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by lojack 11mo ago
> This post is a <insert-startup-here> advertisement same thing you said but in a different context... sir, this is a hackernews
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by lojack 1y ago
Lets see: We have GitHub, and GitHub Enterprise Server, and a GitHub API. Then there's the command line and a desktop version, and one that is just browser based I guess. Then you have different pricing plans, Free, Team, and Enterpris
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by lojack 1y ago
Definitely not a prompt and pray type thing, though you can do that if you choose. It shows its work, in the newest version there's three modes (planning, executing, auto accepting edits). You can also hit Esc at any time to redirect a
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by lojack 2y ago
> The reason for this law is simply to bring the various agencies under executive authority in line. Just to be very clear, since it actually matters... this is an executive order, not a law. No one voted on it, it was just declared to b
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by lojack 2y ago
> In every place I’ve worked, outside of independent contracting, the sales person didn’t do the trench work. Have you ever worked at a place where the sales people promised features that didn't exist? A bad sales person can ensure
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by lojack 2y ago
The first time I had the plug pulled on a public API a product I worked on used sucked pretty bad. At this point its happened to me so many times that its just another line item of business risks thats an inevitability. I've never work
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by lojack 2y ago
> Anyone who's ever had to work on a system that had copious unit tests deep within will know the pain of not just changing code to fix a bug, but having to change a half-dozen tests because your function interfaces have now changed
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by lojack 4y ago
As with all music recommendation engines, I want the ability to remove things from the mix. I have zero interest in music similar to Kidz Bop, it's just something I happen to play for my kids.
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by lojack 4y ago
Interviewers tend to have one of two different mentalities... Some are trying to see you fail. They're looking for a reason to say "no". They tend to not be of any help on a problem, will often try to find ways to trick you.
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by lojack 5y ago
but is a traditional database cryptographically secure? if a super user with write permissions (or, say, direct access to the physical data store) modifies records are users able to validate the integrity of the data?
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by lojack 5y ago
I also said: > Similarly, the work OP is doing may be much less important than they think it is.
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by lojack 5y ago
Good leadership that sets clear direction and initiatives followed by good middle management that takes these initiatives and disseminates it into something relevant and actionable by the teams doing the work. If you're lacking this th
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by lojack 5y ago
> is probably one request in a long queue of requests that team is dealing with You've explained away the crux of the problem without even identifying it as a problem. Queues are an inappropriate construct for managing work. If some
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by lojack 5y ago
correlation != causation OP was commenting on why there may not necessarily be a causation, and you commented on how the doctors tend to think there's a correlation. It just as well could be that schizophrenia tends to lead to increase
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by lojack 5y ago
Does removing PII preclude data from being surveillance?
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by lojack 6y ago
Unless they're self hosting, this might even be a super easy thing to add. With AWS and many other cloud providers this is either the default or a simple checkbox.
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by lojack 6y ago
I don't even necessarily think its just leaving your baby alone with other people. Pre-covid with a <1 year old and a toddler we would have play dates all the time for a break. You stop being the source of entertainment and become a
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by lojack 6y ago
> I've done the math on my local lotteries and I only buy tickets when the EV of the return is greater than the cost of a single ticket. If you want to get really technical, you also need to consider the number of people playing. Wh
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by lojack 6y ago
> Good developers are the ones that create code that resists the slide from a 10x code-base to a 0.1x code-base. 10x is 100 times bigger than 0.1x FWIW. > but I argue that it is at least partly due to the prevailing code-base. Its alm
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by lojack 6y ago
> for time-beating purposes, it is optimal to instantly guess as soon as you identify that a guess is necessary Often that is the case, but sometimes you reach a point where you ultimately need to guess, but you can make an informed gues
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by lojack 6y ago
I think you misunderstand... Obsidian is precisely a personal wiki for me because thats exactly what I want. I don't even attempt to argue that I'm doing Zettelkasten in any way shape or form -- I even have the Zettelkasten featur
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by lojack 6y ago
> and no one seems to be able to explain to me why it's not basically just a wiki That's actually precisely what it is for me. It's just an easy to use, lightweight, wiki that uses markdown and has backlinks. Your pages ar
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by lojack 6y ago
I use Obsidian (which is inspired by Roam). I know some people may use the graphs, but I personally have that functionality disabled. The real important bit for me is the fact that I can have bi-directional linking. For me, graphs are a coo
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by lojack 6y ago
We're using Heroku where I'm at and looking to move off of it for a number of reasons. Review apps are one of the great things about Heroku, but once your team is above a certain size its most definitely not free, or even cheap. T
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by lojack 6y ago
I think this is super helpful, I definitely don't think all scores on the Joel test are equal. I would steer very clear of a company that had an 11 on the Joel test because they didn't use source control, but would happily work at
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by lojack 6y ago
I've played as Turkey a number of times. There's a natural stalemate that occurs with the Black Sea. If either Turkey or Russia take it they can steamroll the other. If they both try to take it then they just waste their time. If
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by lojack 6y ago
Its actually a game that lends itself well to playing very slowly asynchronously (i.e. on the internet or mail). I've only ever played games where you have a full year every day. Those games take weeks to complete.
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by lojack 6y ago
Yeah, there's a huge meta that goes along with diplomacy. I've heard numerous times that those that play competitively rarely ever backstab. They understand that there needs to be a certain level of trust in order to succeed.
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by lojack 6y ago
More broadly, there are finders, minders, and grinders. Different companies need different compositions of those characteristics, but startups tend to lean towards finders (people that can sell) and grinders (the aforementioned "doers&
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by lojack 6y ago
I feel like it’s unfair to suggest they stop valuing the company like a tech company while simultaneously calling them nothing more than an online marketplace.

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