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As a software dev I agree, and I've worked on some products I'd deem as a net positive to society. But there is just so much shit software out there. As a German I wonder what the …

They could, but usually you don't want this to happen as an employee. Alternatively the court can force the employer to pay a severance if they regard the working conditions as unt…

Me too, like, you could start one of these agony aunt columns and nobody would notice. Maybe polish it a bit and you are good to go.

I thank you very much for your comment, you summed up my thoughts pretty well.

I think homework would be fine, it really depends on the person. You can find people with ADHD who would crush these questions and others who wouldn't. Personally... I had another …

Thank you for the nice exchange and learning opportunity though :)

I am talking about my own time and resources, not those of a computer - say, it might take ~one hour to come up with a solution for problem x. It might very well be not the best so…

But if you can grind these what's the point then? All I'm doing at work is building glorified crud apps. I'm sure it's what many, many software engineers are doing. Not all, but ma…

Proctored homework? If not, I don't understand how he couldn't come up with a solution at all.

That's my point, those questions are pointless. They don't show anything meaningful besides someones ability to learn a lot by heart. I mean, just based on the fact that someone as…

I have ADHD, I'm glad I can remember to not put the underwear on my head instead of where it belongs. Of course I can't remember how a for loop looks like, that's why some nice peo…

Am I the only one just googling for this stuff because it's way faster? like, "maximum value in array" gives: var max = arr.reduce(function(a, b) { return Math.max(a, b); }); which…

>In Germany a device is considered alright if it has a CE printed on it and maybe some other numbers. No. I'm a software engineer for clinical studies and medical devices and this …

It's because it is. The money they get from intubating and all care required covers the cost and makes a little profit, but there is no reason at all why they would do that to a pe…

You probably mean steamed to death. if you blanch them, they mostly taste really good. of course, don't blanch potatos or something like that - but broccoli is a good example. Most…

As a German I don't understand what you mean? Unions are always political, and leftist/socialist by nature. You can't separate politics and economics. And of course they are about …

They also destroy your clothes faster even if they are meant to be put in the dryer. All the stuff that's in the filter? Yeah, that's not actually useless lint, that was part of th…

It is important to know who says what. Does not mean it is intended as an attack. Vetting the source is an important part of doing research imo.

Serious question, but what is a prefab home in the US made of? Here in Germany i think Ytong / aerated concrete would be a good choice, since it is a very good isolator already and…

IIRC in a documentary about spanish produce vs german greenhouse produce they calculated that german produce is much higher in co2 output than spanish, even when the spanish produc…