throwJan22

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by throwJan22 5y ago
OK willdo. I really gave up my account to avoid HN addiction but some times like over the winter break I can't help myself.
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by throwJan22 5y ago
Poland has an authoritarian govt now. They started by sacking the supreme court and installing its own judges https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/new-polish-regi... Last independent newspapers were
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by throwJan22 5y ago
Thanks - yes I could, however I was hoping to skip that and go straight to a junior role. I see grads hired for such things all the same, I guess its impossible once you're not young any more.
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by throwJan22 5y ago
20 years of corporate java.
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by throwJan22 5y ago
Yeah, the problem is I want to change areas. Despite an apparent desperate shortage of engineers I'm having trouble getting a job that isn't near-identical to the one I have now. I'd like to do data science or web front ends
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by throwJan22 5y ago
> This gives you a ton of “time in the market” and they generally appreciate quite significantly if you’ve picked a good company. I think you can rephrase that to in this stock market boom tech market stocks are appreciated to crazy high
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How to get a grad-level job in your 40s
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by throwJan22 5y ago
Creepers randomly blowing up stuff lol.
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by throwJan22 5y ago
FB is just another ad selling company. If you have an account it helps them know about you, if you dont have an account it makes sense they'll still have a profile for you.
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by throwJan22 5y ago
I'm surprised its so hard to find cheap low powered laptops with big screens and a good keyboard. Usually big screens means GPU and high end components. Esp in this era of cloud computing I only need a browser and a terminal on a 16+ i
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by throwJan22 5y ago
Flying in America is horrible with all the people bringing huge bags into the cabin. Everyone is fighting to get on first with their massive luggage banging around. I wish they'd enforce a 20lb weight limit like in Europe.
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by throwJan22 5y ago
I try to have IP6 only addresses as it helps with port scanning. I'd think it'd be more common.
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by throwJan22 5y ago
Are there any good FANG size companies? Amazon sucks, Facebook is unethical as most Social Media and ad selling. Crypto is a scam. It seems everyone is hiring but I struggle to find a good company to work for. Google perhaps?
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by throwJan22 5y ago
Design Patterns - I think there are a few obvious ones like Singleton and Bridge, a few non-trivial like Strategy and the rest are just historic artifacts for interviews
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by throwJan22 5y ago
I spent a year on LC to get a fang job, I actually felt it helped me improve my short-game programming skills. The problem was I then started applying for regular jobs who didn't care about LC so much and I was failing on system design