my vitamix is turning six. i would love to buy the equivalent of a vitamix for anything whenever possible
At first glance, I like the idea. But after thinking about it, there is something I really dislike. So much that it would make me want to lurk exclusively. I will be paying you money for the privilege of posting…
Is this due to long covid?
FYI there is a second edition of CODE coming out at the end of August. I will check out Three Easy Pieces! Thanks for the rec.
Does serving as an expert witness violate employment agreements with typical tech employers (eg FAANG)? Assuming you are being paid and you’re witnessing for an entity other than your employer.
good code is code that gets you promoted, increases your networth, and helps you retire faster depending on your work environment, good code may actually be bad code.
What happens if ledger goes out of business? I recall users being able to access their funds when Ledger had a systems outage some time in the past few years.
Do you have any recs? I currently use VTWAX, VTIAX, and VTSAX as my index funds. Even split between all three. I would appreciate any recommendations on what to change in terms of allocation.
xcode haha just kidding!
It’s both. There’s literally no downside for the employer. Someone who abuses it is underperforming. You just fire them if it becomes a problem.
no one calls it that i see more and more people dropping the amazon A though
> Making people fungible dehumanizes them. that’s just capitalism
You could just hire someone for repossession (aka “repo”)
nope, I remember starting my first tech job in 2013, and the only people in tech who cared about it were libertarians, which was a very small subgroup of tech
They’re more likely to be real when they’re 6+ years old.
Can you explain how Costco is relevant here when they make most of their money off membership fees and not sales?
do you live in an office?
The toilet:person ratio is 1:4 It’s like sharing a bathroom with 4 people, but worse no thanks
Many of us have also realized the quality of work is not the same when there is zero in-person collaboration
check levels.fyi
It’s a common misconception. They did stop using radar, though. 100% sure that’s what the person you’re responding to meant :)
the companies you listed have been competing with faang for talent since they were formed. they’ve always had to pay competitively
“sir this is a casino”
are you familiar with the h-1b visa system? there’s a shortage of qualified candidates across every metric you can name for top-band engineering roles in the US.
Retreated immediately because they lost. It was even referred to as an embarrassment internally, and directly led to modernization of the PRC military.
my vitamix is turning six. i would love to buy the equivalent of a vitamix for anything whenever possible
At first glance, I like the idea. But after thinking about it, there is something I really dislike. So much that it would make me want to lurk exclusively. I will be paying you money for the privilege of posting…
Is this due to long covid?
FYI there is a second edition of CODE coming out at the end of August. I will check out Three Easy Pieces! Thanks for the rec.
Does serving as an expert witness violate employment agreements with typical tech employers (eg FAANG)? Assuming you are being paid and you’re witnessing for an entity other than your employer.
good code is code that gets you promoted, increases your networth, and helps you retire faster depending on your work environment, good code may actually be bad code.
What happens if ledger goes out of business? I recall users being able to access their funds when Ledger had a systems outage some time in the past few years.
Do you have any recs? I currently use VTWAX, VTIAX, and VTSAX as my index funds. Even split between all three. I would appreciate any recommendations on what to change in terms of allocation.
xcode haha just kidding!
It’s both. There’s literally no downside for the employer. Someone who abuses it is underperforming. You just fire them if it becomes a problem.
no one calls it that i see more and more people dropping the amazon A though
> Making people fungible dehumanizes them. that’s just capitalism
You could just hire someone for repossession (aka “repo”)
nope, I remember starting my first tech job in 2013, and the only people in tech who cared about it were libertarians, which was a very small subgroup of tech
They’re more likely to be real when they’re 6+ years old.
Can you explain how Costco is relevant here when they make most of their money off membership fees and not sales?
do you live in an office?
The toilet:person ratio is 1:4 It’s like sharing a bathroom with 4 people, but worse no thanks
Many of us have also realized the quality of work is not the same when there is zero in-person collaboration
check levels.fyi
It’s a common misconception. They did stop using radar, though. 100% sure that’s what the person you’re responding to meant :)
the companies you listed have been competing with faang for talent since they were formed. they’ve always had to pay competitively
“sir this is a casino”
are you familiar with the h-1b visa system? there’s a shortage of qualified candidates across every metric you can name for top-band engineering roles in the US.
Retreated immediately because they lost. It was even referred to as an embarrassment internally, and directly led to modernization of the PRC military.