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I strongly disagree with this "both sides are the same" BS. One side has made it illegal to refer to Russia's invasion of Ukraine as a war, the other has not. Yes, it's virtually i…

Thanks for the reading recommendation! Learning about the Cynefin framework and thinking about those kinds of problems led me to James Scott and to Hayek, but I haven't come across…

Sadly, from what I've read the commission-based approach often leads to worse long-term results, especially in software engineering. It depends on the kind of work, of course. The …

I don't really have enough information on the specific's of OP's job and what they're doing with their spare time. Reading tech books sounds like learning to me, but otherwise I do…

This sounds like it might be good thing for the company. Having employees who have extra capacity is incredibly important for an organization that wants to get things done; if you'…

I think these things are important to have as tools in your life, regardless! Life can get overwhelming in all kinds of different ways; knowing how to put your head down and take c…

lol I was just sitting here thinking I miss my Python job and not having trouble with IntelliJ detecting changes in dependencies and how frustrating it is to invalidate caches and …

What I've found recently is that the thing is impossible within the scope of the bureaucracy we're working in. For example, it's impossible to get this 3rd party hardware working i…

Setting aside all the imposter syndrome, confidence, etc stuff... The only devs I've known who I thought were legitimately bad were the ones who thought they weren't. The devs who …

It's always... interesting... To look at SF on Zillow. There are a few nice-looking options in the ~1.5M range, mostly foreclosures, and it seems mostly in not-so-great areas. I do…

I strongly disagree with your opinions on premed students, but that's based off my experience as a Biochemistry major at a large state school. So much partying, so little reading o…

It's super hard for me to not respond too strongly to this, as I'm currently having trouble with a particularly junior dev who just cannot wrap his mind around maintainability issu…

It's easier to hit the ceiling of how successful you're going to be when you're working on your own. If you're someone other people want to work with/for, there are a lot more oppo…

I've often thought that if everyone, or even a majority, said "no", then we could have better policies. As it is, I've been the only person at my last two workplaces to object, and…

> If you try and peel back a layer of what you think is most important, but they don't care about it at all, you won't find anything worth hearing. I came looking for someone who'd…

I don't think any amazing programmer is immune to every bug. Just imagine a programmer who, when confronted with a bug, is always like "oh, that must be X or Y, we can test that re…

Oh, I definitely agree, though I think the problem might even be worse than just sprawl. A lot of Americans really think cars are awesome. Not just enjoyable to drive, but the best…

That's actually what I ended up doing most often (albeit w/o a trailer)! I was living somewhere where it wasn't too dangerous to bike to the grocery store. I've also lived places w…

I think I can answer #3 for you! Preventing deforestation isn't generally (primarily) about preventing more carbon from being released. The wood probably isn't go to end up in the …

$10 in off-brand lucky charms is breakfast for a month. $10 in dried beans is lunch for a month, but it's damn inconvenient, and yes, difficult to make taste good. These are both e…

"Hey, you poor people can't afford to eat healthy food! We're going to tax the cheap food, so now you can choose between unaffordable off-brand Lucky Charms and unaffordable brocco…

As someone who was without a car for a while... Have you tried using public transit for grocery shopping? Where? Oklahoma City has 20 bus routes, which seem to run every 30 to 60 m…

A city center isn't required for public transportation to be convenient. I've taken public transit through suburbs and tiny towns and out to the countryside. It just so happens tha…

Can you give me an example of the immense freedom and flexibility that cars brought? Can you give me an example that doesn't involve driving to the middle of nowhere, that isn't so…

To add to your list, the SeaTac area has a lot of amazingly gorgeous yards, and I'd say the majority of them are not your standard grassy yard. Maybe it's because enough people hav…