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by tc7 7y ago
Really seems like I should be better at golf, then. :tear
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by tc7 7y ago
Is this (wage stagnation) true for tech? It seems a special case. I wonder what the exec-pay/wage/productivity growth charts look like if we exclude tech. (Less disparity? More? Less productivity?)
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by tc7 7y ago
Offering 4-day weeks: Do you see this often? Just curious -- I feel like it's rare, so my guess would be the opposite. (I do know several people that work 4 10hr days as machinists or window installers). My intuition is also the opposi
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by tc7 7y ago
Woof, timely. I'm doing all of these bad-initial-traction-methods on my side project right now, and feeling quite burnt out, thinking about moving on to the next thing. Perhaps especially when building on the side a couple hours a day,
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by tc7 7y ago
Does this work best if your work is well-planned by someone else? E.g., you have a list of prioritized tickets with requirements complete, and can just code down the list? I work 32h/wk (mon-thu), and I feel happy with my productivity,
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by tc7 8y ago
Lovely writing! In May, myself, my wife, our two kids (8, 6), are amtraking from Chicago to San Francisco in a family sleeper. I'm excited. We've enjoyed our (much shorter) amtrak trips from Ashland, VA to DC.
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Playing Startup(blog.manythingsblue.com)
1 points by tc7 8y ago|0 comments
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How to Evaluate Project Managers(projectpoll.co)
1 points by tc7 8y ago|0 comments
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by tc7 8y ago
Hmm, I think I'm reading this differently. There are fun and less-fun parts of programming -- building a new feature? Fun. Analyzing requirements, or doing code review, or spelunking through a crappy and undocumented 3rd party API? Les
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Difference Between a Professional and an Amateur(mountaingoatsoftware.com)
2 points by tc7 8y ago|3 comments
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by tc7 8y ago
Yep, this resonates a lot. Not fun. I think it's something in those steps, starting with "What to do next", that leads down that rabbit hole. Maybe try working backwards -- "what do I want my life to be like in a year&#x
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by tc7 8y ago
Thanks very much! I'll definitely move this up. I've spent a lot of time rewriting/moving/mangling copy in the past few weeks -- reasonably sure I've made it worse. ;)
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by tc7 8y ago
Yeah, agree there's a perspective shift there. I also find that typing doesn't work as well as hand-writing for me. I think my brain is in a different mode (publish), so it's judging/editing things as I type -- vs handwr
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by tc7 8y ago
Thanks! I appreciate the comment, and the good wishes :).
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by tc7 8y ago
Very valid, thanks ;). I just added links, should be updated momentarily.
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Writing things down (how to know what to do next)(blog.manythingsblue.com)
162 points by tc7 8y ago|18 comments
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by tc7 8y ago
Hi all, founder here -- does this problem resonate with anyone else? I feel like I've been on a lot of projects that kinda blew up (in a bad way) at the end, and the PMs seemed surprised. But it was kinda predictable, to all of the dev
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Show HN: ProjectPoll – anonymous surveys for dev teams and PMs(projectpoll.co)
4 points by tc7 8y ago|1 comments
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by tc7 8y ago
Frames per second.
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by tc7 8y ago
True, and good points! Lambda itself may be fine, I can't judge it specifically (and appreciate Austen engaging :)). That said, I agree that if they come in with "enough experience to start contributing code [etc]", that&#x27
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by tc7 8y ago
Isn't the incentive here to choose the most buzzwordy and low-barrier-to-entry technologies, and spend just enough time/effort to get the students through an interview so the bootcamp can get paid? Incentives are hard in this spac
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by tc7 8y ago
We sometimes hire mid/jr-level FE developers, which means we get _lots_ of bootcamp applicants. It feels like the main goal of the bootcamp is to produce portfolios/resumes that make you indistinguishable on paper from developers
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by tc7 8y ago
Out of curiosity, if it wasn't the environmental or family differences, and if the cops aren't preventing crime in the higher-income neighborhoods, what do you think caused the first school to be low-performing and the other to be
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by tc7 8y ago
:raises hand: I use it! If you have no problem with focus, perhaps you don't need it. I've found it useful at my work (consulting/team lead) where I'm expected to be somewhat responsive to email/slack. Rather than l
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by tc7 8y ago
Contrariwise, I just read and loved Deep Work: it's made me more purposeful about directing my attention, and aware of how my environment and lower desires work against this focus. The journalistic model of doing deep work does seems d
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by tc7 8y ago
Are Americans outliers in loneliness? I know Pinker mentions this in Enlightenment Now, but I feel like it's glossed over a bit since it doesn't really align with his thesis. I'm very interested in the reasons for this, thoug
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by tc7 8y ago
It does sound nice. Once you're an adult, does anyone have these sort of relationships/friendships, or is this a thing that only exists in Seinfeld?
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by tc7 8y ago
I think there's more implied in 'raising' children than keeping them alive and transporting them to their scheduled activities, which is what I'd expect from a nanny or au pair.
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by tc7 8y ago
> 3) When I did "sleep", there was a 50/50 chance I'd wake up with abs that felt like I'd been doing crunches all night long. I don't know what I was doing. I felt rested, but man was I sore. ...So you'
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by tc7 8y ago
Cool, good for you :). I like the world where the internet enables niche creators to live and engage with invested supporters/patrons. Aside, have you seen the language Jonathan Blow's working on (jai)? Curious how you'd comp

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