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leopaaccon UC Berkeley community condemns EECS professor's misogynistic discussion post

I had Shewchuk back some 15 years ago. Most memorable of all the faculty that included a couple Nobel laureates. Guy is pure genius

leopaaccon Zillow stops home buying as it struggles to manage its backlog of inventory

a bit of good news. corporations are now competing with homebuyers for homes, some 25% of homes are bought by blackrock and other outfits, bidding against you and me

leopaaccon A Crypto-Trading Hamster Performs Better Than Warren Buffett and the S&P 500

everyone is an asset picking genius in a bull market. Buffet is an old school investor wary of the froth in the market.

leopaaccon Nomura Tells Staff Not to Smoke Cigarettes When Working from Home

Good luck with that! Seriously it's none of their business.

leopaaccon Amazon will monitor workers' keystrokes to 'combat data theft'

sounds like a nightmare employer, won't be tempted to apply.

leopaaccon Right or left, you should be worried about big tech censorship

"never let a crisis go to waste" - someone

leopaaccon Ask HN: Can I have successful career in software engineering starting at 40?

I did it at 35, it was hard work, but it paid off. In my experience had to really work hard especially for first 3 years.

Once you get comfortable in your domain you'll need to expand your knowledge to algorithms, systems and stay current with developments in your ecosystem. After 5 years on this path you'll be well grounded in the profession.

Ultimately, you can do it, but you must want it.

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Yeah, but the article is worth checking out

leopaaccon What you learned after having kids that questioned the decision of having kids?

As others pointed out, your life changes. Your priorities rearrange. Given that, no regrets for me. My kids give me joy my hobbies could never match. It's work but it's worth it and love being a father and raising my kids.

The key thing I learned is a new perspective, I understand my parents and other parents a lot more now.

leopaaccon There's a simple solution for companies struggling to hire: Pay workers more

Part of the problem is that the high unemployment premiums are coming from via the stimulus packages which will probably end at some point. In the meantime more businesses will go bankrupt or close doors. So yeah, it's rational for the employee to sit things out, but the market is distorted

leopaaccon There's a simple solution for companies struggling to hire: Pay workers more

Uhh, the solution is not so simple. Small businesses are often on a very tight budget. That unemployment checks are currently paying a lot more than a large set of wages would has resulted in a shrinking worker pool, further complicating matters.

leopaaccon Mighty Makes Google Chrome Faster

Safari is nice on iOS, a big fan of Brave Browser on Android/ Windows, YouTube is positively snappy vis-a-vis Chrome

leopaaccon Stanford study: Covid-19 fatality rate ~0.15%

Call me overcautious but personally will be happy to get a vaccine once one goes through processes like described here https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/basics/test-approve.html

leopaaccon Great Reset: The Leaders Colluding to Make Us Powerless

Russell Brand on YouTube published two days ago. "Published on Mar 28, 2021 Silicon Valley representatives – such as former Google CEO Eric Schmidt - are frequent speakers at Davos, pushing the benefits of big tech. But will a world increasingly dominated by technology really be beneficial to everyone?"

leopaaccon Study: U.S. Media's Covid Coverage Slants Heavily Negative

For a virus with a natural 99.7% recovery rate? Yeah, would be tempted to agree

leopaaccon Ask HN: Why has the internet become so pessimistic and political?

The internet has definitely gotten a lot more political if you're seeking to engage. In general feels like everything has. Work, family, friends, relationships.

It used to not be unusual to have good relationships among people with different political opinions, today, not so sure.