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odonnellryan··on Amazon still isn't doing enough to stop bait-and-switch reviews
I'm sure! I have thought about this when reading reviews for products. Often they have very similar language used... Pointing out how specific things about the item are really great etc.
odonnellryan··on Amazon still isn't doing enough to stop bait-and-switch reviews
If you leave a bad review on a high priced item often you will be contacted and offered a refund for removing the review.
odonnellryan··on Ask HN: Are most of us developers lying about how much work we do?
I read most of the comments here and yours is the one I agree with the most. My feelings are the same.

I don't always do 8hrs every day. And I certainly cannot program for 8hrs a day day in day out. But I'm working for a good portion of my day and I'm getting things done.

If I only worked 5hrs a week I'd feel like a cheat.

odonnellryan··on Ask HN: Are most of us developers lying about how much work we do?
You shouldn't have to work more unless you think it is a problem. Admitting that you only work 2hrs a day and convincing yourself that everyone does that is not a good thing because it isn't true. Most people work fairly productive days.
odonnellryan··on Ask HN: Are most of us developers lying about how much work we do?
The normals?

Come on guys. Plenty of software devs are actually working during the day.

What are you guys doing if you're not working? Reading articles? Playing Halo?

odonnellryan··on The explosion in stablecoins revives a debate around “free banking”
I'm saying if your plan to get rich is to scam people you're just a jerk.
odonnellryan··on Don't start with microservices – monoliths are your friend
Why not...

> branch from whatever branch is in prod

> implement change on that branch (in this case adding a column), test

> deploy to prod

I realize the build and deployment process may be more complex than that making it hard... but it doesn't have to be.

I agree that a microservice OR even another system (a collection of services) is a good solution if you need to make quick iterative changes, and you can't do so with your current system.

odonnellryan··on Craig Wright wins dispute over $50B in Bitcoin
Is bob332 also you? How many alt accounts do you have?
odonnellryan··on My Favorite Software Subreddits
/r/sysadmin is not a software sub but is generally a good sub for discussion in the tech space with a focus on sysadmin and DevOps. It also gives you an alternative perspective on a lot of things. A lot of the people there are also programmers from my take.
odonnellryan··on I Don't Want to Be on Call Anymore
Well, all the yelling you and I would like to do isn't going to change the fact that the problem is with leadership.
odonnellryan··on The slowest SR-71 Blackbird fly-by
Yes, keel-stepped mast. I used to have a boat where I could remove the mast myself - but having a rig (that you wouldn't bring sailing with you) made it easier and less dangerous to the boat. I never did take the mast down on the water.

Most larger boats in the US do not have masts you can remove without some equipment. This is because the mast is 50-60' and really heavy. Even if it is deck-stepped, you're not going to be able to do that on the water easily.

odonnellryan··on The explosion in stablecoins revives a debate around “free banking”
It's the worst parts of capitalism if you have people getting rich by taking advantage of others.
odonnellryan··on The explosion in stablecoins revives a debate around “free banking”
Well, some people will get rich. Many will lose a lot of money.
odonnellryan··on Amazon EC2 M1 Mac Instances
There is other hardware in the stack. How much does that cost?
odonnellryan··on Ask HN: Why doesn't anyone create a search engine comparable to 2005 Google?
Let's compare with google:

- Berlin:

Wiki

Berlin travel site (visit Berlin)

website for Berlin

Youtube videos

Britannica for Berlin

Bunch of US town sites named Berlin

- Philosophy:

Same skincare website is first result

Wiki is second

Britannica is third

Stanford

News stories

Other dictionaries and encyclopedias

- History"

history.com is first result

Then is the "my activity" google site, maybe this is actually relevant

Youtube, lots of history channel stuff

Twitter history tag

Wikipedia for "History"

How to delete your Chrome browser history

Dictionary definitions

- Caesar:

Wiki for Julius Caesar

Britannica

BBC for JC

Google maps telling me how to get to Little Caesar's Pizza

Dictionary

Apparently some uni has a system called CAESAR

biography.com

Caesar salad recipe

history.com

images for Caesar

odonnellryan··on I Don't Want to Be on Call Anymore
You're being harsh but I do think it ignores many of the realities of most software positions where you are often pressured into deploying on Friday, without time to write many tests, etc.
odonnellryan··on The slowest SR-71 Blackbird fly-by
Boats are tough. I have to bring my sailboat under two draw bridges each winter. It is always a little too exciting, especially if you are unlucky enough to get stuck between the bridges which are really close together!
odonnellryan··on It will take 100 days to tailor a vaccine to a new variant
Where do you get this 48 month number?
odonnellryan··on It will take 100 days to tailor a vaccine to a new variant
You can make any argument if you invent your own facts.
odonnellryan··on It will take 100 days to tailor a vaccine to a new variant
In the US I know several people who have died of covid.
odonnellryan··on It will take 100 days to tailor a vaccine to a new variant
There are plenty of governments who are not great friends of the US. Why do they also suppress this information?
odonnellryan··on It will take 100 days to tailor a vaccine to a new variant
Natural immunity isn't being suppressed. We learned from prior viruses that it is generally not a good idea to seek out infection.

You're hearing a lot about covid because it has a massive impact on society. I really don't think you'd say other preventative treatments are a bad thing because people profit from making them?

odonnellryan··on Nearly two-thirds of Gen Z think they’ll become crypto millionaires
Most of the cool business uses/potentials of Blockchain do not require decentralization and are definitely made more complex by it.
odonnellryan··on Nearly two-thirds of Gen Z think they’ll become crypto millionaires
I saw someone here or on Reddit discussing how BTC is guaranteed to 3x at least each year for the next 1-2 decades.

I mean... Putting $100 into crypto today and being set for life really sounds nice but I highly doubt any market could support that kind of growth....

odonnellryan··on Tools I use: PyCharm / Idea plugins
Scroll wheel click or Ctrl+b does this in pycharm.
odonnellryan··on Tools I use: PyCharm / Idea plugins
I just discovered this a few weeks ago. It is not too annoying where you hate it for shortcuts you don't care about, but just annoying enough where you'll learn some new shortcuts. However, it doesn't discover stuff like swapping between tabs.
odonnellryan··on The most influential man on the internet
What were they there to protest?
odonnellryan··on Nasally-Injected Brain Drug Can Help Treat Depression in 20 Minutes
The issue with depression is it often makes it impossible to address the root concerns. It is almost like a catch-22 in a lot of ways, and it is why it is such an awful thing.
odonnellryan··on How to invest without knowing the future
If you expect interest rates to increase, you should hedge your tech stocks and look at sectors that do well in high rate environments.
odonnellryan··on I Miss the Old Internet (2019)
I miss when -- wasn't autocorrected to –.
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