hnxs

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by hnxs 4y ago
my vitamix is turning six. i would love to buy the equivalent of a vitamix for anything whenever possible
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by hnxs 4y ago
At first glance, I like the idea. But after thinking about it, there is something I really dislike. So much that it would make me want to lurk exclusively. I will be paying you money for the privilege of posting questions (content) to you
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by hnxs 4y ago
Is this due to long covid?
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by hnxs 4y ago
FYI there is a second edition of CODE coming out at the end of August. I will check out Three Easy Pieces! Thanks for the rec.
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by hnxs 4y ago
Does serving as an expert witness violate employment agreements with typical tech employers (eg FAANG)? Assuming you are being paid and you’re witnessing for an entity other than your employer.
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by hnxs 4y ago
How?
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by hnxs 4y ago
oof it’s been years since i saw such a blatant red herring
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by hnxs 4y ago
good code is code that gets you promoted, increases your networth, and helps you retire faster depending on your work environment, good code may actually be bad code.
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by hnxs 4y ago
What happens if ledger goes out of business? I recall users being able to access their funds when Ledger had a systems outage some time in the past few years.
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by hnxs 4y ago
Do you have any recs? I currently use VTWAX, VTIAX, and VTSAX as my index funds. Even split between all three. I would appreciate any recommendations on what to change in terms of allocation.
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by hnxs 4y ago
xcode haha just kidding!
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by hnxs 4y ago
It’s both. There’s literally no downside for the employer. Someone who abuses it is underperforming. You just fire them if it becomes a problem.
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by hnxs 5y ago
no one calls it that i see more and more people dropping the amazon A though
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by hnxs 5y ago
> Making people fungible dehumanizes them. that’s just capitalism
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by hnxs 5y ago
You could just hire someone for repossession (aka “repo”)
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by hnxs 5y ago
“the original” isn’t even an RTS, you’re thinking of Dune 2
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by hnxs 5y ago
nope, I remember starting my first tech job in 2013, and the only people in tech who cared about it were libertarians, which was a very small subgroup of tech
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by hnxs 5y ago
They’re more likely to be real when they’re 6+ years old.
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by hnxs 5y ago
Can you explain how Costco is relevant here when they make most of their money off membership fees and not sales?
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by hnxs 5y ago
do you live in an office?
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by hnxs 5y ago
The toilet:person ratio is 1:4 It’s like sharing a bathroom with 4 people, but worse no thanks
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by hnxs 5y ago
Many of us have also realized the quality of work is not the same when there is zero in-person collaboration
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by hnxs 5y ago
check levels.fyi
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by hnxs 5y ago
It’s a common misconception. They did stop using radar, though. 100% sure that’s what the person you’re responding to meant :)
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by hnxs 5y ago
the companies you listed have been competing with faang for talent since they were formed. they’ve always had to pay competitively
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by hnxs 5y ago
it’s easier to offshore why? i don’t know, it’s definitely not any easier work. but it’s reflected in the comp
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by hnxs 5y ago
“sir this is a casino”
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by hnxs 5y ago
are you familiar with the h-1b visa system? there’s a shortage of qualified candidates across every metric you can name for top-band engineering roles in the US.
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by hnxs 5y ago
“Slightly less difficult” is a huge understatement. I don’t know specific stats, but I’d say the average player had their winrates at least double (eg 2% to 4%)
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by hnxs 5y ago
Retreated immediately because they lost. It was even referred to as an embarrassment internally, and directly led to modernization of the PRC military.

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