dkmn

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by dkmn 3y ago
Typical to focus on the pipeline, the Economist is culturally conditioned not to question the context of the system. A lot the distribution, efficiency, and particularly the burnout are due to corporatization and over regulation. The "
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by dkmn 3y ago
In addition to the points he makes, there is less of a complexity barrier to jump with that generation of machine. Modern OSX/MacOS/iOS is arguably elegant but also complex and hardly something you control... A far cry from the de
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by dkmn 3y ago
Yes, this sort of solipsism thrives on the coasts where people are So Very Sure how Very Smart and Very Correct they are. Not that all US coastal people and cultures are like that, far from it, but the level of population and prosperity tha
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by dkmn 3y ago
Seems very entitled to me. I wonder if the author ever considered how people who have lived in a small town feel about someone who insists on showing up, being catered to, and not assimilating? Realize there is some level of resentment of s
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by dkmn 4y ago
Observations: - among many thoughtful comments, a search for "fun" yields mostly comments about functions and expressivity; I think this is a key aspect that isn't as apparent to many experienced people here. The fond recolle
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by dkmn 4y ago
What a positive and uplifting story. Thank you for sharing, and BTW your writing is lucid, clever, and honest. Blessings to you all!
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by dkmn 5y ago
That sounds somewhat resonant. I'd be really curious as to what insights you had or choices you made; considering the same type of switch. Did you ever write anything up on the journey or find any particular resources useful?
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by dkmn 5y ago
I'm just happy that critical discussion around SARS-nCoV-2 and related politics isn't instantly being flagged on Hacker News anymore ;) There is a lot of brainpower and a surprising variety of experience on this list.
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by dkmn 5y ago
^this Hilarious. One of the things that had most annoyed me in medicine since 1995,a slavish dedication to what I've come to call "evidence based nihilism". And a lot of the people who are most rigid do not treat patients but
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by dkmn 6y ago
Good points about engaging in this work has changed the ways the author both thinks and feels about the landscape and ecosystem. We've been learning about permaculture (old school Holzer, Mollison, Hemenway style) and small-scale homes
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by dkmn 6y ago
Having a bee house (for mason bees) has worked very well for us. Harvesting the cocoons in fall helps prevent concentration and spread of parasites, so I find the split-and-drilled layered wooden blocks work very well and pay for themselves
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by dkmn 6y ago
I heartily encourage this! Moreover, consider mason bees or leafcutter bees. Solitary bees are easier to raise (very easy, in fact), some species are 80x as effective in pollination as honey bees, they are very very docile, many may also b
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by dkmn 6y ago
To the OP: Your write-up (nicely done) is particularly interesting to me in that I'm using this unplanned furlough to work on diving back into Clojure and coincidentally was wanting to set up some static personal sites. Thanks for sh
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by dkmn 6y ago
Thank you! A very welcome thread. It's been very interesting to watch children during this current period of restriction... to see both their internal robustness (in some ways improved, I think, by the lack of constant ephemeral stimul
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by dkmn 6y ago
Thanks for sharing the nice write-up! It's a bit more in-depth than the "hello world" tutorials out there, and mixing in a few dev tools and workflow hints is a nice touch. I'm still learning Clojure (dipped in and out
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by dkmn 7y ago
That is an interesting point (framing as a strawman). Something was bugging me in the article, though I think I agree with many of the points made, and your comment recalled it to mind. Both fundamental and practical education matter in mo
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by dkmn 7y ago
Also there is a different psychological dynamic in small groups... The teacher naturally knows and cares more about the student, and the student feels socially accountable (ie. "I want to make (so-and-so) proud." And, in a real s
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by dkmn 7y ago
> My experience in recruiting data scientists is that candidates that have formal degrees in data science generally have little experience outside of school. My assumption is that these degree programs are relatively new. A friend (al
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by dkmn 7y ago
Use positive-diopter ("reading" glasses). If your eyesight is normal, you might need to get an optometrist to cut you a mild positive prescription, as the lenses sold over-the-counter in US drugstores are generally stronger than a
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by dkmn 7y ago
> After grad school I got some very good advice from a mathematician: If you are good at math, don't go where they are good at math. ^This. LOL. IMHO a lot of opportunities arise at the borders between fields. This helped me put my
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by dkmn 7y ago
Anecdote: One of my most enjoyable SW jobs ever was working for a while as a staff project architect/programmer for a bioinformatics lab at the University of Washington. Great meaningful project, lots of freedom, smart colleagues. BTW
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by dkmn 9y ago
This. Actual value you know, have, or are creating anyway. Many people will happily pay a reasonable fee for such things. Pros: not a gimmick, satisfaction of being an author. Cons: target of opportunity.
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by dkmn 9y ago
What boards or clearinghouses work well for harder-to-define roles? (tech translation, multi-disciplinary, new business development, co-founder-like roles, etc)