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by programminggeek 8y ago
A PhD is about getting paid, like any other job. This should be pretty obvious.
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by programminggeek 8y ago
$1 says they give out IBM branded USB keys at trade shows ;-)
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by programminggeek 8y ago
The problem with UBI is not the idea itself. It's the unintended consequences and edge cases. For example, it might be that UBI causes people to work MORE and die sooner at riskier jobs (like working oil fields). What is the net effect
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by programminggeek 8y ago
I'm still waiting for researchers to find a Time Cube.
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by programminggeek 8y ago
It's worth noting that The Profit picks companies that are inherently dramatic because it's a TV show. The goal of a TV show is to get you to watch. Thus, the more of a train wreck, the more likely you watch. If Marcus was trying
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The Simple Learning System(codecareergenius.com)
2 points by programminggeek 8y ago|0 comments
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What Is the Best Skill for a Software Engineer to Have for the Next Decade?(codecareergenius.com)
2 points by programminggeek 9y ago|0 comments
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The Real Technology Pay Gap(codecareergenius.com)
1 points by programminggeek 9y ago|0 comments
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by programminggeek 9y ago
Fiction has always existed in a "post-fact age" (whatever that is). Nothing has changed but our awareness of our own absurdity.
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New Tax Plan Calculator(taxplancalculator.com)
22 points by programminggeek 9y ago|46 comments
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What are some of the most basic things every programmer should know?(brianknapp.me)
1 points by programminggeek 9y ago|2 comments
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by programminggeek 9y ago
Ironically, if they charged more, the odds are there would be scores of articles about how they are making TOO MUCH profit and should give the money away to worthy causes instead of being "greedy" and keeping the money for themsel
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by programminggeek 9y ago
This is about tribes, not races. Midwest is very much a rural vs. urban notion more than a racial one.
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by programminggeek 9y ago
The math on UBI doesn't work. It simply resets $0 to some higher amount set by UBI. It's a means of inflation and hilariously, it will make the rich even richer, because it will remove some incentives to do what it takes to get ri
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by programminggeek 9y ago
The irony is that React was supposed to make everything faster...
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by programminggeek 9y ago
Someday, people will realize that diversity on its own doesn't solve anything and that people are people. Some are capable problem solvers and some aren't. Some have great technical or leadership skills and some don't. Hittin
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How does one become a great programmer?(brianknapp.me)
1 points by programminggeek 9y ago|0 comments
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by programminggeek 9y ago
Wages aren't growing because people don't ask for more money. It's not any more complicated than that. Go to a store - there is a price on the product. That is not the real price. You can negotiate a different deal, but almos
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What are some realistic ways to get rich in 5 years?(brianknapp.me)
3 points by programminggeek 9y ago|0 comments
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What are some cute things that beginner programmers do?(brianknapp.me)
1 points by programminggeek 9y ago|0 comments
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Do programmers have some coding secrets that are only learnt by experience?(brianknapp.me)
1 points by programminggeek 9y ago|0 comments
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What is the most underrated web development language and why?(brianknapp.me)
2 points by programminggeek 9y ago|0 comments
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What are some of the most basic things every programmer should know?(brianknapp.me)
7 points by programminggeek 9y ago|0 comments
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by programminggeek 9y ago
Someday, people will wise up to the fact that success has more to do with psychological programming than resources. Actually they won't because they won't ever get enough of the programming themselves to realize it.
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How can I become a very good programmer?(brianknapp.me)
4 points by programminggeek 9y ago|2 comments
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In a nutshell, why do a lot of developers dislike Agile?(brianknapp.me)
56 points by programminggeek 9y ago|85 comments
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What should be my next step to become better programmer?(brianknapp.me)
12 points by programminggeek 9y ago|5 comments
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by programminggeek 9y ago
I don't think Apple's customers are clamoring for Progressive Web App support as much as they are wanting other features. The average customer (of which Apple has millions worldwide) wants a device that solves some basic desires l
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by programminggeek 9y ago
This is why TDD failed... People don't like doing it. So they don't. The end.
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by programminggeek 9y ago
If you redesign the districts to be purely on population you'll skew policy so hard towards urban life that you destroy the rural, agricultural base of the country. If you care at all about being provided with food, it is unwise to ign

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