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Try to write out difficult sections (pen & paper) to get started. I've found that gives my brain the time it needs to get a handle on overly complex or boring texts. Assume it's go…

I call bullshit. The fact that you are outing yourself (now and in your HN profile) is very unlike any other "spook" I know. It's laughable that you say your " background is all ou…

The reality of being a citizen of the US is that the intel community doesn't make it easy to do so.

Speculation based on a coherent story is a short-cut when I am deferring actual research: a back of envelope calculation. So, you got me: I didn't actually research the events :) B…

I went with the "engineers" label in response to the "business people" label by parent. I like neither when ascribing intents to actions. Anyway, I like to give benefit of doubt wh…

I realize that. Thanks for the condescension. But, you realize that people aren't motivated by just one thing, right? Even if they are business people, right? Anyway, knowing what …

Yeah, I read that: seems to support my point. Basically: they had been doing it for years, but Jobs saw what was missing to make it actually usable. Could be wrong: I wasn't there …

Also interesting is how Kay dismisses Job's objections as being motivated by needing to put someone down. I can as easily see them being constructive usability criticisms: details …

How else are you going to get funding?

Don't exactly remember but I think it was right before/around 2.X.

I remember having a few aha moments when reading through the Redis code.

Something I've noticed: in the US people generally have an aversion to being even mildly uncomfortable. And, it's culturally acceptable to be on medication so people take it for ba…

I was actually thinking of checking out a few local credit unions. Maybe that will work?

The schadenfreude is high in this article. They took a shot but missed. It happens. Everyone second guesses when things don't work out. That happens too.

:( This post rubs me wrong. Maybe because it's so centered on author while purportedly under a parenting blog. Maybe because it's screaming that the author is the type of "smart" p…

I hope he settles, quickly and with a massive payout from United. I hope he laughs all the way to the bank. That might make it more probable, as compared to a protracted legal batt…

The average 4th year US service member will probably have put up with massively more crap than the average college graduate. Which makes them tough in a specific way. That seems pl…

Let's be honest, being in the military isn't tough. Put another way: Life is tough, military is not[0] [0] no true scotsman.

I was in this situation. Was told they were transitioning to a new stack, but that never happened. I gave it(wasted) 1 year. But, in retrospect, I waited too long. If anything, aft…

1. Be bros with the current one 2. Make sure there is enough online sniping so the current one thinks it isn't worth it.

The chemical test positive happened to me too: they swabbed my bag and the machine beeped and I got a free full body massage. This was when I was flying home from college for summe…

Yeah, I remember that. When I say game, I mean: practice questions you can expect to get (a little googling will help). To think anyone would get through those interviews without p…

Good point. It's not. The point is to make OP feel better in the ensuing rants against technical interviews. My advice to OP would be to understand that tech interviews, like all s…

SimpleBlocker is a chrome plugin I use to block out distracting websites. Here's what I did: 1) Installed RescueTime 2) 1 week later looked at my most visited websites and made a l…

I read it as: "your opinion is wrong because you don't seem to have the requisite experience". And, in such cases, I don't think people can be allowed hide behind the "right to an …