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Over the years I've settled on 27" 1440p IPS monitors. 2 on my office desk, 3 on my home desk. I'm currently very satisfied with the Dell P2725DE [1] b/c of the following: 1. 100 H…

We are in fact seeing press attention regarding military budget cuts the Trump Administration's looking to enact: https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/19/politics/hegseth-military-maj...

One of the best moves wrt nutrition, fitness, and productivity I've made the last couple years is adding electrolytes to my supplement stack. I've always been deliberate about havi…

As a longtime PHP developer, my opinion differs from yours regarding PHP vs. Python syntax. Python took some getting used to, but the more I used it the more strongly I began prefe…

And just hours later, we're starting to see reports claiming exactly this: "Hidden paragraph of Putin's decree allows to mobilise 1 million Russians". Granted, that's a Ukrainian n…

I feel "partial" in 'partial mobilization' intends to be deceptive. The version of the decree released to the public [1] contains nothing limiting number of recruits. That number i…

> The report treated "who did it" as an unimportant detail ... it was the only reason they were invited. Might've been why they were invited, I don't think that's why they went. Th…

I often listen to movie or tv series tracks. Recently that's included music from Hans Zimmer (Mission Impossible [1], Rush [2], etc.), Calm with Horses [3], El Chapo [4, 5], and Th…

> a sprint / heavy session would feel good ... but fatigue ... would cause me to skip a follow up. This year's focus will be on consistency - only do as much as will allow another …

I heavily favor end-to-end integration tests as well. For the kind of code you commented on, but also for older code bases w/out a hint of prior test automation. My experiences sou…

> The absolutely crazy thing is the person who caused this doesn't think they did anything wrong. And now he's saying this of the person he took the work from [1]: 1. "I believe he…

Which is nowhere near no_wizard's point. And nowhere near what you've done. Gorge Bucaran, author of Colorette, summarizes your actions here https://github.com/ai/nanocolors/pull/1…

It's telling that bad leaders I've worked with exhibit opposite traits from OP's list. Off the cuff, they've had tendencies to: - stubbornly devote majority of their time to coding…

I don't know about needing to be the "best", or an "expert", but I do believe a consultant should have a certain skill level , or set of skills, that provides some value to a team.…

I strongly agree with the title sentimment. Strongly! But, I'll add this - work at a company first, full time, for as long as you find it rewarding. Maybe several years at least? .…

All true. To add some history - AMD's semi-custom segment dates back prior to Su's CEO seat. It was initiated in 2012-2013 under CEO Rory Read [1], although Su was heavily involved…

Nice work! I was looking for a way to screen for unusual option volume (Volume noticeably above Open Interest), but didn't see a way to do that directly. I do see the filters for V…

I typically sum this up with a phrase Kent Beck made popular: Make it work, make it right, make it fast. I've shared that with a couple teams in the past, and it always catches on.…

I'm curious that you mention project management courses from university . How much benefit have you found them to provide in practice? Asking b/c I've taken two courses in dev proc…

To speak specifically to this: "I have a questionable habit of working into the evening, and sometimes on weekends. ... I worry that I may be going down the wrong path ... Am I wor…

Thanks for this. All good to know, and I wouldn't want to hamper anyone's recovery. I probably should have said "...each bout leaves a successive weakening ...". Difference being t…

> One thing I've never really recovered is the passion I had for side projects I know how this feels. After a few bouts of burnout over my ~20 year career, I'm not convinced we ful…

Definitely. Last time I went was probably around 2019 as well. They price matched a Ryzen CPU. When I went to pick it up, the shelves and empty stock throughout the store indicated…