99 percent invisible did a whole episode about this! https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/658-the-em-dash/
Didn't he used to say "concretely" all the time as well? That was such a cool course. It seems ancient now, but I remember enjoying it at the time.
This is a very rich-world view of work. Most people can't just "unilaterally rescind" their employment if they decide they don't like it anymore. I don't disagree with what you're getting at, just understand that…
I've seen this software used on a couple different video lesson platforms (I am currently subscribed to Open Studio). It works really well. Occasional browser funniness, but otherwise a really solid tool for learning…
> Getting a different job in a startup or an agency sounds like the last thing I want right now. From what I’ve heard big tech is not all that much different, and a non-tech programming job sounds like it’d be…
We used to have unlimited PTO, and even in my interview I chided them that it's obviously not "unlimited". For a small, organically growing firm like my employer, unlimited PTO is just shorthand for "we don't have the…
Rather than looking at titles, I would focus on what you want to do. "Software dev" encompasses a wide variety of work. As a simplified example, if you were a senior frontend JS dev who wanted to get into writing kernel…
My coworker and I used to run this on our work PCs (which were generally left on 24/7 and rarely rebooted). It was a delightfully simple "game" and we enjoyed comparing stats. That coworker has since passed away, and I…
I was afraid my reference was too old, and people would just downvote not understanding what the heck I was on about.
Did you tell them you could build such a system yourself quite trivially by getting an FTP account, mounting it locally with curlftpfs, and then using SVN or CVS on the mounted filesystem?
You can't, so don't bother thinking about it. You can make changes today that will pay dividends in 10 years, so maybe focus on that instead. I was widowed pretty young (as widowers go), so I have done my share of…
My kids will be in 9th and 7th grade. My school district is starting 100% distance learning. I did opt for hybrid when it's available. I'm setting up study areas in the house for the kids that are away from each other…
This is a good question to ask regardless of your career. It's a combination of factors: specialization narrowing the range of possible jobs, experience tending to command a higher salary, and flat-out age…
Stay private. I don't think publicly traded companies can be values-driven, but if you maintain control over the ownership of the company, you can. Here I'm thinking of something like Wegman's grocery stores. If…
I slogged through it. I appreciate the sentiments expressed in the book, but it was not a breezy read. I found it to be dry and long-winded.
And Garmin is welcome to create an API to host your data and integrate with other services. Uploaded Garmin data isn't originated by Strava, but since they're hosting it they are setting the terms. I am a former Strava…
Amazon is so much more than a "web shop"... its logistics infrastructure alone is worth actual money, to say nothing of AWS, Prime lock-in, etc.
I enjoyed Joey Hess's interview on there. https://usesthis.com/interviews/joey.hess/ An interesting juxtaposition of working on technology in a decidedly austere living arrangement.
I'm convinced that almost nobody is good at the whole cycle of creating/maintaining something. Some people are great at coming up with new ideas but quickly bore with the implementation. Some people can relentlessly…
A big part of this is just how you see the world, and perhaps how well you understand yourself. Not sure which term to use: attitude, personality, outlook, frame of mind, perspective, etc. I have definitely had times in…
Midlife single parent, so my answers are going to look a lot different than the average HN reader. I average 40/week. Some weeks I need to surge, rarely I need to work weekends, but my ability to put in long hours is…
You're probably still trying to do too much. Another user recommended The One Thing, and I'll second that. You have to always be prioritizing. Figure out what you really, REALLY want to do, and you will make time for…
Since I was an intern in college, I have seen older technical folks become harder and harder to employ. I've had good friends lose their job and because they're older/more expensive, they get rejected with all sorts of…
No it's not. You can be behind on payments without filing for bankruptcy. You can have a debt sent to collections without filing for bankruptcy. There are all sorts of cases where a person is not trustworthy with money…
Earlier this year there was a good EconTalk episode[1] with the CEO of the Burning Man Project. I've never been to the festival, but I'm fascinated by the economic and logistical challenges of keeping the thing going…
99 percent invisible did a whole episode about this! https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/658-the-em-dash/
Didn't he used to say "concretely" all the time as well? That was such a cool course. It seems ancient now, but I remember enjoying it at the time.
This is a very rich-world view of work. Most people can't just "unilaterally rescind" their employment if they decide they don't like it anymore. I don't disagree with what you're getting at, just understand that…
I've seen this software used on a couple different video lesson platforms (I am currently subscribed to Open Studio). It works really well. Occasional browser funniness, but otherwise a really solid tool for learning…
> Getting a different job in a startup or an agency sounds like the last thing I want right now. From what I’ve heard big tech is not all that much different, and a non-tech programming job sounds like it’d be…
We used to have unlimited PTO, and even in my interview I chided them that it's obviously not "unlimited". For a small, organically growing firm like my employer, unlimited PTO is just shorthand for "we don't have the…
Rather than looking at titles, I would focus on what you want to do. "Software dev" encompasses a wide variety of work. As a simplified example, if you were a senior frontend JS dev who wanted to get into writing kernel…
My coworker and I used to run this on our work PCs (which were generally left on 24/7 and rarely rebooted). It was a delightfully simple "game" and we enjoyed comparing stats. That coworker has since passed away, and I…
I was afraid my reference was too old, and people would just downvote not understanding what the heck I was on about.
Did you tell them you could build such a system yourself quite trivially by getting an FTP account, mounting it locally with curlftpfs, and then using SVN or CVS on the mounted filesystem?
You can't, so don't bother thinking about it. You can make changes today that will pay dividends in 10 years, so maybe focus on that instead. I was widowed pretty young (as widowers go), so I have done my share of…
My kids will be in 9th and 7th grade. My school district is starting 100% distance learning. I did opt for hybrid when it's available. I'm setting up study areas in the house for the kids that are away from each other…
This is a good question to ask regardless of your career. It's a combination of factors: specialization narrowing the range of possible jobs, experience tending to command a higher salary, and flat-out age…
Stay private. I don't think publicly traded companies can be values-driven, but if you maintain control over the ownership of the company, you can. Here I'm thinking of something like Wegman's grocery stores. If…
I slogged through it. I appreciate the sentiments expressed in the book, but it was not a breezy read. I found it to be dry and long-winded.
And Garmin is welcome to create an API to host your data and integrate with other services. Uploaded Garmin data isn't originated by Strava, but since they're hosting it they are setting the terms. I am a former Strava…
Amazon is so much more than a "web shop"... its logistics infrastructure alone is worth actual money, to say nothing of AWS, Prime lock-in, etc.
I enjoyed Joey Hess's interview on there. https://usesthis.com/interviews/joey.hess/ An interesting juxtaposition of working on technology in a decidedly austere living arrangement.
I'm convinced that almost nobody is good at the whole cycle of creating/maintaining something. Some people are great at coming up with new ideas but quickly bore with the implementation. Some people can relentlessly…
A big part of this is just how you see the world, and perhaps how well you understand yourself. Not sure which term to use: attitude, personality, outlook, frame of mind, perspective, etc. I have definitely had times in…
Midlife single parent, so my answers are going to look a lot different than the average HN reader. I average 40/week. Some weeks I need to surge, rarely I need to work weekends, but my ability to put in long hours is…
You're probably still trying to do too much. Another user recommended The One Thing, and I'll second that. You have to always be prioritizing. Figure out what you really, REALLY want to do, and you will make time for…
Since I was an intern in college, I have seen older technical folks become harder and harder to employ. I've had good friends lose their job and because they're older/more expensive, they get rejected with all sorts of…
No it's not. You can be behind on payments without filing for bankruptcy. You can have a debt sent to collections without filing for bankruptcy. There are all sorts of cases where a person is not trustworthy with money…
Earlier this year there was a good EconTalk episode[1] with the CEO of the Burning Man Project. I've never been to the festival, but I'm fascinated by the economic and logistical challenges of keeping the thing going…