simplerman

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by simplerman 5y ago
> I don't think we take software reliability seriously enough, most of our focus is on speed of release, ever quicker cycles and it being OK to break things. This culture ruined these peoples lives. Things must change. This isn&#x27
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by simplerman 5y ago
> The only frustrating thing is how clearly it's been highlighted that the rich and powerful countries get all the vaccines and we'll only get them here once everyone in the west has been vaccinated three times over. Shouldn&#x
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by simplerman 5y ago
Except for the first year in business, you can make that selection at the tax time of current taxes. EDIT: I am wrong: https://www.optionstaxguy.com/mark-to-market
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by simplerman 5y ago
On $100K.
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by simplerman 5y ago
If programming as a hobby, then start with something visual with a quick feedback. You don't want to get stuck in months long projects. When I was kid, I bought a book on video games programming and just typed in code from it. I still
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by simplerman 5y ago
I will second Laravel. Also PHP developers are cheaper, if one day your project turns into a business, you can hire for a lot less money.
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by simplerman 5y ago
Based on this video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=9KtkIarbnMg it seems #2 is more likely scenario.
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by simplerman 5y ago
> All I hear about is "Everybody else can do X! We're the only ones that can't." This is the main issue. If they don't participate in online communities where their friends are, they will have significant social
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by simplerman 5y ago
True, but that may be a good thing. This may prevent people from suing for small infractions. On other hand, let's say, if your average software developer knows that they can be sued into bankruptcy, then they will not release unfinish
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by simplerman 5y ago
You would sue guilty employees even if they quit and move to another company. I feel that would be much better for personal responsibility. And the best part about this would be people cannot hide behind "I am just following orders.&qu
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by simplerman 5y ago
How do you find freelance developer roles? I see those as extremely underpaid?
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by simplerman 5y ago
A common theme on this site. I myself have conflicted with this. In my mid-30s, I realized that I need to move into management because I was not able to keep up with new paradigms such as functional programming and DevOps. I didn't wan
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by simplerman 5y ago
Please don't work for free. Call in sick if your company won't approve PTO. Also take a few sick days because stress is not good for your health, don't waste your vacation time on recovering from stress. My company officially
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by simplerman 5y ago
> In modern no-religion societies, where is the pull for good old family values? What we are seeing is better rights and fairness for individuals (same-sex marriage, etc) but is that good for society as a whole? I understand where you ar
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by simplerman 5y ago
As someone who is semi-atheist, I have started to think that the invention of God was mostly to discipline children and to give them hope. Eventually, those children grew up and told same stories to their kids and until one day those storie
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by simplerman 5y ago
I know religious folks who are the most miserable people ever. Because they get jealous when someone else worship more than them. They will criticize and belittle everyone they can. And I know atheists who are way more chill than so called
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by simplerman 5y ago
Why is empathy important? I would love to be able to help people without feeling overwhelmed with their issues. Can one just learn to listen and respond accordingly?
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by simplerman 5y ago
In addition to it just working, it also is great for writing from anywhere. I have a technical + personal blog. This let me log into blog from anywhere and write a quick draft or even publish a post. It is pain to type a post on cellphone b
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by simplerman 6y ago
I was thinking same thing, only accidentally did I discover that hovering mouse over one shows VGA version. And then I read the text.
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by simplerman 6y ago
Never played that games but wow that was so nostalgic. For some reason, I never get that feeling when playing modern games designed in retro/8-bits style.
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by simplerman 6y ago
Thanks, I learned programming on my own by writing macros in Excel/Access as a kid. It seems Python would be a better choice. Gdscript is like Python and seems like Python can be used in Robotics. Let me do more research here.
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by simplerman 6y ago
Interesting, would love to know more about your experience. Was it school? or Kids joined it on their own?
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by simplerman 6y ago
That is true, I can imagine that kids getting bored too quickly especially when writing code. Game dev might be too boring for many kids. If using general purpose language, then we will have to provide most of the code. That's why we a
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by simplerman 6y ago
Thank you for these resources, reviewing them now.
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by simplerman 6y ago
Thanks, we thought about Scratch but it may not work for robotics. Need to look into Logo and BASIC.
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Ask HN: The easiest programming language for teaching programming to young kids?
25 points by simplerman 6y ago|30 comments
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by simplerman 6y ago
I tried to build this for my MVP which was also CRM. I stopped for other reasons, but this is how I was doing: 1. Store data locally in SQLite. 2. Export from DB to JSON string. 3. Encrypt JSON with in memory password. 4. Save encrypted str
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by simplerman 6y ago
I switched to Apple's ecosystem in 2017, I would say it is definitely more reliable than alternatives. Less freedom but also way less crashes or issues. And that is one of the reason that I am sticking with it.
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by simplerman 6y ago
> I'm not interested in buying a hub for a one-off operation. If cost is the issue, there are a lot of off-brand hubs. I bought one for $15 of Amazon. So far no issues.
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by simplerman 6y ago
Most people without businesses don't need to worry about audits. IRS, of course, still audit a small percentage of the most simple and honest-looking returns. But that is mostly for how factories spot check products to ensure quality,

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