It's dated 2014, which explains the omission of Seveneves.
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I like to tell that story any time someone claims that technology pushes people apart rather than bringing them together.
One difficulty, not just here but with pacifism in general, is the asymmetry of violence. For your scheme to work, we would need close to 100% cooperation from engineers. For war hawk politicians to get their weapons, they need just a handful of engineers.
"Today we were unlucky, but remember we only have to be lucky once. You will have to be lucky always." — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brighton_hotel_bombing
The question isn't about each individual's drinking problem. The question is about tech culture's drinking problem. And there's the answer: denial.
My guess is that there was a feedback loop somewhere, with the JSON output of a process being fed into the same process as input, adding extra backslashes each time the data went through the loop.
#1: An internship is probably easier to come by than a full-time position, since it's less of a risk for employers. You're still young enough that internships are appropriate; take advantage of that.
#2: You don't have to advertise the fact that you got a GED. Just list the years you were in high school, or don't list education at all. Even when I was still in school, I never put my GPA on a resume. As an interviewer now, I never even look at the education section.
#3: Write a good cover letter that summarizes some of the cool projects you've built, like LoveOS and Derplang. Be sure to explain _why_ they're cool.
Along similar lines, John Carmack once said: "If you aren't sure which way to do something, do it both ways and see which works better."
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