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OK willdo. I really gave up my account to avoid HN addiction but some times like over the winter break I can't help myself.

Poland has an authoritarian govt now. They started by sacking the supreme court and installing its own judges https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/new-polish-regi... Last i…

Thanks - yes I could, however I was hoping to skip that and go straight to a junior role. I see grads hired for such things all the same, I guess its impossible once you're not you…

20 years of corporate java.

Yeah, the problem is I want to change areas. Despite an apparent desperate shortage of engineers I'm having trouble getting a job that isn't near-identical to the one I have now. I…

> This gives you a ton of “time in the market” and they generally appreciate quite significantly if you’ve picked a good company. I think you can rephrase that to in this stock mar…

Our grads in our firm earn 140k and aren't expected to know much, they leave after a year or two. Basically I'd like to break into a new company and role and I'd be better than any…

Creepers randomly blowing up stuff lol.

FB is just another ad selling company. If you have an account it helps them know about you, if you dont have an account it makes sense they'll still have a profile for you.

I'm surprised its so hard to find cheap low powered laptops with big screens and a good keyboard. Usually big screens means GPU and high end components. Esp in this era of cloud co…

Flying in America is horrible with all the people bringing huge bags into the cabin. Everyone is fighting to get on first with their massive luggage banging around. I wish they'd e…

I try to have IP6 only addresses as it helps with port scanning. I'd think it'd be more common.

Are there any good FANG size companies? Amazon sucks, Facebook is unethical as most Social Media and ad selling. Crypto is a scam. It seems everyone is hiring but I struggle to fin…

Design Patterns - I think there are a few obvious ones like Singleton and Bridge, a few non-trivial like Strategy and the rest are just historic artifacts for interviews

I spent a year on LC to get a fang job, I actually felt it helped me improve my short-game programming skills. The problem was I then started applying for regular jobs who didn't c…