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I also live in a "democracy" as well, but the U.S. has as much corruption as any banana republic or former Soviet bloc state. We just haven't reached ostensible, Mexico-tier levels…

There are always personal risks when you engage with society at a political level. If you see a police stop on the highway, should you pull over and record to observe? Could this s…

The real AI psychosis is the expectation of 5x/10x productivity gains akin to the mythical 10x developer during the 2010s JS growth period. At the end of the day, we can only read …

>credentials required There are no credentials required. >authoritatively say Experience beats credentials. >qualified labor pool No degree required outside of a HR checklist. CS s…

A nice relocation package to a sunny climate would be pretty attractive to many qualified U.S. residents in the northern states. Why are universities not creating a talent pool for…

Take a break for a few months to recalibrate what you want from life. Tech will still be here when you’re ready again. Go travel, use your physical body to walk and hike and lift, …

Terrible CSS on mobile.

Angular v1 was absolutely the game-changer for sane UI patterns. Although it could choke on large datasets and models were iffy, it allowed us to worry less about the framework and…

Did they try asking Claude to fix these issues? If it turns out this problem is AI-related, I'd love to see the AAR.

Have a baby! You’ll definitely live in the moment when the attention is on another rather than yourself. It’s hard to wax philosophical when you’re trying to keep another human ali…

Looks great! Now add AI and you’ll be page 1 of HN!!

The AI hype seems to be a smokescreen for mass layoffs from the CoVid era. The increased attention on the H-1B visa’s hiring process and labor market impact reveals a far more unde…

I suspect Israel does whatever they want under the auspices of national security, gives “private” cybersecurity corporations latitude to circumvent international laws, then package…

I’ve had a few conversations with people who use ChatGPT as a therapist. There is real danger of using LLMs that are engineered agree with you, at least in terms of therapy.

News article: https://www.newsweek.com/h1b-jobs-now-american-workers-green...

I can only imagine what a vibe coded AWS-backed infrastructure would look like and cost if a developer just trusted it to make good decisions.

The real benefactors of AI in software development are senior devs who’ve had enough of boilerplate, framework switching, and other tedious low-value tasks. You cut down on the for…

Payment plans on luxury products are a time-honored tradition in the U.S. I’m not sure how you justify a room temperature hamburger costing that much.

Suburbs -> city -> rural is a common life path for folks these days. I suspect a lot of those that make it out to the country are in for a surprise regarding amenities, socializati…

There is benefit to being an active participant in your job search. I don't depend on anyone for employment, as self-employment is ALWAYS an option if you're serious about longevit…

Don’t use LinkedIn or Monster or Indeed. You’re better off searching on Google with “ inurl:careers” and finding positions these companies are directly hiring for.

I spent years riding public transit in Portland, NYC, Seattle, SF, San Diego, Chicago, and other US cities. I can tell you anecdotally that public transit in the US is dangerous an…

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