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> so its conservative approach of only acquiring the lock if there's no contention is completely thwarted. How is contention on the standbys communicated back to the writer? I'm co…

Reminds me of this article from Derek Sivers: https://sive.rs/bronze

I can't speak to master's programs in CompSci but I finished my bachelors in business at WGU and was later admitted to the iMBA program at the University of Illinois Urbana Champai…

It'd be really valuable for me, personally. I suspect I know the company (Google) as I'd seen a Glassdoor review mentioning the same thing. It'd be really nice to know if the sampl…

Wow, that's not a bad rate. Do you find the coverage adequate?

My thoughts are similar to the author's. With books, the upside seems so high that even if a book is more expensive than usual I can always rationalize the purchase by postulating …

I went to WGU and graduated with a Business Management degree. I did my homework before I went and the degree is fully accredited, with some students moving on to graduate programs…

I had a similar problem and reported here: https://github.com/Shinmera/portacle/issues/22 From the author's response, it sounds like building from source may work. I plan on trying…

The War of Art - Steven Pressfield (unsure how I felt about this one, but it's short so worth a read) Deep Work - Cal Newport (recommended) Stumbling on Happiness - Daniel Gilbert …

If you had to watch just one, I highly recommend "An Interactive Web Visualization for Watershed Topology"

Any tips on following a similar path to creating profitable apps?

I have a similar background in that I was primarily self-taught before finding a paid apprenticeship that lasted almost a year and then being employed as a consultant by the compan…

I didn't realize LightBank was looked down on. I'm also in Chicago and work for a Lightbank-funded startup. Have you heard from other local entrepreneurs about poor treatment from …