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I'm counting three in these comments so far :)

25. Yes, I'm finding this very interesting -- I'll have to ask my eye doctor what they meant exactly next time I see them.

Thank you, I seem to be severely misinformed. Redacting my original thoughts now.

I have very poor vision and have been told by two different optomotrists that for me, personally, my vision will worsen as I strain my eyes. I never thought to wonder if this was different for anyone else -- One of those things it seems.

Not at all.

I was careful with my phrasing to indicate that but perhaps missed the main thought -- Perhaps a visual tool isn't the most effective nor pleasurable one for a severely visually impaired individual. Not because of any "burden" they create on others (e.g. using tabs which isn't a real burden at all) or an elitist attitude (e.g. they shouldn't code), but because of the burden I imagine sight is to them.

I wear glasses over my contacts simultaneously to work at a screen effectively -- I've been told by my optomotrists that work at the screen will continue to make my vision worse, but evidently I'm not too familiar with the correct terminology for my own impairments nor for others (and whether they always worsen). A fundamental misunderstanding on my part.

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Well, it's also a renter's problem. I don't possess these skills because I'm not allowed to practice or exercise them.

Broken cabinet? Gotta call the landlord; If I tried fixing it myself I'd technically be breaking my lease.

Was there something special about the move that ended the era? That in itself doesn't seem harmful to a legendary status.

I wonder -- Could that render these requests invalid? They're not properly addressed to the entity after all.

Not that I'd recommend trying that luck :)

A "dark pattern" tricks people into doing something they normally wouldn't do. In this case, to board your flight you may verify your identity in one of two ways:

1. Present your passport

2. Use the Facial Recognition software

They are tricking people into using option 2 by not informing them of option 1.

Yeah, that's... Interesting. Is this truly something that simply has no repercussions for the lawyer?

Wasn't aware of that, thank you!

I feel like my whole environment is self modifying, given the constant auto updating it wants to do :)

Exclusively with the use of MoltenVK, which uses Metal under the hood...

I interviewed with Outschool a few months ago, happy to see them here!

They're a wonderful team. I've never seen a group of people with so much positive chemistry before; I've started asking more culture-centered questions in my interviews since then, now that I think about it.

I think it's the best kind of team to front an educational endeavour and it's one big reason I believe in them. It's easier to have a healthy classroom environment if the providing workplace is healthy too.

I dream of making something to this effect; A notebook full of your life's deepest works. I'm sure many others feel the same way too.

I wish I could make more time.

A few years ago I went deep into an effort to make my own 3D animation company, all in-house software and everything from the ground up as much as possible.

I wanted to make the next Pixar, went far with the idea. Built a lot of working prototypes for the software we'd use all by myself. I built something I was pleased with and sought for a seed round and everything. I certainly don't know everything but I know way more than my fair share in graphics programming.

That's stellar experience and even with that I can't find any relevant graphics opportunities. I keep knocking on Pixar's door and they never have any open roles for the things we're looking for, and they never bite when they're open.

I work at Adobe now. Even here I'm not touching graphics :)

I'd love to hear someone else's take, because all I can conclude is that it's a saturated industry, it's a primarily academic industry (I don't have a degree), or I'm outside the industry network.

There's a joke here about C programmers and header files, but I don't have the wit to pull it together.

It was a tough one to write out too.

Hopefully more help than ramble. Thank you for coming to my TED talk :)

Good find! "Logically" they're pretty close, "emotionally" they can be different.

If her makeup is "over the top" that's a bad thing, she's not dressed appropriately. If her makeup is "extra" it's meant to be encouraging -- it's "over the top" but the "inappropriate" change is welcomed.

"Extra" is sometimes used with that sarcastic element or downward twist (seen by OP) that chips away the welcoming bit. In that context, I think the usage is similar to "over the top".

This is a funny word. I use it often and I'm finding "extra" difficult to explain.

My best take is that you take the general expectation or main thing about a situation -- Then when something is "extra," the magnitude of the expectation or thing is large. But usually there's an unusual spin involved too, only very slightly.

Example: My fiancee's makeup is extra. Makeup is typically accenting beauty and lightly applied, so when it's extra, it's overwhelmingly pretty and heavily applied.

In this context, Hacker News is known for mostly serious discussion and polite chains of building thoughts. The users are extra today by being dramatically serious and having impolite chains of volatile thoughts, or maybe even chains of echochambering.

For me personally it's a context switching issue, not a time issue -- It's more of a mental inconvenience to have nothing to switch to.

When someone grabs my attention to ask a question but leaves me idle for a moment, I'm left to wait. I don't get back to what I'm doing because I'll be pulled away from it shortly. The back and forth is very mentally taxing.

I'd love for it to be different but in my experience it's a physical limitation, just the way I am.

When I play guitar while reading sheet music or tabs, I often glaze over what's actually on the paper or on the screen but still "read" it faintly -- Take away the guide or make me look at my hands and I'm helplessly lost, however.

I have a pet theory that it's more about flow and some kind of vision-muscle memory.

Spez is answering questions in the related announcements thread and, remarkably, responded to a question about reddit's historic free speech stance. [0]

Completely dodged the question and pulled the "Think Of The Children" card, framing the asker as a CP supporter.

Game over for free speech on reddit. It's so blatant it's insulting.

[0] https://www.reddit.com/r/announcements/comments/aq9h0k/reddi...

I truly believe that's the only reason people aren't using Rust as a replacement for C / C++ immediately. The adoption isn't widespread, but I'm rather optimistic it will be.

It's getting there.

I don't have specific advice regarding the score, but I do suggest any advice provided here be taken with a grain of salt. Not because of the community (I like to think we're all well-intending here, it isn't about that) but because we're simply strangers, and we don't know enough about you to provide an accurate answer.

Find a good mental health professional who will take the time and care to understand you, and show them the same thoughts you've shared here.

You shouldn't have to change your vernacular with a mindful professional. There's plenty of leads they can follow here -- And if you want effective answers about your feelings, that's who should be doing it! A true professional dedicated to figuring these things out with you.

We can send people to the moon but we can barely get dark mode right :)

Genuinely, I think you're missing cultural context.

Many of us share a general lighthearted humor about the state of the industry: Becoming a developer in some fields is less about engineering and more about "piecing things together."

Nobody's looking down on anyone. This is often something we joke about because we find ourselves piecing things together, too, almost to a point of silliness. It's not a rip at anyone sharing information, more like a jarring reality check.

>pompous and holier than thou

That's not a good faith interpretation.

The horror!

Subjective meets subjective. It's the appropriate context. I hope it helps college grads make an informed decision that's right for them.