mrburkins

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by mrburkins 3y ago
But there’s no test suite that fails for a story about rallying 6 others, or having impact all of which cannot be verified and thus easily embellished - leetcode, and subsequently your candidacy, either passes the bar or it doesn’t.
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by mrburkins 3y ago
“Industry veterans hired to patronage positions in high office, who then push the government into a war that will benefit the industry or company.” Donald Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney seem to fit this mold squarely
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by mrburkins 4y ago
How many majority black countries were afforded the opportunity to grow up unmolested by great powers during their formative post colonial years? How many once in a generation leaders were assassinated or deposed in favor of brutal yet capi
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by mrburkins 4y ago
Yes, there have been massive improvements. so much so that many people take these as a given. Here’s a small few off the top of my head: - power steering (most people would struggle to drive a car without it) - anti lock breaks - suspension
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by mrburkins 4y ago
Each one of those could be an insurmountable challenge for most people. I’m glad you were (seemingly) able to pull through.
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by mrburkins 5y ago
My sincere condolences on the loss of your father. Please take care of yourself.
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by mrburkins 5y ago
This 1000X's. At this point React is mostly a jobs program. Whatever useful abstractions it initially provided has been eclipsed by bloat. I struggle to reconcile the unnecessary complexity with the fact that it has translated into so
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by mrburkins 5y ago
Please do. Having lost my dad somewhat unexpectedly I would have loved something like this. I have 2 kids now and think besides financial security, journals, letters etc might be one of the most valuable things I could give them. That way t
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by mrburkins 5y ago
Not sure if mint means the cameras were never used or just well maintained? But if the father was able to take a lifetime of great photos in addition to the cameras increasing in value - I think I go with the camera 100/100 times.
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by mrburkins 6y ago
i lost my father a year ago, and was there as he passed away. society/hospice tells us that it brings comfort to the dying to be surrounded by family - who knows (and is the least i could do to support him after all he did for me). wha
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by mrburkins 6y ago
I think the issue isn’t just police killing unarmed black people but also an incredibly large disparity in use of all physical force which your stats allude to: >This paper explores racial differences in police use of force. On non-letha
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by mrburkins 6y ago
I’m curious if people with other legitimate obligations asked and received push back. I’ve seen employers make accommodations for religious, dietary, various family drama (sick parents/partners, death etc), working moms etc - you just
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by mrburkins 6y ago
Anecdote: my son is 3.5 and has effectively not been around other children since we left NYC in February. Prior to leaving he was beginning to have a friend group. A group of parents have tried to keep them in touch with FaceTimes etc but t
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by mrburkins 7y ago
Physical therapist. I get to help people recover their dignity while learning how I can maintain my own self sufficiency as I get older
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by mrburkins 7y ago
But won't you be required to demonstrate senior or better technical skill, the next time you go into the market to find a job? How do you keep both edges of the knife sharp?
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by mrburkins 8y ago
I always thought this was the way to go. People routinely punch the numbers to figure out if they can 'afford' to have a child, why is it so strange to do the same for end of life?
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by mrburkins 8y ago
That always struck me as odd, testing aptitude by memorizing others hard won knowledge. Who could really solve these problems, error free, on the spot with no prior exposure to underlying concepts?!?
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by mrburkins 8y ago
Around 2008, one of my first jobs out of college was working as a photo retoucher for a retail fashion company. One of our main tasks was placing 3rd party product shots on a neutral background so that the photography would look consistent.
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by mrburkins 8y ago
I still don't understand why NYC gave up so much by way of incentives and subsidies. With things the way they are, seemingly Amazon needed NYC, way more than NYC needed amazon.