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oldspleen··on Peter Salus has died
During college, his Unix history book was the first one I read that actually made the AT&T => BSD => linux throughline make sense. RIP.
oldspleen··on Every AI Subscription Is a Ticking Time Bomb for Enterprise
every infra wave starts with land-grab pricing and ends with metered billing, AI is just running the cycle in 18 months instead of 10 years
oldspleen··on How Bad Is Your Resume? – Get Your Resume Roasted by AI
Love this roast haha

> Your skills section reads like a random word generator on overdrive. "Analytical," "Data Driven," "Agile Software"? Are you trying to drag hiring managers into your hellish buzzword vortex? And I see you proudly listed "Proficient with JIRA, Git, Shortcut." Congrats, you can use software that most teenagers learn in their sleep.

oldspleen··on Ask HN: Burnt out from big tech. What's next?
It's important to prioritize self-care and manage work-life balance to avoid burnout and finding ways to enjoy life beyond your computer screen.

Transition to contracting can provide a change of pace and allow you to have more control over the projects you work on and the clients you work with. This could give you the time and help you determine if you'd like to stay in the tech field or venture into something different.

oldspleen··on Ask HN: How to build F-You Skills
The only skill you'll ever need is this: dazzle your audience w/ facts;else, baffle them w/ BS.
oldspleen··on Lab-Grown Meat Is Safe to Eat, FDA Says
Listen to this episode where Will talks about how most farmed animals wouldn't live more than a few year than they would in the wild.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0qf7CYEhxSFPAcdSw1JJMY

oldspleen··on New exotic matter particle, a tetraquark, discovered at CERN
someone please ELI5 and how this discovery is important for furthering our understanding of quantum numbers
oldspleen··on Becoming a Chess Grandmaster
> I know that Hacker News likes the idea that if you work hard enough then anything is possible [especially when there's so many easily available resources], but when it comes to becoming a grandmaster it has to be said that it's painstakingly hard

what do you have to say about this article? https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/200507/the-grand...

oldspleen··on Ask HN: What huge mistake did you make early in your career?
> They have absolutely no loyalty to you, and care less than nothing about what is right or wrong, wise or foolish.

This is why one should choose opportunity over loyalty -- have no loyalty to location or corporation. Be an absolute opportunist, doing whatever is best for future in the current situation, unbound by the past.

oldspleen··on Ask HN: What is your favorite motto?
You can't fly with the eagles if you sleep with the pigeons.

This quote resonated with me very well

oldspleen··on Sundar will be the CEO of both Google and Alphabet
Google kept deprecating its use of the phrase "don't be evil" and now almost a footnote in its code of conduct.
oldspleen··on Nine-year-old child to graduate university
This kid will fulfill the job requirements! 10 years of work experience at the age of 25 haha
oldspleen··on DoorDash confirms data breach affected 4.9M customers, workers and merchants
There goes my private data; thanks doordash for the leak
oldspleen··on DoorDash confirms data breach affected 4.9M customers, workers and merchants
There goes my private data. Thank you DoorDash for the leak.
oldspleen··on Ask HN: Examples of great landing pages?
I’d love to learn more about it! How can I reach you?
oldspleen··on Ask HN: Examples of great landing pages?
Where can I find top notch designers who can create high quality landing pages?
oldspleen··on YouTube CEO on Facebook video ambitions: 'They should get back to baby pictures'
Saving to my feed for later use. Thanks