th4dv

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by th4dv 9y ago
I can't afford to buy a Ferrari, however I would really like to have one. Does my need is less important than a need of those who can afford it? Does this mean that now all Ferraris should cost (let's say) $1000?
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by th4dv 9y ago
It's all about negotiation really. Being a junior doesn't give you enough leverage to make this kind of demands IMHO. Juniors have this weird tendency towards overestimating their value. Don't make this mistake in the beginni
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by th4dv 9y ago
Basically every statement that says "Never do A" or "Always do B" without providing any justification for it. Documents like this only contribute to holy wars between junior developers by creating an impression that they
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by th4dv 9y ago
A lot of companies these days create "Best practices" guidelines just to boost their online recognition. Very often I find these guidelines useless or even harming.
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by th4dv 9y ago
This is an excellent point. Sadly, people who share less popular opinions will (probably) never get to the point when they can start up/down voting. So the only way to get these "superpowers" is to join the HN circle jerk.
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by th4dv 9y ago
> The main failing of TDD is the assumption that you know all of the tests that you will need before you know your software One of the main failings of TDD is that developers think they need to know all of the tests up front.
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by th4dv 9y ago
> they are clearly exactly what the community rejects aka. "HN herd mentality." It feels me with sadness when I see the same trend over and over. People who have different opinions on certain political/social matters are b
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by th4dv 9y ago
> Even though it's an US company It always amazes me when someone just assumes that US companies are somehow superior to the rest of the world. I've worked for a couple of US based companies and the experience was shit compared
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by th4dv 9y ago
This is not about being "tired". It's about resetting your nervous system which for different people works differently. I often think about it as about a distinction between sprinters vs. marathon runners. Some people have bi
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by th4dv 9y ago
> Nobody will ever want to use `yes` at 10 GB/s Just because you say so?
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by th4dv 9y ago
Ever seen an ad saying "All shoes 50% off, offer ends by the end of this week" ? Now think about why these ads always have such a short deadline. > improve the public impression Someone trying to influence your impression IS m
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by th4dv 9y ago
> relying on attempts to place yourself as an informed authority I've spent 5 years studying psychology at uni so even though I don't consider myself as an authority, I think I've got enough knowledge to know what I'm
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by th4dv 9y ago
It's not only about poor impulse control. A lot of those techniques work in such a way that people don't even realise that something is trying to influence their behaviour. Usually, these techniques "catch" people when t
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by th4dv 9y ago
> how do they create needs you didn't have? They use all kinds of sophisticated socio-psychological techniques to do so. Unfortunately, most people (including yourself) don't even realise this, hence they become more prone to s
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by th4dv 9y ago
If you're strongly motivated by money, London is probably the worst choice for taking a permanent job (unless you have enough experience to make a nice 6 figures salary and all that).
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by th4dv 9y ago
Making a personal remark on someone just because (presumably) they have a different opinion on certain matters is pretty low.
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by th4dv 9y ago
> the total number who are willing to walk away are far too smaller Because people are too lazy to walk away from a bad deal or simply don't want to read the contract they're about to sign is a really poor justification.
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by th4dv 9y ago
> But my hunch is it will come from the unproductive time. Studies have shows that shrinking the work week does not mean employees do less work. They do the same amount of work more efficiently.[1] And yet, you want to fire people who le
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by th4dv 9y ago
> It's also about the market adjusting prices Yes, but it'll work the other way around - the "safe option" will become cheaper, otherwise services that provide it will go out of business. What makes you think that &q
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by th4dv 9y ago
> some people are just too stupid and they'll hurt themselves and complain about it stupid people will hurt them self, one way or another. You can't protect people from their own stupidity by introducing more and more regulatio
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by th4dv 9y ago
> Regulations usually exist for good reasons It's just a very small group of people telling everyone else what's good for them. I have a better idea - create regulations that "protect the innocent" but at the same tim
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by th4dv 9y ago
> now it has become a problem It's always been a problem. It's just that now main stream media focus more on these issues to force the anti-trump agenda. (I'm not a huge fan of Trump btw.)
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by th4dv 9y ago
"The road to Hell is paved with good intentions" - just sayin'
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by th4dv 9y ago
> But this was the police/airport-security that should shoulder most of blame Not really. It's the United that called those "cops" so they should take the full responsibility for their actions. I'm still amazed t
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by th4dv 9y ago
> Does that work It does because it allows to apply very vague criteria when selecting candidates. 'Culture fit' bullshit at it's finest.
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by th4dv 9y ago
> You Are Not the Code You Write Unless you're really passionate about your work. Take this from developers and programming will become just a job. All the things the author mentioned in this article is just a bunch of statements pr