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tastythrowaway··on Programmers Should Plan for Lower Pay?
Isn't that true of anything you don't understand? That is to say it's not always easy to connect a -> b -> c with only a cursory understanding of something. But trivially we can see that technical expertise is valuable - and surprisingly (still) increasingly so at that. Furthermore, knowing how to solve problems will always be valuable. As far as your statistic goes, that's quite a hand-wavy and unsupported assertion. To what population does this generalize? What is the source? And if only 25% are going on to careers as developers, does that not imply that the labor market isn't necessarily growing fast enough to outstrip available need and thus lower salaries?
tastythrowaway··on Programmers Should Plan for Lower Pay?
I... don't think that's true. There's more jobs being created and more and newer technologies, and not every skill is universally applicable. If anything students should be more prepared to learn and apply themselves because there are actually lucrative careers waiting for them (assuming they choose to go into this field). Once the machines start writing their own code and scripting their own automation and plugging in their own power cords... well, then we've got bigger problems
tastythrowaway··on Robot Odyssey (1984)
Yes it is a bit redundant.
tastythrowaway··on Google attempted to shut down a unionization meeting in Zurich
One major thing stifling tech salaries in recent memory was the tech companies themselves:

https://pando.com/2014/03/22/revealed-apple-and-googles-wage...

tastythrowaway··on Google attempted to shut down a unionization meeting in Zurich
thank you for posting this. it's a point worth realizing.
tastythrowaway··on Glasgow is trying to make urban living less miserable
Absolutely true. Safety, good schools. Most major cities compromise on both if you're middle class or below. In our case we're already planning our move away in time for public school and it's a few years out yet.
tastythrowaway··on In 2019, multiple open source companies changed course
My guess would be that the long tail of proprietary (due to existing market, mergers, de-facto standards, etc.) favors a greedy incumbent, which has basically never in history worked in the favor of the many. But published, open standards allow for greater adoption and participation, as well as a longer support lifespan.
tastythrowaway··on In 2019, multiple open source companies changed course
You mean like licensing terms?
tastythrowaway··on In 2019, multiple open source companies changed course
This isn't a fair comparison. Community kitchens and public parks aren't undergirding every modern functional information-enabled economy. I'm not speculating who should be charged or how much/in what way, but it needs to be supported somehow if we want to continue to reap its benefits. There is no free lunch.
tastythrowaway··on Huawei cryptographic keys embedded in Cisco’s firmware
I understood this reference
tastythrowaway··on Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
Just wanted to say thanks for your reply. This (CtCI) seems to be the most frequent advice. I guess I'll get cracking (ha!).
tastythrowaway··on Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
Hey,

So... not that I think it's necessarily easy but how did you score such a lucrative gig at google? How can I do the same? Do they hire generalists? Thanks.

tastythrowaway··on Letter to an Aspiring Doctor
respectfully, what remotely well-trained doctor _didn't_ realize that part about an opiate being only a minor addiction risk was obviously bullshit?
tastythrowaway··on Say Hello to Full Employment
truth
tastythrowaway··on Say Hello to Full Employment
We've been in armed conflict somewhere or another for over a century straight
tastythrowaway··on ICE Whistleblower interview with CBS interrupted by government agents
Yes, and it's a little... hypocritical? For a nation that is self-congratulatory to the point of nausea in it's rebellious origins, our institutions will repeatedly overextend themselves to prevent people from effecting positive disruptive change.
tastythrowaway··on ICE Whistleblower interview with CBS interrupted by government agents
Yes. 20th as well.
tastythrowaway··on Ask HN: How do Google's iOS apps track your identity even after reinstalling?
Asking the important questions
tastythrowaway··on DensePose – Dense Human Pose Estimation in the Wild
So is this basically 3-D rotoscoping?
tastythrowaway··on The Diabetes Cure That Most Insurance Companies Won't Pay For
Type II Diabetes has insulin resistance as an underpinning. This resistance can be reversed with fasting. Eating healthy is easier once fasting has been reversed, and it is necessary to sustain the results.
tastythrowaway··on FDA clears first contact lens with light-adaptive technology
When can we expect to see these available?
tastythrowaway··on UK mass digital surveillance regime ruled unlawful
Can we get some of this for the US? Asking for a friend.
tastythrowaway··on Who Built the Pyramids? (2003)
was it not aliens?
tastythrowaway··on Find and analyze any reachable server and device on the internet
You're correct, but i think it's that zmap scans way, way faster than nmap
tastythrowaway··on Heroin addiction in the U.S
So does this mean opioids are an actual gateway drug?
tastythrowaway··on I gave Amazon a key to my house and regretted it
maybe that's a reflection of their audience?
tastythrowaway··on The Big Vitamin D Mistake
so does that mean we need more or less vitamin D?
tastythrowaway··on FCC plan would give Internet providers power to choose the sites customers see
To hear him tell it, when he first started as a lobbyist he was advocating for organizations that weren't getting their interests adequately represented in government (at the time cable and wireless companies). As FCC chairman he continued lobbying for those whose interests were not adequately defended - the consumers.
tastythrowaway··on USB 3.0* Radio Frequency Interference on 2.4 GHz Devices (2012)
are you saying you were concerned about RFI before you purchased the LimeSDR or that you've noticed RFI when attempting to use the LimeSDR? is this the one with the usb-a connector or the usb 3 micro b? Thanks.
tastythrowaway··on Facebook’s war on free will
This is absolutely not the same as your gun ban argument. It is also not the same as your "choose not to use" argument. How do people think they can give away all of their information, to someone who trades in information, and somehow act surprised when that entity leverages this information?
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