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supr_strudlon Suspicious Facebook Behavior

Maybe they get so much value out of it that they’re willing to pay $1.4b in fines?

supr_strudlon Croatia to switch to euro, enter passport-free Schengen zone

Hello fellow Croatians. Congratulations and all good. Your Slovenian neighbor, who very much enjoys visiting Croatia.

supr_strudlon Ask HN: Reading material on how to be a better software engineer?

The Pragmatic Programmer (Hunt)

Refactoring (Folwer)

supr_strudlon I am a heroin user. I do not have a drug problem

I don't drink alcohol. The best advocates of drug use are drug users. They're quite passionate about it. Where I come from, they make fun of you if you don't drink and sing a song about how you're "too weak to drink." Every occasion calls for a drink: childbirth, Friday, getting married, getting divorced. It is so common that you're the weird one for not drinking.

supr_strudlon I am a heroin user. I do not have a drug problem

>When you’re at a wedding reception, alcohol serves as a social lubricant. People are more gregarious. They talk, they interact. The same is true with cocaine at parties, heroin among friends, or opium among friends, NDMA among lovers. It enhances empathy, openness, and forgiveness, all of these pro-social attributes.

Please, don't take this horrible advice. Drugs are harmful and can do fatal damage to you and those around you. I mean, is this guy advocating drug use? It sounds like he wants to justify his dependency.

supr_strudlon Larry Flynt has died

If you think you are too small to make difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.

supr_strudlon Larry Flynt has died

>Not because he was a pornographer, but simply because he did what he pleased and fought like hell to protect that right.

That's what's wrong with the "free" world. If something's legal doesn't mean it's moral.

He did what he pleased for sure, but at what expense. Many would argue he contributed to objectifying women. There's always a flip side.

supr_strudlon Ask HN: Mind bending books to read and never be the same as before?

A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle https://www.amazon.com/New-Earth-Awakening-Purpose-Selection...

supr_strudlon Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (May 2020)

Location: Europe

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: Python, TypeScript, Django, VueJS,...

Résumé/CV: https://your-remote.dev

Email: see CV

I’m a full-stack software engineer with 13 years of experience who can build apps from the ground up. I've been working in startups, so I'm used to wearing many hats. I'm product focussed, collaborative, and communicative developer who prioritizes user experience, code quality, and security.

supr_strudlon What's a virus, anyway? The bare-bones basics

DNA seen through the eyes of a coder: https://berthub.eu/amazing-dna/

Molecular Biology Made Simple and Fun https://www.amazon.com/dp/1889899070

supr_strudlon Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (February 2020)

Location: Europe (EU)

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, Django, AngularJS, Vue.js, Docker, Scrapy

Résumé/CV: https://your-remote.dev

Email: see CV

supr_strudlon Ask HN: Courses/resources to improve my self-esteem and believe in myself more?

I’m currently reading Feeling Good (https://www.amazon.com/dp/0380810336). It was recommended by someone here on HN. I’m half way through and I’d dare to say it’s already changing my life for the better.

supr_strudlon Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (January 2020)

Location: Europe

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: No.

Technologies: Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, SQL, Django, Vue.js, Angular, Docker, Scrapy

Résumé/CV: https://your-remote.dev

Email: see CV

supr_strudlon Ask HN: What do you do when have free time?

100% this.

I luckily dodged a burnout just in time. Symptoms were insomnia, thinking I wasn’t good enough and bursts of anger.

My problem was thinking about work and getting better at my craft all the time. I didn’t take time for myself, didn’t exercise and had a bad diet.

But it’s hard to convince someone to take care of themselves. Sometimes you have to hit the ground.

supr_strudlon Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (October 2019)

I used "I'm" four times in a span of three sentences. Facepalm.

supr_strudlon Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (October 2019)

Location: Europe

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: Python, Django, TypeScript, JavaScript, Vue.js, Angular

Résumé/CV: https://www.dropbox.com/s/cs1wac34mpsbiv1/cv.pdf?dl=0

Email: see CV

I'm interested in early-stage startups or "Day 1" companies. Although I'm most experienced in writing code, I'm also interested in the people and the business side of things. I'm more of a generalist than a specialist.

supr_strudlon I quit social media and now I want a cigarette

This is what I meant yes. I'm not a native English speaker, so I might've screwed that one up.

supr_strudlon Ask HN: Are you ok?

You’re depressed big time. Get professional help if possible. Rooting for you!

supr_strudlon Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (September 2019)

Location: Europe

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, SQL, Django, Vue.js, Angular

Résumé/CV: https://bit.ly/2kELwKn

Email: see CV

supr_strudlon Ask HN: Good Remote Work Literature?

Table of Contents > Humor > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IW3lhfVpLL4

supr_strudlon The more you learn, the faster you can learn

Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein.

supr_strudlon Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (August 2019)

Location: Europe

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, SQL, Django, Vue.js, Angular

Résumé/CV: https://www.dropbox.com/s/cs1wac34mpsbiv1/cv.pdf?dl=0

Email: See CV

My past 13 years of experience includes full-stack development, product design, team leadership, software architecture and mentoring. I'm a mission-driven developer with a passion for thoughtful UI design.

supr_strudlon Toilets of the World

Oh, this belongs here - Slavoj Žižek on toilets https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzXPyCY7jbs

supr_strudlon Engaging New Hires

It happened to me actually about three years ago, but I don't think the CTO did it intentionally. I just remember the impact it had and that it made a lot of sense.

supr_strudlon Ask HN: How to work with a developer who avoids reading?

Exactly this.

supr_strudlon Ask HN: How to work with a developer who avoids reading?

I hope not. I mean if you're doing another photo sharing, then who cares :)

supr_strudlon Ask HN: How to work with a developer who avoids reading?

I had the exact same problem with a junior dev. I blogged about it here https://hadalin.me/blog/how-to-become-a-better-programmer

Too many people take the path of least resistance and want to deliver quickly, because hey, who wants to spend time reading the docs, it's so boring. But that's just one of those things you have to do. The best programmers I worked with all share the thirst to go deep when they start using a library or framework. They spend a significant time reading the source code and the docs until they have a clear mental model how the thing works. The outcome of such approach is very few surprises when running the code, because the code behaves how you think it should behave.

My advice would be to mentor the dev of potential problems that would arise if you only partially understand how the library works. The most obvious are bugs or worse, you go against conventions and end up rewriting the whole app because it becomes unmaintainable.

supr_strudlon Ask HN: What is your best advice for a junior software developer?

I've written something about becoming a better programmer here https://medium.com/@hadalin/how-to-become-a-better-programme...