vkhn | 3 years ago | on: Managers need to stop giving people feedback on their personality
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vkhn | 3 years ago | on: 9,000-pound electric Hummer shows we can’t ignore efficiency of EVs
This is a very complex problem to measure.
vkhn | 3 years ago | on: Robinhood aims to court users with 1% interest rate on cash
vkhn | 4 years ago | on: My Path to Financial Independence as a Software Engineer
I also think the "financially independent" life has a pretty wide definition. I don't need a job for an alarmingly long time, but couldn't retire on what I have. It still gives me enough freedom to work where I want, when I want - which is what proponents of this life talk about.
vkhn | 5 years ago | on: Deriving Keys from Chords in Music
This obviously has a number flaws, but worked remarkably well for western music written between 1600 and 1900.
vkhn | 5 years ago | on: Native desktop apps are far superior to Web/Electron
But they are not universal for several reasons you fail to account for.
I won't bother categorically defending anything in this article, but I will leave a single statement:
good, fast, cheap - pick two.
vkhn | 6 years ago | on: Ask HN: How are you preparing for COVID-19 disruptions?
vkhn | 6 years ago | on: The myth of the teacher pay gap?
vkhn | 6 years ago | on: The myth of the teacher pay gap?
Median income is also a poor indicator.
vkhn | 6 years ago | on: The myth of the teacher pay gap?
vkhn | 6 years ago | on: The myth of the teacher pay gap?
This was, however, clearly written by statisticians that have no teacher friends or family. If they did, they would have asked more relevant questions of the data. For example WHY do teachers work "on average 40.6 hours during the work week, compared to 42.4 hours for private-sector professionals".
My wife is a teacher, and I can tell you exactly why.
Also, I laughed particularly hard at "teaching jobs are not particularly stressful or unpleasant compared to other occupations"
Hilarious.
vkhn | 6 years ago | on: New Query Language for Graph Databases to Become International Standard
vkhn | 6 years ago | on: Too Many Medicines Simply Don’t Work
That was my first thought.
vkhn | 6 years ago | on: My Infant Daughter’s Life Shouldn’t Be a Variable in Tesla Autopilot's Beta
If you really fear for her safety in a car, stop putting her in a car; or maybe put her in a Tesla because it's probably safer than the car you're driving.
vkhn | 6 years ago | on: Coldfusion is “Unpopular” – I don’t care
vkhn | 6 years ago | on: Coldfusion is “Unpopular” – I don’t care
The only reason right now someone would choose Coldfusion over literally anything else free is their existing skill. That's the very definition of dying out.
The other problem with Coldfusion is the community that all seem to have this same chip on their shoulder.
vkhn | 6 years ago | on: Repair delays for Tesla owners
Took 5 months to get my 2016 Model S back after I was hit.
I loved this car, but frankly I never again want to deal with them. Cancelled my Model 3 order, and now tell everyone that asks me about the car to stay away.
vkhn | 7 years ago | on: Why Are Women Under-Represented in Physics?
vkhn | 7 years ago | on: Apple Is Blocking Linux User-Agent on appleid.apple.com
Clearly they didn't think this through.
vkhn | 7 years ago | on: Using Gmail “Dot Addresses” to Commit Fraud
Remember the Oneplus referral based phone ordering/shipping? Yep, I cheated that one just to see if it would work.
It did.
I’m not sure why you are writing this take, but I’m not sure how this is constructive.