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C++: ClickHouse. It is very readable and easy to navigate. Call stacks that you pick up in logs are very descriptive, and you can easily tell what went wrong.

As a non-native English speaker, calling places is absolutely soul crushing. People cannot understand my name, cannot understand me spelling it, and half of the time I cannot under…

But it does say “Natural Aroma” which the post claims is code for “fake truffle smell”. The list mentions “truffles” but they may very well be the type of truffles that has no flav…

Because their lives depend on it? Why do people keep paying ransoms? Does it mean that ransoming them is a good thing?

This definitely hits a nerve. Google does that nowadays and I cannot count how many times I have clicked by mistake on these suggested links that show up after all results have alr…

How do they do it? Do they cheat and have a video for every minute of the half-day? Or is it actually a CGI rendering of the watch ?

This system resigns app with your developer signature, and to work around the expiration leaves a server running on your computer that periodically resigns apps and updates them ov…

Pretty cool. I like it. Seems one more step toward simplicity than Click for instance.

Why is that downvoted? Genuine question. It feels just as relevant as the other comments. Sure it's a specific case of someone having a newborn, but that's hardly uncommon and coul…

I’ve heard that toptal ( https://www.toptal.com/ ) is a good place to start, because you can get paid decently and you get in touch with serious employers. I don’t have experience …

Should add (2013) to the title.

Exactly. And nobody gets addicted to crayons.

Extracting data from PDF in a reliable way.

If we could regulate ISPs as utilities first, that would be great.

They're bringing the amount of power generated through nuclear energy to 50% in the upcoming years. Chances are that in 2040 they'll be way under 50%.

Keep an open mind. I don't know you, nor your coworkers, but you may have done something that feels "normal" to you but is actually inappropriate without even realizing. That's why…

Shouldn't that person start by provisioning for their taxes? The tax liability of such a position is probably around 6 to 8 millions depending on the country the person lives in.

My wage in the US is about 3 times what I'd be making home in France. 3 times. Trust me I'm not working 3 times as many hours as my friends over there. Actually it's quite the oppo…

Tech companies in the US are extremely profitable and there is a stronger demand vs lower supply than in Europe. A typical tech company in France usually manage to make $100k of re…