tloup

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by tloup 4y ago
As a software dev I agree, and I've worked on some products I'd deem as a net positive to society. But there is just so much shit software out there. As a German I wonder what the people where thinking programming VWs TDI system t
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by tloup 4y ago
They could, but usually you don't want this to happen as an employee. Alternatively the court can force the employer to pay a severance if they regard the working conditions as untenable. An obvious example would be bullying at the wor
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by tloup 4y ago
Me too, like, you could start one of these agony aunt columns and nobody would notice. Maybe polish it a bit and you are good to go.
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by tloup 4y ago
I thank you very much for your comment, you summed up my thoughts pretty well.
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by tloup 5y ago
I think homework would be fine, it really depends on the person. You can find people with ADHD who would crush these questions and others who wouldn't. Personally... I had another profession before and was never asked anything during i
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by tloup 5y ago
Thank you for the nice exchange and learning opportunity though :)
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by tloup 5y ago
I am talking about my own time and resources, not those of a computer - say, it might take ~one hour to come up with a solution for problem x. It might very well be not the best solution either, just the one that works okay (we've al
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by tloup 5y ago
But if you can grind these what's the point then? All I'm doing at work is building glorified crud apps. I'm sure it's what many, many software engineers are doing. Not all, but many. My understanding of e.g. Django is m
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by tloup 5y ago
Proctored homework? If not, I don't understand how he couldn't come up with a solution at all.
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by tloup 5y ago
That's my point, those questions are pointless. They don't show anything meaningful besides someones ability to learn a lot by heart. I mean, just based on the fact that someone asked if it was necessary to grind leetcode question
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by tloup 5y ago
I have ADHD, I'm glad I can remember to not put the underwear on my head instead of where it belongs. Of course I can't remember how a for loop looks like, that's why some nice people invented code completion.
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by tloup 5y ago
Am I the only one just googling for this stuff because it's way faster? like, "maximum value in array" gives: var max = arr.reduce(function(a, b) { return Math.max(a, b); }); which is totally valid for javascript and also p
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by tloup 5y ago
>In Germany a device is considered alright if it has a CE printed on it and maybe some other numbers. No. I'm a software engineer for clinical studies and medical devices and this is not true for any medical device, which includes a
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by tloup 5y ago
It's because it is. The money they get from intubating and all care required covers the cost and makes a little profit, but there is no reason at all why they would do that to a person that doesn't need it. It takes a heavy toll o
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by tloup 5y ago
You probably mean steamed to death. if you blanch them, they mostly taste really good. of course, don't blanch potatos or something like that - but broccoli is a good example. Most people cook them until they are soft, but a short blan
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by tloup 5y ago
As a German I don't understand what you mean? Unions are always political, and leftist/socialist by nature. You can't separate politics and economics. And of course they are about solidarity, what else would give them the str
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by tloup 5y ago
They also destroy your clothes faster even if they are meant to be put in the dryer. All the stuff that's in the filter? Yeah, that's not actually useless lint, that was part of the fabric of your clothes. Clothes line is much bet
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by tloup 5y ago
It is important to know who says what. Does not mean it is intended as an attack. Vetting the source is an important part of doing research imo.
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by tloup 6y ago
Serious question, but what is a prefab home in the US made of? Here in Germany i think Ytong / aerated concrete would be a good choice, since it is a very good isolator already and you can get a pretty good subsidy if you build your ho
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by tloup 6y ago
IIRC in a documentary about spanish produce vs german greenhouse produce they calculated that german produce is much higher in co2 output than spanish, even when the spanish produce is delivered by a semi all the way from Spain! Simply beca