qez2

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by qez2 2y ago
My dad was a military analyst in the Balkans in the 90s. I am telling this story second-hand, but I'll try to get it correct. While in Albania, my dad shared a taxi with an older Albania gentleman. The man recounted his time working in
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by qez2 2y ago
It's true that both sides of the arms race make things worse. But the thing is, at risk of sounding like a child: companies started it. We've all heard the complaints, "why does this job make me submit my resume, and then fil
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by qez2 3y ago
> If they didn't write a git commit message because "no one is going to read it anyway", they're a lazy engineer. If an engineer spends an hour writing a commit message that no one reads, that's an unproductive e
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by qez2 3y ago
> Too many people are enrolling in CS programs these days because they want a quick ticket to a cushy tech job Or maybe, people are enrolling in CS programs these days because they want to learn how to program. Which is a perfectly appro
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by qez2 3y ago
There is indeed a tension of one defines free will in terms of thoughts and behaviors.
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by qez2 3y ago
Languages for "teaching kids how to code" tend to be either: 1. very visual/non-text (eg: scratch) 2. usability IDE/language tools (what this appears to be) #1 is fine. But #2, these should be present in software the adu
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by qez2 3y ago
> Learning about "for" loops is not learning to program, any more than learning about pencils is learning to draw. This is incorrect. If an artist doesn't know what pencils are, then leaning about pencils is learning how t
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by qez2 3y ago
> We're never going to "solve" anything I don't know, I think we "solved" eg indoor running water, which dramatically reduced mortality. You can say there was a "trade off" in the respect that it c
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by qez2 3y ago
> but for sure you can get interviews right now Apparently this is false for OP. Your problem is different.
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by qez2 3y ago
The post seems to be implying that increase in money supply is synonymous with inflation, but one of the main reasons we print more money is actually to keep up with growth.
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by qez2 3y ago
What I experience is different and less extreme than the author. But I learned, just now, that I have a mental condition. It even has it's own name, and it's not just a variant of ADD. Or at least I did. My symptoms lessened gradu
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by qez2 3y ago
When everything is a hyperlink, nothing is a hyperlink. You can trivially make every word a hyperlink by running a script which attaches the dictionary.com entry for each word. I would never click on those links, and never know if a link wa
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by qez2 4y ago
> To use the language of antitrust, these companies are a cartel that is using its monopsony power to drive down demand for labor. Except there is absolutely no reason to believe this at all. Author is just making stuff up. If they were