peterangular

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by peterangular 6mo ago
As someone who's been around the block for affordable hosting providers, OVH was one of those that never really impressed. They never had any major downtime for me, but micro-outages, blips... things like that were common. Support was
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by peterangular 10mo ago
> (I personally don't mind subsidizing my library + local school district... good schools and libraries are good for the community) Just sharing random coffee break thoughts... it always blows my mind is how many people _don't_
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by peterangular 10mo ago
Often, corporate culture is more about maintaining status-quo vs. actually achieving or organizing efforts. People often just want to hear themselves talk, stroke their ego, and position/politic. As an IC/leader/owner this ca
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by peterangular 10mo ago
Yep! And, I send that exact message/email all the time in good faith. But, even with that - if someone just wants to talk, trying to nail them down on a topic can be _seen_ as obstructive, even though it's productive. Unfortunate
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by peterangular 10mo ago
Love these slides, hard agree on _all_ points. But, be absolutely certain on the culture before you start declining meetings, even if for valid reasons like outlined in this presentation. Declining meetings can be seen as a negative, "
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by peterangular 10mo ago
PHP devs: "hold my beer."
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by peterangular 11mo ago
Totally agreed. Anecdotal, but actually reading the Bible, linear + cover to cover, was one of biggest reasons I became an atheist.
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by peterangular 1y ago
And, furthermore - being a "noisy Nancy" is often a bad move for your career, socially. As I age, I realize it's more important to get along in most corporate/professional settings than it is to be the person fixing thin
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by peterangular 1y ago
> were in people's tiny apartments, small rented houses, and small yards Anymore this feels impossible due to neighbors, landlords, and police. I have so many anecdotes... I don't think it's "getting ready" as mu
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by peterangular 2y ago
In good faith, when have the Democrats have done this?
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by peterangular 2y ago
Anecdotal of course, but even when I accidentally ran over a squirrel I _immediately_ noticed. Running a _person_ over and _dragging them_... well I think I would realize. Obviously this is some serious arm-chair speculation so take it with
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by peterangular 3y ago
> Yes, perception has a correlation with reality. Ope.. getting hung up on the statement "perception has a correlation with reality." Reality is the way things are, and perception is quintessentially subjective. It is not guara
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by peterangular 3y ago
> When people perceive one school to be better than another Often there's more to it than just perception. My parents moved to a smaller suburb so my brother and I could attend schools with higher standardized test scores, lower cla
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by peterangular 3y ago
> I wonder how long this utopian "do no evil" culture can last. Apparently, about 12-13 years.
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by peterangular 3y ago
Art is subjective so everyone's entitled to their takes on it. Personally, I don't like when art makes me contemplate the delta between _intended ideals_ vs. actual execution. Especially for this piece... it's just fake. &quo
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by peterangular 3y ago
I used an EIZO FlexScan EV2730Q (1:1), and upgraded to a DualUp. It is the best configuration I've found for programming and CLI work. For gaming I typically use one of the normal widescreens to the left/right of it. Only downside
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by peterangular 3y ago
100% behind this change as well. I get the reluctance to change HN and appreciate the consistency. But, in good faith, this one is a clear accessibility issue that needs to be addressed. I think a change to just get the contrast to minimal
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by peterangular 3y ago
> It's much more important to just ban Bluetooth In addition to audio quality, people have _constant_ problems with their audio setup across all platforms when using Bluetooth. I've gotten to the point where I will just outrigh
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by peterangular 3y ago
Another important thing to mention is that WebP, HEIC, and AVIF are all based on video codecs whereas JPEG XL is a traditional image codec. I find this article describes the differences and pluses/minuses incredibly well: https:/
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by peterangular 3y ago
Lots of devs out there have great social skills which can translate well to sales. Sales is primarily communication and human connection and plenty of devs are capable of that. Lots of devs start in sales because those jobs/careers are
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by peterangular 3y ago
> Have you read what you're replying to? Yes. I find it sorta offensive that you assume otherwise. --- Let's boil this down. I said "the boilerplate ChatGPT provides me is incredibly valuable," and further elaborated
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by peterangular 3y ago
> I don't disagree. I just don't see it as "incredibly valuable" Lol - that is by definition disagreeing with the first sentence that I said in our conversation. You disagree that it is "incredibly valuable"
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by peterangular 3y ago
In good faith I really don't know what you're arguing for. If you re-read our conversation I express that simple snippets of code from ChatGPT have been accurate enough, ultimately saving me time (paraphrasing). You then push back
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by peterangular 3y ago
All in good faith, I believe that receiving assistance from ChatGPT is far more useful than looking up snippets on a search engine. Instead of delving through semi-appropriate snippets, I can concisely describe what I need in one or two sen
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by peterangular 3y ago
> Trying to get some non-trivial code out of GPT that isn't a mindless boilerplate For some of us, the boilerplate code generated by ChatGPT is incredibly valuable. I have been utilizing it to create snippets of code for languages t
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by peterangular 3y ago
Tried five searches, things like "test," "bed level," etc. All common terms for 3D printing calibration. Was only able to get one search to go through which took >20s. All others timed out with "We encountered an
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by peterangular 3y ago
Devs who push for monolith all-in-one SPA frameworks are seldom ones who stick around long enough after shipping to experience what you're discussing. They're far more concerned with the new framework hotness vs. building a lastin
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by peterangular 3y ago
Also at formal senior/project lead/management levels myself. I do not find what you are positing to be my reality, at all. I don't think bullshitting leads to high productivity or task throughput. Anecdotally, I find the bull
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by peterangular 3y ago
Just responding to some of your points - sorry if this comes off as abrasive. > a few members of my team would get up at 2pm to get coffee and chat about work and life If I stopped programming arbitrarily at 2:00pm when my hours are 9:00
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by peterangular 3y ago
> The amazing part is that they found so many people willing. Honestly it doesn't surprise me that much. People who tend to end up in these opportunities have incredibly privileged lives that allowed them to arrive at such an event&

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