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moosterv··on Ask HN: Having trouble getting senior applicants, wondering what to do about it
>* As a hard bitten senior engineer, I can tell you that I value equity at zero. If I get an equity win, awesome! But I don't count on it. (You don't mention it, but thought I'd share that.)

So much this!! I have been a paper millionaire more times than I care to remember, but none of them have panned out.

moosterv··on Tether is “too big to fail” – the entire crypto industry utterly depends on it
I think you mean tether
moosterv··on GitHub to replace “master” with alternative term to avoid slavery references
main? trunk? origin? so many possibilities!
moosterv··on GitHub to replace “master” with alternative term to avoid slavery references
That's my thought as well. I'm willing to change the terms I use if it makes this industry even a little bit more inclusive.
moosterv··on The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: 40 years of parody and predictions
101010 in binary... (I owe, I owe, I owe)
moosterv··on Measles outbreak rages after anti-vaccine groups target vulnerable community
You can't get vaccinated before a certain age. If there are unvaccinated people around, spreading the disease, your child has a chance to catch it when they are still vulnerable.
moosterv··on The Correct Way to Validate Email Addresses
My last name starts with oo, which many humans struggle to understand. It almost always becomes do, or co.
moosterv··on 'NSA addition to ifconfig'
I agree. I also hate var++; on a line by itself. I'd prefer var += 1;
moosterv··on Creating a Virtual Printer Using Node.js [video]
I started off developing in C, then C++. Then I did Java (late 90's till 2010 or so). I toyed around with PHP and perl somewhere in between. I love modern Javascript, and would be hard pressed to go back to something else.
moosterv··on Ask HN: What are you working on and why is it cool?
god, please don't use autoplay videos! I open your link to read later, then I have to figure out where that damn noise is coming from.
moosterv··on Show HN: Automatic weekly meal planner, also plans your leftovers
Agreed. Grocery Gateway here in Canada. Every week my food would appear at my door!