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quantum_nerd

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About quantum_nerd

Software Engineer.Technology + Public Policy email me at quantum.nerdiness@gmail.com

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    Github Gist, Bear Note taking app(hashtags, hierarchical ordering, etc) and sometimes jrnl cli tool

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    Comment #15934081

    https://learnpythonthehardway.org/

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    Comment #15802139

    popular here in Seattle as well.

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    Comment #15450831

    LoFi Instrumental Hip-Hop on Spotify(there are a few playlists), always puts me in the flow zone.

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    Comment #12409452

    more like a curated list of 404 pages amiright?

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    Comment #12252314

    Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future to my college best friend as a birthday gift.

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    Comment #12188256

    Seattle isn't on the list. So yea, not a serious list :P

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    Comment #12144777

    1. "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People" by Stephen Covey. Taught me how to be more productive and simplify thinking about productivity. One of the books I re-read every ye…

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    Comment #12037172

    wow! ok I am not even sure if there is a way to refute this without sounding angry...like, what part of anti-discrimination laws don't you like? the fact that marginalized groups c…

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    Comment #11895297

    Getting a quality 7 hours of sleep every night, 7 days a week...oh and giving up alcohol(or at least drink only on weekends) which is easier said than done.

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    Comment #11824044

    this is potentially an amazing idea, especially for those of us who work in polyglot systems. However, a search as simple as "queue in java" returns no result?

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    Comment #11815735

    Location: Seattle,WA Remote : OK Willing to Relocate : Yes Technologies : Ruby(Chef), Java, Python, Cloud, Systems Administration(UNIX/Linux and Windows), Git, DevOps. Resume/CV: C…

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    Comment #11798195

    I think we have lost touch with the reason we invented technology in the first place: which was to increase human productivity, not to remove the human from the equation altogether…

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    Comment #11798064

    Corporations exist mostly because of consumerism, though. Once those "humans" are not able to work and in turn, spend their money buying crap from corporations, then...?

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    Comment #11787061

    Dear Facebook, you can track me all over the net all you want. I am just not buying shit.

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    Comment #11757071

    Well, tell you what and I hope this helps: my first internship required 3.0 gpa. Mine that semester was 2.98 (exactly like yours). Not only did I interview and get the internship, …

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    Sometimes I even ask myself: “you only hire the best…at what exactly?” there is difference between having a fancy degree/accolades and actually contributing meaningfully to your wo…

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    Comment #11731231

    Wouldn't just be easier to talk to your hiring manager/recruiter? usually if you are a really good candidate, they tend to overlook formalities like a 3.0 gpa. Those are not set in…

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    Comment #11636327

    Boeing and Microsoft make useless products?! lol

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    Comment #11612532

    sounds like an awesome place to work!

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    Comment #11581975

    very true...

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    While I do agree with the OP that the tech hiring process "might" be broken, I noticed a pattern in his interviews: it seems to me like a self-fulfilling prophecy. From the get go,…

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    I moved from Atom to VS Code for Ruby programming. My machine isn't the fastest around and VS Code has improved my productivity significantly after switching from slow Atom. Before…