£100k base, about £175k all-in. Developer-adjacent role. Realistically I can only think of 5 companies globally which would pay this much while also being interested in my niche skillset.
I was thinking the same, assuming it eventually goes on sale in the UK. Actually the 3:2 screen ratio is one of the new laptop developments I am less keen on; 16:9 or 16:10 feels a bit better for having 2 side-by-side…
0. Linux support, specifically with the option to purchase without paying the Windows tax for an OS I'll never boot. This is a deal-breaker for me, meaning Dell are one of the few main-stream manufacturers I'd go with.…
I seem to remember the Azure 24 hour limit being in place in 2018, though it wasn't highlighted particularly well and came as a surprise to me. Could well have been removed since.
Likewise - incredibly disappointed. I don't even want to use their cloud storage; I'd much rather be syncing to a server I control. With the current pricing and the fact that I passed on my old rM1 to my wife when I got…
It's weird how the 3 major clouds have taken different paths to what must be an almost identical resource allocation problem. AWS has had this kind of spot instance for years, but with a 2 minute grace period rather…
Don't fall victim to resume-driven development; keep on KISSing.
Or better yet, rewrite it in Go to avoid both the fat blob and python dependency management at the same time!
OpenStack is an over-complicated mess. Most enterprise IT orgs already struggle to hire the people with skills to operate a public cloud account, nevermind having to build the underlying infrastructure as well.
A bit disingenuous I think; people are concerned about security when worrying about random packages, but privacy with Microsoft. MS have a history of being hostile to open source, but have been able to launder their…
I have been 100% remote for years and am content to continue to be so, but I totally see where you're coming from. I was never thrilled by my train journey into London, but the short walk I had on the home end was some…
Thank you for expressing what I struggle with every day. The additional counterbalancing layer on top of this is an internal drive for justice - this is what pushes me to work for a big tech company rather than doing…
It's not about petulance, it's about motivation. I'm in a similar position to the author but acting more like you would want; I care about being good at my job and want to deliver because that is how I was raised, but…
I suppose a parent might be held responsible for their kids below a certain age - and getting pissy about what a 15 year old is saying on their Twitch stream is totally in keeping with my experience of Bezos' corporate…
Anything which visualizes a Gantt chart will automatically look like steaming garbage.
From a purely selfish perspective, the worst outcome of the pandemic so far is that it has served as a distraction and shield for Tories who bungled Brexit and have yet to face any political consequences.
Sounds like we just need to gamify productivity, it's a wonder no-one has ever tried that before... (/s for the dull and witless hordes)
If you're not against "Old Media" and classical liberal ideas, I'd suggest just getting an Economist subscription.
I have tinkered with both. Basically if you need to write a FORTRAN application but don't want to use FORTRAN, Julia is the correct choice. If ease of use is more important than having a diverse collection of…
The problem here is letting drug companies market to the uneducated general public - there is a good reason why that practice is banned in most countries.
All-caps mode exists as a safe space for FORTRAN programmers.
"College" in the UK education system already has a definition; it is the place you go from 16 to 18, studying a narrower curriculum than regular school prior to 16. You will also hear references to "sixth form college",…
Hexagons are the bestagons; better than all the restagons.
I lived in Luton for a year and commuted in to London. Yes, it is certainly more affordable; but only because the NHS covers the cost of dealing with your stab wounds. For non-UK people: yes of course I'm joking,…
There is/was a UK government "Help to Buy" scheme aimed at people who can only afford a 5% deposit, where the gov basically took part of the equity and then charged you rent on the portion you don't own. Never seemed…
£100k base, about £175k all-in. Developer-adjacent role. Realistically I can only think of 5 companies globally which would pay this much while also being interested in my niche skillset.
I was thinking the same, assuming it eventually goes on sale in the UK. Actually the 3:2 screen ratio is one of the new laptop developments I am less keen on; 16:9 or 16:10 feels a bit better for having 2 side-by-side…
0. Linux support, specifically with the option to purchase without paying the Windows tax for an OS I'll never boot. This is a deal-breaker for me, meaning Dell are one of the few main-stream manufacturers I'd go with.…
I seem to remember the Azure 24 hour limit being in place in 2018, though it wasn't highlighted particularly well and came as a surprise to me. Could well have been removed since.
Likewise - incredibly disappointed. I don't even want to use their cloud storage; I'd much rather be syncing to a server I control. With the current pricing and the fact that I passed on my old rM1 to my wife when I got…
It's weird how the 3 major clouds have taken different paths to what must be an almost identical resource allocation problem. AWS has had this kind of spot instance for years, but with a 2 minute grace period rather…
Don't fall victim to resume-driven development; keep on KISSing.
Or better yet, rewrite it in Go to avoid both the fat blob and python dependency management at the same time!
OpenStack is an over-complicated mess. Most enterprise IT orgs already struggle to hire the people with skills to operate a public cloud account, nevermind having to build the underlying infrastructure as well.
A bit disingenuous I think; people are concerned about security when worrying about random packages, but privacy with Microsoft. MS have a history of being hostile to open source, but have been able to launder their…
I have been 100% remote for years and am content to continue to be so, but I totally see where you're coming from. I was never thrilled by my train journey into London, but the short walk I had on the home end was some…
Thank you for expressing what I struggle with every day. The additional counterbalancing layer on top of this is an internal drive for justice - this is what pushes me to work for a big tech company rather than doing…
It's not about petulance, it's about motivation. I'm in a similar position to the author but acting more like you would want; I care about being good at my job and want to deliver because that is how I was raised, but…
I suppose a parent might be held responsible for their kids below a certain age - and getting pissy about what a 15 year old is saying on their Twitch stream is totally in keeping with my experience of Bezos' corporate…
Anything which visualizes a Gantt chart will automatically look like steaming garbage.
From a purely selfish perspective, the worst outcome of the pandemic so far is that it has served as a distraction and shield for Tories who bungled Brexit and have yet to face any political consequences.
Sounds like we just need to gamify productivity, it's a wonder no-one has ever tried that before... (/s for the dull and witless hordes)
If you're not against "Old Media" and classical liberal ideas, I'd suggest just getting an Economist subscription.
I have tinkered with both. Basically if you need to write a FORTRAN application but don't want to use FORTRAN, Julia is the correct choice. If ease of use is more important than having a diverse collection of…
The problem here is letting drug companies market to the uneducated general public - there is a good reason why that practice is banned in most countries.
All-caps mode exists as a safe space for FORTRAN programmers.
"College" in the UK education system already has a definition; it is the place you go from 16 to 18, studying a narrower curriculum than regular school prior to 16. You will also hear references to "sixth form college",…
Hexagons are the bestagons; better than all the restagons.
I lived in Luton for a year and commuted in to London. Yes, it is certainly more affordable; but only because the NHS covers the cost of dealing with your stab wounds. For non-UK people: yes of course I'm joking,…
There is/was a UK government "Help to Buy" scheme aimed at people who can only afford a 5% deposit, where the gov basically took part of the equity and then charged you rent on the portion you don't own. Never seemed…