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Soarez

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Soarez··on Anthropic CEO: Open-Source AI is getting dangerous (2023)
dario is a faux leader, one of many in the us. western tech is decrepit. best content these days comes from juejin
Soarez··on Your Computer Isn't Yours
Cert revocation is critical to avoid malware. This shows why CRLs are still better than OCSP.
Soarez··on I'm Against Podcasts
What's this called? When an article criticizes something in order to promote it?
Soarez··on Java SE 8 business users must buy a licence from Jan 2019 to receive updates
I wonder if this means a boost of marketshare for Zulu.

https://www.azul.com/downloads/zulu/

Soarez··on Ask HN: How should I teach code to kids?
Best introduction to programming I've seen so far is a game called Human Resource Machine, good for all ages, available on Steam.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Resource_Machine

Soarez··on How the language you speak changes your view of the world
Steven Pinker has dispelled this notion in his book The Language Instinct.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Language_Instinct

Soarez··on World Cup data in JSON
Oh cool. Can we have the problems fifa caused in brasil in JSON as well?
Soarez··on Say Hello to Our New Web API
There's already a node module https://www.npmjs.org/package/spotify-api

No code of course, just name-hoarding. FOSS can be really ugly sometimes.

Soarez··on Practical Tmux
Here's another tmux guide with a few other tricks http://blog.soarez.com/post/57348732818/tmux
Soarez··on Whatever goes up, that’s what we do
It's ok as long as you're sure you're looking at the right numbers.
Soarez··on Fury at Facebook as login requests “Government ID”
Facebook already has a good mechanism for validating account owners which involves showing users random unlabeled photos of their friends and asking them to guess who's who.

I guess an excuse like "you got hacked" helps you get much more important information from your users.

No one is talking about how all of the sudden, a lot of accounts supposedly got "hacked".

Soarez··on Skills Don’t Pay the Bills
If an Entrepreneur can't pay for the resources needed to build/ensure a product/service at their market prices, he should and eventually will, close business.

There is nothing wrong with that. That is the economical system in the works.

If no one is willing to pay for his product/service at the price he needs to charge, it is because either people do not need it, or they can get it cheaper somewhere else. In business, if you can't compete, you shouldn't.

In this specific case, these jobs are getting oursourced to china or replaced by machines. This is wonderful. Not for infimal number of people that lose their jobs, but to the huge number of people who will be able to afford that product/service cheaper.

I can't set up an ice-cream kiosk in antartica and whine about how business is hard and what will be of the antartica ice-cream industry.

Soarez··on How to stop illegal downloads
My opinion is the same as Rick Falkvinge's: "The role of any entrepreneur is to make money given the contemporary constraints of society and technology. They do not get to dismantle civil liberties, even if - and perhaps especially if - they are unable to make money in the face of sustained civil liberties."
Soarez··on My reply to a recruiter who asked for my CV
Exactly. That is the point.

I am curious too, but I think this one will not reply. If he does, i'll make sure to come back with an update. ;)

Soarez··on My reply to a recruiter who asked for my CV
I agree, there was never a concrete job proposal. And I should be clear, that If my priority was to get the job then maybe I would not have been so honest in my reply and would have made an effort to send him a pretty CV.
Soarez··on My reply to a recruiter who asked for my CV
Good point. I admit that if I weren't so lazy maybe I'd spend some time creating a nice CV.
Soarez··on My reply to a recruiter who asked for my CV
Hey! Thanks for the feedback,

"I would n't go as far as to call your half-finished NodeJS/MongoDB tinkering and yet another mustache clone "real work on real projects" "

I believe that most of the time, even the silly little pet projects, because their're made out of fun and passion and not because is paying you can provide a better insight into one's programming habbits, practices and skills. A traditional CV tells you _nothing_ compared to a "half-finished" pet project.

"I also want people that work for me to do what the duck I've told them to do in the end"

Remember, you came to me, asking if I am interested in your "offers", as soon as I say "yes, please tell me more" you assume I work for you? I don't. Thanks, but no thanks. You should not assume I am at your service because you privileged me with your invitation.

"Sure, be I also hire for other 5,000 open positions in this company that are not "developers, programmers or software engineers" and I want a bloody CV document to put in my document management system alongside theirs."

Hey, it's your job. I don't complain to users about how they should use web apps to make my work easier. I'm not going to tell you how to do your job, and don't ask me to do it for you.

Sorry if I came across as a dick. I assure you I did not mean to offend you. I just feel that if I was recruiting, I would like some feedback as harsh as it may be. I figure it is always better than being ignored. Otherwise, I'm just sorry I wasted our time.

Best regards Mr Recruiter,