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Comment on The tech baron seeking to “ethnically cleanse” San Francisco in ~life
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Comment on The tech baron seeking to “ethnically cleanse” San Francisco in ~life
teaearlgraycold Link ParentWhat kind of person are you? I don’t think you need to view everything in terms of Dunning-Kruger. I have needed to learn a lot of new stuff at my new job. Every time I thought it would be easier...What kind of person are you?
I don’t think you need to view everything in terms of Dunning-Kruger. I have needed to learn a lot of new stuff at my new job. Every time I thought it would be easier than it ended up being. But I still managed to make things work. You can view that negatively - or you can accept that it’s just how most people approach new things. As long as you actually end up learning the skills who gives a damn how over-confident you were at the beginning?
Imposter syndrome also gets solved by doing things. Maybe you’re not a “real” engineer, dev-ops, manager, whatever. But if you can do the work of one then anyone who questions your credentials can get fucked.
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Comment on San Francisco office sells for a stunning 90% discount from 2016 price in ~finance
teaearlgraycold Link ParentI just signed a lease on a very nice apartment in a moderately large building in SF. They gave me 2 months free rent and had plenty of units. Not exactly a sign of a seller’s market. What’s funny...I just signed a lease on a very nice apartment in a moderately large building in SF. They gave me 2 months free rent and had plenty of units. Not exactly a sign of a seller’s market.
What’s funny is I heard them say they’re “not allowed to advertise” that deal. They use Real Page. I assume the Real Page rental cartel rules are what they’re referring to.
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Comment on San Francisco office sells for a stunning 90% discount from 2016 price in ~finance
teaearlgraycold Link ParentI hear people calling SF leadership leftists, but honestly I don’t know if they can qualify. They seem like sparkling neoliberals.I hear people calling SF leadership leftists, but honestly I don’t know if they can qualify. They seem like sparkling neoliberals.
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Comment on San Francisco office sells for a stunning 90% discount from 2016 price in ~finance
teaearlgraycold Link ParentOn top of those logistical issues, you will also need to fight NIMBY constituents and all of the laws they’ve had put in place over the last few decades.On top of those logistical issues, you will also need to fight NIMBY constituents and all of the laws they’ve had put in place over the last few decades.
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Comment on How Quentin Tarantino’s ‘The Movie Critic’ fell apart in ~movies
teaearlgraycold Link ParentHave you seen Jackie Brown? I recently watched that one for the first time. The bondsman’s story arc is my favorite. All of the scenes where he’s just listening to the song he heard at Jackie’s...Have you seen Jackie Brown? I recently watched that one for the first time. The bondsman’s story arc is my favorite. All of the scenes where he’s just listening to the song he heard at Jackie’s place cracked me up. So cute and funny at the same time.
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Comment on Instagram's Nudify [non-consensual fake nude photo generator] ads in ~tech
teaearlgraycold Link ParentI can empathize with someone if they're insecure and the images are being shared with others for the purpose of bullying them. I'm sure that's where most of the horror stories will come from. A...I can empathize with someone if they're insecure and the images are being shared with others for the purpose of bullying them. I'm sure that's where most of the horror stories will come from. A teenager (boy or girl) will have fake underage nudes made of them. Everyone will know it's fake but they'll pretend it isn't and will tease them endlessly about how they did something in the photo. That will lead to suicides given how widespread it will soon be.
And on the other hand I can empathize with people that will find out their friend made fake pornography of them (this sort of thing happened with a Twitch streamer recently). Fundamentally it's not a new story. Friend A finds out that friend B has been intensely attracted to them this whole time. And given that these are digital artifacts they're much easier to find out about than a dream someone had.
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Comment on I grew up in Michigan but currently live in Georgia. My GF and I are looking at buying a house, and both states have first time home buyer incentives, but they're income based. in ~finance
teaearlgraycold Link ParentUnless you want to make an LLC for the home.Unless you want to make an LLC for the home.
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Comment on US Federal Trade Commission bans new noncompete agreements in ~life
teaearlgraycold Link ParentPart of the reason California has Silicon Valley is because of its strong worker protections. Non-competes aren't enforceable and workers own all IP they produce outside of work. What's funny is I...Part of the reason California has Silicon Valley is because of its strong worker protections. Non-competes aren't enforceable and workers own all IP they produce outside of work.
What's funny is I have actually signed a non-compete in CA before. For my first job here my contract had a non-compete page. Then on the next page it mentioned that they were legally obligated to inform me that the previous page was completely unenforceable.
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Comment on Amazon grows to over 750,000 robots as world's second-largest private employer replaces over 100,000 humans in ~tech
teaearlgraycold Link ParentIt's absolutely possible. But greed is legal and encouraged. Greed should be a crime.It's absolutely possible. But greed is legal and encouraged. Greed should be a crime.
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Comment on Rooftop solar panels are flooding California’s grid. That’s a problem. in ~enviro
teaearlgraycold Link ParentNot very surprising. Solar availability being out of sync with demand is the main complaint with that source of energy. It seems to me that if the state wants to push property owners to install...Not very surprising. Solar availability being out of sync with demand is the main complaint with that source of energy. It seems to me that if the state wants to push property owners to install panels it's on the state to take care of the storage side of the equation.
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Comment on Scientists push new paradigm of animal consciousness, saying even insects may be sentient in ~enviro
teaearlgraycold Link ParentI'm saying the brain leads, the mind follows. Put another way, I suspect it's possible to have a human brain with no ego that can still accomplish the same tasks. This is of course just one...I'm saying the brain leads, the mind follows. Put another way, I suspect it's possible to have a human brain with no ego that can still accomplish the same tasks.
This is of course just one possible explanation. I toy with many different models of consciousness.
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Comment on Fellow hardline materialists, how do you "enchant" the world? in ~talk
teaearlgraycold Link ParentI like to play a lot of games where it's not just about winning or losing, it's about style. In my opinion life is performance art. As long as I get to do some of the wild stuff I want to do,...I like to play a lot of games where it's not just about winning or losing, it's about style. In my opinion life is performance art. As long as I get to do some of the wild stuff I want to do, impressing those I care about and upsetting those that need to be upset, I'll have done as much as a person can hope to do. So even if dying is losing, I want to lose in a way that proves I held to my values.
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Comment on Scientists push new paradigm of animal consciousness, saying even insects may be sentient in ~enviro
teaearlgraycold Link ParentA brain driven by automatic responses. Then the ego will write stories afterwards to claim ownership.A brain driven by automatic responses. Then the ego will write stories afterwards to claim ownership.
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Comment on Rents are the Fed’s ‘biggest stumbling block’ in taming US inflation in ~finance
teaearlgraycold Link ParentIs that down to the RealPage cartel?Is that down to the RealPage cartel?
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Comment on Ugly characters in video games in ~games
teaearlgraycold Link ParentHow are you voting this year? Conservative, progressive or Gamer Gate?How are you voting this year? Conservative, progressive or Gamer Gate?
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Comment on Intelligence community largely won House FISA fight. Now comes the US Senate. in ~tech
teaearlgraycold Link ParentThe Democratic Party should be our old dusty Conservative Party. Not our “anything but fascism” party.The vote of 60-34 sends the bill to President Joe Biden, who has championed it.
The Democratic Party should be our old dusty Conservative Party. Not our “anything but fascism” party.
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Comment on California sets nation-leading limit for carcinogenic chromium-6 in drinking water in ~enviro
teaearlgraycold Link ParentSeems like the price difference should be made up with taxes on chromium-6 producers. The costs will inevitably get passed on to consumers, but that kind of payment structure would encourage less...Seems like the price difference should be made up with taxes on chromium-6 producers. The costs will inevitably get passed on to consumers, but that kind of payment structure would encourage less production of the chemical in the first place.
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Comment on Laziness does not exist in ~humanities
teaearlgraycold Link ParentI was lucky and got nearly every major advantage a human being can have. I don’t want to enumerate them because that would be gross, but trust me. I do good work and am a contributing member to...I was lucky and got nearly every major advantage a human being can have. I don’t want to enumerate them because that would be gross, but trust me. I do good work and am a contributing member to society. But conversely, someone could have gotten nearly every disadvantage. And most of those will be artificial and fixable, we just choose not to fix them. They might be racially discriminated against, disabled in a way that could be addressed by better healthcare, born poor without access to good education, etc. And in the 1st world we are mostly past our stage of expansion. You can’t easily catch a ride to the middle class by working hard. You’ll just be working to exhaust yourself.
So I don’t blame people for giving up and living off of government assistance. If you want these people to work harder you should vote to fix the problems that make them hopeless.
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Comment on Are Free Software developers at risk? A potential threat to Free Software developers looms in the form of an ongoing lawsuit in the UK involving Bitcoin and its core developers. in ~tech
teaearlgraycold (edited )Link ParentThe miners use that power constantly. Changes to the Bitcoin protocol are implemented as BIPs which can be turned on and off as flags. When they mine a block they add their set of flags to that...The miners use that power constantly. Changes to the Bitcoin protocol are implemented as BIPs which can be turned on and off as flags. When they mine a block they add their set of flags to that block which officially gets recorded as a vote for the BIP. If a vast majority of the last 14 days worth of blocks have a flag it's considered adopted. If it passes the remaining minority would be left behind as a blockchain fork. Bitcoin has had a few of these forks in its history (Bitcoin Cash, Bitcoin Gold).
You can also hard fork the software and start the blockchain over from scratch, with everyone having a 0 balance. That's essentially what most alt-chains and shit-coins are.
Git itself is a blockchain (git is the source code version management software used by Bitcoin). Because it's a blockchain there's resistance to starting over from scratch. But the Bitcoin blockchain holds perhaps millions of times more weight due to its monetary value. So the Bitcoin blockchain integrity is what we should think of when discussing software forks. The software chain follows the Bitcoin chain, not the other way around. And the miners, literally, write the Bitcoin blockchain.
Actually I think I understand that. I suspect I “look the part” and may have discounted the privilege that gives me.
In a smaller company this could be less of a problem. Even if you are fighting an uphill battle to prove yourself, the number of people you will need to prove yourself to is limited.