ProZsolt

I don't think you said anything different. I just wanted to bring an example that outsourcing can be a turning point for a company, but it doesn't mean that outsourcing is inherently bad.

Intentions matter. If they outsource the development only for cost cutting reasons you'll get what you payed for. It has nothing to do with the capabilities of an average engineer in Latvia.

Me and some other colleagues worked for a US based company from Hungary. The company payed us well according to Hungarian standards, but wee where cheap according to US standards. (The payed US junior salaries for senior people). The people in the team were very knowledgeable, efficient and we delivered a lot of great stuff. It worked well for a couple of years, but then the company got greedy. They hired people from another outsourcing company from Ukraine (I think) and this time they went for the cheapest. The people we got only had little work experience and they paid by the delivered story point. The code quality suffered as they wanted to merge everything ASAP. I left shortly after for a different reason, but as I heard from previous colleagues the company went downhill after that.

So outsourcing can be a turning point, but for a different reason than you think.

Speed doesn't matter, but packet loss and latency does.

People are surprised that I have the smallest fiber package (150Mb/150Mb and it's more than enough) and I have "better" internet than their gigabit cable.

The 3a outer size is bigger than the 4[1]

[1]: https://phonesized.com/compare/#1235,1330

As I see it's only $200[1]

[1]: https://getlumina.com/

Same for me. I actually tried to find my wallet in around when it went over a few hundred dollars.

I usually try to buy devices with detachable IEC 60320[1] mains cable. So when I move to a different country I only need to change the cables and not the devices.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEC_60320

... and uses USB-C on the other end of the cable

> The way I see it, the fallout from the removal (if there is to be any) was sealed at the moment it wasn't documented.

But the person who removes it have to deal with the aftermath. Midnight callout, fixing corrupted data, etc.

I went with a 36 key Corne keyboard[0] with a modified Miryoku[1] layout. In this way every symbol is near the home row

[0]: https://github.com/foostan/crkbd

[1]: https://github.com/manna-harbour/miryoku

But they selecting the individual components, buying them from different vendors, then assembling them to the final thing.

You can "build" a PC or a bicycle without creating any custom part, but the end result will be unique. A keyboard has less parts(board, switches, keycaps and maybe a controller) but I think it still count as built.

If you order everything as part of one kit, like the furniture from Ikea, then yes, you just assembling it together.

Curved ultrawide is the way to go. I can run three apps side-by-side on my a 38" Dell.

That usually means you don't have authority (which is also a problem) and forced to solve the same problem over and over again.

For me it usually in 3-6 months I'm able to make complex changes to the existing code. In 12-24 months I'm able to make fundamental changes and demolish some of Chesterton's fences.

There is no problem cycling in snow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uhx-26GfCBU

If you have proper snow you won't get wet as the snow won't melt.

Instal proper window shutters. Your rooms will be pitch black.

This completely changed due to WFH and online interviews. I can take a little longer lunch break, do the interview from my home office, then continue with my current job. The only thing is lost is my midday walk and I have to eat something quick(eg.: sandwich) instead a proper meal.

My private laptop is fine, but my corporate laptop with a lot of bloatware sometimes takes a few seconds to wake up. From hibernation sometimes it takes 10+ seconds from hitting the space button to see the something is happening.

This only covers twisted pair, as I only use this as reference when I need new endpoints in my or my parents house.

I'll update the guide when I rewire my house with fiber optics (currently I don't even use the full potential of cat 6), but contributions are welcomed.

I use FIDO U2F since 2015.

I got my Yubikey from Github for $5 https://github.blog/2015-10-01-github-supports-universal-2nd...

I created a cheat sheet for Ethernet, when I built my home network: https://github.com/ProZsolt/runbook/blob/master/ethernet-cab...

I have tons of open source code on GitHub to scratch my own itch, but nothing that I consider production ready.

If you're not working fully async, you can always ask the person to schedule a call where you can discuss X if you can't come up with one simple question.

Kubrernetes is an old thechnology. It should be serverless!

It's nothing to do with the higher wattage, but they didn't Xiaomi implement USB PD up to spec. Likely missing the pulldown resistors on the CC lines.

You can read more about how they should implemented the PD sink here: https://medium.com/@leung.benson/how-to-design-a-proper-usb-...

If you doing a lot of small screws I would suggest getting a Wiha precision screwdriver set. The iFixit set has great cost/value ratio, but there are much better tools on the market.

I assume they use eDP[1] internally so it wont be that har to convert them to a monitor[2]

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DisplayPort#eDP [2]: https://hackaday.com/2019/07/18/put-those-ipad-displays-to-w...

Not necessarily. You can sharpen a knife(and I assume a scissor) with a sharpening steel. Which won't remove any material just straighten the edge.

That distance would be perfect for sleeper train. Hop on in the evening, sleep while you traveling and arrive in the morning well rested. You have the entire day for work, and hop on the train back on the evening.

A good reason to go offsort is to increase the talent pool and maybe save some money A bad is to get the lowest bidder and usually get what you payed for.

I've been in similar situation and I don't take offense at all, as I saw both side of the coin.

I worked for an US based company through a Hungarian company. We were handled like normal employees. I was part of a US based team and reported for the team's manager. The only difference was that I had to go to my Hungarian manager for pay rises. The company got Mid/Senior employees for a Fresh Grad/Junior wage, which is still a great pay in my country. We delivered high quality software in a timely manner. Everybody was happy.

But the company got greedy. They decided they can get engineers even cheaper from other countries and they went for the bottom of the barrel ones from those countries. The new engineers didn't cared about quality, they wanted to merge everything ASAP as the payed for delivered story points by their employers. Madness.

The moral of the story is you always get what you pay for and the only ones who should take offense are the bean counters