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I agree entirely. Constant interruptions while programming is a no no.

Why though ? Specially since covid, I don't see why knowledge workers can't just follow their own schedule, subject to constraints such as "meeting at x" of course.

This is an attitude more than anything I'd say, the "follow the calendar" mentality doesn't have to apply to you unless you choose so.

Same here, can't stand a website that isn't aware of tab navigation. How else are you supposed to quickly navigate any UI without the rat ?

That's a great idea. I've been doing this just to rationalize my laziness, but now it makes sense. However, I'm not sure those are valid forever as you can simply delete the .git folder, can't you?

They shouldn't exist if the null hypothesis hold true, so this is evidence against the null hypothesis, aka the official history.

This shouldn't surprise you neither, but that depends on your null hypothesis ;)

Sure, why not?

You can improve your chances of success by avoiding phrases such us:

> It is a PoC built in my own time cause I don't have time/money or a project.

That sounds like a complain, which might motivate others not to listen to you ;)

The question is how will a group of people decide their own key performance measures. Different groups have different KPIs either intrinsically or some statistic, e.g. PDG, ESG indicators, Real return, etc.

If your only or main KPI ignores the social consequences , then you're doing it

> Despite de social consequences.

But I get your point, it's a well known school of thought based on selfishness, I'd guess.

> just technological progress.

Despite the social consequences.

> debugging undefined behaviour because they used the wrong combination of integer bit lengths.

It's a function of debugging time which is a function of the programmer's skills. I almost certainly fall into the Python subset though :/

I agree, however I'm not sure of how far you can get in probability theory without set theory. For instance, I recall my stats prof defining a lot of sets in class, e.g. sigma algebras.

> I get paid absurd sums because of supply and demand, not because of my skills;

There's limited offer because it's a rare skill, not sure what you mean by "not because of my skills" since your skills are rare hence valuable to the market.

> Thankfully for my mortgage, that hasn't happened yet and probably won't happen soon.

The keyword is "hopefully". This already happened to physicists with nuclear power if I recall my history lectures.

> If anything, those stock awards sound less attractive as they should be options at a very high valuation?

An option to buy something at a certain price isn't the same as just getting the something. As mentioned in the article, ceo compensation consists usually of stock + options (et al.) tied to performance targets.

> In effect, isn't this the same as later VCs reallocating the cap table in favour of the founders (and against earlier investor and employees)?

Sort of, that's the point of the article. Apparently, new founders take on too much early financing.

> Lots of exclusively technical types don't understand why people are confused...

It's not that they don't understand, it's that non-technical people often proactively avoid carefully reading the few lines of relevant documentation. That's something a technical person can tell from the second the non-technical tries to ask a question.

> When monetary incentives and non-developer input inform product decisions, "it's in the docs" just doesn't cut it.

Obviously, you have the right to ask any question if you're paying for someone's time: you become a "client". Otherwise, yes please read the docs.

That's some serious home bias.

It looks like the safer way to vote is avoiding technology, which I find a bit counterintuitive even though many countries rely on paper and people counting, I've even done it once (forced by law). I don't know how wrong I might be in this, but it looks to me like it systems are vulnerable by nature and hence the only secure voting system seems to be a system that avoids relying entirely on IT systems.

The technical problem is solvable, but the security and transparency (to the public) are harder to get, specially the security aspect since blockchain technology could potentially help dealing with transparency.

I second the op, it's hard to just be homeless when it gets freezing cold. Put differently, if I had to choose a place to be homeless, I'd start by choosing a place with good weather, that's a (hypothetical) fact.

> in regions with cheap hydro power, the miners can use so much power they end up making power more expensive for everyone.

Not if there are laws to keep electricity price within a range. In places like Canada electricity is not necessarily traded in public for-profit markets, and must by law stay below inflation. I agree that in can be a problem in (most of?) the US.

> I really wonder what happens to Bitcoin (or any PoW coin) when it no longer becomes economical to mine new coins.

That might be the equilibrium price, the electricity/production cost. Isn't the pow algorithm smart enough to keep rewarding at least above electricity cost?

> but TypeScript was invented at MSFT

Sure, but JavaScript was already there, so I don't look at it as a MSFT idea event though I agree it's technically a msft product.

Yeah GitHub/TypeScript kinda don't count. I have an ignorant question though : do people use c# or f# in a non-windows system, by choice ? Otherwise, wouldn't that be a self fulfilling need ?

Edit: typo

I find it useful to avoid explaining others how to set up their computer, which is indeed extremely useful ;)

I agree! Excel is fun to play with as long as you use it on windows, I forgot. VScode I only used in college, but it seems useful. I'll update my list, paint and excel I consider good products indeed.

OT but seriously, name one good Microsoft product other than paint.

> it also seems wrong that assets gained through criminal activities are now being paid out completely clean to the convicted criminal.

That's the key indeed. I think I get it now! Anyway, the simple thing would be counting btc if btc is confiscated and counting cars if cars are confiscated. Then I don't see how it could blow up, but I guess it just can't be that simple.

Good to know, thanks!

You shouldn't expect privacy from a third party. You'll be disappointed by definition.

I think the op meant that as an analogy : in order for you to use their software, you pay 1000$ upfront for the hardware. So you can look at it as a one time payment/rent to use their environment. Since you need to upgrade iPhones quite often, I guess renting isn't a bad analogy.

> but there is nothing that stops you from modifying or hacking it to your heart's content if you are able to.

Are you sure? I haven't read the terms, but that might be quite against their rules. Rules that you probably adhere to by using their product, but I'm not a legal expert.

Thank you! I got it wrong because of the negativity of the article. They seem mad because they missed an opportunity to make 1.6M then.

Does anyone understand the legal logic behind such a risky decision? I mean, if they confiscate an asset, why wouldn't they just hold onto it until the legal process is settled?

If it was a car that they confiscated, would they still have the car or would they also need to buy the car today? I am honestly curious as to how this makes any legal sense.

Median wage in ny was 68k according to the US census bureau (2015-2019). OP was talking about a mean instead of a median btw.