by Google?! Page load is atrocious. Interaction using mobile is very bad. Lasting impress
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by derfnugget 9y ago
Sign up for the Meetup.com event at Google HQ on June 23rd. They've put a cover on the event($10) but I've been to many of these and can confidently say it will be worth it. Plus, they serve food, beer, and wine. I just signed up