hadiz | 6 years ago | on: People kept working, became healthier while on basic income: report
Being a couple is 1.5x more expensive than being single.
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hadiz | 6 years ago | on: People kept working, became healthier while on basic income: report
It's because if you're in a relationship, you're considered a more valuable member of the society. Because it signals that someone has selected you to be around for a prolonged amount of time. Being single is more expensive in a big city.
hadiz | 6 years ago | on: Elon Musk: Tons of C++/C engineers needed
Good point. Whenever I see a job ad advertising C/C++ together, it's basically saying "we do C with objects".
hadiz | 6 years ago | on: Elon Musk: Tons of C++/C engineers needed
I miss C++ a lot. The modern standard library is a thing of beauty IMO. Such a shame that I could not find a good gig when I was looking few months ago, at least not where I am.
Looks like Tesla though are doing C with C++ features rather than C++. I'd also be interested in knowing what their "hardcore" questions are like...I heard that they ask a lot from your past experience.
hadiz | 6 years ago | on: Ask HN: How do we stop the polarization/toxicicity filling the web?
It's a problem IRL, too. I am astonished by how much disinterested people are in each other. I am very good at keeping a conversation going, I become genuinely interested in the person and ask as many follow-up questions as possible. Unless I know what we're talking about falls into my experiences, I'd refrain from talking about myself.
But what I see constantly is that people have gone from a "what about you" mindset to "what about me" mindset. My conversations end as soon as the person is done answering my questions about them. Like, zero reciprocation, which is god awful.
If these people participate online, where they can mainly get away with being a shitty personality, then this toxicity is not that surprising to see.
hadiz | 6 years ago | on: An Update on Bradfitz: Leaving Google
Probably was before Tinder, even.
hadiz | 6 years ago | on: Researchers find inverse correlation between advertising and life satisfaction
Now everyone has a TV in their pockets with infinite ads. IG, FB, Tinder, etc.
hadiz | 6 years ago | on: Away’s former CEO is returning as its co-chief
I am not surprised. She somehow was able to bleed her employees dry for business benefits. People at power love someone like that. Of course they're not gonna let her go so easily.
hadiz | 6 years ago | on: Finding the real first post on Instagram
are you performing when you socialize with people?
hadiz | 6 years ago | on: In Silicon Valley, some men say cosmetic procedures are essential to a career
I never said bald men cannot be handsome. I was saying "get a nice haircut" implies that.
hadiz | 6 years ago | on: Finding the real first post on Instagram
My takeaway is that IG was always built to be performance based social media app. As in, the user puts up a performance for people to see.
Compare that to HN/Reddit/Blogs before and you can basically pinpoint when and how social media changed the way we connect.
hadiz | 6 years ago | on: In Silicon Valley, some men say cosmetic procedures are essential to a career
Sure, but attractive people with shitty personalities have to lose things, whereas unattractive people with good personalities need to earn. And when there are many attractive people around, there isn't much left to earn.
hadiz | 6 years ago | on: In Silicon Valley, some men say cosmetic procedures are essential to a career
This advice is throttled around here. There is an implication to this: if you're bald, you're fucking screwed as a man. Attractiveness would not be achievable.
hadiz | 6 years ago | on: In Silicon Valley, some men say cosmetic procedures are essential to a career
Also, unattractive people would feel like shit in this environment.
hadiz | 6 years ago | on: In Silicon Valley, some men say cosmetic procedures are essential to a career
beauty is not achievable.
hadiz | 6 years ago | on: Ask HN: What do top engineers you know do that others don't?
Unfortunately I don't play games myself. But Anno 1800 is something my very good colleague plays these days.
hadiz | 6 years ago | on: Ask HN: What do top engineers you know do that others don't?
Much like a codebase, some of the brilliant engineers I've met relish the video games that lets them scour around the universe, think about strategy, and get into action. It's like watching someone attempting an Olympic weight-lift move.
hadiz | 6 years ago | on: Fashionable Problems
I don't do C++ anymore professionally, but from I remember, std::locale was very useful: https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/locale
And QString had no magic to it other than wrapping its underlying data in ytf-16 which std::u16string does too.
It's not perfect but it gets the job done, IIRC.
hadiz | 6 years ago | on: Minimalism – An undervalued development skill
oh yeah absolutely, ginkgo has its use. It was not suited to what we were after, though.
hadiz | 6 years ago | on: Ask HN: What do top engineers you know do that others don't?
Play video games. I am actually serious.
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