cmonfeat's comments

This was also my method, and the way that works best for me for learning things in general (i.e. a new programming language, etc).

I would also add fix stuff to that list. You can learn a ton by fixing broken electronics (or trying to) as it forces you to learn how they work.

Very cool news. It's always exciting to see Keybase introduce new features, and the thought process behind them is usually pretty interesting to read.

There's definitely a very real need for an anchored cryptocurrency that isn't a huge scam like Tether. It's cool that Stellar seems to solve this in a way that doesn't require me to hand over all of my trust to the currency creator.

Also, that FAQ was awesome.

As someone who has been on both sides of the table (an employee living outside of NYC and looking to move and a hiring manager in NYC who has received applications from remote candidates), it's way easier to get hired if you live in the area.

There are a few reasons for this (smaller companies don't want to risk flying you in and it not working out, longer interview process, recruiters limiting searches to a geographic area), but my advice would be to just take the plunge and move here without a gig. My partner and I made the jump that way many years ago and had new jobs within weeks. I don't think we're special, it's just a testament to how valuable tech sector is in NYC at the moment and how limited the talent pool really is.

You have a very employable set of skills and the market in NYC is great at the moment, so this is a low risk move.

Oh I'm with you, you've gotta put other controls in place. Still in my basic acl for every network, because it's one if the first things users will do to circumvent controls.

I've typically blocked outgoing DNS requests to arbitrary resolvers on every network I've managed, which disables the use of this FS.

Reason being, if users on my network are using a resolvers other than my own, they can resolve all sorts of domains I would have otherwise blackholed.

I can't speak for the Gigabyte, but the Surface lacks Linux comparability, which is the main selling point of the XPS Developer edition.

Congrats! That's definitely harder than it may sound to some.

What sort of VR stuff we're you getting into, if you don't mind me asking?

It's a pretty cool space, but I don't see to many people playing in it (maybe because of the barrier to entry).

Coincidentally, I was just talking to a hack about this a couple of days ago. We came to the conclusion that 311 put alot of the issue of cabs refusing rides to bed. They aren't allowed to refuse a fare based on destination, and if you report them to 311 they will be fined by the TLC. That's not to say it doesn't happen anymore, but the threat of retribution has changed this for the better.

This is a much smarter idea, because it also locks their money into Patreon once they've stocked up on points to spend. Not sure why they didn't go this route, to be honest.

This was my take away too. Objectively, a decreasing gap between wages and productivity probably is a threat to corporate profits. Reasonable people can disagree about the importance of that threat vs the well being of American workers, but the writer seemed to miss that that was not the point of the Goldman report.

I don't know how long ago you experienced this, but 311 also helped curb bad behaviour by yellow cab drivers, from what I understand. If you report an issue to them, the TLC will typically try the driver via their own tribunal and fine them if found guilty.

Right, the cost savings in going with cubes over offices is not in materials. It's in the amount of people per sq ft you can jam into one office.

I lived in PGH for 5 years and, unfortunately, I think he's right that there is a huge amount of racism in the area. It definitely wasn't most people I knew, but among people that grew up in the area it's definitely a thing.

Pittsburgh is one of the least diverse metro areas in the country (http://www.post-gazette.com/business/career-workplace/2015/0...) and it really is eye opening how segregated the city is when you live anywhere else. I discussed this with most transplants I knew there and they agreed. I think the effect of this was pretty apparent for my entire time there.

This makes me super sad, because I absolutely love PGH and am a huge booster of it. The lack of diversity was far and away the biggest draw back of living there for me.