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eggsmediumrare··on I still love PHP and JavaScript
That's a funny way of spelling job security
eggsmediumrare··on How to drive away your best engineers
There's a guy on my team who everyone thinks is a bad programmer and general looks down on, but he is always willing to help, does a thorough job and writes generally decent code. I have no idea where his reputation came from, but it would be a shame if he were let go based on his peer evaluation.
eggsmediumrare··on Burnout
Agreed. That kind of attitude would honestly be kind of pathetic and sad if it didn't also impact other peoples lives. Anyone who thinks they're "granting" time to anyone isn't someone I want to listen to.
eggsmediumrare··on George Orwell’s 1940 Review of Mein Kampf
Code monkey is arguably on that list.
eggsmediumrare··on Asset-Level Transition Risk in the Global Coal, Oil, and Gas Supply Chains
That does appear to be a blindspot of his... For all that he likes to write about transformational technology and other factors that can transcend geography, he doesn't like to include stuff like green energy or even climate change in general in his model.
eggsmediumrare··on A controversial shipping law is swaying the price of gas
You already pay higher prices because of minimum wage, domestic regulations, and, to really hamfist it, laws against slavery.
eggsmediumrare··on ‘Anti-hunger’ molecule forms after exercise, scientists discover
It's steroids and hard work. Most people can achieve a comparable look (of marvel movies, not mass monster bodybuilders) with years of hard work, with the exception of maybe some delt size.
eggsmediumrare··on ‘Anti-hunger’ molecule forms after exercise, scientists discover
It's steroids and hours and hours of training. Steroids aren't magic, you still need to work for it.
eggsmediumrare··on Tom Brown Is on a Mission to Restore Appalachia's Rare and Lost Apples (2021)
Oh yeah, and I have dwarf varieties in my yard due to space limitations... But it's sad to see old, beautiful orchards of big trees reduced to more of an industrial process.
eggsmediumrare··on Ask HN: What game do you wish existed?
The beauty of this one is that you could actually play it with no coding required
eggsmediumrare··on Netflix’s bad habits have caught up with it
Depends on the show (IASIP has been funny until recently, South Park is still good, et cetera), but I agree that shows shouldn't have the life wrung out of them
eggsmediumrare··on Tom Brown Is on a Mission to Restore Appalachia's Rare and Lost Apples (2021)
Esopus spitzenburgs and golden russets cover the raw fruit bases for me. Lodi is a great early variety for baking. I definitely understand the appeal of Honeycrisp, but it is very sad seeing old orchards of Macs and galas and empires being ripped down in favour of rows of dwarf honeycrisps
eggsmediumrare··on Humanity’s broken risk perception is reversing global progress
The US is an energy exporter now.
eggsmediumrare··on Emerging evidence that mindfulness can sometimes increase selfish tendencies
Are you saying there's no such thing as secular ethics?
eggsmediumrare··on Mercedes-Benz says Level 3 self-driving option ready to roll
I dunno man, I live next to a school... And based on my observations, I think the actual occurence is probably closer to 1/100 than 1/10000.
eggsmediumrare··on Teen mental health is plummeting and social media is a major contributing cause [pdf]
Being against affirmative action is a valid point of view.
eggsmediumrare··on Teen mental health is plummeting and social media is a major contributing cause [pdf]
I doubt you're all that familiar with his work if you think his main point is anti-diversity. Read The Righteous Mind. It's a really good book.
eggsmediumrare··on The Owen Wilson Wow API
This is a better use of technology than leeching money out of venture capital by trading tokenized assets on shitty blockchain #3428
eggsmediumrare··on An update on the campaign to defend serious math education in California
Who you are born as is random, but who will have children with higher IQ is not. Work ethic is less nature and more nurture than IQ, or at least feels that way intuitively.
eggsmediumrare··on The off-screen workers who keep the adult webcam industry running
What is your point exactly?
eggsmediumrare··on When hiring developers, have the candidate read existing code
You don't have kids, do you.
eggsmediumrare··on Walmart truckers to start at $95k a year
I think additional licensing for pickup trucks is a fantastic idea.
eggsmediumrare··on How to Live a Happy Life (2016)
What is worthwhile if not happiness?
eggsmediumrare··on BuzzFeed investors have pushed CEO Jonah Peretti to shut down entire newsroom
You say this like it's the natural order. There is room for ought.
eggsmediumrare··on Some thoughts on undergraduate expansion (2021)
Wtf kind of entry level software jobs are you talking about lol? 50k is 11k more than the median family income here in Canada. You're right, though, it's still less than a new truck.
eggsmediumrare··on Saudi Arabia puts 81 to death in its largest mass execution
What is the point of thinking this way? My due process could be if your name starts with an F, you get beheaded, otherwise you get a pardon. That's stupid, and not deserving of respect. Due process based on religion ending in BEHEADING is likewise stupid. The only way we improve is if some du process is more deserving of respect than others...
eggsmediumrare··on Daniel Ellsberg talks psychedelics, consciousness and world peace
Didn't vikings do shrooms before they went and hacked at each other with iron weapons? I felt very peaceful and empathetic on shrooms, but it might be too much to hope that is a universal response...
eggsmediumrare··on Updated rules on preparedness for nuclear explosion
Seems weird to be concerned about social distancing in the event of a nuclear explosion.
eggsmediumrare··on Misidentifying talent
I find high skill hockey more entertaining than bruiser hockey, so I'm happy for now! Hockey has had terrible eras in the past, like the advent of the neutral zone trap. There was an infamous game in which a defenseman just held on to the puck and skated around his own end for minutes at a time rather than try to get through the trap.
eggsmediumrare··on Misidentifying talent
Hockey has proven somewhat stubborn. Coaches will pull the goalie earlier now, and there is more of an emphasis on skilled players rather than nasty players, but I'm not convinced the latter wouldn't have happened in the absence of analytics. There was a wave of excitement when Kyle Dubas and a few other young GMs started hyping up analytics and new stats like expected goals and possession metrics and stuff, but as far as I can tell, it hasn't had a huge impact on the game.
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