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brogrammer90 | 9 years ago | on: The effects of living in a poor neighborhood

UBI will only increase the amount of syringes I have to pick up in my backyards.

brogrammer90 | 9 years ago | on: The effects of living in a poor neighborhood

As someone who actually owns rentals in poor black neighborhoods, UBI is the most retarded ivory tower idea I've seen gain traction. All the black families on my street have section 8 vouchers, so they basically have no debt service. What do they do with all this free time? Deal drugs, look for marks to mug, break into vacant apartments, wake up at 2 pm, etc. Drive through my street around noon and count the number of able bodied men doing absolutely nothing productive and you'll lose count. They're hopeless.

brogrammer90 | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: Would you watch Infrastructure/DevOps Screencasts?

How does it feel to know these devop types are a decade younger and make the same if not more money than you?

brogrammer90 | 10 years ago | on: Ask HN: Is My Career Over?

How old are you? You still got a chance if you're under 35.

brogrammer90 | 10 years ago | on: How Regular One-On-One Meetings Saved Our Company Culture

Before you become honest, make sure you understand the politics of your team. I worked with a 40 something obese, single, just plain miserable neckbeard who got off on hazing new employees. I mentioned this in the one on one to our manager and the day after, both manager and neckbeard conspired to make my life hell. And they won, I resigned.

brogrammer90 | 10 years ago | on: Homejoy back as Homeaglow

Aaron Cheung just won't give up. I wonder what site he wget'ed this time?

brogrammer90 | 10 years ago | on: In Memoriam: Ian Murdock

How do you know if he will just "rough" you up? Maybe Ian thought the same too. Expecting mercy from a criminal is like hiring a pedo to babysit your kids.

I was pulled over once while carrying and the cop went from asshole to polite in a millisecond once I informed him I was legally carrying at 4 o'clock. Ultimately if a cop is going to draw on me with criminal intentions, then I will defend myself as if he were a criminal.

brogrammer90 | 10 years ago | on: In Memoriam: Ian Murdock

Red states are wrong about many issues but gun control isn't one of them. Cops think twice when they know there's an equalizer in the equation. If you live in a part of the country where the populace is disarmed, don't be surprised that police are beating the shit of you, or terrorists are targeting your gun-free zones. Exercise your 2nd amendment rights, and open carry that AR15 with 30 round magazines proudly.

brogrammer90 | 10 years ago | on: Ask HN: As an entry-level developer, what's expected of me on the first job?

Your contributions aren't that important. What is important is how much you pander to the senior members of your team and other teams. Your manager will consult with them to determine your worthiness. If the senior engineers think you're "smart" and a "good fit", you're on the trajectory to career advancement.

brogrammer90 | 10 years ago | on: Ask HN: How do you fire a “B Player?”

The sooner the better. The added bonus is you'll get more quality work out of your engineers for the next month or so until they fall into their "tests are running" routine again.

brogrammer90 | 10 years ago | on: Ask HN: What can we do against terrorist attacks, like the one in Paris?

Concealed carry permit holders actually follow the law and don't solicit businesses that are "gun free zones."

brogrammer90 | 10 years ago | on: Ask HN: What can we do against terrorist attacks, like the one in Paris?

More than half of these mass killings occur in "gun free zones." Who follows the law? Concealed carry permit holders. Who doesn't? The crazies.

brogrammer90 | 10 years ago | on: State of emergency declared across France after Paris shootings and explosions

Please just give up religion altogether. Read "The God Delusion" by Richard Dawkins and step into the 21st century.

brogrammer90 | 10 years ago | on: Pondering Homejoy’s Failure

The only real failure here is that the author gave two years of his life (including holidays) working for the Cheungs. Hopefully he was in his early 20s, otherwise he has no excuse.

brogrammer90 | 10 years ago | on: Ask HN: Hiring Managers, what are you struggling with in hiring people?

Only aspiring middle managers, new grads, and boot campers are available for hire these days. The rock stars have already left the game for greener pastures.

brogrammer90 | 10 years ago | on: Didn’t Homejoy Shut Down?

So much for Livingston's highly tuned ethical radar.

brogrammer90 | 10 years ago | on: How Can We Achieve Age Diversity in Silicon Valley?

As a person on the wrong side of 30, how can you live with yourself pandering to 20 somethings? I've watched over the years my 40 something coworker do this and it's the most pathetic existence I can think of. It's no surprise he sees a therapist weekly. And yes ladies he's single and ready to mingle.

brogrammer90 | 10 years ago | on: Interview Questions for Hiring Top Performers

If a candidate actually had any of those attributes, never mind all seven, they wouldn't be interviewing at your company. Companies need to realize 99% of candidates are B players, and 99% of their own employees are too.

brogrammer90 | 10 years ago | on: Ask HN: I have lost all interest in my life. Not sure what to do?

This is a basic supply/demand problem. I don't see why I'm being downvoted. The exact opposite is happening in Hong Kong. I know many girls who have been trying to get married there with no luck, but the second they end up in SFO they get hitched.

brogrammer90 | 10 years ago | on: How to Ace a Phone Screen

Anybody with actual experience and skills doesn't give a rats ass about your company's mission. And are you seriously asking devs about where they want to be in 5 years? I hope you're not any older than 30.