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I don't understand what you're arguing. Equal opportunity will lead to diversity. Equality is about removing processes that look at privilege (e.g. your rich father donated X dollars so welc…

>>It's kind of missing the point if your diversity initiative is being run by white people. How can anybody who advocates equality say no white person can lead a diversity movement? Just be…

That's a bit of an oversimplification of the comparison. The right to bear arms is in part a check against tyranny ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Amendment_to_the_Unit…

Mass surveillance was common knowledge? I'd encourage you to read about James R Clapper. To cite the wikipedia page: [During a senate hearing] Senator Wyden then asked Clapper, "Does the NSA…

Fair point. Making a a traditional 1-solution maze in 1 line is qualitatively more impressive than making a complex pattern of passages in 1 line.

Okay, I misread that piece, what I read was that the software is ranked as Amateur dan. My point stands: If your title says "beats champion" and you don't qualify champion, that's …

Incredibly misleading title (by BBC). Specifically "Champion" referring to a regional champion who isn't at professional level but rather amateur dan.

That theory wouldn't explain why all of my other such summaries have done so well though.

I'd be curious to understand the downvotes. I felt I gave this essay a very objective treatment.

I think every human can identify with this. I think it's time for us to start questioning if we really "Want" to do these things so much (exercise) why we don't do them. Do we just…

Summary: - Poses the hypothesis that "Life is short" - Proposes an 'objective' basis for this feeling: some of his most meaningful life events happen 8 or less times - Transitions …

Does HN have a swearing policy? There is no official policy on this to my knowledge. But my feeling is that expletives indicate and incite strong emotions that can cloud insight into the complexitie…

Being frustrated is also normal. It's a natural part of the learning process. I think the author's point is software that isn't frustrating beats software that is frustrating. He prov…

I'm really glad somebody has written this. I think it makes essential points and does it with undisputable examples and a sense of humor. Bravo. I agree with the javascript examples; I had an eve…

My suggestion is: 1. Let go of your frustration for now, a company is an incredibly complex machine and you need to invest more than 6 months learning how it works before people take your criticism se…

I want to be clear on this, I am not at all opposed to design patterns. I am not opposed to architecture. The part of CoA that bothers me is the C (culture). That is to say: There are many great probl…

This analysis brings to the front a personal frustration, and I imagine it's not unique to me. This article discusses some architecture techniques, but moreover, it buys into a Culture of Archite…

Anecdote: I also experimented with modafinil and found that though it made me more energetic physically, it was just as likely to distract me as it was to help me focus. Upon reflection about how poor…

I empathize with the author. The root of the problem can be interpreted as the fact that a well maintained production-ready library is almost an engulfing charity service for the author. Ironically, e…

I live in San Francisco, and have for about 4 years. I'm shocked you know the salaries of 100 other developers. Care to share some of the companies that are paying this much to developers 3.5 yea…

I hate to be put in this position, but I have to call BS. This entire thread is highly biased towards people who make more: people who make more want to chime in, people who make less are more embarra…

I sympathize. I remember when I was first applying for tech jobs I was often given a mac (which I was unfamiliar with) set in Qwerty (I used Dvorak) and told "just write this." Even asking t…

I was really liking this piece, but one inherent flaw of the example given is that I've already implemented minesweeper in javascript once a couple years ago for a programming challenge, so I…

I'm curious about this advice. Does "Ask tough questions" really make engineers feel psychologically safe? Unfortunately for the me, the reader, I have know way of knowing whether thi…

I'm sorry, but I really don't know why this is front-page hacker news. Is this somebody famous or something? - Starts out by linking to somebody's book - States its thesis "Enginee…

Two thoughts-- 1. I'm not at all surprised, I've known this kind of thing has been going on and I'm sure it's largely underreported. Heck, the previous place I worked constantly as…

I wish this post gave a better treatment to the discussion. By presenting such a stark claim on a blog, with little justification it leads to polarization that may make some who are open-minded to the…

I'm not sure what to make of this piece. It draws you in with the curious challenge to "choose design over architecture" but uses terms loosely and merely gives broad claims like "…

Haha, forgot about Mathman, that show always freaked me out, that creepy tornado guy always kills him...