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ddsea

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About ddsea

SWE with 25+ YOE in S.SFBA. Networking, Security, Storage. C/C++, Python, Bash. Looking for a job after a layoff.

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    Comment #22661089

    At least this design doesn't need TP.

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    Comment #22149736

    Some will disagree with such a glorious assessment of BBC. Often they don't even pretend. [1]( https://bbcwatch.org/ ) [2]( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_the_BBC )

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    Comment #21997106

    I can see the point, but any website that starts with asking for confidential info is a turn off. Makes me think about privacy policy, which is a time waste.

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    Comment #21976524

    And then tomorrow you'd feel double the pressure - because you cannot do it again.

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    Comment #21976496

    The answer to this typically is: even if you've never done these kinds of problems before and would not need to solve them during your employment, still go prepare, study and that …

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    Comment #21960557

    Who's with me to automate the coding interview with leetcode problems?

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    Comment #21902767

    - Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari - I really liked his views on transformation of happiness throughout history. - Babi Yar (full version) by Anatoly Kuznetsov - after my discovery tha…

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    Comment #21890151

    Reproducing one of Escher's works, even approximately, would likely make a killer demo for this.

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    Comment #21890102

    Like in a kaleidoscope, almost anything looks much better with symmetry. Doodling on industrial scale. Great job!

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    Comment #21881517

    The repressions varied in time, place and also depended on who's in charge. As the old anecdote goes, bent along the line of the Communist Party.

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    Comment #21881493

    Think positive: it's just another reason to drink in July in 400 years.

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    Comment #21881465

    According to [1], "Ded" (literally Grandfather) is used here in the sense of an old man or an ancestor. Snegurochka is his daughter. Ded Moroz's mother was Baba Yaga, and his wife …

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    Comment #21870949

    There is this yellow dwarf G2V star I have developed an emotional affinity to. Could we white-list it so it won't disappear for a couple million years?

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    Comment #21849284

    > The data stolen from Equifax has not shown up on the black market Yet - and also the absence of evidence doesn't mean the evidence of absence. Not all criminals are stupid, a sma…

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    Comment #21820226

    True, hacky, but with time it does get easier because you know what to expect and develop muscle memory.

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    Comment #21810593

    Yes, the back of the head is the hardest part. When I don't ask for someone else's help, I try to choreograph the movement I saw in a video: put my other hand horizontally to limit…

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    Comment #21809568

    Same here. My final straws were 1) my regular local barbershop suddenly disappearing on me, while I was still holding a few of their discount haircut coupons I had stupidity to buy…

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    Comment #21751072

    Maybe an airliner-grade seat?

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    Comment #21750605

    Boring meetings have the same effect on me. The main challenge is, not to snore.

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    Comment #21728105

    This quote made me wonder about analogs in other activities, e.g. woodworking.

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    Comment #21571700

    Same here. I found out that music of any kind not only doesn't do the trick for me, but is counterproductive - it distracts me from trying to focus on the task at hand.

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    Comment #21560295

    I use it all the time - it's great but mostly for lists such as TODO, etc. - it is very convenient for syncing across devices where I login with my G. account. My notes are usually…

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    Comment #21557239

    Even if you don't mind the scalability issues, having to deal with possible conflicts if the same note was modified in different places, and barebone UI with no attachments, consid…

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    Comment #21556916

    Thanks for the suggestion. At this point I'd rather avoid mandatory monthly payments in favor of voluntary donations to FOSS.