jw_

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by jw_ 12y ago
Maybe seek fulfillment outside of work? Family, charity/service work, etc.
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by jw_ 12y ago
Yes, I can see how differentiating a clone from the things it clones will be a tough row to hoe. There is nothing innovative about this at all - it's almost a parody of useless SV startups.
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by jw_ 12y ago
I clicked on the link wondering how an app is supposed to help with sobriety. "Does it count days clean? Does it hook you up with somebody to talk to if you're having a compulsion to use?" Nope! It's yet another damn pho
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by jw_ 12y ago
This guy seems intensely clueless. "If somebody is willing to pay for it, is it really unethical?" There we go - if there's a paying market for something, it's totally ethical. Off I go to found assasins.io - murder for
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by jw_ 12y ago
He said a lot more than that, from the article. You are still free to say whatever you want, and people are free to call you an asshole and distance themselves from you.
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by jw_ 12y ago
Having worked there, I'd say that is an excellent plan.
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by jw_ 13y ago
Poopin'.
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by jw_ 13y ago
Is this an attempt at humour or did you really miss the entire point of the article?
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by jw_ 13y ago
I'd say the question helps you separate out candidates who have run into this sort of BS question before and have a pat answer already prepared. "Gee whiz, I'd say my biggest flaw is that I'm TOO passionate about technol
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by jw_ 13y ago
Wow, saying that he "lacks tact" is a bit of an understatement.
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by jw_ 13y ago
One fun benefit of having such a "tough" (low probability of hire, not necessarily difficult-question tough) hiring process is that smart people constantly get weeded out, which makes filling spots extremely tough, which means tha
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by jw_ 13y ago
I found there was a culture of constant overtime and firefighting. I also found they made a point of letting people know they were replaceable when they came onboard. It's a big company though - my experience at other large corporation
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by jw_ 13y ago
It seems like you could keep financial penalties for traffic violations and avoid the corruption that seems to go with them by simply forwarding the revenue on elsewhere - infrastructure, health care, what-have-you. I suppose there may be j
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by jw_ 13y ago
Good. The incentives involved with private prisons are so obviously counter to the public good that it beggars belief that anyone would support them. Private prisons do not bear any costs of recidivism - they profit from it.
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by jw_ 13y ago
No, they're actually going the whole "buy a fleet jets and distribution centers" multi-decabillion-dollar route.
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by jw_ 13y ago
org-mode + emacs.
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by jw_ 13y ago
They are doing precisely this.
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by jw_ 13y ago
Posting a link to Free Republic and attacking somebody for being ignorant in the same comment is an interesting contradiction.
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by jw_ 13y ago
Is there an argument here?
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by jw_ 13y ago
I would like the trend towards ever-concentrated power and wealth to be reversed. I would like people to be able to expect their interactions online to be private instead of operating under the assumption that intelligence agencies are scoo
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by jw_ 13y ago
Governments set rules which directly affect markets - housing in particular is subject to tons of planning and manipulation by government. They absolutely can change supply. Want to bring on more high-density housing? Change zoning rules so
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by jw_ 13y ago
I also find myself thinking that my writing is not original enough to bother sharing, or my music, or my programming side projects. If nothing else your post has got me thinking about the need to just get over "lack of originality&quot
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by jw_ 13y ago
I think the point is that there is nothing "creative" about deciding to go bum around SE Asia for a few months. Actually doing so will certainly take some planning, and maybe relaxing and reading might give you ideas for stuff to
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by jw_ 13y ago
What about the productivity costs of sleeplessness? It might be that you're actually hurting both your health and your product by shaving off a few hours of sleep.
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by jw_ 13y ago
I don't think it's possible to avoid being annoyed or upset, but it's possible to remind yourself that hanging onto that mood is counterproductive and to move on to thinking about something else. "Don't let yourself
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by jw_ 13y ago
"I quit my job, and I'm excited about a Failing Startup"
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by jw_ 13y ago
* Car manufacturers: "hey saying your car is no longer supported and locking out 3rd party batteries is a great way to drive new sales." * All car manufacturers decide to do so * Consumer: I would like to buy a non-DRM'ed car
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by jw_ 13y ago
Hopefully the packaging is slightly different than what is pictured. :)
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by jw_ 13y ago
OK, that babble-generator is amazing. My wife is watching TV nearby and I can hear a bit of it but it's not nearly as annoying with the generated random babble drowning it out.
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by jw_ 13y ago
I often resort to this too, since I often find actual music distracting ("whoops, just spent 30 minutes listening to the music instead of programming..."). The sources I generally use are rain.simplynoise.com and a "nature so

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