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Patience, humility, Debt.

If you like Stoicism you should try Pierre Hadot's What is Ancient Philosophy and at least the main essay from Philosophy as a Way of Life . He's an excellent writer and you can ge…

I've set up a very similar situation for myself. Part time work with near full time pay/benefits, remote when necessary. It took some effort to get the employers I wanted to work f…

So true, this is the advice I give people interviewing for tech companies and a list of the sorts of things they'll want you to know off the top of your head. If that's what you wa…

Incidentally, I interviewed a guy yesterday and we whiteboarded a real problem we had encountered last week. He couldn't solve the problem we presented and really didn't even try t…

Funny. I'm like that too, if the interviewer isn't focused on the actual position and what I'd be doing in it and the problem solving and knowledge surrounding the actual work I'd …

It's almost as if the government had been lying about it for decades and people became suspect of any claims being made. But you're right, I'm really interested in learning the act…

I'll allow it.

More really stupid shit at the top of hacker news. Thanks guys.

I'm with ya brother but these arguments are way too reminiscent of how Christians console themselves.

Friends don't let friends use Whatsapp (or anything owned by Facebook).

This is wishful thinking. You could also get hit by a truck (or a scooter), live in the present. My wife recently got cancer she's in great physical condition. And you'll say "on a…

I think of a hack as a non-obvious solution to a difficult technical problem. I'm not saying they didn't do a good job, this is just more what I would consider standard.

Umm... "hackers"? I know the term has fallen into disrepute but this all seems a bit trivial.