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germs12··on Apple Notes Will Gain Markdown Export at WWDC, and, I Have Thoughts
I for one am pumped about this. I hate the styling of notes, but love every other aspect of it.
germs12··on BratGPT: The evil older sibling of ChatGPT
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> EDGE_FUNCTION_INVOCATION_TIMEOUT

germs12··on Ask HN: How do you deal with religious references at work?
Thank you for the advice.
germs12··on Ask HN: How do you deal with religious references at work?
Thank you for this suggestion. Yes, I can and it is what I have been doing. Just looking for advice before I go too far down a particular route.
germs12··on Ask HN: CS grad who barely knows any CS
CS is like learning martial arts. You'll never learn it all and you will never stop improving as long as you stay with it.
germs12··on Ask HN: Why can't I learn anymore?
Rails does 95% of this out of the box. Companies need to understand how much their poor technology decisions cost them...
germs12··on BYOT: Bring your own team for new-grads
This makes so much sense. As I look back on the last 20 years of my career the things that set one place above another is the team and relationships.

I spend most of my time at a new job trying to recruit my former colleagues over. Team is everything. Once you have a group of people who work well together, the problem doesn't matter.

I saw someone saying they'd fight over tabs/spaces - nope. That's what two strangers do. A team has already settled on spaces.

If there are any employers reading my comment, hit me up if you want a solid team.

germs12··on Growing a mango tree from seed – one year time lapse [video]
I did this same thing a while back. My tree is still growing today. I highly recommend doing this the next time you eat a fresh mango.
germs12··on Ask HN: Who doesn’t want to go back to the office?
I've found a new level of self worth not being told when I have to be in a seat and when I'm allowed to leave it.
germs12··on Ask HN: Who doesn’t want to go back to the office?
And get more karma. I don't want to go back.
germs12··on Show HN: Clerk – all of user management as-a-service, not just authentication
I would imagine this would complicate contracts with clients who are not interested in a 3rd party knowing their entire population.
germs12··on I don't want to do front-end anymore
This guy is in for a rude awakening when he finds out backend is no different.
germs12··on Ask HN: Negotiating My Hourly Rate?
Do you have samples of your work? I'm sure someone on here would be willing to pay you more than $15/hr.
germs12··on Make your 404s into 302s
This is neat but hosting costs could be a burden.
germs12··on Ask HN: Ex-Employer gossiping I “hacked” their platform – what to do?
This is exactly what happened to me. I went from being a model "A-player" to "He was a C-player who needed to go". Don't think for 1 second the business will ever compromise itself for you.

#3 is really important. Do not shy away from sharing your stories with your potential new employer. It helps them better understand who you are. If they care about you and the investment they are making in you, then they will want to hire someone who is strong enough to stand up for something they believe.

germs12··on Slack’s new WYSIWYG input box is terrible
100% agree. I wrote to them and their reply was this: "We don't have any plans to support turning the new WYSIWYG editor off."
germs12··on XSM: State management for Angular, React, and Vue
I already have this merged into a feature branch.
germs12··on Beijing's US Treasury holdings dip
Completely agree.
germs12··on JPEG image of Shakespeare which is also a zip file containing his complete works
I'm pretty sure Ender's Game has this in it. It was how one of the characters snuck info out.
germs12··on Ask HN: Got a CS degree, but I’m unable to be programmer. What can I do?
I had a bunch of friends recommend Calm to me. I started using this morning - here's to paying it forward: https://www.calm.com/
germs12··on Ask HN: Is it 'normal' to struggle so hard with work?
I'll give an unpopular opinion here: Grow up. Get a job where you have a boss. Be responsible to someone besides yourself.
germs12··on Tell HN: Yahoo Finance has apparently killed its API
its
germs12··on Ask HN: What job did you leave IT for?
What illness does this?
germs12··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2016)
Investor Management Services | Charlotte, NC | Onsite | https://www.quietstreamfinancial.com/investor-management-ser...

What: Join a team of Ruby and JS developers that are changing the way Commercial Real-estate is managed.

Who: Strong JS developers

When: Now!

Where: Charlotte NC

Why: If 9 out of 10 start ups fail, this is the 1 that wont.

To begin: jthullbery@imscre.com

germs12··on Ask HN: Those who hired bootcamp graduates, would you hire them again?
I've worked with 5 developers that have come out of the bootcamps. Only 1 of them was a "good hire". He exhibited the same behavior your guy did: commitment.
germs12··on Ask HN: Those who hired bootcamp graduates, would you hire them again?
In my experience they're operating like for-profit colleges. They charge so much because they can. People want to believe that they can sign up for a course and leave a new person. The reality is that you have to put in the hard work to be good enough to hold your own at development shop. So those that are hirable after doing a bootcamp are mostly likely the ones that would have been successful developers if they had just stayed at home and studied. Those that are less than desirable hires make up the majority of the students. Bootcamps are cash cows.
germs12··on “Did you mean?” Experience in Ruby
Seems like a bandaid approach to fixing a severed artery. The real problem is the lack of desire to read documentation. This also has the problem of sending someone down the wrong path when the wrong "solution" is suggested. Read more documentation and pay attention while you're programming.
germs12··on XKCD “Time” Wins Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story
I want my hour back.
germs12··on 3% use IE9 and 14% have a disability. Why do we only cater for the former?
Because our managers use IE9.
germs12··on Ask HN: how to watch the World Cup online
Probably not legal in most countries, but when I can't find something on cable or I'm away from my home or in a different country I turn to: http://www.usagoals.tv/
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