mattsfrey

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by mattsfrey 4y ago
IMO no degree is necessary or worth the money today for doing software/computer related things, there's virtually nothing you'd be taught in classes you can't learn with an internet connection.
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by mattsfrey 6y ago
See if you live in one of these localities, you might be able to stay where you are for a while. Even if not, eviction proceedings usually take at least a month. https://www.fool.com/millionacres/real-estate-market&#x2F
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by mattsfrey 7y ago
The assertion that restaurants failing in the wake of the government mandating them to close in response to a once in a lifetime pandemic is evidence of them being unviable as an industry is utterly laughable.
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by mattsfrey 7y ago
Keep code as simple as possible, shun abstractions until the refactor stage, adopt a language / toolchain that enforces a modular / functional discipline. EDIT: also, reading the comments here - absolutely shun DRY, be very explic
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by mattsfrey 7y ago
People will likely not flip sides but might be disillusioned enough to not vote or vote third party
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by mattsfrey 7y ago
Game development is exceptionally fun and engaging as far as software goes, so the supply/demand ratio is much more skewed. I would agree people are likely aware of the worse working conditions and pay etc, but are just passionate abou
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by mattsfrey 7y ago
Dynamodb
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by mattsfrey 7y ago
It would go a long way to package this such that somebody on a mac can just download it and run, or install with brew. Also after disabling security, chmoding +x, and attempting several patterns on the command line I could not get this to r
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by mattsfrey 7y ago
A lot of cynicism in the comments here, but having an optimistic outlook has been a boon throughout history in almost all accounts. It's definitely harder today with all of the mass media and the constant negativity, but in my opinion
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by mattsfrey 7y ago
It's the hard truth. As it is, there's just no way to solve the problem without some sort of global cataclysm. I think people in power have the logistics to know this, which is why I'm so skeptical about the political movemen
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by mattsfrey 7y ago
Anyone read the updated article? Clinton applauds twitter for banning political ads and encourages facebook to do the same.. All this does is shift all of the power to those that can buy the mainstream media outlets
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by mattsfrey 7y ago
What industry do you work in? I do software and can quit and find a new job within a month no problem, 10k is more than sufficient...
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by mattsfrey 7y ago
Would likely be 100 if you remove all factors keeping somebody from quitting a job.
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by mattsfrey 7y ago
An outrageous misquote ignoring all surrounding context.. you're good at this outrageous thing
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by mattsfrey 7y ago
It is outrageous because in both instances we're talking about actual legal citizens being persecuted by their own government for belonging to an ethnic group, not a group of foreign nationals that illegally entered the country and are
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by mattsfrey 7y ago
The problem is google isn't just a search engine it's the information seeking megalith of our time. That little text input takes what you give it, determines what the hell you're trying to figure out, and delivers results on
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by mattsfrey 7y ago
A nuanced response, but my main point is about self censorship, what does one do if ultimately their conclusion is contradictory to their opponents. Acquiesce to maintain the peace or state their claim? I personally will always back truth r
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by mattsfrey 7y ago
lmao, welcome to hn comment section circa 2012+
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by mattsfrey 7y ago
But ultimately in those alienating conclusions you were _right_, how do we forget this? What does it make us to disregard uncomfortable truths?
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by mattsfrey 7y ago
This is absolutely false. Having lost 160 lbs over the course of two years I can say it is absolutely possible to continue losing weight from calorie restriction. Does it get harder to lose the same amount of weight? Absolutely. You are get
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by mattsfrey 7y ago
This is a very false assumption, genetics absolutely do play a role in how much fat from dietary intake will be stored vs expelled as waste. Burning fat on the other hand, is universal and follows the law of conservation referred to in my o
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by mattsfrey 7y ago
It kind of is actually. Nobody escapes the law of universal conservation of energy. Sure some people due to genetics will store more of the energy they consume as fat than others. But if you have an energy deficit the body will consume itse
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by mattsfrey 7y ago
Agreed, I wish there was no downvoting, it's long run its usefulness in this forum
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by mattsfrey 7y ago
That's unfortunately what HN comments has become, a popularity contest where instead of replying to views you disagree with using counter arguments, you just downvote them and if their statement particularly offends your sensibilities,
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by mattsfrey 7y ago
I take issue with him blanket categorizing Rich Hickey and clojure (spelled closure by him none the less) in the first category along the same lines as haskell. These languages are quite different in almost all respects minus being function
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by mattsfrey 7y ago
Would help if they mention what a "CL" is somewhere before using it ubiquitously
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by mattsfrey 7y ago
Does anyone remember younity? Same exact product, same exact tag line "personal cloud" etc. (ex-engineer here)
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by mattsfrey 7y ago
A legislative debate, which is my entire point. People aren't showing anywhere near the level of vitriol that ICE receives towards the local police for enforcing laws that are IMO far more ridiculous. Currently in many states people ar
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by mattsfrey 7y ago
If you're caught for these things you face the associated consequences
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by mattsfrey 7y ago
I get the comment is a bit snarky, but if you dig into this guys site it's required that you have worked 3+ years at a "top tier company" with a rotating ticker of FAANG and other giant SV behemoths on it's front page ad

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