feudalism

If I've learned how to code on my own but lack professional experience, what site(s) would I have the best chance of finding employment as a software engineer / QA / etc.?

I've been looking on Indeed, HN: Who is Hiring, and angel.co but have had zero luck this past year. I get that companies don't want to take on the risk of a potential bad hire but c'mon. I can't even get an interview.

The myth of MSG being terrible for one's health has been debunked.

There's even a helpful subreddit r/EatCheapAndHealthy

> Seems to be a form of victim blaming.

Sorry, but no. The person you're replying to made some spot on points.

If a person wants to maintain some semblance of physical fitness then they are going to have to work for it. It's astounding that this concept gets lost on so many people, as if having a normal-sized physique should come naturally to someone who lives a sedentary yet gluttonous lifestyle.

Also, to their point about being fat having become socially acceptable. Yes, it is true, at least as far as women are concerned. So much that euphemisms are being used all the time: plus size, curvy, thicc, voluptuous, and so on. I've heard people even use the term "athletic" to describe a thicker person's physique.

> If people tried to follow normal dieting advice, and they failed, do we keep telling them to try harder?

Really depends on how hard they "tried". If a person is actually determined to maintain a good physique, then yes they have to work at it AND they need to be honest with themselves about how much food (as well as the type of foods) that they consume. If someone gives up after a week of dieting and exercise because they don't see significant results or because it's just too hard for them to maintain then that's entirely on them. If they want to then view themselves as a victim, then that just shows a lack of accountability.

You can "think of quite of few" but you fail to list even a single one. Why even bother to comment if you're just going to say a bunch of nothing?

JFC, what kind of mad, backwards world do we live in where people consider a photo of a naked baby to be CP? Every family out there has photos of their children naked as babies.

Already mentioned in the brief article:

> In 2018, the Spacebuzz project was created so "children around the world can also get to experience the Overview Effect."[18] It was announced in a press release on December 20 by astronaut André Kuipers on the European Space Agency's (ESA) website.[19] Spacebuzz aims to give children an overview effect like experience using virtual reality (VR) in order to have the same insight astronauts have when seeing planet Earth from space. Spacebuzz is a project started by the Overview Effect Foundation backed by ESA and the Netherlands Space Office.[18]

> In late 2019 it was reported that researchers at the University of Missouri aimed to reproduce the experience, with an isolation tank, half a tonne of Epsom salts, and a waterproof VR headset.[20]

The same way any ex-wife "earns" their alimony.

reddit should just be killed off at this point. The only good thing about it are the smaller subreddits. The self-proclaimed "front page of the internet" has become the "cesspool of the internet" catering to the lowest common denominator of people out there. Tiktoks, tweets, fabricated AITA posts and more of the low brow variety abound.

reddit (in general) has a clear and obvious political/social agenda apparent to anybody with a functioning brain.

It's how Katherine Maher funds her trips to exotic locations.

Not even remotely close. The last time I had to call for a cab to come to my relatively nice neighborhood to get a ride somewhere I had to wait over an hour for them to show up.

With Uber it takes maybe 10 minutes max and the fare is 1/4 of the price of a traditional cab. Uber/Lyft have been a godsend compared to what was available before.

Yes, they have. The problem with the far left is that they demand everyone have the right to do whatever they want whenever they want, free from judgment, prejudice, responsibility, repercussions, and accountability.

Problem is that is in direct conflict with actual reality.

Oh good grief, why not use the same argument for heroine addicts? If someone you love is involved in something that is ruinous for them, you help them out.

It's up to others to downvote this drivel. I hate to see HN go down the toilet and become another reddit.

You seriously going to gloss over the fact that Aimee Challenor is transgender? Like that has no relevance to their "questionable conduct"? Is this just the massive chilling effect of cancel culture?

I think the person you're replying to may have been sarcastic in their comment because all those things they mentioned do exist in some form on HN.

Without those things, HN would not have the same allure as it does now. Of course upvotes/downvotes are a core part of HN; they even have a leaderboard. At least one particular "eccentric" character tends to boast about being on it as if it's a status symbol (which it may very well be, particularly if you're frequent on HN).

One advantage with HN over reddit is that buffoonery is generally not rewarded.

Because the leadership (CEO) is ineffective at best. Poor leadership led to poor decision-making and lack of strategy and focus.

I was once a strong supporter of Mozilla but never again.

> what is a reasonable alternative for a content creator who wants to publish their videos and be able to build an audience?

I've noticed several tech-related content producers copying their videos over to LBRY/Odysee as a backup in case the YT algorithm decides to cancel them.

I read that as well, and even read the open letter that was included in that post. Seems like maybe Basecamp is better off without those employees who've decided to quit.

Just from the open letter (https://janeyang.org/2021/04/27/an-open-letter-to-jason-and-...) take a look at the kind of attitudes they have; these are some serious snowflakes:

    "As you know, I am writing this while on medical leave from Basecamp, a condition that was necessary in large part because of the extreme emotional duress I have experienced as an employee at the company."

Net Income Comparison:

2020 Q1: $2.5 billion

2021 Q1: $8.1 billion

The pandemic has been good to amazon.